Category Archives: Writing

Red City Review is a newish online professional literary book review. They gave Time of Grace a 5-star review last month, and I was very pleased. But the icing on the cake was when I was informed a few days … Continue reading →

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Gabriella West | Leave a comment

Paradise with Power Cuts: How to Be a Digital Nomad

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Gabriella West

Writer and editor Jennifer Barclay took a huge leap of faith when she left her London publishing job to move to the small Greek island of Tilos, where she basks in the natural beauty of her surroundings and still continues … Continue reading →

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Read an Ebook Week ended on Saturday night. Lots of copies of Time of Grace flew off the virtual shelves at Smashwords during the weeklong promo, and on the very last day three copies of Connecting the Dots sold at … Continue reading →

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Gabriella West | Leave a comment

Read an Ebook Week Starts Today

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Gabriella West

I’m participating in Read an Ebook Week 2014 over at Smashwords. The skinny: in this annual event, running from March 2 through 8, thousands of ebooks are free or discounted. It’s kind of like the cyber equivalent of a library … Continue reading →

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Review: Don’t Go There by Kate Genet

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Gabriella West

Scarcity” was the first work I ever read by Kate Genet. It turns out she’s taken this short story and turned it into a full-length novel. And it’s a wonderful, compelling read. In Don’t Go There (Kindle, $4.99), Genet excels in … Continue reading →

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Doge’s Daughter Goes Free

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Gabriella West

Just wanted to let folks know that my erotic short The Doge’s Daughter is free on Kindle today and tomorrow (thru Wednesday 2/19). Pick it up if you haven’t already!

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Blossoms in January

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Gabriella West

I love seeing flowering fruit trees every January; seems like it happens here ridiculously early, and I’m always surprised. But we are officially in a drought in California. We’ve had no rain here at all for months. The governor has … Continue reading →

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…and Happy New Year 2014

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Gabriella West

Twenty-fourteen has started with a nice little burst of energy. I got the flu in late December (it may very well have been swine flu, since H1N1 is a predominant strain this year) and was knocked flat on my back … Continue reading →

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December book news (free promo and a review)

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Gabriella West

As we come up to the winter solstice, I’ve enabled snow falling on my blog. Thanks, WordPress 🙂 It may be corny, but I find it rather cute. The solstice seems like a good time to fire up the Kindle … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots Preorder & Advent Calendar Fun

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Gabriella West

It’s the first Sunday in Advent. I remember how interesting it was as a child to open one window of the advent calendar each night as we proceeded toward Christmas. I wasn’t religious at all, nor was my family, but … Continue reading →

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