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Years ago while reading an article in the Canadian Geographic Magazine the seed for my book Argonauta was sown. Where Fishes Walked, a piece about fossils on the Gaspé shore at Miguasha ignited the flame for the book idea. The paleontological site in the Gaspé is listed by UNESCO as a world herit... Read more of this blog post »

An excerpt from my book, Bay of Hope, courtesy of 'All Lit Up', a site committed to Canadian literature and independent publishers. They've also sourced some previously unseen images from Newfoundland's sou'west coast, where my story takes place. Thank-you 'All Lit Up'. Read more of this blog post »

What do you find most helpful in a book review?

Speaking as a writer and reader, I love to see the following in any review, regardless of its length.

1. A good description of the central idea of the book. (This tends to indicate genre and often age range too).

2. Whether the reviewer liked it or not... Read more of this blog post »

Thrilled to see UNBREAK MY HEART on Audible’s list of summer romances its editors are excited for!!!

Click here for the complete list. It’s read beautifully by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon!

To receive an alert when the audio is live click here!

The post Audible’s Romance Editors Select Best New Release...

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Lose weight! Turn your life around! Be your best self! Bombarded with key catchphrases and on-trend appeals, the media seems often to associate the idea of losing weight with a miraculous life transformation, but this does not always happen simultaneously. Unsurprisingly one of the most popular p... Read more of this blog post »

T.L. LEWIS * FINISHED READS

Books I consider essential reading for everyone.


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Author





The Demon Haunted World
Carl Sagan


The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins


1984
George Orwell


Hamlet
William Shakespeare


Lord of the Flies
William Golding


Infidel: My Life
Ayaan Hirsi Ali


Up from Sl... Read more of this blog post »

Drawing Strength From Words ~ Gabrielle's Story: Book 2

Meet the four horsemen: Michael, Gabrielle, Uriel and Raphael.

For centuries their sole purpose has been guarding the sealed gates to hell. Without keys, there was never any real threat. That was about to change...

For Gabrielle, protecting ma... Read more of this blog post »

Everyone loves a bargain. It doesn't get much better than these great Amazon Prime Day deals for Pandora Reborn.

On Monday and Tuesday, kindle readers can download the Pandora Reborn ebook for just $1.99. That's a 33% savings over the regular price of $2.99.

If you prefer to get a paperback copy,... Read more of this blog post »

Hi! My LGBT coming of age short story "March of the Androgynous" is now available. Visit https://eeblackwood.com/marchoftheand...

Read the first two chapters for free on Wattpad! https://www.wattpad.com/122154737-mar... Read more of this blog post »

THE GREAT ALONE isn't so much about Alaska as it is about spousal abuse. Ernt Allbright, former POW, returns from Vietnam with what we now call PTS. He takes his family to a settlement near Homer, Alaska, the end of the road as they like to call themselves.

Alaska is not the place for a man suffer... Read more of this blog post »

Someone asked me what's it like to self publish a book and I have been thinking about it. This is the nearest I can get - It's like getting up the courage to walk naked down Oxford Street in London (UK) on a Saturday morning and then realising that nobody noticed or cared (or if they were British... Read more of this blog post »

Hello, all! Today is Amazon Prime Day, and for your shopping pleasure, I've got three of my books on Kindle Unlimited. And they're all centered on holidays -- from New Year's Eve to the Fourth of July to Christmas. So basically, I've got your year covered. :) Be sure to check it out!
Swell Time fo... Read more of this blog post »

Can you feel it? The anticipation has been mounting. The excitement has been rising. We’ve been holding our collective breath. Now it’s time to get to work. 

Over the last, few weeks, we’ve been using the lens of Nehemiah to see that when we work together, it can change how a generation sees God....

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Grand Beast: Book 1: The Bear

Grand Beast: The Bear is now up on Amazon.

To say it was fun to write would be an understatement. It also was one of my longer novellas, being 40K and not being a bundle.

