Idyll Dreams & Nonsensical Things

The random thoughts and whimsical writings of Cari Lyn Jones

Which is exactly what I did this New Year’s Day. I spent some time in the garden and some time straightening up the house and doing some cooking. I also spent a little time drawing. But more importantly, to my mind at least, I was able to daydream a bit and get some words down …

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If you have been reading my blog for a while then you know that I rarely have only one WIP at a time. I usually have a main project (currently the third book in my Stolen Away series), a secondary project (the second book in my An Affinity for the Dead series), and a “fun” …

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Actually, I guess I should really say “works in progress” because there is rarely just one. My writing process usually consists of a main project (currently the third book in my Stolen Away series), a secondary project (the second book in An Affinity for the Dead series), and a “fun” project that is sort of …

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Hip-hip-hurray! The gas lamp fantasy that I have been working on is on its way to my editor. Where the Angels Dream, the first book in my An Affinity for the Dead series, should be coming to you this fall. I plan on sharing the blurb and some interesting tidbits about the story here on …

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Happy Halloween! It should come as no surprise to you that when I started my current WIP “Where the Angels Dream” I fell down a LOT of rabbit holes. The story, set sometime in the late 1890s, is about Devon and Sara Amaris, a brother and sister with a strong affinity for the dead. There …

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Have you ever decided that you were going to “just take a moment” to look something up, only to emerge from your internet adventure hours later? Or, have you ever started out looking at one thing only to find yourself, again hours later, reading about something so far removed from where you started you would …

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