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Writing Update October 2019
I’ve been reading so many books and writing so many reviews, one might think I haven’t been working on my own book – but I have. Believe me when I… Read more
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Book Review of Unintended
Let me start by saying this is a 3.8 stars rating. I couldn’t quite give it a 4 and I’ll explain why. The author(s) of Unintended have created an interesting… Read more
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Book Review Fahrenheit 451
Originally published as a mass market edition in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a true treasure of American literature. I last read it when I was young. It was a pleasure,… Read more
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Book Review The Gunslinger
I finished reading this book and another, and have almost completed a third. I’ve gotten behind on my reviews. Going to try and get caught up. Here is the first…… Read more
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Book Review Shroud of Dishonour
In 1201, a Templar goes into a brothel in Acre and accidentally kills a man. A year later, in the city of Lincoln, England, a secretive figure, with the promise… Read more
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Book Review The Ancient
‘The Ancient’ is the 2nd book in R.A. Salvatore’s ‘Saga of the First King’ series. I recently read and reviewed the first book in the series, ‘The Highwayman’. It was… Read more
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Review of The Highwayman
Although it’s easy to think, judging by the title, the book cover and some of the reviews, that The Highwayman by R.A. Salvatore is a retelling of Robin Hood. I… Read more
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Two Things At Once
Now that I’ve shelved the Prequel and started working on Book Four of The Crystal Crux series, I decided to try something else as well. The first three books of… Read more
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Book Review of The Silmarillion
“I would that I might with minstrels sing, and stir the unseen with a throbbing string. I would be with the mariners of the deep, that cut their slender planks… Read more
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A Change Of Plans
The struggles of a self-published author are many, especially when you don’t have the time or the finances to write and market yourself. For over a year and a half,… Read more
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