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Got an awesome review for Sowing Poison in The Toronto Globe & Mail on the weekend:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/b...

I particularly like "great, creepy ghost mystery"!

Strangely enough, there are not many ghost stories in Prince Edward County, but here's one of the few:

An old sailor salv... Read more of this blog post »

The Power of Music and...Dinner

I grew up playing the piano, but I'll admit... I hated it. LOL. Well I liked playing, but I hated the lessons and having to practice the "required" songs before I returned to class the next week. And I'll also admit that I wasn't very good because I didn't practice... Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone!

Here is the link to my facebook page, please go like it!!

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Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!!

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Lect. univ. dr. Florin Pîtea (scriitor multipremiat, critic literar): “Oliviu Crâznic demonstrează că, pe domeniul dark fantasy, se pricepe şi la practică, nu numai la teorie. Povestirea sa "Lenore Arras" este foarte de efect - bine îngrijită stilistic, cu o tensiune difuză atent controlată, ce c... Read more of this blog post »

I am so grateful to everyone who has become a friend of mine here on Goodreads! I am ALSO so sorry that I haven't been very communicative in recent weeks. To be honest, my life has been extremely hectic and whenever I have had any spare time I've been writing or researching my second novel. I hop... Read more of this blog post »

So if you want to meet me and several other authors, please join us! http://gayromancenorthwest.wordpress....

Have you ever listened to an audio book? What did you think? Better than reading or not so much?

Someone (kindly) alerted me to the change in Remake's release date on Good Reads from May to July. I'm not sure how or why this happened, but it's inaccurate. And was not done by me.

It's been changed back. As of right now, it's still scheduled to come out this month, even if it's the last day LO... Read more of this blog post »

Bei Amazon gibt es jetzt noch für einen Tag den ersten Band meiner Fantasy-Reihe Falaysia umsonst! Schlagt zu! ;)

http://www.amazon.de/Falaysia-Fremde-... Read more of this blog post »

Hola a todos! Tenía un aviso. Hace algún tiempo les había dado un adelanto, pero ahora lo digo de forma más oficial. Aunque no me gusta retomar historia viejas ya terminadas, he decidido sacer una nueva versión de Después de Clases: El amor real no es prohibido, así termino esta saga por completo...

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I've had a load of emails asking to see a sample of Thrown. So here's the opening up to the point where Amy meets Stoker for the first time. It's with the editor at the moment so this is the rough draft from my computer. I hope you like it. :)



THROWN - opening


This place is a lot like Maine,’ Jane... Read more of this blog post »

MITCH ALBOM analyzes a fast-paced night at Joe

Wings get jump and they keep it

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Morning my lovelies… I’m taking the next few days off from blogging to give a moment of silence to the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. The storm was headed just due north of where I live and the tornado lifted just in time. I was one of the lucky ones, but so many were not. […] Read more of this blog post »

It's your first day of school. You just moved to this town and don't know anyone. What do you do to make an impression?

Response From Author, Lawrence Pitchford: Halloway stood on his porch looking out at the rural road just beyond the white picket fence. Though it was paved, the road was cove... Read more of this blog post »

She’s no ordinary girl. Never was. Never will be.

Nicky English

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We are coming in to the homestretch of our "Best of Pirene's Fountain" anthology. Sixty-five poets from the first five years of the journal: 2008-2012! We will be sending out emails for permission to reprint poems, and for updated bios, etc. in the coming weeks. The book will be published by Glas... Read more of this blog post »

Don’t forget to buy my book here.

In the first of what I hope to be a series of guest blog features… This week we have Rochester’s own Mike Danger from 98.9 The Buzz.

Mike has his moments of douche, like starting celebrity death rumors on Twitter, but we still love him. Mike is a cool cat, a li...

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Entrada rápida, y más bien corta, para hacer un pequeño anuncio publicitario.

Desde hace unos días, y gracias al blog de ebook tours, tanto PsyCho como Rasguños en la puerta, libro escrito por Melisa, están a vuestra disposición para poderlos reseñar. La única condición es que os apuntéis como res... Read more of this blog post »

I couldn’t be more excited to revealthe cover of my debut novel, Pinned Up. I contacted SEVERAL different artists to assist me with the vision I had for Nina, the main character in my book. I knew exactly what I wanted, but was aware having someone develop my ideas into a reality would be a chal...

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So, for the first time in my life, I'm attempting to write a fullblown novel.
I was inspired by reading His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman after falling in love with the movie over and over.
I decided I really wanted to write a steampunk novel, and so I went to the task with fiery passion.
After... Read more of this blog post »

Today, May 20th was the intended release day for The Do Over, but I got it back from the fabulous Angela from Fictional Formats on Saturday and had twitching fingers.

I loaded everything up Saturday night and contemplated if I should or shouldn't press SAVE and PUBLISH. Decisions, decisions, decis... Read more of this blog post »

To celebrate the special $2.99 price onThe River Valley Collection in May, I’m hosting a giveaway for my readers. Enter now to win $200 in SpaWish eGift cards (4 cards, $50 each) and treat yourself to a well-deserved day at the spa. SpaWish gift cards never expire and can be redeemed at over5,700...

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Releasing Summer 2013




Blurb:



Broken hearted and alone in a new city, Samantha begins to build a new life for herself while working as a bartender. Focusing on her new friends and rebuilding her broken life, Samantha is content.



