In case you didn’t notice, today is the beginning of Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Giveaways, posts on book blogging topics and interviews abound. This year I’m not participating in any interviews but I am going to post on the daily topics. This year the topics were posted ahead of time to give everyone a chance… Continue reading BBAW Daily Topic: Community Part I
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Radiance: A Novel by Louis B. Jones
Title: Radiance: A Novel Author: Louis B. Jones Publisher: Counterpoint Press Source: Julia Drake PR From the book jacket: Mark Perdue has so many problems that when he starts feeling chest pains on the tarmac at LAX, it dawns on him that a heart attack might be an efficient way out. Once an eminent physicist,… Continue reading Radiance: A Novel by Louis B. Jones
ROW80 Sunday Check-in – September 11th
Happy Sunday! My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averaged to 125 words a day and now I have to write about 650 a day in order to make my goal. There are 11 days left in… Continue reading ROW80 Sunday Check-in – September 11th
Mailbox Monday – September 5th
A big thank you to Marcia at A Girl and Her Books for originating Mailbox Monday. This weekly meme is now on tour with a new host each month. September’s host is Amused by Books. One book arrived for my Kindle this week. It’s Iodine by C.L. Hilbert. It’s a new version of Little Red… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – September 5th
August 2011
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in August: 0 Rejections in August:Â 0 Submissions sent out in August:Â 0 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses:Â 1 Next month I’ll take that pending response off… it’s for something I submitted over a year ago. A slush reader replied it was… Continue reading August 2011
ROW Sunday Check-in 8/28/11
Happy Sunday My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averaged to 125 words a day and now I have to write more since I’m behind. No new words this week. Goal: 10,000 Words Words Written: 2039 Progress:… Continue reading ROW Sunday Check-in 8/28/11
The Egyptian by Layton Green
Title: The Egyptian Author: Layton Green Publisher: First Ward Publishing Source: The author for review The Egyptian is the second book in Layton Green’s Dominic Grey series. (The Summoner was the first book and The Diabolist is the next one in the works.) Grey is now working with Professor Viktor Radek as a private investigator. They… Continue reading The Egyptian by Layton Green
The Summoner by Layton Green
Title: The Summoner Author: Layton Green Publisher: First Ward Publishing Source: The author for review The Summoner is the first in the Dominic Grey series. Grey is a former Marine and Jujitsu expert working for the U.S. government and is presently stationed in Zimbabwe. A U.S. diplomat goes missing during a religious ceremony. His boss… Continue reading The Summoner by Layton Green
ROW Midweek Check-in 8/24/11
Happy Thursday! I didn’t get my check-in ready in time to post it yesterday though there isn’t really anything new to report. My goal for Round 3 of A Round of Words in 80 Days is to write another 10,000 words on my unfinished fantasy manuscript. That averaged to 125 words a day and now… Continue reading ROW Midweek Check-in 8/24/11
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Title: The Keeper of Lost Causes Author: Jussi Adler-Olsen Publisher: Penguin Group Source: NetGalley Chief Detective Carl Mørck survives a shooting while the two officers with him didn’t fare as well. One was killed and the other was sent to the hospital to recover. Mørck has guilt over how he behaved during the incident. He begins arriving… Continue reading The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen