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December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas & Startling Poetry: A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you have a safe and happy holiday! We’ve got a great Christmas poem this time around by the immortal Christina Rossetti A Christmas Carol by Christina Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, […]
December 12, 2015
Startling Poetry: Rape Prevention Potluck
Rape Prevention Potluck by Beck Cooper It has been brought to my attention – by the man with all the answers – that I am too fat to be raped. Said none would dare lie with me in all my morbidity. So, if a man donates his body to the inside of mine, I should […]
November 23, 2015
Review: In the Blood by R.L. Martinez
Originally posted on Intoxicated by Books:
I was given an eARC of this book for an HONEST review. In the Blood R.L. Martinez I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started reading this book. I didn’t have much information about the book and had never even seen the cover! It took me about…
I was given an eARC of this book for an HONEST review. In the Blood R.L. Martinez I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started reading this book. I didn’t have much information about the book and had never even seen the cover! It took me about…
Guest Post from the Kate Foster Holiday Blog Tour!
First a bit of background… When Winell Road: Beneath the Surface was released back in April, Kate didn’t embark on a great deal of promotion. Because of a lot of ‘things’. So, to make up for that and to kick off the festivities for her favourite time of year – Christmas! – she’s taken Winell […]
November 15, 2015
Update on In the Blood
Heya, Hiya, Hoya! So, just a couple of updates on my project du jour: In the Blood is now available at Netgalley. If you are a member there, you can snag an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) here. You can also contact my publisher, Lake Water Press, at contact@lakewaterpress.com and request a copy. And, related to […]
November 9, 2015
Startling Poetry: Testimony
It’s been a while since we had an addition to our startling poetry series so here’s a doozy. Enjoy! Testimony by Maura O’Connor These days I cover my face with bottled skin and scented creams stain my lips the color of rose juice wear black my eyes deepen The man who once called me […]
November 3, 2015
Another Cover Reveal!
It’s time to reveal another cover for an upcoming LakeWater Press release! Yay! And so, I am thrilled to bring you the cover for A Falling Friend by Susan Pape and Sue Featherstone. This wonderful women’s fiction novel is the tale of two friends – one who always seems to make the wrong choices, and the other […]
October 26, 2015
In the Blood Cover Reveal!
It’s here! The final, final, FINAL cover design (the blurb on the back will probably be slightly edited before the book’s release). I hope you enjoy and will consider sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, and your websites… please…
October 23, 2015
Cover Reveal – not mine yet – for fellow author!
Hey everybody! One of my fellow authors at Lake Water Press, James L. Weaver, has a cover reveal today. Check out the cover for his upcoming thriller, Poor Boy Road. Congrats Jim!
October 14, 2015
Cover Reveal Update
Hey friends! Well, if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I try not to do a ton of marketing on here. I like to do poetry and rants and other fun stuff like that. BUUUUUUT, the cover reveal for In the Blood is set for October 26th. Would any of you […]
