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Blog posts for readers & writers

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

A taster from Legend of The Winged Lion

January 31, 2022 cheryl 2 Comments
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Legend of the Winged Lion is the prequel to Guardians of the Forest. But don’t worry if you read the…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Marketing Filed under: Fantasy, Guardians of the Forest, kids books, MG, middle grade

Guardians of the Forest prequel is on its way…

January 19, 2022 cheryl

Getting close to releasing Guardians of the Forest prequel! When young ‘prentice seer, Ilesse, is touched by an evil inadvertently…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: children's books, Fantasy, Forests, gryphons, magic, prequel, reading to children

Get The Wild Army free – January newsletter offer!

January 8, 2022 cheryl
Guardians covers

As a warm up for the release of the prequel to my Guardians of the Forest series, I’m giving away…

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Character backstory – the what, when and how

December 8, 2021 cheryl

Character backstory is critical to a reader’s understanding of our characters. But there are ways to do it without bogging…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: character backstory, characters, editing, writing characters

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