Tag: novel

• 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…

  P. C. Zick

  July 2, 2013

  Trails in the Sand

  amazon.com, BP, BP oil spill, characters, coal mine disaster, coal mining, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, environment, fiction, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Kindle, loggerhead, novel, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand

• Book Review Friday – The Age of Shiva

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri sat on my bookshelves for five years. I bought it at Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon, in 2008. I shipped it back to my home in Florida along with ten other books I couldn’t resist in this warehouse of a bookstore. I still have…

  P. C. Zick

  June 29, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  book reviews, characters, fiction, Hindu, India, Indira Ghandhi, mother and son, Muslim, Nehru, novel, secularism

• Author Wednesday – Christoph Fischer

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today, I’m happy to interview Christoph Fischer, an author and fellow blogger and reviewer. Christoph is a great supporter of the Indie Author, and he’s introduced me to many wonderful books and authors over the past year. He writes historical fiction. He’s published the first two novels in his Three Nations…

  P. C. Zick

  June 26, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, book reviews, Eastern Europe, fiction, Germany, historical fiction, historical novels, novel, writers

• Summer Writing on Florida Novels

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I’m still here even though I’m not posting as much. Summertime and the living is anything but easy around my house. The garden is starting to produce, the boat is in the slip, and the kayaks beckon every time I walk by them. Saturday we spent a portion of the day…

  P. C. Zick

  June 24, 2013

  Books by P. C. Zick

  amazon.com, anatagonist, authors, blog, characters, environment, fiction, Florida, novel, protagonist, sea turtles, St. Augustine, Trails in the Sand, writers

• FREE on Kindle June 19-20

    Tortoise Stew is my first novel set in Florida. On June 19 and 20, it’s available for free downloads on Amazon. Synopsis: Small town politics take center stage in this novel about the development of Florida at any cost. Kelly Sands is a reporter covering some of the more controversial and contentious issues in the…

  P. C. Zick

  June 19, 2013

  Books by P. C. Zick

  amazon.com, bombs, characters, environment, fiction, Florida, nature, novel, politics, writers

• Book Review Friday – Suffer the Little Children

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Don’t let the title Suffer the Little Children steer you away from this novel by Christina Carson. A friend of mine saw on Goodreads that I was reading this book. She usually likes the same type of fiction I do, but she was a bit frightened about the title. I assured…

  P. C. Zick

  June 14, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  Alberta, authors, book reviews, Canada, characters, environment, fiction, grizzly bear, natural world, nature, novel, writers

• Author Wednesday – Elaine White

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today Elaine White visits my blog for an interview about her writing life and her book Runaway Girl. Elaine writes paranormal romances featuring vampires. She uses the genre to teach some very important lessons about life. Runaway Girl is the first book in the Secrets of Avelina Chronicles series, which contains six…

  P. C. Zick

  June 12, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, blog, book reviews, characters, fiction, novel, paranormal romance, point of view, reviews, vampires, writers, writing

• Author Wednesday – Victoria Adams

    Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Victoria Adams who writes contemporary romance and New Adult (NA) contemporary romance. Her Circles Trilogy includes Dancing in Circles, Circles Divided, and Circles Interlocked.   Welcome, Victoria. I’m always intrigued by author voice and when authors know when they’ve established one. What about you? When did you…

  P. C. Zick

  May 29, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, blog, characters, contemporary romance, fiction, new adult, novel, trilogy, writers, writing, young adult

• Author Wednesday – Michele Shriver

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I interview author Michele Shriver. Michele stays busy as a lawyer during the day, but in her spare times she’s managed to write several novels. After Ten, Sixth South, and Aggravated Circumstances fall into the category of women’s fiction. On Book Review Friday, I’ll be reviewing After Ten. Michele, I…

  P. C. Zick

  May 22, 2013

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, characters, fiction, Michele Shriver, novel, publishing, women’s fiction, writing

• “I want to write a book.” Sigh . . .

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick People often say to me, “I or my [friend, cousin, father] want(s) to write a book.” The writer-in-waiting usually has no experience with writing. I also hear, “I told my [friend, cousin, father] that you might be able to help them get started.” In the past, I’ve given either a weak…

  P. C. Zick

  May 20, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, blog, book reviews, characters, editing, editors, novel, publishing, reviews, Trails in the Sand, writing