Author: P.S. Bartlett

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20 Questions with P. S. Bartlett

I’d like to thank Don Massenzio for having me and my band of characters on his blog today for 20 Questions. Thank you so much Don!
I hope you all enjoy it and if you don’t want to read about me, (which is fine by me haha) please read the book excerpt from Demons & Pearls.
I promise it will pull you into my Razor’s Adventure Series!

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Today we sit down with award-winning author P. S. Bartlett to talk about her work, her other creative pursuits and her inspiration.

Please enjoy 20 questions with P. S. Bartlett

Q1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

That’s a tricky question. I’ve been writing stories and poems since I was a little girl, starting with homemade greeting cards and children’s books. The children’s books I would illustrate myself and bind them with construction paper and yarn. Obviously they didn’t last very long but as time went on, I went more in the direction of my art than my writing. I have always wanted to write a novel though. It just took me a lot longer to get around to it than I had planned.

Q2) How long does it typically take you to write a book?

FIREFLIES took me about six weeks of steady writing but…

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3 Mistakes that Will Make Readers Want to Punch a Book in the Face

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To do my job well, I do a tremendous amount of reading. Additionally, I make it a point to make sure I read different genres so I get a sense of what writers do well (or not so well) regardless of the type of story.

I’ve been inhaling Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series as of late and I got ahead of my credits so I decided instead to take advantage of Audible’s Daily Deal. It was a suspense from a legacy published author. The book had almost a thousand reviews and almost all of them four and five stars. So I figured, why not?

Take a chance.

Shoot. Me. Now.

That was me. That was me.

The book was absolutely awful. I won’t say which book because I won’t do that to another author. I have a personal rule. If I can’t give a book 4 stars or more I just shut up…

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Book Review – Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling

Thank you so much for reading and reviewing Amber Wake. What a pleasure!

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51VZTeQS5DL._SX312_BO1,204,203,200_Full Title:Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling (The Razor’s Adventures Pirate Tales)

Author(s):P.S. Bartlett & Ronovan Hester

Genre(s): Historical Fiction, High Adventure, Fantasy

Summary:

Captain Gabriel Wallace of the Royal Navy finds himself tangled in a web of lies, deceit and betrayal. Following a mishap in a tavern involving the Admiral, his wife and her lover, Wallace is court-martialed. Along with his loyal crew, he steals his ship, and heads for the high seas. Although Wallace is now a pirate, he is still an honorable and fair Captain. With his mind set on vengeance, he sails to the Colonies and the Caribbean with the Royal Navy in pursuit.

Review:

Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling is ‘not-your-typical’ pirate story. And that’s a good thing for this reader who normally reads science fiction and thrillers. The authors did an excellent job maintaining the appropriate language for the early 18th Century. Historical events are…

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