Story Time on a Mystic Isle
by Mila A. Ballentine
The art of storytelling, a mother’s
love, and the places I have yet to explore, inspire me. I have always had an appreciation for improvisational
storytelling. So much so, that I would sit on the patio floor when I was a child,
with my arms wrapped around my mother’s shin, and my head resting against her
fleshy knee, listening as she told my sisters and I unconventional stories
about the things she had witnessed or heard about during her time on the
British Isles. I remember staying there for a while, thinking about the story
she had shared with us and then I looked at her.
“Did those things really happen?” I
remember asking, when I could not stand the suspense anymore.
Our eyes met, as she glanced at me
with a straight face. “Yes, it really happened.”
I was grateful that she ended my
suspense, and yet I no longer saw her solely as a mother. In my eyes, she was a
magical being who gave birth to me. Her influence is one of the reasons why my
paranormal stories have a lasting impression on readers. I write to honor her memory, creativity, and respect
for the mysterious aspects of our world. She is the life force behind every
word that I put into print. She lives on through my writing.
Bio: Mila A. Ballentine is a mystery writer who enjoys writing Historical,
Crime, Paranormal, and Science Fiction mysteries for a general audience. When she
is not writing, Mila enjoys learning about other cultures, traveling, and doing
anything that allows her to put her creative energy to use. Her paranormal
novel Thin Skin Soul Pinned received an award at the 2014 New York Book Festival
in the Science Fiction category.
Visit Mila at… http://milaballentine.blogspot.com.
Mila, thank you for visiting today, it was a pleasure to host you! Best wishes for your continued success!
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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author
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A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review
Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Favorite Five Star Review
Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Reader's Farvorite Five Star Review
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist
