Blog Archives - Maggie Lynch

Introducing Linda Needham

November 11, 2018

This is a really special introduction of someone I am confident my romance readers will LOVE! I’ve known Linda Needham for at least a decade. We met at a local Romance Writers of America meeting in Portland. I found her to be kind, funny, and most of all she was already a multi-published author with Avon and Harper Collins. Linda is most known for her stories set in Medieval, Regency and Victorian England, featuring “dangerous heroes…

Say the Names

November 6, 2018

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I was on writing retreat all of last week. While there I do not read newspapers or watch TV. The daily news of politics and violence is turned off for five days so I can concentrate on writing a book where people become their best selves in spite of the world they come from or live in. When I returned, I learned of the Pittsburgh shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue. This past Sunday, the…

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Any new Science Fiction Books Coming in 2019?

October 30, 2018

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Author Q&A, Science Fiction, Writing Journey

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Todays question comes from Randy. He says: “I’ve been following your blog and newsletters, and it seems you are concentrating on romance and fantasy right now. Though I enjoy your Chameleon fantasy books, I’m really a science fiction guy. I read Eternity: Virus Wars and really liked it. Do you plan more books in that world or any more SF in general?” Thanks for writing in, Randy. This is a tough question. First, let me…

Book 3 New Release, Chaemeleon: The Summoning with book cover against sunrise background

Third Book in Fantasy Trilogy Available Now!

October 26, 2018

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Excerpts, Fantasy Books

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It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here! Chameleon: The Summoning was officially released today! I am so happy to finally let readers know what happened to Dagger and what Camryn has to do to get him back. The powers of Light and Dark are still raging in both worlds. For Camryn to get Dagger back she has to accept both of those powers, find unity within herself, and stop fighting her calling…

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We Are Made of Stardust – A Philosophical Round About

October 5, 2018

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getting through tough times, philosophy, place in universe

It has been a rough week for me. Following all the political news culminating in the reality of today and tomorrow has left me broken, sad, and wondering how it is we humans have not progressed as much as I imagined over the past 300 years. A friend of mine, author Judith Ashley, wrote a wonderful blog post about the horrors of the Witch Trials in our country and how that compares to what far…

a picture of all the books in the Sweetwater Canyon series: Undertones, Healing Notes, Heart Strings, Thanks for Love, The Hogmanay Stranger, and Two Voices

The Role of Sex in The Romance Novel

October 2, 2018

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Author Q&A, Romance Books, Writing Journey

Todays question comes from Darlene. She asks: “I’m a person who doesn’t like a lot of sex in my romance novels. I’m not a prude or anything but it seems too many books these days have too much. Is their a rule about how much sex you have to have or anything. I notice that in your sweetwater canyon books the amount of sex varies a lot. Your first one seemed the most. Your second…

Book Cover Chameleon: The Summoning by Maggie Lynch

Celebrate! Celebrate! Finished Chameleon: The Summoning

September 28, 2018

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Fantasy Books, Writing Journey

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From left to right: Maggie Lynch, Jessa Slade/Elsa Jade, and Paty Jager I was on my writing retreat at the Oregon Coast Sept 16-21 with the specific goal of finishing Chameleon: The Summoning. I am happy to report I finished the manuscript a day early. Had the last day to read it through on a first editing pass. I celebrated with my writing friends there with me and thoroughly enjoyed my last sunset until I…

Audiobook Cover Healing Notes by Maggie Lynch, narrated by Sonja Field

What kind of research did you do for Rachel’s fiddle playing?

September 25, 2018

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audiobooks, Romance Books, Writing Journey

Author Q&A

This Tuesday’s question comes from Teresa. She asks: “You write a lot about the music in your Sweetwater Canyon books. I know you said your husband plays the guitar, but I wonder how you know so much about the fiddle in Rachel’s book. I play the violin in an orchestra and I’m surprised by the amount of detail you know. Are you a hidden fiddle player?” Thanks Teresa for suggesting there might be some hidden…

How Do You Build a Fantasy World?

September 18, 2018

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Fantasy Books, Writing Journey

Cora has the question for today’s blog. Here are her words: “I love your fantasy series with the Chameleon. You’ve built a unique world I’ve never seen before. It’s not like a lot of fantasy with vampires or mages or sword and sorcery. Yet it still has that flavor of epic fantasy. What made you come up with this world and how did you decide what that rules were for the Forest People and the…

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Why Writing Retreats Are Necessary for Me

September 14, 2018

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Writing Journey

creativity, retreat, writer support

Preparing for a Writing Retreat For those who have been following me for a while, you know I take fairly regular writing retreats. I shoot for one per quarter, but the last couple of years it’s ended up to be two or three a year depending on all that is happening and how my budget is looking. They are almost always at the same place, a log cabin home built by Henry Steiner, a self-taught…

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