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Book Review: Artificial Absolutes by Mary Fan

This is a sci-fi novel about a young man named Devin and his sister, Jane. Siblings of the wealthy Colt family, they begin the novel with something strange happening to their significant others: Devin’s girlfriend reacted strangely to his marriage … Continue reading

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Spot Writers: The Leak

The following poem, modeled after Poe’s “The Raven,” is based on an event that happened to me one cold, rainy night in January, when my (third-floor) washing machine decided to break and leak during the most rainy storm of the … Continue reading

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Writer Wednesday: Catherine Stovall

Today I’m featuring Catherine Stovall in celebration of her new book, Faire Eve. It’s a young adult fantasy published by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing. Catherine Stovall is the author of Faire Eve, The Requiem of Humanity Series, Fearful … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Difference Between Night and Day by Melissa Turner Lee

This is a Christian, clean romance. While I don’t normally read Christian literature that is too preachy, I enjoyed this book, primarily because it was well written and had a story beyond the lesson in the book. This review contains … Continue reading

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The Buttersmiths’ Gold (Evertaster Series) by Adam Glendon Sidwell

This novella is the second work in the Evertaster Series (you can read my review of Book 1 here). In Book 1, Guster travels the globe looking for ingredients that make up The One Recipe. One of the places he … Continue reading

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Spot Writers: Revenge is sweet- and sometimes soggy.

Today’s post is by RC Bonitz, author of A Blanket for Her Heart and the A Little Bit of … series. This story isn’t his usual style. Enjoy.  Revenge is sweet- and sometimes soggy.   “Is that who I think … Continue reading

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Writer Wednesdays with Mary Fan

This week, I had a chance to chat with Mary Fan, author of the sci-fi novel Artificial Absolutes, which I’ll get the chance to read later this summer. You can check out the trailer here. Tell us about yourself: I’m … Continue reading

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Book Review: Evertaster by Adam Sidwell

This is a fun, quirky middle-grade book (the first book in the Evertaster series) following Guster, an eleven-year-old picky eater. Guster is always hungry; his nickname is “capital P” because that’s what he looks like—a stick with a head on … Continue reading

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Spot Writers: No One Will Ever Love Her More

This week’s story comes from Deborah Dera. Deborah traditionally ghostwrites articles and stories but it in the process of working on her first eBook to be released on the Kindle platform later this year.  ***  No One Will Ever Love … Continue reading

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Writer Wednesday: Nancy Klann-Moren

Today I’m happy to feature Nancy Klann Moren, author of The Clock of Life (which I’ll be reviewing later this summer). I love her point about writing by hand. I agree that it’s an important (but dying) art. Hope you enjoy! … Continue reading

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