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Mary Ting Mary Ting's blog:
I'm getting ready to publish my first new adult novel called Something Great under pen name M. Clarke. Check out my page for teaser and events. https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMClarke
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Published on May 23, 2013 21:37 • 3 views
Christi R. Suzanne Christi R. Suzanne's blog:
Life After Life

I'm reading this!
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Published on May 23, 2013 20:23 • 3 views
Krishan Partap Singh Krishan Partap Singh's blog:
All three Raisina Series novels have been excerpted by theculturetrip.com. Link is below:
http://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 20:04 • 3 views
Alex Benedict Alex Benedict's blog:
Dear Readers,

While doing research for another project on the Animal Planet website, I came across a sci-fi "documentary" called MERMAIDS: THE BODY FOUND. It talks about mermaid folklore and digitally creates what hominids would have looked like if a segment of our ancestors had evolved in the sea... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 19:46 • 4 views
J.A. Hornbuckle J.A. Hornbuckle's blog:
Tap Dance was posted to Smashwords today.
It only took me four hours and eight gazillions reads of my 'Smashwords Checklist', but I did it.
Yay, me (she said, the tiredness evident in her voice).
That's the last of them that needed to go there and I, for one, am happy.
I'm still working on Bewitchmen... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 19:33 • 5 views
Kim Vandel Kim Vandel's blog:

In a world where millions of books are available, I suspect most authors would be happy just to know someone read their book. Knowing a reader didn’t just read their book but actually liked it would be the icing on the cake. Knowing a reader loved it…well, that would create some seriously warm an...

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Published on May 23, 2013 06:38 • 2 views
Glinda Izabel Glinda Izabel's blog:



Miei adorati sognalettori belli, oggi è giornata di regali. Lo sapete che su Atelier dei Libri Babbo Natale passa un po' quando gli pare? Be' proprio in questi giorni ha deciso di fare una delle sue capatine spettacolari per distribuire un po' di doni di qua e di la.

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Published on May 22, 2013 22:30 • 4 views
Monica Wolfson Monica Wolfson's blog:
I have settled on a title and cover for my YA fantasy/sci-fi novel that will come out in August.
Thanks to Allison Ingman who helped me come up with a title: Evolution. The second half of the two-part book will be Revolution.
This series was initially going to be a trilogy but I think the ideas I... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 12:53 • 3 views
Patrick  Baird Patrick Baird's blog:
Taking your son to a testosterone enriched classic Men’s Adventure movie is an important obligation for any good father. My Dad took me to see “The Dirty Dozen.” I took
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Published on May 23, 2013 06:34 • 2 views
K.N. Lee K.N. Lee's blog:
The Chronicles of Koa: Netherworld is the debut novel of K.N. Lee. The story follows Koa, a mysterious hybrid vampire who thirsts for blood, but can walk in the daylight and fly. Yes, I said fly. Due to circumstances that are unknown to us at the beginning of the book, Koa is special, not only be... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 12:04 • 2 views
Elja Daae Elja Daae's blog:

The mask of Zorro, kijk ik. Zo dramatisch. Zo oneerlijk. Zo mooi. Alles zit er in:


Vaderliefde. Moederliefde. Echte Liefde en Liefde op het Eerste Gezicht. Moord. Onrecht. Doodslag. Wreedheid. Oorlog. Macht. Geld. Goud!


Vanaf het eerste moment word je gegrepen. En sommige momenten weet je gewoon wa...

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Published on May 23, 2013 13:09 • 6 views
Turney Duff Turney Duff's blog:

The one and only time I was asked to speak to an MBA class I had the microphone ripped from my hand. Goldman Sachs asked me to address their summer associates–big-brained kids pretending to be interested in what I was saying. The gig was sold to me as fifteen minutes of very casual dinner talk ab...

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Published on May 23, 2013 17:10 • 5 views
Stefana Cristina Czeller Stefana Cristina Czeller's blog:

Păstos şi urât mirositor, rahatul era întins pe toate cutiile poştale. Prima îl văzu Elvira, văduva de la patru, care se pregătea, ca în fiecare zi, să hrănească mâţele vagaboande din faţa blocului. Cu precizie de ceas elveţian, la ora 6, coborî din apartament şi în acea dimineaţă mohorâtă de mai... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 05:12 • 3 views
Sam Schooler Sam Schooler's blog:

Hey guys! I know I already posted a blurb for my upcoming Goodreads freebie THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TRYING NOT TO DIE, but,of course, right after I posted it, the plot dove sideways and ended up in a completely different place.


The story is complete now, rounding out at 25,000 words, and I should k...

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Published on May 23, 2013 14:15 • 3 views
Kelly  Jensen Kelly Jensen's blog:
I'm surprised not more people have responded to the link I shared last week to the New York Times Book Review of Andrew Smith's Winger which spends a hefty chunk of the review discussing John Green and "Green Lit."





I've read Winger and I have read Looking for Alaska. Yes, both books are set in boa... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 09:19 • 2 views
Camille Sweeney Camille Sweeney's blog:

Markj Frauenfelder Boing Boing The Art of Doing Blog Blogger


Frequency is the currency of a word cloud. The more a word is repeated, the larger it appears in the cloud. Click here to see the interactive version.


This word cloud is based on our interview with Mark Frauenfelder, co-founder and co-editor of one of our favorite blogs (for a chapter in our bo...

