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August Review Round Up

Another great month of reading - a bit of a mixed bag: "Random Word Stories: Volume 1" by Eli Goldfarb ****   "Ignite" by Danielle Rogman ****   "Return to Your Senses: Save yourself before technology kills you" by Ronald D Eastman II *** “The Shattered Stars - Breach of Contract” by Vance Huxley ***1/2 "Vienna: Architecture & Art"… Continue reading August Review Round Up

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So you think that your manuscript is finished…

So you think that your manuscript is all done!. You've edited it more times than you care to think about, you've sort and incorporated external feedback into it, and you've even prepared a super synopsis, author bio and cover letter to send off to various literary agents and publishers. Let's just hold on a moment.… Continue reading So you think that your manuscript is finished…

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Free Book Download – “Ignite” by Danielle Rogland

Are you interested in YA dystopian novels? Why not give "Ignite" by Danielle Rogland a go. It's a fast-paced novel about a group of rebels in the futuristic ruins of London, told through the eyes of six different characters with very different motives.The protagonist is Jacks, a teenage pickpocket who joins the rebel group accidentally,… Continue reading Free Book Download – “Ignite” by Danielle Rogland

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The importance of feedback

A member of my writer's group recently read the published version of "Pete and the Persian Bottle". Her second comment to me (the first being that she enjoyed the book) was that she was amazed to see how much I had changed the book from the original draft and how I had incorporated the feedback… Continue reading The importance of feedback