Author Archives: Mercedez Rose

With the TV adaption coming this Friday, I highly encourage people to pick up this meaty novel. I, too, began series when I was a teen. I was 15 years old, a nerd for all things dragons. I had finished all of Anne McCaffrey books and ready for my next dragon novel. This series instantlyContinue reading “The Wheel of Time Amazon Prime series”

As usual, I’m always late to games and life in general and I just discovered Ready Player One. Not long ago, people talked about Ready Player Two coming out and I, being myself, didnt really pay attention to it. Now I’ve watched the movie: Ready Player One, and I loved it. Absolutely. I’m a fan.Continue reading “Late to the game, as usual but…”

(This is not my photo. All credit goes to the original maker of this photo and to the person who made this quote. Thank you) I liked the image of this iceberg and the quote with it. It helps portray how authors should be writing and including their world building into their work. The tipContinue reading “World Building”

A quick answer. Spirit of The Ancients is my running series title. Then I have books within the series. Currently working on Cobra Files. 3 are out and another 3 will be out during 2021. It’s about the COBRA Agents in the story, a fallen Great House, once in line to be rulers. Now they’reContinue reading “What is COBRA Files and what is Spirit of The Ancients?”

(picture credit goes to: HRISHIRAJ GAWALI Illistrations) This picture captures something very realistic. My husband is a handyman type of man. He owns his own business. When he comes home, I can tell when he’s had a bad day. The way his shoulders slump forward, the way he walks, the crook of his neck. HeContinue reading “The Innocence of Youth”

I’m seeing something that really disturbs me. Plagiarism. Not by pirates but by authors stealing another authors works. How could an author completely plagiarize another very popular authors books? Line for line? Word for word? Its just… why would someone throw away their career and brand and be known as a thief, liar and aContinue reading “Dont be a thief”

I want to make this a short summary and reintroductory. What can I say? Its been a while. Over a year in fact since I’ve updated my website. What happened? Life. Depression. 2020. You know, the things you’ve already heard from countless other people and voices. Before the pandemic became a pandemic, I was hitContinue reading “~It’s been a while, time to catch up~”

Start with a memory of your early childhood. You remember that time your mother brought over one of her friends and you couldn’t help but think just how old she looked compared to your brothers? She looked ancient around your never-aging-mother. When you tentatively asked, “How old are you?” Mother scoffs. She laughs. “I amContinue reading “Turning 30 Ain’t That Bad”

“We all remember a time from so long ago, when we struggled with reading a book.   “Sam has a brown dog. Sam wears a blue hat. Sam walks the dog.” As our reading level improved, so did our interest in what we read. We learned what we like to read and over time we learned that the library held books with amazing stories waiting for us to open them. We grew olderContinue reading “The One That Captured Our Hearts”

The Shadow Rising, Book 1 of Spirit of The Ancients https://www.jeffbrowngraphics.com It is so exciting to see my story come to life through an illustrators magic fingers. After five years of writing, I have a fantastic world to share with everyone. During this time I have world built, formed my craft and most of all,Continue reading “BOOK COVER REVEAL”