I’ve been an avid reader for more years than I can recall and have often spent many hours ‘coming down’ from a damn good book, marvelling in the language, the imagery, or the sheer entertainment value. But even when I was completely bowled over by a story, I wouldn’t have dreamed of putting my opinions…
Month: November 2016
Pushing Through the Pain Barrier
Whether you’re expecting to churn out 50,000 words or 150,000 words, getting to that last sentence – the one that tells you the book is finally done – can be a bit of a battle. For me it’s also the justification that even though for most of the process I didn’t really know what the…
‘His Kidnapper’s Shoes’ by Maggie James
His Kidnapper’s Shoes Laura Bateman must face up to what she has done, which means facing up to her past. Acknowledging that her relationship with her son is not what it should be, is never going to be easy. Daniel has always felt he was in the wrong place, with the wrong family, and now…
New App from Inkitt
Thought this was interesting – Inkitt Publishing have launched a new app that looks pretty neat. They say it can be downloaded from the App Store There’s also a nice little video Inkitt, the Hipster’s Library – Read and fall in love with novels before they go mainstream. Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crime, Romance, YA, Action,…
‘Single Chicas’ by Sandra Lopez
Single Chicas A sister who can’t accept her sibling’s choice of wife, a woman whose plan to avoid being hit on by guys leads to unforeseen complications, and how a series of strange phone calls prompts a singleton to doubt her own sanity. Short stories are like buses – if the first one doesn’t happen…
‘After the Texans’ by Declan Milling
After the Texans Director of Market Integrity with the UN’s carbon market watchdog, Emil Pfeffer has a problem – his girlfriend Johanna has been kidnapped. Told she’s being held as an insurance against Emil poking his nose into the corrupt government of Papua New Guinea, it seems there’s no choice but to comply, at least…
