fiction
October 20, 2009
- I was asked the other day how I feel when I tap out the immortal words THE END at the completion of a novel.The timing of the question was quite eerie because I was just reaching the final pages of the copy edits of my latest DI Horton marine mystery crime novel Blood on the Sand which is being published by Severn House in February next year. It is the fifth in the Inspector Horton series. ...
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October 19, 2009
- A few of you know how unbelievably happy I am to say this. The rest of you will likely get tired of me saying this: my story chapbook is now officially available for preorder! Books will ship around November 16th. All preorders will receive a copy of the book, along with the following: A (very) personal inscription. Note the specific name you would like the inscription made out to in the ...
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October 19, 2009
- Book in the Media - When Will There Be Good News Title: When Will There be Good News? Author: Kate AtkinsonPaperback: 480 pages Publisher: Black Swan (2 Jan 2009) Language English ISBN-10: 0552772453 ISBN-13: 978-0552772457 Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm Product DescriptionIn rural Devon, six-year-old Joanna Mason witnesses an appalling crime. Thirty years later the man convicted of the ...
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October 19, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Creature of the NightTitle: Creature of the Night (Definitions)Author: Kate ThompsonPaperback: 272 pagesPublisher: Red Fox (2 April 2009)Language EnglishISBN-10: 1862303509ISBN-13: 978-1862303508Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cmProduct DescriptionI could hear Dennis talking to my ma. ‘She was little,’ he said. ‘Little like me. But old. Older than ...
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October 18, 2009
- I have an interesting topic I'd like to discuss, and would love to know what others think. First, a few words on what I am reading right now. A great blog called Writers Read asked me this a few weeks ago and they have just posted my answer today - and you might be surprised that it's not all short stories, or even fiction! And, to shock you even more, dear blog readers, sometimes.... I just ...
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October 18, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – DecemberTitle: DecemberAuthor: Elizabeth H. WinthropPaperback: 384 pagesPublisher: Sceptre (26 Dec 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0340961430ISBN-13: 978-0340961438Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cmProduct DescriptionEleven-year-old Isabelle hasn’t spoken in nine months, and as December begins the situation is getting desperate. Her mother has stopped ...
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October 17, 2009
- I don't generally read this kind of thing, but it was given away free by a very nice lady on the L. Ron Hubbard stand at the London Book Fair earlier this year. I don't like to write anything off without having read it first, so I thought I'd give it a try.The writing was not bad, and the plot moved along quickly, with lots of twists and turns. The only problem was that the characters did not ...
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October 17, 2009
- Diary Cows by Ronald Koertge Got up early, waited for the farmer He hooked us all to the machines as usual. Typical trip to the pasture, typical day grazing and ruminating. About 5:00 back to the machines. What relief! Listened to the radio during dinner. Lights out at 7:00. More tomorrow. (many many thanks and deep bows to Ron Koertge for letting me use this.) ...
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October 17, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – The Last OlympianTitle: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)Author: Rick RiordanHardcover: 400 pagesPublisher: Hyperion Books (5 May 2009)Language EnglishISBN-10: 1423101472ISBN-13: 978-1423101475Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 3.6 cmProduct DescriptionAll year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the ...
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October 16, 2009
- Author’s Book Recommendation – Out Stealing HorsesTitle: Out Stealing HorsesAuthor: Per Petterson and Anne BornPaperback: 256 pagesPublisher: Picador USA; Reprint edition (29 April 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 0312427085ISBN-13: 978-0312427085Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2 cmthe PublisherA moving tale about feelings of isolation and of the painful loss of innocence and of traditional ...
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