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September 26, 2019
Creative Solutions for the Modern Writer – New Release Blitz
My latest non-fic book gets some love over at BookReviewDirectory ….
Author: Harmony Kent Book title: Creative Solutions for the Modern Writer Genre: Non-fiction / Creative writing / Inspiration Published date: October 9th, 2019 Blurb: Creative Solutio…
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September 25, 2019
How Do You Write What You Can’t Know?
Hello SErs. Harmony here. Today, I have a question for you >>> How do you write what you can’t know? Or, more to the point, how do you write it convincingly? My current WIP is set ab…
September 20, 2019
Series work… Me?
Check out this post on writing a series by Craig Boyack over on Story Empire today >> How would you keep your ducks in a row? >>>
Hi gang, Craig here today. I’m the only person here who has not dabbled in book series. I love a good stand-alone story, and that will never change. However, my colleagues at Story Empire con…
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Week In Review
A lovely photo and some great writing-related links over at Joan Hall’s place today >>>
Hey, everyone. Wow! September is moving right along. Can you believe the autumn equinox is in three days? I pulled this picture from my September 2008 archives. I was out for an evening walk when I…
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September 16, 2019
FALLOUT
My latest fiction novel gets lots of love with this great review from Kevin Cooper >>>
WHEN EVERYTHING FALLS APART, WHAT CAN YOU DO? The year is 3040. The location is Exxon 1, part of a six-planet system in settled space. Determined to avoid the mistakes of old Earth, the surviving h…
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The One Marketing Tip Staring You in the Face
Check out some tips on marketing by P H Solomon over on Story Empire today >>>
Hello, Story Empire readers! PH in the house today and wishing you an enjoyable, productive day. First, let me ask this: have you ever looked for something and never found it and when you do, it wa…
Glen and Bessie Hyde #MysteryMonday
Looking for inspiration? … Check out this week’s Mystery Monday tale over at Joan Hall’s place >>>
Hey, everyone. I first heard this week’s Mystery Monday years ago on the television show Unsolved Mysteries. You may or may not have heard of this story, but it is an intriguing mystery. Gle…
September 4, 2019
#BookReview: The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
About the book:
In life I was a scientist called Fanning.
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Then, in a jungle in Bolivia, I died.
I died, and then I was brought back to life…
Prompted by a voice that lives in her blood, the fearsome warrior known as Alicia of Blades is drawn towards to one of the great cities of The Time Before. The ruined city of New York. Ruined but not empty. For this is the final refuge of Zero, the first and last of The Twelve. The one who must be destroyed if mankind is to have a future.
What she finds is not what she’s expecting.
A journey into the past.
To find out how it all began.
And an opponent at once deadlier and more human than she could ever have imagined.
My Review:
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The City of Mirrors is the final book in the trilogy The Passage.
In the second book, the twelve were felled, and this changed the outcome for mankind. Or so they thought. Zero was still out there somewhere. He is the one who must be destroyed if mankind is to have a future.
All I can say is that this third and final book in the series didn’t disappoint, and the finale is not what I expected. Even though each book stands at around 700 to 800 pages, the author outdoes himself with fresh material at every turn. While these three tales make for epic reading, I cannot recommend this trilogy or the author highly enough. I rate The City of Mirrors a solid five stars. Go out and buy this series. I’ll be looking out for more books by Justin Cronin.
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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
When You Can’t Find Your Past Participle
Check out my post about finding the right past participle (not as painful as it sounds!) over on Story Empire >>>
Hello SErs. Happy Wednesday. Harmony here
September 3, 2019
Book Review: Red Eyes in The Darkness by D L Finn #TuesdayBookShare
A great book review for Red Eyes in the Darkness by D L Finn over at Joan Hall’s place … I just bought my copy >>>
Hey everyone. A couple of weeks ago on Story Empire, Craig posted about the length of stories and our short attention spans. (If you haven’t read that post, click here.) While I still love to…
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