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IN THE AFTER is all over Epic Reads this week...


Take the SURVIVING THE AFTER Quiz:

How would you survive the apocalypse? Take the IN THE AFTER quiz and find out which of your skills would be most useful. Would you take charge, rely on others, or try to find the solution? Are you a doer, a chamele... Read more of this blog post »

Reblogged from C h a z z W r i t e s . c o m: Let's not talk about Armand Rosamilia and the horror books everyone knows. Let's talk about the secret Armand Rosamilia no one knows. 1. What's the scariest movie you ever saw and why? I always tell everyone Beaches with […] Read more of this blog post »

Правителството на Орешарски е една грозна пихтия без воля, достойнство, принципи и срам. 42-ото народно събрание - някакъв притеснителен сбирютак, който гласува кретенизми наред. До операта с мегафон крещи дребен фашизоид. Всеки ден осъмваме с допълнителни проблеми в една държава, която вече прил... Read more of this blog post »

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Hi everybody, I hope you are all well :)
'Shaken' is coming along very well, it's even seemed to take on a life of it's own, which is wonderful and a LOT of hard work!
With that being the case, the release date may have to be pushed back slightly, however I of course will keep everyone in the loop.... Read more of this blog post »

Read on May 23, 2013 PURITY
Published: April 24, 2012
Publisher: Little, Brown BFYR
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 218 pages
Source: Purchased

Before her mother died, Shelby promised three things: to listen to her father, to love as much as possible, and to live without restraint. Those Promises become... Read more of this blog post »

Good morning! It is so pretty out today–must endeavor to leave the house. I will jot that in my day planner. “Leave house.”
Is everyone having a good week? Our house is infested with ants (every time Kidlet sees one, he yells “ANT PATROL!” and then I have to come running with a Kleenex, kill…

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First and foremost, I’d like to thank everyone who helped the series page reach 1000 likes. That is no small feat. I’m very grateful for each and every like I have. Being an indie author is not easy by any means. I rely on many of my readers to help me spread the... Read more of this blog post »

by CAPSLOCK

Brent’s publisher has just released the first two character sketches from The Way of Shadows graphic novel! Go HERE to see them, and feel free to guess who they are in the comments. If you “like” the Brent Weeks Facebook Page, you’ll be able to stay up-to-date as they post more images...

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Rolling Up, stories by Michelle Buchanan is FREE on Amazon.com from June 20th to 24th, 2013.

Rooted on the west coast of Canada, but reaching as far as London and Baghdad, these stories navigate the internal and external landscape of a diverse group of characters struggling to make sense of a worl... Read more of this blog post »

June 20, 2013: My political thriller "EXCESS - The Art of Treason", which was among the top ten on amazon Germany in 1st half of 2012, and is now available in English, FOR FREE TODAY ONLY ...

Almost 90 reader reviews on amazon Germany with 4.2 stars ...

Spread the word :-) and download. Thank you!... Read more of this blog post »

Read more of my poetry here :)

I'll have a table at The Missoula Made Fairon June 30th. If you're in Missoula, come say hi! I'll have new zines, comics, shirts, and prints for sale.

The card image is by the always awesome Courtney Blazon. Read more of this blog post »

Dedicated Ink
Inked in the Steel City Book 3
A one night stand has never gone so wrong … or so right. Two months after one scorchingly hot July night, tattoo artist Abby is pregnant and the man who showed her everything she’d been missing is nowhere in sight. When he walks into the Hot Ink Tatto... Read more of this blog post »

Time to submit your questions for Toni Griffin who is the next author in the Hot Seat.

Toni is one of my favorite authors. She's a sassy Aussie who is a brilliant author (check out her Holland Brothers series or The Atherton Pack). Now is the time to submit your questions. Send them to: vicktorale... Read more of this blog post »

Ah weddings – they bring out the best and worst in all of us. This month you’re invited to Loose Id’s wedding extravaganza where marriage equity means equal opportunity wedding disasters. Kate McMurray writes about the thorny problem of finding a hot date to one’s ex’s wedding while Cassandra Go...

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With all the recent discussion of sexism in publishing,I think it's important to talk about how we find the books we read.
I am a feminist, but I don't avoid books written by men, and I don't read books *only* because they were written by women. I read books that tell stories that connect with me.... Read more of this blog post »

Yesterday, I purchased a cube bookcase. It came with a small bag of screws, pins, and more screws. (I used the phrase "screw it" several times during this project) While it didn't seem heavy in the store, I had to open the box (after dragging it to my door) and take the pieces upstairs one at a t... Read more of this blog post »

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel - I have 26 pages left of head hopping to go through on Windblown Kisses: My Knight it Tarnished Armour and then I will send it off to Yoda to do his stuff and then to Cinders who I'm hoping will be able to pick up any holes or unanswered questions f... Read more of this blog post »

Elle Strauss is an amazing writer, and I'm thrilled to be part of the Love, Tink cover reveal.
Check it out!



