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Smorgasbord Book Reviews – The Beast Within (Mended Souls Book Two) by Jacquie Biggar
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The Benefits of Hearing Your Book Read Aloud

This tip has to do with something I learned from a fellow author and reinforced as I was trying to record an audio book version of one of my novels. It may sound silly, but you can greatly improve your work by reading it aloud or by hearing it read aloud to you.
This can be a tedious exercise, but it is well worth it. I’m going to pass on an anecdote from that fellow author I mentioned earlier. It was a situation that could have been embarrassing at best and disastrous at worst.
She had written a middle school age book. All of the spelling, punctuation and grammar were pristine and she was ready for publishing. On a whim, she put the book through the ‘Speak’ utility that is part of Microsoft Word (I’ll show you how to set that up later).
What she found was, in one spot…
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Saving your Privacy
In my last post, I described the moves companies take in their fight against fake news. That post raised some privacy issues; issues I will further explore in today’s post. Namely, I list here 15 default settings you could change to safeguard your privacy, courtesy of the Washington Post. And the best part? It will only take 15′ of your time.
Have you ever visited an eshop, only to see ads popping up on Facebook about the very same items you were shopping for? This is made possible thanks to various tracking methods. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
As the article points out, some of their defaults are plain crazy. Google saves a map of everywhere you go. Amazon makes your wish list public — and keeps recordings of all your conversations with Alexa. Facebook exposes to the public your friends’ list and all the pages you…
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Do You Flume?
Ciao, SEers. Happy Monday!
Over the course of our time together, you’ve probably come to realize I consider social media a somewhat necessary evil. I know writers are supposed to use it, but so few of us use it consistently and creatively enough. I often feel it’s a waste of time, but if I don’t do it, I feel guilty. And when Google announced G+ was going away, I was relieved. It was one less platform for me to neglect.
Kids today are much savvier when it comes to social media. My son couldn’t care less, but my daughter loves it. She’s even an ambassador for some company on her Instagram account because they love the look of her posts and the way she uses the app. In short, she’s awesome at it. And I’m not. Hence the following conversation between the two of us:
Her: Mom. Seriously. Your…
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Volunteers Needed for War of Nytefall: Rivalry Release (Aiming for April)

Dr Evil
As I’ve mentioned, I’m aiming to release War of Nytefall: Rivalry in April. Just need to tighten up the manuscript by some quick run-throughs, write the blurbs, test the blurbs, and get the cover art. Yeah, I know it sounds like a lot, especially when you add this blog tour in there. Anyway, here’s the deal:
I am going to try to make special posts for each volunteer. If there’s a specific topic you want me to write about (vampires, fantasy, writing, etc.) then let me know in the comments. Otherwise, we can discuss something or you’ll leave it in my hands.
A big reason I’m asking early is because I want enough time to write these up and make this a big return. Even though I’m more teacher than author these days, I’d like to put real effort into my book releases. That means I need more time. So, drop a comment to volunteer and thanks in advanced.
(Sorry about not having a specific date in mind, but this is my first release as a teacher. I’m not sure how easily I’m going to balance this act, so I’ll admit that it might be a little clunky.)
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Guest Post – Are Character Interviews Worth the Effort? – T R Robinson
Are Character Interviews Worth the Effort?
Guest post by T. R. Robinson
I first came across character interviews here in Alex’s Library of Erana blog. There have been a couple elsewhere but the majority have been here. Now for a bit of honesty: My initial thought? ‘Silly and pointless.’ As a consequence, I simply glanced (not even sped read) through a couple and thereafter ignored them. I now feel a little ashamed. It is not usual for me to make such determinations prior to fully investigating the validity and seeking to comprehend people’s motivations. Why I did not do so in this instance I am not sure. I suspect it may have been I was new to authoring and probably, as most when first setting out on a new career, felt under pressure to complete a work and to interact in social media. Time pressure in…
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Goal Post: Getting Right to the Point
I’ve been sitting here for about ten minutes thinking of what to say. This week has been emotionally and physically draining. I’m writing this post on Thursday night just because I want to focus on spending time with my son during the weekend. I’ll still be responding to comments and social media, but it won’t be my top priority. Sorry . . . Paused again to stare at how the skin of my hands can look almost scale-like.
The only writing I did was a single section I had 4 hours free. I couldn’t play music because I was in a library and took the wrong headphones. It was the set for my iPhone, which don’t hook up to my laptop. So, I can’t be certain of how the scene went and I’m having some trouble with Clyde. He’s much more mellow in the 4th book because of things that happened in the 3rd. It’s kind of creepy to me because I never imagined him like this. Makes me wonder what the rest of the story will be like, but it’s going to be a really slow process. I plan on using the weeknights to work on War of Nytefall: Rivalry guest posts. More on that tomorrow . . . I’m running out of steam.
Look, I’m going to be honest without revealing the whole story. Again, I can’t without causing trouble. That personal issue that’s been plaguing me since August has taken an ugly turn. Even saying this can be taking a step too far. All I can say is that it isn’t a situation that I’m in full control of and it could get worse long before it gets better. It might take most of the year to settle. The reason I’m mentioning it at all is because I know people are curious as to why my mood has been odd. There’s no more gung-ho, happy, full-time author, but what could be described as a battered man here. That isn’t far from the truth and I’ll be emotionally limping along for a while. Getting too close to speaking, so I’m just going to say that this was a bad week for me. It isn’t looking like I’m going to be having a really good week in a long time.
Well, there is one issue I can talk about even though it could be gross. Seems I’m developing an allergy that gets set off when I go from cold to hot. This might even be the reason behind the patches on my legs. The itching became full-body and I finally got some Benadryl. One pill and I was fine within 15 minutes. The drowsiness means I can only use it at night after my son is put to bed and I have nothing else to do. How ridiculous is it that this isn’t the worst event or news of my week?
Goals of the week?
- See Lego Movie 2 with son.
- Buy Lego set and build it with son.
- Make homemade quesadillas.
- Play a little Lego Star Wars 2.
- Extra reading time.
- Get more volunteers for War of Nytefall: Rivalry.
- Maybe write a little War of Nytefall: Eradication.
- If son is more interested in playing with his toys, I’ll work on guest posts.



