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LaTorre Mays's blog:
GOOD EVENING, LIKERS!!! How are you doing this Saturday? Well, I...
GOOD EVENING, LIKERS!!! How are you doing this Saturday? Well, I was unexpectedly off today. I would have liked to have been told beforehand, but it is what it is. On the good side, it meant online time for me today after all. Yaaaay!!!
So have you all been enjoying my books from the Darkenverse l...
Jim Johanson's blog:
Writing about FOOD
Being a good writer necessitates becoming an expert on anything that might even remotely relate to what you write about, so the best of us tend to do a lot of research on just about everything. I tend to do a lot of research on biology and food chemistry.
A THING OF INTEREST:
Cruciferous vegetable... Read more of this blog post »
A THING OF INTEREST:
Cruciferous vegetable... Read more of this blog post »
Mike Battaglia's blog:
A Matter of Mattering
A Matter of Mattering
(*warning: aspirin required)
I woke up with a splitting headache this morning. Not the base-drum-riffing-in-your-skull kind, the existential kind. This is usually a result of all the voices in my head getting together for an all-nighter and talking about all kinds of things b... Read more of this blog post »
(*warning: aspirin required)
I woke up with a splitting headache this morning. Not the base-drum-riffing-in-your-skull kind, the existential kind. This is usually a result of all the voices in my head getting together for an all-nighter and talking about all kinds of things b... Read more of this blog post »
Adam Stone's blog:
Poetry Review:Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
My all-time favourite poem! It's a masterpiece and what I love most about it is that it's not just poetry so good it puts shivers up your spine, it's also a ripping good yarn... A fantastic story of supernatural bei... Read more of this blog post »
Connie Perry's blog:
Coming Soon
My new series, the Royal Sports Family series, is coming soon. Reputation, book one.
The Queen of Sports with a phantom sidekick...this should get interesting!
The Queen of Sports with a phantom sidekick...this should get interesting!
Zoltan Istvan's blog:
A friend sent me a wacky photo from my 30s. It's taken about 1 year before I started formally writing my book The Transhumanist Wager. Also, some new #transhumanism links out w/ my work in them: https://emerj.com/ai-power/ai-ethics-... & https://cosmi
A friend sent me a wacky photo from my 30s. It's taken about 1 year before I started formally writing my book The Transhumanist Wager. Also, some new #transhumanism links out w/ my work in them:
https://emerj.com/ai-power/ai-ethics-... &
https://cosmictortoise.podbean.com/e/... &
https://me... Read more of this blog post »
https://emerj.com/ai-power/ai-ethics-... &
https://cosmictortoise.podbean.com/e/... &
https://me... Read more of this blog post »
M.J. Vaughn's blog:
Our blog
Hey y'all! I have a question. What do you look for in a blog? I find that I am still trying to figure that out. There are many who have been blogging for years and have their niche down pat. There are even those new bloggers that know exactly the direction they want to take. I set up this blog to...
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Kate McVaugh's blog:
Pebble Beach -US Open: Nighttime Reading
After a long day of watching the US Open in Pebble Beach, this might just be the perfect read.
Set in Monterey & Carmel, the very same neighborhood as The Open, BAD ACCOUNTS, would be a good addition to that late night cocktail
Top notch accountant Pia might have suspected her bosses of cookin... Read more of this blog post »
Evan Yarema's blog:
Reoccurring characters: Murphy
A few thoughts on one of my reoccurring female protagonists: O'Dea Murphy.
I'd have to say that throughout the course of my books, O'Dea Murphy is definitely among my top 3 favorite characters.
Like many of my female leads, she's a strong, independent, and confident woman. But one thing that sets... Read more of this blog post »
I'd have to say that throughout the course of my books, O'Dea Murphy is definitely among my top 3 favorite characters.
Like many of my female leads, she's a strong, independent, and confident woman. But one thing that sets... Read more of this blog post »
Marina Simcoe's blog:
EXPERIMENT, release Fall 2019
I did not want to tease with Experiment until after the release of Grand Master, but I'm weak! :) I love this story and couldn't wait to share at least one tiny little teaser, especially since I'm almost done with the rewrites and it's going to the editor next week! <3
Warning: Completely unedi... Read more of this blog post »
Warning: Completely unedi... Read more of this blog post »
Ali Master's blog:
5 Keys to Success You Didn’t Learn in College (Part 1)
I recently watched my daughter Mollie walk across the stage with her business degree diploma from Samford University. It was an exceedingly proud moment, and it reminded me about my journey from being a new college graduate to making partner with Ernst & Young (EY) in a relatively short ten-...