Love, Tink: The Complete SetbyElle Strauss
Publication date:July 10th, 2013
Genre: YA Fantasy
Synopsis:
Originally published as six separate novella episodes, Love, Tink the complete series... Read more of this blog post »

‫"الرسالة الثانية" :

لن يمكننا فهم ما حدث بمصر و ما يحدث فيها الآن ( و سيحدث مستقبلاً ) بمعزل عما جرى و يجرى فى المنطقة المحيطة بها . . لا أقصد البلاد العربية ، فقط ، بل أيضاً فى تركيا و فى اليونان . فالصورة الكلية هى السبيل الوحيد لفهم التفاصيل الكثيرة ، المحيرة .‬

Right now Frost is on sale for the Kindle at just $0.99! This is a summer deal and it won't last long, so if you haven't bought Frost yet and have been planning to read it, or if you know someone who might like it, be sure to snap it up now or alert your friends!

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As many of you know, I've been writing two series simultaneously: THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER trilogy, and THE CAGE, a YA sci-fi trilogy. My publisher for both of these series is Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins, and they have been wonderful to work with in every way. Our original plan was for...

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I’m super excited to share with you an adorable bracelet representing the Keatyn Chronicles series.

I had the bracelets made as a thank you gift for my beta readers, but they are so darn cute we’re offering them to everyone!!

To order simply send $35 per bracelet tothatboyjilliandodd@gmail.comth...

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Howdy, folks!

Yesterday I was extraordinarily proactive and finished setting up my author website on Wordpress.

You can find it here: http://christinaengela.wordpress.com/
with links to my books as paperbacks and ebook downloads. It's called The Crow Bar, named after the bar at the spaceport on Dean... Read more of this blog post »

Up for Grabs Tonight:

5 Kindle copies of THIS MAN, by my lovely London-ish friend, Jodi Ellen Malpas. This is my favorite romance/erotica series!

How to Enter:

The first 5 people to leave a comment on this post win. Simple as that! Just be sure to include an e-mail address where you’d like to be...

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CBS has launched a viral video campaign that features Scarecrow Joe as he shares his life in Chester's Mill.



Watch it on CBS.com

I'm currently messing around in our deep, deep past, trying to get a fix on the roads that humans have traveled for a new non-fiction book to be called Road through Time.

One of the delightful things is to discover that the red-haired genes I carry--once having redhair myself and having given bi... Read more of this blog post »

Hey everyone. Found releases in just four weeks! Here's another excerpt!

A knock on the door let me know Levi was there already. I opened it, stepping back to let him in.“You—you look—” He appeared awe struck. “Are you actually speechless?”He nodded. “Almost. You look amazing.” He reached out for... Read more of this blog post »

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So I’ve been dropping hints for a while now that there was some big news to come, and the day is finally here!

Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars: Willa’s adventures continue with the release of Pretty Sly on March 18, 2014.

Not only that, but the series has been redesigned and Pretty Sly ha...

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I've written 3 novels. “Stray” is about drug addiction, and the other 2 feature runners. I am going to end this streak soon, but there's something about running that I always hope to capture. Running is very much an inner adventure that takes you to the dark corners of the mind, and I often feel... Read more of this blog post »

Hello! It's been a while since I've had time and brain-power to blog, but since I'm waiting for my editors to finish their work on book 4, it's a good time to post something.

As with any creative project, there's a sort of post-creation lull that I'm experiencing. I would compare it to childbirth,... Read more of this blog post »

From time to time I do this segment about things I'm obsessed with.

So, in general, I just tend to LOVE everything. Like, seriously. I just have a lot of love to give.

Or I hate it. Like mushrooms... I don't just dislike them. I HATE them. Same thing with Jazz. I just can't not like it. I LOATHE it... Read more of this blog post »

Remember that line from the movie,Dave? “We’re walking. We’re walking.”Well, today while walking on the treadmill, Iearned my 750 miles badge on FitBit.

I have tried more than one kind of pedometer in my effort to move more. I used the BodyMedia arm band for a while, but I kept ripping it off. It...

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Let’s go black and white today….

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As you will see below I have written the second part of BEVERLEY. Even by the end of this part she has only been on Refuge two days, so it may well, just as DRAKE did, go beyond the usual four parts. This especially true as I like her and find her easy to write about.
I promised optimism this week... Read more of this blog post »

Make these mini tea sets with your little girl!

My 10 year old daughter and I made these tea sets recentlyin celebration of Mother’s Day.Made fromSculpey Clay, they are actually very easy to make.

Most pieces began with making a small ball out of the clay. Then we used the eraser endof a pencil to...

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I sayfinally, however, until about three minutes ago, I had no idea that the words; transman, transwoman, transperson, transphobia, or transphobic weren’t already in the dictionary. An entire community are now validated by the addition of their objectification in the … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

In 1980, Kyle Montgomery’s life was seemingly perfect. Heavily recruited by Force Recon fresh from the Naval Academy, he’d been working black ops for the Marine Corps for six years and was on the cusp of being promoted to Major. He was on the fast track to bigger and better things, had all the... Read more of this blog post »