Intriguing Aspects By Maggie Toussaint The year still feels shiny and new. Resolutions for the year still feel doable, and the days are starting to lengthen. In short, I have a sense of optimism despite the (temporary) colder temperatures. One bright star on my immediate horizon: I have a book release on February 5 under […]
Our February Contest is over. Thanks to all who entered! Come back in March for more chances to win. Enter February 1-18. Everyone is automatically entered for the iPad mini by using the “click to enter” option. (Sorry, but the iPad is restricted to US residents.) You can get additional chances with optional actions. If […]
Rediscovering Your Muse By Nancy J Cohen Recently I’ve begun sorting my recipe clippings into categories. This will make things easier when I want to find a meal to make. For example, instead of hunting through my pile of papers for a poultry main dish, I can pick the envelope labeled “Chicken” and search […]
Hunker down with a good book month by Karla Brandenburg I don’t know about you but January is hunker down with a good book month for me. With the holidays over and the weather declining, there’s nothing better than curling up in a warm chair and reading. I do most of my binge-reading in January. […]
Binging. Cookies or books? By Karla Brandenburg I like my food fresh, as in not days old. And for those things that I enjoy eating, I have a tendency to overeat, because they are better fresh (and not days old). Take chocolate chip cookies, for instance. My patient husband does not understand how I can […]
Killer Shorts by Maggie Toussaint I write long, even when I worked for the newspaper, and I was always having to consolidate and weed out material. There’s a part of me that wants to bring the whole town along on a story ride, and that’s why I shied away from short stories forever. Then I […]
Our November contest is over. Our December contest will begin on the 1st. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting a “Let’s Talk” article, and […]
Halloween Treats by Terry Odell Where I live, out in the boonies, Halloween is a low key night. Our houses are too far apart, the roads aren’t paved, no street lights, and it’s really hilly. Too much effort for too little reward. Instead, our community hosts a “Trunk or Treat” one afternoon before the big […]
Halloween Stories That Scare Nancy J. Cohen As Halloween approaches, we look for scary stories reminiscent of the holiday. Do you like tales with a supernatural touch? Which elements appeal to you—ghosts, demons, vampires, shape shifters, zombies, psychics, witches or ghouls? In my romances, I tend to have heroines with special powers. My two paranormal […]
Fortune Telling or Developing Imagination? By Karla Brandenburg One of my fellow authors here at Booklover’s Bench, Tina Whittle, is a mystery writer, sometimes editor, and semi-professional tarot reader living and working in the Low Country of southeast Georgia. In addition to her regular blog posts, she hosts a site called Tarot by Tina. The […]
