Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Upcoming Book Festival, and A Writing Class!
Spring 2025
Palm Springs Writers Guild 2025 Book Festival
Saturday, April 26 at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory, Rancho Mirage, CA
Book signing 10:00AM - 4:00 PM
10:00 Jayce Carter and Ariella Moon author panel
Free parking and admission
"A Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book"
Friday, May 16, 2025
Zoom Online Writing Class 1:00 PM -3:00 PM
Monday, March 31, 2025
The Final Empire: Mistborn, Book One, Review
A Great Start to a Mythic Series
In Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson introduces readers to a beautifully detailed world of falling ash, feared mists, and a system of magic called Allomancy. Royals and skaas (slaves) inhabit this gray world, controlled by the cruel immortal Lord Ruler.
Vin, an abandoned, traumatized, half-skaa teen survives her harsh life with a gang of thieves by keeping herself small and fading into the shadows, where she hopes no one will notice her. But when her circumstances change, Vin is brought into a new gang that recognizes her magic and needs her to visibly mingle among the royals she fears. Vin isn’t supposed to fall for one, especially not the heir to the most powerful Royal House in Luthadel.
I loved Sanderson’s relatable characters, imaginative system of magic, inventive creatures, and vivid setting. Embedded in Mistborn are themes of hope, trust, and friendship, and how difficult those are to attain.
As soon as I finished Mistborn, I read the next two books in the trilogy! Five stars for all three!
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Work Smarter, Not Harder with AI
Do you prefer spending your time writing your book,
not social media posts?
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Join my upcoming class and learn how artificial intelligence can help you create engaging, effective content that stands out on every platform.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
The Mizell Center
480 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
In this workshop, you will learn:
· How generative A.I. collects text, images, and other content
· The #1 tip to achieve the best results from Generative A.I.
· Positive ways authors can use A.I. to increase their productivity & enhance their social media content and promotion.
· Helpful A.I. tools for authors.
. The US Copyright Office Stance on A.I.
· Legal challenges and restrictions concerning A.I.
Led by Award-Winning Author Ariella Moon
Presented by the Palm Springs Writers Guild
Monday, February 10, 2025
New Online Writing Lab February 14, 2025!
Collaborative World-building for a Book Series or Anthology
Palm Springs Writers Guild
Presenter: Ariella Moon
Friday 14, 2025 on Zoom
1:00 PM - 3:00PM PST
Collaborating on a shared-world book series or anthology is a great way to hone your skills, bump your Amazon rankings, and expand your fan base through group marketing and promotion. Creating stories centered on a shared world can be fun and profitable, but requires structure and organization. In this workshop, Ariella Moon will draw upon specific examples to show the step-by-step process, so you can determine whether collaborative world-building for a book series or anthology is right for you.
5 Things You Will Learn From This Class
1. 5 characteristics needed to be a collaborative world author
2. The planning process for creating a shared world series or anthology
3. What should be included in a shared world author contract
4. Collaborative marketing.
5. Post project possibilities
To Learn More or to Register, Click Here
See you on Zoom!
Ariella Moon
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Escape Into Two Great Thrillers by Jacklyn Goldis
Book Reviews by Ariella Moon
The Main Character, by Jaclyn Goldis
In The Main Character, Jaclyn Goldis crafts a page-turning thriller with an unusual premise. Instead of mining her own life for inspiration, Ginevra, a mysterious reclusive author, pays people to be the main character in her novels. She extensively interviews and investigates them, digs up or creates mysteries, then fictionalizes their lives. Ginevra gifts her next main character, Rory, with a lavish, all-expenses-paid trip on the Orient Express.
The mere mention of the famed train ignites mystery readers’ suspicions, especially when Rory discovers Ginevra has also assembled onboard Rory’s brother Max, her close friend Caroline, and her former fiancé Nate. Soon, long held relationships slowly unravel.
Goldis skillfully weaves red herrings and other misdirects into the story. Will there be a murder and betrayals akin to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express?
The Chateau, by Jaclyn Goldis
In The Chateau, Jaclyn Goldis creates a tense whodunit set in a grand Provence chateau, where the owner has invited her granddaughter Darcy and three of Darcy’s longtime friends for a visit.
Paranoia sets in when Grand-mère is brutally murdered, and each woman’s unique relationship with the victim is gradually revealed. When the police order the friends to remain at the chateau during the investigation, long-simmering grievances, jealousies, and possible motives bubble to the surface.
Goldis keeps readers engrossed and guessing as relationships fracture, the plot twists, and the chateau itself is exposed as a silent secret-keeper.
Happy reading!
Wishing you all a happy, healthy, book-filled New Year!
Ariella Moon
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Twentynine Palms Book Festival: Romance Books Author Panel
Twentynine Palms Book Festival
DATE: SATURDAY NOV 9th AT 2:45 PM
LOCATION: 29 PALMS COMMUNITY CENTER
6547 Freedom Way, · Twentynine Palms, CA
CHECK THE BOOK FESTIVAL AGENDA
29 PALMS BOOK FESTIVAL
Nov 9: EXPLORING THE DIVERSE APPEAL OF ROMANCE FICTION AMONG MODERN AUDIENCES.
Join Jayce Carter and Ariella Moon, two distinct voices in the world of romance fiction, as they delve into the unique allure of the genre for younger generations. Jayce, known for her contemporary and paranormal romances featuring strong-willed women and the red-flag men who love them, contrasts with Ariella, whose shamanic experiences inspire magical tales of medieval Scotland and contemporary paranormal adventures. Together, they will explore what draws new audiences to their differing styles and how romance fiction continues to captivate across different worlds and narratives.
See you there!
Ariella Moon
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