Get to more about your favourite books, characters and their authors Sydney Rye and her big dog, Blue, are among the most popular characters in fiction today. They’re the stars of eight novels and one novella by their creator, Emily Kimelman, as well as six novellas by other authors in the Sydney Rye Kindle World […]
November 21 at 7:00 p.m. Chat with authors — get free books — win Amazon gift cards On Monday, November 21, I’ll be joining six other authors in the Walking the Giant Dog Facebook party, and I want you to come with me. All the authors who have published books in the Sydney Rye Kindle […]
The Graveyard A few years ago, I published a short story called “The Mandrake Ruse,” which is the first instalment in Dark Clouds, a novel that I would write as a series of episodes or short stories. The story of the witch queen and her son, the only man immune to magic, it became minor […]
Autumn is my favourite season. I love the cool air and the lower light come as such a relief after the heat and humidity of the summer — especially this past summer with its long drought. And of course, the colours of the leaves. I’ve heard people say “Fall is the season when everything dies.” […]
Surfing social media a few weeks ago, I came across a reference to an article from Penguin Random House, one of the Big 5 worldwide publishers called “What Our Editors Look for on an Opening Page.” It was advice for writers who wanted to have their manuscripts published by a big commercial publisher like one […]
Once again this week, Written Words turns the tables on the book reviewers by asking them questions. In this instalment, Janie Felix agreed to let us in on the secrets of book reviewing. What genres do you review? I review most all genres — whatever I read, because I find it helpful when I read others […]
My thanks to the East Texas Writers Guild. This year, I entered two books in their First Chapter awards, one in each category: Published Work and Work in Progress. And this week I learned that both won! Under the Nazi Heel: Book 2 of Walking Out of War, earned Second Place in the Nonfiction/Memoir category. […]