Today Petteri Hannila stops by to share an excerpt from his book, Fargoer. Excerpt from Fargoer While listening to the rain coming down on her grim thoughts, Vierra heard a sound that broke her out of the gloomy prison of her mind. There was a racket coming from the woods, as if something big was moving(…)
Book excerpts
Book Excerpt: Storm Warning – E.A. O’Neal
Today E.A. O’Neal stops by to share an excerpt from her book, Storm Warning. Excerpt from the story Collision, featured in Storm Warning The white and blue pick-up bore the initials NCF on the side. It sped up to the curb in front of the station. The two officers in the back jumped out. Jean had expected them to(…)
Guest Post and Excerpt: Bear Season – Bernie Hafeli
We are delighted to welcome Bernie Hafeli, author of Bear Season, who joins us to share a guest post and excerpt. Guest Post My thanks to Donna and David for suggesting I contribute a post to their site. I started becoming a serious fiction writer in late 2001, shortly after I was sacked by the advertising agency(…)
Guest Post and Excerpt: From Man to Man – D.E.M. Emrys
We are delighted to welcome D.E.M. Emrys, author of From Man to Man, who joins us to share a guest post and excerpt. Guest Post: Can there be such a thing as too much fantasy? Is the fantasy world over-populated? It’s a valid question and one that keeps raising its ugly head in the current era of(…)
Book Excerpt: When it Rains: The Umbrella Collection – Prudence Hayes
Today Prudence Hayes stops by to share an excerpt from her book, When it Rains: The Umbrella Collection. Excerpt from When it Rains: The Umbrella Collection Chapter 1 “It’s Raining” I feel like raindrops have been following me my whole life. Slowly dripping, tiptoeing behind me in my shadow and at other times chasing me at a(…)
Book Excerpt: ‘The Former World: A Little Forest Paranormal Mystery’ – Jessica Coleman
Today Jessica Coleman stops by to share an excerpt from her book, The Former World: A Little Forest Paranormal Mystery. Excerpt from The Former World: A Little Forest Paranormal Mystery Prologue October 31st Little Forest is the only place I’ve ever lived, and it’s the place where I’m going to die. Tonight. My life wasn’t(…)
Book Excerpt: Love, Lust & Pixie Dust – Erica Ridley
Today Erica Ridley stops by to share an excerpt from her book, Love, Lust & Pixie Dust. Excerpt from Love, Lust & Pixie Dust Two troublesome occurrences jerked anthropologist Trevor Masterson from an exhaustion-induced slumber. First, he’d fallen asleep face down on the folding specimen tray next to his sleeping bag, and now miscellaneous debris clung(…)
Book Excerpt: Cherokee Talisman – David-Michael Harding
Today David-Michael Harding stops by to share an excerpt from his book, Cherokee Talisman. Excerpt from Cherokee Talisman Autumn comes late in the Carolinas. Summer willfully drags her feet which pleases some and riles not but a few, including the trees which are anxious to change their hues, rid themselves of summer’s trappings and rest in(…)
Book Excerpt: The Midwife’s Revolt – Jodi Daynard
We are delighted to welcome Jodi Daynard to the blog today. Jodi has stopped by to share an excerpt from her book, The Midwife’s Revolt. Excerpt from The Midwife’s Revolt Before we knew it, Christmas was upon us; a carriage arrived for Martha—presumably from her brother, Thomas. By this time, I had grown attached to Martha(…)
Book Excerpt: Treason – S. M. Boyce
Today S.M. Boyce stops by as part of her Blog Tour to share an excerpt from her book, Treason. Excerpt from Treason In the hidden world of Ourea, there are too many beautiful places to name: rose-covered cliffs tower miles over the valleys and forests below, cities thrive in submerged ecosystems(…)
Book Excerpt: The Awakening & Other Stories – Emma Meade
Today Emma Meade stops by as part of her December Blog Tour to share an excerpt from her book, The Awakening & Other Stories. Excerpt from End of the Line In the distance, the familiar, white light appeared, cutting through the dark of midnight. She’d watched it come before, but always from the sidelines, imagining(…)
Book Excerpt: Love Travels Forever – Jaye Frances
Today we welcome Jaye Frances who has stopped by Tweedling HQ to share an excerpt from her latest book, Love Travels Forever, a collection of short stories. Excerpt from Love Travels Forever Thank you, Donna, for hosting me today with a book highlight of my new release Love Travels Forever, a collection of my favorite short(…)
Guest Post and Excerpt: Scott Bartlett and Royal Flush
We’re delighted to welcome Scott Bartlett, author of Royal Flush. Scott joins us to share his experience of writing and self-publishing his novel. Guest Post Hello, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dave readers! I’m Scott Bartlett, an indie author from Newfoundland, Canada. In this post I’ll discuss my experiences writing and self-publishing my humour novel, Royal Flush. Hopefully(…)
Book Excerpt: Voyages of Malolo – Robert Bonville
We’re delighted to welcome Robert Bonville, author Voyages of Malolo, who shares an excerpt and the trailer for his book. Excerpt: Voyages of Malolo Chapter One Late one day, circa 1000 AD, Tikaroa was finding it difficult to see sufficiently to carve the final hieroglyphs into a flat length of reddish colored mahoe wood with(…)
Guest Post and Excerpt: School Daze – Sharon Mitchell
The Tweedlers are delighted to share a guest post from Sharon Mitchell, author of School Daze. Sharon has also agreed to post an excerpt from the book. The Making of School Daze – Sharon Mitchell Autism now affects one in every 54 boys in the United States. As hard as it is to watch the(…)
Book News, Excerpt, Giveaway: In Leah’s Wake Free 3-4 August on Amazon
Happy birthday to author Terri Giuliano Long, whose bestselling literary fiction title In Leah’s Wake will be free on Amazon on 3-4 August. Excerpt: In Leah’s Wake Leah had taught her parents a lesson, all right. Here she was, alone on this smelly hide-a-bed in Hope’s living room, the springs poking into her back, wishing(…)
Book Excerpt and Read-a-long: Life in Death Harlow Drake
#sundayshorts Read-a-long I’m very excited to be taking part in my first read-a-long, in association with The Indie Exchange and Cabin Goddess. I’ll be adding some updates over the weekend. I hope you can join in too! Here are the details, as set out by Coral Russell of Alchemy of Scrawl: 1) Read-a-long – Since(…)
Book Excerpt: Brownie Fix – Ellen Cardona
I’m very pleased to welcome Ellen Cardona to the blog today, as part of her tour with CLP Blog Tours. I have reviewed Brownie Fix and Ellen has also been kind enough to share a guest post. Excerpt: Brownie Fix Chapter One: Ritual Interrupted “Oh, my God,” Persey said with a sparkle in her brilliant eyes and flip of her auburn(…)