Have you always wanted to write? Get started with… You Can Write—Really! A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Fiction by Kelli A. Wilkins KelliWilkins.com Hi everyone, My name is Kelli Wilkins and I’m an eclectic writer. That means I write everything—short horror fiction, steamy full-length romance novels, science fiction, and even non-fiction. People are always asking […]
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Guest Post: Journaling Every Week by Kelli A. Wilkins
Love the holidays? Can’t stand them? Want to vent about what bothers you? Try Journaling Every Week: 52 Topics to Get You Writing Hi everyone! Welcome to the hectic holiday season. For some people, it’s the “most wonderful time of the year”—filled with fun family gatherings, happy holiday parties, and shopping for sales. However, many […]
Book Review & Giveaway: Between Before and After by Jessica Stilling
Between Before and After by Jessica Stilling Publisher: DX Varos Publishing (November 8, 2022)Category: General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Family SecretsISBN: 978-1955065665Available in Print and ebook, 479 (or less) pages Indie movie director Sebastian Foster has found his niche making movies based on the award-winning novels written by his estranged mother. However, his latest film, based […]
Book Review & Giveaway: Evita and Me by Erika Rummel
Evita and Me by Erika Rummel Publisher: DX Varos Publishing (May 24, 2022)Category: Historical Fiction, Crime, Women’s LiteratureISBN: 978-1955065320Available in Print and ebook, 384 pages Evita Peron’s jewels are missing. Only three people know that they are in a vault in the Swiss Alps; Evita’s corrupt and brutal brother Juan, her bodyguard Pierre, and a […]
Guest Post by Bruce Calhoun: The Many Reincarnations of Cinderella
Perhaps the most famous fairy tale in Western literature, Cinderella, has been retold and reimagined in a staggering number of books and movies. The books and movies fall within two categories: modern day Cinderella stories featuring an underdog heroine and historical Cinderella stories with a twist – such as telling the story from the point […]
Book Review & Guest Post: Silence of Islands by W.M. Raebeck
Book Title: Silence of Islands — Poems by W.M. RaebeckCategory: Adult Non-Fiction (18 +), 170 pagesGenre: PoetryPublisher: Hula Cat PressRelease date: July 2020 Content Rating: G. this book of poems is ‘grown-up’ but nothing violent, explicit, illegal, profane or hardcore. Poetry for the summer day, poetry for the dark night. Poems that cut a walkable trail through the forest […]
Book Review & Giveaway: Artt of the Black Card by Anthony Ryan Sadana
Artt of the Black Card: No Bullsh*t Guide to Business by Anthony Ryan Sadana Publisher: Artt Press (January, 2020)Category: Self-help, Motivational, Entrepreneurship, LBGTQ, Business, Memoir, & Non-Fiction ISBN: 978-1734311006Available in Print and ebook, 140 pages “The Artt of the Black Card” is a fresh, concise, irreverent instruction manual on how to succeed as an entrepreneur […]
Guest Post: How I Became a Writer by Robert M. Roseth, author of Ivy is a Weed
As someone past 70 and six years retired from my day job, I’ve enjoyed shifting gears, moving from wage slave to word slave. I’ve learned that becoming a writer, a novelist, later in life has some distinct advantages for me and, I hope, for my readers. I’ve also learned that it’s never too late […]
Book Review & Giveaway: Trek by Rand Bish
TREK by Rand Bishop Publisher: Weightless Cargo Press (August 20, 2019)Category: Memoir, Travel, Politics, CultureTour dates: Oct-Nov, 2019ISBN: 978-1-7330299-0-2Available in Print and ebook, 384 pages Description 2017, America was turning mean. Heartsick, Rand Bishop couldn’t sit idly by. His action plan, however, had friends and family questioning his sanity. At 67, on bad knees […]
Book Review & Giveaway: Growing up in Disneyland by Ron DeF
Growing up in Disneyland by Ron DeFore Publisher: Waldorf Publishing (July 15, 2019)Category: Memoir, Disneyland, Entertainer Biographies, Coming of AgeTour dates: Oct-Nov, 2019ISBN: 1643166263Available in Print and ebook, 348 pages Description Part biography about TV and movie star, Don DeFore, and his son’s accounts of life in a celebrity family and beyond. Don […]
Guest Post by Tagai Tarutin, author of Hellalyle and Hildebrand
On perusing a publication of Irish history, I came across a painting by the artist, Frederick William Burton, titled “The Meeting on the Turret Steps.” The image of the composition left such an indelible impression on me I kept visualising scenes based upon the mediaeval Danish Ballad from which the picture`s narrative derived. Very soon, […]
Book Review & Giveaway: The Christmas Eve Secret by Elyse Douglas
Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas Publisher: Broadback (September 16, 2019)Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance, ChristmasTour Dates: October-November, 2019ISBN: TBDAvailable in Print and ebook, 440 pages . . Description A mysterious man from the past steals the time travel lantern. When Eve and Patrick find it, they destroy it. Eve’s life […]
