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July 22, 2011
Flash-N Fridays – July 22
Welcome to FLASH-N FRIDAY'S. In case your mind is in the gutter, you won't find any naughty pictures in this segment. Not unless you count this: Now, I truly believe that the art of short fiction is severely under-rated. … Continue reading →
July 20, 2011
Three-Ways Thursdays: Meet Author Jennifer Rainey
Well, it's that time again- time for another installment of Three Ways Thursday's! So grab your poision (beer, wine, the hard-stuff- we don't judge), slip into something more comfortable and prepare yourself for some rollicking good fun! Today's spotlight Author … Continue reading →
July 18, 2011
Mental Shrillness by Todd Russell – And Why Short Stories Rock!
MENTAL SHRILLNESS by TODD RUSSELL Website: http://toddrwrite.com/ This collection of short stories, MENTAL SHRILLNESS is a very good example of abbreviated fiction at it's finest. I'll get to the book itself in a minute, but first I want to discuss Shorts … Continue reading →
July 16, 2011
Co-Authoring Trend on the Rise
I noticed, while preparing to read the James Patterson book below, that he had a co-author for this book. This triggered the standard domino chain of synapses firing, and I remembered other Patterson books that were also co-authored. I had to … Continue reading →
July 14, 2011
Three-Ways Thurdays: Meet Author Shéa MacLeod
I'm super -excited to bring this new feature to the website, and I hope it develops into a weekly Quirky-fest. And I can think of no-better person to start the Three-Ways than today's spotlight author– … Continue reading →
July 13, 2011
Alien Abduction? Gov't Rendition? Or Quirky Interview?
Early this morning I was woken up by men wearing masks, gesturing widly with AK-47′s. They drug me out of bed, prodded me down the hallway and out the front door into a rusted cargo van. Wearing only a Merlot's … Continue reading →
Writing With A Market In Mind
Can you imagine spending months, maybe even years, on a story, only to find that there is no market suitable for its publication? Even the most brilliant work of fiction can be doomed to the back of a closet, if … Continue reading →
July 11, 2011
Concerto by Sandra Miller- Book Review
Concerto by Sandra Miller My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was excited to read this novel as I've been know to stare dreamily at violins contemplating (yet again) trying to learn how to play. With this novel, CONCERTO, I … Continue reading →
July 10, 2011
#SampleSunday – Excerpt from Still Life Paintings
In the spirit of Twitter's #samplesunday, here's an excerpt from the new short story collection STILL LIFE PAINTINGS. This specific snippet is from the story Abstract Remembrances …enjoy! With an outstretched finger, Kady touches the corner of the painting to see … Continue reading →
July 9, 2011
Weekend Wrap Up
So, STILL LIFE PAINTINGS is live! Well, mostly. The smashwords version is live, but I'm waiting on Barnes & Noble and Amazon to update the status. I'll add in the links as they become available. … Continue reading →
