The Secret of Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale
Get your copy here! When all else fails, turn to the divine taste of hummingbird cake. -- That was the promotional pitch I received for this book. I didn't know anything else about it, but there was a cake on the cover and I like cake, so I decided to [...]
Not All Books Are Stories by Wade Webster (Giveaway!)
Not all books are stories, but every book has a story. My debut book isn’t a story. It’s a surprise. I never planned on writing this book to begin with. I simply walked through an open door and was given a book—one week at a time. When I joined American [...]
Creating Conflict in Your Story
In one of my writing groups, an author recently wanted to add conflict, so he made his characters fight. That turned his characters into people he didn't like, which led to some frustration. He understood that his story needed conflict, but he wasn't sure how to do that. He assumed [...]
A Novella Isn’t Short In Pleasure By Gail Gaymer Martin
Novellas are great for both authors and readers for a number of reasons, the length of the story, time spam of plot, fewer characters who usually have an established relationship in the present or the past, read in a shorter time for readers who don’t like to put a good [...]
Book Review: The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter
She only remembers loving him. But he can’t forget the way she left. -- Lucy wakes up in a diner bathroom wearing a wedding dress. She can't remember how she got there, but she's sure she just missed her wedding to Zac, the love of her life. When she calls [...]