Another 5 star review of ‘Stalking Shadows’ : A great story with love, jealousy, betrayal, battles, and hard lessons
I’m back at Book Broads today for Stacy’s review of Stalking Shadows. She starts by saying she ‘just got done with Stalking Shadows and it was really good,’ then gives a run down on the story and finished by saying that she’s looking forward to reading more of the story. Pop on over to read the review and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Lethal Inheritance. http://bookbroads.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/stalking-shadows-blog-tour.html
“Trust me when I say read this book” Latest awesome review & GIVEAWAY of Lethal Inheritance
Today I’m with Stacy at Book Broads. She wrote a review of Lethal Inheritance today and will be publishing one of Stalking Shadows in a couple of days. Stacy’s review isn’t just high praise, it makes great reading. This reviewer has a unique and enjoyable voice. I loved the way she described the book. She didn’t miss the light-heartedness in the story. “One wrong word and you are a human pancake” Thanks Stacy for the delightful review. So pop over and give her some support AND you get another chance to WIN Lethal Inheritance http://bookbroads.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/stalking-shadows-blog-tour-giveaway.html
“Wonderfully intense, magical, frightening, love-driven”: blog tour double review & give away
Today I’m at Twisted Sense with Nikki who has written a double review, one for Lethal Inheritance and one for Stalking Shadows–and she’s keen to read the next one. She says (among other things) “Lethal Inheritance is a wonderfully intense, magical, frightening, love-driven YA book whose audience definitely is not limited to Young Adult.” And on Stalking Shadows . . . “The magical world remains, with an exceptionally well-written ribbon of “real world” weaved throughout.” Pop over and share the love and enter the giveaway for an ebook of Lethal Inheritance. http://twistedsense.com/2013/05/tahlia-newland-series/
“Honestly? It was awesome!” Another review of ‘Stalking Shadows’
Another stop on the blog tour. Today I’m at Crazy Four Books with the delightful Brenda. It seems that Stalking Shadows left her speechless. I quote, “I can’t even begin to describe all of the action you’ll find in this highly imaginative journey.” Curious? Pop on over and see what else she has to say. You’ll also get the opportunity to WIN A COPY of Lethal Inheritance, book one in the Diamond Peak series. http://crazyfourbooks.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/vbt-review-and-giveaway-stalking.html?show Some of my readers may have noticed that this is a very relaxed blog tour. I booked visits for every second day, so I’d have some breathing space, which was just as well because my computer crashed yesterday and I had to do some time consuming damage control.
Totally awesome Maori boys: a music video to die for
Seriously, I love this. Makes me proud to call myself Kiwi. Yeah, like a lot of Aussies, I was born in the land of the long white cloud. I have duel citizenship. These guys have done this soooo well. The clip is brilliantly edited. Great music, good humour and the chests? Well? Take a look for yourself. Wha da ya recken!
Chrysalis: A teenager finds herself. A multi-layered short film
Movies, small or large, on the big or the small screen is another of my passions, and I’m planning of sharing a bit more on this subject as time goes by. Not only do I like watching them. I also like making my own small silly versions. One of the delights of the digital age is that we can all have a go at such things. My daughter however, has more talent than me (in movie making and circus skills at least) and today I’m sharing the film she made for her New South Wales Higher School Certificate , the final year exams for secondary school children in NSW. She got 42 out of 45 marks for it. A very high score, and she is now studying communications media arts and production (ie film & TV) at the University of Technology Sydney. It’s just over 7 mins long and is…
Blog Tour: It’s more than just a story!
Pop over to Pretty in Fiction and read about the real magic in my Diamond Peak Series. It’s kind of an inspired piece, so it’s worth checking out. Thanks for hosting me Jesse.
5 stars: A great sequel & skillful word use – what every writer wants to hear
Blog tour participant Ruthanne Reid posted a 5 star review on Amazon titled ‘A Great Sequel.’ Among other things she says – “She has a skill for choosing words that deftly avoid passive-verb problems, skillfully weaving her impressive world-building and unique system of magic and power.” Since I’m always on about how to avoid passive writing, it’s good to hear someone affirm that I have some skill in it myself.