Sunday, January 24, 2021
Featured Author Jay Lang
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Why Write Historical Romance? by Victoria Chatham
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I freely admit to not having started off as a history buff, having found it to be the most boring subject when I was at school. Dates wars or invasions and the succession of kings didn’t matter to me at all as the subject had no relevance to my life at the time.
Jane Austen was a must-read at school and, at that age – ho hum. Sorry, Austen fans, but that is the truth. I have since returned many times to Austen, reading her books from a totally different aspect and discovering the treasure trove of minutiae they contain. The same applies to Georgette Heyer. The first of her books I ever read was Frederica (which I consider her best) but then I collected and read all her Regency romances without ever considering that they were, in fact, history books. A stylized history, maybe, but history nonetheless. Second readings of many of her titles gave me a whole new appreciation of the Regency era (1811 – 1820) beyond ladies’ dresses and gentlemen’s sporting preferences.
I started digging around in non-fiction history books, checking for myself anything I queried whether it was a style of dress or manner of speech and found I loved the research. At that time in my life I had no more thought of writing a book, historical or otherwise. But, in those odd and forgotten facts I came across snippets of past lives that really fascinated me. How other people lived, loved, how a table was laid and what cutlery they used and all the events that surrounded them came to life in an amazing way. More latterly YouTube has provided a visual and sometimes harsh view of life as it was lived in several eras.
Books We Love is fortunate to have a wealth of historical authors. Do you want to know more about Mozart? Check out Juliet Waldron’s book Mozart’s Wife. How about a taste of ancient Sumer? You couldn’t ask for more in Katherine Pym’s Begotten. A.M. Westerling’s Bakerville Beginnings takes us back to the gold rush days in British Columbia, and Diane Scott Lewis offers a background of the French Revolution in Escape the Revolution. There are many more historical titles, all offering fascinating glimpses of past lives.
There is no doubt that history
offers a rich and varied tapestry from which to draw inspiration for plots,
characters and yes – happy-ever-afters.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Writing in the time of Covid
Having spent a number of days dipping a canoe paddle into the water, setting a book on the St. Croix National Scenic Waterway was logical. My protagonist, Doug Fletcher, is a former scout who grew up in Minnesota, so putting him in a canoe on the river was a no-brainer. Heck, there are even two scout camps along the river within a few miles of Stillwater, Minnesota. As a former resident of the Twin Cites (St. Paul and Minneapolis) he'd obviously know Stillwater, the camps, the river, and the risks of canoeing. Then came the hard part - what's the mystery?
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
A War and Murder over Oysters? by Diane Scott Lewis
When I lived and worked in Virginia I had a friend who went over my first novel with me. A story which became Escape the Revolution. She lived in the small town of Colonial Beach and told me of its history. She urged me to write a book on the Potomac Oyster Wars that took place in the 1950s. Then she brought up another historical fact, the Paying off at the Boom. This event took place in the late 1800s when new crew were hired to work on fishing boats. Instead of paying them, at the end of the season, they'd kill them and throw them into the Potomac. Their bodies would wash up at The Point, which became known as Ghost Point.
Potomac River off Colonial Beach Photo by Alleyne Dickens |
I began my research into the Oyster Wars. In 1785, the Potomac River, which spills into the huge Chesapeake Bay, and that into the Atlantic, was given to Maryland to police. Oysters were a popular meal, and both Maryland and Virginia fished the river to bring up bushels of oysters to sell.
Tonging oysters was the kindest method, plucking them up, and not damaging the beds. Dredging scooped up the bi-valves and ruined the beds, giving the oysters no place to repopulate. Unfortunately, dredging brought in much more oysters, thus more money.
By the 1950s, Maryland had imposed so many restrictions on the Virginians, the Virginia watermen grew furious. Out of defiance they snuck out on the river at night and illegally dredged. The Maryland Oyster Police mounted guns on their boats and shot at the Virginians. Seaplanes swept over the river, searching for dredgers. People were chased down and killed.
Maryland and Virginia fought in the courts as well as the river for their rights.
