A Writing Tip: Have you ever had a dream, so real, that it lingered upon awakening? I have. Often. Bizarre, seemingly unrelated imagery, words, that…
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Sometimes, the act of putting words on paper—seems easy enough, right—becomes a tortuous exercise in rhythm, not unlike lyrics to a song. You know what…
Every since Charlton Heston uttered the ever-resounding line: “Get your paws off me you damned, dirty ape,” audiences have had a fascination with our less…
I am often sent short stories and novels, the author asking for my input and opinion, something that I have been happy to give freely,…
Well, I certainly got your attention, didn’t I? You see, we are wired that way, both skeptics and believers, all wishing for the one absolute truth,…
Think outside the box, the book box that is. If you look at sales statistics you will find that audiobooks account for almost a third…
The July edition of Books ‘N Pieces is available and packed with material. Read as a PDF Read as an ePub Read as an Issuu…
READ THE JUNE 2017 ISSUE: PDF: http://bit.ly/BNPJune2017ePub: http://bit.ly/BNPJune2017ePubFlip page: https://issuu.com/altpublish/docs/june2017bnp With each issue BNP gets stronger. Our readership as grown–which reminds me, if you have not signed…
In all Alien movies, a hapless crew—civilians/scientists/miners, backed by a corrupt corporation—encounter one planet or another and voila, become the breeding vessels for our favorite…
May 2017 Books ‘N Pieces Digital Magazine Enjoy this issue of Books ‘N Pieces featuring romance authors Devika Fernando, Arabelle Sheraton, YA author Fiona Ingram,…
Let’s face it; nothing is original. Stories have been passed along in one form or another for centuries. Early stories were passed down orally, from…
Determining the truth when you write a novel seems to be an important aspect of the process. The question remains, what is the truth and…
Amateur writers have a tendency to use more words than needed to convey their story. For example, you might read: It was a bright blue…