Ginger Li

A cursed dragon hunter A half-blood mage An attraction that threatens to light the world on fire... Interested in reading the first five chapters FOR FREE?  Well, you're in luck. Sign up for my Newsletter and  get chapters 1-5 for free! Happy reading, friends!

It's here! It's here!   Here's the cover for Half-Blood Mage , the first book in my debut Light and Fire series!  It's coming out 1/15/20. Pre-order on Amazon now! *********** A cursed dragon hunter A half-blood mage An attraction that threatens to light the world on fire Seventeen-year-old Lia keeps having the same terrifying nightmare: A handsome, silver-eyed boy visits her, transforms into a dragon, and then begs for her to kill him. Lia chalks up the nightmare to an overactive imagination. Until the day Kieren, the silver-eyed boy from her dreams, arrives on her doorstep and shatters everything she’s ever believed.   Turns out that other parallel worlds do exist. And Lia’s not your typical high school student. Her parents hail from Solair and Earth—two very different worlds—making Lia a half-blood and one of the last remaining magic-wielding mages. As one of Solair’s dragon hunters, Kieren’s battled his fair share of monsters. But...

Hello, friends! It's been a long time since I last posted. And there's a good reason, I promise.   I haven't forgotten about this blog. I've just been busy with... writing! Right now I'm in the middle of writing the first draft for book 4 in my Light and Fire Series. Now, you may be wondering why I'm writing book 4 when I haven't even published book 1 yet. There is a method to my madness, I promise. Honestly,  I'm still trying to figure out where I want the story to go. I knew going into everything that I wanted to write a series. But up until this point, I've only attempted to write short stories or incomplete novels. I've never finished a novel, let alone even considered writing a multiple book series before. How do other authors do it? How do they write book by book, publishing each one as they go? Do they have an overarching plan? Or are they just flying by the seat of their pants? Because right now in the midst of boo...

My friend gave me two succulents from her garden. I transplanted them into a pot and then just sort of forgot about them.  It's now been about a year and I was pleasantly surprised to see several additional smaller succulents growing in the pot.  It's amazing, really.  As I was living my life, these plants were quietly surviving and growing.  Step-by-step, day-by-day the magic of nature was happening on my front porch. The succulents remind me of my writing journey.  Every day is filled to the brim with meetings, appointments, deadlines, play dates, dishes, laundry... you know, life.  And while all this is happening, I fill my nights with writing and editing.  Sometimes it feels like I'm burning the candle at both ends and I fear that I'll soon just burn completely out. Currently, I'm working on novel 2 of my still nameless trilogy.  (Ack. I'm so bad at names... but eventually something will sound right... I hope.)  Ho...

Well, do I? Surprise!  If you came to this blog post looking for an answer to this particular question.... then you came to the wrong place.  Sorry!  This is just a question that's been plaguing me for awhile and I thought it would be a fun way to title the blog post. Currently, I'm in the middle of writing the first draft for my second novel.  It's uber tedious and wonderfully fulfilling all at the same time.  I'm getting better at riding the twists and turns of the creative process, but questions like this always creep in... Am I good enough? Do I know enough about the English language to convey what I truly want to convey?

Hello friends! What are you  up to this summer?   Currently, I'm in the midst of writing.  To keep myself motivated, I signed up for  CampNanoWriMo   (Camp National Novel Writing Month .) It's basically an online "camp" brought to you by the same organization that does National Novel Writing Month .  If you're a writer definitely check out both sites.  For this online writing camp, a ton of writers signed up to write 50,000 words by the end of July. 50,000 freaking words. I know. I KNOW! It's a HUGE undertaking, that's for sure.  And I'm 99.9% sure that I won't reach the goal. But I figure it's better to try and fail then not sign up and not write anything, right? It's just like one of my favorite quotes: 50,000 = My moon 10,000 = Pretty Sparkly Stars Plus, while I'd love to say that I'm wholeheartedly dedicated to the craft of writing and ... yada yada yada. *Insert lots of flowery prose about ...

Today I was sharing the Pledge of Allegiance with my son.  (I just learned that it's no longer recited in the classroom.)  While I spoke the words to him, I felt myself growing teary-eyed towards the end.  "One Nation under God, with liberty and justice for all ." Regardless of whatever faith you profess to follow (or not follow), I hope that we all believe in the powerful promise behind those last 5 words:  liberty and justice for all. Liberty relates to a sense of freedom. It touches on the idea that each person has the ability to think, say, or act in a way he or she thinks is right.  Justice relates to each person receiving fair treatment under the law. The Pledge reminds us that in America, both of these rights belong to everyone. Not to a select educated, geographically located, beautiful, wealthy, or certain-skin colored few.  Everyone.  Me.  You.  My worst enemy.  And your worst enemy too. With the cur...