Tag: Kindle
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Give the Gift of Reading
This morning as I prepared the Author Wednesday post for the week, I thought about my own life as a writer. What have I accomplished this year? I often times think I didn’t do much as I faced harsh treatments for seven months. But I gathered all the books I’ve put out in eBook format…
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Book Review Friday – Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala
Knowing Vera by Rachelle Ayala takes the reader on a wild and suspenseful journey from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to Australia’s wine country. The plot turns and twists made my neck hurt and my brain foggy, but the challenge of following all the conflict made for an interesting and exciting journey. Star-crossed lovers missing…
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Writer’s Write, and Then They Write Again
By Patricia Zick @PCZick Here I am with four books published on Kindle and in paperback through Createspace. I started this journey of Indie Author with the publication of Live from the Road in May 2012. It’s been sixteen months, and I’ve learned and suffered and fretted. I’ve also enjoyed being in control of my…
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Author Wednesday – Vince Dickinson
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I interview Vince Dickinson who is the author of Fugue in C Minor, a romantic thriller. The main character finds himself in the perfect life, but he can’t remember how he arrived there. Welcome to Author Wednesday, Vince. I’m wondering if, like many authors, you have any special writing rituals. …
P. C. Zick
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Using Real Life in Fiction
By P.C. Zick @PCZick Originally published April 23, 2013 on Words Unlimited, Back Story During April 2010, two significant man made disasters occurred in the United States. Both of the tragedies became a part of my life for the remainder of the year and led me to question how we live our lives. It took…
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Book Review Friday – After Ten
By Patricia Zick @PCZick After Ten by Michele Shriver Synopsis: Four women, once best friends, have not spoken to each other in ten years. A drunken, decade old promise and a class reunion will bring them together again. For Jordan, her lofty dreams now a distant memory and her life at a crossroads, a reunion…
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Giveaway on Virtual Book Tour
I’m on a Virtual Book Tour this week with Trails in the Sand – Visit tour stops to enter giveaway I’m on “tour” April 22-29 to celebrate the forty-third anniversary of Earth Day and to celebrate the publication of Trails in the Sand. At each stop, you’ll be able to enter a raffle for an…
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Earth Day – Incorporate “Green” in Stories
By Patricia Zick @PCZick Today is the forty-third anniversary of the very first Earth Day in 1970 when environmentally minded folks came together to raise awareness after several major disasters in this country. First, in 1969 there was a devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that compromised both the habitat and the…
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Author Wednesday – Chantel Rhondeau
Welcome to Author Wednesday on Writing Whims. Today, Chantel Rhondeau stops by to talk about her newly released romantic mystery/suspense novel Crime & Passion. Welcome to Writing Whims today, Chantel. I love both the title and cover of your book. Both definitely convey your genre. I’m always curious about author voice – I believe it’s…
P. C. Zick
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Book Review Friday – Hidden Under Her Heart by Rachelle Ayala
By Patricia Zick @PCZick Hidden Under Her Heart by Rachelle Ayala takes the reader up and down the emotional scales in the lives of Maryanne and Lucas. From their first meeting, the ride begins when Lucas plays a ridiculously immature prank on Maryanne who’s on duty in her job as a nurse. Maryanne is equally…
P. C. Zick
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