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K.A. Masters's blog:
List: Trojan War Stories
In anticipation of the release of my latest story, "The Enemy Within," I thought that I should create a list of all of my stories that use mythology from the Trojan War. Obviously my novel The Morning Tree uses the Trojan War as its basis (as it is an allegorical retelling of the story of Androma...
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Rita Lee Chapman's blog:
My guest author this week on www.ritaleechapman.com
My guest author this week is Marlene Cheng from Canada who has written her own Bond series! In addition she has also written a biography and a fictional autobiography.
Marlene says asking her to choose which of her books gave her the most pleasure to write is like asking a mother which of her chi... Read more of this blog post »
Marlene says asking her to choose which of her books gave her the most pleasure to write is like asking a mother which of her chi... Read more of this blog post »
Bernie Morris's blog:
The Fate of Lily Knowles
Free to enter a Giveaway draw to win 1 of 3 signed copies of 'The Fate of Lily Knowles'. All you have to do is post your email address or phone number on the contact form on my website: http://www.bronwynbooks.co.uk
Either that or send your details to me on Messenger Bernie Morris 07941 037888
Win... Read more of this blog post »
Either that or send your details to me on Messenger Bernie Morris 07941 037888
Win... Read more of this blog post »
Randi Cooley Wilson's blog:
EIGHTH ANNUAL UTOPiA AWARDS!
I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who voted for the Eighth Annual 2019 UTOPiA Awards. I’m honored and truly humbled by the wins! Immense love to team UTOPiA for the incredible honor of being nominated in so many categories this year. Havenwood Falls has been an incredible journey, a...
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Erik Dean's blog:
Wraith
The sleepy town of Flagstone has a secret and if you solve the mystery. It is too late. 'Wraith' (Garbageman book 3) is being written. This tale will scare the soul out of you.
GranRan's blog:
Beginnings
Hello Everyone,
This is GranRan from Fairytale Land. I hope you will follow me on the many adventures related to me by family, friends, neighbors, and even occasional strangers (after an ale in the local tavern). Folks have stories to tell, so I listen.
Currently Working On:
The release of my new n... Read more of this blog post »
This is GranRan from Fairytale Land. I hope you will follow me on the many adventures related to me by family, friends, neighbors, and even occasional strangers (after an ale in the local tavern). Folks have stories to tell, so I listen.
Currently Working On:
The release of my new n... Read more of this blog post »
Darrell Case's blog:
Writers are readers
Do you desire to write? To wave a world where readers can visit and forget their troubles if only for a short time? Then read and read and read.
I have a friend who has spoken several times of the book he is going to write. Yet by his own admission, he doesn’t read. In fact, he finds it difficult... Read more of this blog post »
I have a friend who has spoken several times of the book he is going to write. Yet by his own admission, he doesn’t read. In fact, he finds it difficult... Read more of this blog post »
Charles Cassady Jr.'s blog:
Latest autographed edition find
For a while I've been covetous of all the books out by radio's Howard Stern and his cronies. I know they get out to a lot of events and must do signings, so I thought a good deal of signed secondhand editions ought to be out there. My theory is correct this week: not long after scoring Artie Lang...
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Robert Roberge Jr.'s blog:
All About Spicket Falls, Massachusetts – Jeff Tribe’s Hometown
One of my favorite authors is Robert B. Parker, who wrote the original Spenser mystery novels, among other series. A technique Parker used for his Spenser books was to create fictional towns for his private detective to visit when he was investigating various cases, and I decided to use that same...
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N.K. Aning's blog:
The Marvel Formular
I recently watched Captain Marvel and I was really impressed with the latest by Marvel. The MCU never ceases to amaze and provide fans with an all around action and truly entertaining movies.
Captain Marvel was another chip in Marvel's entry of movies. I dare say that DC is yet to get to that leve... Read more of this blog post »
Captain Marvel was another chip in Marvel's entry of movies. I dare say that DC is yet to get to that leve... Read more of this blog post »
Louise Dando-Collins's blog:
THE OTHER SIDE OF LILLY
BLOG 69
CHAPTER 28
The first morning of my new managerial appointment after the launch, and after turning on lights and switching off a series of alarms, I stood alone in the gallery. Eva's mausoleum. Space. So much space. And Silence. Cold, austere silence. The gallery was totally lacking in atmo... Read more of this blog post »
CHAPTER 28
The first morning of my new managerial appointment after the launch, and after turning on lights and switching off a series of alarms, I stood alone in the gallery. Eva's mausoleum. Space. So much space. And Silence. Cold, austere silence. The gallery was totally lacking in atmo... Read more of this blog post »
Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi's blog:
كفاح الجدود: قصة حقيقية من التراث البحري الخليجي
كفاح الجدود: قصة حقيقية من التراث البحري الخليجي
لو شئنا أن نختار أهم الصفات التي تميز بها رجال الغوص في الخليج العربي في الفترة الذهبية لذلك الزمن، لكان أبرز تلك الصفات هي النخوة والعزة والكرامة، والتي كانت من أهم سمات رجال البحر من أبناء الخليج.
