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Darren Shan Darren Shan's blog:
There were lots of posts over on my Twitter account last night, from UK fans who caught the "Cirque Du Freak" movie on ITV2. I know lots of hardcore Shansters hated the film, but I have to be honest -- I liked it. As film adaptations go (and I think a film always needs to be compared with other f... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 01:58 • 1 view
Moriah Jovan Moriah Jovan's blog:
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May 14, 1780

Mayfair, London

Celia stood alone on the edge of the ballroom, waiting for Rear-Admiral Lord Rathbone to bring her the cup of lemonade she’d expressed a desire for.


It wasn’t an idle desire, either: Her need for citrus was reaching crisis proportions such that the las...

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Published on May 22, 2013 05:00 • 5 views
Loron-Jon Stokes Loron-Jon Stokes's blog:

Over a decade ago (2001), I decided it was finally time to commit to writing a novel and began my journey in earnest. I had harboured the ambition for my entire adult life and after about a year the first draft of 'Digital Wax' was completed. Over subsequent drafts, I learned a great deal about w...

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Published on May 22, 2013 09:21 • 11 views
Lauren Oliver Lauren Oliver's blog:
Teenage Writeland: 10 Questions For Lauren Oliver: Author of "Before I Fall":...
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Published on May 22, 2013 05:55 • 9 views
Linda Mooney Linda Mooney's blog:







From this site: "Food Photographer Beth Galton and Food Stylist Charlotte Omnès collaborated for the series ‘Cut Food’. We can’t decide if looking at the pictures makes us sick or hungry but it is definetely a fun idea to provide a peek at food in a way that defies gravity- slicing it righ... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 06:00 • 4 views
Elyssa Patrick Elyssa Patrick's blog:
One Hit Wonder (Rock Stars in Love #1.5)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Rock-Sta...

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/one-...

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A novella of 20,000 words.

Jane Timmons has two weeks to . . .

1. Keep her distance from her sexy boss, the onc... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 09:06 • 3 views
Stacy Juba Stacy Juba's blog:
Are you a bookworm who enjoys reality TV or the entertainment industry? Then hurry over and add these bargain books to your summer reading list as each novel has a plot thread relating to reality TV or television in general. To celebrate the launch of this list, I hope you’ll enjoy the “reruns” I... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 03:19 • 2 views
M.L. Tyndall M.L. Tyndall's blog:

Behold, He spreads His lightning against the dark clouds and covers the roots of the sea. Job 36:30 Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 00:30 • 2 views
هدير مجدي هدير مجدي's blog:
سَعِيدة وأَخَافُ التَوَرُط فِي السَعادة ..
فِأنا لا يَلِيقُ بِي إِلاَ المَآسِي فَقْط ..
سَعِيدة وأَخَافُ أنْ َيأتِي يَوُماً أَجْلِسُ فِيه أَتحْسرُ عَلّىَ أَيامُ سَعَادِتي..
فَالأفرَاحُ لاَ تَلِيقُ بِي، أُجِيدُ فَقْط أَدّوَار التّرَاجِيدْيَا..
فـَعِندمَا أَفرح، أشعرُ وَكَأننّي "نِصف"..
نِصفُ حَـالِمة....
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Published on May 22, 2013 09:00 • 2 views
Patricia C. Wrede Patricia C. Wrede's blog:

One of the questions everybody seems to ask writers – right after “Where do you get your ideas?” – is “Do you have a time of day when you write?” I can’t figure out whether they want me to say “yes,” hoping that writing is the same as any other nine-to-five job so maybe they can do it, or whether...

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Published on May 22, 2013 04:09 • 4 views
Mark A. Rayner Mark A. Rayner's blog:
Sorry to distract you from the usual nonsense around here, but I thought I’d share this screenshot from Amazon last night. As you can see, The Fridgularity is nestled between two Kurt Vonnegut books in bestselling satire. This is exciting, … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 04:16 • 2 views
Michael Wash Michael Wash's blog:
My number 4 grandson is in special care fighting to bring his jaundice levels down and number 3 grandson is in hospital struggling to breath after a bad asthma attack - although a parent struggles to be calm in these situations its a double whammy for grandparents as our heart goes out for our gr... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 08:48 • 2 views
Malinda Lo Malinda Lo's blog:

This morning I woke up to the news that Amazon was about to launch “Kindle Worlds,” a New Publishing Model for Authors Inspired to Write Fan Fiction.


My initial reaction: WTF?!


I read the press release, and then I read the Kindle Worlds for Authors guidelines and this is what I’ve concluded: This i...

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Published on May 22, 2013 08:24 • 2 views
Steven Pressfield Steven Pressfield's blog:
The artist’s mindset has always been that of the free agent. The painter, writer or filmmaker by definition can only follow her own vision. She has to know (or teach herself) how to be self-defining, self-motivating, self-reinforcing, self-validating.

