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A Must-Have Guide for Aspiring Writers
March 14, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
A must-have guide for writers. Take a look at today’s featured book, Show & Tell in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Transitions from Telling to Showing (Writing in a Nutshell Series) by Jessica Bell. It currently has a 4.3 star rating with 21 reviews. “A practical, no-nonsense resource that will help new and experienced writers alike deal with that dreaded piece of advice: show, don’t tell. I wish Bell’s book had been around when I started writing!” ~Talli Roland, bestselling author
A Brief Synopsis of Show & Tell in a Nutshell:
An effective guide with sixteen real scenes depicting a variety of situations, emotions, and characteristics which clearly demonstrate how to turn telling into showing. A few short writing prompts are also provided.
An excellent pocket guide for aspiring writers. This user-friendly and simple solution will help you hone your craft no matter how broad your writing experience. With the convenient hyper-linked Contents Page, you can toggle backward and forward from different scenes with ease. Use your e-reader’s highlighting and note-taking tools to keep notes as you read, and/or record your story ideas, anywhere, anytime.
About the Author:
The Australian-native contemporary fiction author and poet, Jessica Bell, also makes a living as an editor and writer for global ELT publishers (English Language Teaching), such as Pearson Education, HarperCollins, Macmillan Education, Education First and Cengage Learning. She is the Co-Publishing Editor of Vine Leaves Literary Journal, and co-hosts the Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop on the Greek Isle of Ithaca, with Chuck Sambuchino of Writer’s Digest. For more information please visit: Website: www.jessicabellauthor.com Blog: www.thealliterativeallomorph.blogspot.com Vine Leaves: www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com Retreat: www.hwrw.blogspot.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/MsBessieBell Facebook: www.facebook.com/author.jessica.bell
What Fans Are Saying About Show & Tell in a Nutshell:
“Jessica Bell addresses one of the most common yet elusive pieces of writing advice–show, don’t tell–in a uniquely user-friendly and effective way: by example. By studying the sixteen scenes she converts from “telling” into “showing,” not only will you clearly understand the difference; you will be inspired by her vivid imagery and dialogue to pour through your drafts and do the same.” ~Jenny Baranick, College English Teacher, Author of Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares
“A quick read with vibrant examples of how a passage can be transformed from “telling” readers about emotions to showing them. If underwriting and bland characterization are your Achilles heel, this little pocket guide is sure to be useful.” –Laurel Garver
“The strength of Show & Tell in a Nutshell is in its concise examples. It really is showing you, not telling! This is a pocket-guide reference that writers will want to keep close and use again and again. You will find inspiration within these pages for your own WIP (work in progress).” –Angela Mackintosh
Aspiring writers, you must pick up your copy of Show & Tell in a Nutshell today.
First-Rate Murder Mystery
March 12, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle friends, take a look at today’s featured book and a Best Indie Books of 2012 SEMIFINALIST, Deadly Pleasures by Mary Firmin. It currently has a 4.6 star rating with 41 reviews. “Deadly Pleasures doesn’t rely on gimmicks. Firmin writes with authority. Fully developed characters keep the story moving.” -Doris Parmett
A Brief Synopsis of Deadly Pleasures:
Megan Riley has bigger things to worry about than the fact that her neighbor has just been found dead. Her engagement has just ended, and she is once again on a quest to find Mr. Right—or at least Mr. Right Now. Tired of emotional ties and ready for a new adventure, Megan and her three best friends make a fateful decision. They hire hunky stripper Michael Harrington as their timeshare boytoy—unaware he is the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders. Suddenly, they find themselves involved in a complicated murder investigation led by a handsome detective who is focused only on finding the twisted serial killer before he strikes again. But who will be the next to die? Megan, the hardworking real estate agent; newly divorced Kathleen; Alex, married to a wealthy businessman; or Rachel, the spurned wife of a hot Hollywood screenwriter?
About the Author:
Mary Firmin was born in the North of England, emigrated to Canada, then traveled to Florida where she owned and operated an Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She began her writing career by attending many classes at local colleges, including UCLA, and then moved on to private writer’s groups. Upon moving to the Desert, Mary wrote a society column for a Palm Springs newspaper. It is from these experiences she forged her characters and the story of Deadly Pleasures. This book is a fun, casual read with a little romance, some deviant sex, and a sick serial killer. It is sure to keep your attention to the very end. Mary’s loving husband, Bill, passed away this year. She has three children, one gorgeous grandchild and lives in Rancho Mirage, California. Mary is now working on her second book in this series, Deadly Secrets.
What People Are Saying About Deadly Pleasures:
“Firmin writes more like a seasoned storyteller than a debut novelist,…Deadly Pleasures is recommended for readers who like to be both titillated and entertained. Ones certainly hopes that the author, an iUniverse Rising Star, has more naughty novels up her sleeves.” Jill Allen, Clarion Reviews. (Five star review)
“Firmin’s first novel is a first-rate murder mystery…swiftly paced tale of lust, seduction, duplicity and horror, Firmin’s debut easily keeps the pages turning.” Kirkus Reviews
“Sex and the City meets James Patterson in this tale of friendship that’s peppered with enough thriller action to make Deadly Pleasures a solid guilty pleasure.” Blueink Reviews
Don’t hesitate…pick up your copy of Deadly Pleasures today.
An Epic Coming-Of-Age Page-Turner
March 11, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle friends, take a look at this epic coming-of-age page-turner and today’s featured book, Robin’s Blue by Pam Alster. It currently has a whopping 4.6 star rating with 71 reviews. A book that Erik Himmelsbach, a contributor of the Los Angeles Times calls “…a brilliantly vivid time capsule of blank generation 80s decadence fused with a poignant and sensitive coming of age tale that’s totally timeless.”
