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Blog posts for readers & writers

My review of The Stars Will Guide Us Back Rue Sparks

June 28, 2022 cheryl Leave a comment

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 Filed under: #lgbtq, #magicalrealism, #speculative fiction, short stories

All that glitters …

June 24, 2022 cheryl Leave a comment
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All that glitters … is a piece of flash fiction which came out of a writing workshop prompt of ‘and…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: beach stories, flash fiction, mermaids, short stories

Thorfinn and the Witch’s Curse Jay Veloso Batista

June 14, 2022 cheryl

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 Filed under: historical fiction, historicalfantasy, kidslit, middlegradefiction

Is your novel too short?

June 6, 2022 cheryl
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I asked some members of the #writingcommunity what they’d like me to research for this month’s Writer’s Corner and this…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, characters, conflict in novels, dialogue, editing, novel beginnings, novel draft, novel endings, plot structure, secondary characters

Sabrina goddess

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Captive damsels, jealous wives, and river nymphs Sabrina goddess? Most people living where I live know Sabrina was the Roman…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: ancient Romans, goddess, historical fantasy, legends, magical realism, myths, severn river, Wales

My review of Protected by Paula Peckham

May 31, 2022 cheryl

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 Filed under: Christian literature, historical fiction, Mexico, romance, Texas

My review of Labours of Stone by EM Harding

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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 Filed under: gay romance, mythology, queer romance, romance, urban fantasy

My review of The Visitor, C D’Angelo

May 24, 2022 cheryl

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 Filed under: historical, Italian recipes, New Orleans, Sicily, women's fiction

Notebook Mysteries-Emma Kimberly Mullins

May 17, 2022 cheryl

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 Filed under: mystery, young adult

Resist the urge to explain: four ‘explanations’

May 4, 2022 cheryl

‘Resist the urge to explain’ is a mantra drummed into us writers. Okay, another rule – but what does it…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, character emotions, characterisation in novels, editing, imformation dumps in writing, show not tell, story endings

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