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Amalie Howard Amalie Howard's blog:

Omg. Omg. OMG.


Today is the day for the WATERFELL cover reveal … and it’s a puzzle reveal with blurbs from me! My favorite word to describe this cover is HYPNOTIC. From the gorgeously interwoven colors to the unique cover artwork, it’s mesmerizing. Don’t miss this reveal from Harlequin TEEN! IMO,...

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Published on May 23, 2013 05:32 • 2 views
Malorie Blackman Malorie Blackman's blog:

Tickets are now on sale for this evening event at Waterstone’s Piccadilly.



Mon 17th June at 18.30– An evening with Malorie Blackman and Melvin Burgess


Teen fiction event Keeping the ‘adult’ in young adult fiction: love, life and death in teen fiction


These two multi award-winning authors will be di...

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Published on May 24, 2013 01:37 • 3 views
Keary Taylor Keary Taylor's blog:
I am this [________] close to finishing THE HUMAN. I have one final read through to make sure there is nothing I missed and then it will be DONE. Such an amazing feeling. But I feel like it isn't quite real because it has gotten here so fast! I finished the first draft on March 14th. That was on... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 06:00 • 5 views
M. Leighton M. Leighton's blog:
I know we're a bit late in posting this. I don't suppose I need to explain why:) LOL At any rate, Courtney and I revisited the Rafflecopter monster and drew names for our winners. Court's winner is TERESA MARY ROSE. And my winner is AMBER PRESLEY BOYD.

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Published on May 24, 2013 05:59 • 8 views
Suzie Carr Suzie Carr's blog:
There are no excuses why we can’t achieve great things in this lifetime.

We are equipped with everything we need to be successful. So why do so many of us stop short of achieving our dreams?


No Excuses to Back Down, You Say? Hmm…

We’ve all been there – to that moment in time when we just want to sto...

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Published on May 23, 2013 11:19 • 5 views
Leigh Bardugo Leigh Bardugo's blog:


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I figured I’d just add to the Darkling art swirling about tumblr now ^.^


I also feel like I need to read/finish some new books before I drown in Grisha/Shadowhunter art…um…suggestions to my ask box? Thanks!


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Published on May 23, 2013 21:06 • 5 views
Derek Landy Derek Landy's blog:
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:17 • 7 views
Xara X. Xanakas Xara X. Xanakas's blog:

We all have our moments, right?

No matter what you do for a living, you have had an EPIC!Fail in your field. And it's always embarrassing, no matter who you are.

I was reminded of one of the first rules of SysAdminning this week: ALWAYS check the physical first. But I forgot. Or rather, I only hal... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:00 • 1 view
Kenya Wright Kenya Wright's blog:
WILDFIRE GOSPEL Teaser #1
Release date: Fall 2013

NOTE: This is still before the final edited phase, but I felt like posting a teaser today.

And for those that don't know, Wildfire Gospel will be in two P.O.V's this book. This teaser is in Lanore's.




~Lanore

“I change my mind.” I turned to Dant... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:21 • 4 views
Carrie Cuinn Carrie Cuinn's blog:

I am, as I usually am, writing on a couple of different pieces at once. Though I have the plot outlined for my Mythos noir story, “The Night Hours“, I’m taking my time writing it because the research is so important. Noir is about a lot of things*, including a focus on setting. It has to feel gri...

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Published on May 23, 2013 19:31 • 2 views
Doranna Durgin Doranna Durgin's blog:

By Patty Wilber


Good News first! Progeny #1 graduated from Loyola Law School last weekend!


The Law School Grad!!!

The Law School Grad!!!


Her boyfriend(Mr. Chocolate Covered Bacon Roses) was able to fly in from Hawaii, Progeny #2 was there, and so were her wonderful grandparents (my mom and dad), so we had a most excelle...

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Published on May 24, 2013 03:00 • 5 views
Isabel Peters Isabel Peters's blog:
Ik wil het graag anders en heb ook écht geprobeerd anders te zijn. Maar ik moet het gewoon toegeven: ik ben een slome schrijver. Ik lig ver achter op het schrijfschema dat ik met twee proeflezers heb opgesteld (ze wachten al bijna twee weken op het slot van mijn dark romance novelle voor de schri... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:16 • 23 views
Derrolyn Anderson Derrolyn Anderson's blog:
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:14 • 4 views
Mary Alterman Mary Alterman's blog:
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Published on December 11, 2010 08:45 • 2 views
Sarah Jio Sarah Jio's blog:

I leave for New York on Tuesday, and I’m so excited! I’ll get to visit the Penguin headquarters, say hello to my lovely agents, editor and publishing team, attend Book Expo America, where I’ll be heading to the People Magazine party (swoon!) and also the Penguin Bird Bash. I just saw the flyer fo...

