C.S. Wachter's Blog: Hope, Hearts, and Heroes, page 6

Ted opened the door with the chain on, and looked out. A pair of inquiring brown eyes met him, and moustache a good deal bushier than his own. “Excuse me, you don’t know me, but I’m a traveller… Sorry if I disturbed you folks, but I got word that there was someone in trouble, someone … Continue reading "The Small Stranger – Part Three: Marius"

I am in the middle of writing book three of my Spencer Valley Chronicles series, A New Chapter. I decided I would share an excerpt from the book for today’s post. A little bit about the book: When single mom Liz Cranmer needs support she finds it in Spencer’s 53-year old library director Ginny Jefferies, … Continue reading "A New Chapter Excerpt"

“I’m old; I’m not deaf,” Ilka shouted into the shroud of darkness. “I’ve waited while mother moon shifted in her course, and still, you stumble and rattle in the dark. I’m too old to stand for so long. Besides, your deafening stealth is irritating me. Show yourselves already.” A whoosh sounded. A lone torch flared, … Continue reading "The Message: Part II"

Covid hit me hard in mid-November, sending me to the hospital for four and a half days and leaving me with the most intense brain fog and other weird symptoms, even now a month and a half later. It was probably only two weeks that I was unable to write, either on my blog, or … Continue reading "Writing as therapy"

By Judge Rodriguez So, while I was sitting at my computer, working on transcribing what I had recently written for “The Forgotten Doctor”, I came to the realization that there’s a story to be told about the books themselves, not just the storyline contained within. I’ve often had people ask me, “Why do I choose … Continue reading "What in the world would possess a sci-fi / fantasy nerd to write an entire historical fiction series?"

So, I thankfully decided to hit “publish” early yesterday, and I had forgotten that Amazon puts their review process after hitting “publish”. It seems obvious that they should have the button called “submit for review” or something, and after it passes review have a “publish” button that actually publishes the book, so you can control … Continue reading "“What Does Mr. Person Fear?” Released!"

I wrote this flash fiction piece a few years ago and decided polish it a bit and share it here. It runs just under 1500 words so I have split it into two posts. It takes place in an imaginary world called Nyx. At some point in the future, I plan to begin writing more … Continue reading "The Message – Part One"

Book Trailer! “What Does Mr. Person Fear?” Watch It On MeWe Watch It On Facebook A haunted house children’s book in Shakespearean Metre. To be released tomorrow! The music for the trailer was made by my sisters Heidi and Ruth! See you all tomorrow! Merry Christmas!

What Does Mr. Person Fear? A children’s haunted house book in Shakespearean Metre To be released next Friday! Master Axel, a sturdy, steadfast rabbit, finds a terrified person named “Person” living in a house full of hideous horrors. Master Axel wonders which of the many monsters is the reason Mr. Person is so terrified, but … Continue reading "Cover Reveal: What Does Mr. Person Fear?"

By Max B. Sternberg As a species, we are pretty rebellious in nature. We idolize it in literature and film, and even in our history it is pervasive in just how much we balk at authority. The Revolutionary War in America. The French Revolution. Even the Bar-Kokhba rebellion in Israel against Rome around a hundred … Continue reading "Rebellion"