Tabitha Darling's Blog

With the sad fire at Notre-Dame, I got to thinking about art, modern views, writing and other expressions of higher thought and civilization. Before I became a writer, I was a reader, I did and always have appreciated books, art in general (I am also an artist) and like most of us music. Some of these things were soothing in stressful parts of my life, some had a large impact in my childhood that are still with me. And now, on the other side of the fence, I know all the hard work, sheer time and effort required to simply make one book. It employs many other people and plays a part in one's community/economy. Artists, editors and designers are all employed well beyond the writer. Then you have the rights of the creator of the work. Yet books and many other works go for so little due to computer advances, marketing approaches, public opinion. But the fire at Notre-Dame is a reminder that there IS a limit, a lifetime and a finiteness of art, music and or literature, statues etc. There has never been an endless supply and never will be. So, it is good to record these things, value them, they enrich our human existence through time, from generation to generation, inspire thought, experimentation of technique and mediums, and probably are what make us human. Other animals 'speak', use tools, have rudimentary culture, we share genes, but we alone have art. That art takes someone who makes the time to learn a skill whether on their own or if lucky under a mentor. Then it takes time to make the piece, and enough eyes/minds must somehow see and be intelligent enough to value it. During wartime, art is routinely used to attack the soul of the society, beyond the war itself, so these things have a deep effect on all societies. There is no culture of humanity that does not have art. Modern viewpoints on 'free' and 'accessible' to the public are all fine and dandy as long people don't forget that without artists, there would be no art. books, no plays, movies, music.. what would life be like? I am glad they saved many of the pieces of art at Notre-Dame, it was great news despite the situation. Art is precious.

A Christmas bedtime read, poetry, children's stories, and a wonderful page turner that will require a box of tissues... these are my top picks for 2018!Mimi Martin's Campi's ChristmasSarah Northwood's Unicorns are Real and Other Cool PoemsMax Oberon's Rover the Cat (Think Black Beauty, will need a box of tissues for the right reasons!)Chloe Mathis and Mimi Martin's His Name is Joe

Update! 6 fresh book reviews for you to sift through (all great for the family or kids), a new author interview Viel Nast with his take on Epic fantasy and soon to come my end of the year best picks list! Check out the book reviews list righthere!

And I'm not letting her down, but my best ol' pony who is otherwise in great shape, has cataracts, a relatively easy to cure condition which will need to be done at Texas A and M. No donation is too small, and for those authors who have short books, say children's and or poetry (which lets me read/help more of you, I'll give priority to those who not only donate but also cross post.) This pony has given SO much to everyone across her years, the least I can do is keep her from going blind!Thank you everyone.Link HERE

Hi everyone!I have been working around the clock to get The Gods Speak (Children of Chiron Vol 2) ready for a fall 2018 release. The cover is almost ready and so is the book, SO close!What I have been doing the past 6 months.I have devoted myself to the critique/beta community, and met some awesome authors who you should watch for in the coming years (I'll make separate posts about them later so you can mark them down).Also, Trust (Children of Chiron Vol 1) WILL BE released for print very soon! (next month or two at most!) Woohoo! If you want a print version, send me a note and ask, because I'll be giving out a few free copies.Finally, if any of you have read and liked (or not) Trust please do leave a written review and star rating. I don't like to toot my own horn, and waste all my energy on advertising and tweeting and facebooking, I'd rather write but I'll ask now. Also, August 31 will be the one year anniversary of Trust, cool!Thanks!

The book signing July 1st at Half Price went great! I met a new author, gave copies of my book out, and of course I didn't leave without buying a book from the store!Though my book is off the free 5 day promo on Amazon, it is however nearly so at 99 cents.Working hard to get Vol 2 The Gods Speak out for fall, fingers crossed!

During the next four days from today onward, you can get a free copy of Trust (Children of Chiron Vol 1) from Amazon. Pretty please leave a review.Amazon free link https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Children... permanently free via Instafreebie https://www.instafreebie.com/free/M8p... other bit of news is that you can meet little ol' me at Half Price Books store in Dallas July 1 2018 from 1-3 pm where I will be giving away print copies of Trust.5803 E Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75231Half Price website https://www.hpb.com/001Lastly, I will return to my regularly scheduled book reviewing program! SO many good books out there.Drop by, say howdy, and let's talk books and coffee!

Read June 15 2018Move over Black Beauty! This heart rending, edge of your seat novel will require several boxes of tissue as it drags you through unexpected twists and turns following Rover, a dog-turned-cat as she struggles to understand what happened after an accident. Helped by kind humans, tormented by others, Rover forms timely friends, learns about her new role, and discovers the origin of her situation. This little book shows the best and worst of humanity, with a dose of luck, magical intervention, hope and humor. It can be read to children but some words should be read around, otherwise it is great for adult and child alike. My only suggestion would be to revamp the cover, I assumed it was for a younger age group and a much simpler tale. Instead, I was happily surprised with a wonderfully nerve wracking journey. Do not judge a book by its cover!https://www.amazon.com/Rover-Cat-Rove...

I am thrilled to say that Trust was nominated for both the Reader's Choice Awards and the Author Academy Awards, but I need your help! If you could, vote for my book it would make my day. So pretty please click one of the links below, scroll to 'fantasy' and vote. Also, if you read Trust and liked it (or not) please leave a written review on Amazon Thank you!Author Academy Awards link https://authoracademyawards.com/Reader's Choice Awards link https://www.tckpublishing.com/2018-re... book link https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Children-Chiron-Book-1-ebook/dp/B074JLRNPG

I am thrilled to say that Trust was nominated in the Author Academy Awards, but I need your help! If you could vote for my book it would make my day. So pretty please click the link below, scroll to 'fantasy' and click on the book. Also, if you read the book and liked it (or not) please leave a written review on Amazon Thank you!Author Academy Awards link https://authoracademyawards.com/Amazon book link https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Children-Chiron-Book-1-ebook/dp/B074JLRNPG