Book Reviews, Books, Monthly Review Round Up, Reading, Reviews, Writers Journey

November Monthly Review Round Up

End of November! Already! Time to start planning for Christmas and New Year.  Here is the November book review summary - Only three books this month, it's been a little crazy. You can read the full reviews via the Book Reviews page here. Would you like me to review your book? Go to the requests… Continue reading November Monthly Review Round Up

Writers Journey

Best Written vs the Best

As many of you are aware, I review a lot of books during the course of a year. In my travels I come across a lot of anthologies declaring that they are the "best written" or "best" of a certain genre, and I, of course have an opinion on this. In almost all cases, I… Continue reading Best Written vs the Best

Publishing, Publishing Readiness Dysmorphia, Receiving feedback, Rejection, Writers Journey

Managing rejections – again!

I regularly receive rejections, and occasionally receive feedback. Why so many rejections? Well for a start, I regularly submit my work to various publishers, journals and competitions. You don’t get rejected if you don’t submit. Whenever I receive a rejection, I’m left with a feeling of emptiness, and in some cases, feel a little embarrassed… Continue reading Managing rejections – again!