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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Have You Ever Heard of – Wait for it! – Mood Writing?

Everyone has heard of mood readers. Well, maybe not everyone. But a lot of people. Basically, some (many?) readers like different kinds of books when they are in different moods. Those of us who read like this often start many books, and take a very long time to finish many of them, if we ever …

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Book Tour Review and Giveaway: Wistful Ascending (The Hybrid Helix) by JCM Berne

Wistful Ascending Series: The Hybrid Helix, Turn One Author: JCM Berne Genre: Space Fantasy Book Description: Retired from a career as a weapon of mass destruction for the Imperial Fleet, Rohan wants little more than decent coffee, a chance for romance, and a career that doesn’t result in half a galaxy shuddering at the mention …

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Book Review: Things Unseen (A Long-Forgotten Song) by C.J. Brightley

Things Unseen Series: A Long Forgotten Song, #1 Author: C.J. Brightley Genre: Fantasy (Dystopian, Christian) Book Description: History student Aria Forsyth's studies lead her to dangerous questions about the Empire's origins. A mysterious man named Owen, impervious to the winter cold, further unravels the safety of the world she thought she knew. At first, Aria …

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Book Review: The Sword in the Street by C.M. Caplan

The Sword in the Street Series: Standalone Author: C.M. Caplan Genre: Fantasy Book Description: Trial by battle is a holy rite on Hillside. Hired blades bleed their foes in savage duels, settling everything from petty grievances to the corporate laws that keep their citizens in line. Embroiled in these cutthroat political games is John Chronicle, …

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Raina’s Fantastic Ramblings: Adventures in Perspective – Word Choices and What Isn’t Said

I am currently taking an adventure in writing a story from a perspective type I haven't really done before. Most of my novels are written in what I think is called storytellers: something with elements of both omniscent/near-omniscient and a deep 3rd, common in many of the novels I've read from a couple decades ago. …

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Book Review: The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton

The Man Who Was Thursday Series: Standalone Author: G.K. Chesterton Genre: Mystery? Not sure? Book Description: Perhaps best known to the general public as creator of the "Father Brown" detective stories, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was especially renowned for his wit, rhetorical brilliance and talent for ingenious and revealing paradox. Those qualities are richly brilliant in …

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