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Edwin Wong's blog:
Winner in Performing Arts Category – 13th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards
It was a good day today. An email rolled in from the assiduous folks at the National Indie Excellence Awards announcing that my book, The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected has won in the performing arts category. The finalist in the performing arts category was Ma...
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Chloé McFeters's blog:
New Interviews with Cheryl Pallant and Frank Imbergamo
Hi Friends! In this month’s Little By Little, I’m happy to share interviews with author, poet, and dancer, Cheryl Pallant and award-winning chef and actor “Frankie” Imbergamo. It was such a pleasure speaking with and learning more about Cheryl Pallant for our interview. She leads quite a multi-pa...
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Dylan Madeley's blog:
Jenn St.-Onge art and a re-release
The big news around here is a fun art commission by Jenn St.-Onge (Bingo Love, Nancy Drew, Jem and the Holograms: The Misfits, and much more) which revisits the cover of The Crown Princess’ Voyage (by Rona Dijkhuis). The book is a nice touch since Chandra Kenderley is a character who reads books,...
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S. Johnson's blog:
Hot New Novella
Hi there!
Shauna Davis has a hot new novella on Audible and Amazon. I am excited to narrate. A new book called Second Chances.
Will she give him a second chance? Can he win her heart? A hot Rock and Roll novella you are sure to enjoy!
Message me for a promotional code for this new audiobook!Second... Read more of this blog post »
Shauna Davis has a hot new novella on Audible and Amazon. I am excited to narrate. A new book called Second Chances.
Will she give him a second chance? Can he win her heart? A hot Rock and Roll novella you are sure to enjoy!
Message me for a promotional code for this new audiobook!Second... Read more of this blog post »
Alex Doiron's blog:
Facebook Advertising
Well, I tried advertising my book on Facebook. That was a a waste of time and money.
The add reached 13000 people, 183 clicked on the link taking them to the Amazon page where they could buy my book, zero people purchased my book.
183 link clicks out of 13000 placements isn't bad.
Zero conversions o... Read more of this blog post »
The add reached 13000 people, 183 clicked on the link taking them to the Amazon page where they could buy my book, zero people purchased my book.
183 link clicks out of 13000 placements isn't bad.
Zero conversions o... Read more of this blog post »
Sean McDevitt's blog:
WORLD WAR, TWO MEN
This Memorial Day weekend, I would like to announce my long-term plans for my first nonfiction work. It will no doubt be the most challenging and important book I will ever write. I stress that this is years away, but if you'd like an occasional update, please "like" the page that is linked below...
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La Chica de la Constelación's blog:
El Loco Henry
"Hoy ha hecho frío, días como este pienso en el loco Henry"
Uno de los problemas sociales en todas las ciudades es el crecimiento de personas sin hogar, vagabundos, huérfanos y los llamados "locos". En esta última categoría el miedo a revivir situaciones traumáticas han provocado en estas pers... Read more of this blog post »
Patricia Correll's blog:
#amresearching
When you take in interest in a subject, suddenly it seems the news is full of that subject. If I shared all the cool Iron Age stuff I found this page would be nothing else. But this is worth sharing, and reading! And now my warriors carry cool bark shields.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/histor...... Read more of this blog post »
https://www.express.co.uk/news/histor...... Read more of this blog post »
Michael McGrinder's blog:
Profile
I have finally gotten around to updating my profile. I thought it worth mentioning the oral history of Off-Off--Broadway in which I participated and which can be found on line, and a book where I am briefly quoted.
Besides, my open heart surgery was three years ago, with a one-year update. It hard... Read more of this blog post »
Besides, my open heart surgery was three years ago, with a one-year update. It hard... Read more of this blog post »
Jacquie Underdown's blog:
Meet Me in the Middle - So so pretty!
After the success of, and love for, Catch Me a Cowboy, I wanted to return to the gorgeous region of Gippsland, Victoria with a new series of books. So today, I'm unveiling the exquisitely pretty cover and blurb for Meet Me in the Middle, which is the second in book in my Wattle Valley series. I a...
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Connie Howell's blog:
Reviews Matter
For an indie author like myself Reviews are a vital part of being noticed so that the books can move up on the index of booksellers such as Amazon. When a book receives enough reviews they become recommended for reading.
Personally I spend thousands of dollars to produce a quality book and I have... Read more of this blog post »
Personally I spend thousands of dollars to produce a quality book and I have... Read more of this blog post »
Rita Lee Chapman's blog:
This week's Guest Author on www.ritaleechapman.com
My guest author this week is Tammy Bird, author of Sandman. It was a chance conversation during a visit to a beachside area out of season which led to the inspiration for this book.
