Hit by writer’s block on your novel? To push that block off your shoulder, try writing magazine articles while also working on your masterwork. With newspapers closing, “91% of US adults [still] read print magazines.” This guide is filled with practical advice to write targeted articles that will make someContinue Reading
How many people multi-task daily? I know I do because I have so much to do in each 24-hour day. However, it does lead me to not get as much enjoyment out of each task. Mindfulness: Being Mindful in Your Everyday Life states that not focusing on one task atContinue Reading
Multiple Eisner award winner Shannon Wheeler is not afraid to skewer everyone’s sacred goats from Trump to confederate flags in Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius. Do Latin pigs speak Pig Latin? Would statues of bestiality be less controversial than confederate generals? How do angels describe their halos to getContinue Reading
Baby Teeth is a good Bad Seed thriller. Hanna doesn’t speak but has an abundance of thoughts. Hanna loves her Daddy but hates her Mommy. Hanna is evil. Hanna is four. Hanna has some mental health issues but feels if she can get rid of her Mommy, she would haveContinue Reading
Da Vinci Code + World War Z + Jurassic Park divided by the Bible = Maze Master. The LucentB virus is 100% deadly and is moving outward from France. Anna enlists the help of Christian professor, Martin, to find “Marham-i-Isa, the legendary healing ointment created by Jesus to heal theContinue Reading
Captivating could-be-happening-now science-fiction plot with appealing artwork. There is a real tradition of former presidents leaving a personal note for the new president. In Letter 44 Vol 1, the note says aliens are building a mysterious object in our solar system. No one except for a few top defense staffContinue Reading
Plaster Sinners is another fun Flaxborough romp! Detective Sergeant Love is coshed on the head while inspecting a plaster cottage bas-relief. Later, the item is sold for an astonishingly high 370 pounds. Suspecting something shady, Inspector Purbright investigates. This is the eleventh book in the series of twelve. The charactersContinue Reading
Life is Hell after the Death of a Clone in this intriguing sci-fi mystery. In the near future, Leila is a clone working on an asteroid mining metals no longer found on Earth. Lily, Leila’s sister clone is murdered. Leila vows to solve the crime using investigative techniques learned fromContinue Reading
“The world never ran out of monsters.” Earl Marcus is back fighting them In the Valley of the Devil. In the rural Georgia mountain countryside, a new preacher has arrived. Jeb Walsh is running for the Senate, pushing his book and preaching his version of hate and intolerence at hisContinue Reading
Amy and Richard stumble upon another body in the second novel in the Blue Ridge Library series, Shelved Under Murder. Amy is the head librarian and Sunny is her assistant at the perpetually underfunded Blue Ridge library. Sunny convinces a local artist to donate three paintings to the library. WhileContinue Reading
A compelling psychological thriller peers into Her Pretty Face and sees a bubbling cauldron of duplicity. Frances’ son Marcus has ADHD and oppositional defiance disorder making him difficult to control. Recently accepted to an elite middle school, an offensive act makes both him and his mother pariahs. Kate’s son CharlesContinue Reading
“Killing a man had not altered my appearance in the least.” states Richard Dane, part-time killer and full-time father in Cold in July. Richard kills an intruder in his home in self-defense. When the victim’s father, Russel, comes for revenge, a strange friendship develops. It appears the police might haveContinue Reading
Snake mating balls! Unusual holiday benefits of steroids! The cheap high of the Container Store’s false promises! We’ve all been there. Okay, maybe not…but we all agree that life is funny especially when someone else is fending off its slings and arrows. Just like life, I See Life through RoséContinue Reading
Otherworldly Encounters gives voluminous antidotal evidence of aliens among us. From mysterious flying objects to face-to-face encounters with aliens, this book has it all. Focusing on the author’s experience as the Maine State Director of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network, it reports claims from 1645-2017. The book has a few photosContinue Reading
After calling a clandestine number, Jordan uses the Exit Strategy to begin again. Soon Jordan regrets his “death” but is told if he contacts his wife, they will kill her. After undergoing facial reconstruction, Jordan is reborn. When he accidentally contacts his wife, he must fight to save his familyContinue Reading
If Doctor Who and Bridget Jones had a baby, it would result in Infinity 8 Vol 1. Agent Yoko Keren is a security officer on a multispecies spaceship heading for Andromeda. She also wants a child. She is fine with a non-human daddy but checks their genetic history first. SoContinue Reading