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Archive for October, 2009

Book Review: Sweet Revenge by Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Monday, October 19th, 2009


Sweet Revenge is an exceptional read. Just as Kathy Singer, its attractive London-based businesswoman and heroine, was captured in the story, so was I.

As many of you know, I review many books on writing and food and a few on fiction. This is due to my reading habit of reviewing several works at once. However, I started Sweet Revenge and couldn’t put it down. Every page of this 257-page novel is packed with adventure and grabs a hold of you.

Author Inka Piegsa-Quischotte manages to capture love, hate, fear, vulnerability, and intrigue in her first novel. Kathy Singer’s thirst for revenge entangles her in abduction, white slavery, and car chases throughout Turkey. One wonders if the Turkish journalist she meets is going to be her hero or if he is just chasing stories and using her.

Kathy overcomes a host of hurdles and winds up obtaining her sweet revenge in an unexpected manner.

Because Inka lives in Turkey part of every year, she was able to capture the flavor of its people for believable intrigue and resolution. Inka shows knowledge of details of the business world in London as well as Turkey and the international scene. In addition, she brings out longstanding traditions that are still present today.

By my standards, this is a must read and I’m surely going to read it again and look forward to Inka’s next book.

Sweet Revenge

Copyright 2009

Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Raider Publishing International

Available at www.BarnesandNoble.com

Maralyn D. Hill, President
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Global Log

Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards,
“$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,”

Success – Mistakes Happen

Sunday, October 18th, 2009


I once worked for a boss who was fair-minded and successful.


He did not mind if we, his employees, sometimes made mistakes.

He asked us to “be decisive.” He added that he would rather have us be sometimes wrong than unable to make a decision.

He is still successful, and I hope that we remember that lesson in work and in life.

Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Global Log


Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book.”

Sucess – The Hill Team Hints 2

Friday, October 16th, 2009

The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill

The Hill Team Hints

  • Let your passion show in your writing. Passion may be easier to emphasize in fiction than non-fiction. $uccess is non-fiction. We hope our passion shines through. If we didn’t feel the pull, we would write something else.
  • Keep learning. We continue reading and attending workshops and conferences.
  • Read, read, and read more. Not just books about writing, but fiction and non-fiction written by others will help you become a better writer.
  • Notice the style of any book, cover, layout, and how you may have seen it marketed.
  • If you are internet shy or challenged, step outside the box and start learning. It is the way of the future. According to the BBC News in January 2008, “Books most popular online buy. More books are sold on the Internet than any other product and the number is increasing…”