An Invincible Summer cover reveal!
Check out this lovely cover reveal for Lily Graham’s upcoming novel INVINCIBLE SUMMER! Great timing for this book.
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My Editing Background and College Tour
As many of you know, I own an editing company called Proof Positive. I’ve been asked many times what makes me qualified to be an editor and to run an editing business, so much so that I’ve made a video about it. I also included a tour of part of my college campus as well as the […]
Twitter Short Story Shenanigans
The other day I had a Twitter convo with a couple of lovely writer tweeps, @Darlow_Life and @GarethBoucher, and we ended up collaborating on a very silly mini story that was SO much fun to play around with. It all came from @Darlow_Life’s idea of mixing my upcoming Victorian-era novel, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, with […]
Book Club Discussion Guide
Looking for some standard questions you can use for your book club’s discussions? Look no further! Here’s a great list of basic questions to get your group talking.
Upcoming Writing Weekend!
I’ve really taken to having writing weekends, but especially weekends away, if possible, so that I can have different surroundings than I’m used to and get inspired. This month I’m going to be staying in a bed and breakfast room that has Victorian era-style wallpaper! Perfect inspiration – you’ll see why below. I’ll be seeing some friends […]
Review: The Beam: Episode 1
The Beam: Episode 1 by Sean Platt My rating: 4 of 5 stars *This book was supplied to me by AudiobookReviewer.com. This review was originally published on ABR’s website.* The synopsis for this book doesn’t do it justice. It’s only one nano connection in the broad spectrum that is The Beam. Whether the topic is […]
Review: The Hole Opportunity – Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
The Hole Opportunity – Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013 by James Minter My rating: 5 of 5 stars *This book was supplied to me by the author for an honest review. This review was originally published on AudiobookReviewer.com.* Somewhere in between the comedic styles of P.G. Wodehouse and Monty Python, […]
Review: The Hole Opportunity – Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
The Hole Opportunity – Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013 by James Minter My rating: 5 of 5 stars *Teaser review* Minter’s The Hole Opportunity includes every kind of humor, from physical comedy to dry humor to plain silliness to ridiculous misunderstandings. There’s something for every comedy lover in this book. […]
Review: Queen Sugar
Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile My rating: 3 of 5 stars You will find mixed reviews on Natalie Baszile’s Queen Sugar wherever you look. Some readers think it’s an amazing piece of contemporary literature while others think it’s overwritten and overdramatized. I fall in the middle. I see this as a work that had the […]
Review: The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton My rating: 4 of 5 stars *This book was supplied to me by AudiobookReviewer.com. This review was originally published on ABR’s website.* The Miniaturist is the first book ever to keep me guessing almost 100% of the time. I literally had no idea where it was going and absolutely had […]