A Goodreads Giveaway of The Orchid Hour

 From July 15 to July 31, Goodreads is offering a giveaway of my historical novel, THE…

Motivation Monday – #Meditation – #TarotReading – #AngelOracleCard

I am so happy to return to my regular posts and to catch up just a…

New Release! BITTERNESS, BETRAYAL & MURDER (A Stacie Maroni Mystery #9) by Christa Nardi

It’s Release Day! To celebrate the release of the 9th book in the Stacie Maroni Mystery…

Writing From Your Shadow Side With Michaelbrent Collings

How can you use what you’re scared of to write better stories that resonate with readers?…

10 Interesting Details About Addison Steele

I’m happy to welcome back award-winning Wild Rose Press author M. S. Spencer. Thank you so…

Cover Reveal: The Demons of Montmartre by Laurence Raphael Brothers…

  Mirror World Publishing and Sapphyria’s Book Promotions are excited to reveal the cover of The…

Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr, published by Coach House Books

 What Esi Eugen did for jazz and the 1940a in Half Blood Blues Suzette Mayr does…

Scylla and Charybdis

` Here is another digital artwork I’ve worked on lately. After finishing it, it occurred to…

His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue (Revised)

As you know, thanks to my supporters, as well as those who purchase my books, I’ve…

Dialogue Problems

 Here are some common dialogue problems and how to fix them. https://annerallen.com/2023/07/9-common-dialogue-problems/

Getting Steamed Up About a Sauna

I’m just back from Finland, a beautiful country with many lakes to swim in, and to…

Sunday Book Review – Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

Today my Sunday book review is for a most moving book – Living Without the One…

Scrooged is FREE for Christmas in July

Stan Hope never cared much for his son-in-law—Justyn Patko. His black clothes and body piercings were…

Betina Krahn’s THE PARADISE BARGAIN – Superb Storytelling in This Tale of the post American Revolution Whiskey Rebellion!

 Krahn has written a superb romance, even more, she has developed winning characters, people you would…

Not much going on

I like to update at least weekly. Honestly, I missed a bunch of work due to…

Book Review – Monstrous Creatures by Patricia Correll

There’s kind of this notion in society that things and people are either all bad or…

Soulless cover reveal

I’m on my second round of revisions for Book 3 in the After Z-Day series, which…

#WeekendWritingPrompt: Someone Who is the Boss

Looking for inspiration, a way to get your creative juices flowing? Here is a writing prompt…

IT’S GUEST AUTHOR SATURDAY!! Please welcome fellow Wild Rose Press author Terry Newman…

  Hi, Terry, I think this is your first time on my blog so welcome! I…

Revie of AGING BACKWARDS

AGING BACKWARDS  Miranda Esmonde-White   Review by Author Roy Murry   Stretching 30 minutes daily is…

The Story behind the Story with Author & Motivational Speaker Karen Dean of Halifax, NS, Canada.

  I had the pleasure of meeting Karen at the Great Moncton Riverview & Dieppe Book …

AI rips off MEN AT WORK’s song DOWN UNDER

Parody was allowed as a ‘fair dealing’ exception in the Copyright Amendment Act in Australia in…

Abigail Adams: A Woman of Contradictions

An excerpt from Women of the American Revolution:   “Abigail Adams was a renowned letter writer,…

My Spotlight Guest: Charlene Newcomb and Rogue

The WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT Welcome to my Blog!Wander through wonderful worldsreal and fictional,meet interesting people,visit exciting placesand…

ROUND ROBIN – July Character Arcs

The topic: How important is Character Arc to your stories and how does it tie into…