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You are not your father's son - you were never meant to be.

You are not your father's son.

You are not your mother's daughter.

You are more than that.



You do not merely stand in their shadow, to be consumed by it, to become only what they dreamt for you.

It is their right to dream.

But it is not your duty to fulfil.



You are who you are in your own right, born with your own dreams, visions birthed by God. And there comes a time when you need to grow up and throw off the yoke of who your parents are; not to defy them or to deny them, but to stand on t...

#bookreview: Nation by Terry Pratchett

Nation by Terry Pratchett

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



So I finally got round to reading Nation.

It was intended to be filler/break so I could get round to doing the important stuff, like editing, but... I started... and well, I just had to finish it.



This isn't as all out crazy as most of Pratchett's Discworld books are, but his wit and humour is still evident in every single page. I think he delights in taking the stuff we've made commonplace, the words we've made normal and tearing them apar...

#bookreview: The Golden Crystal by @NickThacker

The Golden Crystal - Book Trailer from Nick Thacker on Vimeo.



The Golden Crystal by Nick Thacker

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



After a failed mission in Afghanistan, Captain Bryce Reynolds finds himself being offered two million dollars, and treatment for his ailing mother, to protect James Whittenfield Jr. and his research company for the next six months. The deal seems too good to be true, and everything quickly turns bad when the Whittenfield Laboratories headquarters in Washington DC is bre...

How NOT to sell books on Smashwords, and a #bookreview: Fox Magic by IJ Parker

A while back, Danny asked about whether there were any viable options to sell e-books online to an international market, or whether there was any place to sell POD books online that could ship internationally as there was this author he knew whose books were no longer in print and he no longer had access to them.



So I talked about Smashwords (as usual) since Amazon isn't really international, and he said he'd talk to the author about it since she seemed receptive about how to extend her reac...

Women and the church: you're not really a woman if you're not married.

It started with a video advert in church about an upcoming six week course on hearing God's voice. And then Pastor Isaac made the announcement that it's only for women. And straightaway, a bitterness welled up in my heart - deep, sharp, angry - because I knew even before it was announced that the dates available would be inaccessible to me. And I was right. Women's meeting, Tuesday morning or Wednesday afternoon.



Because, you know, in the eyes of the church, if you're not married, you don't...

#bookreview: There Comes a Prophet by @davidlitwack

So last Saturday night at about 1 a.m., after writing some miscellaneous reviews and generally being lazy, I shut off my computer and decided to load this into Kobo. I figured I might as well read a few chapters before going to bed, but ended up reading until 3 a.m.. Gave up then mainly because my eyes were really tired and I had some misguided notion that I would like to wake up early and maybe go for a walk. Hah. Woke up at about 10-ish, and wondering how the book would end, I dived right i...

#bookreview: Along the Watchtower by David Litwack

Along the Watchtower by David Litwack

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Along the Watchtower blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, constantly shifting between the real world, where Lieutenant Freddie Williams is an injured war veteran struggling to come to terms with his injuries and assimilate back into normal life, and the fantasy world where Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, is grieving for his father's death and must solve several riddles within thirty days or lose his right to the throne and...

An interview with @davidlitwack, author of Along the Watchtower and There Comes a Prophet

Please enjoy this interview with David Litwack, author of the gripping contemporary novel, Along the Watchtower, and the deep, dark dystopia, There Comes a Prophet. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $650 in Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of each book.















1. Along the Watchtower is a powerful blend of contemporary fiction and fantasy that demands the reader's attention from start to finish. What was your in...

The Virtual World of Gaming and the Plight of War Veterans: A Guest Post by David Litwack

Please enjoy this guest post by David Litwack, author of the gripping contemporary novel, Along the Watchtower, and the deep, dark dystopia, There Comes a Prophet. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $650 in Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of each book.   






The Virtual World of Gaming and the Plight of War Veterans: A Guest Post by David Litwack
Gaming and war would seem to be as far apart from each o...

#campnano: In Transit 4, a #fridayflash.

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It was the waiting that killed, and the uncertainty, Janice was sure of that, though it wasn't as if she was really waiting for anything. Anything concrete, that was.



She looked up from her phone as her sister popped her head through the doorway.

"Any plans for tonight?"

"Ye - I don't know. Maybe."

"You still waiting for him to call you?"

"No. I... No."

Cherise walked into the room and sat on the bed beside her.

"What's wrong, little go-getter?"

"Nothing."

"You sit i...