Until she meets him – attorney by day and a cocky, foul mouth playboy b... Read more of this blog post »

Chapter five

The day I died started like any other. I was awoken much later than I usually would have been; none two gently might I add; by my two daughters. Maryanne was by this time seven and thought herself all but grown up; Annabelle was barely five, her birthday being only days before my own....

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What began as a way to keep track of my thoughts on books has turned into something much bigger than I ever anticipated. And for a long time, I made a point to be very careful about sharing anything non-book related and I still take great effort to avoid ta... Read more of this blog post »

So I’ve shared my favorite reads from my high school and college classes—but if I’m really honest, I definitely wasn’t 100% on reading assignments. So here are some of the books I was assigned to read in high school and college . . . and I didn’t.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
This is a sad s... Read more of this blog post »

The response to Promises, Promises is overwhelming. I am thrilled and so very grateful to those of you who took the time to contact me or leave a wonderful review through Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon or email.

That being said, I have also read numerous complaints about the capitalization o...

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¡Buenas! Por fin conseguí desatascarme lo suficiente como para terminar algunas lecturas y escribir un par de reseñas para Ebook Tours :) ¡La administración de ese blog debe estar odiándome, debo la reseña de “Marcado” desde hace un montón! Pero ya voy llegando. En esta semana me voy a poner al d... Read more of this blog post »

Ten days. Ten days stand between me and the release of Here Lies Charlotte, which is the final installment in the Founders Trilogy.

What?

Even I don't believe this news. Heck, I completely forgot about it until my mother sent me a text wondering when the book would be out. (thanks for the reminder,... Read more of this blog post »

I've not posted for a few days asI thought I would wait to comment on the new Xbox, butit's really because I don't have that much to talk about!

So, Xbox One eh? Not the infinity or fusion or 720. Can't say I'm impressed really. I play Xbox in a small 4ft x 4ft room upstairs (the same place I writ... Read more of this blog post »

Hyper-Reactivity to Sensory Input Today has been on of those days; those days that my senses are so hyped-up every little touch or sensation drives me out of my mind. There seems to be no rhythm or rhyme to when this occurs. I am sensitive all the time, every day, and every moment, but some [...]

You know it's bound to happen in this era of easy access to information. I'm sure we've all done it a time or two. Some may have had a good experience, some may have found only disappointment. I'm talking about looking up old girlfriends (or if you're a woman, old boyfriends)on the internet.

It's... Read more of this blog post »

Hey, Guys!

So EXPOSURE is officially available on Smashwords!







Unfortunately, we're still pending for the Barnes & Noble and Amazon release. But never fear! If these companies are your chosen vendor, EXPOSURE should be available on the sites by tomorrow.

Thanks to those who have read and reviewe... Read more of this blog post »

Want to succeed? Specialize and Publicize

For this post I am indebted to Seth Godin.

Getting from where you are to where you want to be, meaning to the success you want, in today's world means doing something better than anyone else, but that's not all. It also means being the person who comes to...

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Pe la jumătatea lunii februarie, 2013, colegul meu Oliviu Crâznic a pornit o campanie insistentă de promovare online a numărului al treilea din Colecţia de povestiri ştiinţifico-fantastice Anticipaţia(Editura Nemira, Bucureşti, 2013). Şi nu s-a oprit mai bine de două săptămîni...
Cum nu citisem c... Read more of this blog post »

There are parts about publishing that really just blow my mind. Like today.

Today, my print proof arrived.
What's a print proof, you ask? Well, it's a test run, basically. A first print, to make sure the typeface works, the cover layout, interior design. All of that, so that you don't order a milli... Read more of this blog post »

This weekend at work I laughed at a lot of things. Laughing still makes me cough a lot, so also I coughed a lot. It’s not really the best thing combination.

So on Saturdays, I work at the answering service. The job is not the most fun, but my coworkers mostly are the best. We get giggly over stupi...

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Nearly a millennium past, the Aspects of God were born into the world. There was Ancel the Warrior, wrath incarnate—and Elessa the Merciful, love embodied. Together they founded a nation, one they intended to serve as a beacon to a world gone mad.
An age later, Lord Prince Marcus Audric de Pilar... Read more of this blog post »

It has been quite awhile since my last post. Honestly, I have only a small amount of time to work each day and I have been focusing on actually writing the sequel to Call of the Vampire rather than blogging, facebooking, tweeting and whatever other multimedia buttons I'm supposed to be pushing to... Read more of this blog post »

Okay y’all, the countdown in on! T-minus 24 hours until GIRL WITH GUITAR is OUT!! Deep breaths…squeee!!

Okay, I’m calm now. Sort of.

My book won’t be available until tomorrow by my fantastic CP’s book is out today!!

In celebration of Release Week AND of its release, I am giving away a signed copy o...

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Synopsis: Syndra Banks should be thrilled by an invitation to join SEAL team Arapahoe in Key West for a wild good time. Instead the text summons from Ice pisses her off. Why? Because he calls and she goes running, without fail, every damn time. And now she doesn’t have a choice. If Syn wants to... Read more of this blog post »

It fascinates me that fiction authors really never know which, if any, of the established “review houses” will actually review their work. You send in the bound galley proofs to a couple of dozen houses, cross your fingers, and then…wait…and wait…and wait some more. Either the reviews show up una...

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