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My 5-star reviews of books by Sally Cronin, blogger and writer extraordinaire

Today is the International Day of Awesomeness and the authors at Story Empire decided to honor an awesome blogger, author, and supporter of the indie community: Sally Cronin. Since I’m out and about today, this is a repost of my book reviews for Sally’s awesome books. Enjoy the browse and, of course, have an AWESOME […]

Crafting Rich Characters (Part 3)

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Greetings Storytellers! We’re off to Part 3 of Crafting Rich Characters. In Part 1, we explored a character’s physical appearance, mannerisms, and quirks. In Part 2, we covered Attributes and Traits, Skills and Abilities, and Occupations and Interests. In this post, we’re going to look at Formative Backstories, Core Values,…

February Book Reviews

It’s the end of February, and due to a productive month of writing, I only have 4 books to share. But all are 5-star reads including a psychological thriller, a romance/thriller mash-up, a madcap time travel romance, and a cozy mystery. I’ve started something new, and at the end of each review noting it a […]

#TenThingsYouMayNotKnow about D. Wallace Peach

Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
? It’s time for another Ten Things post, folks, and today, I’m very happy to have D. Wallace Peach with us. Diana is one of my favorite fantasy writers, and a friend & supporter of authors everywhere, and just wait until you check out this list!  Ten Things You…

Dare to Choose #TankaTuesday

Dare to Choose clockwork doorways beckon gears and pistons fastened we seek a master’s silver key to click   unlock we brave of heart silence snaps with a snick cogs whir and teeth weave as hands tick time twirls   in loops knobs thump, rings spin through creamy clouds of steam oil and grease, wheels […]

A Creative Review or what!

Resa McConaghy is a street-art explorer and photographer as well as a costume designer for film and television. She’s the creator of astonishingly beautiful Art Gowns. She’s also a reader who brings her love of art to her reviews, weaving together images of murals, interview questions, and her original drawings of characters. Her reviews are […]

Crafting Rich Characters (Part 2)

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Greetings Storytellers! I’m back with another installment of Crafting Rich Characters. In Part 1 of this series, we explored our characters’ physical appearance, mannerisms, and quirks. These are parts of a character we can visualize, but they aren’t the only ones. With this post, we’re going to look at Attributes…

January Book Reviews

January flew by with lots of blogging and reading (and no writing). February should prove more productive, but the reading paid off. I have some great books to share with you. January book reviews include my 4 and 5 star reads of a sci-fi time-loop thriller, a YA magical coming of age story, a horror novelette, […]

TBR Pile (stories and poems) Round-up

Thank you to everyone who played along with the prompt. And thank you to all those who stopped by to visit and read the responses from our talented community. We had lots of poetry, some stories, plenty of humor, whimsy, affection, magic, and fun. The responses flowed in, and I was able to reblog 39 […]

A Readers’ 12-Step Program #TBR

Thanks to everyone who took the time to write and read responses to the TBR story challenge. I’m delighted to share my offering. I hope you enjoy the story. Happy Reading! Readers Anonymous: A 12-Step Program I have a book problem. Check. First step done in my 12-step program. Sucking in a breath, I push […]