#ReviewShare #BookReview #AmReading - Stormy Weather by Dermot Davis @DermotDavis1

Stormy Weather by Dermot Davis My rating: 4 of 5 stars The story of Robert Munro isn't fiction. It's the story of every man and woman who has a family to provide for. The conflict of drawing the line and not bringing work home in a bag or in your mind. The juggling act that no one really wins in the...

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A Day in the Life of JennaLee Gallicchio @AllStarPaws #AmReading #Animals #DogTraining

Being that I am a professional dog trainer and not a full time writer my day usually starts with two lumps of dog somewhere pressed against my body. During the colder months Ryder, my 2 year old Australian Shepherd/Cattle Dog mix,  and Emmy, my 11 month old Alaskan Husky/ Greyhound mix, ...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #TimeTravel - The House by Sebastiana Randone @sebasti29567440

The House by Sebastiana Randone My rating: 4 of 5 stars 3.5 stars This book has a good plot and a strong theme but many of the good points are buried in a heap of adjectives and jargon. Even if she had used big words all the way, most of us would have been okay with this but the combination of multiple...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview - Maya & Filippo Look for Happiness in Tauranga by @AlinkaRutkowska

Maya & Filippo Look for Happiness in Tauranga by Alinka Rutkowska My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second Maya & Filippo book I am reading from this delightful series by Alinka Rutkowska. The theme of the book is finding your own happiness and realising that you are in charge of your own...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #HickLit - Wilde Riders by Savannah Young @shortontimebook

Wilde Riders by Savannah Young My rating: 4 of 5 stars Two people meet in the last place they want to be. Is it destiny or a recipe for disaster? Riley Smith and Cooper Wilde are both ambitious and can't wait to leave the small town. I loved the fact that Savannah Young was able to create enough tension...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #Literary - Broken Wing by Anna Klay @AnnaKlayBooks

Broken Wing by Anna Klay My rating: 4 of 5 stars The title and description made it quite clear this book is about emotion, abuse and life. Anna Klay introduces us to Skye. Her mother has left her and she has been raised by her father who despite having done his best isn't entirely sure he's done a...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview - Killer Within (An Allison McNeil #Thriller) by @JeffGunhus

Killer Within by Jeff Gunhus My rating: 5 of 5 stars The title is pretty much explanatory. So many plot twists, the only concern for any reader is that he or she might end up with severe whiplash by the end of the book. It was breathtakingly eerie to see the two main characters intertwine with each...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #SelfHelp - The Mind-Made Prison by Mateo Tabatabai

The Mind-Made Prison: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Manifesting Personal Transformation by Mateo Tabatabai My rating: 4 of 5 stars As always, let's get the negatives out of the way first. This book desperately needs a good editor. Plural tenses, upper / lower case and basic sentence construction...

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Frances M. Thompson Shares 10 Things She Wishes She Knew Before @BushBirdie #WriteTip #PubTip

I published my first book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel in August 2013. As I approach six months as a published author I find myself still taking hard steps up the steep learning curve that is indie publishing. That said, the more I learn, the more I feel calmer about the future...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #Paranormal - Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by @ChristineAmsden

Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by Christine Amsden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Christine Amsden's bio on GoodReads mentions this phrase, "great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations." This is exactly what she has done with Cassie. Surrounded by...

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@GaryTroia's 5 Things You Didn't Know About Being A Published Author #WriteTip #Fiction

So, you’ve written your book, found an agent, your agent has matched your book with a publisher. What next? It can take one year before your book is in print. Throughout the year you will receive two or three rounds of edits, then copyedits, then line edits. You’ll be asked to proof the cover...

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Sebastiana Randone & the #Books She Loved When Growing Up #Historical #Fantasy #Romance

Why do you write? I write to deal with an overactive imagination, and as a refuge away from the mundane and myself. As I always feel very relaxed after a writing session, I view this activity as therapy. Have you always enjoyed writing? Although I have dabbled with creative writing in the...

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