Sci-fi novel The Gaia Solution now available on preorder
Check out my friend Claire Buss’ latest, sci-fi novel The Gaia Solution, book 3 of The Gaia Collection, AVAILABLE ON KINDLE PREORDER >> mybook.to/gaiasolution Read my review of Book 1, The Gaia Effect, here. The Gaia Solution is live on November 8 in paperback and eBook! The Gaia Solution Blurb: Kira, Jed and their friends […]
Book Review: Angie Kim’s successful debut novel Miracle Creek is an emotional look at parenting and coming-of-age wrapped up in a whodunit
This book review first appeared on www.bookclubbabble.com. Angie Kim’s debut novel Miracle Creek stays with the reader long after you’ve finished. At times touching and uplifting, and at times sad, Miracle Creek is always emotionally moving. Miracle Creek has been a wildly successful debut novel. Time has called it a “gripping… page-turner.” The Washington Post has called it “a stunning debut about parents, children and […]
Friday Flash Fiction: Damned Red Dress
Photo by Alex Voulgaris on Unsplash She was exactly the sort of woman he went for. Her red dress hugged her enticing body. He smirked, licking his lips in anticipation. He stalked toward her, his eyes never leaving the curve of her neck. The low light from the bar made her cream skin shine like alabaster. He had […]
Writing Tip Wednesday: The Best Way to get Book Reviews
It’s the bane of our existence, at least, for us authors. We need book reviews. After all, sites such as Bookbub won’t even consider our books for promotion unless we have a good number of reviews (at least ten to twenty). But how to get those reviews? First, definitely ask your friends to leave honest […]
Writing Tip Wednesday: A curated short list of FREE book promotion sites
Photo by Gregory Culmer on Unsplash Today I’m going to share with you a curated list of sites where you can promote your book for FREE. With the advent of self-publishing, a TON of service providers have popped up seeking to sell you all kinds of promotion services for your fiction and nonfiction books. These services include book […]
Tuesday Flash Fiction: Adult Halloween
Photo by Altınay Dinç on Unsplash Haunted houses, Creepy clothes Keep you up there on your toes. Sneaky kids Burst your bubble, Double double, toil and trouble. Whispering orders, Stalking prey, Can’t get candy if I’m away. Cute little bunny, Savage mask, Now where’d I leave my flask? Halloween’s not just for kids, You know. […]
Thursday Flash Fiction: Night Out (In)
Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash Full war paint, Dark red lipstick, Perfectly smoothed hair, Mile-high heels, Tummy sucked in, Skirt straight, Shoulders back, No slouching because the masses don’t care if you’re tired. Polished nails, Gold jewelry, So what do you do? Where are you from? Must be ready with prepackaged answers. I’m so witty, ha […]
Writing Tip Wednesday: Elmore Leonard’s Rules on Writing
Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash In last week’s post on Stephen King’s writing tips, I mentioned fiction author Elmore Leonard. Leonard was a prolific genre writer, including crime fiction, and was highly regarded as an expert in writing dialogue. He gave some great advice on writing technique. Here’s a summary of his tips. Never open a book […]
Writing Tip Wednesday: Tips from Stephen King
Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is more of a personal memoir than a treatise on writing. When you drill down into the book, however, you can obtain some great writing tips that you should keep in mind when working on your first draft. I’ve condensed some of the best tips for […]
Tuesday Flash Fiction: To FOMO or not to FOMO?
Photo by Michael Discenza on Unsplash Almost everyone around me appears to have FOMO. The dreaded fear of missing out. Oh no! they think. I don’t have any plans for the weekend yet. Whatever will I do? I must fill every minute with something. I’ll do brunch, then a music festival, followed by a pub crawl, then dinner, […]