It is such an exciting time for me, friends! Although I haven’t blogged in some time, the work is buzzing on my end. First, my debut novel ‘329 Years Awake’ is getting awesome reviews. I could not be more happy about it. Unfortunately in our culture reviews make it or beak it for the authors, […]
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#Free #BookAds in the Magazine! Apply Now @ScaffoldingMag web-site!
#Free #BookAds in the Magazine! Apply Now @ScaffoldingMag web-site! As you know, in December the first issue of the Scaffolding Magazine will see the world. The file of the magazine is almost assembled. I have a few small vacant areas, just big enough for a picture of a book cover and it’s 50-word description. So […]
Interview With Chris Gerrib, Author of “The Mars Run” Trilogy #scifi #mars #pirates #spaceopera #novel
Hey there! Want a free book about space pirates in exchange for a review? Comment below!! ***** The Mars Run had a lasting impression on me. It is an imaginative and incredibly well written debut novel. When I finished the novel, I decided to find out more about the writer. Chris, thank you f… Read […]
#Submission Call for #BookReviews #Fiction
Special attention to the book reviewers! If you have read and reviewed recent (defined loosely) novels that blew your socks off and you are really passionate about them, you can publish a review in the Scaffolding magazine! Send your proposals to the email EllieMaloneyFiction@gmail.com with the links or attachments of your reviews. Note: the review […]
Open Submission for Short Stories and Photography
We continue accepting submissions for the short stories, photography and illustrations! The deadline for the first issue is August 25, 2016 (if you need a day or two extra – let us know!), after which period we are accepting submissions for the subsequent issues. Scaffolding is a quarterly periodical geared toward indie authors and visual […]
“The Mars Run” Sci Fi Book Review
Overall Jalapeño Score: 9/10 (4.5/5) Plot summary What would happen if you were an 18-year old teenage girl living in a loving, but truly dysfunctional family? What if your father adventurously invested all the family assets, including your college fund, and, obviously blew all of it? What if you still want to go to a […]
“Golden Son” Book Review [Jalapeno Fiction Award] Pierce Brown
Jalapeno Score: 47/50 Overall Impression: Hello! Let me just quickly introduce myself: I’m Caitlin from Words and Other Beasts, writing a guest review here on Ellie’s blog for Golden Son, as part of the Jalapeno Fiction Award. So big thanks to Ellie for letting me review this here as part of her awards! If you enjoyed Red Rising, […]
“The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet” Book Review [Jalapeño Fiction Award] Becky Chambers
Jalapeno Score: 37/50 Overall Impression: “The Long Way to F*n Nowhere…” Don’t get me wrong, I think Becky Chambers is a talented writer, I really do. I think she has ideas and active imagination. But there is something fundamentally lacking in the book, and it is plot. Imagine you started building the house from the […]
Meet a New Contributing Writer: Julia Satu
Folks, please stop by Julia’s web site and say hi. Julia Satu is a writer and avid reader, and she is going to write a review for the 2016 Jalapeño Fiction Award on the debut novel “Echo: Approaching Shatter” by Kent Wayne. By the way, Kent and I were talking about an interview in the […]
[Day 2] Seveneves by Neal Stephenson #HugoChallenge Book Club
Read all the entries for the Seveneves Last night I set out on reading the Seveneves, that I challenged myself and everyone interested to by the #HugoChallenge: 5 books in 13 weeks. I didn’t get very far last night as I ended up distracted by a random fact that only the Stargate fans would understand. […]