April 2008
Moonwillow Hopes for brush with fame
April 2 2008
A Passion for paganism and witchcraft has inspired a mum from
Dunstable to write a fantasy fiction novel.
Moonwillow, aged 43 of Salters Way, has spent the last two years
perfecting the book, entitled Gullveig & The Hexes, which will be
released on Saturday.
The mum of two, who works as a reiki healer and spiritual medium,
says her wide interests and varied life experiences have given her
plenty of material for the story.
Set in the magical community of Gullveig, the tall follows the life
of Azura - a half mortal, have half witch. She goes into battle using magickal powers to save her
beloved Gullveig. Alongside amazing mythical creatures, against some
for the most evil witches and wizards imaginable.
The novel shows the best and very worst in witchcraft.
Moonwillow said she's "really pleased" with the finished book and thinks it will appeal to a wide audience and age group, and especially to those who ware interested in witchcraft.
She said:" people have test read if for me and a 65-year-old came back and told me he love it and that i had a Jane Eyre feel to it.
Moonwillow held a pre-launch event for the book on Friday at St Mary's Catholic Church Hall, Dunstable, which saw more than 60 people attend.
With her first book ready to hit the shops, she's already busy working on a follow-up, as well as writing a novel for the under 10's.
Moonwillow is planning to write between three and four books for the Gullveig & The Breaking Of The Hexes series.
For the those interested in meeting the author, she will be signing copies of the book at the Book Castle in Dunstable on Saturday from 11am to 4pm
March 2008
New broom author to release witchcraft novel
March 19 2008
A DUNSTABLE author is all set to release her novel, Gullveig & the Breaking of the Hexes, on April 5.
In this first Gullveig novel, character Azura Finally escapes her tortuous childhood at the hands of her vicious mortal mother.
She finds a home in Gullveig, a hidden magical community buried deep within the heart of Eagle Mountains.
While she still lives and works in the moral world, and hides her true identity well from the mortals she provides her psychic services for, her two children Tiernan and Summa are being raised and educated among the magic fold at Gullveig.
This is a story of how a half-mortal, half-witch goes into battle, using her magical powers for the good of her beloved Gullveig.
She takes her place alongside many magical and mythical creatures as well as the shamans, against some of the most evil witches and wizards imaginable.
This novel shows some the very best in witchcraft as well as some of the worst.
Azura faces many trials and dangerous challenges culminating in a spectacularly dangerous battle being fought against evil over Mount Rushmore.
But there are more surprises in store for Azura that even she couldn't have predicted.
The author Moonwillow is working alongside local artist Emma Rhodes, who is producing the illustration for the cover of this novel.
There is a pre-launch party taking place on March 28, at St Mary's Church Hall, which is an invitation-only event.
Moonwillow would like to offer two lucky readers the opportunity to attend the pre-launch party and to win a signed edition of her novel.
There will be one under-18's winner and one over-18's winner, so please ensure that you include your age, along with your name, and address and telephone number on your entry.
The draw for the winners of the competition will take place on Monday, March 24.
The competition question is: A naga is a mythical being that takes a half-human, half-animal form. What is a naga's animal half?
