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APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book by Shawn Welch, Guy Kawasaki
5.0
This book is my new self publishing bible. Packed full of info and tips. This book will be invaluable to anyone even thinking about self publishing but the third section will also be useful for any authors regardless of the route they have taken. I'll be referring to this book again and again.
Brush of Angel's Wings by Ruth Reid
3.0
Brush with Angel's Wings was the quick, easy read I expected it to be. With love, death, friendship, and struggles between good and evil this book contains a lot of food for thought. If you like Amish fiction or books about angels this book is for you.
The Husband by Dean Koontz
4.0
I've been a fan of Dean Koontz for several years now and admire the way he creates strong characters and builds the suspense and tension in his books. The Husband didn't let me down. The only negative thing I can think off was that in this book it sometimes felt that bits were a bit too drawn out. It was however a very enjoyable read and I would definitely recommend it... maybe I've just been spoilt by having read some of his books (e.g. Fear Nothing, One Door Away from Heaven and Odd Thomas) that went to such high levels that anything less feels like it's missing something?
A Horse With Wings: and other songs for children sung by characters from Shakespeare with CD by Daeshin Kim
4.0
Although my kids are a bit young to appreciate the text of this book fully they did enjoy looking at the details of the illustrations. The big winner was the CD. Both of my little ones loved it! The songs really brought the book to life. "Smelly dog" was my 5 year olds favourite and had him in a fit of giggles.
A nice way to subtly introduce kids to Shakespeare.
A nice way to subtly introduce kids to Shakespeare.
What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us by Guy Kawasaki
4.0
I'm a bit of a Guy Kawasaki fan and this book is just as useful as his others. A great introduction to Google+
Performance Anomalies by Victor Robert Lee
3.0
This book had a bit of everything; mystery, relationships, betrayal, friendship, violence, sex, conspiracies... and even a lead character with special abilities. All of this was surprisingly not too much though and I enjoyed the book.
Whilst it didn't have me up all night to see what happened next, I did find it easy to slip back into each time I picked it up again. I didn't like the ending though. Characters went that should have stayed and others lived that should have died... in fact I thought one of them was already dead and was a bit surprised to see him mentioned again at the end like that. Sorry for being a bit vague but I don't want to give too much away. Once you've read it you'll understand my critique ;)
All in all a good read.
Whilst it didn't have me up all night to see what happened next, I did find it easy to slip back into each time I picked it up again. I didn't like the ending though. Characters went that should have stayed and others lived that should have died... in fact I thought one of them was already dead and was a bit surprised to see him mentioned again at the end like that. Sorry for being a bit vague but I don't want to give too much away. Once you've read it you'll understand my critique ;)
All in all a good read.
Editor-Proof Your Writing: 21 Steps to the Clear Prose Publishers and Agents Crave by Don McNair
5.0
This book is for both self-publishers and writers that wish to submit their manuscripts to Publishers and agents. It's divided into 3 main sections; "Putting words in", "Taking words out" and "sharing your words".
In this book McNair uses his extensive editing experience to outline his 21 steps for "de-fogging" your manuscript. Every chapter is easy to follow and lays out what you need to do in simple step by step instructions. Each also ends with an assignment so you can put the steps covered into practice.
An excellent resources for writers of all genres.
In this book McNair uses his extensive editing experience to outline his 21 steps for "de-fogging" your manuscript. Every chapter is easy to follow and lays out what you need to do in simple step by step instructions. Each also ends with an assignment so you can put the steps covered into practice.
An excellent resources for writers of all genres.
$ell More eBook$ - How to increase sales and Amazon rankings using Kindle Direct Publishing by Lucinda Sue Crosby
4.0
An excellent resource I'll be referring back to again and again. Packed with useful links. If you're thinking about or have published via KDP you should read this book.