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My first promotion is running. Panicked this morning at 08:15 - until I realised that 00:00 PST (which is what Amazon apparently work to) was equivalent to 09:00 BST. Now everything is working, and downloads are (slowly) accumulating. Interesting that there are six from Germany!

So far I've been g... Read more of this blog post »

UPDATE: SUMMER-TIME HAS FINALLY ARRIVED...

To all my Queens in the various Blog world, I made it to Palm Springs 5hours ago. Checking out the Venue and it is spectacular. The scenery is nothing short of breathtaking. Its been a long time coming and I appreciate very much everyone's patience. You g... Read more of this blog post »

Don’t let best be the enemy of good.

I’m not really sure if that’s a motherhood quote, but I really and truly think it should be.

Can you relate?

How do you let go of the ever elusive PERFECT?

Come tell me — teach me — at Everyday Family! See you there!

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Taking the Reins is an eye-opening glimpse of mid-nineteenth century life as experienced through the eyes of two very different young ladies. Dayle Campbell Gaetz’s beautifully-written tale is set in British Columbia, and follows the girls’ adventures from the Interior to Victoria and back again... Read more of this blog post »

Tonight's been a fun evening. I see BB as very much a whole and I want all aspects of it - the writing, the art, the cover, even the font I've written it in - to say something about BB, the world he lives in, and the stories I want to tell. Originally I had Celtic scrolls in my headers and footer... Read more of this blog post »

Today, I have a special post for all of you. I've been visited. Or should I say the blog. You might have heard that my fellow Crescent Moon Press author,Katie O’Sullivan, has a coming release:Son of a Mermaid. You gotta check it out. But not before you finish reading this post.

Take it away, Katie... Read more of this blog post »

Para Arthur Machen
Todas las mañanas, al despuntar el alba, Ofelia dejaba el calor de su cama y se encaminaba al pequeño invernadero que tenía en el jardín trasero de su casa.
Ya había entrado en la tercera edad, pero a pesar de que los años habían trazado surcos en su piel, aún conservaba un poc... Read more of this blog post »

The cover is here. Look!


Beautiful work from Fiona Jayde. And I get another falling-down Y! Blurb time?

A year after the body swap that let brat Jayk and his dom, Amon, experience each other’s lives for a day, the pair is ready to be married in a small, stress-free ceremony. Things are going smoot... Read more of this blog post »

At last I have the go ahead to show off my beeewwwdiful cover for Unforgettable Summer. It’s absolutely gorgeous!

Don’t you think?

Sami

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Yay! Today Meradeth Houston's blog tour for The Chemistry Of Fate stops here! I've made no secret of the fact that I LOVE Meradeth's books, Colors Like Memories and The Chemistry Of Fate. So I'm very excited to host a stop on her tour!





Meradeth isa California girl, which means she talks too fast... Read more of this blog post »

A busy day today! The eBook version is now available from the Sony eBookstore! for the standard $5.99USD.

I have a poem in the new issue of Cactus Heart Press. Please support the magazine.

http://www.cactusheartpress.com/buy/i...

Hubby and I had a lovely day out yesterday, with our friends. We drove to Coughton Court a beautiful stately home run by the National Trust. The gardens looked lovely. Perhaps not as colourful as they would havebeen if spring was warmer. Nevertheless, the tulip displaywas breath taking; such a va... Read more of this blog post »

It came after a week of rain.

After she driven home through the rain, watched the rain come across fields.

It’d ponded between rows. It had sheeted and ponded and thrummed the hood of the pick-up like the drumming of everything thrown at her, everything coming down that never stopped, and a...

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Love and Rage Collide
Regina Puckett

She wore long sleeves and high collars in an attempt to hide
Where his control and her devotion would meet daily to crash and collide
It was never the welts or bruises that hurt the most
But the fact that he used her love as a painful whipping post
Years before she... Read more of this blog post »

Hey, you guys! The lovely

Woman's Own
www.amazon.com
Ablaze against the bustle of nineteenth-century Philadelphia is this sweeping saga of three generations of strong, indomitable women – all seemingly cursed when it comes to love. At its center is young Lilly Armstrong, a beauty on the brink of w... Read more of this blog post »

One of the nice side-effects and a crucial success-factor to writing a book is all the opportunities to celebrate along the way—obviously, the big one is toasting the book shipping to print; and before that, toasting the sign-off for the final page proofs, toasting the completion of the initial w... Read more of this blog post »

Because this has been a really crazy week for me, I’m going to keep my wordage short on this post.

