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2016 Reading Challenge: Week 4 - Finshed my 1st book on the list

I'm happy to say that I finally finished the one book holding me up from starting this challenge and "Honeymoon" by James Patterson as my first book from the list (suggested book to read by friends, spouse, etc). Okay, so I guess I should give some feedback on the book I just finished reading...right? Well, this was an easy read, and if I had carved out some time one weekend, I might have been able to finish this novel in one day. It's a fast moving storyline and one I enjoyed reading not only as a reader but also with an author ear. What do I mean by this? "Honeymoon" breaks the POV rule we are heard when it comes to writing as a first-time or even as a seasoned author. I was surprised to find both 1st person and 3rd person point of view alternately throughout the book. Kid you not. It was well done, and the transition between the two different POV's was smoothly done. A true master. What I liked about the book was getting into the both the pro

WOI: Author Lawrence Elliott on The Writing Mama Show

Welcome to The World of Ink Network on Blog Talk Radio. Today's show is The Writing Mama with award-winning author and host Virginia S Grenier. The Writing Mama show will air live at 6pm Eastern- 5pm Central - 4pm Mountain - 3pm Pacific Our speical guest author today is Lawrence Elliott. His passion is to teach the laws of life in a practical way. Presently, he volunteers teaching junior high school boys the word of God, in a group called the Christian Boys Movement. Additionally, Mr. Elliott volunteered teaching ‘at risk’ high school boys, the principles of life at a special institute designed for them. Our host will be chatting with Lawrence Elliott about his recent book, Practical Proverbs for Everyday Living , published by Halo Publihsing, Int. This book gives the reader keys to unlock the mysteries of life in a simple, but yet profound way. The proverbs will assist you with avoiding unnecessary problems. The principles in this book will teach you how to