The cover of a book initially draws us to it, even before we read the blurb, or check the author's name. A cover has a powerful psychological affect on our subconscious. It is appealing in a variety of ways and gives us clues as to the genre well before we know...
Murder At the Willcotts Hotel - A Janet Simpson Horse Racing NovellaCozy Mystery brilliance by critically acclaimed author, Sasscer Hill Clever senior, Janet suddenly becomes a very rich widow. But her newfound riches and freedom sometimes bring the kind of trouble...
I took an extra day off this past week to 'finish' the prequel to the Rython series. Although, the manuscript has 'the end' on it, this is the start of the editing and revising stage. However, it is always a great sense of achievement to get a story completed. I hope...
I am excited to announce that the prequel to my fantasy series, Malgraf's Dawning, will be published by Dream Write Publishing later in 2023. I have already contracted a book cover designer and will work with her to create an apt cover for this dark tale of a witch in...
In honour of spooky month, I am sharing a little about my YA fiction novella, Clickety Click. The protagonist is a young orphaned girl called Alice. Her guardians live in a remote cottage and are mysterious in nature. They assure Alice everything is fine, but certain...
This is the picture prompt that inspired this little story. Sabrina coxed Juniper, her pet duck, into her special backpack on Saturday morning. The white duck ruffled her feathers in anticipation of an adventure, being accustomed to these trips from a duckling. The...
As writers and authors, we all daydream of the day our novel is made into a movie. The thrill of seeing our story come to life on the big screen (or even a smaller one!) is something we all crave at one point or another. When we are writing our stories, we get images...
As many of you know, I commit to a blog schedule at the end of each year for the coming year. My blog has in the past morphed into a writer's blog as opposed to a reader's blog and so I want 2020 to be different by still continuing to support my writing community as...
I am an advocate for always reviewing every book I read, not only does it give other readers an insight into the narrative but also acknowledges the author's hard work. A review is the life blood of any author - so please write a review, even a single sentence is...