To learn more about Tammy, her writing and her blog sites visit www.ritaleechapman.com Read more of this blog post »
To learn more about Tammy, her writing and her blog sites visit www.ritaleechapman.com Read more of this blog post »
Raymond Pairan's blog:
Should I Write Another Technology Book?
After writing my first technology book entitled: "The Road to Microservice Architecture" that conveys my experience advising a top 5 global bank for Infosys about how they could move their monolith to a Microservice Architecture I am not sure whether I want to write another technology book or mov...
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Blodwedd Mallory's blog:
Pre-Order NOW! DEAD IN THE WATER: An Unofficial Legend of The Secret World (Available May 31, 2019)
When Blodwedd Mallory returns to her old stomping grounds to deal with the supernatural menace threatening Solomon Island, she expects to spend her time killing zombies and helping the survivors in Kingsmouth. But, will her attempts to investigate the mysterious fog and the invading draug horde b...
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Louise Dando-Collins's blog:
'THE OTHER SIDE OF LILLY"
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CHAPTER 20
Eva had informed the police that the media were defaming her in their columns, and had made a formal complaint. The truth was, she was loving every minute of it. All the attention bought out the best, and the worst in her. The precocious child in her was thoroughly enjoying it,... Read more of this blog post »
CHAPTER 20
Eva had informed the police that the media were defaming her in their columns, and had made a formal complaint. The truth was, she was loving every minute of it. All the attention bought out the best, and the worst in her. The precocious child in her was thoroughly enjoying it,... Read more of this blog post »
Kathryne Donovan's blog:
Revamp, Redesign, Rebuild, Reclaim - A New Start!
*** Alert! If you are easily offended, then don't read any further and leave my site! No sugar coating here! Get a doughnut if you want something sweetened!**
Well as you may have seen in the social media blitz of it last night, I have decided to go into the final direction of my brand. The R... Read more of this blog post »
Dennis Schleicher's blog:
Mother, Another Name for Creators
When our Prophet talks about us “all being mothers,” what I feel him saying is that we are all creators.
Are not we all mothers? We ARE all creators. Whether we choose to partner with our Heavenly Parents and create human bodies to be populated with souls to come to earth or we partner with them t...
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Mark R. Hunter's blog:
On writing: The Big Courtroom Scene, and How To Get It Wrong On Purpose
You know those dramatic courtroom scenes that appear in so many movies and TV shows? People shouting and pointing and objecting, and stuff? They're wildly inaccurate--that kind of crazy stuff rarely happens in real courts.
So I wrote one into Coming Attractions.
It's the climactic moment in the boo... Read more of this blog post »
So I wrote one into Coming Attractions.
It's the climactic moment in the boo... Read more of this blog post »
Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard's blog:
THE BEAUTY DOCTOR Named NIEA Finalist
I am honored that my historical thriller, The Beauty Doctor, was just named one of five Finalists in the category of Historical Fiction for the 13th annual National Indie Excellence Awards. The NIEA Awards are an important opportunity for independently-published authors to receive recognition fo...
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Xavier Neal's blog:
IN FIVE DAYS!!!
Eddie Shaw is kicking up dust and smiles in just 5 days.
You ready?!
Add Must Love Logs to your TBR -http://bit.ly/2vNZI5K
You ready?!
Add Must Love Logs to your TBR -http://bit.ly/2vNZI5K
Stephen Burckhardt's blog:
Now Available in Paperback
Hello Posse!I'm sure you can guess by the title of this blog that Into the West: Sharon Springs is now live on Amazon to purchase in paperback. I'm so glad I was able to get this complete and online before we leave for summer vacation. I would have gone crazy thinking about it. I have a few more...
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Omayra Vélez's blog:
Slayer (Dragon Tamer #1) By J.A. Culican
I was so looking forward to reading this book, and I think my expectations were lofty. I love fantasy. It is my second most favorite genre to read after thrillers. With this story, the characters threw me in a loop. How in the world someone is going to be a master sword wielder in a 20-minute tra...
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Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
What happens when you've done everything right, but you can't pay your bills?
That's one of the questions Barbara Kingsolver probes in her new novel, Unsheltered . Weaving between the present and the past, it follows two families in Vineland, New Jersey, living in different moments of cultural crisis....more
That's one of the questions Barbara Kingsolver probes in her new novel, Unsheltered . Weaving between the present and the past, it follows two families in Vineland, New Jersey, living in different moments of cultural crisis....more
Interview with Tana French
Dublin crime novelist Tana French has the kind of critical reviews that other writers would…well, die for. Her debut murder mystery,
In the Woods
, won rave reviews and multiple literary prizes upon its release in 2007. Since then, her books have tended to haunt the bestseller lists, on both sides of the pond, and for months at a time. British newspaper The Independent has dubbed French "The First Lady of Irish Crime," and The Washington Post says she is the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past ten years. ...more
