Reviews – Cry Baby Cry

I snorted, I cried, I bit my nails

16 Oct 202016 Oct 2020

What a great 5-star review over on TBR! The reviewer gave the cover and title a "meh" but the raves about the content are what counts. Thank you, Bella! Reviewed…

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“The Perfect Read”

9 Aug 20189 Aug 2018

Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews has reviewed all four books in the Street Stories series, so her opinion means a lot to me. Which means it is especially wonderful…

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And Another 5 Stars

13 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Wow. As I was posting news about Cry Baby Cry's first five star rating by Sheri Wilkerson, I noticed a five star review on Amazon from Marydale S. Listen to…

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The First Accolade

13 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Sheri Wilkerson, who previously reviewed Box of Rain and gave it a five star review, provided the first online response to Cry Baby Cry. She also rated this book five…

If you are a writer, you know that sometimes the original concept of a story–the original draft even–may often vary considerably from the final product. We may have to leave behind words we spent hours crafting, or ideas that we loved that no longer fit the plot of the story. It’s hard to let go […]

I Bit My Nails

Bella over at The TBR Pile Loved Cry Baby Cry, giving it a five start review. The book will also be in the TBR’s book of the month contest at the end of October. So go on over to TBR PIle to check it out. “Well, I was not expected that. [sic] The cover and […]

The Magic Within

I’ve decided I’m far enough along in my latest manuscript that I’m going to start posting excerpts from it on my Birthing the Next Book blog. I’m really excited about this new project and enjoy writing it more than I have anything else in a long while. While it’s not exactly a part of the […]

Highly Recommended!

I really liked Booker. He was always trying to do the right thing. I liked the side characters and the mystery was really good. I found the other disappearances very intriguing. Jo was a little harder to like but she’s going through a lot so I think the stress made her character ornery. This is […]

Down the Rabbit Hole

A recurring theme was running through my head this morning during my walk with the dog. How does a person decide which laws are reasonable and helpful and should be followed and which laws trample on their rights? The first example that came to mind was related to a couple of car chase news stories […]

“The Perfect Read”

Originally posted on Cry Baby Cry:
Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews has reviewed all four books in the Street Stories series, so her opinion means a lot to me. Which means it is especially wonderful to hear the nice things she had to say about Cry Baby Cry. Here are my favorite parts: “Perhaps…

The First Accolade

Originally posted on Cry Baby Cry:
Sheri Wilkerson, who previously reviewed Box of Rain and gave it a five star review, provided the first online response to Cry Baby Cry. She also rated this book five stars on Goodreads, which I hope will tempt other readers to see what it is she liked so much. …

Pride

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
When Lonny moved on, Avril walked over to the mirror on the far wall just to check that the woman hadn’t been making fun of her. Nope. Still fabulous. Still sparkly with the glitter and hairspray she’d spritzed on before leaving the house. With the pre-order for the…

Cat Pee and Deadlines

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
Jo threw her toothbrush into her makeup bag, the other hand holding the phone to her ear. She tried not to let annoyance get the best of her as she listened to Avril make life more complicated than it needed to be. The bad news: At 5000 words…

The Cheese Stands Alone

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
Like the nursery rhyme game, each Street Story novel stands alone. What does progress throughout the series, though, is Jo growing as a person. Jo’s relationship with Jack is one way to show that growth. Once the two of them were settled, Jo pulled Jack out into the…