
Book Blog Tour with Laurie E. Smith
Name: Laurie E. Smith
Please give us a short introductory bio.
As a freelance commercial artist, I share a home studio with my
husband of 24 years (who is also an artist) in the Little Italy
district of my home city. I've loved writing all my life (enough so
that I spent four hard years winning a B.A. (Hons) in English and
Philosophy), and I have posted over 1.23 million words of fan fiction
on Archive of Our Own, but only in the past two years have I achieved
my lif

10 things to remember about St Valentines Day
Next month is February. The month that sends shivers of fear down most men’s spines. For February is that month, that month when we men must, above all the other months, have our wits about us. We must, when speaking with our significant other, understand every nuance of what they say to us. We must listen carefully to every sentence, analyse every word and notice every glance, every slight wrinkle of worry and doubt upon their brow, and every soft sigh. We must be sure that

Book Blog Tour with M.L. Ruscsak
Name: M.L. Ruscsak Please give us a short introductory bio. – Growing up in Lorain, Ohio Melisa had big dreams of one day opening her own restaurant. So, she attended L.C.J.V.S and the culinary arts program to help her achieve her goals. However, life had other plans for her. In 2011 after a life threating and life changing event she began writing as a way to communicate and put her thoughts into words. Once married in 2013 her now husband convinced her to do more with her wr

I hate shaving.
Every morning it’s the same routine day after day after day. First the shower as it helps to soften bristles. Then, fill the sink with hot water. A squirt of lovely scented shaving oil into the palm of my hand to smear the oil over the lower half of face and scrape, scrape, scrape with cold steel. It’s just so tedious. Why can’t someone invent a cream like women use for their legs and bits? They don’t have to shave every day. Just smear on some of that cream stuff, wash it of

How I met my dog
Snooky It was a sunny Sunday in May around eight years ago and I was taking tea on Plymouth Hoe. The Coffee Shack was, and still is, one of my most favourite places in the whole world. Located on West Hoe in Plymouth one is able to dawdle over tea and look out over the spectacular natural harbour that has seen seafarers from Drake to Darwin sail away. However, on that day in May, I was alone and was feeling in need of some sort of friendly company so I decided to leave my su

Book Blog Tour with TrayCee Truth
Today we are meeting a Canadian writer who brings a reflexive slant into her academic but autobiographical novel - currently studying for her MA in this book she explores a specific set of examples of social "isms" regarding cultural ageism and adultism, racism, and sexism. Name: TrayCee Truth Current Book: THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE HANDBOOK: A Study of Modern Intersectionalities of the 21st Century (Truth Alliance Series) Your Book Synopsis Why did you write that? What inspir

The End of the World
I’ve been thinking about cancelling my life insurance, my house contents insurance, my car insurance, not paying any more bills, exceeding the limits on my credit cards and flying off to some place hot where the women don’t wear much and the drinks are cheap and I don’t mean the local nightclub. Why’s that you ask? Well, you don’t need a degree in Estate Agency just to state the bleeding obvious do you? It’s the End of the World isn’t it? Yep, my friends please assume the cra

Book Blog Tour with Michelle Connor
Lets say hello to a British author who lives in Grimsby. When she is not hunting for castles (not a protected species in England) she is another writer who keeps her desk remarkably clean and tidy. Lets find out more. Name: Michelle Connor Please give us a short introductory bio. I’ve been with her husband for twenty years now. We have three children together, and our youngest has just turned sixteen. She is the princess of the family and has two older brothers. As well as

Book Blog Tour with Elayne Tulliani
Name: Elayne Tulliani Today we say hello to Elayne Tulliani a writer from the USA who is exactly where she wants be and busy eating pistachios. But strangely seems to have a very tidy and clean desk, unlike mine when I eat pistachios. Lets find out some more. Please give us a short introductory bio. I began my writing career as the owner and lead writer for, “The Voice.” This was a local publication that I began to assist teens in crisis to better connect with the services th

Book Blog Tour with Kimberly Jay
Today friends we are meeting Kimberly Jay who is a woman of very many talents. Writer, Poet, Event organiser, Equestrian, blogger the list is immense, plus she is also a mum five kids, so listen up to the Devine Ms. Kim. Name: It depends on where we are when we meet, 😉 If the first time we meet is on my Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram or my Genealogy Blog- I am dvnmskm (Devine Ms. Kim); but if you happen to see me at an Open Mic letting my poems be heard or hosting a loca