He made his living out of finding the story. He took a boring crime, a stolen grave plate scrapped for cash. He tracked down the veteran’s son and spilled the passion. He wrote the story in black and white and everyone loved him for it. But Bailey wouldn’t fit into Times New Roman. Her motive […]
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I hope you are all adjusting to life in quarantine or social distancing. It’s the perfect time to get into some reading and watching. Today’s question for the bloggers and readers of the Bookish Blog Hop is: What book or series do you hope and pray will be turned into a movie or TV show
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From A Shadow Grave Andi C. Buchanan Wellington has an ‘urban legend’ of a teenager murdered in the Mt Victoria Tunnel. Cars honk their horns to show respect. But it turns out that Phyllis Symons was real. She was buried alive and this new book breathes life into the person behind the crime. Written with
My very first New Zealand author interview of 2020 is AJ Lancaster. She writes romantic gaslamp fantasy books about fae, magic, and complicated families. She has just published the third book in her quartet series. What is an early book or author that inspired you to write? What are you reading now? Fantasy is the
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Some of us here in New Zealand are a bit excited because the next Worldcon is being held here. From 29th July to 2nd August 2020, Wellington will be home to Conzealand. As well as writing panels, fun and demonstrations, it will be a chance to meet and network with professionals in the industry. But
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Favourite character? Veila, a supremely cheerful, in the moment, supernatural being. She becomes a mentor and friend to the main character, somehow without telling her a thing. Author: Isa Pearl Ritchie Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Page count: 208 The Blurb Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant when she starts having weird dreams
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I’m looking at my top five books read last year and four of them are written by women. Yass! Seriously though, I’ve had a terrible year for reading, mostly because my freelance business is going well. I’ve also made a conscious effort to write more short stories and start submitting. These are the books that
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A paying market for every story! These look like some exciting competitions and anthologies to submit to. I particularly like the look of the romantic ghost stories. And remember, the only poor story is the one that isn’t written! Timeworn Lit Open 1 – 31 January No fee We accept historical, historical speculative and historical
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Can you believe 2020 is almost here? I’ve had some great blog highlights this year like the True Shelf series of reading interviews, my most-commented post asking Do you read the classics? and having a couple of Pins go viral. My blog views also reached a new peak at 23,000 views for the year. My
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The class was silent. The Sensei, all 6 foot 2, ultimately disciplined fighting machine of him, clenched and un-clenched his fists. He waited, impatient to order me a hot dish of press-ups. Or the worse fate: press-ups for the rest of the class while I squirmed. My mind raced, whirling off into the distance and
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