- Book Publishing - How I Got Into Book Publishing By : Deanna Mascle
As a published author and creative writing teacher I often get asked how writers can get published One of the simplest ways to answer that question is tell the story of my publishing contracts with two different publishers - Book Publishing - What Is The Secret To Getting Your Book Published? By : Deanna Mascle
As a three-time published author and creative writing teacher I get asked a lot: "What is the secret to getting your book published" Many of the interrogators are disappointed, some even disbelieving, when I tell them there is no secret - Book Publishing From A Book Publisher's Point Of View By : Brian Scott
Many writers aspire to write books Writing a book is a long, involved, difficult process - Book Review Of Coinage Of Commitment By Rob Costelloe By : Simon Barrett
The press release bills this book as a love story, I disagree, it is a story about love Specifically one man's search for an everlasting love - Book Review Of Fables From The Mud By Erik Quisling By : Simon Barrett
Philosophy books tend to be large tomes of incomprehensible concepts, no doubt designed this way to limit readership to those already involved in this ethereal endeavor at the academic level Very occasionally a book comes along that breaks out from the norm, in 1971 R - Book Review Of Fitness Kills By Helen Barer By : Simon Barrett
Food writer, or Foodie, as they are known in the trade, Nora Franke is overfed and overwrought over a recent breakup with her long time boyfriend "We need a break" he tells her, Nora decides that spending some time away from the bustle of New York is just the tonic she needs - Book Review Of Landmark Status By Alan Rolnick By : Simon Barrett
A novel based around real estate in Miami, I was not convinced that I would enjoy it I had thoughts of tawdry love affairs among realtor’s, and board room struggles between power brokers - Book Review Of No Matter What By : Jordana Ryan
No Matter What
Jordana Ryan
Amira Press (2007)
ISBN 9781934475041
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (5/07)
"“No Matter What” is a very deep book The characters have to deal with overcoming some very painful situations and emotions - Book Review Of Stuart Nachbar's Book About Education And Politics By : Simon Barrett
Stuart Nachbar has created a curious novel in The Sex Ed Chronicles Using a backdrop of 1980 New Jersey, we are introduced to the murky world of school politics - Book Review: A Broad Abroad In Thailand By Dodie Cross By : Simon Barrett
This is to say the least an interesting and entertaining read that covers far more ground than the title implies Told with a huge amount of humor we follow Dodie on her sojourn to Thailand, where things do not work out as planned - Book Review: A Place To Belong By Paul Miller By : Simon Barrett
There are good books, and there are bad books, sometimes you even stumble upon a great book In my world there is one more level, and you find it very rarely, it transcends the 'great' designation, A Place To Belong, belongs in that place - Book Review: A Trial Of One By Mary E. Martin By : Simon Barrett
An author that sets out to write a trilogy, is to say the least ambitious, to maintain key characters over three books requires some very intricate plot manipulations Mary Martin has succeeded in grand style - Book Review: Alex Webster And The Gods By David Dent By : David Dent
What’s a major deity to do when he finds himself washed up on Mt Olympus Jupiter, once mighty Roman God has spent two millennia sulking about his defeat at the hands of Yahweh and the loss of the great Roman Empire - Book Review: Alive! By Eileen P. DeClemente By : Simon Barrett
This is a powerful book, and also a very sad one
I run a Computer Lab, we offer free classes, and we offer free internet access - Book Review: Anchor In The Spirit As God Beings – More Than Mere Human By Phyllis Reid By : Simon Barrett
What an interesting lady Phyllis Reid is A native from the island of Jamaica and raised a staunch Catholic, by the time she was 16 she was beginning to feel torn apart - Book Review: Confessions of a Crack Head by Zach Samuels By : Simon Barrett
I work with the homeless here in Calgary, addiction is a word that we hear a lot of, drugs, booze, and gambling are the big three Often addicts are plagued by other mental health issues, depression, bi-polar, and a variety of other medical terms outside of my realm of knowledge - Book Review: Dancing Above The Waves By Susan Walerstein By : Simon Barrett
Jack 'Scooter' McAlister gives the world the impression that he has it all, this Bostonian businessman exudes wealth and success But is it real - Book Review: Dealing With Divas by Shelley Anderson By : Simon Barrett
A Survivor's Kit for the Celebrity Personal Assistant (or Anyone with a Pesky Boss)
I have to admit that one of the most fun parts of being a reviewer is that you learn something new every day It was not until I had read Dealing With Divas that I realized there was an association solely committed to the plight of those that work for the famous - Book Review: Differentiating Reading Instruction by Laura Robb By : Simon Barrett
OK, so maybe this book does not have mass appeal It is written by a teacher and aimed at other teachers, the plot, how to entice school kids to read - Book Review: El Tigre by John H. Manhold By : Simon Barrett
There are two very different schools of thought about historical fiction One school rationalizes that it is an easy genre to write, the plot already exists, all you have to do is put it in your own words - Book Review: Getting From College To Career By Lindsey Pollak By : Simon Barrett
The subtitle reads '90 things to do before you join the real world,' and I have to admit that made my head spin My lovely wife always has a 'To Do' list for me, and she has worked out that if her list has four or five items on it, I may actually do two or three of them - Book Review: I. M. Heart By Sue P. McDaniel By : Simon Barrett
I M - Book Review: Lifetime Loser By James Ross By : Simon Barrett
This is James Ross' first exploration into the literary world, and he should pat himself on the back for producing a very well designed and executed story I like my heroes heroic and my villains villainous, and Ross delivers - Book Review: Marketing Your Small Business For Big Profits By David Mason By : Simon Barrett
I have no idea how many books are crammed onto bookshelves all about the subject of marketing, there must be many millions It is a subject well understood, how do you make someone buy your Widget as opposed to the other guys Widget - Book Review: One Foot in the Black by Kurt L. Kamm By : Simon Barrett
Oops, it wasn't until I had had read almost the entire book that I discovered that this was fiction and not biographical This story is so well constructed it is impossible to tell fact from fiction - Book Review: Prophecy By Paul Mark Tag By : Simon Barrett
There are as many different writing styles as there are writers Some meticulously develop their characters, while the plot sneaks stealthily up on you - Book Review: Shades Of Darkness – Shades Of Grace By Catherine Johnson By : Simon Barrett
What happens when you take a wealthy Minnesota family running a successful business and inject a truly wicked influence Potential disaster is the simple answer - Book Review: Some Kind of Angel – a Sneetz and Muldoon Thriller by Melvin M. Harter By : Simon Barrett
It is that time of year where you want to stock up on some books to read while on your summer vacation Some Kind Of Angel might be one to put on your list - Book Review: Stolen Boy By Michael Mehas By : Simon Barrett
Stolen Boy is billed as a work of fiction, however it actually explores a real event, and that event is still unfolding in the Southern California court system Jessie James Hollywood faces the potential of the trip to lethal injection for his actions - Book Review: Succession by Herbert Lobsenz By : Simon Barrett
I have my finger in many different pies, and one of those pies is an adult literacy program Although I am only peripherally involved
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