One of my favourite middle-grade adventure superheroes is Cassidy Jones. The brainchild of independent author Elise Stokes, Cassidy Jones became a hit about a year and half ago, when a middle school in the US took Stokes’ debut novel, Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula, as a school project. And now, you can enter a […]
The heat is on. Summer is here in Ottawa. Even though I’m spending a lot of this weekend in cold water, the air is heavy and thick with moisture. This week’s sample is from my erotic romantic comedy, One Shade of Red. Most of you already know that it’s a spoof of the biggest bestseller, 50 […]
Despite the weather, summer is coming fast. So for this week’s Sample Sunday, here’s an excerpt from my hot summer novel, One Shade of Red. This one introduces the reader to the hero’s long-time girlfriend, the girl next door: Kristen. Image: Angry Girlfriend by jasonippolitoLicensed under Creative Commons Argument with Kristen “Well, look who’s […]
I was riding the bus yesterday morning, on the way to the day job. Sitting across from me was a woman reading on her iPad. Now, being occasionally enterprising, I reached into my briefcase for one of my bookmarks I printed as a promo for my first novel, The Bones of the Earth, with the […]
Today, Written Words is happy to host a stop on the blog tour for the relaunch of The Funny Adventures of Little Nani by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa.Yesterday’s stop on the tour was Helle Soe Gade’s photo and writing blog, where Cinta explained how and why she’s relaunching her collection of charming, hilarious and […]
It’s amazing how much better books can be when they’re under the full control of their authors. For example, here’s a new cover for The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, Cinta Garcia de la Rosa’s first published title. Cinta released charming collection of interactive stories for children in September 2012. While the cover features a […]
She should have dialyzed last night, but she’d fallen asleep too soon, cocooned in fading dreams, down, and enchantment. The next round of belly noises came with spikes. “That shit was good. You ever think of going into politics?” “Only with a bulldozer.” Helen Hanson is an Amazon bestselling thriller author of 3 Lies and […]