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Writers have a hard time writing about other writers, particularly in Canada, a small country in terms of the literary life. (Recently I've begun to think the great divide is the Rockies. How to throw my most recent book, a collection of stories published in Victoria --the end of the Canlit world... Read more of this blog post »

Third draft coming together quite nicely

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I know many of you are as horrified as saddened as I am about the recent deaths and destruction wrought by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.

The Lucky 13s have banded together to raise funds for the victims--to help rebuild, in any way we can.

So spread the word and hop on over to check out the fundraise... Read more of this blog post »

The creators of Book Bash partnered with authors, S.C. Stephens and K.A. Linde, to create: ANGSTfest, the Official After Party of Book Bash!

And we want to invite YOU!

Event Info:

Come party with the hottest angsty authors out there at the official Book Bash after party for FREE! Located in the same... Read more of this blog post »

My July 29 release, A Dream Defiant,now has a cover!



Spain, 1813

Elijah Cameron, the son of runaway slaves, has spent his whole life in the British army proving that a black man can be as good a soldier as a white man. After a victory over the French, Elijah promises one of his dying men that he... Read more of this blog post »

I’m just a few weeks away from the release ofGwynneth Ever After and, slowly but surely, I’m making progress. The ISBN number came through on day 10 of the 6-10 business days I was told it would take. Once I had that, I was able to have the digital file uploaded to Netgalley for reviewers […] ↓ R... Read more of this blog post »

Welcome Jane Austen fans! I couldn't resist taking partin the Jane Austen Giveaway Hop hosted by vvb32 reads. This giveaway is open to residents of the US.
I will be giving away a copy of my book, Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale. It is a modern version of Jane Austen's Persuasion. As the title sugg... Read more of this blog post »

Hallöchen alle zusammen. Gestern bin ich wieder daheim angekommen, nachdem ich eine (für mich) recht große Reise unternommen hätte - nämlich einmal quer durch Deutschland. Im Zuge meiner zahlreichen Bewerbungen für Praktika, die ich in den letzten Tagen verschickt habe, hat mich ein Vorstellungs... Read more of this blog post »

Talespinner (center) docked this week at the Marsh Harbor Marina in front of the JibRoom

I’m not a Facebook power user but still, lately, I haven’t much liked going to the site ever since they changed the design (again!) and now the About section on the upper left side of the page keeps demandin...

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I added a new free story to my GR page. Go With the Flow was originally published by Torquere but is now out of print.

The story is here. Hope you enjoy it!

Stressed and exhausted, Paul's not too happy about being pushed into taking a yoga class by his sister, but the instructor, Rob, is hot eno... Read more of this blog post »

It’s Reading Matters 2013 next week!

Imagine the little bumblebee-girl in Blind Melon’s ‘No Rain’ video clip (you’re lost, you dance to a different beat, nobody understands you) then, by chance (or by purchasing a ticket), you stumble into a field (or the RMIT building) and discover your people....

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Off to Corning, NY, for a signing at the Radisson Hotel (right next to a wine tasting!). Hope you can make it! 4:30-7 tonight.

For those of you who are new to my neck of the Internet woods, you should know that I write speculative fiction and suspense. (Specu-spense? Suspecu-fiction?) Something like that.

Also, some of you may be aware that my next novel RAGE'S ECHO will be released later this year. No word on the exact d... Read more of this blog post »

I confess, I didn't read a lot of comic books before my college days (where my dorm had a comic book library), but on the great divide between fans of DC and fans of Marvel, I'm clearly a Marvel guy. One of the main reasons for this is the difference between the powers of the mainstays for the tw... Read more of this blog post »

Here's the title of my post at Romance University: "It's Great Advice, But I Can't Seem to Follow It". You'll just have to stop by to see what it is!

THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTER
By Sydell Voeller

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00727LIBY/?...

"So you're a cop," she said, meeting his stunningly blue yes, noting the breeze ripple through his hair. He certainly fit the stereotype. Broad shouldered and strong. Opened black leather jacket with the collar turne... Read more of this blog post »

Warning: adult content and some spoilers ahead

I got to choose this month’s Book Hungry selection. I picked Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. This rarely happens, but Karla, Abby, Blake, Kelly, and I all pretty much had the same impression of this book.

We HATED the main characters and by hated, I mean...

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I'm so excited to share my good news with you!!! Shackled has been nominated as a finalistfor the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award!!!The winner will be announced on May 29th in downtown New York City so I'mputting on my party dress and going to New York.I wish you could all go withme!!!It woul... Read more of this blog post »

"It's not fair. I can't believe that you got that close without even trying. You saw him. And he saw you."
Rachel was trying, without much success, to get over the fact that Laura, who liked Johnny Depp, had succeeded and she had not even got near her idol.
"It wasn't that close. Oh, come on, Rac... Read more of this blog post »

The Summer Book Blast runs from May 24-27 and is THE hottest and largest ebook sale to date for today’s best selling young adult, new adult and romantic fiction.We're giving away over $1,000 in prizes!

In addition to all books being priced at .99 for the four-day sale, there will be:
a Kindle Fire... Read more of this blog post »

I am so excited to share with you the FINAL portion of the first chapter of Alteredby Gennifer Albin, the highly anticipated sequel to Crewel! I ADORED Crewel, so much. Just from this first chapter alone, I know that Altered will be just as amazing!
READ THE FIRST PARTSPart 1 (Bewitched Bookworms)... Read more of this blog post »

1 Cor. 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.(ESV)”

I gave up on my dream of playing basketball in the NBA a long time ago. Jesus is enough for me. Is he enough for you?

When someone wins a public competition and he (or she) is interviewed, we often h...