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Published on May 23, 2013 14:05 • 3 views
DeAnna Knippling DeAnna Knippling's blog:

You can get Guinea Pig Apocalypse at these online retailers, with more to come:Amazon,Kobo,Smashwords. B&N had issues when I went to post the story so it’s running late, should be up tomorrow. Amazon’s alllllmost there. I can feel it.


Pleeeeaase keep in mind that this is middle-grade fiction,...

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Published on May 24, 2013 06:20 • 4 views
Trevor Couturier Trevor Couturier's blog:
Please stop by and read this review. Also please follow the blog/review.
Thank you all very much. http://needtoreadgottowatch.blogspot....
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:07 • 4 views
Lisa Renee Jones Lisa Renee Jones's blog:

May is Blogger Appreciation Month! Every day of May a different blog will be featured.


Come back daily to get to know these bloggers and enter to win a different prize every day!


All prizes will be drawn at the end of the month.


Today’s Prize is a $10 Gap Gift Card!



Our feature today is The Book...

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Published on May 24, 2013 04:43 • 4 views
Robert B. Reich Robert B. Reich's blog:
Who needs Republicans when Wall Street has the Democrats? With the help of congressional Democrats,...
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:42 • 3 views
Jennifer Raygoza Jennifer Raygoza's blog:
“It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don’t like something, it is empirically not good. I don’t like Chinese food, but I don’t write articles trying to prove it doesn’t exist.” — Tina Fey

My book may not be for you but someone else may love it. Don't let anyone te... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:02 • 4 views
Bradley P. Beaulieu Bradley P. Beaulieu's blog:



Here’s a near final version of the full cover for Lest Our Passage Be Forgotten & Other Stories. This is near final, but for the love of all that is good, if you see a mistake please let me know!


Click to embiggen


I really enjoy working on graphic design projects like this. And I quite like h...

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Published on May 24, 2013 07:57 • 4 views
Jack Eason Jack Eason's blog:



Freedom-of-Speech-united-states-of-america-21760995-960-720 Freedom of speech is guaranteed in law by every civilized country. So why is it only permissible within certain book sites for just one group?


It is evident that the insidious fictional organisation portrayed in George Orwell’s novel 1984 – the Thought Police, now actually exist. Two online boo...

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Published on May 23, 2013 16:22 • 3 views
Danielle Steel Danielle Steel's blog:

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A Gift of Hope


In Stores: Now


In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service th...

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Published on May 23, 2013 16:23 • 3 views
Icy Sedgwick Icy Sedgwick's blog:




Natasha had kept flowers on the windowsill in the front room for as long as I'd known her. She'd move the flowers around the house to suit her mood, but it was always the ones on the front room sill that gave the clues - acacia for friendship, or begonias for dark thoughts. She knew the plants n... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:22 • 3 views
Tom Xavier Tom Xavier's blog:
Not to suggest that writing is not a conscious art, but it’s also an undeniable fact that, when I’m actually sitting at my keyboard working on a work of fiction, my subconscious is sneakily influencing my storytelling. I say sneakily because often I am unaware that my pesky subconscious is busily... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:02 • 5 views
Erin Morgenstern Erin Morgenstern's blog:

lonely ghosts lonely ghosts in the machine


I still don’t understand why an antique store needs to be open twenty-four hours a day, but the owner is nice and pays well and since hardly any customers come in during the night shift I have plenty of time to read.


The main distraction is the typewriter.


On my sec...

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Published on May 24, 2013 06:00 • 5 views
Alisa Steinberg Alisa Steinberg's blog:

Yesterday, I saw the J. Edgar Hoover movie and pondered about how things have changed in the political schemata over the years. Which they haven’t. People yearn for the old days, claiming that the government worked much better than today’s circus. When the truth is that it was a circus then, as w...

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Published on November 12, 2011 07:16 • 3 views
J.C. Hart J.C. Hart's blog:

SD Tour BannerEarlier this year I got the opportunity to branch out from short story/anthology editing to work on a full length novel, and I’m so pleased it was for the lovely T.G. Ayer.


I’ve known Tee for a while now, have copy-edited/proof-read some of her work in the past and watched her grow as a writer. So...

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Published on May 23, 2013 21:35 • 3 views
Scott M. Baker Scott M. Baker's blog:
Alison Beightol and I will be heading to Orlando this afternoon to greet fans and autograph books at Spooky Empire's May-Hem Convention this weekend. If you're in Orlando, drop by and say hello. We have plenty of books to sign.

