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Book Report: Publishing Strategies, Writing Tips, and 101 Literary Ideas for Aspiring Authors and Poets | Mark Shaw
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Based on practical advice from Mark Shaw, the author of fifteen published books, Book Report is the only reference on book publishing alternatives writers will ever need. Readers will learn: How To Decide if Your Book Concept has Publishing Potential, How to Create Unique Storytelling Ideas, How To Improve Writing Skills, Why It Is Important to Market the Book Proposal and Query Letter Not The Book, How to Create Exciting Book Proposals and Query Letters, How To Find the Right Literary Agent or Publisher, and Why it is Important to Avoid Subsidy Publishers.
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hes7
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read:
—9 books
—1 print, the rest on audio

reading:
—📖 girl meets grump
—🎧 the rise and fall of miss fannie‘s biscuits

DGRachel I love your graphic! 1w
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A really good week of reading. Got three books completed (middle row). Working on the ones on the top row (almost done My Brilliant Friend), but think I may pause on Atlas and return my library copy and work some others I could put on the top row and also start working on those on the bottom row (I have a number of books in addition 2 the 2 on the top row that I‘m currently reading). #bookreport

Bookbuyingaddict Great 👍 selection Iv just finished the wedding people and loved 🥰 it 2w
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I had 2 days off work and read 3 of these!
Knife in the Back- enjoyed, usual high tempo thriller from Rose
What Happens- good thriller
Seascraper- loved, and that cover ♥️
Pah- ok 🤷‍♀️
Third Degree- ok action thriller
As You Were- reading now and loving it.

squirrelbrain Glad you loved Seascraper, and I adore the cover too! 2w
Cathythoughts Very good 👏🏻 I must look up What Happens in the Dark 👍🏻❤️ 2w
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read:
—10 books
—all on audio
—favorites: wundersmith, the blooms that broke us, the collector of burned books + splendor of the land

reading:
—🎧 love unmasked

willaful Nice! 3w
StayCurious I really like this report idea 😊 3w
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A crime splurge at the moment. Usually means work is v busy…

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Work has been bonkers this week, little time or energy for reading!
Enjoyed The Pretender
Loved The Parallel Path
Not long started Nightshade.

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Finished Sunstruck and although I have minor niggles with it, a great debut and would read more by the author.
Chapter One- well written psychological thriller. I did guess what was going on half way through.
Let me Go Mad in my Own Way- wonderful dysfunctional Irish family read. The horse is important on the cover.
Just started The Pretender.

BarbaraBB Another good week. 1mo
LeahBergen I have The Pretender waiting on my shelves. 👍 1mo
TrishB @LeahBergen I‘m 100 pages in and it‘s really good so far! 1mo
LeahBergen Oh, good to hear! 1mo
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Into the Fire wasn‘t my fave in the series so far.
Loved So Long, See You Tomorrow
Tilt and King of Ashes for #camplitsy
Currently reading Sunstruck.

BarbaraBB I loved So Long too. Packed a punch for such a short story. 1mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB the bookseller in Waterstones so I had to read it as it was wonderful! So ofc I did. The cover is wonderful and the story does pack a punch as you say. So beautifully written. 1mo
Caroline2 Ohhh I‘ve had So long sitting in my basket for agesssss! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 👍 1mo
TrishB @Caroline2 I think it‘s a kindle offer at the moment? 1mo
Caroline2 Yep! I bought it yesterday thanks. 😊 1mo
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read:
—15 books
—all on audio
—favorites: shield of sparrows, promise me sunshine + a dance of lies

reading:
—🎧 meet me at the starlight
—📖 waitin‘ on paige

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The Missing was ok, a stand alone and definitely not as good as the Maeve Kerrigan series.
The Children of Eve- still an absolutely brilliant series.
Mrs Spy - ok 🤷‍♀️
Currently reading Into the Fire.

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read:
—10 books
—one ebook, the rest on audio
—favorites: the takedown + silver elite

reading:
—🎧 all i want for christmas

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks like some great ones! 2mo
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Enjoyed Woodworking 👍🏻
Thoroughly entertained by We Are All Guilty Here
Absolutely loved Ordinary Saints
Enjoying The Cassandra Section which has been my train read the last couple of days.
Been to 2 gigs the last couple of days and absolutely feeling every second of my age today.

squirrelbrain Have a chill out day today! 😊 2mo
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Busy work week, slow reading week.
Loved Death of the Author ♥️
When You Are Mine was just meh. I‘ve loved his other series but this was a bit all over the place.
Late to The Poppy War party but loving it.