I’ve gone through the majority of the candidates’ pics and have a pretty solid group of finalists so far. The guys I’ve chosen not only possess the most closely aligned characteristics of Logan, but...

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Hello

I have just added myself on Goodreads as a new author and I thought would introduce myself. My name is Alan Scott and I write dark gothic adult fantasy.

I started writing a few years ago, as a way to deal with my dyslexia – don’t worry I have all my work properly proof read before being publi... Read more of this blog post »

I love romance. I'm a sucker for it. I love it so much. It's pathetic. Drew Barrymore

I'm with Drew on this one. I love romance. Yes, I write about zombies and stuff (things and stuff--quote from The Walking Dead), but EVEN The Zombie West Series is more romance than zombies. Every chance I ge... Read more of this blog post »

Coming August 2013

WordPress Website Workshop

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Your Instructor:Cynthia D’Alba
August 1-31, 2013
Using WordPress.com to Build A Website
WordPress.com – Not Just for Blogging Anymore

Most authors would agree that it’s important to have a visibility on the Internet, usually via a p...

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ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS I WILL BE GIVING AWAY SEVERAL OF MY NOVELS CHECK MY AMAZON SITE FOR DETAILS

PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING ONE OF MY OTHER NOVELS WHILE YOU ARE THERE YES, US WRITERS HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING
IN ANY CASE, I HOPE YOU VISIT MY AMAZON SITE OFTEN AND HAVE IT BOOK... Read more of this blog post »

Just published!

Nine Degrees North
by Michael Bayouth & Kim Klein


Coming soon ~

21 Sunsets
by Michael Bayouth & Kim Klein

Letters From York
by Kim Klein

In The Shadows of Giants
by Michael Bayouth

Coffee Shop Diaries
by Kim Klein

Shards
Short Stories by Michael Bayouth Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by my Author page! I am truly excited you all are taking a chance and adding my book to your Want To Read list! This a new experience for me and I can't wait to share this journey with you guys.

My first book is called Her Love Ran Crimson, I have had t... Read more of this blog post »

Different Shades Of Reality
Posted on May 23, 2013 by billyraychitwood1


Looking down from a skyscraper in New Your City, the people look so small, as puppets moving on a giant invisible string. The cars, taxis, trucks, and buses crawl along like toys in a make-believe gift set. From this height a s... Read more of this blog post »

Hi, I’m George Munday, a professional landscape photographer, living in Ireland. Forthe past six years, I’ve been working on a large, 132 page, coffee-table style book called”Waterford, A County Revealed”.

It’s a collection of evocative photographs that takes thereader on a journey through the lan...

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Oh, Pete!
Your face is great and your body is neat
And your voice can't be beat!
I wish we could meet,
Cause I hear you're sweet!
We could run across the street
In all the snow and sleet,
Maybe in the summer heat,
And sit in our seat
And have a bite to eat.
Perhaps a sandwich of lettuce and meat
Served on w... Read more of this blog post »

Welcome to my beer bar Jessica! What can I pour for you to start?Hi, Liz! Thanks for inviting me! I don’t drink a lot, so could I please have something light?Yep, try this Premium Lager--just 5% alcohol and perfect for a hot day.You write "sci-fi romance."What exactly is that? Aliens in love? Sex... Read more of this blog post »

It's spring, feels like summer and I have a cold. I went to the grocery store over lunch for some medication and ended up with some homeopathic thing which actually helped more than the dayquil I took last night which didn't do anything other than make me really peppy. I can't write very well whe... Read more of this blog post »

Ok, a lista não é muito grande e não está aqui tudo o que quero, mas vamos primeiro ver como estão os preços e depois logo se vê o que se compra ou não. Este ano gostava que estes meninos viessem cá para casa:

E vocês? Já têm a lista de compras feita?

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That sounds dirtier written out than it did in my head. LOL.

