What started you off writing? I have always written. When I was a child, I used to write short stories by hand, have them photocopied at my friend’s father’s work, and we’d then sell them to the neighbors and buy candy with the profits. There were always stories swirling around in my head, but... Continue Reading →
Leonora Meriel, author of The Woman Behind the Waterfall and The Unity Game What started you off writing? I dreamed of being a writer throughout my childhood, and wrote a lot of stories and poems growing up, and a novel when I was 17. After I graduated I had several jobs, such as working for... Continue Reading →
The main character of this story is Crown Prince Snarmis, a giant of a man, kind and genial of nature. He has the foundations of a likeable character and a hero, although he is often found wanting in certain aspects of his life. He tries to please those around him but always seems to come... Continue Reading →
Dear Readers and Writers, Authors and Friends, I apologise for my delay in getting back to you as well as seemingly not being attentive to my blog or e-mail. Unfortunately I had a bad turn for the worse concerning my health, it is an ongoing condition but I hope to keep up this blog as... Continue Reading →
I don't think I've come across one author that doesn't sometimes struggle with the process of breathing life into their book. It's no lie that writing is actually really hard - you are literally using what is inside your soul to makes something (hopefully) new and filled with complex concepts. Sometimes there is a deep... Continue Reading →
With the flavours of Shadow-hunter books, this tale immediately set me down on the same wavelength. The narration is full of portals and magic, symbols and mystery - I feel a young adult who loves paranormal romance would lap it up. Ellie Larson comes across a strange symbol, which in turn leads her to find... Continue Reading →
What better time to share this seasonal tale for children than Easter Holidays? King Stern rules over a dark empire of hares. His brother Atta leaves. Before his love Hulde gives birth to their first child, he wants to find a field of his own, bathing in light. Every day Hulde runs to the frontier,... Continue Reading →
Dark Alignment by David Haskell 'A deadly anomaly is wreaking havoc all over the world. One scientific researcher, Dean Eckert, has the power to stop it, but he has to get his 'solution' into the right hands. Governments and terrorists want to exploit the gravimetric force destroying homes, communities, and whole continents, and turn it... Continue Reading →
What started you off writing? I've always had stories and characters and worlds bouncing around in my head. I won the 'Storyteller' award in second grade. Although I'm not sure if that was for creativity or creative lying. Which writer do you feel inspired you the most to yourself become an author? Frank Peretti probably... Continue Reading →
This historical romance opens with an air of worry and uncertainty, Katherine Forrester waiting to be seen by a doctor - a forced requirement by her pushy mother in law. An impatient husband is behind the visit as well - adding betrayal to embarrassment as she is forced to share the intimate details of her... Continue Reading →
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