What a fun read! This new book by @StuartRWest should definitely be on your ToBeRead list.#TBR #YA. Click To Tweet If you enjoy a paranormal mystery written from the point-of-view of a sassy 15-year-old, you’ll like this book. It has all the elements of a paranormal–ghosts, witches and human monsters. It also has a touch […]
Stuart R. West Has a New Book! Peculiar County.
My author friend,@StuartRWest, has another new book #YA Click To Tweet It’s hard to keep up with him. He writes faster than any writer I know. Before I have the first chapter done, he’s finished three books. This time he’s written a real doozy. Here’s a little taste of Peculiar County: Growing up in […]
Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase – @nonniejules #RRBC #RWISA
Welcome! Nonnie Jules. The Rave Review Book Club and the Rave Writers International Society of Authors is hosting a month- long blog tour. The authors are sharing stories. You’ll definitely want to read this one! Author, Nonnie Jules, submitted a story that comes from her newest release, Prison Wives. Take a look at Nonnie’s […]
How Your Communication Affects Your Writing–#AuthorToolboxBlogHop
As my first post for the Author’s Toolbox Blog Hop, I wanted to talk about how communication affects our writing. As a communication’s coach, I find this topic quite interesting. Take a look at the other blogger’s posts here. You’ll learn all kinds of tips and tools for writers. How well do you communicate? Some […]
Fake News and Fake Nonfiction–a Reader’s Nightmare
With everyone talking about fake news these days, I wonder about the lines we cross when we write nonfiction. I’ve been writing and reading both fiction and nonfiction for most of my life. What concerns me is the fuzzy line that our nonfiction writers seem comfortable with crossing. Perhaps they feel if news outlets can […]
#MyReview of The Patriots: A Novel by Sana Krasikov
This book taught me about the way people lived in Soviet Russia during the 1930’s through the 1950’s #amreading #mybookreview Click To Tweet I learned how it would feel to live in a repressive society where no one trusts anyone. Undoubtedly the author, Sana Krasikov, did a lot of research to bring us this story. […]
What’s an Author to Do? #Inkripples
This month when we tossed the pebble in the pond and created #inkripples we looked at publishing options for writers. Check out what Kai Strand says, what Katie Carroll says and what Mary Waibel says on their blogs. Here’s my two-cents. Recently I new author told me that her journey in writing and publishing had […]
What are your favorite writing blogs?
As part of my nomination for the Liebster Award in recognition of my blog posts, I must identify eleven other blogs that I like or that provide good writing content. I’m going to list my first six here and my hope (fingers crossed) you will provide me with some other ideas. There are many excellent […]
Welcome LA Dragoni with Her New Release Guardian’s Touch
We are fortunate today to have LA Dragoni visiting our blog. She’s written many stories for both middle grade and young adult. Her newest is Book 2 in the Touched by Afterlife series. Guardian’s Touch releases tomorrow! Yippee. And you have a chance to win “One More Chapter” throw pillow cover giveaway. All you have […]
#Tips for Creating a Supporting Cast
As creators or fiction, we must develop believable characters #writingtips Click To Tweet Often we focus on our heroes and villains and rightly so. But, we must also think about those people in the background. How important are they to our story? What are they like and how do they move the story along? The […]
