The Waltons’ Homecoming

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BLACK LIGHTNING and DRAGON SWORDS

“Dragon Lightning” by J.S. Burke: Drakor’s Sword.      Drakor nodded. “When we toss titanium into a…

Book Review: The Thursday Murder Club (cozy mystery) by Richard Osman, published by Penguin Books

 What’s a cozy mystery? Benni Chisholm addresses this question in her brief article. I was charmed…

Special #December #Podcast Series! Blondie Shares #TwelveDays of #MiddleGrade #ReadingRecommendations: Guardians of Ga’Hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

Welcome back, my fellow creatives! I’ve always been thrilled to see how much my three little…

Sunday Review: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi

I really enjoy well-written Indian novels. The country is so vast with an ancient history and…

Columbine

Columbine and Harlequin * Pennants flying in the breeze Pastel colours For pantomime dancers Hiding behind…

Plot Problems

 Maybe your plot problem is actually a character arc problem. https://www.janefriedman.com/maybe-its-not-your-plot/

KILL TIDE Audiobook is now available

Kill Tide, the second Pepper Ryan mystery-thriller, is now available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. A…

On Writing a Memoir in a Child’s Voice but with Present-day Adult Reflections

Neill McKee takes readers on a journey through his childhood, adolescence, and teenage years from the…

Winter 2021 Book Sale!

On sale for $0.99/£0.99 for one week only! Save big on The Girl and the Attic…

Have You Had the ‘Film Rights for Your Book’ Dream Yet?

Many writers dream that, maybe one day, one of their books will catch the eye of…

Sunday Book Review – Tree Fairies and their Short Stories by D.L. Finn

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. I’m delighted to share my review for D.L. Finn’s middle-grade…

Charise M. Studesville: The Perks of Being A Hoodoo Rose

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Returning Author Anna Dowdall of Montreal.

  The Scribbler is pleased to welcome Anna back. This is her second visit and if…

November #BookReviews! @bsmithnovelist @Sandra_Cox @teagangeneviene @JacqBiggar @michaelsvoice_2

Welcome to my November Book Reviews! I hope you find something new that you can’t resist!…

Under the Southern Sky Wins Best Contemporary Fiction of 2021!

Hooray! I am SO excited to announce that YOU, my amazing readers, voted UNDER THE SOUTHERN…

Christmas in Connecticut

Dear friend, Jack and I are so excited for you to read our first ever Christmas…

My Italian Heroine and Her Honey Balls Holiday Recipe

Can an Italian sweatshop worker and an Irish cop fall in love on Manhattan’s Lower East…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Dec. 4, 2021

It’s the first Friday of December! Woohoo! And I’m here with your Stream of Consciousness Saturday…

Winterising…sort of

I’ve been a bit quiet here lately owing to a number of interruptions to my blogging…

Goals for 2022

Well, the year is winding to close. 100 years ago, the likes of Ernest Hemingway and…

Dorothy Dunnett’s QUEENS’ PLAY – Lymond Goes to France to Guard the Young Queen of Scots

Set in the 16th century, this is the second in the Lymond Chronicles and follows Francis…

This week in The Loft: Author Caroline Clemmons!

Joining me today in The Loft is author Caroline Clemmons. The author of more than 60…

The incredible Sumerians Part 2 : The First cities and the Great Flood

Home Page home page  The Incredible Sumerians, part 2  The Uruk Period, the first cities, and the…

Fiction Finder: December 2021 New Releases

December 2021 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW…