Hi everyone. Today, it gives me immense pleasure to have fellow author, Story Empire contributor, and friend, C S Boyack, over to visit. Craig has some fun stuff for us as well as what promises to be a fun new …
#NewBook: Good Liniment by C S Boyack @virgilante #TheHatSeries #Kindle Read more »
Hi everyone! Apparently, April is National Poetry Month, and NaNoWriMo has launched a 30 day poem-a-day challenge. I kind of missed the start, and am coming in on day four. So you get four poems in one day from me …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from fellow author and blogging friend, Jacquie Biggar. Confession: I’ve had this one on my ereader for far too long, lols. Anyhoo … here’s my review–at last >>> …
#BookReview: My Baby Wrote Me a Letter by Jacquie Biggar @JacqBiggar Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on our day. We were asked to take a snapshot and write a poem. As ever, we need to avoid …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from a new author, Leila Mottley. This is a stunning read from a 17-year-old debut writer. Amazing. I discovered this book via NetGalley >>> About the Book: A …
#BookReview: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley @leilamottley @BloomsburyBooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create a syllabic poem based on the themes of Fire and Water, picked by Donna Matthews from last month’s challenge. As ever, we need to …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for an author new to me, Mahi Cheshire. I came across this book via NetGalley >>> About the Book: THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH: FIRST, DO NO HARM… Dr Rea Dharmasena is devastated when …
#BookReview: Deadly Cure by Mahi Cheshire @MahiCheshire @vintagebooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for an author new to me, Gill Perdue. I came across this book via NetGalley >>> About the Book: A girl covered in blood. A missing man. A coded fairy tale. Detective …
#BookReview: The Interview by Gill Perdue @gillperduewrite @PenguinUKBooks @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone. Today is International Day of Awesomeness, and we at Story Empire wanted to pay tribute to a special lady, who does so much to support authors. And that lady is none other than Sally Cronin! Of course, the …
#InternationalDayofAwesomeness Celebrating #Author and #Blogger Sally Cronin @sgc58 Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for us to create our own syllabic poetry. As ever, we need to avoid ‘ing’ ending words if at all possible. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a great read from an author new to me, Elle Connel. I received an invitation to read and review this book from the publisher, via NetGalley >>> About the Book: She’s the …
#BookReview: You Can Stay by Elle Connel #elleconnel @headlinepg @NetGalley Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on “Taste the rainbow—colour poetry”. The colour is “Green”. Colleen gave us some extras too … “You’ll receive bonus points if you don’t …
Hi everyone! Today, I have book reviews for two gripping reads from an author new to me. I discovered Carey Baldwin and Her First Mistake after reading a review on Mae Clair’s blog last year. Having bought, read, and enjoyed …
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a theme prompt. Ken Gierke (Rivrvlogr) from last month’s challenge picked the theme: TRANSITIONS You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve chosen …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a dark, gritty, and gripping read from an author new to me. I discovered David Six and his book Lake Abandon via Twitter and received a free ARC from BookSprout >>> …
#BookReview: Lake Abandon by David Six @AuthorDavidSix @booksproutapp Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for any syllabic form based on a photo prompt. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. Diana Peach chose this week’s image … I’ve chosen an inverted Etheree as …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a fun children’s read by an author new to me, Rosalind Barden >>> About the Book: Lots of characters have it bad, in my Bunker Hill neighborhood smack dab in the …
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for a series of Abhanga verses. Colleen explains: We write Abhanga in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via a review site. I haven’t come across this writer before, but I’ll be checking out more books by Kaitlin Corvus >>> About the Book: The …
#BookReview: NightHawks by Kaitlin Corvus @KaitlinCorvus @bookroar_tweets Read more »
Hi everyone! Today, it gives me great pleasure to have fellow author, Story Empire contributor, and friend, Jan Sikes come over for a visit. Jan has some exciting news, and here she is to tell you all about it >>> …
#NewBook: Jagged Feathers by Jan Sikes @JanSikes3 @WildRosePress Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for poem based on colour. I’ve written a Diatelle, which has fifteen lines in the following syllable count … 1-2-3-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1, and a rhyme rhythm of abbcbccaccbcbba. You can find …
Hi everyone. Today, it gives me great pleasure to share my review for fellow author, Story Empire contributor, and friend, Staci Troilo, for her latest book, Pour It On. I’ve posted this on a Monday because all my Thursday review slots …
Pour It On! #NewBook by Staci Troilo @stacitroilo Read more »
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via NetGalley. This is Stacy Willingham’s first novel, and what a debut >>> About the Book: From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical …
#BookReview: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham @svwillingham @HarperCollins Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for poem based on the concepts of Memories: Sweet and Sour. I’ve written a stacked (or double) Etheree, which has ten lines in each stack in the following syllable …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via NetGalley. This novel is from a writer new to me, Linwood Barclay >>> About the Book: It’s always the husband, isn’t it? One weekend, while …
#BookReview: Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay @linwood_barclay @HQstories Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for an Ekphrastic poem, which today, uses a photo prompt as the art form. I’ve written a stacked (or double) Etheree, which has ten lines in each stack …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via NetGalley. This novel is from a debut writer, Abigail Bergstrom, and I’ll be looking out for more from this author >>> About the Book: The …
#BookReview: What A Shame by Abigail Bergstrom @AbigailBergstrm @HodderBooks Read more »
Hi everyone! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for a Haiku. I’ve used sunshine as my Kigo, as it can appear in any season. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve chosen a Haiku in …
Hi everyone! Today, I have a book review for a read I picked up via a review site. I haven’t come across this writer before, but I’ll be checking out more of J C Gemmell’s books >>> About the Book: …
#BookReview: The Visionary by J C Gemmell @JcGemmell @bookroar_tweets Read more »
Hi everyone! Happy New Year! 🙂 Today, I’ve joined Colleen’s weekly TankaTuesday challenge, which asks for a Syllabic poem of the author’s choice, featuring a colour. You can find Colleen’s post HERE. I’ve chosen a Senryu in three lines of …