Whether you are a lover of books, book-addict, voracious reader, and just a lover of stories, we can spend a lot of money fast satisfying this thirst. We are the ones who grab up a series and devour it, we love many authors, and can’t wait to get our hands on the next new release. Here’s FIVE ways not only to get your hands on free books, but a chance to get to be among the first to read the new releases! You will discover very fast most of these require a little time from you, such as leaving book reviews so you become more visible and available to these amazing opportunity.
The Holiday Season is Here (Flash Fiction)
“This is too soon.” I panned left to right and back again. “What happened to Turkey Day?”
VTMAS No. 80: I’m THAT Friend
[Sorry, it’s been a while, here we go~!] I’ve come to realize that I’m THAT friend. Yes, the one you can’t take out in public without something weird or embarrassing unfolding. Granted, in my defense, it’s not intentional but at times it may seem like self sabotage. It happens enough times, that it definitely impacts my ability…
Top 5 Things to do with Damaged Book Copies #AuthorAdvice
Slightly damaged books happens sometimes. I love CreateSpace because the few times this has happened, they’ve overnight a replacement! Another thing is, when we setup and breakdown for events, or leave our stock in the trunk of our cars, or kids… kids… books get dented, corners and spines frayed, but they’re still good! What now?…
May Newsletter 2018
May I Say Thank You? A lot is going on, and if it weren’t for YOU, I would be a massive ball of tears. That’s right! No joke, I mean it! Between positive emails of support, Book Reviews to distract me, and even the shout-outs on Social Media have all been a driving force to…
March Newsletter 2018
February was a Rough Month February was rough. A lot of personal level hard hits knocked the wind out of me, but life happens. To give you a short snapshot of the weight dumped on me; my four year old was diagnosed with Autism, a lot of juggling with doctor appointments and arranging therapies for…
St. Patty’s Worthy Tale I Inspired Another to Write <3
On Saturdays, Mama set me down in front of the churn. In summer days, she set me on the porch to look out upon the woods, she said, to look for fairies and woodsprite, to keep the woodland green at bay, lest it overtake the house and we be lost. On winter days, I set […]…
white buffalo calf woman
Originally posted on Within A Forest Dark:
Feathers, braids, and beads by Nic McPhee, flickr In the Lakota legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman, a beautiful apparition wearing a white buckskin dress decorated with porcupine quills approaches two men. She carries a pipe bag embroidered with the symbol of the four directions. One man,…
#WritingTip The Romance Genre Label
Romance. There’s this whole genre in movies, books, and TV series. Even then, in other genres it sort of creeps in there somehow. It comes in different flavors and even speeds! No, seriously let’s take a look at some of these. I don’t list them all, but I figured I would focus on terms you…
Book Review: Unveiled by Lynda Haviland
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LI0RYGI/ GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32179348-unveiled 5 Stars Eva is a bull-headed and haughty “magical item acquisition specialist”, but most just call her for what she really is, a thief. She takes pride in her ability to hunt down any item, so when Tamura decides not to give her the case she had worked hard to discover, she…
VTMAS No.79: Kids’ First Snow
Leaving in Florida, especially the Orlando area, the chances of seeing snow is very rare. It usually is a timing and even then the teeny tiny specks melt the moment they touch something. There are no words for hearing your little ones ask, “Is it going to snow for Christmas?” “No, honey.” I sigh, this…
VTMAS No.78: My First Snow
Oh, it was an interesting trip that year and I barely remember any of it. I suppose you would assume I was very young, but that wasn’t the case. I was in high school, 11th or 12th grade, and we were flying into Washington D.C. The problem was, I had a sinus infection from hell….
Val, Tell Me A Story... 