Love scifi, fantasy, and dystopia?
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Fast-pace. High action. Light humor.
Short version: That about sums up what I strive to put into every work of fiction.
The non-fiction tends to be more about being clear, informative, and helpful.
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Have you given your blurb your best shot, and you’re just not happy with it? I’ll give you comments on what’s working and what’s not working. Then, I’ll give you a suggested rewrite.
Consultations
Have burning questions about writing, blurb writing, or audiobooks?
Book a personalized zoom meeting.
Manuscript Critiques
I’m a multi-genre writer and in Amazon’s top 10-K reviewers without asking a single soul to up vote a review.
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Enemy Immortal by Jim Meeks-Johnson
Narrated by AC Oliver Genre: Epic Scifi *Spoilers possible in discussion, though I do try to avoid them. Summary: Lieutenant Jade Mahelona is sent to be Earth’s representative on a rescue mission to track down missing colonists. Evil cyborg dude wants to take over more systems. Additional Comments: Decent descriptions. Nice world building. There are…
Audiobook Review 4/5 stars: Mickey and the Plow Horse by Edward A. Dreyfus PhD.
Narrated by Leonor A. Woodworth Genre: children’s, middle grade camp adventure, feel good *Spoilers possible in discussion Summary: Mickey doesn’t want to go to camp until he gets there. He believes his asthma holds him back from doing any kind of physical activity. Additional Comments: Not sure why the author’s mentioned in the blurb. The…
Audiobook Review: Melody’s Penny by C.J. Boyle
Narrated by C.J. Boyle Genre: thriller, wee bit paranormal Note: I am generally skeptical any time I see the author narrated their own work. In this case, that gut feeling panned out, but that’s not always the case. Summary: The blurb pretty much tells you the story. It starts out as a mystery/thriller and ends…
4 of 5 stars Some Stories are Not Seen by Mindy Hardwick
Narrated by Lauren Pedersen Run time: 4 hrs and 41 minutes Genre and keywords: Children’s; slice of life; sea stars Summary: Lucy wants what most kids want: a home, friends, regular food. She also loves science and wants to study the sea stars to figure out why they have a wasting disease. Additional Comments: The…
Audiobook Reviews 4 of 5 stars: The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage by Clay Wise
Narrated by Jess Trepanier Run time: 7 hrs and 37 min Summary: Ally (Alicia Hawkins) loses her husband to a car accident. This sends her into a tailspin. She decides to sell her house and move to a quaint cottage she bought without visiting. (Mistake number one) She needs to do a lot of work…