When I started writing the Wynter Wild books in 2017, a stream-of-consciousness half-a-million-word jumble of ideas and scenes covering several years of Wynter’s life, and written out of order, I knew early on that it would be a long series. So the necessity of naming the books in some sort of coherent manner was anContinue reading “Naming a very long series”
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Update: Expanding Wynter’s World
If you’re new to Wynter Wild’s world, here are a few things to do and read about the series: Wynter goes from runaway to rockstar – that’s only half the story, but it’s the fun half! Listen to the songs she and her brothers and Xay have recorded (debut album Bloodlines on streaming and musicContinue reading “Update: Expanding Wynter’s World”
Doorways Part 3: Tiger Mountain House
This is the third in my Doorways series, looking at homes and locations mentioned in the Wynter Wild series. See also: Part 1 Part 2 The family moves to a ramshackle farmhouse on Tiger Mountain after Caleb gets custody of Wynter. The house has a modern extension out the back and the famous stone tower.Continue reading “Doorways Part 3: Tiger Mountain House”
Doorways: Wynter Wild Houses Part 2: Childhood
In my previous post I showed pictures of the various homes lived in by the family in the Wynter Wild series. In this post I’ll take a look at the two houses they visit for nostalgia’s sake in Montana, along with the Montana homes the children grew up in even before then. These homes are presented inContinue reading “Doorways: Wynter Wild Houses Part 2: Childhood”
Doorways: Wynter Wild Houses Part 1: Locations
While writing the Wynter Wild series I would often “drive” through cities and suburbs on Google Maps to get a feel for how a place looks, even if those descriptions don’t end up in my writing. I live in suburban Melbourne, which has many suburbs with their own distinctive and very Australian flavor. So it’sContinue reading “Doorways: Wynter Wild Houses Part 1: Locations”
Sometimes Love: sneak peek
People can only give what they can bearAnd sometimes it’s not enough to share Her head swam sluggishly, euphoria battling with nausea. Until she floated gently to the ground, she hadn’t realized she couldn’t feel… anything. At last the hard ground pressed against her hip, her shoulder, her cheekbone. She was curled up tight inContinue reading “Sometimes Love: sneak peek”
A new look
You may have noticed yet another spiffy cover change for the Wynter Wild series. I’ve been experimenting with different styles, with these rustic floral designs being the latest. I launched them at the start of March and saw an instant increase in readership – which leads me to conclude they’re more appealing than previous iterations.Continue reading “A new look”
Content warnings for my books
I included content (trigger) warnings on the Amazon pages of my Wynter Wild books when I published them. I’ve now added a website page that lists them more extensively, linked from the top of the “Books” page. Click here to read them. Note that I’ve included everything I could think of using a lengthy listContinue reading “Content warnings for my books”
Echoes Aussie Artist Playlist
This playlist features some popular and not-so-well-known Aussie artists that Wynter and her family are probably exposed to when they tour Australia in Echoes (Wynter Wild #11). (Read Echoes here.) Go straight to the Spotify playlist: Or, if you don’t have Spotify, this is the list of songs on the list to make your ownContinue reading “Echoes Aussie Artist Playlist”
NEW RELEASE: Echoes
Echoes is the next instalment of the Wynter Wild series and it’s out now on Amazon! You can read in ebook and Kindle Unlimited, or paperback format. Click the image and then choose your format, and you’ll be taken to your regional Amazon store: Coming home should be easy.Xay Morant, rising rockstar and media darling,Continue reading “NEW RELEASE: Echoes”