Short stories and poetry

indexI received lovely news recently. My manuscript of short stories and poetry had been picked up for publication. The contract came in the mail, was signed and sent back out.

WOOHOO!

I am supper thrilled to have my short stories picked up. I love doing short stories. I have amassed quite a number of them. Poetry. This is not something I do often, in fact it was poetry I had written in my early to mid teens and I just tucked them away. Knowing where they were I never placed much stock in them. They all just been sitting in a drawer in my spare bedroom, well until now. She really liked what I submitted and we have started working on getting this project out.

I am so tickled pink and hope the people who decide to buy and give me a chance with the short stories and poetry will enjoy what I have written.

Still floating pretty high right now.

Is it okay to hate a character in a book?

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Is it okay to hate characters in a book you are reading.? Of course it is. You are not going to like every person the author places in the book. Granted the character I am talking about I did enjoy until halfway through the book. After that he kinda of was dead to me. I think it is okay as well at least for me.

I recently read a book that I need to do a review on. I was going along, loving the book. In fact read it in two days. It would have been one day if life didn’t get in the way. I told my hubby about it throughout, “You want to read this book when I am done? It’s about…” I went on and on and on and it piqued his interest.

Finally finishing the book I went to the fridge to get something to drink. I muttered to myself, “I hate that character. How is that even plausible? So much for that five-star. ” Hubby heard me. “I thought you liked it?” And I did. But as the book went on the character just did things where I wanted to talk to the author and go, “Really?”

It has been a few days since I finished the book and I am thinking clearer. The plot worked well for me. The pace was fantastic, I read it in two days. The ending seemed not believable but I could work with it in the grand scheme of this novel. But will I give it a 5 star rating or should I deter what I feel and rate it to a 4? I am not sure. I would still recommend the book to people, though I would mention to them what I thought.

Being a book reviewer is always interesting.

Update: I did talk to the author about this character and we had a nice talk about it.

In the Books featuring Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure by Sharon C. Williams

Jasper and I received a wonderful new review the other day so thought I share with my readers.

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Good morning and welcome to this week’s edition of In the Books, featuring Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure by Sharon C. Williams.

Disclaimer: I was given a free ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

About the Book: Jasper learns the importance of family and friendship through a rainforest adventure.

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My Review: It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a children’s book, but I have to admit this reignited the child in me. I really enjoyed the innocence of Jasper and his brother Willie as they grew and explored the world around them.

One of my favorite parts was when they were learning to fly. I don’t want to give away too much, but I loved how the author showed their struggles in a humorous way that took away any edge I felt about them. The book carried an innocence similar to when I was a young boy…

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