This week we’ll delve into another genre I love: historical fiction. One of my favorite time periods to read about is the time of Henry VIII of England and Queen Elizabeth I. That’s one of the reasons that I enjoy…
Me and my writing life
A blog about books, my ideas and what I've learned as I work towards becoming a full-time author.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
What’s on my bookshelf? 4-30-12
Tagged with: Alison Weir, Duke of Northumberland, Edward VI of England, England, Goodreads, Henry VIII of England, Lady Elizabeth, Lady Jane Grey
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Book review: Virals by Kathy Reichs
To start this post, I have to tell you about my obsession with the television series Bones. The series is loosely based on the life and writings of novelist and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. I watch it religiously, and I’ve been rewatching the…
Tagged with: book review, books, Kathy Reichs, Reichs, Temperance Brennan, Virals, young adult novel
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Details – pay attention to the details
I spent this past weekend in Phoenix visiting my younger brother. I’m now a little more tan, a little more relaxed, and pretty happy that I got to watch my Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks. I returned to work yesterday…
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, detail-oriented, details, Double check, Email, journalism training, name spellings, Writers Resources
Posted in notes
Posted in notes
Be professional with rejection
I read a scathing tweet a few days ago from a literary agent who had rejected a writer’s submission. Said author then had written a “snarky” reply to the literary agent. I can only imagine what the “snarky” reply was.…
Tagged with: Author, Fiction, Literary agent, Publish, Query letter, rejection, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
What’s on my bookshelf 4-18-12
I’m currently halfway through the most recent novel in Kylie Brant‘s Mindhunters series, and I thought I should spout a bit of praise for her books this week, since I enjoy them so much. If you enjoy the series “Bones”…
Tagged with: Bones, books, Criminal Minds, deadly dreams, deadly intent, deadly sins, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kylie Brant, Mindhunters, mystery, Romance, Romance novel, series, suspense, waking evil, waking nightmare, waking the dead
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Review: Willow Pond by Carol Tibaldi
I had heard a lot of good things about Willow Pond by Carol Tibaldi. On Twitter I saw many tweets about it being a book you had to read. On Amazon, there are mixed reviews, though I only read a couple…
Tagged with: Amazon, book review, books, historical romance, historical romances, Romance, twitter, willow pond
Posted in Book review, Boring
Posted in Book review, Boring
How being a journalist helps me as an author
I am both a journalist and an author. Are the two mutually exclusive? Obviously not. You do a google search for “journalist and author” and you come up with a lot of results of people who are both. There’s even…
