Theresa Chaze's Blog – January 2008 Archive (13)

Writing to Activate the Reader's Imagination

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Theresa Chaze

Although novels are written in two dimensional black and white, the story actually happens in the four dimensional realms of the reader‘s mind. Multi-sensory books are the ones that become the most successful. Capturing your reader's imagination, by helping them to be able to see, hear, smell and feel every aspect of your story draws them and helps them experience the story through the characters.

Sight…

Priestess Writes Fantasy Novels Containing Authentic Rituals

Inspired by William Nolan's humor, Marion Zimmer Bradley's strong magical flare and Anne McCaffrey's strong women, Theresa Chaze has created her own genre. With equal measures of suspense, romance and horror, she creates situations and characters who are forced to face challenges from within and from without. There are no entirely good or bad character, just people who have a karmic maze to traverse as they seek…

Wiccans and Pagans: It is time to Step Of the Shadows And Make Your Vote Count

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Theresa Chaze

I posted a political piece on my page at a Wiccan and Pagan Networking site. The first comment was made by someone who didn't give a damn. Being politically and socially active isn't optional; it is a responsibility that we all share. After the past seven years of the whittling away of civil liberties, corporate greed, and government spying on the citizens of this country, we…

In order to be successful, authors must find placement both on independent and chain bookstore shelves. Yet no matter how well written, bookstores will not place it on their brick and mortar store shelves if they cannot make a profit. It is up to the author to choose a publisher who can produce a product that will attract the attention of bookstore owners.

When making the decision on which book to carry on their shelves, owners focus on the five criteria.

1. A…

Until You have Walked the Path, You Don't Know Where it Goes

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Theresa Chaze

Many light workers and healers have found themselves facing life issues that have gone beyond the normal challenges. They have not only been confronting their own fears, disappoints, and wounds, but those that have come out of left field for no apparent reason, leaving them questioning what the hell happened.

I heard a story on a TV show a while back that explains what is…

Tarot Energy Reading for the Week of January 20, 2008

This is a mini reading for the week of January 20, 2008. The six of swords jumped out of the deck as a new optimism comes into many of our lives and change appears on the horizon. But it will not be an easy path, nor will it be smooth as the old fights to keep the status quo. The nine of cups is the card that represents this week. The nine of cups is also called the wish card. Those who have the courage and faith to ask for what…

Karmic Weave: Releasing Unwanted Ties

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Theresa Chaze

All relationships are connections between individuals. Some are karmic, while others are current issues. However, these bonds are not always positive, nor are they solely between individuals but groups as well. Bigotry has been passed on from generation to generation for no other reason than it has always been that way. This engrained behavior creates unwanted ties and karmic imbalance. It is only by stepping back to…

Jeffrey Redmond Ignites Passion, Suspense and Betrayal Within His Fantasy Worlds

Jeffery Redmond opens the doors to his fantasy realms of romance, suspense and betrayal with Amazon's new Kindle program. Starting in the magazine and newspaper industry, Redmond switched to fiction to explore the more creative side of his personality.

As he states it, "I try to never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Fiction lets me be completely creative. I can invent all my own…

Awakening the Dragon-Book One of the Dragon Clan Trilogy: A Review

Magical Fantasy Awakening the Dragon-Book One of the Dragon Clan Trilogy: A Review

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Michael Gleason



Awakening the Dragon--Book One of the Dragon Clan Trilogy by Theresa Chaze © 2006…