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مازن مصطفى


لا شك أنك ستصادف الكثير من المرح هناك، فى كرنتينة نائل، ولا شك أنها بلطف شراب بارد عند عطش. لا شك أنها تخالف رؤيتك عن الرواية إذا ما كانت مرجعيتك للرواية أعمال مثل الأبله أو بيدرو بارامو أو حتى أعمال كتاب مثل نجيب محفوظ أو كافكا. لكن، من منهم لا تخالف رؤيته للرواية الرواية؟ ما الرواية؟... Read more of this blog post »

quommunity-quovadis:

“Hana vit dans un monde où l’amour est considéré comme la pire des maladies. Un monde où un Protocole a été mis au point pour immuniser les jeunes contre le delirium.”

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I have a new book out this week! In the Dark was released this week by Resplendence Publishing! In the Dark is a light-BDSM Medieval Romance. Here's what it's all about:

Born with a red blemish streaking her cheek, Katherine has been hidden her entire life. Even after her family perished in the... Read more of this blog post »

Transworld sent me a bottle of champagne to celebrate the paperback publication of Half Sick of Shadows. The bottle they sent me for the hardback remains unopened. I wonder if the other Terry Pratchett Prize winner, Michael Logan, gets his champers sent to Kenya, where he lives, or to Scotland. W... Read more of this blog post »

To celebrate the official launch of my new blog, complete with new banner, I've interviewed the hugely talented artist Michaela Margetts. Michaela designed all three covers for The Macabre Collection and the banner for the site.

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On May 27th, Shadow Masters an anthology from The Horror Zine will be released in print and digital formats. Jeani Rector has once again lined up some amazing talent for this one. I am lucky enough to have my story, Red Velvet, featured in it. Red Velvet is a strange story about a man with a twis... Read more of this blog post »

Available through Wilde City, Amazon, or any place that's cool.
"You know when you read a really good book and afterwards you are sort of in a stupor? Like you don’t want to talk to anyone, or do anything, or even really think about the book too directly. Because even though you are done, part of... Read more of this blog post »

I printed out the (hopefully) penultimate draft of Therion. Having learned my lesson from Abbey, I bullied sister into taking the rabbit for a walk in the park, since the printer still spits out the precious manuscript at enticing chewing level. The rabbit was not pleased. Not only did he not get... Read more of this blog post »

There is something about the way that I am put together. something hidden on my genome somewhere, some experience or virus or something, some little mysterious part that takes who I am, and everything I believe and how I want...

I'm sorry that blog posts have been down of late. This is because I am doing the final read through and edits of THE OUTLAW KNIGHT (Lords of the White Castle in the UK) for my USA publishers. Once I've done them, I'll be back to usual. Here's the cover look for the USA.


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This just in: teaser poster and press release from Animetropolis for the forthcoming animated film TAILCHASER'S SONG (press release 5/24/2013). Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

There's a really fun page about the great pulp artist Frank R. Paul's take on life throughout the Solar System at . . .

http://io9.com/alien-life-in-our-solar-system-according-to-pulp-art-l-471363935

Paul had a tremendous visual imagination, and wasn't burdened by too much scientific rigor. These p... Read more of this blog post »

Free Poetry On My Tumblr

Do you enjoy poetry? How about free poetry on a daily basis? If that sounds good just visit my Tumblr account for free poems every day, or better yet you can subscribe to it. Peace!

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Originally published at Robin Hobb. You can comment here or there.

And I need say no more than provide this link: http://www.jackiemorris.co.uk/blog/the-willful-princess-and-the-piebald-prince/

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Bella Thorne goes behind the scenes of her book trailer for AS DEAD AS IT GETS by Katie Alender. She discusses fashion, fitting in, and taking a nap in a REAL COFFIN!

Check out the full-length trailer!

Also check out the FROM BAD TO CURSED trailer featuring Zendaya!

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A few weeks ago I was interviewed over at Long And Short Reviews with a giveaway offered to one lucky commenter. The winner (Marie) was announced and still hasn't contacted me. I'm throwing her name out there in case she comes across this post. Please give me a shout so I can send you an e-copy... Read more of this blog post »

This is going to be a relatively short "Crib Sheet" piece: turns out I've already written most of it:

Here are my memories of the history of "Iron Sunrise", including an excised section with a talking cat sidekick.

Here's an explanation of the structural problems with the Eschaton universe which bl...

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For Haley's graduation, my mom made a wall sculpture (not pictured) for him to hang in his new digs at college. It's a ceramic face with antlers attached and is an interpretation of the ancient carving you see above, depicting the god Cernunnos.

She picked Cernunnos because he is truly a mystery... Read more of this blog post »

The hellhounds have stopped eating again.

I had another four-hours-of-sleep night last night.

The vets had only had some of the lab results back today, not including campylobacter, which is the miscreant both the senior vets like the best.*

It is now the weekend. It is, furthermore, another bank hol...

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“Mahasiswa itu cakapnya seperti guruh. Tunggu sahaja dapat Myvi sebuah gaji masuk bulan-bulan. Senyaplah mereka!” kata seorang pegawai.

Rimas dengan tuntutan anak muda di bawah tadbirnya.

Beliau memperlekeh pandangan-pandangan pelajarnya yang mengkritik pihak atasan. Segalanya dipukul rata sebaga...

