How many times have you abandoned your New Year’s resolution? Do you often backpedal on a…
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Crime and Policing in Georgian England
I just finished an excellent class from Regency Fiction Writers and author Louisa Cornell about criminal…
On Bur Oak Ridge by Jenny Knipfer
It is my pleasure to welcome Jenny Knipfer as my guest today with an excerpt…
The Rifters and The Initiate Now Available in Audio! #audiobook #fantasybooks #steampunk
Your favorite fantasy steampunk series is now available in audio! The first 2 books in the…
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Just Make It Up!(They’ll Never Know). Some months ago, I was perusing one of the various…
The Writer as Vagabond by Molly MacRae
The word vagabond strolled into my head the other day. I’ve always liked the word so…
Windy with a Chance of Wolfsbane and Jack with a Chance of Frost Update
Those of you who preordered Windy with a Chance of Wolfsbane and Jack with a Chance of Frost may have…
Cairnbulg and Inverallochy: Come Awa In!
Come away in! I took a wee trip to Cairnbulg. And also Inverallochy, as the two…
Yet More Look-In Cover Art
In 2016 I wrote a Nostalgic post about Look-In (which you can read here), a much…
Blog Tour Spotlight: INHERITING MURDER: A Bobwhite Mountain Cozy Mystery by Jamie Rutland Gillespie
About Inheriting Murder When Landry Burke’s favorite Aunt Tildie passes away, Landry inherits the entire…
Poem: Destiny by Edwin Arnold
DESTINY Somewhere there waiteth in this world of ours For one lone soul another lonely soul…
Happy August!
In the original Roman calendar, the month of August was called Sextilis, meaning “the sixth month”…
Come Celebrate Canada’s Civic Holiday in Cottage Country…
Pretty much every province or state has an area tourists flock to during the warmer summer…
Happy anniversary to me – five years!
On 1st August 2017, my dream came true; I held my debut paperback knowing that readers…
Sunday Review: Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
This is the first book of Fowler’s I’ve read, and I didn’t know what to expect.…
It’s Fun to See Who Buys Your Books
I often tout the benefits of selling my books at all online retailers (termed “going wide”…
Callie Ch 4 by Leanne Dyck (inspired the writing life) “Finding Callie”
Chapter Three: Aurora hears a voice telling her a story. Where do you think the voice…
Novels in Verse
Here are three tips for writing a novel in verse. https://yvonneventresca.com/blog/three-tips-for-writing-a-novel-in-verse-by-lisa-fipps
Birthday Memories
August means my birthday, so I thought I’d put together some birthday memories from years gone by…
#SaturdayStarter Alpha Eternal
#SaturdayStarter features one story, specifically the beginning of the story. The beginning of the book will…
‘Sex’ or ‘Gender’?
Back in the day, when I studied Latin at a girls’ grammar school, I learnt that…
Sunday Book Review – Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
My Sunday Book Review is for a moving children’s book (ages 9 +), Number the Stars…
THE GILDED AGE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Get ready to embark on a compelling journey through life in New York in the late…