Book Snob – God in the Machine by Thea Atkinson
God in the Machine by Thea Atkinson Evelyn is just another inmate suffering from a Jesus complex, but to her roommate, Celia, she is God Incarnate. God in the Machine is a slipstream tale of divinity. I downloaded this as part of a free promotion. I have never spoken with Thea Atkinson but O.M.G. I so want to. Seriously, I’m like all fan girl crushed out on her now. I might have to stalk. This short story is so good, creepy, beautiful, and epic there aren’t even words. I can’t really give...
Read MoreSpiritual Lessons the Hard Way by JC Andrijeski
I’ve had a pretty unconventional relationship with spirituality and religion, really for most of my life. I was raised Catholic, and remember as a child wishing I could be a priest. I had no interest whatsoever in being a nun, or even really in being a conventional, ‘go to church every Sunday, feel bad about my sins and do the occasional picnic and/or charity event’ Catholic. I tried arguing theology with my teachers in Catholic school, to no avail. Some were patient with this…some, not so...
Read MoreBook Snob – Stuck by Lissette E. Manning/Nancy Medina
Stuck by Lissette E. Manning/Nancy Medina A world too different from what we once knew . . . all we hold onto now is survival. Memories of the dead remind Annie Page of the world she’d once known. Renegade forces are closing in, seeking to command the little that remains. Yet she refuses to stand by and watch the world crumble. Her children’s love the driving force behind the choices that she’s made, she’s determined to make their world a better place. Yet their survival comes with a price – one...
Read MoreIndie Pride: I’ve never played well with others #indierocks
When Terri Giuliano Long emailed me yesterday and asked if I would help promote the spirit of her post today on Huffington Post (not up yet so no link) about the stigma against Indie Authors, I immediately said yes. Her posts on Novel Publicity and IndieReader.com are always so eloquent and researched with like references to smart people and stuff. And then recently she ran a whole Indie Pride event on her blog and is doing all kinds of stuff for the community. So when she asked me, while my first answer...
Read MoreBook Snob – Covenant by Dean Crawford
Covenant by Dean Crawford IT’S THE BIGGEST DISCOVERY IN HISTORY . . . BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS MAN WAS NEVER MEANT TO KNOW. When archaeologist Lucy Morgan uncovers a seven-thousand-year-old tomb holding remains alien to our world, she realizes she has stumbled upon something important—something with the potential to rewrite history. But before Lucy can retrieve the remains, she’s abducted. A former war correspondent in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ethan Warner has seen much action in the line of fire. Now back...
Read MoreThe Atheist and Her Soul by Caitlin E. Adams
I have a soul, a spirit, or whatever you wish to call it, and I am an atheist. I do not think these concepts conflict. I have recently and enthusiastically embraced the label of “atheist” because I simply don’t believe that a god or gods exist, and I am fed up with the bad rap those who don’t believe in a deity get (I’ve always had a soft spot for the underdog). While defining something by what it is not is weak and reinforces the exclusion such labels aim for (the term “atheist” was a pejorative...
Read MoreShadow on the Wall is the Winner in the General Fiction/Novel category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
I am writing with some fabulous news! Your book has been named the Winner in the General Fiction/Novel (under 80,000 words) category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Congratulations! Your achievement will be published at www.IndieBookAwards.com along with the other Winners and Finalists in the next few weeks. Also, we will be sending out a press release within the next month or so announcing the Grand Prize Winners and advising media and others where they can see a complete list of Winners and...
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