2019-03-26 by Karen

Readers on Reading – Rosie from the UK

Dear friends and readers, this is great post on a unique book blogger – enjoy.

With over 200 books read each year, Rosie Amber clearly loves to read. She’s 50, lives in the UK and is an eclectic reader and avid book reviewer.

In your opinion, what is the power of fiction? For me, fiction provides, escapism, learning, armchair travel and enjoyment.

What kind of stories are you drawn to? Any you steer clear of? I prefer well written, well edited and well proofread books. A story with deep point of view, multi-layered characters and ones I can empathise with. I dislike dialogue-led books and stories that are all ‘telling’ and not ‘showing’. Info dumping is also a no-no. I also find an epic cast of characters too many to follow. It can mean that the author has filled the book out with characters rather than developing the main ones and making them of interest.

What aspects of an author’s writing make you feel like…

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2017-07-27 by Karen

Sue Coletta “Crows never forget a face”

Crime Writer Sue Coletta Crows are amazing birds. While writing BLESSED MAYHEM, I researched them extensively, and became so intrigued I longed to befriend a crow of my own. Let’s backtrack a bit so you can see why I became so enthralled, and then we’ll move on to the bizarre events unfolding in my… Continue…

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2017-07-03 by Karen

Looking for Something to Read ;)

Dear friends and readers,
Please welcome Trent P. McDonald and enjoy his wonderful short story collection Seasons of Imagination. I already read it – and highly enjoyed it.

Trent's World (the Blog)

It’s a been a while since I’ve done a post about my short story collection Season of Imagination. I know, I know, people really don’t go for books of short story written by unknown authors. But, sometimes it’s nice to read fiction and know you don’t have to commit days to it. Here is a bit about it, for those who don’t know:

Trent P. McDonald’s Seasons of Imagination contains an eclectic mix of stories covering many places, times and even different genre, yet they all hold one thing in common, they are all about people.

Be they silly, serious or speculative, all of the stories are about us. What makes us tick? Why do we say the things we do? Why do we react as we do?

So whether it seems the stories are exploring outer or inner space, in reality they’re always exploring the human space.

Here…

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