Lita Burke

Review: Birdbrain

This is the second of three reviews for Lita’s recent reads. While not a fantasy, this story nonetheless transported Lita into the magic of the woodland worlds and the heartbreak of their destruction. Birdbrain by Virginia Arthur is a contemporary novel about a young woman’s life as a passionate environmentalist. Birdbrain covers the life of a…

Review: Echo of a Siren

Lita was busy the past few weeks with drafting the next Clockpunk Wizard story, Glitter Ponies. There were also some wonderful reads, so here is the first of three reviews for those stories. Echo of a Siren by Sonya C. Dodd is a fantasy romance about a young man named Greg who is rescued from drowning…

Old Bony Blue Eyes ~ Book Trailer ~ Featured at Indies Unlimited

Let’s swill that grog and pass the popcorn. It’s movie time! Today, Indies Unlimited is featuring Lita’s book trailer for Old Bony Blue Eyes. Take a minute if you can to drop by their site, perhaps introduce yourself, and take a peek at the book trailer. Other scuttlebutt about Old Bony Blue Eyes: Book page…

Praised by Readers’ Favorite with a 5 Star Review: Lita Burke’s Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane

Let’s not forget that other fantasy world of Lita’s, the Enchanters of Sye. Come take a look at the new goings-on about Wrath. Readers’ Favorite recently read Lita’s fantasy short story, Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane, and praised it with a lovely 5 star review. In Wrath, retired Enchanter Tredan battles a powerful magician to keep a…

News Release: See Clockpunk Wizardry

More chit-chat around the web about Lita’s goings-on. Check out See Clockpunk Wizardry: Fantasy Author Releases New Book Trailer at 1888 Press Release. Here’s what they had to say: “In a plate-shaped ocean world where Luck, War, and Death are magicians who sing twisty magic, comes the latest book trailer by fantasy writer Lita Burke.” Author…

Come See the First Review for Old Bony Blue Eyes

The first visitor to the Old Bony Blue Eyes world just returned and disembarked from the airship. Let’s be nosy and find out about the trip. Learn what indie author Brian Beam thought of Wizard Kadmeion’s plate-shaped ocean world with the clockworks airships, floating islands, and singing magicians. Were the characters dullards? Did the story…

New: Book Trailer for Old Bony Blue Eyes

Visit a 16th century world filled with the technology of Leonardo da Vinci and ~twisty~ wizard’s magic. Lita is pleased to invite Gentle Reader onto the Clockpunk Wizard airship to view the book trailer for Old Bony Blue Eyes. Along the way to Sir Death’s castle, watch for the lurking monsters and opportunistic beauties. Talk with…

Monkey Business About Old Bony Blue Eyes

Those adorable, clever simians! Lita is a monkey’s uncle auntie over the commotion about Old Bony. Take a look at what Chris The Story Reading Ape’s New (to me) Authors Blog has to say in a promo about Lita’s Old Bony Blue Eyes. Grab a handy vine and swing over for other fun articles on the Ape’s homepage. Simians and…

Old Bony Blue Eyes: Featured in End of Summer Releases

Oh my. Lita is overcome by all the attention over Old Bony Blue Eyes. Prattle about Old Bony Blue Eyes Indies Unlimited announced its roundup of New Late Summer Releases today, and they included Lita’s Old Bony Blue Eyes. In Old Bony, Wizard Kadmeion and his friends face a dangerous journey to Sir Death’s castle to win a…

5 Essentials for Writing Fantasy Part 2: Summarize

This is the second of a five-part series about fantasy writing craft. These posts explore five techniques for composing the story’s narrative passages. Part 1 talked about Goings-on, which urged the fantasy writer to add actions to the story that would show, not tell, and to advance the plot. Today we discuss when to apply the opposite wisdom–summarizing…