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Published on May 23, 2013 07:09 • 2 views
Garry Rogers Garry Rogers's blog:

The Kindle edition of my debut (prolegomenon) novel will be available on Amazon tomorrow.




Corr Syl the Warrior

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When an armed Danog patrol crosses the border into Wycliff District, the Wycliff Council sends a young Tsaeb warrior named Corr Syl to investigate and recommend a response. Corr soo...

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Published on May 23, 2013 11:53 • 3 views
Scott James Magner Scott James Magner's blog:

Now Available!

Now Available!



Hearts of Iron has been out a little more than a week, and in my entirely biased opinion is doing very well. Sales are good, international readers are starting to discover the book, and I thought I’d take the time to go over some of what I consider are the more important points t... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 16:00 • 3 views
Jordan McCollum Jordan McCollum's blog:

It might be the most fun you’ve ever had on a blog tour! Yep, in addition to my real-life launch party with Donna K. Weaver, I’m also doing an online launch, and I’d love to have you join the party!


I swear up and down, this blog will not be all about my books. I will still blog about writing craf...

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Published on May 23, 2013 06:14 • 3 views
Jeanne H. Chambers Jeanne H. Chambers's blog:

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here i am, spending a week on the beach in hilton head when along comes a sinus infection. i’m taking my antibiotics and using the prescription nasal spray like a good little girl, but still everything tastes like cardboard or soap. so while the others order all sorts of tasty goodies, i just...

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Published on May 23, 2013 18:02 • 5 views
Sifu Karl Romain Sifu Karl Romain's blog:
Practicing Tai Chi has been scientifically proven to improve the immune system. During a Tai Chi workout, there is a flow of steady, meditative movement and breath that focuses the mind and conditions the body. Experts hypothesize that these slow, gliding movements and controlled breathing combin... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 18:51 • 21 views
Peter               Cook Peter Cook's blog:

Reblogged from Work Musing:

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In my last post but one I said a little bit about what I now do for a living. This post expands on that by delving into the topic of sketchnoting.


Sketchnoting is a technique in which one uses imagery and diagrams in note-taking as a way of anchoring memory, concepts,...

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Published on May 23, 2013 01:49 • 2 views
Marilyn Talia Dahl Marilyn Talia Dahl's blog:
FUCKME WHATEVER

Thank the muses or whoever I should bow to, that there are words to wrap around my painful known-ness, and give me the solace of the unknown, the place that I create where there is narry an angel or a devil that I did not summon as my submissive, no solicitors on the phone, and no viruses to cau... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 18:49 • 7 views
Daniel Greenup Daniel Greenup's blog:
Job 38:16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

In 1977, scientists aboard a submarine journeyed to the springs of the sea, confirming what the Bible said thousands of years ago (See also Genesis 7:11 and Genesis 8:2) about springs on the ocean floor... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 12:21 • 3 views
Lesley Ann McDaniel Lesley Ann McDaniel's blog:
How to Persevere When the World is Telling You to Quit

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I was recently asked by Tina Bustamante, one of my writer friends, to write a guest post for her blog. After batting around a couple of topic ideas, we arrived at one that we both know all too intimately: “How to Keep Going When There are no...

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Published on May 23, 2013 06:50 • 2 views
Ruth  Silver Ruth Silver's blog:


trouble with toads The Trouble with Toads


Once upon a time a young girl wanted revenge. But first, she wanted to be beautiful.


Twelve-year-old Bettony has read enough stories that begin with ‘Once upon a time’ to know what happens to the ugly stepsisters at the end, and she’s determined to escape that fate by any...

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Published on May 23, 2013 02:46 • 1 view
Amy Durant Amy Durant's blog:

Today when I was driving home from work I was thinking about business slogans. I have no idea why. I have to assume there was one on the radio because I don’t drive past anywhere with a visible slogan on the way home. That’s because I purposely take this weird back way to get home that may or may...

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Published on May 23, 2013 08:45 • 4 views
Donna K. Childree Donna K. Childree's blog:

Blog Tour Host: JT Therrien - Friday, September 6th

We are thrilled to introduceJT TherrienasaFall in love with the Wayward Gifted Blog Tour Host.
Friday, September 4th
VisitNarratives: JT Therrien Author BlogJT will present a character interview with Ida Prescott Light, grandmother of Steuart Jame... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 18:08 • 13 views
Carrie Fancett Pagels Carrie Fancett Pagels's blog:
Stealing the Preacher

Stealing the Preacher
By Karen WitemeyerBethany House Publishers

Reviewed by Teresa Mathews
5 stars *****
In this amazing Texas tale Karen Witemeyer re-introduces us to Crockett Archer. If you read Short Straw Bride you will remember the lovable brothers that had to take care... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 23:30 • 3 views
Ali Berlinski Ali Berlinski's blog:
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This is not a kerfuffle


So today’s been a shit show and it’s only 2pm my time. Yup, a whole lot of kerfuffle.


What’s a kerfuffle?


I’m glad you asked. Kerfuffle is one of my favorite words, it means commotion. Normally when I have mornings like these, I keep to myself and listen to 90′s angst music....

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Published on May 23, 2013 05:48 • 5 views
Jon Yang Jon Yang's blog:

I've spent a lot of time recently downloading a raft of iPhone games. With Hay Day done and over with, I've been looking for the next fun thing. Basically I need three games in rotation at all times: an one-on-one game, a farming game, and something multiplayer strategy. Oh and sometimes a build... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 23, 2013 16:29 • 4 views
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