Leia Howard - Author

For the World of Touch of Gray, I previously posted about the countries as well as provided the Geography description from the appendix of Touch of Gray. Now I'll expand on that by giving more of an idea of the conservatorship locations that make up The Greater Tribal Council of the Americas (GT).  Plus the details of Southwestern Alliance Conservatorship regions as Gray lives on SWACon. Here is a not-at-all-to-scale drawing of where the 11 conservatorships of the GT are in relation to one another. So, if written word contradicts this map (I say a city is in US and this map looks like the city would actually fall within GT borders), please consider my written word as correct. My map skills are atrocious, but the below gives you an approximate idea of where the conservatorships are. US = United States (only on the east and includes what we know as Quebec, Ontario, etc) CAN = Canada (west coast and includes Baja Peninsula and Hawaiian islands) MX = Mexico (encompas

This will not just be about Writing Workshops, but also Creative Writing courses and Writers Conferences. I feel that writers have the most experience with Creative Writing courses. This could be either in high school or college/university, or both.  At least in the Creative Writing I was exposed to, we were given a variety of topics to explore.  Sometimes our response was to be with poetry or as a scene in a play or whatever else the professor assigned.  Other times we had free rein on how we wanted to respond.  With any assignment, we were put in small groups and asked to critique each others' work.  Some classmates were kind and constructive while others were pedantic and derogatory.  Ultimately, while I am glad of the experience, I do not wish to repeat these types of classes.  I have attended a few of Writing Workshops in my life, which I feel are more beneficial to me.  Many times, workshops are short sessions so by nature, you are limited in the amount of time you have t

Today brings the final part of the chapter 1 narration of Invisible Touch (Touch of Gray - Book 2). Enjoy! For ease of having all narrations together in one post, below are the first two parts.     Invisible Touch (TOG Book 2) is available now on Amazon Kindle .  Out of Touch (TOG Book 1) is available on Amazon Kindle and Google Books . 

Here is the second part of the chapter 1 narration of Invisible Touch (Touch of Gray series).  Next week will bring this to a conclusion.  Enjoy! Invisible Touch (TOG Book 2) available now on Amazon Kindle . Out of Touch (TOG Book 1) available on Amazon and Google Books . In addition, a new episode of my 'An Indie Author's Life' podcast was released.

The Out of Touch chapter 1 narration was popular, even with subpar production values. Thus, I will continue the tradition with the newest book in the Touch of Gray series, Invisible Touch.  Enjoy the first of three parts. Invisible Touch (TOG Book 2), available now on Amazon Kindle . Out of Touch (TOG Book 1), available on Amazon and Google Books .