Laura Gilfillan

As a writer I’m sometimes asked where I get my ideas from. That’s a difficult question to answer, and I haven’t really come up with a...

One surprising thing about writing a story, which I’ve heard other writers talk about too, is the way some characters insist on having...

Today I set fire to a house, left the family who lived there destitute, and then separated the boy from his mother. Now I’ve got to deal...

I just hit the 200 page mark on the rough draft of my latest project--a fantasy novel tentatively titled: Out of the Bottle. Yay!...

Magic Guardians, sequel to Magic Thieves is now available in paperback and ebook. Rita is back home from her adventures in Terra, a land...

Well, that took longer than I expected. But isn’t that the way it is most of the time? I was hoping to have Magic Guardians released...

Almost Ready! Like spring, my new book, Magic Guardians, will be here soon. It is the long-awaited sequel to Magic Thieves (sorry I took...

I got sad news in an email from Goodreads yesterday that said that they will start charging a fee to authors for having a giveaway. Not...

Goodreads giveaway for Magic Thieves Just a few days left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for Magic Thieves. The winner will be chosen on...

Goodreads giveaway for Magic Thieves All set and ready to go! My giveaway for Magic Thieves will run until November 20. One entrant will...

Time for another giveaway! I will hold a giveaway for Magic Thieves from October 14 to November 20. One entrant will be chosen to receive...

MAGIC GUARDIANS nearly finished

My giveaway for Magic Thieves is finished. Congratulations to the winner! Didn’t win but would still like to read it? Magic Thieves is...

Follow the link below to enter the giveaway for Magic Thieves, currently in progress until May 13. The giveaway is hosted by Goodreads...

All set and ready to go! The giveaway for Magic Thieves will start April 15 and run for a month until May 13. One entrant will be chosen...

So sorry it's been so long since I last posted, but I've lately had one of those life disruptions that made it hard to carry on with...

Magic Thieves is the story of Rita, who has a nice, normal life and lives in a nice, normal neighborhood. All of that changes when a boy who

Magic Thieves, Second Edition is almost ready to be released. I have ordered the proof, and once I get it, I'll be able to look it over...

Marinian Pearls by Laura Gilfillan Enter for a chance to win a copy of Marinian Pearls by Laura Gilfillan! Haley feels hemmed in by her...

“Tell me a story.” It starts when we are kids, and we never grow out of it, this love of stories. Even if we don't like to read, we still...