لقد كان البحارة من رجال الخليج رمزا من رموز الصمود... Read more of this blog post »
لو شئنا أن نختار أهم الصفات التي تميز بها رجال الغوص في الخليج العربي في الفترة الذهبية لذلك الزمن، لكان أبرز تلك الصفات هي النخوة والعزة والكرامة، والتي كانت من أهم سمات رجال البحر من أبناء الخليج.
لقد كان البحارة من رجال الخليج رمزا من رموز الصمود... Read more of this blog post »
Tee Michaels's blog:
Greetings
Wishing everyone a fabulous weekend and hoping to hear from you soon.
Solitaire Parke's blog:
15 Quotes to Celebrate Father's Day
The third Sunday in June every year is Father's Day. A great day to let your Dad know that he is important and you care, with a card, a gift, or just a hug and a visit. Fatherhood is rarely a smooth ride, but one that's full of ups and downs, with both joyful and sometimes tragic experiences. Yo... Read more of this blog post »
Olivia Aycock's blog:
Enjoy the spark!
…and a brand new website design
I had so much fun re-working the website. I hope you love the new dynamic layout. Let me know what you think—I’m hosting a giveaway to celebrate. Details below!
Longtime readers will know I absolutely love reading—and I’ve been reading romance novels since I had to s...
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Josie Brown's blog:
Extracurricular: Why it’s timely.
My next 3-book women's fiction series, Extracurricular, is being launched just as one of its plot points has caught national headlines: the college admissions scandal.
But, like everything in... Read more of this blog post »
M.L. Rio's blog:
Best-Laid Plans
Every time I send a new draft to my agent–or my committee, if we’re talking academia–there follows a strange fallow period where I simply don’t know what to do with myself. After weeks and months of a familiar circadian rhythm hugely influenced by how much work I want or need to get done each day...
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Kit Gaumé's blog:
A Tale: Treasure Hunters
© Gaumé 2014 to PresentTREASURE HUNTERS
by Kit Gaumé 2014
Te'ir Huud—H'aret, O'ctal: Lirotrodk Misery Mound
A lone man clutching a bundle to his chest gasped in the chilling misty air, "It's colder than a coffin's lid in winter! Brrrr, this cold is turning my veins to slush. Just keep moving, don't... Read more of this blog post »
E.P. Clark's blog:
ARCs of "Half a Dream" are Here! Plus Reading Recommendations and Giveaways
Wow! Halfway through June already! Time really does keep on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future.
Hope that thought doesn't make everyone too uncomfortable. To be honest, it makes me a little uncomfortable.
But why think about that when you can think about the onrushing summer? So, since it... Read more of this blog post »
Hope that thought doesn't make everyone too uncomfortable. To be honest, it makes me a little uncomfortable.
But why think about that when you can think about the onrushing summer? So, since it... Read more of this blog post »
James Stoakes's blog:
Interviews
I've added an Interviews page to Jamesstoakes.com
It's a section where I ask questions of characters in A Twist of Shadow and they react. It gives some insight into their attitudes and personality.
I had fun creating them, I hope you will have fun reading them. Read more of this blog post »
It's a section where I ask questions of characters in A Twist of Shadow and they react. It gives some insight into their attitudes and personality.
I had fun creating them, I hope you will have fun reading them. Read more of this blog post »
Jeremy Maddux's blog:
I propose conscription for those who wish to fight on behalf of Antifa
Since they're obviously so restless and ready to take up arms, they must be ready for a tour of duty where they can serve their country better than their predecessors, who are all obviously baby killers and fascists, right?
A.M. Hargrove's blog:
Still Time To Enter The Giveaway!
HELLOOOO GOODREAD-ers!
Just a quick reminder to let you all know there's still time to enter the giveaway for signed paperbacks of One Indecent Night I have going on right here on Goodreads. All you have to do is click this link and enter. Hurry now before it ends. There are 10 luscious copies up... Read more of this blog post »
Just a quick reminder to let you all know there's still time to enter the giveaway for signed paperbacks of One Indecent Night I have going on right here on Goodreads. All you have to do is click this link and enter. Hurry now before it ends. There are 10 luscious copies up... Read more of this blog post »
Linda Weaver Clarke's blog:
A Willow Valley Historical Romance
Angel’s Serenade is a Historical Romance with a mystery to solve. This story is set in 1836 in the United States. You will learn about the infamous River Pirates, the remedies for illnesses of that time period, the effects that music has on a person, and you will fall in love all over again.
