Spotlight on Time Travel Novel, BERYL BLUE, TIME COP

Beryl Blue, Time Cop – Book I Beryl Blue’s Adventures in Time Her mission: save the soldier,…

NANOWRIMO 2022: Hit The Target 8 Days Early!!! 50,000 words: The Heart is a River(novel about BC floods) Beautiful British Columbia Fraser Valley

 Dear Readers: I am so incredibly psyched to share with you tonight that at 8:28 P.M.…

Guardrails by Robin Densmore Fuson

Do you have guardrails? How do we defend ourselves with guardrails? Highway 19 is a 20-plus-mile…

Jingle bells, jingle bells …

  New collection of short stories available for pre-order now: Fourteen short stories, all previously published,…

Be strong……

“Be strong, but not rude. Be kind, but not weak. Be bold, but don’t bully. Be…

Meet Author, Frank Sonnenberg

This interview was first published by The Bookshelf Café August 2, 2022. Please meet author, Frank…

Can You Keep a Secret?

Hopefully, not, because then you wouldn’t be able to tell your friends about this great, 20…

TuesdayTips125

​Editing HacksNavigating Scrivener With Style(S) In last week’s blog #Tips124, I discussed how to use the style function…

The Best Advice Top Authors Received

And some they offer to others. At the Prime Crime at the Columbia Club conference the…

Blades & Brawls: A Mystic Marauder Heroine’s Origin Story

As we head into the Thanksgiving holidays in the US, we are being inundated with Black…

My thoughts on #TheWalkingDead finale

  Previously: Review: S11x23 Family ✯ Finale ✯ – S 11 x 24   REST IN PEACE –…

I turn to run away, when—with a clap—he lays a hand on my wrist. I yank it away, but can’t escape him

If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here https://chirb.it/BmM9NL  In his fury, Kabir…

NaNo Update & Other Stuff*

A ‘nice warm orange’ (pink?) in the bedroom Yuck, it’s horrible out there: freezing cold and…

Reasons Why A Writer Might Be Obsessed With Pre-Ordering Certain Authors

Lately, I have become obsessed with pre-ordering my favourite author’s upcoming releases. I get excited about…

Book Tour: Of Blood and Silver Runes

Hey y’all! Today is my stop on the Romance Me with Books tour for Of Blood…

Still Waters Run, by Mark West

I’m pleased to announce that Still Waters Run, my fourth mainstream thriller published by The Book Folks, is…

Happy Thanksgiving – Blogging Break

Here’s wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving celebration in the U.S. We have so much…

The Long Game With Dorie Clark

How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? What can we…

Free…and One By Me!

Help yourself to one (or more) of our favorite recipes: Appetizers, Beverages, Breads and Rolls, Desserts,…

The Importance of Showing Up

By Grace Topping As a child, I enjoyed the stories my mother told my sisters and…

The Power of the Short Story — Why I like to Read and Write Them!

I’m a fan of Wikipedia for general research, not quotable text. It’s a great place to start, as…

An Author’s Continuing Conundrum: Marketing and Promotion…

So what’s the solution to an author’s marketing and promotion problems these days? You know. The…

Lending Support to Cancer Caregivers During National Family Caregivers Month and Beyond

  Bringing Attention to the Challenges of Caring for Those with Blood Cancer & Finding Solutions…

TOXIC: Do We Really Know Who We’re Speaking to Online?

  #1 New York Times bestselling crime and thriller author Gregg Olsen says that TOXIC is……

20 Guest Authors on Leanne Dyck’s Blog

One of the best resources an author can have is another author. 20 authors share writing…