The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

Shaunna Gonzales currently resides with her family in the greater Seattle area. Married over thirty years, her role as wife and mother of four continue to be her priorities.  A storyteller in her youth, she endevored to extend her love of stories to the written word and in 2005 began to write her first novel. Though that manuscript will remain buried, she has continued to learn. Once told by her doctors that she would never leave her wheelchair -- due to her Multiple sclerosis. It has been tucked in a closet while she continues on. (In other words muddles on.) Shaunna has worked as a professional reviewer for InD'Tales eMagazine for three years. In 2012 she also served as the vice president of Moonwriters, the on-line chapter of American Night Writers Association (ANWA She prefers to write romantic fiction and has ventured into the romantic suspense, and time-travel genres. Her debut novel, Dark Day s of Promise was released by Desert Breeze Publishing in 2012 re...

(This post contains affiliate links) As I've read his previous two poetry collections, I couldn't resist  Smoke & Mirrors by Michael Faudet. Today I'll post my review of this third poetry collection. Description from Goodreads Smoke & Mirrors  is the third book from internationally bestselling poet Michael Faudet, author of  Bitter Sweet Love   and  Dirty Pretty Things —both finalists in the 2016 and 2015 Goodreads Readers Choice Awards. Michael Faudet’s latest book   takes the reader on an emotionally charged journey, exploring the joys of falling madly in love and the melancholy world of the brokenhearted. Beautifully captured in poetry, prose, and short stories, Faudet's whimsical and sometimes erotic writing has captured the hearts and minds of thousands of readers from around the world. My Thoughts On The Book Even though it is a bit repetitive of the previous two collections, I still love the writing style ...

I am a children’s author, but up until a few years ago, I was a journalist and editor. Something rather unexpected sparked my new career as an author—a family trip to Egypt with my mother and two young nephews. We had a great time and I thought I’d write them a short story as a different kind of souvenir…. Well, one book and a planned book series later, I had changed careers. I have now published Book 3 (The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper) in my MG adventure series Chronicles of the Stone, with many awards for the first book, The Secret of the Sacred Scarab, and a few for Book 2, The Search for the Stone of Excalibur, and one already for Book 3! I also teach online novel writing for aspiring authors and I find that very satisfying. Relaxation time finds me enjoying something creative or artistic, music, books, theatre or ballet. I love doing research for my book series. I love animals and have written two animal rescue stories. I have two adorable (naughty) little dogs ca...

It's Friday, which means it's time for a new Book Blogger Hop post, courtesy of  Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer . The question of the week was "what's your proudest blogging milestone or achievement?". Book Blogger Hop For me, it's probably that I've been book blogging for six years this month. I can admit that there has been moments throughout those years that I've been really close to giving up, but I still kept going.

Stephen R. Watts was born and raised at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains in Northern Utah, where he developed a love for stories at a very young age. Having spent his adolescence creating alternate worlds where he could escape the hardships of mental illness, Stephen wanted nothing more than to grow up and write his own epic tales capable of entertaining readers in ways that reminds them of their untold worth. Stephen’s debut novel was a fourteen-year labor of love, and when he isn’t studying story craft he can be found traveling the world or spending quality time with his family in Salt Lake City. ~ Facebook ~ Website ~ ~ Twitter ~ When sixteen-year-old Harius is chosen to guard a mystic key and sword, he’s sure there’s been some mistake. Protecting the divine relics requires the celestial flame, a power that only mystic warriors can wield. And while Harius is training to become such a warrior, he’s lacked the faith needed to access the flame ...

It's Wednesday and time for a new My Favourite... post, courtesy of  Maureen's Books . The theme of the week is favourite thing to do first thing in the morning. My favourite two things to do first thing in the morning includes fixing my self a big mug of coffee and light a cigarette. Yes, I am fully aware that smoking cigarettes are bad for me, but at least I admit it. As long as I can have my coffee and cigarettes in peace in the morning, I'm pretty happy, especially considering I am NOT present in the morning, so I need my caffeine in order to wake up.

It's Tuesday and time for a new Top Ten Tuesday post, courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl . The theme of the week was top ten favourite novellas/short stories. Here are my top ten picks; Train Dreams by Denis Johnson Cinnamon by Samar Yazbek Animal Farm by George Orwell The Kill Crew by Joseph D'Lacey The Haunting of Dr. Bowen by C. A. Verstraete The Red Shoes by Laura Erwin The Cryptic Lines by Richard Storry The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Pains and Penalties (A Geeks and Things Cozy Mystery Novella) by Sarah Biglow