Drive to Make a Difference in the World

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I would say my favorite thing about myself is my drive to make a positive difference in the world. We retired to Spain almost eight years ago from Chicago. Since then I have written and published five books and rescued four kittens, three birds and two dogs. I am … Continue reading Drive to Make a Difference in the World →

Three Authors Take on Being Lost

I am a member of the Torrevieja Writers' Circle in Spain and we have weekly prompts to encourage people to write something if they don't already have a topic in mind. This last week the prompt was simply the word "Lost." Here are three writers' takes on this topic for your reading pleasure. Photo by … Continue reading Three Authors Take on Being Lost →

Mao: The Unknown Story

Really terrific and well researched book by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday about Mao Tse-Tung’s life and his impact on China. Indeed, the authors did ten years of research to produce the book, including interviews with people who were there for many events covered. The biggest shock I had while reading the book was how … Continue reading Mao: The Unknown Story →

Featured as Guest Writer for My Poetry Book

Thanks to fellow writer Esther Chilton who promoted me and my most recent book today on her own blog in her Guest Writer Spot. She has 2,000 subscribers so this kind of help is much appreciated. Thanks, Esther! Esther has written great books for writers as well as two collections of short stories. Learn more … Continue reading Featured as Guest Writer for My Poetry Book →

Highly Recommended-Five Stars

By Dr. David Hamilton The narrative of Torn Between Worlds is in the first person documenting a young girl’s experience of growing up in Mexico, the US and Spain. During the course of three years time, she experienced the aftermath of 9/11, violent repression of a protest in Mexico and a terrorist bombing in Madrid. … Continue reading Highly Recommended-Five Stars →

Tips to Increase Your Book’s Distribution

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Have you ever thought about publishing a book? I know many people who've told me they want to publish a book but then get discouraged about the prospect of getting it published and read widely, rather than by a few obliging friends. I am here to tell you it can … Continue reading Tips to Increase Your Book’s Distribution →

I Am a Writer

By Margaret Rowland Because I can’t write very much or very well - here’s where you are supposed to say (Oh, no! You’re a great writer.) I thought I would try a bit of SHOW OFF, so take this with a pinch of salt, or a huge tongue stuck in your cheek, hopefully your own. … Continue reading I Am a Writer →

Why Write?

By John McGregor Why write, you say, now there´s a thing, did you ask the same of Dickens? The Bible, Shakespeare, Hardy - no writing, it just sickensa world without those classics, our earth’s a poorer placewithout those words across the years our lives would be so base. Was it you, was it me, wrote … Continue reading Why Write? →

Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es

Here is a recent review of my second book from a reader posting on Amazon in Spain. It is an anthology of life lessons and is similar to the format of Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. To see the review you can search for my book on Amazon.es or simply read it … Continue reading Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es →

Smorgasbord Free Book Promotions 2023- Share an Excerpt from one of your published books – #Genealogy Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree: With Stories …

In this series authors were invited to share an excerpt of 500 words from any of their published books Submissions are now closed for this series but…Smorgasbord Free Book Promotions 2023- Share an Excerpt from one of your published books – #Genealogy Growing a Top-Notch Family Tree: With Stories …