Collectible 4×6 Glossy Stickers  Aren’t they lovely? Well, I think they’re awesome! Problem is I’ve run out of places to stick ’em! LOL. I wish I had a larger laptop to accommodate more. But that hasn’t stopped me from sticking them on my fridge, my tablet, binders, my guitar, my guitar case and my car! If you’d like a set, check them out here. GO STICKERS! Best part is: Shipping is FREE!!! Woohoo!

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★ ★ ★ FREE 1st IN SERIES ★ ★ ★ Falquen’s Nest by Maria Bernard These Bones Rock Star Romance ♫ ♪♫ 🎸 Complete Series available for Binge Reading! Free for a • Limited Time Only • Kobo • iBooks • Nook • Kindle • Smashwords ♡ Synopsis: 🎸 In this classic tale of opposites attract, we meet Janie Drago and Falquen Forrester. Falquen is a moody Goth bassist, and struggling painter. He lives alone in his downtown art studio above an art supply shop. Janie is a fresh out of college, watercolorist, hoping to dive into Toronto’s art circuit and make a name for herself. What happens when fate brings two polar…

How to overcome doubts? Write it out. Draw it out. Play it out. Whether you are a writer, a painter or a musician, get it out of your system. As an author or artist our work is not often valued for its actual worth. This is the case for many of us. You often hear it said, “There’s no money in art.” No, often there isn’t and it’s disheartening, yes. So, why do we do it? Why bother? The answer: It brings us joy to create and it delivers joy to the receiver.  How does one measure the value of joy when its actual worth is immeasurable?

Oh, yes, they can be. Especially when describing Ashton Wright, Nick Arrow, Chris Arrow, and Jamie Gale of The Stick Shift Lips. They’ve been called heroes, flirts, and loveable scoundrels. More recently, a happy reader has crowned them as the gentleman of rock. As an author, that makes me very happy for that is exactly how I wanted them perceived. Yet as the writer, these characters we create are so close to our souls, sometimes it’s hard for us to describe them properly. It really does help when readers share their thoughts with us in the form of reviews. Read more:

From Dan’s Music shop in A Dream For Winter to Dave’s Music Shop in Joy and Sorrow, I used this place as a visual reference in my imagination. Many an afternoon was spent here, mooning over musical instruments, and people watching. Awesome, inspiring energy in music stores. You see all types of characters coming and going. Each with his or her own dreams of making it big (even if only in their imaginations.) Along with art supply shops, music shops are some of my favourite places for inspiration. Where are some of yours? The following is an excerpt from Joy and Sorrow that takes place in a such a shop: © 2015 Joy…

After a year on Wattpad, the time has finally come to release my pet project to the world. While this is exciting, it also scares the heck out of me. More so, it signifies a bittersweet end of an awesome writing experience. Thank you, awesome watt-padders for your readership. Official Release Date Announcement ✭༻May 22, 2016 World Goth Day༺✭ Except: ©2016 Maria Bernard – HOUSE OF GOTHS “All I want is to rent the spare room,” Becky said, after taking a soothing sip of coffee. “All you want?” Crispin mocked, snapping his newspaper in half. “What about what I want? Which is you, gone from here! Doesn’t that count for…

Falquen’s Nest, Book 1 of the These Bones series. A Book dedicated to my favourite city, Toronto, Canada. (Home to many diverse, talented individuals.) This book and its series partners spawned the House of Goths which many of you are already familiar with. It’s a genre that captivates me and I don’t really know why. As I explained in my previous post, my fascination with Gothdom actually started in A Dream for Winter with my very sweet goth boy, Sage Winters Lane… What fascinates me even more is how two very different individuals can come together and somehow form a bond. In Falquen’s Nest we meet Janie Drago, a watercolourist…

Authors often get asked the following question and we all have different answers. Here’s mine just in case you were wondering. Question: It seems a good many authors struggle with writer’s block.  How do you cope with that particular problem? Maria B: Writers block is not my problem. Procrastination is. I’m a big daydreamer. Distraction is another challenge. Between writing, maintaining a presence on social media, and promoting, time is not always on my side.