Category: Featured
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Authors for Children’s Cancer
When my 9yo daughter was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago, it was absolutely life-changing. Being confronted with something so awful, and suddenly having no other choice but to fight was the stuff nightmares are made of. It was the type of catalyst that forces a parent to take stock of what is really important. I’ll…
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The Long Road to Overnight Success + Goals for 2017
The Long Road to Overnight Success + Goals for 2017 This time every year is a time for reflection. Looking back at the year before and forward to the promises of the next. When I started writing I had visions of best sellers and earning enough to enhance my lifestyle. The reality is that writing…
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | J.K. Rowling | YA | Book Review
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM | J.K. Rowling Kindle edition | Young Adult | Fantasy | 293 pages Released 19 November 2016 When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt’s fantastic beasts…
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The Kill Order (Maze Runner -1) | James Dashner
THE KILL ORDER (MAZE RUNNER -1)by JAMES DASHNER Kindle Edition | YA | Dystopian | Thriller | 331 PagesReleased 7th January 2013 Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Source: Goodreads The prequel to the Maze Runner is another…
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Movie Review
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM | Movie released 17 November 2016 | | Screenplay by J.K. Rowling | | Directed by David Yates | | Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell | The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads…
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My Visit to the Brady Bunch House
One of the odd things about blogging is that you never know what will be popular with visitors. Of course, you have the core base of followers who are interested in the main subject area of the blog (books, travel, adventure), and they do drop by whenever there is something that interests them. On the…
S.W. Lothian - Author 