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Bards and Prophets: A Question Of Etiquette For Friends Of The Self-Published

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A Question Of Etiquette For Friends Of The Self-Published. I was immediately drawn in to the book, but little by little I began to notice grammar errors here and there. "Effect" instead of "affect." "A old man" instead of "An old man." A misspelling, a missed apostrophe, things like that. After ten or fifteen pages I'd hit on half a dozen typos. It was then I looked up the publisher and realized the book had been self-published. I have no experience with Createspace or KDP, so I ...

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Jersey Girl Book Reviews: January 2015

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Jersey Girl Book Reviews. Book Review / Disclosure Policy. Books are food for my soul! Pull up a beach chair and stick your toes in the sand as the Jersey surf rolls in and out, now open your book and let your imagination take you away. Friday, January 30, 2015. Rise by D.U. Okonkwo (Book Review). In association with Pump Up Your Book, Jersey Girl Book Reviews is pleased to host the virtual book tour event for Rise. By Author D.U. Okonkwo. Publisher: A Few Words Press. January 6, 2015. Kindle - 425 KB.

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Bards and Prophets: November 2013

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Sunday, November 24, 2013. Autumn by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1573). Just a quick post today in honor of the big holiday here in the U.S. this week. A few things I'm grateful for:. First, I have to give a huge shout out to one of my critique partners and longtime blogging buddies. Marsha Sigman, who blogs at Marsha's Musings. Second, Nutschell, who blogs at The Writing Nut. Is featuring me in her Wednesday Writers series this week. If you don't already follow her, you can find the post by clicking HERE.

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Bards and Prophets: Vertically Challenged Vehicles That Go Vrooom!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Vertically Challenged Vehicles That Go Vrooom! Yeah, baby, yeah. My love of all things UK doesn't end at history and literature, I also have a soft spot for their cars. The little ones. Specifically the Minis. Part of my travels included a quick stop at the Oxford Mini factory. And a visit to the Heritage Motor Center. In Gaydon. Really. I love these little cars. And I saw some great ones. That's the Mini used in the Austin Powers movie, Goldmember. After that, the Mini was mad...

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Bards and Prophets: A Dreamer's Bookcase

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015. An excerpt from Walter Mosley's novel, The Long Fall. Fellow blogger M.J. Fifield recently shared some of the trials of her upcoming move, including the need to pack up many, many boxes of books. It's the penance we do as bibliophiles. Oh, but what fun she'll have when she finally gets settled in her new home and can put all those beautiful books back out on the shelf. As an adult. But I was. Eventually I'll read the rest. And, of course, on the bottom of my shelf, alongside cl...

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Bards and Prophets: July 2014

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014. To Sleep, Perchance To Dream. Apparently this is a rather common happening among writers and other creative types. Probably the most famous story to start out as a dream is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. And there's Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. But director James Cameron also says the Terminator. Came to him in a fever dream. His vision was of a metallic skeleton emerging from of a fire, red eyes gleaming. Per his wife, Fanny:. Ever come up with a story based on a dream? SFF writer...

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Bards and Prophets: June 2014

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Wanted: Female-Led Action Stories. I was happily minding my own business yesterday, when I came across this article by Tasha Robinson at The Dissolve. After I read it I was not so happy anymore. Give us a female whose actions matter to the outcome of the story, and not just by giving the male hero a reason to live through his ordeal. Ugh. One of the characters the article references is Tauriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. She's such a perfect example of how this can b...

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Bards and Prophets: Badass Women Series

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Though the woman warrior in my novels is fictional, there are plenty of examples of heroic women from history who lived amazing lives. Several served as inspiration for my character. Click on the titles to read about the women I've highlighted on the blog so far. Tomoe Gozan: Female Samurai from 12th Century Japan. Boudica: Iceni Queen Who Fought the Romans. Moving Robe Woman: Sioux Woman Who Fought Custer. Mary Read: Woman Pirate. Hervor, et al: Viking Shield-Maidens. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DG Huds...

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Bards and Prophets: September 2014

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Dream Is An Action Verb. For so many of us, writing novels and seeing them published is a dream, whether through traditional means or independent release. It's a dream I've been holding onto for, well, a few decades. There's a steep learning curve for some dreams, though. Twenty-five years ago (and probably even longer) I knew I wanted to write novels. For my first I decided to write a thriller! Yeah Thing is, I actually finished that novel…five years later. I was online ta...

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Bards and Prophets: October 2014

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014. A Taste Of Halloween. THE HAG by Robert Herrick (1591-1674). Okay, now that I've given you a scary poem, I've got a treat as well. Normally I excel at take-out food, but when I have the time I enjoy cooking. And since Holly Sinclair (Southpaw at I am HR Sinclair). Is hosting a blogfest to highlight all the wonderful cookbooks she's written, I thought I'd share one of my favorite recipes for fall too. I will probably make this soup once a week between now and spring. Lucky me,...