The International Language of Romance
It’s a lovely Friday afternoon, and the weather is the epitome of what May should be: brightly but gently sunny, with a few fluffy white clouds strategically positioned in the sky and smells of all kinds of flowers hanging around as you walk. It really is the time to...
15+ Fantasy Books for 99c!
The Fantasy & Sci-Fi Network is having a one day 99-cent book sale! The sale will only be available tomorrow, Friday 23rd, so pick your favorite titles and join the adventures! Here is a list of the books that will be on sale tomorrow: As the Crow Flies, by Robin...
Making Connections
I happened across this brilliant map by Jamie Clark, and I had to share! It shows the different words one can use to make connections, whether to compare, contrast, emphasise etc. Enjoy, and don't forget to visit his blog for more awesome stuff!
30 Things Books Can Tell You About Your Date
If you're anything like me, when invited to a person’s house, you discreetly go through your host’s bookshelves to see what they like reading –that is, if there are any books in the house- and consider whether you have a literary connection between you. I have found...
How the Rave Reviews Book Club Is Helping Me Promote My Books
The more observant among you may have noticed a particular uptick in the number of Twitter mentions of Pearseus, my epic fantasy series, and The Power of Six, my collection of science fiction short stories. In fact, I would call it a downright frenzy, and it's...
May Book Frenzy: Epic fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, YA
I have quite the treat for you today, a wonderful collection of Epic fantasy, Paranormal, Romance and YA books. For the next 3 days, these 13 authors have placed the best of their books on sale, courtesy of Fabulosity Reads Book Tours. Mind you, I just heard that some...
7 things that can help your book
There is a lot of writing advice out there for authors, to help with anything from pacing to vocabulary. I recently came across a post by Ashley LaMar titled 7 Things your Readers Want to See in your Books, which I appreciated for including some of the things I find...
Why I love Comics!
As a kid, I used to love reading comics. I still do, actually. My parents, concerned that I would fail at school, thought that it was not ‘serious reading’ and that I was wasting my time, while I should be studying math and physics instead. During a move from one...
Jumping Ship, by Janice Ross
You may remember Janice Ross as the author of Loving Nate. She has kindly agreed to be interviewed here as part of her blog tour for her new book, Jumping Ship; an introductory novella to the Island Hopping Series. About Jumping Ship The year was nineteen...
The Power of Six, Printed Edition
I had to share this exciting news with you - the mailman just delivered my ten copies of The Power of Six I had ordered from Amazon! You can see from my "proud daddy" smile how wonderful it feels to hold it in my hands. If anyone would like a signed copy, just...
Writer’s block
Today I realized that what I really want to do is write: improve Mad Water, the third installment of my Pearseus epic fantasy series, follow my beta-readers’ excellent and extremely helpful advice, think about how I want to finish my story in the last, yet unwritten,...
Guest Post: a Review of Over Odyssey by Joe Pagano
I read the first part of Over Odyssey: Yellow by Tony Carnival a few weeks ago, and was captivated by its warmth and sweetness; traits not normally associated with urban fantasy or post-apocalyptic works! I am currently reading the whole book, with an eye at...