December 2010 Blog Posts (200)

Genre: historical fiction, young adult, romance, but not in any particular order. Vixen is a very nice debut novel from Jillian Larkin. The 20’s roar in this novel and it is altogether a blast. Check out the particulars:

“Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . It’s a dangerous combination.

Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged…

Book Review: Scattered Lies II by Madison

-When you come up with such a unique world as the one you created in this novel, what do you draw from to get this right? Where do the names come from?

I draw completely from my imagination, working out all the world logistics as I'm building it. Because the novel is also set in historical times, the research I do for the era also adds to the fantasy element that I develop. Most of the names are also a result of my research for the era, although all of the fantasy names I make up on…

Last night, I attended a Christmas Holiday party with former co-workers and one glaring and consistent greeting that I got was, "How's the book doing?" The book in question is my debut novel, PIOUS, which was widely released October 1. Initially, I was elated to remark how the book is selling seemingly well, according to the activity of reviews and retailer reorders but I won't have any…

Life ever kick you in the head? Wonder why the neighbor’s seemingly have it better than you? Down on your luck and just can’t find the right focus? Welcome to John Kralik’s life and times and enjoy the simple solutions and viewpoint he came to adopt to change his life around. I loved this book, I like the time of year it is released( release date is 12/28/2010), and I totally grooved on his newfound perspective. Check out the synopsis:

“One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik…

As Christmas approached the Victorian’s had a tradition called ‘Stir Up Sunday’. This was held to be the day when that year’s Christmas pudding was made. A family event, it was considered good luck for everyone to stir the pudding mix – clockwise with their eyes shut or the wish wouldn’t come true. So you could be forgiven for thinking that this is where ‘Stir up Sunday’ originates from.

But you would be wrong....

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Review By Lauren S. Smith

Tom McLaughlin's new book, Borneo Tom, could be a travel guide through Southeast Asia - but it's also much more than that. You'll get the entire scoop on what it's like to travel through Borneo, Malaysia and Southeast Asia, live among the orangutans and develop a serious relationship through it all.

The sketches in Borneo Tom help to tell the tale of how a middle-aged, retired science…

**Don't forget to leave a comment HERE for your chance to win a signed, first edition of Kelly Hagen's book, Jake & Jesus**

The Price of Trust

Chapter 1

One more mile. Please, Lord, take me just one more mile, Carly prayed, trying to coax the wheezing…

When I put in the time to read a book, I find that I can really only get to the end of it if I’ve fallen in love, to some degree, with the characters, the plot, or both. There is the rare occasion where I will finish the book - or want to finish the book - simply because I’ve invested so much into it, but those instances are few and far between. The characters are usually the ones who carry me through because most of what I write is centered around character development, so it’s only natural…

From My Mama's Kitchen Presents... WT Greer - A Christmas to Remember!…

Probably the greatest obstacle to writers' success is lodged like a ticking time bomb in our souls. Triggered by setbacks, mistakes, failures, wrong turns, and disappointments, depression and frustration explode when things don't go our way.



I'm not a psychologist, but I know that if you don't manage your emotions, if you succumb to depression, writer's…

Peeker

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Yep, that’s me. I’m one of those. I peek. I look at the end of books before I finish them. Sometimes I look at the end of chapters. I skip around all the time.

Often my excuse is simple: I look ahead to see how many pages are left before I finish the chapter, the section, the entire bloody book. I glance forward to see how many pages there are, period.

I consider those legitimate glances. Anyone, in the right…

Why Shakespeare, what made made you pick that time and period and author?

C: Actually we sort of came upon the Bard by accident. We were brainstorming video ame ideas (a medium that interests us as storytellers) and Anthony made a crack about Kill Bill. Except he said instead of having a game where you are trying to kill David Carradine, he said it should be a different Bill, such as say… Billy Shakespeare?

A: We’ve both been fans of…

Author of Jake & Jesus

About the book:

Jake and Jesus are best friends. They do everything together. Jake sings praise songs to…

Would it surprise you to know that in Victorian times you were well off and owned a pet cat you were liable to be called eccentric?

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Writers are having problems with pirates. No, not the kind with big ass swords who yell, “I’m going to use your guts for garters, my pretty.” These internet pirates are stealing our books.

Authors and publishers are being forced to walk the financial plank. Not only do these brigands cost us hard-earned income, they can even contribute to ending our careers. Sales determine an author’s success and if thousands of our books are being downloaded from the pirate sites instead of…