BarbaraBB I enjoyed Author too. Quite original 3mo
TNbookworm Loved Death of the Author! 3mo
Caroline2 I loved Poppy War too. Looking forward to reading Author. 👍 3mo
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Finished Never Flinch and it‘s not my favourite King.
Ripeness was brilliant and maybe my favourite Moss.
Read 2 in the T.M.Payne series- enjoying this series a lot but am up to date now.
Started Death of the Author and enjoying a lot so far.

Reggie I loved the Okorafor. 3mo
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Enjoyed heartwood.
A Fatal Silence was a good one in this series.
Sleep was an impressive debut.
Half way through Never Flinch. I do enjoy the Holly books but I hope at some point he‘s got another scary AF horror left to give us.

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Enjoyed The Death of Us
Audition was for #camplitsy do I‘ll look forward to discussions as always
Loved Wild Dark Shore
Currently reading Heartwood and enjoying.

Kitta Wow you‘re ahead for Camp! 3mo
TrishB @Kitta I read them whilst I had some time- just in case. Then I know I can just join in discussions. 3mo
Kitta Good plan, I‘m picking up the books today from my independent bookstore! I could get most on Libby but the wait for Tilt and Death of the author was 24 weeks! I might start audition early when I‘m done with my current read 3mo
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TrishB I haven‘t got Tilt or the Cosby one yet. Audition is very short, so a quick read. @Kitta 3mo
AmyG I‘m doing the same. Reading them so I don‘t get stuck at the last minute…and not being able to. (edited) 3mo
intothehallofbooks I‘ve got my eye on Wild Dark Shore, glad to hear you liked it! 3mo
TrishB @AmyG exactly! I like to join in the discussions! 3mo
TrishB @intothehallofbooks it was a good read. 👍🏻 3mo
BarbaraBB I‘m glad you loved Wild Dark Shore. I‘ll start Death of the Author soon for #CampLitsy 3mo
squirrelbrain I‘m going to start WDS soon….. 3mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB I have it on the pile! 3mo
TrishB @squirrelbrain hope you like it 🤞🏻 3mo
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Gabriele was disappointing.
The Dark Wives was good standard Vera.
Dipping in and out of the Solnit essays.
Enjoyed Gunk.
Just reading The Death of Us which I‘m really engrossed by at the moment.

PirateJenny The Death of Us is so good. I'm happy you're enjoying it too. 4mo
TrishB @PirateJenny it was a good read 👍🏻 4mo
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Very busy work/social week/ not much reading done
Loved Air- tidied up the series well.
Show Me Where it Hurts was great and 💔
Started Gabriele last night.

BarbaraBB I want to read all three of these! 4mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB never enough hours in the day! 4mo
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Not much reading has happened this week, work been very busy and I‘ve been busy celebrating Liverpool as Premier League Champions 🏆♥️
Senseless was a good thriller.
Small Rain was a great read.
Savage, Noble Death was recommended in The Guardian crime reads but it just didn‘t do it for me. Just a bit meh.

Kitta I‘ve heard good things about Small Rain from other littens. Might add it to my TBR. 4mo
Centique Yay Liverpool!! 🙌 4mo
TrishB @Kitta 👍🏻 4mo
TrishB @Centique I did a bit too much yaying on Sunday night!! 4mo
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Other People‘s Houses was a good read in a really good series.
A Room Above a Shop was 💔
Enjoyed Death at the White Hart, assuming it‘s a series I will buy the next one.
Loving Senseless so far.

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#BookReport #WeeklyForecast
My reading this week:
Finished Alexandria:
Finished In Bloom:
Read:
- 108 pages of Daltrey‘s autobiography;
- 138 pages of Appassionata;
- 69 pages of Mania;
- 91 pages of Our Man In Havana.

I‘m happy with that. It‘s been a busy week so midweek reading was minimal, but I managed to get some done on Good Friday and Saturday.

I think this week, I‘ll finish Daltrey and Our Man In Havana.

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Even with Bank Holidays, busy week last week.
I enjoy the Kathy Reichs series but it might be running out of steam finally.
Loved Brotherless Night, a brilliant read.
Currently reading Other People‘s Houses.

Cathythoughts I love the cover of Brotherless Night ❤️ 5mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts it‘s such a great read too. 5mo
BarbaraBB Brotherless Night was so good! 5mo
Cathythoughts How can I not stack 👍🏻❤️ 5mo
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Finished Alexandria today. Expect to finish In Bloom this week, as well as read a bit each day of the other 4.

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Good week of reading.
William Marshall‘s wife was a bit disappointing.
Thrillers were all entertaining reads.
Tidal Zone was beautifully written.

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The Devil‘s Code was great.
Loved Stone Yard Devotional.
A Death in Cornwall was so-so. This series should be coming to an end.
Started William Marshall‘s Wife this morning.

sarahbarnes Agree SYD was so good. 5mo
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Entertaining reads this week.

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Currently Reading: Feeling like I have been spinning my wheels lately; really would just like a day when I can read for the day instead doing life stuff.

Recently Finished: only finished the one book this past week. I really liked it and will post a review fairly soon.

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TheEllieMo
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Finished the Britney memoir today, and have made headway with the rest this week. Next week‘s plan is continue with the 5 unfinished books!

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Current read is I Will Ruin You, enjoyable thriller so far.
Loved all my other reads this week.

BarbaraBB Starting The Dream Hotel now! 6mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB it feels more and more real at the moment- the things going on in the book and real life! Can‘t wait to see your review. 6mo
squirrelbrain I just finished the Dream Hotel - a bit too realistic! 6mo
TrishB @squirrelbrain yes definitely! 6mo
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Currently Reading: Have been mainly reading Homecoming for an upcoming #bookclub meeting; been picking away at ‘67 and started Good Dirt; DQ & Billy are on the back burner for a bit

Recently finished: Really enjoyed all three of these books; all very good books and I enjoyed reading them all.

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Finished all of these this week, mostly ahead of schedule!
I didn‘t take to Eurotrash at all, but enjoyed the others for various different reasons.

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So it looks like I‘m on a crime run, brain too tired after work this week!
Model Home was just a so- so for me, I struggled with the style of writing maybe it was the tired brain!

BarbaraBB Two Matilda‘s! 6mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB one finished on a massive cliff hanger and I couldn‘t move on without knowing what happened! Just finishing the next one and then I‘m done until the new one later in the year. 6mo
BarbaraBB I have only read one and really liked it. I have the second one waiting on my shelves! 6mo
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Finished: really didn‘t like The Golden Spruce and how the author took way too long to set up the story, but I really liked the stuff about the person who allegedly chopped this specific tree down. Enjoyed High Society and The Sky is Falling much more; reviews are forthcoming.

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melissajayne Currently reading: I will have to restart Homecoming. Billy Boyle is a book that I am reading as an ebook and have had issues with my tablet. DQ is a readalong book with the From the Front Porch podcast; it‘s their Conquer a Classic pick for this year. Contd below 6mo
melissajayne I‘m mainly reading Cerulean Sea but finding it a bit slower than other books that I have read recently; I‘m about a 1/3 into the book and I hope the book will pick up a bit more soon. ‘67 is a non-fiction read for my Silent Online bookclub that I found on Facebook; the theme for March is books with a sports theme. I just started reading it on Saturday and based on what I have read, it seems fascinating 6mo
melissajayne I also am very aware of the 50+ year drought that the Maple Leafs have had with not winning the Stanley Cup and how much this particular team (and city for the most part) comes off with a holier than thou mentality (there is an attitude of how Canada revolves around TO, with it being a centre of finance and entertainment in Canada). 6mo
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Loved The Dark Mirror ❤️
The Other Tenant was an ok thriller.
Penitence was good- lots of unresolved questions at the end, so if you like all things tied up, probably not for you.
Currently reading the new Karen Rose.

Cathythoughts I have Penitence stacked. I don‘t mind things being left unsettled ( except in real life 😂) … I must try it soon. X 6mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts 👍🏻 hope you enjoy when you get to it! 6mo
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Finished: Took most of the week to complete Book of Negroes and completed Dinosaurs Before Dark in one sitting.

Currently Reading: started Homecoming and The Golden Spruce on Saturday; am hoping that The Golden Spruce will be done early this coming week. Will be posting more reviews this coming week. Happy reading!!

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I miss doing a #BookReport and miss @Cinfhen leading the way.