And there is only a week left in the contest to win a copy of Machina... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 04:00 • 3 views
Jamie Todd Rubin Jamie Todd Rubin's blog:

For some reason, I thought I’d lost most of the photos I’d taken during my 2007 vacation in Europe. As it turns out, I had only “lost” the account and password under which I had stored them. I couldn’t access the account and back in 2012, I created a new Flickr account, which is the one I use tod...

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Published on May 24, 2013 05:20 • 2 views
Sharon Lathan Sharon Lathan's blog:

Jane Austen is HOT! I am sure this isn’t news to anyone. Whether an Austen fan or not, unless living on a deserted island for the past 20 years, everyone is aware of the pop culture explosion relating to the English author of six novels who has been dead for two-hundred years. Literary fiction no...

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Published on May 24, 2013 02:00 • 4 views
Linda Kage Linda Kage's blog:
Here is what my cover for the revised edition of KISS IT BETTER (coming out in July) looks like!!! The cover was created by Viola Estrella at Estrella Cover Art. I just love it! I also opted for a full jacket print cover. I said the "plain" version was fine. But look how pretty and sophisticated... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 04:44 • 6 views
Tim Challies Tim Challies's blog:

Free Stuff Fridays
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries. Ligonier is giving away five great prizes today—prizes based around their newest teaching series. There will be one grand prize winner and four other winners. Here’s what they willwin:

Grand PrizeWinner

Parables of JesusThe grand prize winner will...

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Published on May 24, 2013 06:59 • 1 view
Robin Craig Clark Robin Craig Clark's blog:


Voyager Book Giveaway Goodreads Link Book Giveaway for Voyager: The Art of Pure Awareness


Voyager is a quest to find out who we really are. A journey that takes us beyond ‘earth’s human shores’ in search of true peace and happiness. Life and everything we experience arise from awareness. We are never outside awareness. Just as w...

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Published on May 23, 2013 19:57 • 3 views
Joe Hill Joe Hill's blog:

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NOS4R2 (the UK title of the new novel) is out over there in hardcover on May 28th. I’ll be touring there to spread the word. All the scheduled signings and readings are listed below… including the final US reading, in Nashua, New Hampshire.


U.S.


Saturday, May 25th – 2PMNashua, New Hampshire •...

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Published on May 23, 2013 15:16 • 8 views
Kimberly Brouillette Kimberly Brouillette's blog:
Thank you, Bill Bean Bill Bean, for taking the time and giving such a great review of our new murder mystery & paranormal thriller, "Secrets in the Shallows." Karen Vance Hammond & I are so pleased you enjoyed it. Here's what Bill said about it:

"Karen & Kimberly have written a winner!... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:22 • 3 views
Marie Flanigan Marie Flanigan's blog:
I've found a narrator for the audiobook of One Big Beautiful Thing. Her name is Tatiana Gomberg and she's perfect for Kate's voice. I'm really excited to work with her.

In other news my plan to drink coffee by using smaller cups is not working. I do love these new cups though.

I'm also excited to g... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:24 • 12 views
Sharon Kay Penman Sharon Kay Penman's blog:
Okay, I made a break for it when Lionheart was busy cursing out his doctor. I am beginning to wonder if he is dragging out his dying just to spite me. But quickly, for May 24th. On this date in 1444, Henry VI was betrothed to Marguerite d’Anjou. If she could be given a glimpse into the future to... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:08 • 12 views
Diana Murdock Diana Murdock's blog:
Gotta share... The opportunities for recognition among independent authors are everywhere. Two of my friends have been nominated for the RONE Award (Reward of Novel Excellence) in celebration of their dedication to the craft. If you get a chance, please hop over to InD'tale Magazine's site and vo... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 07:03 • 3 views
J.F. Gonzalez J.F. Gonzalez's blog:
My 99 cent sale for all of my self-published/reissued backlist titles starts today! Ebook editions of They, The Corporation, Bully, When the Darkness Falls, The Beloved, and Shapeshifter are all priced at 99 cents at Smashwords, Amazon's Kindle Store, Barnes and Noble's Nook Store, Kobo, and iTun... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 06:58 • 3 views
Amy H. Sturgis Amy H. Sturgis's blog:
I have lots of links to share today!

First and foremost, various ways you can donate/help the efforts in Oklahoma are listed here.

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But wait: there's more! Literati Literature Lovers Blog is holding a fundraiser for the Red Cross to benefit communities affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Donat... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 10:29 • 4 views
Emma Michaels Emma Michaels's blog:

As a cover artist there is nothing I love to see more than great concepts and wonderful execution. These amazing covers really caught my eye and made me fan girl, a great group of unique covers for lucky week 13!

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What do you think?

What is your favorite unique cover?

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Published on May 24, 2013 00:09 • 3 views
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