Starting Over with Shirley Goldberg

I’m happy to welcome back Wild Rose Press author Shirley Goldberg. Today, Shirley chats about second…

The Joys of Writing Something New

By Lynn McPherson It’s been a big year in my writing life. I got an agent…

Have a Dickens of a Holiday by Author C.D. Hersh…

We found a free, fun, fanciful and fantastic book Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens.  While surfing…

Embracing Christmas Traditions

Embracing Christmas Traditions                 As a child, each Sunday we could count on roast beef for…

Story Song Recycled – Elizabeth St John

(Originally posted on Discovering Diamonds) Read the Story Guess the Song here’s a clue… Emma waded…

Blankie by Leanne Dyck (short story)

Blankie is a holiday-themed story about a senior citizen celebrating the season in a retirement home.…

The Annotated Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

    THE BIG SLEEP remains one of the greatest detective novels of all time and while…

Welcome!

Hello and welcome! I’m Jennifer, writer and baker. Come on in and take a look around.…

Structural Timing

 Often called the beats in your story, the structural timing reflects the pacing of your story.…

Celebrating the spirit of Christmas is a state of mind

When you’re stressed, you’re saying you do not have what you want. That generates negative energy…

Oh Man! (or Woman)

Another blog about dictionaries. The Cambridge Dictionary, to be exact. This not very well known online…

Book Review: EA$Y MONEY (A Tony Petrocelli Mystery) by Bob White

About the Book (from Amazon) Someone tried to incinerate Nick Salis in his new Lamborghini Aventador.…

Sunday Book Review – #HolidayReads – Christmas Heartfelt Reads -The Christmas Bird by Robbie Cheadle – #microfiction and, A Long Walk Home by D. L. Finn

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Two seasonal reads, today I’m sharing. Two heartfelt short story…

Reviewed by Doreen Chombu *****

Frank Hram seems like an ordinary financial consultant, but he is a Covenant Keeper; an assassin…

Spinning, Boots & Coats

Well, it’s not the boots and coats that are spinning, I was doing the spinning, Miss…

IT’S GUEST AUTHOR SATURDAY!! Please welcome contemporary romance author Lizzie Chantree…

Hi Lizzie! It is so lovely to welcome you back to my blog – I hope…

Review of AN AFFAIR TO DISMEMBER

AN AFFAIR TO DISMEMBER book one of the matchmaker mystery series   ELISA SAX   Review…

Silver Ice and Deer Prints Today

Silver Ice The thaw, and then the frost, made for a scene of silver ice up…

Christmas Reads

I love curling up on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate or mulled wine…

FLEETING ENCOUNTERS: Lady Francesca – Arabella Sheen – Excerpt 2

    Fleeting Encounters: Lady Francesca    Arabella Sheen Fleeting Encounters Series … offers erotic bedtime reading…

Guest Book Review: Sarah’s impression of Reva’s River by Virginia Babcock

Hi, readers! Please welcome Sarah B., our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out…

Enjoy reading more of my books on the Libby App from Overdrive

What caused you to become an avid reader? Can you remember the first novel you ever…

Is it Book Marketing or Relating?

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about marketing books. I let readers know…

You’ve Got Five Pages, #TheManWhoDiedTwice by #RichardOsman, to Tell Me You’re Good. #FirstChapter #BookReview #Podcast

Hello, my fellow creatives! After a bout of illness and some time writing for NaNoWriMo, I am…

Sixth Draft for Book 4 Complete

The sixth draft for Book 4 of the Stormfall Chronicles is finally done. The text now…