Category non-fiction
Lady in Waiting, by Anne Glenconner #Autobiography #Memoir #BookReview
Having read ‘A Murder On Mustique’ (and goodness! I must get around to reviewing that one!), which is a murder mystery peopled by characters only thinly veiled from the real inhabitants of the island, including Anne Glenconner herself – I was intrigued to find out more about the real woman behind this charmingly-written book. To […]
News!! A new book in the pipeline #Dressage
I have good news, although it will impact on my blogging for a while, I’m afraid. I was contacted last week by the commissioning editor of Crowood Press, current owners of the J.A. Allen imprint that publishes my equestrian books. She has come up with an idea for a new series of short(ish) books, ‘100 […]
Second book earns out! #HappyAuthor
This week I had the delight of receiving the first copies of the second edition of THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF TRAINING, my first published book on horse training. Having sold out its first print run last November, it took me a while to ascertain that my new publisher (who bought out the publisher who’d bought […]
#BookReview – P.S. I Forgive You – A Broken Legacy by D.G. Kaye #Memoir #Narcissism
On the eve of my father’s funeral, I find myself writing my review of this memoir with a real sense of gratitude that I was lucky enough to have loving parents, and little dysfunctionality in my family. My father was raised in a rather Victorian household, (he was born in 1919), where children were seen but […]
Book #Promotion #FREE Download! – Have Bags, Will Travel – D. G. Kaye
This fabulous little light-hearted book on the travails of travelling when you just HAVE to shop, is currently FREE to download. Rush on over and grab yourself a copy – today and tomorrow only.
#BookReview – WORDS WE CARRY by D.G. Kaye #memoir #essay
Book Review – non-fiction memoir/essay My latest review was just a fraction too late to squeeze into #AugustReviews, but please do share anyway. Words We Carry by D.G. Kaye My rating: 5 of 5 stars ‘Words We Carry: Essays of Obsession and Self-Esteem’ is a perfect title for this collection of memoirs about growing up […]
You’ve hired an editor, but what happens if you don’t agree with them? #authors #writing
So you’ve finished your book and you’ve hired an editor, right? Hopefully you hired the right sort of editor… ‘What?‘ you say, ‘there’s more than one type of editor?’ Oh yes, folks, and if you haven’t got that piece of information yet, you need to go do some research. As an overall guide, you will […]
How to Find a Wealth of Free Stock Photos
For all you authors and bloggers who, like me, spend way too much time sourcing free images, take a look at the review of this wonderful book… A review of a guide to free stock photos Source: How to Find a Wealth of Free Stock Photos
#Review – MENO-WHAT? A MEMOIR – by D G Kaye #non-fiction #memoir #menopause
I really need to catch up on a few more reviews, so here goes… Although this blog is usually about fantasy and SF, sometimes I like to read something outside those genres, and this is one of those occasions. This little book is one for ‘ladies of a certain age’, and, indeed all ladies, as it […]
Read any good #memoirs recently? Try author D.G. Kaye
And now for something completely different… Today I bring you a first – for me, that is. An enthralling memoir, and the author’s latest release. To give you a little background, I’m first going to share with you my review of D. G. Kaye’s first book, CONFLICTED HEARTS Blurb A Lifetime of guilt — What […]
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