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STARLIGHT is available now in all ebook formats, from all the popular online retailers!!
Have you purchased your copy yet?
Here are some helpful links:

1. AMAZON US

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CLMK9SS

Softcover: http://www.amazon.com/Starlight-The-T...

2. AMAZON UK

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Just found out that one of my books, Kiwi and the Serpent of the Isle, which I entered into the children's category of the Indie Excellence Awards, is a finalist. I'm so stunned that I don't even know what to say. http://www.indieexcellence.com/indie-... Read more of this blog post »

Okay, more like out and about around town, but still. I'm working on a trip to do a signing later in the summer/early fall, but there is nothing yet to report. If it happens I'll be very psyched.

But starting this weekend I'll be around a lot. This Sunday is, of course, Noir at the Bar once again... Read more of this blog post »

First up, there’s a bit of news..or forthcoming news anyway. Tomorrow I will finally be able to reveal the cover and title to my INFINITY RING book. Woo-hoo! I’ll warn you now, it’s pretty cool. Please check in again and let me know what you think!

Okay, so one of my favorite things about being a...

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Throughout my childhood and well into my adolescence and early adulthood, I would enjoy playing my empathy game. I started focusing on couples in stores, driving together in cars or walking down the street. I would watch how they looked at each other, touched and talked. I was captivated by those... Read more of this blog post »

On May 21st, 2013, my book Rhymes From Darker Times was published. I am ecstatic! Not only am I excited to have another book released, but I am thrilled about this particular one because it is a personal look into my past. These poems were written long ago, when I was going through troubling time... Read more of this blog post »

We're having a sale on all full-length novels(by full-length, we're talking seriously...full...length) starting tomorrow, May 22, 2013. This will be for a limited time, ending June 25th, 2013.
Visit any one of our Amazon shelves to take advantage of this savings and immerse yourself in something... Read more of this blog post »

Summer is just around the corner….can you feel it? Okay, maybe not quite in the Pacific Northwest where summer doesn’t seem to really show up until after July 4th. But, summer is coming and to celebrate summer, I am participating in the Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop!

Do you have a favorite summer m...

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For a while now, I have been thinking about what civil disobedience looks like in the Internet Age. Certainly DDOS attacks, and politically motivated hacking in general, is a part of that. This is one of the reasons I found Molly Sauter's recent thesis, "Distributed Denial of Service Actions and... Read more of this blog post »

Mungkin jarak benua tidak cukup luas untuk kita.

Mungkin kita butuh lebih banyak jarak. Lebih banyak waktu.

Mungkin cinta kita tak sebesar yang kita tahu.

Jakarta, Mei 2013

Sefryana Khairil

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Okay- I've learned a lot with publishing this book. Here goes:

- I LOVE goodreads. I am straight up addicted to it! My husband tells at me for being on it so much ;)
- I love the fact that I can interact with other readers and writers. There are so many inspiring writers I've met, like Belle Aurora... Read more of this blog post »

I didn't really get into The Mortal Instruments series. I only read the first one...Now I'm kind of glad I didn't continue because it looks like the movies are going to be great, and I'll have no idea what happens in the next one! For some reason I really can't enjoy a movie if I've read the book... Read more of this blog post »

This is very short notice, but I’ll be giving a webinar this morning for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).

In this webinar we’ll take a look at

the part your book launch plays within your marketing plan
the multitude of ways you can leverage your launch
my “sane survival” model f... Read more of this blog post »

هذا الصباح في متجر الكتب بميدان طلعت حرب رد عليها البائع قائلاً “على الله يا بنتي”. لم ألتفت وخرجت إلى الشارع فلاحقتني بطلبها ورددت مثلما قال البائع ولكنها سبقتني بخطوتين ثم أستدارت معترضة طريقي. قالت بتلقائية بديعة

– طب ممكن تجيبلي شبشب؟

أنتزعتني من عالمي ودون أن أشعر وجدت نفسي أنظر إلى الأرض حيث...

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I’m always working on something, you guys know this. FORGIVENESS (Redwood Pack 4.7) came out yesterday and today so thank you for a wonderful time with Adam and Bay. So far the reviews have been amazing and people have loved going back for a small glimpse of into their lives.

I know Adam had a tou...

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Meet the Author: Debbie Howell (Deb E. Howell).

Fellow Kristell Ink author Debbie Howell is interviewed by Susan Finlay on her blog, talking about her influences and how living in New Zealand has shaped her writing. Check it out!

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There’s a movement among Christians today towards what’s called Christian Universalism. It’s a belief that everybody ultimately will be saved—there will be no Hell, or at some point Hell will be depopulated and everyone will live forever with Christ in Heaven. It’s a wonderful thought. But does t...

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May 22nd was a busy day in history. Unfortunately I am also busy right now at Chalus with the Lionheart, so I can’t spare the time to do justice to these events. Richard reminded me that a dying king trumps a Facebook post. So very briefly, here is what happened on this date.
May 22, 1149, Henry... Read more of this blog post »

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all sentences short or avoid all detai...

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Well, I've figured something out. It's just a little too late for me to use that knowledge, this time around. But at least you all can learn from my mistake.