A Brief Synopsis of Robin’s Blue:
Set against the disco 70’s through the Reagan-era 80’s, when divorce was the norm and casual sex and recreational drugs were ubiquitous. Robin Daniels, a runaway from a violent and emotionally desolate upper middle-class home, repeatedly navigates her world without guidance. After a failed marriage, she discounts love and moves through a series of jobs and men. Failed attempts to live as a kept woman compel her to become a high-class call girl. She searches through experiences and escalating drug use for the one lesson that will resolve her omnipresent question of purpose.
Before AIDS and addiction became household words, Robin’s Blue speaks to a generation that basically raised itself. Robin’s journey takes her from suburban Philadelphia to Miami to the South of France and ultimately to New York City where she is obliged to make peace with the girl inside she left dormant at sixteen.
About the Author:
Pam Alster is a former television writer and studied Master Fiction Writing at UCLA. She is a contributing blogger to 85broads.com and BlogHer.com. She lives in LA with her patient husband, old-soul daughter and two well-fed mutts. Robin’s Blue is her first novel.
What Fans Have to Say About Robin’s Blue:
“The colorful characters in Robin’s orbit help bolster the coked-up story, and the final part proves to be the best. Realistically captures the rough road to rock bottom.” ~Kirkus Book Review
“Rich, layered, complex characters, sexy sassy era and a driven plot line made this a big page turner for me. The story is so relatable, honest and REAL that I laughed and cried and took an honest look at my own life and history.” –Dru Mouser
Make sure to grab your copy of Robin’s Blue today.
A Chilling & Fast-Paced Mystery
March 5, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Kindle readers, if suspense is your thing, today’s feature novel will keep you guessing until the end. Take a look at Disappear by Iain Edward Henn. It has a 4 star rating with 39 reviews and was ranked as a top 5 bestselling Crime Thriller & Mystery in Amazon UK. “A stylish, craftily-worded thriller…crossing time, social class, love, loss, indulgence, greed, and …pure evil…a fantastic read.” – Martin Treanor, author of The Silver Mist
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A Brief Description about Disappear:
On a rain-drenched night, a young husband leaves home to run to the corner store – and never comes back.
Eighteen years later, his body reappears wearing the exact same clothes, and on the same street from which he went missing. He appears to be the victim of a hit/run driver. He looks exactly the same as the day he vanished. His widow, Jennifer Parkes, is determined to solve this mystery. Other bodies emerge; all have been missing for eighteen years. None have aged.
On the trail of a venomous killer, Jennifer and homicide detective Neil Lachlan are pulled into unfathomable deception and terror; into a dark mystery that baffles the police and defies logic. Investigating at the forefront of scientific and medical technologies, they confront a threat that is closer than either of them could ever have imagined.
About the Author:
Iain Edward Henn has a background in newspaper and magazine publishing. His short suspense fiction has been published by magazines in England, North America, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Australia and New Zealand, and includes ‘Private Day,’ which has appeared with the Scandinavian University Press. His novel, ‘The Delta Chain,’ was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist, and has appeared on the Amazon UK’s Mystery and Thrillers lists.
What Fans are Saying about Disappear:
“This is an interesting and complex mystery story. It was well written, and very well-edited, which made for an enjoyable read.” –Georgeanna
“One of the best page turners I’ve read in years.” – Tricia Lee, author of A Caribbean Summer
“Every thing you would want in a mystery! Grabs you and holds you. Could not put it down. Highly recommend it for those who love mysteries!!!” –Diane
If you love a chilling mystery, pick up your copy of Disappear today.
A Heart-Pounding Celtic Series
February 12, 2013 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Take a look at a heart-pounding Irish lore and today’s feature book, Dark Waters: Book One of the Celtic Legacy Series by Shannon Mayer. It currently has a 4 star rating with over 65 reviews. “This is a story of integrity, determination, sisterly bonds, and courage laced with fear. The characters are multi-layered, and they come to life in Mayer’s skillful hands.” –Author of Pibbin the Small, Gloria Repp
A Little About Dark Waters:
When Irish sisters are thrown into the world of Fae, their bond is stretched to the limit. Secrets from the past emerge and it leads them on a dangerous path, one that could turn them from sisters to enemies. Include a wicked love triangle and you have the start of a new twist on classic Irish lore.
About the Author:
It was in Rice’s novels that the idea of urban fantasy really bloomed for Shannon and it was about that time that her grandmother was letting her read her Harlequin Historical novels. (Okay, actually she was slipping them to Shannon when her mother wasn’t looking, but let’s not get picky.) The combination of love stories and darker fantasy stuck with her and it’s now not only what she gravitate towards to read on her off time (Kelly Armstrong, Laurell K Hamilton, Kim Harrison), but has become the style she loves to write in.
What People Are Saying About Dark Waters:
“Don’t expect to be lulled to sleep, this story doesn’t stop moving. As fast as it is happening for our protagonist, Quinn, is as fast as Mayer takes us along for the ride.” –The Cabin Goddess (Reviewer)
“The premise is an interesting mix of original and classic . . . the familial bonds and an emerging love triangle are really what drive the story and give it more dimension. Highly recommend!” –Author of The Slave Girl Chronicles, JC Andrijeski
“The story . . . hooked me from the first page. . . what I loved most was the intensity of the world they were thrown into. . .the perfect blend of paranormal fiction. . loved it!” –Author of the Fang Chronicles, D’Elen McClain
Make sure to pick up your copy of Book One in the Celtic Legacy Series, Dark Waters. Â
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