April was the month I posted something everyday to correspond with a letter of the alphabet. May… I think I’ve posted 3 times, including this one. Neither is good. I have to find some kind of balance and I seem to do better when I have a...

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Martha Quinn (my favorite VJ because she crushed on Adam Ant and played him most often) had an excellent idea to make American Idol relevant again. Bring on Steve Perry as a judge. That would be awesome! I'd tune in and the guy can actually sing (are you listening Nicki Minaj?)

Next up: I am offic...

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The Assassin and the Pirate Lord – 1st Prequel Novella
3.5 Stars

Celaena is sent by her boss, mentor and father-figure, Arobynn, to make a deal with the Pirate King, but when she arrives she finds Arobynn has lied to her and the business she must conduct on his behalf is participation in the slave...

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It's been an exhausting week as I am wrapping up things at work. Just to give you an idea, I'm not a napper, but when I got home from work today, I fell asleep for two hours.

They've pretty much stated they're tapping into my brain and trying to extract as much knowledge as possible before I'm go... Read more of this blog post »

Hey awesome writers, LDStorymakers just hosted a writer’s conference in Utahthe beginning of May. There were close to 500 attendees, with agents, authors, and editors from all over. I heard […]

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It's hard to hold Marta Dottorelli down. She swears she is not fictional, and has set out to prove it by barging onto my website and posting Tuscan recipes along with "anti-author" rants -- and here's the thing: I'm starting to wonder how "fictional" she is:

I'll give her this: Real or not, she kn... Read more of this blog post »

Between events yesterday (I ran the free workshop during the afternoon and then taught in the evening) I had a little time to kill and ended up picking up the library’s copy of The Giving Tree. I’d never read it before (how??). It’s stunning. It’s beautiful and it is, I think, the perfect story....

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HE'S GONE hits #6 on Barnes and Noble's Top 100 Ebooks!!!He's Gone Read more of this blog post »

I’ve been baking cakes since I was ten years old and, as you can imagine, have amassed quite a collection of recipes.

I made this Lemon Sour Cream Cake for the first time just last year—but it has already become one of my very favorites. (And my family and friends like it, too!)

Lemon Sour Cream C...

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You know, this was gonna be a regularly scheduled comics update, but it turned into a Young Avengers v2 review/rant. I cut that out and I'm gonna go with that tomorrow. So here's a quick rundown of my other books right now.

Spider Books: Avenging Spider-Man . Fun. Spider-books are a bit weird atm t... Read more of this blog post »

Image by LLPix.com Thanks to all those who downloaded "An Explosive Time" I hope you enjoy this wild whacky Celtic Cousins' Adventure. Many of you took Detective Inspector Crombie to heart after his brave (some might say fool hardy) actions in "A Raucous Time". Over forty, Crombie obviously has... Read more of this blog post »

As much as I liked the cover that we originally selected forRiver's Recruit, I really wanted something more 'mature.' So, I enlisted the help of Sarah Hanson at Okay Creationsand she designed this beautiful new cover. What do you think?






I hope you like it as much as I do. I'm so excited to get bac... Read more of this blog post »

The Digital Photography Book Part 1 – Second Edition
Okay, Scott already announced the release of the new version of his best-selling book, The Digital Photography Book Part 1 – Second Edition. But since today is Free Stuff Thursday, I figured we would give away FIVE FREE copies to some lucky c...

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So apparently people are intrigued by my writing process. Let’s put that in quotation marks, shall we? “Process.” There, that’s better. I’ve received numerous remarks over the past two years that I’m crazy efficient or write faster than people can think. First of all, thank you! Second, so NOT tr... Read more of this blog post »

...I decided to write one on a book that I will eventually publish. The book is a YA fantasy, and the first book I wrote. But I want to rewrite it, making it a lot better. Anyway, I was mucking around with its theme and wrote the poem below, which has the same title as the book: "Stella Maris". I... Read more of this blog post »

Hello Everyone!!!

As many of you know, the Aztec trend is still going strong. Although I wasn’t a fan at first, it’s definitely grown on me over time. The best part is, you can find Aztec printed clothes at just about any store and at some seriously great prices. Soooooo, without further ado, here...

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