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Stuart Aken
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English: So many words to keep track of!. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)If ever a writing rule was overstated, it must be this one. Once it becomes evident that there are more exceptions than examples following a rule, the rule becomes seriously unhelpful; redundant at best.We all know about receipt, receive, ceiling, etc. But there are actually more words used in English that have the ‘ei’ constru... Read more of this blog post »
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Fusion
by Stuart Aken (Goodreads Author), Danuta Reah, Katy Huth Jones (Goodreads Author) — published 2012 |
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Breaking Faith
— published 2008 — 3 editions |
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But, Baby, It's Cold Outside
— published 2011 |
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The Methuselah Strain
— published 2011 |
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Sensuous Touches
— published 2012 |
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Ten Love tales
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Ten Tales for Tomorrow
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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heir to death's folly
— published 2012 |
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AUGUST FANTASY: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run-off poll for the August Fantasy Book-of-the-month.
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“Evil people rely on the acquiescence of naive good people to allow them to continue with their evil.”
― Stuart Aken
― Stuart Aken
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Savannah wrote: "Stuart, thank you for the friendship."And thank you for yours, Savannah. Nice website.
Ivan wrote: "HI, my new friend! Thank you for invitation! Nice site, shelf! it seems we could share a lot of opinions, tips, recommendations, etc, I could learn a lot from you! Keep the good work going! LET THE..."Replied to this on the blog. Thanks for the comment. Keep up the good work.
HI, my new friend! Thank you for invitation! Nice site, shelf! it seems we could share a lot of opinions, tips, recommendations, etc, I could learn a lot from you! Keep the good work going! LET THE WONDERFUL NOISE OF THE SEA ALWAYS SOUNDS IN YOUR EARS! (a greeting of the water dragons' hunters - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).BTW, you should never shave your beard and moustache ;)! You must be very proud wearing them, that's the appearance of the Mountaineers, the only people who could become and train wizards in antiquity...
Bonnie wrote: "Stuart, I read your review of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I just saw the Swedish movie adaptation with sub-titles and loved it. I have the books at home but will probably not bother to read them b..."Thanks, Bonnie, I haven't seen the movie, but after your comment and the one from Deborah, I shall have to make the effort.
Stuart, I read your review of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I just saw the Swedish movie adaptation with sub-titles and loved it. I have the books at home but will probably not bother to read them because the story was well done and I don't want that image spoiled.
Jill wrote: "Hi Stuart, Thanks very much for the friend request. I like the Word Spot on your blog. I'm always wondering what to blog about."A Yorkshire Ausie, eh? I'm also Yorkshire (East) and have relatives in Ausie; Sydney and Woodridge & Redcliffe, Queensland. I see you're published, Jill. If you'd like to do a Q & A type interview on my blog, let me know (use the 'Contact me here' link under the welcome on the blog, and I'll send you the material.
Hi Stuart, Thanks very much for the friend request. I like the Word Spot on your blog. I'm always wondering what to blog about.
Thanks, Ellen. I've had a look at your blog, followed and commented on your post about give-aways. Very useful and informative stuff.For the sake of honesty,I should declare myself an agnostic - but I'm not a bad person, really!
Hi Stuart, thank you for the friend-vite. :-)I read your blog--I, too, can't get enough of writing, always working on 2 or 3 novels at the same time. I love, love, love storytelling.
God bless,
Ellen C Maze
Bestselling Christian Thrillers
Thanks, Aloha. I've just finished editing the first volume of what will probably be a quartet, and started the second volume. Enjoying the work.
Hi Stuart, thanking for the friending. I like what you had to say about the power of words. Good luck with your book!
Hey, Stuart:Thanks for the friend request and for marking my book to read. I hope you enjoy it. I see you've also added "The Castings Trilogy" to your TBR list. I thought it was a great series.
Sarah wrote: "Thanks for the add! Happy Holidays!"Hi Sarah, had a look at your blog and was surprised you have no followers, as it looks pretty cool to me. I've followed, btw. You might find something of interest on my blog, as a reader, since I cater for readers as well as writers. Have a look when you have a spare moment. http://stuartaken.blogspot.com/
Always good to connect with successful writers, Simon. BTW, I like the idea of your extra 'shelves', so I might steal that idea from you and make my selection of reading more meaningful for other readers. Cheers,
Stuart.