Five-star review for The Duende and the Muse!

by Cate Masters

Wow - I'm thrilled that fellow Wild Rose Press author Hywela Lyn left me this five-star review for The Duende and the Muse!

"This little gem is an absolute delight. It's quite unusual in that it's a first person, present tense narrative, and this gives it an wonderful immediacy. I felt I was right there with Melinda, sharing her frustration that her student doesn't seem to hear her, her anxiety that if she doesn't succeed with him she might lose her muse status – and the heat she feels when a certain duende is near her. Cate Masters puts words together in a way that is almost poetic, and brings the magic of her world to life. It's a delightful, quick and fun read and I can thoroughly recommend it."

Thanks so much, Lyn!
Anyone who purchases The Duende and the Muse can enter the Sony eReader contest, too! Details are here.

Cate Masters’ short stories and flash fiction have appeared in various web zines and press sites. Visit her online at www.catemasters.com, http://catemasters.ning.com/ or www.catemasters.blogspot.com or friend her on Facebook

The Duende and the Muse Release Day!

by Cate Masters
To celebrate the release of my short Faery (fantasy) story from The Wild Rose Press, I’m giving away a PDF copy today to a random commenter on my blog. I'll announce the winner tomorrow at 9 p.m. (Eastern) Just share something about your muse – or duende, as the case may be. Does inspiration light upon you like a butterfly? Or strike like a bolt of lightning, sizzling along your nerve endings, burning your fingertips until they’re forced to pound it out on paper or a keyboard? Sometimes the best stories come out like that, jumping from our head to the page almost fully formed.
The Duende and The Muse was a little of both. It started as a lightning strike, and I tweaked it a bit later, after it had cooled off a bit.
And if you don’t win today, if you purchase it (or Seventh Heaven, my Vintage Rosette), you can enter The Wild Rose Press’ contest to win a Sony eReader. Details are here.



Cate Masters’ short stories and flash fiction have appeared in various web zines and press sites. Visit her online at www.catemasters.com, http://catemasters.ning.com/ or www.catemasters.blogspot.com or friend her on Facebook