I had a critique partner once tell me, 'no one would act like this'...when I was writing exactly what did happen.
In my novel Ghost Point, due out in September, I explore this volatile time in Virginia's history with fictional characters mixed in with the actual people who were there.
The Paying off at the Boom will be addressed in a future blog.
Ice on the beach, Colonial Beach Photo by Alleyne Dickens |
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Diane Scott Lewis lives in Western Pennsylvania with her husband and one naughty puppy.
The Importance of Book Reviews for Readers and Writers by J.Q. Rose
Book Reviews: Their Importance and How to Write Them |
Book Reviews. Oh, the pressure of reading the required book, and then writing the review brings back the picture of my sixth-grade teacher hovering over me. Don't even go there about her criticism about the grammar and spelling or even neat handwriting. Visions of the red ink-covered page come to mind when Miss Oldaker noted every error. And then, the command to "re-write" the entire review.
Okay, relax. You can breathe now. We are not talking about a sixth-grade book report. Far from it. I'm discussing online book reviews, a kinder, gentler exercise written because you want to share the great book you read with other readers so they can enjoy the experience as much as you did.
Word-of-mouth is the best advertising when one receives information about a product or service from a friend, neighbor, or family member. Online book reviews work in a similar fashion. Do you read product reviews online to help you decide whether to purchase? Click here for a study showing that 85 percent of people trust online reviews as much as they trust personal recommendations. Book reviews can make a difference in influencing readers to buy a book.
Book publishing has changed the way it does business. Authors and small presses can publish their books with easy access to readers instead of having to go through only the elite few of big-city publishers. The advent of super booksellers online allows readers to share their opinion about the books they read to help readers find a book as well as authors to get noticed.
No longer is a book published, then off the shelves after a few months. Instead, the book is available for a long time on virtual shelves, and its popularity can grow through time. Sales can occur throughout its lifetime rather than a flush of sales when first released.
Readers and their reviews drive this new model and mindset in book publishing.
If you're a writer, be prepared to market your book forever! Just because your book is a year old or two years old or more, celebrate each birthday and in between with fresh new ideas on promoting it.
Tips on Writing a Book Review |
Consider these tips when writing a book review.
* Go to the page where you bought the book and near the book review comments area, you will find a place to click that says "Write a Review."
* Rate the book using the bookseller's ratings e.g. 1-5 stars. A 5-star rating means you really really loved the book, 1 star is you didn't like the book.
* Because you are on the book's sales page, you do not need to explain the whole plot of the book because it is on the sales page.
* Don't worry about a title for the review yet. Write the review first, then pick out a phrase you used in the review as the title.
* You need not write a long review. Three sentences or more are fine as long as the reader understands if you liked the book or not and why e.g. I liked the book because I really identified with the main character or I liked the way the author described the setting of the book.
*Write as if you are talking to a friend on the phone or at a coffee shop. Keep it casual and write how you talk.
* Compare it to another book you liked and why this book reminded you of the other book.
* If you feel you'd like to read another book by the author, say so.
* Recommend it to readers of the genre such as cozy mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. If you received the book as a gift from the author or publisher, amazon requires you to divulge this. Just say you are voluntarily leaving a book review.
*You'll receive an email from the bookseller allowing you to read through the review and make changes if needed.
* You can leave your book review at goodreads, amazon, kobo, Barnes and Noble, Walmart, and booksellers where you have an account.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A Pie For All Seasons by Helen Henderson
Windmaster Legacy by Helen Henderson |
Cold and gray skies that look like it will dump snow at any moment calls for comfort food. Although it is not a politically declared holiday, January 23rd is National Pie Day, which is as good a way as any to brighten a winter's meal. Although pies can trace its roots all the way back to the Greeks who are credited with creating the first pastry shell by mixing together water and flour, they and their Roman and Middle Age descendants bear little resemblance to the modern dishes called "pie." Fillings have ranged from honey and fruits or nuts to meats, fish, and mussels. The pumpkin, apple, and quince fillings once popular have expanded. Today, the top ten pie fillings include: 1) Apple, 2) Pumpkin, 3) Chocolate Creme, 4) Cherry, 5) Apple Crumb, 6) Pecan, 7) Lemon Meringue, 8) Blueberry, 9) Key Lime Pie and 10) Peach. And in recognition of my southern neighbors, don't forget sweet potato pie.
