Apparently, google decided to yank their friend connect list back in March….goes to show how well I stay on top of things! Anyway, I noticed this week, and changed to a linky list, but I lost all my followers! I hope you’ll sign back up, so my site doesn’t look quite so young and unpopular. […]
Author Archive: Christine
New Look and TItle for My Blog
I’ve given my website a facelift. I mentioned a few months ago that the messy desk theme wasn’t really me, but it took me a while to get around to making changes. (You know how these things go. 🙂 ) I started by changing the title of my web site from “Christine Amsden” to “Into […]
Tips for Writers: Get a Web Site!
I don’t do a lot of marketing tips for writers, but this is absolutely, positively, marketing 101. You got a book? You want me to read it? Then show me you’re serious, or I’m not going to bother. I get requests for reviews and tours on a regular basis, and I like to give fresh […]
Book Review: Prey
Prey is a romantic suspense set in the wilderness, complete with deadly thunderstorms, a sociopath, and a man-eating bear. Between the weather, the wildlife, and the dark side of humanity, Angie is in a world of trouble. We begin with Angie, who had made a living taking tour groups (mostly hunters) into the Montana wilderness […]
School’s Out
Summer break doesn’t look quite the same from the point of view of the mom. With my son in kindergarten and my daughter in pre-school, I had half a day, every day, with no interruptions. Ahhhhh…. Now they’re home with me all day. Ahhhhh!!!! Luckily, they’re good kids. And thanks to imposed quiet times, I’m […]
Book Review: Changes
I’m just going to cut to the chase here and confess my extreme disappointment in this book, and indeed, in the progression of this “trilogy.” If my review of Intrigues, I said: The story was slow, tedious, and it involved long descriptions of a made-up sporting event that reminded me of Quiddich (at least in […]
Book Review: Intrigues (Collegium #2)
Mags, from Foundation, is still trying to fit in as a Herald’s Trainee, but things go sound when he discovers his deceased parents are something worse than thieves — they’re foreigners! At least, the revelation becomes worse when paired with the murky and completely useless vision of foreseers involving the king, blood, and a foreigner. […]
Professional Critiquing Services
As of this month, I have decided to offer professional critiquing services for novelists interested in honest, insightful feedback. As many of you know, I’ve been teaching workshops for the Muse and Savvy Authors for years, but you may not know what I enjoy most about them: I love reading a promising piece of work, […]
Book Review: Foundation (Collegium Chronicles #1)
Mags, so named because he had the eye of a Magpie, was a slave in a gem mine until one of Valdemar’s magical companions chose him. After that, he entered a whole new world as a trainee, and despite all odds, attracted the notice of some powerful people who were eager to use his skills. […]
Sudden Transformation of Personality
I’m sure you’ve heard of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities), but perhaps you were unaware that in fiction, there is often a dramatic and equally troubling phenomenon: Sudden Transformation of Personality. We’ll call it STOP! STOP usually occurs when a character does something at odds with everything the reader has been led to believe about […]