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Recents

Recent Reads
The Storyteller by M Arthur – humble rating: Golf Clap+ – Well written story by fellow Bend-ite and middle-grade author. Good, strong p.o.v. which added to the intensity of the storytelling. I liked the end of the story line, I wasn't super crazy about the Lemony Snicket type of dialogue at the very end. But I got over it quickly.







Abandon by Meg Cabot – humble rating: Golf Clap+ – So, when I first started reading I thought, "Wow, this is so cliché. How disappointing." Me of...

Three Times A Charm with Mike Mullin

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week we are joined by author, Mike Mullin and his newly released book Ashfall. Let's learn more about Mike.
Mike Mullin's first job was scraping the gum off the undersides of desks at his high school. From there, things went steadily downhill. He almost got fired by the owner of a bookstore due to his poor taste in earrings. He worked at a pla...

Three Times A Charm With Karen Gowen

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week author and assistant editor, Karen Gowen, joins us to talk about her passions: authors & literacy. 
Karen, tell us a little about yourself.
I love to read and I believe in the power of books to change lives. My passion is to empower authors and promote literacy. I am an assistant editor at WiDo Publishing, and the co-founder of...

Fiona Ingram Presents The Secret of the Sacred Scarab

World of Ink virtual book tour stops in today. We are talking with Fiona Ingram, author of, The Secret of the Sacred Scarab , about her book, her writing inspiration and learn what she was like back when she was the right age for her book. First, let's learn a little about our guest.
Fiona Ingram's earliest story-telling talents came to the fore when, from the age of ten, she entertained her three younger brothers and their friends with serialized tales of children undertaking dangerous and...

Recents

It has been two months since I last posted my recent reads. A couple good reasons for this. One is that life got really sad and complicated. Two, I read four books I can't post about because they are for a competition. So in order to make up for it, I plowed through two books this weekend. I feel back on track with my reading.
Recent Reads:
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray – humble rating: Motivational Speaker – Fun!









Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine – humble rating: Motivational Speaker – Powerful...

Three Times A Charm With Rick Daley

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week author, Rick Daley, joins us to give us his top advice and to talk about his book, The Man In The Cinder Clouds. First, let's learn a little about Rick.
Rick Daley has been writing professionally for over 15 years.  His experience includes marketing copy for print and web, press releases, business proposals, training and technical...

Three Times a Charm with Kit Grady

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week I'm honored to welcome the very talented illustrator, Kit Grady. Kit Grady is a full time children's illustrator and author living in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. Her love for drawing animals, nature and children began very early. She continued her passion studying art at Virginia Commonwealth University and later studied ...

Three Times A Charm With Nancy Sharpe

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week children's author, Nancy Sharpe, who joins us to talk about her newest release, a picture book called, If Wishes Were Fishes. Let's learn a little about Nancy:
N.A. Sharpe was born in Wilmington, Delaware and attended the University of Delaware studying Psychology and Elementary Education.  She is a single mom and currently lives in...

Tal Yanai Presents Life Is Not a Candy Store

During his formative years, Tal Yanai was not happy with his reality. What he was creating in his life was not in alignment with what he wanted in his heart or what he knew and deeply felt was possible.
As a struggling student, he was considered a troublemaker in school. Then one day, during a bike trip from the kibbutz to the sea, he was asked to take charge and make sure none of the other kids lagged behind. For the first time in his life, at age fifteen, Tal got a taste of what it meant...

Write On Con Live Chats WERE AMAZING!!!

They all were (well the ones I participated in) and seriously, if I had the tenacity, I could write a post about each one I lurked over. I learned so very, very much about the idiosyncrasies of the business that I either never knew before or had simply forgotten. Oh my gosh, and the funny! Barbara Poelle and Holly Root somehow managed to have their audience in tears while they educated us on the do and do not of the industry.
PLUS: I gained loads of respect for the brilliance of the literary a...