January 2025 Writing Prompts

I hope all of you, my readers, have a wonderful 2025! For your writing prompts this month, you will get…

And Then There Were Bodies - a Review

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, but now there are bodies. And now one, specifically a skeleton, has turned up in…

Jolabokaflod, Jólakötturinn, & The Yule Lads

In Iceland at Christmas, a giant black cat, Jólakötturinn, The Yule Cat, roams the countryside and devours anyone who isn’t…

December 2024 Writing Prompts

For this month’s writing prompts, explore the world of opossums, wake up in a room filled with books that won’t…

Our Need for Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels are fuels (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains.

by Lisa • September 20, 2021 • 0 Comments

If an offer appears to be too good to be true, you might not want to accept it.

by Lisa • September 15, 2021 • 3 Comments

I squeezed his hand and he squeezed back. My shoulders released a half of an inch as we continued down the hall. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝐹𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠. He raked over me with his intense gaze, sending goosebumps to my arms. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑.

The Awakening – a Review

by Lisa • September 8, 2021 • 3 Comments

Bea Walker’s life was turned upside down once she discovered she was a Blood-Light (part human, part Ferroean). Her mom called it a gift. The government considers her a weapon. But Bea never had a choice. Her life hasn’t been the same since.

Yes, There’s a Word for That: Mouse Potato and Other Random Words

by Lisa • September 2, 2021 • 0 Comments

A couch potato is someone who spends a great deal of time watching television, but what is a mouse potato? What is the dagger used to deliver the death blow to a severely wounded person called? The earliest documented use of thinko was in the 1990s. What does this word mean?

Asperger’s Syndrome and Writing – Guest Post by Chris Snider

by Lisa • August 18, 2021 • 0 Comments

Always being attracted to spooky things, even as a child, is what led me to write horror. My first book was a Christian fantasy with horror elements.

The Bone Spirit – a Review

by Lisa • July 28, 2021 • 2 Comments

magine you’re a successful writer. Then you get something that all writers dread: writer’s block. But you’ll work through it, right? While dealing with writer’s block, something happens that makes you begin to drink more heavily and even consider suicide. The skeleton man appears.

Stranger Back Home – a Review

by Lisa • July 16, 2021 • 0 Comments

Sparrow is a stranger in his own home, but it is to this neighborhood he returns in 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦. He has been summoned for the reading of his father’s will. Doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? If his trip there is any indication of the way things will go while he’s in his old stomping ground, it won’t be a restful visit. Orcs ambush the stagecoach he is traveling on.

The Essence of Darkness – a Review

by Lisa • June 9, 2021 • 0 Comments

Something strange is going on in the small town of St. Mary’s. Their children are disappearing, and the FBI are called in to investigate. The investigating agent discovers something way more sinister than kidnapped children. Human trafficking? The slave trade? Yes, children being kidnapped is bad, but that is only the tip of the iceberg of what is happening in St. Mary’s.

The Bird that Sang in Color – a Review

by Lisa • May 26, 2021 • 0 Comments

This thought-provoking literary fiction book follows the lives of a dysfunctional Italian family—especially Donna Greco and her brother Vincent—from 1970 to 2012. The book leaves you with this question: When I look back over my life, what pictures will I see?

What Do Cats Dream About? Four Surprising Discoveries – Guest Post by Amy Davis

by Lisa • May 19, 2021 • 1 Comment

Cats spend most of their day asleep. It’s one of the things they are so good at. They use much of their time sleeping to restore their energy before the next hunt even if it’s chasing the laser, rubber ball, or catnip toy for our domesticated friends.

The Reclaimed Kingdom, Robin Hood, and Snow White – Guest Post by Dana Claire

by Lisa • May 13, 2021 • 6 Comments

Andrua, the main character in 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎, and Robin Hood are both heroic although they are heroes of radically different kinds. Probably the most significant difference between the two is their status. Andrua, princess of D’Land, hides her true identity in the beginning of the novel but is still a legal authority of her people.

