Sabrina's Blog

This month is the  A to Z Blog Challenge  and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. K  is for Krishna Hindu God He is the 8th incarnation of Vishnu According to legend Krishna was not only divine, but heroic as well. He is alleged to have defeated numerous dragons and monsters, and eventually as predicted, killed his half-uncle the tyrannical king Kamsa. ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the  A to Z Blog Challenge  and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. J  is for Jesus  Christian God the Son, the second of a Divine Trinity The central figure of Christianity Born of a virgin Christians believe that Jesus' crucifixion and subsequent resurrection enables humans to be reconciled to God. Fun 'J' Fact Jesus is my favorite of all the world's deities. Because of his Grace, I know that despite my sins, I am forgiven.  ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. I  is for Inanna Sumerian goddess of love and war Ishtar is her Babylonian counterpart Gilgamesh scorned her advances ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. H  is for Horus Egyptian Sky God Also known as the Falcon God Often depicted as a stylized eye Horus is more than one god put together. He is the Falcon God, the king of Egypt and the lord of heaven. ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. G  is for Gaia  Primal Greek Mother Goddess Her union with Uranus(the sky) and Pontus(the sea) produced the heavenly gods, the Titans, and the Giants. ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. F  is for Frigg  Norse Goddess of Love & Fertility Wife of Odin Foremost among the Aesir goddesses Closely associated with Freya, a goddess of both the Aesir and Vanir tribes of deities. Frigg and Freya were at one time the same deity. ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. E  is for Epona  Celtic Horse Goddess associated with fertility, a cornucopia, horses, mules and  oxen who accompanied it's soul on its final journey. This goddess is unique as she was adopted by the Romans and a temple was erected to her in Rome. ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. D  is for Dagon God of Fertility and Crops Son of Anu, Father of  Baal Principal deity of the Philistines Join me the entire month of April as I ride the crazy train that is the  A to Z Blog Challenge . ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA Fantasy novellas  Lost Haven ,  Road to Nowhere , and  The Gilded Cage . You can follow here or go to her  website  to learn more about her books.

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. C  is for Cybele Anatolian Mother Goddess She is Phrygia's only known goddess and was probably it's state deity. Her Phrygian cult was adopted by Greek colonists of Asia Minor and brought to the mainland Greece. Funny 'C' Fact I call my cat, Midnight, a dog-cat. He loves to play fetch, begs for food, and to be around his humans ALL the time. We love him so much. His unique personality fits right into our family. He's so big that when he and my 9 year old son lie next to each other, they're almost the same length. Join me the entire month of April as I ride the crazy train that is the  A to Z Blog Challenge . ~Sabrina A. Fish is the author of YA...

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. B  is for Brigid Goddess of Fire, Fertility, Wisdom, Healing and Poetry Daughter of the giant, Dagda Patron of Smiths Fed the milk of a sacred cow at infancy, Brigid is one of the greater mother goddesses of Celtic mythology. She is a kind and nurturing goddess with aspects that revolve around fire. Funny 'B' Fact My nickname is Bree. Growing up, when I would get in trouble, instead of calling out my entire name...Sabrina Ann, my mom combined my nickname with my middle name instead and would yell out BREANNA. *shudders* To this day, I absolutely hate the name. :) Join me the entire month of April as I ride the crazy train that is the A to Z Blog Challenge . ...

This month is the A to Z Blog Challenge and I've chosen to cover the topic of deities. I'll post a deity from religions across the world, past and present. Many of these inspire the gods within the books I write. I find the topic fascinating and hope you enjoy each post this month. A is for Athena  Greek Goddess of Widsom, Warcraft, and Arts & Crafts Daughter of Zeus Patron of Athens. Who better than one of the most iconic of all the Greek goddesses to start off our month of deities?! Athena is a model representation of the Greeks' gifts to Western Culture. She was one of the most important gods to the ancient Greeks. Funny 'A' Fact The very first brand spankin' new car I ever got to buy was a G37 Infiniti Sport in Athens blue that I named Athena. She was a beauty and no wonder considering her namesake. Athena Yes, I name my cars. Doesn't everyone? So far I've had a Zoe, Athena, Tom, and Giselle. :) What?! I AM a Fan...

On Friday, April 1st, I'll be starting the month long posts for A to Z. So today, I thought I'd give myself a little blogging break and take the opportunity to promote my YA Fantasy novellas: Lost Haven In the near future, a few young women manifest extraordinary abilities called "Shine." Each girl's ability is different. Some develop extraordinary mental abilities. Some become physically strong. Others have powers that defy description. But the world does not embrace these Shines. It fears them. Camille’s life hasn’t been the same since her parents' traumatic murder-suicide. In the aftermath, an intruder breaks into her home. Camille discovers a mysterious thumb drive hidden in her father’s office and realizes the unwanted changes in her life are just beginning. Caught in a spider's web of politics and conspiracy, betrayal and abduction, Camille is about to discover that the world is changing and hiding is not an option. Not even for Shines. ...

