by amiemccracken | Jun 18, 2013 | book review, books, reading
A while back I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing Twelve Months by Steven Manchester. This month his new book, The Rockin’ Chair, comes out. I’ve got an excerpt for you direct from the author. And let me tell you, it is thoroughly intriguing. ...
by amiemccracken | Sep 18, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Twelve Months by Steven Manchester is a novel about living. Don is diagnosed with stage four cancer and is given a year to live. So he lives. The book follows his journey through a bucket list and back to his family’s side.I definitely teared up at the end....
by amiemccracken | May 7, 2012 | reading, writing
Today writer/poet, Glynis Smy adds author/novelist to her name. Her debut novel; Ripper, My Love, is launched in ebook format and paperback. The genre for this love story falls into the one of Historical Romance Suspense.Growing up in late nineteenth century East...
by amiemccracken | Aug 20, 2010 | Her Daughter, writing
Today is day two of the Guess That Character Blogfest hosted by Jen of Unedited. Yesterday you guessed what my character looked like according to her voice. Now I’ll give you a photo and a short description of Liza to see if you were right. The photo is from...
by amiemccracken | Jun 10, 2010 | reading, writing
Be prepared, this is kind of a vent session on my writing. I’ve been struggling since November with my inner editor. I participated in NaNoWriMo and wrote 50,000 words in a month. (Yay!) It is my first finished manuscript. Typically I get about 10,000 words in,...