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I took a walk this afternoon, and saw that yesterday’s thunderstorms woke up a few friends. The photos are a bit blurry because I used my phone instead of my camera. I saw the tortoise first, the fuzzy caterpillar a minute later, and the snake a minute after that. Click on any photo to enlarge it...

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Oh it has been far too long! Almost the entire month of May has passed by without me saying anything! Did you panic? Were you worried? Well, fear not! I am now settled in my new house (yes, I am finally out of apartments!) and trying to get back into a normal routine that doesn't involve unpackin... Read more of this blog post »

And now for something completely different. The following has absolutely nothing to do with my new book (*cough* Twin-Bred sequel *cough*). It just occurred to me. In the shower (where several scenes in Fifty Shades of Greytake place).

How the heck did Anastasia Steele go through childhood, adoles... Read more of this blog post »

Many have asked me to carry the Vamp Chronicles series past my planned 7 books. While I always leave doors open, I have to admit that it’s a pretty solid decision on my part not to go beyond that number.

Some would, and have, asked why. From a business standpoint, why wouldn’t one want to cash in...

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A LIFE LESS ORDINARYByVictoria Bernadine
BLURB:
For the last fifteen years, Rose “Manny” Mankowski has been a very good girl. Now, at the age of 45, she’s questioning her choices and feeling more and more disconnected from her own life. When she’s passed over for promotion and her much younger new... Read more of this blog post »

Kind of a rough week, right? From racist t-shirts and mugs to depressingly hideous book cover art, there hasn't been much to smile about. So let's cleanse the palate a bit before the holiday weekend and look at how four brilliant artists illustrated Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Islan... Read more of this blog post »

I've happily had some great guests, spotlight posts or reviews to do lately, which means I've neglected my own books. So to remedy the situation I'm going to be posting about one book each day for the next three days.


I'll start with The Guardian of the Globe Blurb

After buying a beautiful snow gl... Read more of this blog post »

We often hold the belief that if we can just change what we look like we can change who we are. If we wear the right clothes we'll be popular. If we drive the right car that special person will like us. If we wear the right watch, the right earrings, the right hairstyle, and on and on and on, the... Read more of this blog post »

Título: Changeless

Série: Parasol Protectorate #2

Autora: Gail Carriger

E subitamente tudo é humano. Uma praga ameaça os vampiros e lobisomens deixando-os humanos e os fantasmas simplesmente são exorcizados e poof lá deixam de existir.
Alexia Tarabotti, agora Lady Woolsey acorda num belo dia para...

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Love Larkstorm?

Crazy about Nightingale?

Excited for Phoenix?

Can’t wait for the release of REBEL on June 4th?

Are you a reader, librarian, teacher, or teen who loves books? Then I need you!

I’m looking for TEN superfans – people who love Larkstorm and Nightingale – to help spread the word about the S...

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This is movie weekend for me! I'm going to get my Diesel/Rock fix. Those of us in the U.S. will be enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, so if you happen to be going to the lake, take heed to this story:NEVER ARGUE WITH A WOMANOne morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decide... Read more of this blog post »

I’ve been really busy lately. I try to write for a couple hours every morning before work. I then drive to the new job and put in five to six hours there. Then I start the second job, which is … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

When you’re writing a novel in first person, how do you write exposition without it sounding weird and unnatural?

Vicky posted this questionon my “Ask A Question For My Blog” page:

How do you write exposition from the first person without it sounding daft – unlikely the character would be thinking...

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مرة أخري لا تجدي الحلول العميقة نفعا ، ليس علي هذه الأرض...

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هناك تلك الفئة الجحيمية من المشاكل التي يصعب الهروب منها ، ببساطة لأنك جزء من المشكلة ذاتها ، كونك ما أنت عليه ، تلك الفئة تجعلك علي الدوام في حالة لجوء لحلول غير منطقية تزيد الأمر سوءا...
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بيك قال شيئا عن الأخطاء المعرفية ، عن كو... Read more of this blog post »

Todays the big cover reveal for Becoming a Legend- links to blogs hosting are on my website:

http://www.bkristinmcmichael.com/revi... Read more of this blog post »

Last night I attended my daughters’ last high school choir concert. I was sad, but maybe not as sad as I thought I would be. That’s because I remember the other times I was sad, and I didn’t need to be.I remember driving away from the university in my husband-to-be’s convertible. He had graduate... Read more of this blog post »

I made pig pillows today!
You can find this project in my new book TAPE IT & MAKE MORE, which will be available September 1st. I'm a bit of a bacon-aholic (is that even a word??), so pigs make frequent appearances in my crafts. In the book I've included not only this pig pillow but a piggy ba... Read more of this blog post »

Words Unique Writing Contest: Since Mervyn of Talon Publishing is my editor, and of course Laura Wright LaRoche is a very good friend and also designer of two of my own book covers, I'm not entering the Words Writing Contest. But you can - and should! A book cover designed and donated by Laura wi... Read more of this blog post »

Typically, I do not write very many words a day. I read somewhere that Stephen King shots for like 1500. For me, that IS doable, yet unlikely to remain consistent. I struggle with time. Time is often my enemy. I feel run down and run ragged and when I feel inspired I look around only to realize I... Read more of this blog post »

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck

A while back, I wrote a post called “Why Evolved Publishing is the Only Publishing House for Me.” Needless to say, it garnered quite a bit of attention. Now that a few months have passed, I’d like to post a follow-up to let you know that I stand by every single thing I said in the original post a... Read more of this blog post »

Welcome LGBT AuthorTheo Fenraven to the blog with an exclusive short story just for us.

The Elevator

We were running late, and when we saw the elevator open across the lobby, we darted straight toward it and inside, smiling at each other as the doors shut.

Only a few more minutes, and it would be d...

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