Lavinia Thompson
Book Review: "Poisoned Vows" by Clifford L. Linedecker
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (4/5 stars) One woman. Eleven marriages to nine men. Three kids. Two murders. Countless webs of tangled lies and lives and...
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Lavinia Thompson
Mar 5, 2022
Let's Talk about Childfree Women in Fiction
Stop making every female character a mother Any other childfree women and writers who are tired of watching their favourite fictional...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 20, 2022
Rugs aren't permanent - neither is darkness.
An interview published in The Paris Review’s spring edition caused me to go into a state of reflection. Author Rachel Cusk discussed many...
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 30, 2021
Book Review: "Diamond Doris" by Doris Payne
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) Doris Payne is not your average jewel thief. This isn't another saga from the Pink Panthers, the international jewel...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 20, 2021
The scandal could ruin everything...
I've had my ear to the ground on some new releases coming up from fellow authors and this one sounds intriguing. Aviva Gat's newest book,...
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Lavinia Thompson
May 2, 2021
Book Review: "The Secret Poisoner" by Linda Stratmann
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5/5 stars) With a mix of stories, true cases, facts and sometimes startling statistics, Stratmann takes us into the dark world of...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 28, 2021
Monthly Musing: Marketing without KDP Select
Part 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 20, 2021
Book Review: "Jersey Tough" by Wayne "Big Chuck" Bradshaw
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5 stars) Full of adventure, introspective analysis and fascinating glimpses into the world of a man who went from outlaw...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2021
Monthly Musing: Is Blogging Still Alive?
Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jan 2, 2021
Monthly Muse: Book Marketing Part 1: Author Websites
With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....
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Lavinia Thompson
Dec 12, 2020
Book Review: "Jack the Ripper: The Suspects" by the Whitechapel Society
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars Something in the mysterious persona of Jack the Ripper intrigues most true crime lovers. This book offers a balanced,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Nov 21, 2020
Book Review: "Mary Ann Cotton: Dark Angel" by Martin Connolly
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) Not all serial killer cases are black and white. Especially in the late 1800s, when there was no DNA and nothing of...
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Lavinia Thompson
Nov 8, 2020
A Research Dump: the Pink Panthers
This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 13, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 7: The Music
My Spotify is out of control. Like, there are so many playlists. It’s endless. Music is my addiction, and it spills over into my writing....
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 5, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 6: Thayer
When Alyssa was first introduced to the Russian rookie covered in biker tattoos, she could only roll her eyes. Thayer waltzed into her...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 28, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 5: Alyssa
Sometimes a character can reside in a writer’s mind long before they come to exist within pages. Such was the case when I created Alyssa....
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 21, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 4: Deadly Nightshade
The ominous, droopy, bell-shaped flower that becomes a purple star is an enticing sight, growing on branches that reach out, almost...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 14, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 3: Narcissism
Narcissist: “an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance”, and also: “a person affected with...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 6, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 2: a glimpse at the profile
Research, research, research. Knowledge becomes central to a story. Much of what a writer studies to make a story realistic never makes...
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Lavinia Thompson
Aug 30, 2020
Belladonna's Roots
A story is written when many pieces and layers of inspiration weave together. It starts with something – a phrase, an image, a song,...
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