Author: Aubrie Dionne
This is a beautiful fairytale full of enchantment and magic created by Aubrie Dionne. It is well written, fast paced, and completely believable.
It begins when a young orphan named Emme visits a desolated manor with her best friends, Stella and Jack, on a rainy day. In this abandoned house she finds Read the rest of this entry »
The five things you need to know before you send your manuscript to an agent are:
1- Don’t send all your manuscript at once. Certainly never send your only copy.
2- Make sure you read and follow their guidelines.
3- Make your query letter Read the rest of this entry »
At the end of the first book, we left Lin free from slavery and she has discovered that she is Arthur’s daughter that had been believed dead. In the second book Lin is back in Camelot to meet her mother and the kingdom will never be the same. Her first time with the woman who birthed her was not the most pleasant. Soon enough her stubborn nature had her in trouble with the queen. Needles and giggling girls will never do for the young slave so terribly abused by her own half brother, Modred. The queen is cold and shows no emotion toward her, which hurts Lin deeply. Read the rest of this entry »
A Jane Eyre Parody by Joan Sowards
This book could be a chapter out of real life for many twenty-seven year-old single LDS girls. The main character, Janie, is a witty, well-rounded woman who grows up with her sister. They live with her aunt who helps everyone else. The aunt is great, but the two girls, who have lost their parents and brother in a car accident, learn to be independent quickly.
Kylee is married and has children while Janie would love to be en her shoes, but her hips are just a touch larger and boys don’t go for her. Read the rest of this entry »
This is an audio book based on the feature from Universal Picture, read by Tim Curry
This is a charming audio story that is told in an entertaining way. The voice is pleasant and animated enough to keep the kids’ attention. It is the story of Gru, an unsavory character, who lives in a suburban house in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. Unlike his neighbors, Gru lives in a black house with a dead lawn. He has under his command a million yellow minions who do his every wish. Read the rest of this entry »
I have enjoyed reading Freezing Point this past week. It is an intriguing tale of two different groups of people who find themselves in opposing roles but still connected to each other in the cold Antarctic. The one group collects icebergs to melt into water for the needs of the population in different parts of the world.
The other is a group of scientists that includes the diabetic wife of their leader together with two environmentalists who are not currently activists, yet are very much in tune with the planet.
All seems to be well until the diabetic woman gets pregnant and is keeping it from her husband or she will be shipped back home where she can have the care she needs. Read the rest of this entry »
Every time an author writes a new book names for all the characters are needed. The meanings of names are very important to the personality of the characters. If you want your character to be a strong giant, don’t name him Mouse. If you want a slow shy character don’t name him/her Brain.
How do many authors get inspiration for their names? Read the rest of this entry »
Anna: Laurie tell us about your new book.
Laurie: Awakening Avery is contemporary – a nice diversion from my historical work.
Anna: What is the main storyline.
Laurie: Our lead character is an LDS author/wife and mother who gets catapulted from her comfortable support role in the family to the lead after the untimely death of her wonderful husband. Although her husband, Paul, had been slowing fading Read the rest of this entry »
by Robby Charters
Smashwords Edition
This is the most remarkable story I have ever read. It is refreshing and completely new in concept and legend. It is full of details that will capture your imagination to the very end. The details of the worlds created in this story are unique and beautiful. More so the great plot and eloquent way that it is portrayed.
It has so much background on each of the main characters that each could be a story of its own. Read the rest of this entry »
I found a site where you can enter a book cover of your published book into a competition. They accept 30 books or 30 trailers of books per month and hold a contest for them. Everyone can enter and/or vote.
It is becoming quite popular Read the rest of this entry »
Today we have a treat… we interview a new Author in the making. Jaleta Clegg. Her debut book is: Nexus Point, The Fall of the Altairan Empire (http://www.facebook.com/l/fd95c;http//www.nexuspoint.info)
Jaleta tell me something about you.
I’ve been married to the same man for over 24 years. We have eight children. We also have one ancient, toothless cat. I can kill zucchini just by planting it. I love to cook, mostly because I love food and the easiest way to get something really delicious is to make it yourself. Nothing quite satisfies the way serving a loaf of warm, fresh, homemade bread does. I also piece quilts mostly because I love contrasting colors and textures, painting pictures with fabric.
I have the world’s most awesome day job, too. I work at the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center introducing hordes of school children to astronomy, physics, science fiction, and the sheer wonder of science. We’re upgrading to a digital planetarium system this summer. And I get to be the one to figure out how it works and how to program shows. I can’t wait!
Have any book(s) changed your life?
Many books have touched my life. One of the first I remember crying over was “A Wrinkle in Time”. That story spoke to me in a way that no other book had before. Andre Norton’s classic science fiction novels are still among my favorites. I loved the whole idea of traveling to other worlds, meeting aliens, Read the rest of this entry »
A review for IjustFinished.com
Author: R. Garland Gray
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
This is a book full of deceit, rumors of war, and intergalactic problems in a world that holds to a precarious peace. The story starts when handsome Savage, Braemar Keep of Clan Douglas, considers himself not human. In his previous life he died as coward fighting on the wrong side of the war. Now he feels that it is his job to keep the royal family of his new clan safe from the many who are trying to do them in. The problems start when certain crystals are found by the Douglas clan and Read the rest of this entry »
In the same way you describe people and feelings. You want the place to be seen in the reader’s mind as vividly as if they where there. It also has to do with “show don’t tell” that is so desirable for a good author. You want your readers to feel it, touch it, see it, taste it and smell it. Every time you can use a combination of the senses or all of them in your book, you have the best description ever.
Here are some ideas that will help inspire your own:
The sea of golden waves spread before my eyes while the breeze Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Betsy Tobin
The year is AD 1000 and the myth and rich history of Iceland is loosely related by Betsy Tobin in her work Ice Land. The beauty of the countryside and its people are represented in a magnificent way in this book.
The book starts when the goddess Freya realizes that Iceland is at the brink of imminent disaster and she must find a necklace that will change the course of history. Read the rest of this entry »
| As parents many times we disassociate what we tell our children with the message they are receiving. I have seen first hand how a word, a sign, or even the rolling of eyes can influence the future of our children. Many times we believe that our words are just a saying; they know we don’t mean it. But, do they know that we don’t mean it? Do they know that we are frustrated with the situation and not with them? Do they know that many times we feel inadequate as parents? What do you think the effect on a little boy will be by the time he is a teen if you repeatedly tell him that he talks like a girl? I would suggest that insecurity with his own masculinity will be the result. He probably will be quiet, introverted, and ashamed of himself. Nevertheless, all that we put inside ourselves one day must come out, and what will happen when this child explodes, perhaps in a violent outburst that shatters his and others’ lives? Read the rest of this entry » |
The Futhark Chronicles Volume One
Author: Susan Gourley
Fantasy
Young Adult and Adult
Susan’s first debut in the fantasy genre is a five star effort. I immensely enjoyed the characters and the world she had created. It is without a doubt a page-turner, a well-written book full of surprises.
It is the story of a young man, Cage, who has taken the responsibility of protecting a woman and her daughter, Kristall. After her husband died drunk, Anadalune raised Cage as his own mother when his real mother wanted Read the rest of this entry »
Inspiration is an integral part of the writing process, without it you are stuck. I don’t have a lot of problems with inspiration; it seems to overrun my mind. However, once I started a book with giant eagles and was so busy with promoting my published books that a year went by. When I tried to continue writing it, I wasn’t sure what to write. Read the rest of this entry »