There are some similarities to Lord of Dusk, but I do think there are also enough differences for... Read more of this blog post »

Melissa's Quest Finding Magic by Blair Drake
http://6feetunderbooks.blogspot.com/2...

3 Tips for Write at Home Moms with Katie Salidas #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/thn030kY1oc

Bequeathed by Melinda Terranova - Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/dX0W30kY1t3

Victorian Town - Book Tour an... Read more of this blog post »

Here's the last exclusive chapter before you can dive into the full novel tomorrow!

You can start reading from Chapter 1 here.

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What Lurks Inside

Alex was out of excuses. Every time he imagined walking towards the study, knocking on the wooden door, and facing Julian’s stern face, his gut did strang...

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As an author, I sometimes wonder who would best play the roles in my novels.

I recently watched an enjoyable comedy called The Nice Guys. In the movie was this actor I like, but I've never taken the time to find out his name. I was thinking he'd make a fabulous groundsman in Master of Madhouse, b... Read more of this blog post »

I'm highly delighted 'Villa Cassiopeia' has been selected for the WindyCity Greek Summer Reading Guide 2018 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1phep...

Villa Cassiopeia: A mysterious story set in Greece - the perfect summer read. Read more of this blog post »

I'm sorry, reading pals, that I've been so lax on updates-- but I have had two major award wins for Eyes Like Mine/The Lost Ones that I wanted to share. The book has won a KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE and STRAND MAGAZINE CRITICS AWARD for best first novel!

Thank you to my readers and fans for your s... Read more of this blog post »

The Pearl is the tallest building in the world. Built in Hong Kong, the retail spaces on the lower levels are open but the residential levels above the 96th floor are still empty. The problem is getting insurance to cover the residential areas. Will Sawyer, a building security analyst, is called... Read more of this blog post »

Brought to you by Podium (the Martian, Summoner Trilogy) and narrated by Ralph Lister (Shogun, Malazan Book of the Fallen). Please click here to sample or buy a copy:

https://www.audible.co.uk/search/ref=...

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With social media over-saturated with stimuli, it's hard to keep up with everything that is going on.

I know, I know.

But here I am, giving you yet another link to follow.

I have a reader group (and a giveaway).

Join until August 31st 2018 and be entered to win. Prizes: either one $15 Amazon GC or... Read more of this blog post »

To be honest, at first I didn’t intend to write a sequel to Doomware. The ending was supposed to be abrupt and ambiguous, leaving readers to decide in their imaginations what happened next. It also seemed, for really the first time since I’d started writing novels, that somehow I’d been “channell...

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"Melissa Foster's writing is amazing; her character interactions are down to earth and believable; her love scenes are incredibly hot and the overall story just makes you believe in love and fairy tales." - Nini, Amazon

💕ANYTHING FOR LOVE is the modern day fairy tale you've been waiting for!!
➜KIND... Read more of this blog post »

I guess I am starting a blog! That's not something I ever thought I'd do, but here we are.

I've got to start off by saying just how awesome God is! I used to write stories in junior high and high school. Some were made-up stories of how I wished my life would be, and some were loosely centered a... Read more of this blog post »

Today in 1565 Mary Grey married Thomas Keyes. She was the youngest of the Grey sisters and a potential heir to the throne as a granddaughter of Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister. As such, she was not allowed to marry without Queen Elizabeth’s consent – despite her never being a real contender for t... Read more of this blog post »

The other day I spent time with two close family members, both suffering with anxiety. Neither could pinpoint the reason they were so stressed. One was new to the feeling; one has dealt with it most of her life. I'm going to refer to the second one as Izzy, the name I gave to the protagonist in m... Read more of this blog post »

I recently learned that my book, Finding Jesus among Muslims, was awarded Second Place in the 'General Interest' category by in the Association of Catholic Publishers' 2018 book contest.

