My Dad worshiped gorillas. He swore he was one in a past life. He'd take us to the National Zoo in DC when we were kids and he'd just sit there and watch them while Mom took us to the exhibits. I think he was communing with them or something. It was almost freaky. I …
Book Ratings – When Over 18 Isn’t Quite Enough #Reviews Matter
Star ratings have been around for as long as I can remember...and that's a pretty long time. I've always believed anything from three stars and up is wonderful. However, those stars don't mean nearly as much as what the reader has to say about your book or rather, their written review. There is so much …
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Free Speech in America? Apparently Not Unless You Say What I Want To Hear
Regardless of your political affiliation or opinions, an American citizen's right to free speech was bullied and threatened into silence tonight. If you are cheering for those who shut this man down tonight and took away his right to speak, apparently you only believe in the first amendment when your opinions are heard and screw …
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#Writers and/or #Authors, Is There Anything You Won’t Write About?
Recently this issue reared it's ugly head. I say ugly head because I believe sometimes we need to get dirty in order to tell a story with as much truth as it deserves. Just to clarify, it wasn't me who was concerned but a fellow writer. They prefer not to use profanity, or sex or …
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Co-Writing A #Book and Other #Pirate Tales – Amber Wake Style
Since I was a bit occupied with my day job, my family, editing, beta reader feedback changes, rewrites, more editing, more rewrites and then even more editing, as well as formatting for both Kindle and Paperback, then uploading, rechecking errors, fixing errors and re-uploading AMBER WAKE, I didn't really have much time to build a …
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DEMONS & PEARLS Gets FIVE STARS from Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews and Awards!
https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/demons-pearls Book Review Reviewed by Sarah Stuart for Readers' Favorite Ivory Shepard, known as The Razor, narrates her own story in P.S. Bartlett’s Demons & Pearls (The Razor’s Adventures Book 1). It opens when the pirate ship, Demon Sea, attacks a merchant vessel. Not satisfied with taking her cargo, Captain Barclay commands that her …
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My #Interview With Fellow #Pirate Loving #Author Alonna Williams!
Introduce yourself: My name is Alonna Williams, I'm the author the Pirates of the Lost Cove series as well as The Last Borns series both to be released in 2016. What made you want to become an author? I personally feel like being an author isn't much of a choice. I have a huge imagination …
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#STRONG #WOMEN – LOVE THEM – BE THEM
By keeping their lives in order this means getting up, dressing up and showing up for life. That includes going to work, caring for your children and your home and paying the bills. Doing all of this keeps you in charge of the things that are within your control, even when things that aren't are …
#Amazon Removing Reviews Citing the Reviewer “Knows” the #Author
I am an independent author who has now had this happen twice. These are friends/fans of mine on Facebook and I want to know how Amazon knows these people are my friends. Of course my friends are reading and reviewing my books. They are the first to even know about them! I am a small …
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#Reviews of Demons & Pearls – I Couldn’t Be Happier on This Mother’s Day!
Here are some of the things readers are saying about Demons & Pearls! FIVE STARS: A fearless female pirate fueled by adrenaline rush, stakes her claim to the Captain-less ship filled with grubby buccaneers out to get her and her cousins. It’s chaos! It’s madness! It’s freakin’ awesome! And that’s just the beginning! There’s no …
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