Some people believe if they can type (or scribble on a pad), they can write. What else is there to it? Others believe if they can mix some paint, buy a canvas and easel, they can paint. Sure, just put the pen to paper or the paint to canvas and you have created something magical. […]
Blog Tour Fun–3500 Entries in the First Week
The first week of the blog tour for #eMurderer began this Monday. We already have more than 3500 entries in the Rafflecopter drawing! The tour will go on for three more weeks. Can we triple the number? That would be amazing. We are giving away a $15 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble […]
How Much Are You Willing to Change to Publish Your Book?
Recently I heard one of my favorite writers, Ron Rash, speak at the Decatur Book Festival #writingtips Click To Tweet During the talk he shared an example of something that happened to him early in his career. A big publisher offered to pick up his book but asked him to rewrite the story from the […]
Head Hopping in Fiction
I just read a very good police procedural at the request of the author. He asked me to review his book. The book was quite well done except for the occasional head-hopping. The author wrote the book in the third person point of view from the standpoint of the lead policeman. That is the usual […]
Let’s Talk Book Festivals and Book Signings
Readers love to meet the authors who write the books they love. Even though so much of what we do is online, there is still a draw for going to book festivals and book signings. I head Michael Connelly talk at the Decatur Book Festival a couple of years ago. What a delight to hear […]
My Review–Vagabond by Colette
Full disclosure. Colette is one of my favorite authors #review #amreading Click To Tweet I tend to read and re-read all her books. That’s why I was thrilled to see Vagabond on Kindle and I immediately ordered it. I was not disappointed. Colette writes with in a unique style, almost a flourish. You can almost […]
5 Star Rave Review for e-Murderer
e-Murderer: A Jenna Scali Mystery is a psychological thriller written by Joan C. Curtis. Jenna is a graduate student who works part-time for Dr. Bingham, a psychiatrist, while she’s pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology. She’s stunned when she finds an anonymous email in her inbox from someone who describes brutally killing a woman with […]
Books vs e-Books?
As the way we read books changes, I wonder what people like about reading books versus e-books. To me, what is most interesting is we are asking this question. Just a few years ago, no one read e-books. I remember when Amazon came out with the Kindle. Everyone thought the company had lost its mind. […]
Tips to Novel Writers Who Write Short Stories
Last January I agreed to participate on a short story blog. I along with several novel writers are writing a story a month around certain themes. The blog is Lightning Quick Reads. It’s been great fun, but also a challenge. As novel writers, we often find telling our stories in 1500 words or less difficult. […]
The Skinny on Book Trailers. Should you or shouldn’t you?
As a reader, I don’t know that I’ve ever looked at a book trailer before purchasing a book. Usually I read about the book on online site, like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. I will often get a sample first if I know nothing about the author. If I do know the author, I’ll risk […]
