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August 7, 2019
10 Completely Free Microsoft Word Alternatives For Writers
An informative post not just on alternative Word software but also on what works best for writing a book. Well worth checking this out >>>
There are many free Microsoft Word alternatives. Why pay for all the extra programs you never use? To write, all you need is a word processor. Take your pick.
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WIP Wednesday
Another WIP Wednesday post >>> this one from Staci Troilo >>> can you guess who the quote is from? >>>
Ciao, amici. I briefly mentioned last Friday that I was revamping my posting schedule. Today, I’m unveiling the second of my changes. Wednesdays are now WIP Wednesdays. I am going to use a ra…
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Avoiding The Use of Clichés
A great post on using cliches (or not) in your writing over at Story Empire >>>
Hey, SE Readers. Joan here today. In a recent post, I wrote about overusing similes and metaphors. Today I’m going to talk about other overused phrases in writing—clichés. Unlike similes and metaph…
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Introducing #WIPWednesday
A new feature today over at Joan Hall’s place >>>
Hey, y’all. A few days ago, friend and fellow author Staci Troilo and I were brainstorming ways to increase the number of blog posts we do and have a planned blogging schedule. I already had the My…
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August 6, 2019
Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore, New Book on the Shelves – Cold Cream Murders Book Four – Sun Scream by Barbara Silkstone
Check out this new book over at Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore. It looks like a fun read >>>
Delighted to show case the fourth book in the Cold Cream Murders Series by Barbara Silkstone.. Sun Scream. About the book A series of peculiar and highly suspicious accidents threaten the life of t…
Get Ready for FALLOUT!
FALLOUT is getting some love today over at Beem Week’s place >>>
Greetings! Author Harmony Kent has a new release in the works. I’ll let her tell you all about it! Take it away, Harmz. . . Hi, everyone. Harmony here. Many thanks to Beem for hosting me toda…
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#BookReview: Cold Storage
by David Koepp
About the Book:
The astonishing debut novel by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park: a wild and terrifying adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism.
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When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository.
Now, after decades of festering in a forgotten sub-basement, the specimen has found its way out and is on a lethal feeding frenzy. Only Diaz knows how to stop it.
He races across the country to help two unwitting security guards –one an ex-con, the other a single mother. Over one harrowing night, the unlikely trio must figure out how to quarantine this horror again. All they have is luck, fearlessness, and a mordant sense of humour. Will that be enough to save all of humanity?
My Review:
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Thanks to NetGalley and HQ for my ARC of this ebook.
Right off the bat, this was a story premise that I loved the sound of. I mean, a deadly fungus that can mutate and replicate at high speed … what’s not to love? The narrative was fast-paced throughout, and the characters interesting. However, I didn’t find myself rooting for anyone in particular, except maybe for the elderly Agent who came out of retirement to try and fix things once they’d gone drastically wrong. Many of the other characters felt like a bit of a caricature outline, though they were fun enough.
Some scenes had me cringing while others had me laughing, all a mix that I like. A good book evokes responses from me, and this one certainly achieved that. The only reason I haven’t awarded a full solid 5 stars is due to the chronic head hopping (jumping from one character point of view to another with no indication or warning). I lost count of the number of times I was reading from inside one person’s head, only to discover–sometimes too late–that the narrative had hopped into someone else’s head. This aspect of the book drove me nuts, quite frankly, and this loses it a full star.
So, all in all, a light, fun, and sometimes cringeworthy read that’s easy to complete in one or two sittings.
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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.
Jacquie Biggar’s MENDED SOULS Series #bookreview #supernatural
Another review today for a series by Jacquie Biggar over at Staci Troilo’s place today. Well worth a look >>>
Ciao, amici! I have a treat for urban fantasy fans today. Not one but TWO book reviews of Jacquie Biggar’s Mended Souls series. It might not be fair to pigeon-hole this series as urban fantas…
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Reviewing Meg: Nightstalkers @meg82159 and All the Missing Children (Muddy River Mystery 3) @judypost #BookishTuesday
A couple more book reviews over at Mae Clair’s place today worth checking out >>>
Hi, friends. Since I’ve been reviewing books on a regular basis, rather than holding all my reviews for of the end of the month or even splitting them into two parts, I’ve decided to ma…
Book Review ~ Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine #TuesdayBookBlog
Check out this review of Stillhouse Lake over at Joan Hall’s place today >>>
Hey, y’all. I managed to do a little reading last week. Of course, I didn’t do a lot of writing, but that’s another story. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago friend and fellow author S…
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