The smell of warm, fresh from the oven, pies pushes back the winter doldrums. The taste raises memories of holidays past and watching the elder members of the family make the crusts while us younger ones peel and slice what seemed like bushels of apples. Eventually, us "youngsters" progressed to making the crust under the watchful eye of our grandmother.
A family favorite that doesn't make the top ten list, but is very popular in the land of my kin is shoofly pie. For those who aren't familiar with this Pennsylvania Dutch dish from the 1800s, shoofly pie has been referred to as a molasses crumb cake baked in a pie crust. As to the name, flies had to be shooed away from the cooling treat. Or maybe because for some us us that was easier to say than Melassich Riwwelboi or Melassichriwwelkuche. For Valentine's Day (which is a short few weeks away). I may try something different, a "French Kiss" pie. It's described as a decadent French Silk pie, topped with strawberries dipped in Belgian chocolate, and kissed with fresh raspberries.
I like pie, but how about my characters? One answer comes while shopping at the market when Lady Pelra helps a woman who tripped and fell.
“Why don’t you join me in a cup of chilled cider,” Pelra said. “I think we both can use a breather.” A signal to Cyfaill and Urith to maintain their distance and follow, she led Saibh to a booth farther down the street to a vendor who sold pieces of fruit pie and mugs of chilled cider. Four coppers later, she balanced plates of pie atop two mugs of cider and led Saibh to a bench in the trees behind the booth. (From Windmaster Legend)
On the trail, a hungry apprentice hopes for a meal. But his search raised a question.
Light wood smoke mingled with the enticing smell of fruit pies. Nobyn sucked in the fragrant air. Just the scent of the food was enough to start his mouth watering. Beyond the last of the large trees lining the trail, tall fruit vines covered neat rows of fences. Twisted branches laden with ripe green fruit showed the source of the pie fillings. But who was baking out here? (From Windmaster Legacy)
Whether you are a baker or an afficionado of the pie, here's to a happy pie day.
~Until next month, stay safe and read. Preferably with a big slice of your favorite pie and a cup of hot coffee to chase away the chill. Helen
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Helen Henderson lives in western Tennessee with her husband. While she doesn’t have any pets in residence at the moment, she often visits a husky who has adopted her as one of the pack.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Living With A Rough Draft - Janet Lane Walters #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #writing #Rough Draft #twists and Surprises
Living With A Rough Draft
Starting a new story is always an adventure. While I generally have a rough idea of where the story will go, things occur during the writing. I begin with a rough draft and look at what I’ve planned to have happen. Sometimes the story moves flawlessly through the roughing in of the scenes and some times there are little twists and turns that pop up unexpectedly.
My latest book has taken a few of these turns and I write them in as they occur. Soon the rough draft will be finished. Then comes the fun. This time several twists happened and I must when I go back to the beginning find a way to accept or reject them. For this story, I will probably accept most of them. Yes, it’s a romance but it’s also a story of the dreams haunting not only my hero and heroine but at least one of his children. Though I’ve a few more chapters to finish the rough draft, hopefully all the twists have been found.
How about you, do you plan your stories and then sit down and let the words flow and embrace all those strange and new twists never thought of when the idea for the story arose?
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Tapping the unknown, by J.C. Kavanagh
The Twisted Climb Book 1 of the award-winning series |
There's a deep well. The stone wall around the top is waist-high, tall enough for you to lean over and peer down. The bottom is not in sight. What looms in that deep, dark cavern? Is it just water, a welcome, wet oasis for the parched? Or are there unknown, unseen creatures scurrying about, waiting for the unsuspecting human to drop a bucket and haul up... a blood-thirsty beast...
