on Reading and Writing and All the Speculation In Between
This was another bargain bin book from Barnes & Noble a year or two ago; I hadn’t ever heard of Louise Marley before seeing this hardcover. The image was intriguing, and the fly-leaf description caught my attention: A priest of the Order of Mary Magdalene and a skilled anthropologist, Isabel Burke has been called offworld…
This one came to me via Sara, and her Leggy’s Many Sides blog. (Who can resist a doggie-smoosh-face like that one??) The rules for the Napping Blogger Award are easy: Link back to the ones who gave you the award. Tell us what you do to take time for YOU! That might be a hobby, a musical…
As you will have guessed from my “lazy” posts earlier this week, I’m participating in Novel Publicity’s promotional tour for Frederick Lee Brooke’s latest book, Zombie Candy. I wasn’t entirely sure I wanted to read the thing, since I’m decidedly not a zombie fan–I don’t like gore in any format. But I’m also a sucker…
Here’s the second stop of me being a little lazy by reposting an interview someone else did with indie author Frederick Lee Brook, while I catch up on Camp NaNoWriMo. I’m also finishing up reading this book, so plan on doing my own review of it at the end of the week. In the meantime,…
This week’s posts come to you courtesy Novel Publicity, where author Frederick Lee Brooke is getting a little help promoting his latest effort–while I take a little bit of a breather and try to catch up with my Camp NaNoWriMo commitment. 😉 Please enjoy this excerpt from Zombie Candy, a genre-bending mystery by Frederick…
Every so often when I see a fellow blogger earning recognition, I hit that melancholy patch that reminds me of the childhood sting of being the little girl nobody wanted to play with. Thursday afternoon, my online friend and talented author Jane Isaac made my week by nominating ME for an award, assuring me that…
This morning’s news that Ray Bradbury had passed away put me in something of a contemplative state all day. So rather than taking advantage of an evening home, alone, to try to catch up on my Camp NaNoWriMo effort (already dreadfully behind), I picked up a book that reflected both my melancholy at losing a…
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My experience with Mercedes Lackey’s books has been uneven over the years, so I’ve typically been reluctant to try a new series of hers without some kind of recommendation. In this case, it was a leap of faith, since it is a retelling of the Swan Lake story and I thought it was an extension…
Since I’m officially part of the indie community with the publication of Dust to Blood, I’ve discovered that a lot of my friends and family don’t understand that supporting my effort isn’t only about buying my book (though I love it when that happens, too!). There are a bunch of things they can do to…
Here again, my love of Twitter introduced me to a new (to me) author: @TheShannonMayer. She is fun and friendly there, and shares lots of interesting links. She’s been pretty prolific over the past year or so, though the majority of her work deals in zombies–something I’m not particularly keen on. Then she decided to…