Linzé Brandon's Blog, page 27

Book Feature: ACHING HEART by Vida Li Sik

Available on Amazon

Nursing sister Hannah Dervain functions best by following a set routine. That leaves her little time to drown her sorrows in alcohol over what she has lost.Her orderly life is turned upside down when her annual check-up reveals she has cancer. Now Hannah has to fight for her health and to heal her relationship with her estranged daughter, Savanna, who is in jail.Hannah’s bombshell tugs at her daughter’s heartstrings. Overturning Savanna's ban on visiting her in prison...

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: U is for...unbelievable

I chose unbelievable for my word today, because that is how I felt when I saw the list. Yesterday, I posted my 750th post to this blog. It's true, even though I am not sure quite how all that happened.
Number of posts
per yearI suppose it happened the usual way - one at a time!

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: T is for...thank you

Today's post is for saying thank you. I decided to make a list, because this kind of post requires a list.

Thank you to you:

If you have read one of my books;My writers group members for your continued support of each other;My online friends and followers for allowing me to be part your lives;Friends, family, colleagues, every book lover and fellow artist - you make my world alive with life, creative expression, contentment and happiness.

Thank you!

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: S is for...special mention

And the award goes to Francois! Ha, I thought to make this post a dedication to my husband, Francois.
He is a terrific photographer in several genres. Here is a picture of him holding the award for portrait photographer of the year for 2018. The award was made last week.
Well done!
Francois holding his award and certificate

A-toZ Blog Challenge: R is for... - a guest post by Mari Reiza

Welcome to my guest
 - Mari Reiza… Reflection - Rejection - Remorse - Revolution. Reiza's Ritual.It’s upon Reflection that you become a writer. Your life is boring. You yearn for prime shakers replacing the herd around you. Characters who drive, the car, the boat even, a Super Tritone, and know where they're headed in the weekend, Capri. That’s amore! Take stunningest, cleverest Ivanka, in Opera, a no-nonsense prima donna who abhors losers and always gets her way. You love her instantly....

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: Q is for...quignogs

Welcome to the first playful post for the month. Q is such a problematic letter sometimes so when I came across this Q-word, I couldn't resist.

Book feature: PEACH COBBLER POISON by Diana DuMont

Today is a book feature in one of my favourite genres

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: O is for...obfuscate

Today's word is well-known to the NaNoWriMo community. When uploading a novel the website to verify the word count, obfuscation of the text may be used to prevent anyone else seeing what you wrote (even though the text is not saved on the website). And if you're not familiar with this technique, I will demonstrate with a simple sentence.Sample sentence: I love my sketchbook and pencil.Obfuscated text: o oooo oo oooooooooo ooo oooooo.The text is then hidden away by replacing every letter with...

A-to-Z Blog Challenge: N is for...newsletter

This is a tiny post to remind you that if you sign up for my newsletter in April, you can win one of my latest ebooks. Nothing more complicated than that.My newsletter is called Grains of Sand for a reason: it is very short, and drops into your inbox once a month. What can be more easy than that?And that is that for today.And a few special mentions again for you to click and visit:@The Flat Footed Hiker @Collecting Trees @Amore Natura @Charles Heath
Until O!

Book feature: MURDER MISUNDERSTOOD by Susan Bernhardt

M is for Murder!
A book in a favourite genre of mine. Check it out on  Amazon

See you tomorrow for the post of the letter N!