And yet artists have always run in schools. Pa... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 08:42 • 5 views
Loretta Livingstone Loretta Livingstone's blog:
I love quizzes. I like to take them and I like to make them. There are loads of quizzes on Goodreads. i've done some from the Narnian series, and I found this one today! How's your regency slang? http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/resu...

I got 10/10, but I've read a lot of Georgette Heyer, so I exp... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 08:40 • 4 views
Charles Stross Charles Stross's blog:

I just stubbed my toe on a linguistic thread on reddit (as one does): what sentence can you come up with that would be completely incomprehensible (without a detailed explanation) ten years ago?



Some examples, culled from reddit, to get you started:

hang2er: "I can't get a 4G signal here, I'll skyp...

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Published on May 22, 2013 05:01 • 4 views
Warren Ellis Warren Ellis's blog:


We like to think of SCATTERLANDS as embracing all the awkward parts of the newspaper strip. Do you remember newspaper strips? News-pa-pers. Printed things on very thin slices of wood. Hello?

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Published on May 22, 2013 07:00 • 1 view
Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine's blog:

I’m announcing, proudly, that I’ve had a poem published in each of these two anthologies: On the Dark Path, An Anthology of Fairy Tale Poetry, and the cancer poetry project 2. The first is probably appropriate for high school and above. My poem, called “Becoming Cinderella,” presents an entirely... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 05:27 • 3 views
Tiffany Aleman Tiffany Aleman's blog:
That's right! You didn't misread the title! We published early to ensure that everything would be live for our Release date on May 24!

Luck of Love is live on Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords!

We are so excited to share this story with everyone :) I hope that all of you love our characters just as... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 08:34 • 3 views
Simon Wood Simon Wood's blog:
A few years ago at the World Horror Convention, I was on a panel about personal fears. I have quite a few, mainly irrational, but who doesn't. Julie is scared of emus and ostriches and ants. I can't tell you the number of times Julie calls out, "Simon, there's ostrich in the bath. Come get rid o... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 06:17 • 1 view
أحمد الديب أحمد الديب's blog:
‫والبُلْدَةُ والبَلْدَةُ والبَلادَةُ: ضِدُّ النَّفاذِ والذَّكاءِ والمَضاءِ في الأُمور.
والتَّبَلُّدُ نقيضُ التَّجَلد، بَلُدَ بَلادَةً فهو بليد، وهو استكانة وخضوع.
والمَبْلُودُ: المتحيرُ لا فِعلَ له؛ وقال الشيباني: هو المعتوه.‬
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Published on May 22, 2013 06:39 • 2 views
Dianna Dorisi Winget Dianna Dorisi Winget's blog:
I’ve been a dog lover all my life, and I always feel the need to work them into my middle grade novels. My current novel, True As Steel, involves a German Shepherd named Gunner who is banished to the pound for showing aggressive tendencies and is likely to be put to sleep. My main character, twel... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 08:37 • 19 views
Shiloh Walker Shiloh Walker's blog:
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I had a reader ask me why the Amazon & BN reviews matter…


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I’ve noticed you’ve been pushing for more reviews…the book club thing and periodic requests for reviews, etc on twitter, FB. I don’t ever pay attention to them. I ask friends or go to blogs. Store reviews just don’t matter to m...

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Published on May 22, 2013 05:00 • 3 views
Molly Harper Molly Harper's blog:

Congratulations to Stephanie Frederick, won Monday's giveaway for a signed copy of A WITCH'S HANDBOOK OF KISSES AND CURSES!

(Stephanie, 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 be... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 04:23 • 6 views
Stacia Kane Stacia Kane's blog:

…as in “Dork.”


Yesterday I was at the grocery store. Because–I know it’s shocking–I had to get some groceries. In fact, I have to do this pretty much every day. It’s these children of mine, you see. They (and those pesky childcare laws) insist I feed them. Were it not for them, I would happily liv...

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Published on May 22, 2013 06:10 • 12 views
Shannon Hale Shannon Hale's blog:


Papbnew1Eight years ago Princess Academy was published. Once it won a Newbery Honor, its success overwhelmed me. I'd considered writing a sequel before but decided against it, sure that it could never match up.


So I resisted until my idea for what happens next overwhelmed me more
PalaceOfStoneRGBthan the overwhelmingness...

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Published on May 22, 2013 08:07 • 26 views
Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews's blog:

Magic-Rises_mdOur publisher is arranging some appearances for the release of Magic Rises. Right now the schedule looks like this:



July 31-Murder By The Book (Houston, TX)
Aug 1-Book People (Austin, TX)
Aug 3-Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, CA)

Specific times and online order information for signed copies will be add...

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Published on May 22, 2013 08:12 • 46 views
Nalini Singh Nalini Singh's blog:

This contest is for everyone who loves the Psy-Changeling series!

The aim of the contest to is spread the word about Heart of Obsidian, and give back to fans at the same time. That's why we have so many prizes, so lots of people can win!

I know it's a long post, but please read to the end so you... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 03:00 • 15 views
Jim C. Hines Jim C. Hines's blog:

Amazon announced Kindle Worlds today, describing it as “the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so.”


