No plot, no problem! 30 days to a complete manuscript! Publish your own Kindle bestseller! I’m no stranger to the market of these writing/publishing guide books. In the ever-long quest to improve my word-smithing skills I’ve purchased, borrowed, downloaded and read through my fair share of books on the craft. Books with lengthy chapters on […]
*As originally read in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, with some additional comments and personal views. Hawaii island author Darien Gee takes us to Avalon, a small Illinois town with no shortage of drama, in her latest novel, The Avalon Ladies Scrapbook Society (Ballantine, 2012). Even though her last book, Friendship Bread, was also set in […]
No doubt some of the biggest crowds and longest lines will be found waiting to see Rosanne Barr, Sarah Vowell and Maya Soetoro Ng, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook some of the excellent author discussions that will be happening all over the Hawaii Book & Music Festival. Here are some of the authors […]
Local author Darien Gee’s Friendship Bread is officially released today!! We’ve been pretty excited about this book for awhile. I apologize for not having a review for you all, sadly, I wasn’t able to obtain an early copy. But that’s okay, because the book has already earned some great reviews. I encourage you to check […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Free Books Redux… There are quite a few awesome ways to win books from local publishers and/or local authors that you should enter before it’s too late: Ending on January 31st: Win a free […]
Big Island author, Darien Gee (aka Mia King) has a new book coming out this Spring from national publisher Ballantine Books. Friendship Bread is her fourth novel and will be in stores April 19th! How can a loaf of Amish friendship bread and a recipe heal broken hearts and unite an entire community? No doubt this new story […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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