Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Apple Books ~ Kobo ~ GoodreadsNow in Paperback! Art has power. Sebastian Albright is realizing how to wield that power…on the other side of the painting. The Art…

5 likes, 2 comments - ginamengman.author on July 16, 2026: "“I know the difference between men who are being gentlemen and those who look at a woman with, shall we say, motivations.” Meet Annalisa Le...

Join me for some musings about the writing game, book inspirations, behind-the-scenes of an indie author, life, etc. Hope you enjoy! Click to read Musings & Curiosities: Gina M. Engman, a Substack pub...

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE VOTING. Here is the place to vote for your favourite books in the Indie Visible Awards! Choose wisely because only three books from each category will be shortlisted. If ...

Welcome readers to the first in the Character Dive series. I’ll be helping you get to know some of the characters from my novel The Mark of the Artist. Quick note: I won’t be giving out any spoiler…

Here in the Sacramento area, winter is basically here. We’ve been socked under our famous Tule Fog for a few weeks, grey skies and no sun. Ugh. But this means it’s also a great time of year to revi…

Hello! It’s been a little while hasn’t it? How about we catch up? Garden Update Back off, Slugs! The tomatoes are long composted, and the winter garden is in! Now we wait for the broccoli, carrots,…

Author of portal fantasy fiction book The Mark of the Artist and short story Maisie's Escape.

Maisie’s Escape: A short story from the world of The Mark of the Artist - Kindle edition by Engman, Gina M.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Maisie’s Escape: A short story from the world of The Mark of the Artist.

It’s back to school time here in my neck of the woods. As a Mom, that means remembering things like keeping Goldfish crackers stocked (oops!), locating lost water bottles, homework (ugh) and basica…

How’s everyone’s Summer going? I cannot believe that it’s already mid-way through. Time for an update! How I Spent My Summer Vacation We escaped to the coast last week on a trip to Santa Cruz. &nbs…

As I’ve delved deeper into the world of authorship, I’ve become acquainted with so many sub-genres for books. Before this, I had only thought about the biggies. Sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, horror, li…

Who here always listens to their GPS? Does what it tells you every time? Not me! My DH and I like to keep that turned off as much as possible, using the good ‘ol hippocampus to figure out where we’…