I didn’t know this was coming, but I’m not surprised, exactly. Am...

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Published on May 22, 2013 08:07 • 25 views
Jennifer Silverwood Jennifer Silverwood's blog:

I'm so excited to be hosting another Indie author today! E.R Arroyo is the author of "Sovereign," a post-apocalyptic novel set in a dystopian future. Here's a bit about the book:
*** SOVEREIGN
“…because of this book I kinda want to create some sort of special shelf for books that go above and... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 05:24 • 1 view
Martin Lake Martin Lake's blog:



I am delighted to be talking today with historical novelist Giles Kristian.


BW Giles (smile)Martin: Welcome, Giles. Which authors have had the greatest influence on you?


When I was fourteen I suffered a bout of glandular fever. I was off school and bored out of my mind, so my mother bought me a book. There were wa...

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Published on May 21, 2013 21:14 • 4 views
Juli D. Revezzo Juli D. Revezzo's blog:
I know a few of my readers are writers, so…I thought you might need to know this if you didn’t. Poking around for something to do with some short story today, I found out Duotrope, that bastion of information for writers? Is now subscription only… (Yes, I know. I haven’t looked at it in a … Conti... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 07:12 • 2 views
Jeri Walker-Bickett Jeri Walker-Bickett's blog:

The loss of a dog can be devastating. Two years ago after moving to North Carolina, my beloved Speckles fell sick. She was a “once in a lifetime” dog. Now that I’m getting ready to make the move back to … Continue reading →

The post On My Mind: Loss of a Dog “Dear Speckles” appeared first on JeriW...

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Published on May 22, 2013 04:00 • 2 views
Richard Castle Richard Castle's blog:

storm front by richard castle


There's a storm front coming! Four years after he was presumed dead, Derrick Storm--the man who made Richard Castle a perennial bestseller--is back in this rip-roaring, full-length thriller.

From Tokyo, to London, to Johannesburg, high-level bankers are being gruesomely tortured and murdered. The...

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Published on May 22, 2013 07:41 • 10 views
Tracy Krauss Tracy Krauss's blog:


Do You Have a Plan?
Sometimes I wonder if I’m bi-polar. Not because I have mood swings (although my husband may disagree) but because I tend to approach many tasks in ways that seem totally opposite.
Case in point. I tend to do a lot of things by the seat of my pants. My creative muse thrives b... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 05:00 • 2 views
Alecia Stone Alecia Stone's blog:
Goodreads Book Giveaway
12701339 Goodreads Giveaway   Signed Copy of T.O.E.

Talisman of El
by Alecia Stone

Giveaway ends July 06, 2013.


See the giveaway details at Goodreads.





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Published on May 22, 2013 02:49 • 5 views
Carla M. Soares Carla M. Soares's blog:
Este hoje na Biblioteca da minha escola a escritora Sandra Carvalho, para falar aos alunos sobre a Saga das Pedras Mágicas. Trouxe muita simpatia, conversou com os alunos (estão a vê-los, bem novinhos, sentados no chão?) sobre vikings, magia eromance. Espero que os tenha aliciado para a leitura,... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 21, 2013 11:17 • 6 views
Christine Fonseca Christine Fonseca's blog:

Happy Wednesday All! This time around, this round's topic started with Cole, who asks:
How do you define success? Is it getting published, making the New York Times list, or just finishing a novel?
This is a hard one for me, actually, as it changes on what seems and feels like an hourly basis. Or... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 06:31 • 2 views
Stephanie Nielson Stephanie Nielson's blog:
Tonight the spring weather brought an evening bike ride.Mr. Nielson put Lottie in the Yepp and we rode down to my brother Matt'shouse to pick up our children.They all flock to his house because Aunt Katy has endless otter-popsand jell-o pudding snacks.Mr. Nielson demonstrated to me how the Yepp... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 01:00 • 1 view
Kirsten Weiss Kirsten Weiss's blog:
Wacky Relatives and Other Wedding Woes... And a New Riga Hayworth Mystery:

Thanks to Kassandra Lamb at misterio press for this terrific launch day blog! Book 4 in the Riga Hayworth series is here!

When my husband and I were planning our wedding a few of his, shall we say, less stable family membe...
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Published on May 21, 2013 10:32 • 1 view
Krystal Wade Krystal Wade's blog:
On the ride home from work yesterday, I gave a piece of advice to one of my slugs when he mentioned he had a bad day at work and punched his desk.

Smiling, I stared at the traffic-filled highway and almost giggled when I said, "Don't punch your desk. Go home and yell at the trees."

He laughed, but... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 22, 2013 07:02 • 2 views
Daniel Bensen Daniel Bensen's blog:

I love worldbuilding, and I was describing alien evolutionary history before I ever thought of writing fiction. When I did turn my attention to storytelling, however, I learned the hard way that it’s not the same thing at all. The best worldbuilding starts at the basics (a planet with lower gravi...

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Published on May 21, 2013 23:28 • 3 views
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