Exciting and Fun Reads For 2024

I ended 2023 reading some great books thanks to the Publishers Weekly (PW) Grab a Galley promotion. I was happily surprised by the books I won. Just Snow Already! is available now: the others are available for pre-order. My links are amazon associate links. I give each of these books Five Stars!! Children’s books JustContinue reading “Exciting and Fun Reads For 2024”

Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing) (Volume 1) by Randy Ingermanson takes the unique tact of telling a story to teach storytelling. Why I picked it up: I liked the approach of building your novel in repeating smaller forms like a fractal. I wanted to see how he usedContinue reading “Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson”

Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns

Over the weekend, I went to West Seattle and had brunch with an old friend. After we ate, we walked around the shops. In a home furnishings store, I noticed a beautiful book and had to have it. So I am now the proud owner of: A Compendium of Collective Nouns: From an Armory ofContinue reading “Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns”

New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey

Last September we had a special guest post from Michael Onofrey, an author I met through the Five On The Fifth Magazine‘s authors group. His post, About Writing, let us peek into his writing life. Today, I am happy to announce his novel Bewilderment is available for pre-order on Amazon. It will be officially releasedContinue reading “New Book! BEWILDERMENT by Michael Onofrey”

A Quick Note of Thanks

I want to thank Renee at Mother Daughter Book Review  for allowing me to guest post and for making the post look so lovely.  I did  research on photography as illustration in children’s picture books and found an interested study that illuminated a hybrid genre. I hope you’ll take a moment to click on theContinue reading “A Quick Note of Thanks”