Category: Ramblings of a Writer
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Author Wednesday – Andrew Lennon
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Andrew Lennon whose novel, A Life To Waste, follows the life of a middle-aged man named Dave. A tragic accident when he was younger caused him to give up on life. Now he spends his days drinking and mooching off his mother. One night his world is turned upside…
P. C. Zick
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Author Blog Chain – Darlene Jones
Good Monday Morning – Last Monday I participated in an Author Blog Chain. One of the authors I tagged was Darlene Jones, the author of the “Em and Yves series,” a science fiction love story. As you can read below, Darlene has a special category for her books. I reviewed Embattled a few months…
P. C. Zick
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Book Review Friday – David Lawlor’s “Liam Mannion” series
An author faces a monumental task when writing historical fiction. If one historical fact is wrong or an anachronism appears, the reader is likely to put aside the book in favor of one that achieves historical accuracy tempered with believable dialogue, heightened tension, and sympathetic, yet flawed, heroes. If you are a reader of historical…
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Author Wednesday – Catherine Feeny
Welcome to Author Wednesday here on Writing Whims. Today I welcome Catherine Feeny, a writer from the UK. Her latest novel, Flower Girl tells the story of how a night of passion leads London florist Violet Lake to leave her former life behind, and fly off with her movie star lover to live with him…
P. C. Zick
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Author’s Blog Chain
It’s my pleasure today to participate in the Author’s Blog Chain. Francis Guenette tagged me on her blog, Disappearing in Plain Sight. I also reviewed her delightful novel, Disappearing in Plain Sight. Please visit her blog. She writes thoughtful pieces on the process of becoming and sustaining a career as an Indie Author. I’ve found many…
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Book Review Friday – Shadow of Eden
Shadow of Eden by Louis Kirby, M.D. is a thriller of a book, but it’s so much more than that. The different levels run the gambit from our society’s obsession with thinness at any cost to the sway of power and money with an even higher price tag. I usually don’t read this type of…
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Author Wednesday – Louis Kirby
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today it is a privilege to introduce Louis Kirby, MD, the author of Shadow of Eden, a medical-political thriller. Dr. Kirby describes the novel as “Crichton meets Baldacci.” The book is chilling in its authenticity of miracle weight loss drugs at any cost, corrupt politicians, and greedy moguls ready to make…
P. C. Zick
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Blog Tour – The Redemption of Caralynne Hayman
I’m happy to have Carole Brown stop here for a guest post during the blog tour for her novel, The Redemption of Caralynne Hayman. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post to enter the giveaway. Title: The Redemption of Caralynne Hayman Author: Carole Brown Published: October 21, 2013 Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of…
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Book Review Friday – Two Books by Julia Gousseva
Today I review two books by the same author. Julia Gousseva stopped by Writing Whims a few days ago for Author Wednesday. I’ve been waiting to post reviews of both of her novels Moscow Dreams and Anya’s Story. Both of these novels forced to revisit my attitudes and feelings about the Soviet Union—attitudes and feelings…
P. C. Zick
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Author Wednesday – Julia Gousseva
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Julia Gousseva, the author of two books set in Russia during the years when it was known as the Soviet Union or the USSR. Moscow Dreams and Anya’s Story are both historical fiction set more than twenty years ago in a land often misunderstood and shrouded in mystery…
P.C. ZICK 