NADINE BRANDES once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research. She is the author of the award-winning ROMANOV, FAWKES, and the Out of Time Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at the mention of soul-talk, Quidditch, bookstagram, and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living, she's adventuring through Middle Earth or taste-testing a new chai. She and her Auror husband are building a Tiny House on wheels with their Halfling children. Current mission: paint the world in shalom.

Website Launch with a 5-Book Giveaway

Welcome to my new author and editor website! I couldn’t be more pleased that you’re visiting because, if you’re like me, when you create something you’re proud of you want to share it, right? That’s human nature and I desperately want to share this new step with you. One way to… Continue reading

MLP 5-Book Giveaway: Which Books Will it Be?

If you’re new to the giveaway, please visit this page for details on how to participate!   Over the past five days, we’ve had over 240 votes for which five Marcher Lord Press (MLP) books should be entered into my MLP Anniversary giveaway. It’s been quite exciting seeing the different reading preferences. I can’t… Continue reading

MLP 5-Book Giveaway – Step 1: Repin Your Books of Choice!

The fifth anniversary of my publisher, Marcher Lord Press, approaches. How am I going to celebrate? Why, with a five-book FREE giveaway, of course! But not just that, you get to pick which five books should be entered into the giveaway out of over 35 Marcher Lord Press options. The giveaway starts today and will end two… Continue reading

Marcher Lord Press 5th Anniversary: 5-Book Giveaway!

Welcome back home to all authors who attended the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Conference! I have been to a writer’s conference four different times and still return home with the same “high” of determination. Although I did not attend the ACFW Conference this year, I still busied myself with a fresh… Continue reading

Perk 5 to Being an Author: DELICIOUS SNACKS AND DRINKS

The fifth perk I listed in the 9 Perks to Being an Author was DELICIOUS SNACKS AND DRINKS: “Searching the world for the perfect chai latte recipe, is crucial to my productivity and also part of my job.” . Chocolate, potato chips, coffee, fresh baked cookies, Nutella…if only authors received supernatural metabolism increase to accompany… Continue reading

Perk 3 to Being an Author: DECORATING

The third perk I listed in the 9 Perks to Being an Author was DECORATING: “Decorating my writing room with birdhouses, plants, quotes, pictures, and whatever I deem “inspirational” helps with my productivity and imagination; therefore, it is also part of my job.” . I find most inspiration through visuals. Experiential visuals are preferred—traipsing… Continue reading