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My review of Carrie’s War

March 15, 2022 cheryl
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My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my Reviews of What I’m Reading page. Given I read more than one book a…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us, News Filed under: 1940s, children's books, evacuees, Forest of Dean, historical fiction, world war two

My journey to self-publishing

March 14, 2022 cheryl

My journey to self-publishing my books tells how I clambered out of the querying trenches into the frightening no-man’s land…

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Posted in: self publishing Filed under: authors, indie authors, indie press, querying, traditional publishing

My review of The Landlord of Hummingbird House by Jane Harvey

March 9, 2022 cheryl
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My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my Reviews of what I’m reading page. But as I read more than one book…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us, News Filed under: contemporary fiction, romance, women's fiction

Empire’s Daughter by Marian Thorpe

March 6, 2022 cheryl 1 Comment
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My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my What I’m Reading page. But as I read more than one book a month,…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us, News Filed under: book reviews, Fantasy, historical fiction

Make verbs work harder to strengthen your writing

March 5, 2022 cheryl 2 Comments

How can we make verbs work harder for us? Writers are often told: ‘get rid of was’, and ‘ban -ing…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: active voice, adverbs, passive voice, past tense, verbs, words ending in -ly

My review of Tales from the Mountains by Judy Ferrell

February 28, 2022 cheryl
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My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my What I’m Reading page. But as I read more than…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book reviews, historical fiction, short stories

My review of QWERTY by Barbara Avon

February 25, 2022 cheryl 1 Comment
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My monthly newsletter book reviews can be found on my What I’m Reading page. But as I read more than…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: ghost story, paranormal, romance, women's fiction

Legend of the Winged Lion – now out!

February 11, 2022 cheryl
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‘Cheryl Burman’s magic touch brings evil to life in a battle not all will survive. Relatable characters in a fantastical…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: children's books, Fantasy, gryphons, kids books, middle grade fantasy, mythical beasts, mythical creatures, reading to children

Six Do’s and Four Don’ts in writing book blurbs

February 10, 2022 cheryl
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Writing book blurbs is hard. Ask any author pitching to agents on the traditional publishing route, and 99% will tell…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: back cover blurbs, book blurbs, book description

First loves, obsessive loves, lost loves – a choice of books!

February 1, 2022 cheryl
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THIS PROMOTION IS OVER. TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT ONE TAKES PLACE, SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, HERE. I’ve…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: 20th century, Australia, historical fiction, Keepers, romance, women's fiction

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