Yah, that would definitely be 'tapping' the unknown. But I made up that paragraph, just now as I gazed into the playground of my mind... ah yes, there they are. I see them - creatures in a deep, dark well. I tend to do that as an author. Look for the scare; an unexpected tingle of fear; a foreshadowing of something spooky to come. My dreams are twisted too - which is how The Twisted Climb story began. But that's another blog.
So when it came to tapping a non-writing skill, I was at a bit of a loss. Creativity has no bounds, as every reader and writer knows. But how about a craft? A Christmas craft? Hmmm. There's a challenge. I live on a rural property in southern Ontario, Canada, with thousands of trees. Trees of all kinds: pine, spruce, oak, maple, elm, birch, beech, chestnut, tamarack, apple and more. Because I have so many pines and spruces, I have hundreds, maybe thousands of cones. And because I have so many oaks, I have hundreds, maybe thousands, of acorns. What to do with them?
How about Christmas wreaths? I've never undertaken such a project but I knew I had the materials at hand. My neighbour Patricia, who is affectionately known as the 'bird lady' due to the geese, chickens, turkeys and peacocks that she lovingly cares for, is one of the most multi-talented women I have ever met. How to grow a vegetable garden? Ask Patricia. How to crochet a baby blanket? Ask Patricia. How to make a floral arrangement for any season, any event? Ask Patricia. So I knew when I asked her 'How do you make a Christmas wreath?' - well, I knew she'd have the answer.
And so I began my untapped journey into the making of a Christmas wreath. Little did I know that it would take me five weeks, from start to finish, to make six wreaths. Yup, only six. Ha! Patricia taught me that a) you have to select similar-sized cones, b) you must soak them in a bowl of water till they close shut, and c) only then do you insert them through the metal frame while they're wet. Next step is to heat them by the wood stove so they dry and open again. This heating step ensures the cones are completely ensconced and tight in the metal frame.
Then the fun begins. Building layers of cones, acorns and chestnuts - all symmetrically pleasing - while hiding the metal frame. More than once I learned the peril of holding a glue gun too close to the fingers. With Patricia's guidance and her incredible knack of making bows, and using a variety of craft materials and ribbon, my foray into the building of unique Christmas wreaths was, I daresay, successful.
Stay safe everyone!
J.C. Kavanagh, author of
The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends (Book 2)
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2018, Critters Readers Poll and Best YA Book FINALIST at The Word Guild, Canada
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The Twisted Climb,
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2016, P&E Readers Poll
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Albert Schweitzer’s Reverence for Life
In
1913, after having founded a hospital in Gabon, the religious philosopher and
polymath Albert Schweitzer took a boat ride on the Ogooue River, to contemplate
ethics and civilization. He spent two days in deep thought and, on the third,
had a moment of enlightenment, which he called “Reverence for Life.”
In
short, “Reverence for Life” is the idea that all life must be respected and
loved and that humans should enter into a personal, spiritual relationship with
the universe and all its creations. For humans such an outlook would naturally
lead to a life of service to others.
Schweitzer was born into
a well-educated family in Alsace, which was part of Germany in 1875, the year
of his birth. His father was a Lutheran pastor and Schweitzer followed his
footsteps and studied theology and philosophy. He also became an accomplished
organist, but found his lasting passion in medicine.
With
a degree in Medicine, Schweitzer and his wife Helene Bresslau, a nurse, he
moved to Gabon, Africa, where he lived for most of his days, to start a
hospital.
He
had always had a kind heart towards animals. He wrote “One thing that
especially saddened me was that the unfortunate animals had to suffer so much
pain and misery…when my mother had prayed with me and kissed me good-night, I
used to silently add a prayer that I composed myself for all living beings: ‘Oh
heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath, guard them from
evil, and let them sleep in peace.’”
He
carried this understanding throughout his life. In Africa, when planting a seed
on a farm he had started, he was noticed gently scooping out a spider that had
fallen in the hole. His reverence for life, while self-manifested, was
developed and refined by Schweitzer’s reading of Indian philosophy. In his
book, Indian Thought and Its Development, he wrote the following: “The laying
down of the commandment to not kill and not to damage is one of the greatest events
in spiritual history. Starting from this principle..ancient Indian thought..reached
the tremendous discovery that ethics know no bounds.”