Book Review: Reason for Concern by Anita Kulina
Reason for Concern: Mrs. B Mystery by Anita Kulina Publisher: Brandt Street Press (August, 2019)Category: Cozy Mystery, Women SleuthsTour dates: October & November, 2019ISBN:978-1-950836-01-7Available in Print and ebook, 240 pages Description Mrs. B is back on the case with a new mystery to solve! People don’t vanish into thin air. Yet no one has seen […]
Book Review: Things Too Big To Name by Molly Best Tinsley
Things Too Big To Name by Molly Best Tinsley Publisher: Fuze Publishing (August 30, 2019) Category: Literary Mystery, Psychological Drama Tour dates: Sept. & Oct, 2019 ISBN: 978-1733034401 Available in Print and ebook, 289 pages Description Margaret Torrens trades academia for early retirement and the solitude of a cabin in the Oregon mountains. Four months […]
Guest Post: My Journey in Writing & Publishing by Andrew Joyce
My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. Dawn has been kind enough to allow me a little space on her blog to promote my new book, Mahoney. I thought it might be interesting to any new writers out there if I talked about my journey in general and the publishing […]
Book Review: Daring Summer by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (May 1, 2019)Category: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary RomanceTour dates: June 24-July 31, 2019ISBN:978-1093138429Available in Print and ebook, 285 pages Description A hot summer beach—A marriage gone wrong—Daring eyes and daring love, betrayed by a secret passion. Kim feels trapped in a loveless marriage to a jealous, wealthy older man. He blames her for crippling […]
Guest Post: The Biblical Clock by Daniel Friedmann
The creation-evolution controversy is a recurring cultural, political, and theological dispute about the origins of the Earth, humanity, life, and the universe. The gallop poll from June 2014 confirms that more than four in 10 Americans continue to believe that God created humans in their present form. What is going on? Kids are taught evolution […]
Guest Post: Nightmare in the North by Kelli Wilkins
Travel takes a deadly turn in… Nightmare in the North A new horror novella by Kelli A. Wilkins KelliWilkins.com Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing a look at the making of my latest horror novella, Nightmare in the North. Some of you may know me as a romance author, but I also write short horror fiction. […]
Guest Post: The Spark by James Vella-Bardon, author of The Sheriff’s Catch
THE SPARK Inspiration, it’s a curious thing. I’m often asked what inspired me to lock myself away for nine years and complete a five-novel series set in Tudor (well, almost) Ireland, called The Sassana Stone Pentalogy. I can still remember the day I stepped into the now defunct Bridgepoint Books, a second-hand bookstore at […]
Guest Post & Giveaway by Michael Okon, Author of Monsterland Reanimated
Why I Think End of the World Books Are So Compelling to Readers By Michael Okon I live in a world of make believe. Well, at least when it comes to my writing anyway. Not in a happy, princesses and fairy kingdoms kinda way. Don’t get me wrong. Those stories are great, but […]
Guest Post & Giveaway: Top 5 Scary Movie Monsters of All Time
Top 5 Scary Movie Monsters of All Time By Michael Phillip Cash #5 Godzilla I love big monsters. Like really big. Like big enough to stop any other monster in its tracks. Godzilla has these capabilities and it’s through his (I think Godzilla is a dude) sheer size, nothing can stop him. My son […]
Guest Post with Giveaway: Sentinels of the Night by Anita Dickason
Plot Background Sentinels of the Night is the first installment in the FBI Trackers series. Each of the agents has a special gift, one that defies logic and reason and is drawn from my infatuation with Native American myths, and Scottish and Irish folklore. Cat Morgan is the first agent to be selected for […]
Guest Post: Writing Lies, Love & Redemption by Kelli A. Wilkins
Writing Lies, Love & Redemption… A Steamy Western Romance By Kelli A. Wilkins KelliWilkins.com Hi everyone, One day, I was thinking about nothing in particular when this popped into my mind: A man limping along the prairie. He’s been shot and left for dead. He’s bleeding and hurt bad. And thirsty. So thirsty. It’s hot […]
Guest Post: Interview with Authors Andrew Joyce & Danny the Dog
Today we’re sitting down with authors Andrew Joyce and Danny the Dog for a joint interview. Andrew is the author of several novels, including his latest, Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, and Danny writes a monthly column to keep his legions of fans informed as to his latest adventures. So, without further ado, let’s get started. […]
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