There are quite a few books on the market which cover promotional skills, and how to handle the media, but Linda Radke’s Promote Like a Pro was specifically written for authors. It is a complete guide to obtaining serious and very low…
Interview with Hal Zina Bennett
Magdalena Ball: Tell me how Write From the Heart came about? Hal Zina Bennett: Over the years of writing my own books, as well as coaching other writers, I became fascinated by the creative process itself, and saw that all successful authors…
A review of Write From the Heart by Hal Zina Bennett
Bennett uses many of his own and other’s real life examples to show that anyone can write well by tapping into their own unique experiences. In a very humble way, he takes his own work and shows that he is…
A Review of Youth by J.M. Coetzee
. The story is tortuous because it reminds its readers of something that seems to go hand and hand with youth – the desire for glory, for greatness, for artistic achievement and admiration without the tedious work of application. John…
A review of The Mind Body Makeover Project by Michael Gerrish
The key to the effectiveness of Gerrish’s approach is what he terms “UFOs” or unidentified fitness obstacles. These are our personal blocks to achieving your fitness goals. They might be physical, such as a vitamin, mineral or chemical deficiency, hormonal…
A review of Herb ‘n’ Lorna by Eric Kraft
This shift of chronological focus is similar to that found in Little Follies. There the opening stories carry Peter from toddler to a young boy of almost nine. Time then becomes elastic and – as in this book – turns…
Interview with Thomas A Williams
The author of Poet Power talks about his book, a poet’s duty to publish, about working for free, about “selling” poetry, about the best, and worst poetry readings, writing online, poetry contests, and his next book. Magdalena Ball: What inspired you…
A review of Poet Power by Thomas A Williams
If you are hording your masterpieces in a desk draw, hoping, like Emily Dickenson, to be discovered after your death, you may be doing the world a disservice. If you think that getting your poetry published is an impossible task,…
A review of Healing and Cleansing with Herbal Tea by Penelope Sach
Pocket sized, this cute little book contains information on the benefits of tea, the specific health properties of black and especially green teas both of which Sach classes as herbal teas as well. There is a chapter covering specific complaints…
A review of From London to New Delhi by Car by Dean Warren
Warren’s memoir is short on words but the pictures that fill the oversized paperback are fascinating. The blue mosque in Istanbul is glorious while the Roman ruins in Baalbek are haunting. Reviewed by Robin Landry From London to New Delhi…