Ahimsa,
the principle he referred to, appears in both yoga philosophy and in the religion
of Jainism. In yoga, it is the first of the Yamas, one of the eight limbs of
yoga. The five Yamas (standards of behavior) are Ahimsa (non-violence); Satya
(truthfulness); Asteya, non-stealing; Brahmacharya (continence) and Aparigraha
(non-covetousness.) The Jain religion brought Ahimsa into daily practice.
Schweitzer’s
writings had a tremendous impact in a world that had suffered violence during
the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1952, and he
used the money to start a leprosarium in Gabon, Africa. Until his death in
1965, he worked tirelessly for peace, speaking out against nuclear weapons and
for the humane treatment of animals.
Mohan Ashtakala (www.mohanauthor.com) is the author of "The Yoga Zapper," a fantasy and "Karma Nation," a literary romance. He is published by Books We Love (www.bookswelove.com)
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The story behind the photo...by Sheila Claydon
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Angels in the Architecture
Happy New Year, dear readers.
I love New York City. Since I was a child, it has always been a place of mystery and wonder. On our way to visit my grandparents’ apartment, I would stare in wonder at the tall buildings, vast avenues, steam coming out of worksites. My parents would point out the West Side tenements where each had been born. My father would give us a nickel so we could ride the Staten Island Ferry and get a close look at the waters around and Miss Liberty shining her light from the harbor. Free Shakespeare performances in Central Park and my first Broadway show made me a lifelong lover of theater.
Angel in the architecture, New York City |
The last time I was there was Valentine’s Day, 2020. My husband and I traveled down by train from our home in Vermont to see our son performing in an off-Broadway play. The play was about love in all its forms and complexity and was the perfect date. Afterward, we walked to Greenwich Village and had a lovely late night meal together. We should do this more often, I thought.
Back in out tiny hotel, I looked across the street from our 8th floor window and noticed a building had been converted from its previous incarnation as a church. Some of the details remained intact, including a beautiful concrete angel, recently sand blasted clean. There are wonderful surprises like that, even in this city that is forever re-inventing itself.
I’ve thought about that angel often over this year that’s followed, here in our quarantined Vermont. That angel has looked over a city crippled by a deadly virus (which our son suffered with and survived) a shut down, and political mayhem.
I hope she will guide us all to follow the better angels of our nature.
Where do you get your ideas?
Monday, January 11, 2021
Little Boxes by Karla Stover
It’s not that I don’t want people to have homes; it’s just that they all look alike; right down to the colors they are painted. They make me harken back to a song called “Little Boxes” that my mother used to sing. A woman named Malvina Reynolds wrote it in 1962 for her friend Pete Seeger and when in 1963 he released his cover version, “Little Boxes” became a hit.
The song was written as a “political satire about the development of suburbia and associated conformist middle-class attitudes. It mocks suburban tract housing as ‘little boxes’ of different colors ‘all made out of ticky-tacky’, and which ‘all look just the same.’” “Ticky-tacky" was “a reference to the shoddy material supposedly used in the construction of the houses.” I’m not saying the ones we pass were built of shoddy material, it’s just that they’re boring to look at and don’t have yards where children can play.
An interesting bit of trivia. In addition to being an adjective for 'poor quality,' shoddy is also a noun for "an inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fiber of waste woolen cloth or clippings. Mattresses used to be filled with shoddy.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Write a cozy? Me?
Sometimes the universe converges and the stars align.
I’d been writing hard-boiled mysteries and I thought any
lesser character than say, Mike Hammer, just wasn’t going to cut it in the
mystery marketplace. That’s when my wife caught me off guard.
“Honey, you’re through with your latest blood-spattered thriller.
Why don’t you write one of those British-style mysteries, the ones where
someone dies, maybe by poison, but the author doesn’t dwell on the murder. The
book is devoted to solving the mystery through shrewd policework, rather than
following bloody footprints until the shootout in the end.”
