Book Review and Blog tour: The Orphan and the Thief by M L Legette
Today I can offer you a stop on the blog tour of The Orphan and the Thief, courtesy of I Am a Reader, Not A Writer. I always feel self-conscious naming Inspired Kathy’s blog for…
Friday… Writing Exercise
Something different this week. Chuck Wendig gave us a writing exercise in place of the usual flash fiction challenge. “I want you to take one thing and describe it ten different ways. That thing can be……
Book Blast – Diego’s Dragon (Spirits of the Sun)
Today I’m delighted to be featuring the first book in the Diego’s Dragon series, namely Spirits of the Sun. I was initially attracted by the cover, but reading the blurb made it one for my…
Tuesday haiku – challenge
Challenge for April: Haiku through the alphabet. Make friends and have fun! Join the fun with the April A to Z Blog Challenge. Blog on something to do with letter A on the 1st, B…
Read an Ebook Week 2014
March 2nd to 8th is Read an EBook Week and once again I’m offering some of my ebooks free and at ridiculous discounts. Yes, I’d like you to read and review my books, and encourage…
Book Review: A Pair of Docks by Jennifer Ellis
Today I’m pleased to be part of Jennifer Ellis’s blog tour for the first in her series The Derivatives of Displacement. I received a kindle copy of A Pair of Docks free in return for…
Leap into a Book Blog Hop
Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Jinky Is Reading I’m taking part in the Leap into Books Giveaway hop this week. Of course I’ve managed to give it the wrong title…
Tuesday haiku – birdsong
Blackbird sings early Robin sits upon my fence. The dawn chorus swells. Not to mention the blue tits, great tits, chaffinches, greenfinches and all the other birds who frequent my bird feeders and garden. Oh,…
Musings on my Bookclub
My sport club has a book club among the many activities that go on surrounding the main sport played there. I succumbed to its delights in about September last year. It’s certainly an interesting way…
Book Review: The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
The Crossing Places opens on an archaelogical dig where the protagonist, Dr Ruth Galloway, discovers a body – but it is an Iron Age body preserved in the peat of the saltmarsh. Not all the…
I’m an AtoZ Minion
You know I love doing the A to Z Challenge in April. It nips into my brain at various times of year, helping me to think of a theme, to get ready for the month…
Book Review: Cassidy Jones and the Vulcan’s Gift by Elise Stokes
This is the first book I’m reviewing as part of the Safari Small Fry Challenge. It could fit into one of two categories – but I’m going for the “something precious” one, i.e. the Vulcan’s…
My Friend Suhana Book Blast
Something unusual from me today – a book blast for a much younger age group than usual. Why? Because My Friend Suhana is about friendship between “able-bodied” and “disabled” children. I am reminded of two…
Tuesday Haiku – the Olympic one
Winter Olympics! Skiing, snowboard,slalom,luge; Skating, jump: applause!
Especially for your Valentine
Friday is Valentine’s day. I have to confess this hasn’t meant much to me for the past few years since you may have guessed I’m currently single and not looking! I have known people who…
Book Review and Blog Tour: Zoe & Zak and the Tiger Temple by Lars Guignard
About the Book Title: Zoe & Zak and the Tiger Temple (Zoe & Zak Series, Book #3) Author: Lars Guignard Publisher: Fantastic Press Publication Date: January 1, 2014 Number of Pages: 267 Recommended Age: 8+…
Tuesday Haiku – Snowdrop
My dainty snowdrops Adorn the side of my path. Don’t blow, winter winds.
On being your own webmaster
Yes, this is part of my occasional series on being an author-publisher! How much do you need to know about computers to be a self-published, self-promoted author? I think when I first decided to self-publish,…
Book Review: Norfolk Folk Tales by Hugh Lupton
This lovely book is a must read for anyone living in, or visiting, Norfolk, England. The tales have been lovingly garnered by Hugh Lupton, “a central figure in the British story-telling revival.” They range from…
A to Z Challenge Sign-ups Open
The sign-up list for the A to Z Challenge is well and truly OPEN! Click the badge and pop over to sign up on the linky list. I’m at number 159 – my highest entry…
AtoZ Challenge
Challenges 2014
Goal: 52 books read and reviewed
