You may know Rachel Thompson best as RachelintheOC on Twitter, or you may know her through her social media consulting firm, Bad Redhead Media. But Rachel is also an award-winning indie author. She has written two humor books, as well as a book of poems and essays about sexual abuse called Broken Pieces. Rachel has graciously consented to take a seat in the comfy chair and tell us about how she uses activism in connection with her work. Continue reading “LynneQuisition: Rachel Thompson”
Month: August 2014
Thrifty Thursday: More Books, Less Money
Looking to load up that Kindle with low-priced and free indie titles? This is the right place if your reading appetite is large and your book budget is small.
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Who gets this week’s flash fiction crown?
Which writer should wear the flash fiction crown this week? There are so many good entries. We leave it up to you, IU readers, to pick who should win the honor.
Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.
Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.
Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.
Who should wear the flash fiction crown this week?
- Sylvia Heike (30%, 17 Votes)
- Sara Stark (20%, 11 Votes)
- K.L. Kelso (14%, 8 Votes)
- Jon Jefferson (13%, 7 Votes)
- Lois Nelsen Lewandowski (9%, 5 Votes)
- Necwrites (5%, 3 Votes)
- MathoSka (4%, 2 Votes)
- Morgan Winters (4%, 2 Votes)
- Kenyon Ledford (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 56
Loading ...NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.
Book Brief: Weeks in Naviras
Weeks in Naviras
by Chris Wimpress
Genre of this Book: Speculative fiction
Word count: 116,000
Something is wrong at the heart of the tiny fishing village of Naviras, a place where Ellie often sought refuge as the rest of her life was collapsing; during the silent and invisible end of her marriage as her husband’s political power grew.
Ellie fell in love with the village and the people who lived in it. Now she’s back to remember and relive her time there, recalling the secrets which sprang up within its narrow streets and at Casa Amanha, the home of a weather forecaster where her love for two men begins and ends.
Ellie has returned to Naviras just as a conspiracy to destabilise the Middle East is erupting. The village is the first and last place she ought to be, but Naviras has saved its biggest and deadliest secret for last.
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