I seized up. A British-style mystery? A cozy? Me?
Still pondering the prospect of writing a cozy, I ate
lunch the next day with a group of friends. Brian, a jovial fellow, enjoyed
joking with me about becoming the next Arthur Conan Doyle. He cornered me after
lunch and asked a simple question, “Have you ever considered setting a mystery
in my hometown, Two Harbors, Minnesota? There are lots of colorful people and
I’d be happy to help you with settings and background.” I laughed, thanked him,
and moved on. I’d never been to Two Harbors and knew little about the town
except it was nearly tied with Frostbite Falls as the coldest spot in
Minnesota.
My wife and I were dealing with another non-urgent emergency
related to the custodial care of her mother, her aunt, my father, and my uncle.
We’d run the gamut of issues and had gone from groans and eye rolls, to
chuckles as the situations became inane. The latest was a call from my father. “You’ve
got to move me. Someone ate my dinner brownie while I was in the bathroom and I
can’t stay in a place where people don’t respect your right to have your
brownie left alone until you return from the toilet.”
That night was my convergence. I sat down and wrote a
chapter of a cozy, set in a Two Harbors senior residence. I brought it to lunch
the next day and handed it to Brian. He munched on his sandwich as he read, his
eyes twinkling. He pushed it back to me and said, “Nice start. I’ll bring you
more fodder tomorrow.” The next day he arrived at the lunch table with a
one-inch stack of recipe cards. He split them into two piles: characters and
locations.
Months later I had a draft of a cozy. I’d incorporated what
I thought was tasteful humor, but I had no idea if “it worked.” A dear retired
friend, Nancy, has read all my books and is an avid reader of anything hinting
of mystery. I emailed the computer file to her and asked for her opinion. There
was an email in my inbox the next evening with the subject line, “WHEN’S THE
SEQUEL?” I called and asked if any of the humor had resonated with her. Her
response, “I spent the whole night mopping my tears of laughter. Yes! I love
the humor!”
The protagonist is Peter Rogers, the recreation director of
the Whistling Pines Senior Residence. The supporting characters include an
understated police chief, an elderly neighbor who shoots at “vermin” in her
urban yard with antique guns, and a host of senior citizens who, through their
everyday lives, cause Peter no end of grief.
My most recent cozy, published this past October by BWL
Publishing, is Whistling up a Ghost. (Spoiler alert) Peter is now
married to his long-time girlfriend Jenny, and they’re moving into an old
mansion given to them as a wedding gift. Eerie footfalls in the attic drive
Jenny’s eight-year-old son to their bed the first night in the new house. The
ghostly encounters continue to vex the newlyweds, who are convinced there is a
worldly answer to the seemingly otherworldly events.
Meanwhile, the town finds a time capsule during the demolition of the bandshell. When it’s opened on live television, a gun, a poem, and a newspaper clipping spill out, providing hints about a 1950’s murder, an event that every Whistling Pines resident recalls. Not surprisingly, each resident also has an opinion about the murder and murderer. Peter is asked to sort the swirling Whistling Pines rumors from the facts, sucking him into the middle of a mystery as he and Jenny try to prepare their haunted house for their first Christmas as a married couple. Between the ghost, the antics of the city band, the Whistling Pines residents, and Jenny’s usually reserved parents, Peter and Jenny work through the ghost and time capsule mysteries. Just when they think all the mysteries have been solved, the ghost makes one more appearance on Christmas Eve.
Although I readily admit to skepticism about writing a cozy,
I now know they’re fun for both the reader and the writer. In some ways, writing
a cozy more challenging than a darker mystery, having to dance around the issue
of death while still writing a murder mystery. Creating the senior citizen
characters is a riot and my friend, Brian, has a never-ending stack of note cards
with more characters, plot ideas, and locations. When I finished Whistling
up a Ghost, I thought it would be the last of the series. It isn’t. BWL is
publishing Whistling up a Pirate later this year.
Please offer you thoughts and comments about Whistling up
a Ghost, the Whistling Pines series, or cozies in general. I’d love to see
your responses.
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