Posted on April 29, 2008 by Brooke Hart

I am completely in love with poetry and the new forms of poetry that are continuously emerging. One of the authors that I have learned to love is Daisy Zamora. Her book “The Violent Foam” is fantastic.
Zamora is from Nicaragua and is known as one of the most renowned poets of [...]

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Randi Vaughn

After reading a friend’s work recently, I realized something. Killing off the characters in your novel is bad news in a number of different ways. Readers expect you, as the author, to help them build a rapport with the character. They expect you to give them everything they need to know about that character. The [...]

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Brooke Hart

The concept of hybrid writing is something that I’ve been fascinated with for years…and continue to work on being successful at. I was introduced to this when I was getting a degree in Creative Writing from a very…contemporary school.
While I was there, I was introduced to a person named Michelle Ellseworth. [...]

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Brooke Hart

In the years when I was studying poetry a lot, Billy Collins was one of the great, contemporary poets that I ran into. At the time, he was the American Poet Laureate, which I believe he was able to keep for two years in a row.
What sets Collins apart from just about [...]

Posted on April 25, 2008 by sandra blake

Cold Blooded is a true and devasting story of a wealthy California attorney who at one time had everything he could desire. Larry McNabney had a successful law firm and was very well known in the well to do circles surrounding him. However, this was all about to take a drastic change for [...]

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Brooke Hart

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the times that we are living in, the struggles that are occurring and how we are choosing to create a lifestyle. For some, it’s good… for most, it’s a struggle. At the same time, I’m not one to come from a religious perspective or one that [...]

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Sarah White

A few days ago I shared some thoughts about getting rid of your excess book inventory by selling books on Amazon. My experiment in online retail is going well so far; I’ve made about $100 in less than a week selling about a dozen books.
Of course I’ve still got 50 or more books listed that [...]

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Brooke Hart

A few weeks ago, I ordered something from a 16 year old from a delivery place. It was the same thing that I always ordered, with the same address and the same price. They showed up with the wrong drink, the wrong food and had a hard time finding my address….not to mention [...]

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Brooke Hart

Often times, it’s easy to forget about the oldies – but the goodies – of books. There are so many authors that are on the playing field right now, that some of the classics are getting pushed to the wayside.
Of course, from my memory of books course 101, I have to mention [...]

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Irene Bellamy

This is a delicious book full of mouth watering recipes based on Cuban cooking. This was a Christmas present that my husband re ceived, and it was a perfect gift for him as he is Cuban and loves to cook!
The author, Joyce LaFray, is a restaurant reviewer in South Florida and over the years [...]