P.C. ZICK

March 14, 2014

Book Review Friday – The Palaver Tree

Book Review Friday – The Palaver Tree by Wendy Unsworth The Palaver tree serves as the heart of a community. It’s the place for discussion, decision-making, festive occasions, and the place for storytelling. In the hands of Wendy Unsworth, the Palaver tree becomes more than a literal tree. In her novel, The Palaver Tree, it…

March 13, 2014

New Release! Bound by Time by A.D. Trosper

Bound by Time is a YA paranormal romance by A.D. Trosper, the bestselling author of the epic fantasy series, Dragon’s Call. Once again, I have to thank Blue Harvest Creative for everything they do and for the incredibly beautiful book they have designed. From cover to cover, they outdid themselves. Can he save her this…

March 12, 2014

Author Wednesday – Wendy Unsworth

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Wendy Unsworth, a frequent visitor to Writing Whims. Wendy is the author of several children’s books and a novel, I recently finished reading, The Palaver Tree. Watch for my review of the book on Book Review Friday. It’s a pleasure to meet so many wonderful writers through this blog,…

March 7, 2014

Book Review Friday – Dying to Know

Christina Carson writes important books with huge messages. After I read Suffer the Little Children, I thought about her deft portraits of human despair when a life is lived without connection to others. Living a life in balance and without judgment recurs once again in Dying to Know. In this novel, Ms. Carson uses health…

March 5, 2014

Author Wednesday – Christina Carson

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Christina Carson, author of Suffer the Little Children and Dying to Know. I featured Christina in 2013 and reviewed Suffer the Little Children. I love reading her blog, and recently I had the pleasure of reading Dying to Know. My review will be published later this week. I’ll…

February 28, 2014

Writer as the Main Character

The main characters in most of my novels share at least one characteristic. They all write for a living or aspire to be writers. In my latest release, Trails in the Sand, the main character is an environmental writer. The choice of career is no accident on my part, and as an author, I’m not…

February 26, 2014

Author Wednesday – Geryn Childress

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Geryn Childress, author of several children’s book and the recently released historical romance, Lou & Jigger (True Love is Inseparable series). Welcome, Geryn. I’m happy you could stop by and chat today. I love to find out when authors first know they’re writers. Tell me about your discovery. I …

February 23, 2014

Hazy is Not Spam

I call her Hazy; she calls me P.C. And we call each other friends. Thankfully, she contacted me recently to ask me a question. She thought it strange that I had not been responding to comments she left on my blog. She knows me well and knew something must be amiss if I wasn’t responding.…

February 23, 2014

Rules for Writing Fiction

Excellent tips for all my writer friends.

February 19, 2014

Author Wednesday – Rita Lee Chapman

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Rita Chapman, or as she’s known in the writing world, Rita Lee Chapman. She added the “Lee” to her professional name so her books aren’t confused with another Rita Chapman who writes vampire stories. Rita’s first book, Missing in Egypt, is set in Australia and Egypt is a…