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November 8, 2011

Character Interview With Adley & Mazy from Amongst The Ruins by Saewod Tice

Tweet Welcome to Character Scoop with Foni Neus. "Getting to the bottom of the book – One character at a Time."     Today we're talking to a couple of the characters that live within Saewod Tice's debut Y/A dystopian book, Amongst the Ruins.  In fact, we will be chatting with Shilo's older siblings:  Oldest …

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Published on November 08, 2011 22:33

Review: Amongst The Ruins – Saewod Tice

Tweet Eight clans now rule the land; their only purpose is to re-establish themselves amongst the survivors of the earth's collapse. Breeding any, and every, woman is the only way this can ensured within each clan. Yet there are those who do not agree with this decree. Shilo yearns to free herself of the stigma …

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Published on November 08, 2011 21:57

Author Interview: Matthew Munson

Tweet Hi, Matt. Welcome to my blog. Thank you for allowing me to interview you. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. It's a pleasure to be here – thank you for having me!   Would you take a moment and introduce yourself to us? My full name is Matthew Nigel Walter Jarvist …

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Published on November 08, 2011 12:10

November 7, 2011

Review: Antique Charming – Natalie-NicoleBates

Tweet Lizzie Morton has just bought the Nichols Funeral Home. The house is everything she's ever dreamed of. She plans to restore it to its former glory, intent on showing her family that she can truly make it on her own. When a visitor shows up on her doorstep one night, Lizzie wonders if he's …

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Published on November 07, 2011 11:21

Guest Post + Giveaway: The Great Genre Swap By Natalie-Nicole Bates

Tweet I only seriously started to write with an eye towards publication in the last year or so. As a child, I was always a voracious reader. I was the kid in the corner with her nose stuck into Harold Robbins and Sidney Sheldon. When I became an adult, I segued my love for reading …

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Published on November 07, 2011 09:41

November 6, 2011

Review: The Legacy Of Kilkenny – Devyn Dawson

Tweet Abel Casey is just an ordinary boy. He goes to school and comes home to take care of his mother and sister while his father is at work. There's nothing out of the norm that would signal him to be more than what he already is. Yet when Prudence Phelan shows up on the …

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Published on November 06, 2011 12:56

Review: Ink – S. J. Davis

Tweet Still suffering from the effects of the car accident with her mother, Sparrow resigns herself to living with her Aunt. She feels her mother's loss more and more as each day goes by, always wondering if she'll ever come terms to with what's occurred. Her confusion grows as she tries to understand what her …

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Published on November 06, 2011 11:55

November 5, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday – 11/6/2011

Tweet My entry for Six Sentence Sunday. For a full FAQ as to what this is, you can find it HERE. Be sure to check out my previous installments for Six Sentence Sunday, as this is a continuation of that. Keep in mind that this story has no title, as of yet. My aim is …

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Published on November 05, 2011 21:17

Sample Excerpt: The Corsicanth Princess – Chapter 3

Tweet Good evening/day, Everyone. How's it going? As most of you know, I'm participating in NaNoWriMo this year. For those of you who aren't familiar with that, it's a contest, of sorts, where writers spend the entire month of November striving to write 50k (or more) words towards a new novel. I've been striving towards …

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Published on November 05, 2011 19:19

November 3, 2011

Read Chapter One Of Emlyn Chand's New Book, Farsighted

Tweet Today I'd like to share an excerpt from Emlyn Chand's hot new paranormal novel, Farsighted (it just released on 10/24). Before diving in, check out this teaser for the book: Alex Kosmitoras may be blind, but he can still "see" things others can't. When his unwanted visions of the future begin to suggest that …

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Published on November 03, 2011 08:40