Category Archives: Book Reviews

A HAUNTED LOVE STORY

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

A Haunted Love Story is a true accounting of a tragic love affair over sixty years ago shared by a man who, with his family, moved into a house reputed to be haunted. The author, Mark Spencer, is Dean of Arts … Continue reading →

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CELESTIAL MESA 2012 – A NOVEL – THE STORY BEHIND THE MAYAN PROPHESIES

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

The Mayans predicted that on December 21, 2012, the world as we know it would come to an end. Just Released! In Celestial Mesa 2012, Sharon Delaney builds a suspense-filled story of the history and religions of the ancient tribes … Continue reading →

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IONA PORTAL IS A MUST READ

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I haven’t been this blown away by a book since the Steig Larson trilogy. Maybe it was because I don’t usually choose books in the fantasy/sci fi genre. Maybe my expectations were low, as they often are with self-published books (as … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With the Jones’ (or at least the bloggers)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Do you value knowing what’s being blogged out there but find yourself too time-challenged to keep up? Help is on the say! I stumbled across Joel Friedlander’s blog earlier today. He has very generously pointed the way to some informative blogs, … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Resources

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

In a recent post I talked about my experience with YouWriteOn. I’ve continued to receive critiques from fellow writers, and to incorporate the suggestions that are repeated multiple times into revisions. What’s been interesting (if a little frustrating), though, is … Continue reading →

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How Thick is Your (Writer’s) Skin?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’ve had both the pleasure and the pain of discovering the youwriteon site over the past week. If you’re not familiar with this, it is a free site sponsored by Random House and Orion where writers can post up to … Continue reading →

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Kirkus Review for Autumn Colors

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Just had to brag a little. When Autumn Colors was published, my dream was to have a review by the likes of Kirkus or Publishers Weekly. I sent copies to them last fall, but never heard anything. Until today! The … Continue reading →

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