A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. Starting next month it’s going on tour with a different host each month. A few items arrived in my mailbox this week. The first was The Kitchen Shrink by Dora Calott Wang M.D. courtesy of FSB Associates. I also received Red… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – July 19th
Author: Amber
Twice Dead by Kaylana Price
Title: Twice Dead Author: Kaylana Price Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Source: Winning from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer February Batch  Here’s the back cover blurb: Newly undead shifter-turned-vampire Kita Nekai is coming to grips with the reality that her cat has not awakened since her change. What she needs is a little time to adjust to her new… Continue reading Twice Dead by Kaylana Price
Raw Redemption by Lacresha Hayes
Title: Raw Redemption Author: Lacresha Hayes Publisher: Living Waters Publishing Source: .pdf copy from the author I wanted to like this book. Lacresha is the founder of the Write it! Publish it! Market it! online group of which I am a member. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she often comes up with new topics of… Continue reading Raw Redemption by Lacresha Hayes
When Will There Be Good News? – Kate Atkinson
Title: When Will There Be Good News? Author: Kate Atkinson Publisher: Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company Source:Miriam at Hachette Book Group Atkinson’s writing pulls the reader into another world where bad things happen but there is always someone who wants to prevent the bad things or pick up the pieces afterwards. The first… Continue reading When Will There Be Good News? – Kate Atkinson
Story of the Month – “Alice After the Mall”
I came across “Alice After the Mall” by John Jasper Owens shortly after it was published in Every Day Fiction. There are many good things about it but it’s the ending I keep thinking about. The first paragraph lets the reader know where Alice is and why she’s at the mall. It sets up the… Continue reading Story of the Month – “Alice After the Mall”
Reviewing and Revising
At the end of June I registered for a flash fiction workshop at the last minute. One of the requirements of the class was to write something for it so we could revise it and get a critique during class. Naturally since I signed up the first day of class I looked at a bunch… Continue reading Reviewing and Revising
Mailbox Monday – July 5th
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. Soon it will be going on “tour” and be hosted at a different blog each month. My find this week was Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams. I bought it with some of my birthday money. Alayna Williams is a pseudonym for Laura Bickle. … Continue reading Mailbox Monday – July 5th
June 2010
These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews (and interviews) are not included. Sales in June: 0 Rejections in June: 1 Submissions sent out in June: 2 Total stories/poems/contests pending responses: 2 The Thurber House has a contest each year to kick off the summer season. This was the first year I entered… Continue reading June 2010
2010 EW Summer Books Challenge
 Booking Mama is hosting a 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge through Labor Day and I’ve decided to participate. Several of the books I’ve been looking forward to reading are on the Entertainment Weekly’s list of books they can’t wait to read this summer. Since I’m not doing a summer reading club this year I thought… Continue reading 2010 EW Summer Books Challenge
Interview with Tiffany Baker
I’m so happy Tiffany was able to take some time from her busy schedule to answer questions about writing and her first novel, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County. She’s already at work on her second novel. You can visit Tiffany online at http://www.tiffanybaker.com to get the latest news on her work. Amber: When you were… Continue reading Interview with Tiffany Baker