Self Help Book – Success and Life Organization

Just bought this book on amazon the other day:  The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.  It was coauthored by Jack Canfield, the New York Times best selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, so if anyone is qualified to give advice on [...]

Angels of Destruction, a Book by Keith Donohue

Author, Keith Donohue, sent me an email to let me know his new book, Angels of Destruction, is out (thanks, Keith!).  You might remember that name from a previous post I did about his book, The Stolen Child.
If you’re interested in finding out more about this author, you can read his blog, called Pluck’s Bicycle.  If [...]

L8r G8r — A Novel Using Internet-speak

The quest to feature one 2007 novel for each letter of the alphabet continues.  L8r G8r (as in “Later Gator”) by Lauren Myracle represents the letter “L,” and it looks really freakin’ cool.  It is the third in a series of young adult novels (although there’s no reason the book can’t be enjoyed by old [...]

Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel

Sex, sex, and more sex.  That’s what it sounds like this book consists of.  It’s not due out until December 26th, but you can pre-order it at amazon.  It’s called Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel, and it’s by bestseller Walter Mosley. 
Tom Callahan at bookreporter.com had this to say about the novel:
“Well, anybody who dismisses Killing [...]

The Game (A Novella)

The Game is a children’s novella of fantasy with the story set in Ireland.  It’s also the book I’m highlighting for the letter “G” in my alphabetical listing featuring novels released in 2007.  (Which I’d better hurry and finish before 2007 is gone!)  Scifi Dimensions recently reviewed this book:
“Living on the outskirts of contemporary London, Hayley is a normal if timid [...]

Kelley Armstrong — Thanks and Index

A big thank you to Kelley Armstrong for guestblogging.  I like to include a list of each guest writer’s posts so that people can have one page to link to as a handy reference, so see the following list.  Kelley is interested in what you have to say, too, so if you haven’t commented on any of her [...]

Is That a Cliff I See Yawning Before Me?

Cliffhanger endings. Like ‘em or loathe ‘em?
For me…both. It depends on the medium. In serialized fiction, they’re good. In TV shows, they’re fine. Book and movies? Not so much. I suppose that’s because, with the other two formats, I expect cliffhangers and I know my resolution is coming soon and I won’t shell out a [...]

Once Free, Forever Free?

Yesterday I referred to a NYT essay by Stephen King on short fiction. Today, I’m cribbing from the Wall Street Journal, specifically a piece by Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) .
Adams used some of his past blog entries for a new book, which meant they had to be removed from the web. For that, he [...]

Is Bigger Really Better?

Hello! I’m Kelley Armstrong, and I’ll be your guest blogger for the next three days For more on me, check out the signature below my post…
I was answering questions for an interview last week, and one was about short stories. I said I started with short stories, and love the opportunity to do [...]

Bestseller Kelley Armstrong Rescheduled

Okay, Kelley Armstrong, bestselling author of the Women of the Otherworld novels, will be guestblogging on November 12 through 14 (Monday through Wednesday) here at A Bunch of Wordz.  We have worked out the email snafu that prevented her from guestblogging in October, so she is all set to go now.
It’s pretty cool that she has [...]