Colored Television was good on audio. I said “Oh, Jane!” numerous times. I‘m glad I stuck it out.

The Lost Passenger was enjoyable. Ultimately an immigrant story set in NYC. It has a lighter tone than most I‘ve read with this time and setting.

The Bell Jar was hard. After sitting on my shelf for years, I‘m grateful to finally have read it. #HashtagBrigade

tpixie Sad to see/read @Cinfhen isn‘t active this year. 6mo
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Got 50% through Nemisis, usually love this series but this one is flat and boring….may finish.
Loved My Good Bright Wolf.
Started Dark Mirror this morning and it‘s great 😁

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I was planning on doing a combined book report/weekly forecast post, but there are too many books for a single coherent photo!

So this week‘s #BookReport: finished 4 books started earlier this month:
Sea of Tranquility 8/10
Book Lovers 7/10
Cley 6/10
Small World 7.5/10

And read a further 73 pages of the #Chunkster The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Finished re-read of The Mask Falling
Read 2nd in AI detective series- Leave no Trace
Debut novel Exile was good
Just started next one in Orphan X series - Nemesis.

Balibee146 I need to get to Leave No Trace.... Good week of reading 📖👍 6mo
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Last week, I finished Weyward, and read:
- 144 pages of Sea of Tranquility;
- 75 pages of Cley
- 108 pages of Small Worlds
- 212 pages of Book Lovers
- 92 pages of The Bonfire of the Vanities.

This week, I will probably finish Sea of Tranquility and Book Lovers, and aim for at least:
- 21 pages of Bonfire;
- 38 pages of Cley
- 56 pages of Small Worlds

And maybe start a new book.

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

LapReader How good is Weyward? (edited) 7mo
TheEllieMo @LapReader I enjoyed it, particularly the 17th century storyline. 7mo
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Old Soul was great.
Re-reading The Mask Falling to be extra prepared for the next one which I‘ve very excited about.

Cathythoughts I‘ve stacked Old Soul already. Not huge into horror, but I want to try it all the same. 7mo
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Hardly any reading this week. Ofsted in work, don‘t get to pee or eat never mind read.

BarbaraBB In Between looks good. I hope you‘ll find the time to read it soon! 7mo
Centique Blimmin work getting in the way of things. Very typical! I hope things calm down soon 💕 7mo
Bookwomble Ofsted sounds stressful! I hope they pack up and leave soon! 7mo
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Loved Wolf at the Table
Continued series with A Deadly Promise.
Currently reading The Silence in Between and enjoying!

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Busy work week, slow reading week
2 wolf books! Currently reading Wolf at the Table and enjoying.

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Finished The Martyr‘s Curse- from the Ben Hope series.
Finished Still Missing- tense harrowing read.
Nearly finished The Song Rising.

Itchyfeetreader I had totally forgotten about Ben hope - I was obsessed some years ago 8mo
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Back to work and no time or brain power for any ‘hard‘ reading! So I‘ve just been picking next one in the many series I‘m reading.

BarbaraBB Seems like a good idea, I‘ve had a hard time concentrating this first week back at work 8mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB been really busy too with exams and snow! Hope this week is better 🤞🏻 8mo
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Good weeks reading. Enjoyed all these.
Sadly work is looming on Monday!

KadaGul I loved reading Elif Shafak! I picked up The Bastard and haven't started that yet, but I will for 2025. 8mo
BarbaraBB Still one more day until Monday. These two weeks have been sooo relaxing 8mo
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Good reading this week 😁
Although the Turner and Wood are new series! Always room for another…..just started the Wood one today.

MrT The Last Mo Hayder I'm super excited to read in 2025. 8mo
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Enjoyed all my reading this week.
Loved Blue Sisters ❤️
Just finishing Bonehead, a creepy read!

Bookbuyingaddict Blue sisters is one of my favourite 🤩 books 📚 of the year 🥰😀 9mo
TrishB @Bookbuyingaddict I think it will be one of mine too 😁 9mo
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Reading is slow.
Finished The Fury of the Gods and The Dying Season.
Reading The Betrayal now and really enjoying it.
Work and Christmas panic shopping has meant not much reading.

BarbaraBB I hope you‘ll have some time off work to enjoy the results of your Christmas panic and enjoy some reading and family time 🤍 9mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB aiming to finish on Tuesday 🤞🏻🤞🏻 9mo
BarbaraBB That would be lovely! 9mo
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