Today's Funny Friday blog post comes thanks to my kiddo and his love of story time. At 9 years old, my beautiful boy doesn't care that he can now read pretty much anything himself now. He still loves to curl up next to mommy and hear me read stories out loud. He says I make them 'special'. *cue melting heart* Our current story time project is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy . We're only a few chapters into book 1: The Golden Compass and the boy is hooked. He loves, loves, loves the banter between Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon. One particular comment by Pan made him giggle particularly loud, which in turn made me laugh. So today's Funny Friday is a piece of a conversation between Pan and Lyra. "...And I think it's none of our business. And I think it would be the silliest thing you've ever done in a lifetime of silly things to interfere. It's nothing to do with us." "Don't be stupid," Lyra said. ...

I've jumped on the blogging crazy train again this year and decided to do the A to Z Blog Challenge 2016!! And today is the great Theme Reveal Day!!! *cue confetti & streamers* I've found a theme just makes everything easier and much more fun for me. If you're new to this wild ride, I'd definitely recommend doing the same. Here are the theme's I've done in the past. 2015-Female characters from books, movies, and tv shows. 2014-My favorite fantasy characters 2012-Poems based on subjects taken from the epic fantasy I was working on at the time(hardest theme ever). Since I'm a fantasy writer, I wanted keep my theme related to this in some way. So without further ado: My 2016 AtoZ Challenge Theme is: Each letter of the alphabet will cover a god or goddess from among the world's deities. This is a topic that fascinates me and I look forward to sharing it with you each day in April. So be sure to stop in and comment with your op...

Tomorrow is the release day for my writer bestie, Angela Christina Archer. If you're into historical romance and find the 1930s depression/prohibition era interesting, I think you'll really enjoy this one. Here's my own quick summary and review. As The Liquor Flows   is a historical romance set in the 1930s depression/prohibition period U.S. and the glory days of the mafia. Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed, and the day Evelyn Ford will never forget. With the untimely death of her parents and the loss of their only income, Evelyn, and her brother, Frank flee to a make-shift hovel built in Central Park. After Frank mysteriously goes missing, bare cupboards force Evelyn to seek employment anywhere she can find work, even if that means working at a burlesque theater. Catching the attention of Don Vincent Giovanni, a Kingpin in the New York mafia, Evelyn discovers that Frank is serving time in prison for running hooch and he owes V...

Along with sending my novels to beta readers, I also have select family members that read them for me. My current work-in-progress is in the revision stage. As with all my books, I sent it to my grandma. And as I was counting on, she didn't just praise me. She saw issues and told me so. This blog is for my grandma, who, despite fighting cancer for the last 2 years, took time to read my books and give me criticism I can use to get better. Thanks, Gram! You're my hero. If I'm half the woman you are, I'll count my life a success. I love you. Do you have family and friends who love you enough to criticize you when you need it? Who is your personal hero? If you like what you read here, please consider visiting my  website  to check out out my books.

Welcome, friends, to my Funny Friday post. I have a somewhat quirky sense of humor, so I hope I can at least elicit a smile to start your weekend off right, each week. This week's FF post comes courtesy of my 9 year old son, whom I'll refer to as 'A' or 'the kiddo'. Now any parent knows that kids will do anything and everything to get around the rules, especially when it comes to improper use of language. My husband and I love the use of the occasional swear word, so my son is familiar with them. In an effort to NOT be a hypocrite, the rule in our house is: No adult words until you're an adult (age 18 in the U.S.). My son is pretty good at following the rules, especially when he considers them logical like this one. He's also pretty good at finding ways around them. So good, in fact, that I've taken to calling his ways around cursing without cursing, A's Euphemisms. Let's put it in context. My hub of nearly 10 years, loves t...

You know that feeling you get when you're working on something and you just KNOW it's going to be amazing...and then it is?! Yeah, I'm there. Over the past 6 months, since finishing my last Shine novella, I've been hard at work on a fantasy romance novel. I've received the manuscript back from my beta readers and have dedicated the month of February to getting all edits finished.  Now, I know you're all curious to know what it's about, and while I'm not ready to tell you, I thought I'd share a glimpse of what I've been using for inspiration. I hope to be able to share more about it later on in the year. Enjoy these inspirational images I used for this project. Intrigued? Visit my WEBSITE  and Subscribe to receive updates first about my writing. If you are a YA Fantasy fan, check out my Shine novellas, Lost Haven, Road to Nowhere, and The Gilded Cage . And remember, if you read or have read any of my books, please con...