A romp with a noirish underside Posted originally on Amazon and Goodreads, December 19, 2012Joni Rodgers has enough chutzpah to turn a crime mystery tale with the requisite hard-boiled ex-cop and gutsy female protagonist into a romp with a noirish underside. I adored Smartie Breedlove and the way she really, really, loved her dog, and … Continue reading Kill Smartie Breedlove: Joni Rodgers | Review by Consuelo
Author: Consuelo Roland
Your story needs two hearts | Roz Morris
I love Roz's original take on what I call the chiaroscuro effect - playing with the unbearable lightness of being (forever grateful to Kundera!) and keeping the darkness at bay is what fiction is all about. Roz's idea gives a different more architectural perspective that suggests a 3D way of walking around within the story.
Throwing away paper stars
A year ago I decided to start doing more reviews of the books I read, partly to gain exposure, and partly out of curiosity. How could I understand reviewers if I'd never walked in their shoes? My favourite genre is literary fiction. The longer the better. I'm attracted to big fat books that will take … Continue reading Throwing away paper stars
Short Story Day Africa 2013
The Interview 'We’ve compiled twenty-one questions our followers want to know about writers in Africa. Please post your answers on your blog before 21 June 2013, in celebration of Short Story Day Africa.' - SSDA email Note: I assisted with the assessment of manuscripts in the first round of SSDA in 2013. Do you actually … Continue reading Short Story Day Africa 2013
LADY LIMBO out in in the world
"I LOVE BOOKS" EVENTS, SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE LADY LIMBO – EVENT AT BAY BOOKSHOP (CAPE QUARTER); MARCH 13, 2013 The Bay Bookshop (Cape Quarter) will host an event with Consuelo Roland, the author of Lady LIMBO, on Wednesday, the 13th of March 2013. _____________________________________________________ CRIMINAL MINDS AT WORK: Crime novelists with a penchant for … Continue reading LADY LIMBO out in in the world
LADY LIMBO on the 7 new Killer Thrillers Launch!
It’s Finally HERE! (Click image to visit site) DOWNLOAD 7 HOT NEW THRILLERS From BESTSELLING AUTHORS Select titles discounted for a limited time - WIN Autographed Paperbacks Monday, Mar. 5 – Wednesday Mar. 7 WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "[TRACES OF KARA] Psychological suspense at its best, weaving a tight-knit plot, unrelenting action, and tense moments … Continue reading LADY LIMBO on the 7 new Killer Thrillers Launch!
LADY LIMBO: chilling ‘out there’…
'Out there' means Lady Limbo is dancing up and down the land in her dancing shoes. Friends and family are sending me photographs of bestseller bookshop shelves and saying nice supportive things. One of the photos thrills me. Sharing a shelf with J.K. Rowling feels amazingly good; until the niggling thought arrives that maybe the … Continue reading LADY LIMBO: chilling ‘out there’…
LADY LIMBO: Countdown to release…
Lady Limbo is about to explode into the galaxy where people are born and eat and sleep and have sex and die and read... This is not the same galaxy as where I write, so I shall find it strange to see her so apart from me on a bookshop shelf, quite indelible and quite … Continue reading LADY LIMBO: Countdown to release…
LADY LIMBO: Volume I of The Limbo Trilogy
Today is the day I know LADY LIMBO has made it out of my head into the big world. They say if you manage to write a second novel and get it published then there's a chance you'll be a writer after all. After all the vagaries of a first novel they mean... After all the wondering if … Continue reading LADY LIMBO: Volume I of The Limbo Trilogy
Aluta Continua!
A "QUIRKY, DELICIOUS" NOVEL DESERVES A QUIRKY & DELICIOUS COVER ...: Status as @ September 2012 "Quirky, delicious, finely wrought literary fiction I highly recommend for fans of Annie Proulx, Anne Tyler and Audrey Niffenegger." I can't believe Joni Rodgers, of New York Times multiple bestsellers fame said something so nice about The Good Cemetery Guide! She had … Continue reading Aluta Continua!
