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High Praise for Marine Archeology Mystery

High praise for Deep Blue Death from Readers' Favorite ... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ 🐠 Sharyn Bradford Lunn’s exhilarating, layered mystery, Deep Blue Death (Jami Laramie Mysteries Book 1), a wreck site off the coast of Western Australia turns into a crime scene involving multiple murders and the theft of precious artifacts. When Jami Laramie is accepted as a volunteer diver for the Seaclaim salvage team in Australia, she has only one thing in mind: to increase her skill and knowledge. She cannot wait...

November 17, 2023By Janet FixAuthors with Verve, Books with Verve ::archeological mysteries, books, books with verve, cozy mysteries, indie authors, indie publishing, readers who love indie authors, thewordverve0 CommentsRead more...

The Reality Bender Lives Up to His Name

Kerry Alan Denney, a.k.a. "The Reality Bender," is the multiple award-winning author of seven published novels and numerous short stories. Denney blends elements of suspense, thriller, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural, paranormal, and various ways the world ends in his work: speculative fiction at its wildest and craziest. With glee and a touch of madness, he writes reality-bending thrillers ... even when the voices don't make him do it. His protagonists are his children, and he loves them as dearly as...

October 9, 2023By Janet FixAuthors with Verve, Books with Verve ::#readerswholoveindiebooks, authors, authorswholovedogs, books, creating your masterpiece, dontmissthis, indie authors, indiebooks, kerryalandenney, mysterythrillersuspense, psychthrillers, publisherexcusivepricing, thereatlitybender, thrillernovels, thrillerreaders, thrillersthatgrabyou, writers, writing0 CommentsRead more...

Editors as Artists: Using the Red Pen to Create a Masterpiece

Oh, the many times we've heard writers worrying themselves over the editing process. They’re not sure if it’s good enough. They’re not sure if it’s grammatically accurate, even though a good friend, who is an English teacher, proofread it. They’re not sure everything coordinates. They’re protective of their work and don’t want to change its essence. Their friends read it and think it’s awesome. Do they really need a professional editor? And this is before they’ve even arrived at the editor’s...

July 11, 2023By Janet FixEditing and Writingauthors, book editors, books, creating your masterpiece, creative writing, editing, indie authors, writers, writing0 CommentsRead more...

Aussie Writer Salutes her Homeland

Sydney-born Sharyn Bradford Lunn, author of the popular Australian historical series Southern Skyes, wrote this today about what the 26th of January means to her country. Today, 26th, we Aussies are celebrating Australia Day--very much like your July 4--which marks the first European settlement in Australia. The First Fleet of convicts arrived in New South Wales on January 26, 1788. We are still such a young country, but we've much to celebrate. The fireworks on Sydney Harbour tonight will be spectacular...

January 26, 2013By Janet FixBooks with Verve ::, Editing and Writingaborigines, Australia, australian holidays, book series, historical fiction, indie authors, indigenous people, Jagged Waters, Janet Green, romantic history, Sharyn Bradford Lunn, Southern Skyes, sydney, The Divergence, The Soldier's Seed, writing0 CommentsRead more...

That One Motivating Writing Tip

Musings from the Pipeline with Jan Fix ~~I'm always looking for it. That one writing tip that will stick with me like glue, send me over the top to the finish line. My least favorite tips but most often heard: Write for 20 minutes every morning. Commit to 500 words a day. Cut something out of your life to make time to write. I don't know about you, but the regimens don't work for me. I must be inspired, moved, and...

July 8, 2012By Janet FixEditing and Writingauthors, Content editing, creative writing, developmental editing, indie authors, Janet Green, motivation, NaNoWriMo, story development, storytelling, verve, writers, writing0 CommentsRead more...

“Writer’s Block” Doesn’t Even Come Close to This One!

Morning Musings from the Pipeline with Jan Fix. This quickie blog is not so much informative as it is hopefully relatable. For some reason, I feared writing this morning. Like I was scared to put my thoughts on paper. And so there I was on the back porch getting ready for some serious prose that I could just feel boiling within me, and pop. I put the pen and notebook away. I think I have a condition. Anyone else have...

June 21, 2012By Janet FixEditing and Writingauthors, creative writing, indie authors, Jan Green, Janet Green, motivation, story development, storytelling, thewordverve, verve, writers block0 CommentsRead more...

Buzzard’s Stump Still Available at $12

After Father's Day, you can still find Born on a Buzzard's Stump by Alva Harris available at the bookswithverve store on Amazon. It's still $12. You just can't get the free giftwrap offer. Well, maybe you can, but maybe not Father's Day wrap. All you have to do is ask and specify!

June 16, 2012By Janet FixBooks with Verve ::adventure, authors, Coast Guard, creative writing, indie authors, legacy, memoir, Military, new novels, storytellingComments OffRead more...

Dithering Disguised as Writing

Order Sharon's roaring book via her website or Contact Us on the form at the right. New Bern, NC, author Sharon Phennah is just a charmer. She's nutty and

June 15, 2012By Janet Fix'Tude with Verve ::, Editing and Writingadventure, authors, books about senior years, creative writing, dog lovers, humorous prose, indie authors, motivation, New Bern, North Carolina, positive attitude, Sharon Phennah, storytelling, writers, writingComments OffRead more...

Murder Mystery Set in Transgender Community “Brings It”

This is a review straight from the heart of a reader, me (as opposed to the editor, the marketer, the reviewer, the writer) ~~ Janet Fix First, the basics. Renee James debuted with her new novelComing Out Can Be Murder this month through Windy City Publishers, a hot alternative publishing company based in the same blustery city of the story’s plot. This is a fiction novel about a hairdresser named Bobbi, who struggles with gender transitioning and the “fitting in” that does...

June 8, 2012By Janet FixBooks with Verve ::, Editing and WritingBookswithverve, Chicago, compassion, gender transition, indie authors, Janet Green, positive attitude, Renee James, storytelling, Transgender, verve, Windy City Publishers, writers, writing0 CommentsRead more...

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