Bless an Author. Amazon Anyone?

If you've read Talking to the Dead - I'd like to invite you to post a review of the book on either Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

How to post a review?

Go to the Talking to the Dead page on Amazon. Under my name you'll see customer reviews (a bunch of happy gold stars and a number) Click where it says the number of reviews (on amazon.com it's at 18, .ca is at 3). It will take you to a new page. At the top click "create your own review".

If you have an Amazon account, you can post your review straight away. If you've never posted a review before, it only takes a minute to set up an account (free of charge) and then you will be allowed to post a review of the book (and any other book you've been wanting to review!).

It would be a huge blessing to me if you could take some time to review the book (I know life is so busy, and small details like this can easily slip through the cracks - happens to me all the time, too).

Thanks so much! You are a blessing to me!
I bid you good writing.

Review of Talking to the Dead

Just wanted to share the jaw dropping news (I'm still stunned and amazed!) about the review in the Romantic Times:

4 1/2 stars - Talking to the Dead is the top pick for mainstream inspirational fiction!

"Grove's fiction debut is amazing. The stellar plot, exquisite character interactions and outstanding spiritual truths are alternately gut-wrenching and faith-building. Kate's first-person point of view allows an intimate glimpse into her life and works incredibly well with the story."

Woo Hoo!

I'm humbled.

I bid you good writing.

Elements of Fiction

In the weeks to come, I'll be bringing together various elements of fiction (and writing) in a format that will look something like a "workshop".

This, of course, is not my intention. But sometimes we plan to do things we do not mean to do. Which is what I am planning to do now.

Like all writers, I'm a reader. I read all sorts of useful things, books, blogs, newspapers, nutritional information on the sides of food stuffs. On a recent trip to the library, I came away with my usual haul: two books for the kids, a video each, a novel for me, and two books on writing (sometimes there is a cookbook, or gardening volume thrown in there). I set about reading one of the books on writing. Hmmm....I like the book very much. It's chapters are weensy short, the content is presented in a way that is fresh and interesting - and best of all, it's a compilation, so it's not full of advise from just one author.

Lately, I've become bored with writing books. They were all saying the same thing. Blah blah blah. Then, I got thinking. They actually weren't saying the same thing in all instants. Which got me looking into where writing advice from author/gurus differ. Fun stuff!

So, what I'm going to be posting over the next few weeks are insights and lessons learned from the contradictory advise on writing: who is right, who is wrong, who is out to lunch, and who has two feet planted on the earth.

I'll be borrowing from various books - and I will be sure to give you all the info on the books I cite for your own reading enjoyment.

I'll pan a few books, I'll praise a few, and then review the rest.

It's book on writing! Next on Bonnie's blog!