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The Girl With The Empty Suitcase -Krysta Macdonald

“What is it about suitcases, lying there empty? Before a trip, they are full of uneasy anticipation. After, they are almost regretful, longing to go back to those unfamiliar hotel rooms, those airport carousels. “Nothing symbolizes discontent like an empty suitcase. Or perhaps a roll of undeveloped film.” The suitcase sat at the top of... Continue Reading →

A Peek Into STARLIGHT: IMMORTAL HERITAGE… A Brand New YA Novel By Author Selene Kallan

Do you like reading Fantasy and Paranormal romances? Well, check out this debut novel by Selene Kallan… An author who hates sleeping at night loves reading and daydreaming.  Doesn’t she sound like a girl after your own heart? Read the excerpt and the blurb, it is bound to leave you wanting more … BLURB For... Continue Reading →

YOU GO GIRL – BY IVY LOGAN

YOU GO, GIRL!! It doesn’t matter if you are fat or thin It hardly matters if you don’t fit in It doesn’t matter if the perfect girl lives next door This is your life, so stop looking outside and look in Stop listening to the harsh judgments and the cutting comments Learn to be comfortable... Continue Reading →

Why It May be Worth your While to go Exclusive: By Brian Meeks

It’s an age-old question. Since the very first cave dwellers started telling stories on walls, human authors have been debating whether to go wide or exclusive on Amazon. The early cave dwellers mostly went exclusive. Should you? I’m a novelist who makes a full-time living as an author. I quit my day job two years... Continue Reading →

8 TRUTHS ON THE REALITY OF BEING AN AUTHOR BY AUTHOR ROSE MONTAGUE

The author experience varies widely depending on your publication path. Having been published through a small press publisher in the past and self-published at the present time, I can give you my experience with both. THE WAITING  If you use a publisher, waiting is the big reality you will experience. You submit your manuscript and... Continue Reading →

Historical Fiction: The Magic of combining Fact with Fiction :by Kathryn Gauci

One of the wonderful things about writing historical fiction is the journey we take. I like to think of it as a cycle – the gathering of the knowledge in the first place and then sifting through it all until it emerges again like a butterfly from the chrysalis into the finished novel. A tale... Continue Reading →

The Romance of Crushing on Fictional Heroes – What Women Want Part II : by Sharon Booth

It’s a standing joke in our house that, when Darling Husband does something I’m not happy about, I will say to him, “Eliot would never do that.” Who is Eliot? Eliot Harland is the hero of my third novel, This Other Eden. He’s a sheep farmer in Yorkshire and he’s the strong, silent type, who... Continue Reading →

How Music Influenced My Writing :by Annie Whitehead

The Influence Music Has on my Writing: I’m delighted to have been invited by Ivy to talk about two subjects very close to my heart: music, and writing. Perhaps it’s a good idea to explain how important music is to me, generally. I learned piano from the age of five, and was lucky enough, when... Continue Reading →

Writing Despite The Curve Balls Life Throws At You… Rita Fitzpatrick

No matter what, you should always find time for creative endeavours… or, at the very least, make time for doing things that make you happy (unless you’re a serial killer—in that case, this pep-talk isn’t aimed at you). I know this sounds obvious—there are a tonne of pithy quotes about living life to the fullest... Continue Reading →

Jacky Dahlhaus brings you Book II of Suckers Triology: Raising A Vampire- Book Review ( Is there anything a Mother Wouldn’t do To Protect Her Vampire Child?)

I had the pleasure of reviewing Jacky’s first book in the series and Book II of the Suckers Trilogy takes off from Book I-‘Living With a Vampire’… You get a glimpse into the mundane domesticated life of Kate and Charlie and just when you are about to breathe a sigh of relief at the sheer normality... Continue Reading →