For Indie Authors and Poets

Does this sound like you and your work?:

  • Self-published or published through a lesser-known publisher
  • Your art does not pay the bills
  • You don’t have a following yet (or it is small)
  • Reviews are sparse, if they exist at all

Then I have a proposal for you: send me an email or comment below with a link to your website, the book you most would like me to review, and information on how or where I can purchase the copy. I’m not asking or wanting free copies, but I am collecting a list of books and e-books to review and showcase on this website for my own practice.

Since I don’t have any reviews up as examples yet, I want to give folks an idea of what I’m going to be looking at:

  • Is this a novel or collection I would read again?
  • Would I recommend this to others and what audience(s) do I think would most enjoy the work?
  • Top three likes and dislikes about the book.

All reviews will include a link to the author’s website or any page that gives readers a place to go to learn about you, your work, and purchase your book(s). If you send along a brief bio as well, I’ll use it!

Camaraderie

I could write poetry in her beauty

Singing praises against her soft waves

Whispering desire’s spell into her bare skin

Her eyes stop me, haunt me, across lifetimes

Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, but those eyes glitter

With laughter

With understanding

With regret

We can’t go back to those ancient glory days

But I am here, should you need me

Like a spirit in a mirror

Or a close friend kept just at arm’s reach

“Sit by my fire –  

Let me tell you a story…”

The story ends exactly as you remember it