Category: Ramblings of a Writer

• Book Review ala P.C.

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I’ve been posting Book Review Friday for several months, although in recent weeks, I haven’t been that regular with my postings. I hope that changes as the cooler weather approaches, and I spend more time inside in quieter pursuits such as reading. I think about reviews, both those I write and…

  P. C. Zick

  September 17, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, blog, book reviews, environmental fiction, family sagas, fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, novel, paranormal, reviews, women’s fiction

• Book Review Friday – Daughters of Iraq

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Revital Shiri-Horowitz’s Daughters of Iraq gives a glimpse into a world that I’ve never explored or even considered. Once the veil parted, the visions held on the other side  bathed me in their golden halo of reminiscences. I know enough about the history of the Middle East, including both Iraq and…

  P. C. Zick

  September 13, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, book reviews, Iraq, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Middle East, wars

• Author Wednesday – Stone Spicer

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I interview Stone Spicer, author of Deep Green, a novel of intrigue, romance, and suspense set in Hawaii. I must make a disclosure: While Stone and I have never met in person, we do share a familial relationship. His son is married to my youngest niece, Joanne. He’s also the…

  P. C. Zick

  September 11, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, book reviews, characters, fiction, Hawaii, novels, romance, suspense

• Cover Reveal – Perfection Challenged by Jade Kerrion

  Perfection Challenged, the thrilling conclusion to Jade Kerrion’s multiple award-winning, bestselling DOUBLE HELIX series, will be released on September 17th and will be available in paperback and all electronic formats. Beta readers have declared Perfection Challenged “the best of the four books…the perfect ending to an amazing series.” If you’ve never picked up the DOUBLE…

  P. C. Zick

  September 6, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer

• Author Wednesday – Alicia Love

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Alicia J. Love, author of young adult science fiction. She’s a  self-published author of The Seven Uniters Series, the short story collection The Seven Uniters: The Originals, as well as a paranormal novella. She is currently working on the third installment in The Seven Uniters Series, Redemption, which…

  P. C. Zick

  September 4, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, book reviews, characters, fiction, novel, paranormal, reincarnation, young adult science fiction

• Book Review Friday – The Luck of the Weissensteiners (Book 1 of The Three Nations Trilogy)

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I interviewed Christoph Fischer in June on Author Wednesday. Today I review his novel The Luck of the Weissensteiners.   History of the twentieth century was one of my major areas of study in college. However, the history I studied presented an ethnocentric view of World War II. Of course, I…

  P. C. Zick

  August 30, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  book reviews, characters, Eastern Europe, Gentiles, Germany, historical fiction, Italy, Japan, Jews, twentieth century history, United States, war, World War II

• Author Wednesday – Annamaria Bazzi

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome back Annamaria Bazzi, who did a guest post in March . Today, I interview her about her life as an author. Hello Patricia, thank you so much for having me on your blog again. I do enjoy visiting and chatting with you. Before we start with the interview…

  P. C. Zick

  August 28, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  Annamaria Bazzi, authors, book reviews, characters, fiction, novel, science fiction, White Swans, writers write

• Inheriting a Family Legacy

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick In the past few weeks, I’ve immersed myself in the writings of my great grandfather. The man, Harmon Camburn, died fifty-two years before my birth. I know he was the father of my paternal grandfather. That’s about the whole of it, except for the journal he wrote for his children chronicling…

  P. C. Zick

  August 26, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer

  Civil War, Confederate prisoner of war, Cornwall, grandfather, Michigan, Union army, writing, writing legacy

• Author Wednesday – Jana Grissom

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I interview Jana Grissom, who is about to release her first Young Adult Fantasy One Price; Two Kingdoms in the fall. Her extensive work with teens makes her the perfect person to write books about their experience while giving them a whole new world to explore through reading. Welcome, Jana.…

  P. C. Zick

  August 21, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, blog, characters, fiction, foster children, foster parents, students. Texas State Parks, teachers, teenagers, young adult fantasy, young adult fiction

• Author Wednesday – Jae Dansie

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I’m delighted to host a guest post from Jae Dansie who writes one of my favorite blogs, Lit and Scribbles with Jae. Jae writes helpful posts about the writing process, and she always adds an element of whimsy to my morning blog reads. She’s also the artist of the only…

  P. C. Zick

  August 14, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  agents, authors, blog, editing, editors, fiction, novel, publishing, self-publishing, writers, writing