Fri, 06 Nov 2015 23:31:05 +0000 I am not one of those novelists who thinks my writing is a healing practice. I have always been more interested in creating high-end fiction, a work of literature full of rich characters, dynamic setting and profound themes. I thought of healing as something one did in therapy. I wanted to keep my books sacred and professional and not turn them into an exercise is personal journaling.…

Sun, 10 Jan 2016 19:48:36 +0000 Fear. You're hearing a "call" to change your life, to find your purpose, to step up to the plate and be of service in this crazy, mixed-up world. The time is NOW and you can sense the urgency of it, but the fear wells up and you shut down. I've coached dozens of people over the past 15 to 20 years, and taught hundreds more, and…

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 23:32:26 +0000 Enter to win a free signed copy of my second novel AIR via Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/159756-air-elemental-journey-series Turbulence opens this second book in the Elemental Journey Series as Pearl Swinton, now in her twenties, uproots from the Midwest and flies to Tokyo, where she has no job, no friends, and no home, a place where she hopes to live floating above the culture. But how will she survive with her mystical visions in a country so foreign from everything she knows? Pearl lands at a Jesuit mission and is magnetized to the ethereal missionary Usui. After she is forced to leave, she finds herself thrown unprepared into the complicated world of Japanese culture, where she must learn to maneuver friendships,understand love, and handle the intensity of being a journalist at one of the city’s largest newspapers. When she stumbles upon Usui living as a homeless man, a journey begins that draws her deep into Japan’s hidden homeless underworld. Having given up any connection to civilization to “find himself,” Usui brings Pearl face to face with her own homelessness and challenges her to begin the painful journey of understanding her visions and finding herself. In the end, hope flies on the paper wings of thousands of origami cranes. Pearl is called to own her mysticism, not just for herself, but for a world where the loss of magic may well be the real threat. A fundamentally radical work of art, Air tackles core issues facing individuals coming of age in today’s world. How can anyone feel safe and at home on a planet threatened by escalating violence and devastating climate change? Where, truly, is home? Read more at www.carolineallen.com. AIR is available at most online booksellers!

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:33:33 +0000 BookBub is this incredible service that offers limited time sales on fantastic novels and nonfiction books and such. I LOVE BookBub. It's not easy to get your novel accepted into their ranks, but we were so lucky to see Earth accepted. So, for this week only BookBub is offering Earth for free for Apple users all over this great big world. Click here to get your free book,…

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 02:45:04 +0000You know you're gifted, right? You can feel it in your bones. You're an artist of some kind, and you can access it to some degree, but the level of the real power of your gift seems to be just out of reach. I am fascinated with the creative process, with how we get better at what we do. As a visual and literary artist myself,…