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My hardship in writing by Dennis Scheel
Writing novels is not a short endeavor; at least, I haven’t experienced it to be. For the last five years, I have been working on my books in the Underworlds series, three novels so far, with the fourth and final one currently standing at 78k words so far. When I started, I had a clear vision of my series’ trajectory, which of course, experienced some changes as it surfaced on paper, but that is beside the point because most of my first book stayed in line with my preconceived course for it.
Read MoreThe Dreaming Tree by Ruby Fink (Book Review #1216)
The dreaming tree is a children’s book and begins with a boy and a girl who have a tree that enables them to dream about anything they desire. The two children love the tree very much and spend a lot of their time pretending to play as pirates, treasure hunting, becoming acrobats, and having a circus tent.
Read MoreThe Depth of Vision: Screw up Poverty with this Vision by Mohsen Estesnaei (Book Review #1215)
The depth of vision is a nonfiction motivational book written by Estesnaei, providing a different perspective on poverty. It all begins when Estesnaei records his conversations with a teenage boy named Amir while working on his thesis.
Read MoreInstant Poetry (Just Add Words!) by  Larry Berger (Book Review #1214)
Instant poetry is a short book including a collection of 48 poems. Of course, the inspiration behind creating this book was when Larry was influenced by the words his fellow writers called out as he would sit with them at their interactive poetry readings. The book is not long, but you cannot help to sense a particular purpose within the pages filled with humor and added elements of poetry.
Read MoreJourney to My Daughter by Jennifer Rose Asher (Book Review #1213)
Journey to my daughter is a beautiful memoir written about love, adoption, and finding yourself. It all begins with Jennifer and her husband deciding to have children. After two miscarriages and a lot more heartache, they choose to find other ways to become parents. Little did they know that their beautiful girl would find them instead, so this book truly takes you on a journey, adoring every moment and cherishing every sentence.
Read More‘Ravensong and the power of change.’ by Brian Hayes
This story has a mythological element but does not correspond to any one system of belief I can find. Dayeus Pitar (Father of heaven) belongs to the Verdic mythology and is equivalent to the Greek god Zeus. Rhea is the daughter of the titan earth goddess in Greek mythology. Hrafn appears in Norse myth as one of the ravens of Odin and Hermes is the winged messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. Gromli is the main character and a hobbit, which I thought maybe a reference to Tolkien, but may have more in common with World of Warcraft. Therefore, if you are a gamer the references in this story may make more sense to you than they do to me.
Read MoreA Three Hour Tour by ROSE ELAINE
I should begin by saying this is my version of a “three-hour tour,” Not quite Gilligans Island; there wasn’t Gilligan, the Skipper, a millionaire, his wife, a movie star, a Professor, or Mary Ann! Just a kindly bus driver and a stubborn child.
Read MoreTHAT MAGIC MISCHIEF By Susanna Allen (Book Review #1212)
That magical mischief is an occult fiction story about witches and wizards. Annabelle Walsh is a young wish going through the heartache of a breakup. She wants the easier way out and is frustrated that she can’t use a spell just to forget about him. But her life is more to offer, and you get to read along and enjoy how Annabelle’s life changes.
Read MoreThe Fire Starters by Jackson Coppley (Book Review #1211)
The fire starters is a spy history crime story about Nicholas Foxe, who has to uncover the reasons behind the fire starters at Notre Dame and possibly The London Eye. Nick isn’t alone, and with his ready assembled team, he has to stop them before things get out of hand.
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