Whenever I've considered a possible book title, I've searched for it on Amazon. I assumed, for some reason, that the first results to come u... Read more of this blog post »

We tried not to do it

to give in to temptation

and save our souls again

But when your face was close to mine

We forgot who we were we forgot the time

all I knew

was that I wanted you

I pressed my lips upon your own

My mind said no this can't go on

But my lips

well

they've got a mind of their own

I touched yo...

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Hopefully, the list of music below will give some indication of what the first novel is about.

1.Eyes Wide Open: Gotye
2.Pumped Up Kicks: Foster The People
3.UFO: Sneaky Sound System
4.Rumour Has It: ADELE
5.Just Give Me A Reason: PINK (Feat. FUN)
6.Never Let Me Go: Florence And The Machine
7. Holding O... Read more of this blog post »

I'm currently working through ACX to create an audiobook of One Big Beautiful Thing. It's been really fun going through narrators and listening to their samples.

It's funny how some voices are perfect for some projects and others, while pleasant, aren't right at all. I'm talking to a narrator rig... Read more of this blog post »

About a week ago I was driving over the George Washington Bridge. Traffic slowed for a few seconds and I was able to look at the steel girders, beams, rivets, and thick wires that held the bridge together. My eyes followed the construction upwards and my mind put me somewhere out there about 100... Read more of this blog post »

Reading this excellent post on Brain Pickings,

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/20/bill-watterson-1990-kenyon-speech/

featuring an inspiring and wise address to students by Bill Watterson, inventor of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, on the subject of creativity and life etc, I was...

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MID-WEEK MIXERS …Featuring Food & Drink Recipes by Naomi Blackburn

Tequila Sunset Pomegranate Punch

The Pub and Grub has drink recipes featured every Wednesday on author Bette Lee Crosby’s Words, Wit and Wisdom. This feature allows me to present not only some classic favorites, but some Naomi...

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Okay, the release for BLOOD AND SAND is only a week away, so I’m giving you one last teaser to tide you over. It’s a shorty, but I’m constantly asked whether or not Gio and Beatrice are going to be in any of the other books, so I hope this answers that question!

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Baojia raced through different s...

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I had the great fortune of connecting with Charles Franklin on Google+. He regularly posts helpful information to the Novel Promotion Google+ group I moderate and I was delighted when he recently asked for an interview with yours truly that you can read here. Author informationShawn ScarberFounde...

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Vrijdag 3 april kreeg Dagen zonder Dulci 4 sterren in de NDC-bladen, waaronder Het Noordhollands Dagblad en Gooi & Eemlander: ‘Kuypers weet zich met een klap op de literaire kaart te zetten.’

The post Noordhollands Dagblad: ‘Opmerkelijke Zuiverheid’ **** appeared first on Deniz Kuypers.

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The talented peeps at Book Candy put together this trailer for Touching Melody.

I love the music so, so much.




Amazon
Barnes and Noble

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XX Marks The Spot? | Searching For SuperWomen.

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Guess what?

Dark Secrets is free right now on Amazon. Also free on Kobo. Coming free soon to B & N and iBooks.

Click link below for Amazon, and feel free to leave a review or rating anywhere. I'll love you for it. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Secrets-eb... Read more of this blog post »

‫" فلسفة الثورة " . . عنوان اللقاء القادم بصالون القاهرة ( الأربعاء الأول من الشهر بساقية الصاوي ) و فيه نقوم بعملية تجريد رياضى و منطقى للظواهر الثورية ، الحقّة و الباطلة ، من خلال مجموعة رسومات هندسية تعصم أذهاننا من الغرق في التفاصيل ، و من الوقوع في براثن الخُبث المؤدي إلي حالات الإلهاء العام... Read more of this blog post »

Are you headed to BookExpo America this year? If so, read on—we have a brand new piece of top-secret THESE BROKEN STARS swag that we’re going to debut at BEA this year. We’ve got an extremely limited number of these, period, and an even smaller number to give away at BEA. We want to reward our on...

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Jackson is experimenting with gravity these days. And, yes, he *can* walk up walls.

Last week’s post on Why Hard Work Is Not Equal to Success started some interesting conversations, both on the blog and elsewhere. Amy Remus, who has a great book review blog at SoManyReads.com, made an interesting...

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In the course of preparing for DEMONSTRA, I had to look through a lot of our classical folklore and contemporary literature. I now feel confident to say Lao horror can be distinguished by a consistent incorporation of dark humor almost verging on slapstick.

Cinematically, I think a Lao writer coul... Read more of this blog post »

Here is sneak peak at the PARTIAL synopsis for the upcoming Game Changer!
Remember... Jack will be here on JUNE 25th!!! Almost a month away! WOO HOO! :)

During June i'll be doing all sorts of fun games and giveaways, so make sure you come back to the blog, as well as the Facebook page! Haven't li... Read more of this blog post »

Hi Readers! I'm beyond stoked that A Brutal Tenderness is now available for preorder; the companion novel to A TERRIBLE LOVE:

A BRUTAL TENDERNESS Cover art reveal coming soon! Many readers like model & rugby player, Stuart Reardon, as Cas. Visit his website for more likenesses~


Preorder A... Read more of this blog post »

My Inquirer column today.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/53079/philippine-elections-split-rather-than-unite


Philippine elections split rather than unite
opinion.inquirer.net
Textbook history is riddled with cardboard characters to hide the complexity of human nature that some teachers find difficult to... Read more of this blog post »