The Reclaimed Kingdom – a Review

by Lisa • May 12, 2021 • 7 Comments

From the first page, this book put me in mind of Robin Hood, but there is so much more to the story than stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Danger, love, friendship, bewitchment, and betrayal fill the pages of this book and keeps you on the edge of your seat while reading.

Investigating the Drowned Land – Guest Post by David Donachie

by Lisa • May 5, 2021 • 1 Comment

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅 was inspired by a Time Team TV special on Doggerland that I watched in 2007, but there’s a long road of research between a popular TV program and a novel based on actual science.

The Drowning Land – a Review

by Lisa • May 4, 2021 • 2 Comments

This historical fantasy novel takes you back to the Mesolithic Period. Phelan, Tara, and Edan are each members of different tribes of people. The land of these tribes, Doggerland, still connects England to France, but now their land is being overtaken by water.

Scrabble Words

by Lisa • April 28, 2021 • 0 Comments

Scrabble is the ultimate word game for those who love words and competition.

Why I Write Travel/Culinary Books – Guest Post by Carole Bumpus

by Lisa • April 23, 2021 • 3 Comments

What I learned from my first trip through Italy was to listen to the people, be respectful of their culture, read up on their local history and be open to the joys of a world you have never before encountered.

A September to Remember – a Review

by Lisa • April 21, 2021 • 4 Comments

𝐴 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, a culinary travel adventure book, is a read I’ll never forget! The descriptions of the villages and the scenery make you feel as though you are experiencing Italy and its beauty yourself. The details given about customs and ways of life allows you to see into the daily lives of those who live there. The food they eat is described in so much detail that you can almost taste it yourself. The last part of the book is filled with recipes from each of the chapters in the book so you can make these dishes and experience them yourself.

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier – a Review

by Lisa • April 14, 2021 • 0 Comments

Who was the real Daniel Boone? Was he the pioneer and explorer who wore a coonskin cap in the television show that bears his name historically accurate? I watched the reruns of 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑒 when I was a child. History intrigued me, but at the time, I didn’t realize how historically inaccurate the show was. And let’s be honest. At that time, I probably didn’t care.

Animal-Related Superstitions from Around the World

by Lisa • April 12, 2021 • 0 Comments

A superstition is a belief or notion that is not based on reason or knowledge. Most superstitions result from ignorance, fear of the unknown, or trust in magic or chance. Will saying “white rabbit” on the first day of the month bring you good luck for the rest of the month? What is supposed to happen if an owl gets inside your house?

Creating New Worlds and Bringing Characters to Life – Guest Post by Dana Claire

by Lisa • April 7, 2021 • 5 Comments

Bringing characters to life gives me the ability to live a hundred lives with no boundaries, limits, or rules.

The Connection – a Review

by Lisa • April 6, 2021 • 10 Comments

Bea Walker’s life is about to be turned upside down.

That Book Is Kind Of Dark – Guest Post by Matt Nagin

by Lisa • April 2, 2021 • 1 Comment

My brother read my third poetry book, 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦, recently. His response? “That book is kind of dark, man.”

Notes from the Bonfire – a Review

by Lisa • April 2, 2021 • 1 Comment

What is poetry? This art form isn’t willing to be defined, labeled, or nailed down. Its words are the chiseled marble of language. It is a paint-spattered canvas, but the poet uses words instead of paint, and you are the canvas.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much – a Review

by Lisa • March 16, 2021 • 2 Comments

In this psychological thriller, Nina is the first Mrs. Ford. She is extremely wealthy and highly suspicious of her husband, Connor. She is so suspicious that she writes a letter in case she is found dead of an apparent suicide, pointing authorities to her husband and his girlfriend.

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Book Reviews

And Then There Were Bodies – a Review

Mr. Muffins Goes to Paris – a Review

Jacob’s Well – a Review

The Fourth Victim – a Review