Monthly Archives: October 2012

Tips from a Reader Not a Writer (Part One)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Blogger

By Sandra Valente Junying asked me to write a guest post for her a few weeks ago, but it’s been hectic. When isn’t it really? Although I have put a guest post together, I’ve completely walked off that particular subject … Continue reading →

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Meeting Frustrating, Obsessive, Silly, and Cute Mariam Kobras on Tour

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Junying

It gives me a great pleasure to welcome a Contemporary Romance author to my site today. Earlier in the year, I have read and reviewed the first of her Stone trilogy ‘The Distant Shore’, and I’m delighted to be part … Continue reading →

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The Grand Finale of an Amazing Tour (4): Germany, USA, Canada and South Africa

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Junying Kirk

During the last week of my virtual tour, I would be visiting three Continents, four countries in as many days, with a fantastic start in Hamburg, Germany, where my author friend  Mariam Kobras has posted her wonderful review “Land of Hope” … Continue reading →

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The Reunion (Part Two) 同学会

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Junying Kirk

The journey took a little longer than expected. First of all, getting out the Greater Chengdu proved a small battle. Every time I went back to visit the Sichuan Capital, there were more and more cars and traffic jams – … Continue reading →

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My Trans-Continental Tour Is Still On (3) – Interviews, Reviews, Guest Posts & Give-aways

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Junying Kirk

What an amazing journey so far! My tour has taken me far and wide in the cyberworld – due to my writer’s vivid imagination and my developed, keen sense of seeing the world through the eyes of the people I … Continue reading →

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The Reunion (Part One) 同学会

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Junying Kirk

Dear Classmates, We have left our ‘Alma Mater’ for 26 years. In the tunnel of time, we are no longer the hot youths we once were, and we have marched into middle age with greying hair. In our journey through … Continue reading →

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