Alesha Escobar's Blog, page 36
March 9, 2012
Feature Friday–The Favour Men
Okay, you all know I'm a sci-fi & fantasy girl–especially high fantasy and urban fantasy. So what the heck am I doing gushing over The Favour Men? Let me tell you about author Firas Janabi's enticingly fun read. Brothers Charlie and Jake Winters, along with their friend Harry Henderson, do favors. And I'm not talking …
February 17, 2012
Feature Friday–Hell To Pay
They always say nothing in life is free. If someone gives you something, they usually expect something in return–your gratitude, a reciprocal favor…and in some cases, your soul. William Brian Johnson draws you into his novel, Hell To Pay, with a great main character who is able to match the intense and eerie plot that's …
February 10, 2012
Feature Friday–Sleepy Willow’s Bonded Soul
In Dicey Grenor‘s Sleepy Willow’s Bonded Soul, vampires are the predators and we are the prey. They’re hungry, seductive, fast, strong…and narcoleptic? Willow’s got a problem. She suffers from narcolepsy, and so devises a plan to heal herself by becoming a vampire. However instead of freeing herself from this limitation, it turns out she just …
Feature Friday–Sleepy Willow's Bonded Soul
In Dicey Grenor's Sleepy Willow's Bonded Soul, vampires are the predators and we are the prey. They're hungry, seductive, fast, strong…and narcoleptic? Willow's got a problem. She suffers from narcolepsy, and so devises a plan to heal herself by becoming a vampire. However instead of freeing herself from this limitation, it turns out she just …
February 7, 2012
No Hooptedoodle Here: My Top 5 Writing Tips
Someone passed along this interesting article on writing. It's a sweet and succinct 10-point list urging writers to stay away from adverbs (especially in dialogue tags), exclamation points, and opening your story with a prologue–or worse, the weather. How many countless hours have I poured into reading articles and books on "How to be a …
February 3, 2012
Feature Friday–The Human Element
Julia Antoine has had her short stories featured and read on radio shows, and she gladly writes in more than one genre. Her short story collection, The Human Element, takes you through diverse glimpses of the human experience that will leave you laughing, inspired, and wanting more. What's fascinating about her writing style (according to …
January 27, 2012
Feature Friday–Nebulous
Remember those nights you'd stay awake with your little brother or sister and still find ways to talk and play even though it was dark? What if there really was something underneath the bed? Or in the closet? Worse, what if a dark figure came through the window and whisked your sibling away to another …
January 23, 2012
Valentine's Giveaway
I know what I'm doing on Valentine's Day (if we get a babysitter). Movie date! How about you? In case you're trapped inside the house, why not have a signed, print copy of The Tower's Alchemist to curl up with? My Valentine's giveaway starts today, and ends on Friday, February 10 at 11pm PST. RULES: …
January 20, 2012
Feature Friday–The Four Letters of Love
Author Nadina Boun is going to school us on L-O-V-E. Her upcoming book of love poetry, The Four Letters of Love, includes quotes, stories, and poems exploring what love is, and how and why do we love. "The Four Letters of Love" describes love in various forms as seen by the poet; through a lover's …
January 18, 2012
#soapstrike?
I woke up this morning and hit the daily grind of making breakfast for the kids and getting my kindergartener ready for school. Dang, I wish I would've known it was the day to protest SOPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act, many feel, is anything but a means of protecting against internet piracy. Those who …
