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February 12, 2019
My first interview!
Nix Whittaker was kind enough to do my first interview as an author. Check it out! I answer questions about Easter Eggs, how I react to bad reviews, and which actors and actresses I would choose if the novel was to be made into a film.
Link here.
[image error]Shameless plug since I don’t get anything from this blog: I just published my debut novel Challenges of the Gods and it’s getting great reviews . Check it out here .
I’m from Brazil, English is not my first language, and I was told by many readers tha...
February 9, 2019
2019 Literary Agent Analysis – Gender Edition
Check my Query and Publish series: one episode per agent.
Unless stated otherwise, the data here is from QueryTracker.net. The charts are my own interpretation of those numbers.
Shameless plug since I don’t get anything from this blog: I just published my debut novel Challenges of the Gods and it’s getting great reviews . Check it out here .
I’m from Brazil, English is not my first language, and I was told by many readers that I have a unique storytelling style.
[image error]In 2017, I began analyzing l...
February 4, 2019
Challenges of the Gods : C. Hofsetz
Challenges of the Gods After Mike goes through a gut-wrenching betrayal by his fiancée, he finds himself in what he thinks might be the afterlife. But this is no heaven. The gods made a mistake and created another Earth in a parallel universe, putting both universes in peril. They need someone from his planet to destroy the alternate, and Mike is randomly selected for the job.
Trapped in an impossible choice, Mike accepts his mission and is returned to an Earth—and a body—so u...
January 26, 2019
Challenging the Impossible by Christian Hofsetz
I’m a guest blogger for the Review Tales by Jeyran Main! Check it out!
Challenging the Impossible by Christian Hofsetz
Challenging the Impossible
When I was 8 years old, my best friend asked me a serious question.
“What would you do if everybody in the world was held hostage, and the only way to save them was to turn yourself in. But then, you’d be killed.”
January 20, 2019
Believability is Overrated
Books that overuse adverbs or are in present tense never bother me. On the other hand, plot holes and weak plot devices are annoying, especially in Science Fiction. Yet, despite the fact they distract readers, and sometimes break the suspension of disbelief, novels with blatant problems may still become best sellers.
Louvre’s glass pyramid actually has 673 panesof glass
I’m n...
January 16, 2019
More reviews for Challenges of the Gods!
Don’t worry! I promise I’ll stop these types of posts as soon as we run out of ebooks.
Reviews from The Red Headed Book Lover and also Booxoul. Check them out.
And don’t forget to buy my book! Link here.
[image error]Read a summary of all Editorial Reviews, Blooger Reviews, Amazon and Goodreads reviews here.
Click on the pictures below to read the full review.
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That’s all folks. And I hope the reviews keep coming!
January 13, 2019
2019 Literary Agent Analysis – Genre Edition
Check my Query and Publish series: one episode per agent.
Unless stated otherwise, the data here is from QueryTracker.net. The charts are my own interpretation of those numbers.
This is the first time that I’m posting in this series since I became a published author! My debut Science Fiction and Fantasy novel Challenges of the Gods is getting great reviews. If you like my writing style, please check it out!
[image error]In 2017, I began analyzing literary agents open for queries in the United States. I...
January 9, 2019
Kirkus and BookViral Reviews
Don’t worry! I promise I’ll stop these types of posts as soon as we run out of ebooks.
Click on the pictures below to read the full review.
WARNING: Kirkus Reviews have many spoilers. Proceed at your own peril!
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January 8, 2019
It’s launch week! And a great review from The Reading Bud.
I’m so excited! It’s launch week for Challenges of the Gods.
And Heena Rathore P. from The Reading Bud blog just published her review – see below.
Note: I’m gathering all reviews for my book in this blog post .
[image error]And don’t forget to buy my book, of course:
[image error]January 2, 2019
Challenges of the Gods: It’s almost here
This is so exciting! My soon-to-be-published novel Challenges of The Gods is finally available on NetGalley.
[image error]It’s a contemporary Earth, Science Fiction adventure published by @WildRosePress. Link here.
Also, blogger Karon The Baroness just selected my book as one of her choices for upcoming releases:
[image error]Finally, the Amazon link for my novel is here.
