Cheryl C. Malandrinos is a contributing writer for Writer2Writer. Her articles help writers increase productivity through time management and organization. A member of Musing Our Children, Ms. Malandrinos is also a reviewer for the Muse Book Reviews.
Cheryl is a Tour Coordinator for Pump Up Your Book Promotion and interviews authors and editors at her blog, The Book Connection. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, two children, and three pesky cats.
What I'm Reading
"My Father, My Don" by Tony Napoli
Subjects I'd Like to Learn More About
American Civil War, Children's Literature, Pioneering Era, Settling of the West, and Theology.
Every year around this time I begin thinking of what changes I can make in the new year that will lead to me being more productive. An idea I am pondering is consolidating my The Aspiring Author blog and making it part of The Book Connection.I've always tried my best to keep my book blog and my own writing separate, but it is becoming harder and harder. If I maintain The Book Connection as my personal and book blog, then I could post motivational quotes on the weekends because I usually only ... Read Full Story
Events from his past have turned Sir Gerald Stapleton against love and women. They are not to be trusted and should only be used for pleasure. While visiting Miss. Blythe's politely dubbed "finishing school", Sir Gerald suddenly finds himself captivated by a young courtesan known to him as Priss. How could such a refined young lady end up at Miss Blythe's and why has her beauty and grace touched him so?A victim of unfortunate circumstances, Priscilla Wentworth's path to Sir Gerald's bed becam... Read Full Story
Inspired by the popular blog, F U, Penguin, this book is filled with color photographs and funny, though biting, commentary addressed to our furry friends. I received a copy of this book from Random House while I was away on vacation. It's not a book I would typically read considering my total lack of sense of humor--or at least that's what my husband says.Based upon the over 8100 followers this blog has, it is obvious that author Matthew Gasteier has a dedicated readership. I just can't inc... Read Full Story
Caterina Shaw’s days are numbered. Her only chance for survival is a highly experimental gene treatment – a risk she willingly takes. But now Caterina barely recognizes herself. She has new, terrifying powers, an exotic, arresting body — and she’s been accused of a savage murder, sending her on the run.Mick Carrera is a mercenary and an expert at capturing elusive, clever prey. Yet the woman he’s hunting down is far from the vicious killer he’s been told to expect: Caterina is wounded, vulner... Read Full Story
Today's guest blogger is Chris DeBrie, author of Shakespeare Ashes: A Novel.Donna wonders how she can forgive and forget.Charlene doesn’t quite know what she wants.Robbie is usually thinking about which honey he plans to bag.And Erven just does his best to obliterate the world…Their lives and histories interconnecting, these characters navigate that uncertain time between classrooms and the wide-open world.I posed the following question to Chris: What is one question about your book that you ... Read Full Story
Today we are honored to have with us Robert Tuchman, Founder of TSE Sports & Entertainment and the author of Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneur’s Guide to Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own and The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live. We’ll talk to Robert about these books and how he has turned a love of sports into a career. Welcome to The Book Connection, Robert. It’s wonderful to have you with us. Can you please start us off by telling our readers a bit about yourself?Su... Read Full Story
For many years our Christmas Eve gathering was held at my place. It wasn't easy jamming thirty or more people into my four-room apartment, but between the kitchen and living room, the kids hiding upstairs in my son's room, and the smokers hanging outside for several minutes at a time, we managed.I made Wassail every year and it is one of two things that my family always looked forward to enjoying at my home. The recipe I used was taken from a Betty Crocker's New Christmas Cookbook from 1993.1... Read Full Story
And I thought my 2006 NaNoWriMo project went slow. I should be at around 25,000 words right now and I am close to 5,000 words--just a tiny bit short, hey? Part of me is still kicking myself in the behind for trying to tackle this when I have a million other things going on, but the other part is patting me on the back for trying to tackle this when I have a million other things going on. I've only missed two writing days since NaNo started, but last night I only managed a few hundred words b... Read Full Story
Joining us today is Lisa Shiel, author of the nonfiction book, The Evolution Conspiracy, Vol. 1: Exposing Life's Inexplicable Origins & The Cult of Darwin.A deceptively simple word that has transformed the way we look at ourselves and everything around us. Once considered unique, man has been reduced to little more than another animal, thanks to evolutionary theories. Textbooks present evolution as fact-indisputable, inevitable, and incomprehensible unless you hold a PhD in a relevant fie... Read Full Story
Today's guest blogger is Lynda Drews, author of the true crime book, Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love Triangle.Deeply immersed in the close-knit culture of long-distance running, Pam and Bob Bulik were avid competitors. To all appearances, they were also a happily married couple, devoted to each other and their two young children. Then, Bob made a fateful decision. He began an extramarital affair that led to his wife’s tragic death and to one of the most sensationalized and heavily atten... Read Full Story