I am very grateful to the ACP for this recognition, and to my publisher, Liturgical Press, for putting the book... Read more of this blog post »

"As he walked down the street, James found his senses instantly assaulted but not in an unpleasant way. The music intensified in his ears. Faeries and humans brushed past him. He was dizzy from taking in all the different sights and colors and lights. He smelled sickeningly sweet foods and sharp,...

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Hello again everyone!

I'm sorry for my absence, but have had some medical issues that have kept me from my work. But it also has given me some time to think and map things out.

I'm in the process still of writing up my first book of short stories, so be on the lookout for that. I'll let everyone k... Read more of this blog post »

For the last couple of months I'd felt a gentle prompting to take a trip back to some of the places I'd lived as a child.

Not sure why.
Maybe because I'd re-edited my book, which caused more emotions and memories to come to the surface.

Anyway, I pushed the urging away for a few weeks and finally ma... Read more of this blog post »

The following 4 books will be free on Kindle on the 1st of each month as from August 2018:

Wizard's Brew (Camelot Wizards #1)
Wizard through the Looking Glass (Camelot Wizards #4)
Fear of Dragons
The Man who Stole the Future

From the start of my writing career, I was plagued with this question: what genre am I writing in? I knew what I wanted to write about, but finding a classification for it in the world of books so that readers could identify my books from other authors, that was the problem. So, here we go, I wri... Read more of this blog post »

Ieri sono stata al Padova Pride.

Tornare a Padova è sempre come tornare a casa e già questo sarebbe bastato a rendere la giornata memorabile, ma c’erano anche la parata e le mie amiche a renderla indimenticabile, quindi eccomi qui a scrivere di questo 30 Giugno 2018.

Secondo i giornali eravamo 1...

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I'm headed to Denver tomorrow for RWA 2018, and I couldn't be more excited! If you're going to be in Denver, whether you're a writer, a fan, a librarian, or blogger, here's an overview of where you can find me. I'll leave this post pinned to the top of the page for the duration of the conference....

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A little off the writing topic but...

CONGRATULATIONS, FRANCE, ON WINNING THE 2018 WORLD CUP!

Here is to a hard-earned, well-played victory of excellent skill and sportsmanship! Enjoy the next four years on top of the world, guys! You earned it! This World Cup, France truly had a squad to be proud... Read more of this blog post »

Picked France to win the World Cup before tournament started, could not have asked for a better final match. Glad to see my boys come through and finish strong.

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In this episode we build your own Life Scoreboard.

Like most successful professionals, you probably started your career with some idea about what you wanted to do and who you wanted to become. Then, as time progressed, you got caught up in the corporate life. Before you knew it, you were running f...

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Yesterday I had the pleasure and the honor of hosting a workshop at the SCIFI-LX FESTIVAL in Lisbon with writer Pedro Cipriano about HOW TO KILL YOUR CHARACTERS. The theme of the festival is The Apocalypse and the workshop was very interesting to me and hopefully to the diverse audience present a...

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I am too told to read Harry Potter. I was too told to read the series the first time I attempted to read it thirteen years ago.

During this Eid-ul-Fitr, my brother asked me to read it. I refused.

He insisted. I told her that last time I tried, I had to give it up after 49 pages. The fact that I sti...

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The Devil You Know is currently free on Amazon Kindle! Grab a copy while you can this is only available until the 18th July!!

https://www.amazon.com/Devil-You-Know...

Please share with your book friends!

The Devil's Plaything releases on the 19th July!!! Read more of this blog post »

Today I’m sharing with you the background for three recent decisions I made, beginning on Sunday July 1. In this posting I’ll set the scene. Next Sunday, I hope to share the decisions.
I lived in a lovely 1870 lumberjack home in Stillwater, Minnesota, for 32 of the 39 years I lived in that norther... Read more of this blog post »

Escribir una novela de gran éxito es sin duda un gran paso hacia la fama y la prosperidad económica de cualquier escritor. No obstante, en ocasiones puede ser un caramelo envenenado, bien porque el resto de su obras se marchite bajo esa sombra formidable, bien porque al verse obligado a centrarse... Read more of this blog post »