Tag Archives: Jordan Bernal

St. Patrick’s Day Special

Posted on March 14, 2017 by jordan

Want to celebrate “being Irish”, even if you’re only Irish for one day? Would you like to get a taste of Éire, but can’t afford the travel expenses? My debut fantasy novels, The Keepers of Éire  and The Keepers of Éire-YA … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice 2016

Posted on December 24, 2016 by jordan

The Winter Solstice has come and gone for 2016, but I wanted to share a photo of the famous Irish landmark: Newgrange during the winter solstice at dawn. Tickets for this special couple of days are selected by random lottery. … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo TGIO

Posted on December 1, 2015 by jordan

What is NaNoWriMo TGIO you ask? For me that is today, December 1, because on this day Nationonal Novel Writing Month Thank God It’s Over is officially here.  My goal this year participating in NaNo wasn’t to write 50,000 words (I knew that would be nearly impossible with … Continue reading →

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Writing Update

Posted on November 17, 2015 by jordan

I’m terrible at consistently updating my blog, but that’s mostly because I want to have something of interest to write about, not the some ol’ boring “I’m writing today”, or “I haven’t had a chance to write today”. But just … Continue reading →

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Author Event

Posted on October 29, 2015 by jordan

Join me and three of my writer friends (Paula Chinick, Mary Heaton, Elaine Schmitz) as we take you on armchair journeys to Ireland, Greece, and Shanghai without ever needing a passport. How, you ask? At a Tri-Valley author event on Friday, November … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2015

Posted on October 29, 2015 by jordan

Yes, I have signed up to take the challenge again this year. I’ll do my best to cross the finish line of 50,000 words, but mostly I wanted to get myself back on track writing every day. While I’m into … Continue reading →

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BellaOnline Ebook Awards Gold Winner: The Keepers of Éire

Posted on December 22, 2014 by jordan

As posted December 21, 2014 on the Mused edition for BellaOnline: Gold Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Keepers of Eire Here is what BellaOnline had to say about my first novel in The Keepers series: Devan Fraser might have been born in the … Continue reading →

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Character BlogHop

Posted on September 26, 2014 by jordan

I’ve been invited to participate in a Character BlogHop. What’s that, you ask? Well, I’m going to introduce you to one of my characters from the current manuscript I am working on, the second in my Keeper series. I say … Continue reading →

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2014 Scottish Gathering & Games, Pleasanton, CA

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jordan

On August 30 and 31 I performed readings in the Irish Pavilion at the Pleasanton, CA 149th Scottish Gathering and Games. My participation was sort of last minute, so I only brought the ten books I had on hand—five on … Continue reading →

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2014 Global Ebook Winner – Gold for The Keepers of Éire

Posted on August 18, 2014 by jordan

Breaking News! I am thrilled to announce The Keepers of Éire has won the 2014 Global Ebook GOLD Award for Fantasy/Contemporary. It is an honor to have won this year, and a validation of all the work that went into … Continue reading →

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