Category: Writing

The Tatzelwurm, a short story about a Swiss Alpine dragon, by Eileen Mueller, featured in the Monstrous anthology, online at Adrenalin Shots, in the Tapas community

The Tatzelwurm – Swiss Alpine Dragon

The Tatzelwurm – a free online Story Eddie Baird must capture the legendary Tatzelwurm for his grandfather’s cryptid sanctuary. But two things could stop him. Gabi, the remarkable Swiss girl who has befriended the acid-spitting creature. And an evil presence in the alps… Read FREE online. Part 1 and  Part 2 Warning: This story gets…
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Happy New Year

Christmas flew past on cute dragon’s wings! My kids got me a cute dragon for Christmas. (Those of you who’ve been around my site since 2013, will recognize my old web banner in the background. Yep, I need to update my screen saver!) They deliberately chose a multi-coloured cute dragon so it would look like…
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Twisty Christmas Tales on Holly Lisle’s Blog

For those who love Christmas Tales! Happy New Year! I hope your Christmas was merry and bright, and that your New Year started off with a positive bang or a relaxing sleep-in, whichever you preferred! What Christmas tales do I have to tell? My family had a great Christmas. I usually take my kids (…
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Micromadness Flash Frontier Finalist

I’m thrilled to announce that a week ago I was selected as a finalist in the New Zealand Flash Frontier Micromadness literary contest. All entries had to be under 100 words! My flash fiction story of 76 words was selected by judges and will be featured on their Micromadness blog here at Flash Frontier, one…
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Dragons Realm Sir Julius Vogel Award

Thank you for the Sir Julius Vogel Award I was gobsmacked. Speechless. And in tears. Quietly (my friends can vouch that’s not usual for me), I thanked the many people who have shaped my writing – a long list – while tears tracked down my cheeks. But, wait, roll back. What’s this show of emotion…
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Dragons with Lee Murray

Interviewed by Lee Murray   Talking dragons is one of my favourite past-times. Okay, and reading, writing and flying on dragons too… Whatever, dragons are cool. My middle-grade dragon fiction caught the attention of Lee Murray who has won five Sir Julius Vogel Awards and an Australasian Shadows Award for writing and editing.   On…
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Book Titles – Please Help

Help Choose my Book Titles! Would you mind taking 30 seconds to help me choose new book titles? Just 2 books. It’s  important to know what my readers like, so thanks for giving valuable feedback! The title selections are here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RLF37KV Just so you know, this is how I came up with these title choices…
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Podcast – Writer’s Island

Writer’s Island I recently appeared on Radio Access in their Writer’s Island program. The discussion topic was anthologies and collections. Three Wellington anthology editors were in the studio, hosted by Deb Potter. The guests were Alicia Ponder, Blair Polly and me. We discuss how to put a collection together – the submission process, evaluating stories,…
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You Say Which Way

Dragons Realm to be Published I’m excited to announce that my middle-grade novel, Dragon’s Realm, for 8-12 year-old children, will be out in before Christmas this year. You Say Which Way! You Say Which Way is a great series of stories in which you choose the adventure you want. These interactive e-books are similar to…
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Eileen Mueller

Rewriting a Novel Successfully!

5 reasons why rewriting a novel is tough! Rewriting a novel can be especially tough when time has passed, and your craft has been honed since you wrote those old words. Rewriting a novel can be tough when you changed major plot elements mid-novel, and thought you’d fix them later. And later is now! Rewriting…
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