Emme... Read more of this blog post »
Emme... Read more of this blog post »
Allison Symes's blog:
Planning Your Reading
Do you plan your reading time? Over a week, I like to make sure I've had a good balance of magazine, short story, flash fiction, non-fiction, and novel reading. I like to mix Kindle and paper reading too.
Whether it is better to read one thing before moving on to the next, or reading slices of dif... Read more of this blog post »
Whether it is better to read one thing before moving on to the next, or reading slices of dif... Read more of this blog post »
Alyson Serena Stone's blog:
Youtube Video: June Book Haul
Since, it's a dark and kind of wet Saturday, it seemed like a good day to talk about all of the books I got in June. Head on over to my Youtube Channel to watch the video.
Link: https://youtu.be/1yl0yxA7Rgk
Description:
It’s time to talk about books! Today I have all of the books I have their boug... Read more of this blog post »
Link: https://youtu.be/1yl0yxA7Rgk
Description:
It’s time to talk about books! Today I have all of the books I have their boug... Read more of this blog post »
Lisa Belmont's blog:
Hummingbird Cake
In the sixth chapter of my debut novel, A Peach For Big Jim, Chloe Mason and her momma make a hummingbird cake. If you’ve ever had a slice of hummingbird cake, then you know it’s a real treat. Layers of moist cake finished off with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with pecans.
The comfort food... Read more of this blog post »
The comfort food... Read more of this blog post »
Pat Powers's blog:
Portraying Socially More Advanced Societies
Suppose you traveled forward in time and visited a future Earth where human society was more evolved than ours. What would such a society be like?
This question has been answered in books, movies and television shows set in the future, and the answer is very clear: people in more advanced societie... Read more of this blog post »
This question has been answered in books, movies and television shows set in the future, and the answer is very clear: people in more advanced societie... Read more of this blog post »
Juliette E. Sebock's blog:
Difícil, Marías at Sampaguitas
My poem, Difícil, appeared in Marías at Sampaguitas on 15 June 2019.
The post Difícil, Marías at Sampaguitas appeared first on Juliette Sebock.
Marianne Mersereau's blog:
Cranes in Nagasaki, Orchids on Okinawa
Konnishiwa (hello in Japanese) and Hafa Adai (a native greeting in the Mariana Islands),
I am writing this post on the 75th Anniversary of D Day in the Pacific. On June 15, 1944, the US Marines landed on Saipan in the Mariana Islands in Operation Forager, the campaign to capture the island. On the... Read more of this blog post »
I am writing this post on the 75th Anniversary of D Day in the Pacific. On June 15, 1944, the US Marines landed on Saipan in the Mariana Islands in Operation Forager, the campaign to capture the island. On the... Read more of this blog post »
Neil Walker's blog:
New Book Review
Check out this fantastic new review of Drug Gang Vengeance: Drug Gang Part II by Neil Walker from Alex J Book Reviews!
http://www.alexjbooks.com/review/drug...
Following on from the events of Drug Gang, http://www.alexjbooks.com/review/drug... John Kennedy returns in the follow up, Drug Gang Vengea... Read more of this blog post »
http://www.alexjbooks.com/review/drug...
Following on from the events of Drug Gang, http://www.alexjbooks.com/review/drug... John Kennedy returns in the follow up, Drug Gang Vengea... Read more of this blog post »
Melanie Nilles's blog:
Amazon ebook giveaway - limited time!
In celebration of the upcoming release of Book 2 in this series, I'm giving away up to 10 ebook copies of Book 1.
See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: A New Beginning (Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds Book 1) (Kindle Edition).
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/c191754...
NO PURCHASE NECESSAR... Read more of this blog post »
See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: A New Beginning (Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds Book 1) (Kindle Edition).
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/c191754...
NO PURCHASE NECESSAR... Read more of this blog post »
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Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
What happens when you've done everything right, but you can't pay your bills?
That's one of the questions Barbara Kingsolver probes in her new novel, Unsheltered . Weaving between the present and the past, it follows two families in Vineland, New Jersey, living in different moments of cultural crisis....more
That's one of the questions Barbara Kingsolver probes in her new novel, Unsheltered . Weaving between the present and the past, it follows two families in Vineland, New Jersey, living in different moments of cultural crisis....more
Interview with Tana French
Dublin crime novelist Tana French has the kind of critical reviews that other writers would…well, die for. Her debut murder mystery,
In the Woods
, won rave reviews and multiple literary prizes upon its release in 2007. Since then, her books have tended to haunt the bestseller lists, on both sides of the pond, and for months at a time. British newspaper The Independent has dubbed French "The First Lady of Irish Crime," and The Washington Post says she is the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past ten years. ...more
