Author – Jan Sikes

July 28, 2021

#NewRelease! Rorik by @m_morganauthor #Medieval #Scotland #ClanoftheSutherlandWolves

I am thrilled to welcome fellow Wild Rose Press author, Mary Morgan to my blog today! She is a wonderful writer and has a new release to tell you about. Hello, Jan! I’m delighted to be visiting your lovely blog today and talking about my new release, Rorik, The Wolves of Clan Sutherland, Book 2. …

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June 24, 2021

#NewRelease – Tree Fairies And Their Short Stories @dlfinnauthor

It is with great pleasure that I host a fellow Story Empire author today on my blog with her newest book release! D.L. Finn is not only a talented writer but an inspired one. I'll let her tell you about her newest creation! Thank you, Jan, for having me here today to share my final …

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May 26, 2021

Whiplash – Janet Dailey #Review #NetGalley

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are strictly my own. I picked this book up because I have enjoyed other books written by Janet Dailey. But there is something different about this book. Janet Dailey passed away in …

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May 6, 2021

#NewRelease! Shh…It’s Our Secret @Lizzie_Chantree

I am so excited to share my blog space with the amazing author, Lizzie Chantree! She is here to tell us all about her newest book release! Thank you, Jan! I'm thrilled to be here! I want to share a character profile from my newest book, "Shh...It's Our Secret." Having good mental health can help …

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September 3, 2020

Liars and Thieves – Book Launch @dwallacepeach

I am pleased to bring you a new book release from author, D. Wallace Peach! I'll let her tell you about it! Behind the Veil, the hordes gather, eager to savage the world. But Kalann il Drakk, First of Chaos, is untroubled by the shimmering wall that holds his beasts at bay. For if he …

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November 14, 2019

Guest Post – Serang by C.S. Boyack

It is my pleasure to host author, C.S. Boyack on my blog today. I'm going to let him tell you about his neswest book, Serang! Thanks for having me over today, Jan. I’m here to promote my newest book, Serang. This is supporting story to the Lanternfish trilogy, but it will stand on its own …

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November 14, 2019March 3, 2026

Guest Post – Serang by C.S. Boyack

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January 13, 2019

Why do we do it?

The Author's Guild has just published their 2018 Author's Income Survey. The largest survey of writing-related earnings by American authors finds incomes falling to historic lows to a median of $6,080 in 2017, down 42 percent from 2009. For more on this survey, you can click this link: https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/authors-guild-survey-shows-drastic-42-percent-decline-in-authors-earnings-in-last-decade/ Hmmm. That doesn't bode well for us …

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September 2, 2018

Taking a break?

Or is it? Are you like me and feel that you have to work like a Trojan workhorse every day, day in and day out? But what happens when we do? I can only speak from my own personal experience. Creativity all but comes to a screeching halt I find it hard to shut my …

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July 15, 2018March 3, 2026

Hunger

I originally wrote this as a song, but never got it recorded. Think old Tammy Wynette style when you read it. HUNGER BY JAN SIKES I MET A MAN ON THE STREET JUST THIS MORNING. HE HELD A SIGN THAT SAID, “HELP ME PLEASE." I STOPPED AND DROPPED A COIN IN THE CUP BESIDE HIS …

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