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September Review Round Up

A mix of popular authors and self-published ones: ***1/2   "New Zealand North Island" by Darroch Donald *****      "Dead Down East" by Carl Schmidt *****      "End of Watch" by Stephen King ***1/2   "Speculative Story Bites" By Sarena Ulibarri (Ed) ****1/2 "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" By J.K.Rowling, John Tiffany… Continue reading September Review Round Up

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“Light Room” by Sarah Jackson available for pre-order

You can now pre-order "Light Room" by Sarah Jackson through Amazon. Have you ever woken from a deep sleep to find that you can’t move, speak or cry out for help? That you have no idea what time it is? Or what day it is? Or even where you are? What if you found yourself… Continue reading “Light Room” by Sarah Jackson available for pre-order

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

Giving feedback and the pain of rejection

In addition to my writing, book reviewing and writers group activities, I review pieces of work for a couple of women who, for various reasons, are unable to join a writers group. One of them, a person new to the writing game, recently submitted a manuscript for a review with a private editing service. She… Continue reading Giving feedback and the pain of rejection

Pete and the Persian Bottle, Publishing Readiness Dysmorphia, Sarah Jackson, Self Publishing, Writers Journey

Rushing to the finish line

During the writing of "Pete and the Persian Bottle" I learnt a great many things about being an author and the process of self-publishing and marketing. Along the way I made a  great many mistakes. A scary number of mistakes. Probably the biggest mistake I made was rushing to finish. It was very important to… Continue reading Rushing to the finish line