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My Children's e-book with pictures 'Boris and Doris and the Alley Cat Gang' is on a free promotion on Amazon at the moment. More adventures of the Christmas Kittens. Come and see what those naughty kittens are getting up to now!

‫عيب الإخوان بقى إنهم بيدَخّلوا الدين في السياسة.. وفي كل حاجة أكتشوالي..
‬http://youtu.be/7g90thOBcFc


‫أقباط يرسمون الصليب على الأرض‬
‫مزيد من الفيديوهات زوروا فيديو 7 : ‬http://www.videoyoum7.com/‫ لمزيد من الأخبار زوروا موقعنا : ‬http://goo.gl/GTVQ‫ تابعنا ع فيس بوك ‬http://www.facebook.com/vid... Read more of this blog post »

Last day to enter to win Trisha Slay’s debut YA!

Author perks exist. They are a true thing. Most of the time they are just little niceties, such as, you go to a lit conference, and they have a hospitality suite, and it is stocked with FREE FOOD and FREE WINE (free is my favorite vintage) and the...

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If there were any justice in the universe, Karen Joy Fowler would be as rich and famous as people who write tedious pornography or tell stories about boy wizards. Her sales figures do not reach the bazillion mark, but you may know her from The Jane Austen Book Club, which was a NY Times bestselle...

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To celebrate a great partnership, Thomas & Mercer and I are coordinating a limited-time sale of all my titles. For three days only, every one of my stories except The Detachment —self-published, T&M-published, novels, short works, fiction and non fiction—is on sale for only99 cents. Only... Read more of this blog post »

Kindle

Going with BROKEN, one of my older titles…

He opened the door—

And stopped dead in his tracks as somebody all but fell into his arms. Somebody…a woman. And not Theresa.

He caught her just above her elbows, automatically steadying her.

“I’m sorry,” she said, her voice soft and low.

Then she lif...

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Between now and the release day of Entwined with You, I’m going to be posting two “snapshots” a week–one on Tuesday and one on Friday. Each snapshot (not to be confused with a snippet or excerpt!) will tie into a … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

Congratulations to Gina Crescenzo, who won Friday's giveaway for a signed copy of A WITCH'S HANDBOOK OF KISSES AND CURSES!

(Gina, please send me your mailing address at jane.jameson AT hotmail.com)

I will be giving away one signed copy of A WITCH'S HANDBOOK OF KISSES AND CURSES every day between n... Read more of this blog post »

This will start May 29 at A Dribble of Ink.

Welcome to the Daggerspell Reread and Review Series, with Aidan Moher (your humble editor/blogger) and Kate Elliott (author of lots and lots of cool novels)! We thought it would be fun to bring two different perspectives (someone who’s read the series,...

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I was chatting on Twitter and Bagheera came up. For me Bagheera is a girl. Here you go. Click on the title of the post for the video. She shows up at 8:00 minutes.

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Trade Secret

A Liaden Universe ® Adventure

Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Approximately 126,600 words

Submitted: May 25, 2013

This has been a week of all new books for me:

– Donna Andrews, Stork Raving Mad.

I’ve lost track of which one this is in Donna Andrews’s Meg Langslow mystery series– eleven or twelve, I think? It has the same strong first person voice and madcap sensibility as her others, as Meg Langslow, eight mon...

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First calla lily of the season. I love the green along the bottom of the flower-cup.

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Proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends late one night, the drunk led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong.

“What’s that big brass gong for?” one of the guests asked.

“It’s not a gong. It’s a talking clock,” the drunk replied.

“A talking clock? Seriously?”...

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As you know, the Ghost hijacked my profile for an hour yesterday on Twitter. There were some interesting answers to reader questions.

If you missed the chat, but would like to catch up on what the Ghost said, you can read the thread on Storify.

I think it's actually in reverse order, so instead of... Read more of this blog post »

1.Okay, people: my pub date is getting SERIOUSLY close. In fact, this time next week I’ll be at BEA in New York, having already done this amazing event that I still can’t believe I am a part of:

If there is a JPEG image, it must be really happening, right? So that’s Thursday night. Friday I’m ru...

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There was something special about last week’s Pumpcast News video. Some incredible videos emerged this week as well. Which of these is your favorite? Vote below in the comments.

Saturday Morning Cereal: The Best Viral Videos We Found This Week is a post from: Storyline Blog

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How about a sneak peek at UNCONDITIONAL?

Their second chance generates a dangerous kind of heat…

ACascadia WolvesStory

As a cop, Michelle Slattery is familiar with the dark side of human behavior, but this case is way above her skill level. Mages have been scouring the country kidnapping witches,...

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... to get in on TWO contests I have running!

Enter to win one of nine ebook copies of Dawnflight or one signed print copy by clicking HERE and scrolling down the page a little to get to the Rafflecopter link. Closes to entries May 28!

And click on Dawnflight's book cover, above, to enter my Goodr... Read more of this blog post »

Great conversation with the Rob Roberge we are. Kafka. The Great Gatsby. Panties. The Cost of Living. It's all here. So please do hit it. It just might change your life.

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Book 2 of the Blue Eyes Trilogy will be released on June 6th. We are busy going through it at least a couple more times and formatting it for ebook and paperback.

Here is the beautiful cover done by Ravven.

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Interview with fantasy author Landon Porter:
http://booksandtales.blogspot.co.uk/2...