See Tom Riddell's full review here! "This is a story that will awe you, comfort you and give you a sense of a miraculous magic that is undeniably living within the world- if only through the natural wonder of a group of fireflies and a small boy. The author is skillfully able at weaving a …
Meet Guest Author Peggy Bartlett (and a character interview with Katherine Doyle)
Chris, thank you so much for having me on your blog! I sincerely appreciate it and I hope your readers enjoy it!
How Do I Find My Readers?
I had an epiphany yesterday that the reason my books are having a rough time lately is because they aren't targeted to the right audience. Fortunately, some of that audience found ME but where do I go to find the rest of them? Gee, that sounds pretty simple right? Just go out and find people …
Arrow Finale!
"Oh My God!" (My husband mouthed that to me BEFORE I hit the DVR button! He sneaked off and watched it before me!) Yeah...it was that good. See you next season! As an added bonus...
C’mon, Writers! 5 Reasons To Ditch The Rivalry
A funny thing happened as I read this blog. Of course I took away the obvious message but beneath that, it dawned on me who my target audience for “Fireflies” and “Hope From the Ocean” should be.
In direct reference to this blog, I have witnessed these things between other authors but thankfully, have not “felt” them personally. I suppose these literary rivalries have been going on since the chisel and tablet. I agree it’s about time it stops. I’d love to raise a glass with some fellow writers sometime. Although in the real world, I’m painfully shy. 😉 Thank you so much Tara for your brilliant insight!
MOTHER OF GOD ALL THESE OTHER BOOKS ARE SO INTIMIDATING
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about rivalry in the writing and publishing industries. And it’s a sad state of affairs. Because it’s complete and utter nonsense.
Rivalry is an alluring demon for authors (and, indeed, reviewers). For one thing, the very nature of writing  – a solitary activity, which rarely if ever allows for human interaction in the physical act itself – can make the loveliest, gentlest human into a raving, paranoid lunatic.
For instance, by the time a writer emerges from the Nth draft of their novel, covered in the primordial goo of self-doubt, the blinding fog that is fear of failure, never mind that murky quicksand which is the fear of success, the public domain can look like a row of guns and spears, all pointing at you. Some of them will just shoot you where you stand. You’ll manage to run in to the spears all by yourself. But it all looks terribly nasty. (And that’s enough sloppy metaphors.)
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Do you like pirates or rather, stories about pirates?
So there's this NEW book I'm writing. It takes place during the golden age of piracy. It's a bit different. It's a bit sassy. It's a bit romantic, naughty and fun. It's a lot different than my first two novels but as I've been told, change is good. As I've told myself since I began …
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The “HAPPY” Duster
My granddaughter Esme loves helping me clean. After her dance class on Saturday mornings, she always wants to stay and hang out and she'll tell me, "MomMom, I'll help you clean!" I always play music when I clean and Pharrell Williams' "Happy" is one of her favorite songs. As you can see, she really enjoys …
I’m a 21st Century Mom. Well, Sort Of
Being a 21st Century Mom and a traditional Mommy is attainable. I was born in 1964. My mother was forty years old and had already raised or was still raising ten other children. Yes, I said TEN. Granted, I had six older sisters, most of whom were like spare mothers; be that a good thing …
My Other Crazy Habit – My Art
My Other Crazy Habit - My Art Although I have concentrated solely on my writing for two years now, my hand is itching to pick up the pencils and brushes and create some new things. Here's a sampling of 2009-2012 These are photos of my work. I hope to scan them for better quality eventually.
My Daughter’s Photography Continued …
The photographer self portrait.
Author P.S. Bartlett 
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