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Eden Fortae's blog:
Cutting straight to the chase.
I was unable to upload the final manuscript for Infamy before KDP locked the title. According to the countdown, I had at least 18 hours to get it up. I stayed up all night despite having to work in the morning, to get in my final changes only to find it locked when... Read more of this blog post »
I was unable to upload the final manuscript for Infamy before KDP locked the title. According to the countdown, I had at least 18 hours to get it up. I stayed up all night despite having to work in the morning, to get in my final changes only to find it locked when... Read more of this blog post »
Xavier Neal's blog:
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Cowboy Casanova, an all new STANDALONE romance, from best selling author, Xavier Neal is #LIVE!!
Grab your copy today!
#Free in #KindleUnlimited
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A country music king.
A chess playing queen.
A classic tale that begins in paradise...
What starts as a... Read more of this blog post »
Cowboy Casanova, an all new STANDALONE romance, from best selling author, Xavier Neal is #LIVE!!
Grab your copy today!
#Free in #KindleUnlimited
Amazon - https://amzn.to/2PB8R8Y
A country music king.
A chess playing queen.
A classic tale that begins in paradise...
What starts as a... Read more of this blog post »
Sharon Kay Penman's blog:
I am still trying to catch up for missed Today in History posts.
I am sure other events of historical significance occurred on December 11th, but for me, everything else is overshadowed by what happened at twilight on that frigid December day in 1282, the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the great... Read more of this blog post »
I am sure other events of historical significance occurred on December 11th, but for me, everything else is overshadowed by what happened at twilight on that frigid December day in 1282, the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the great... Read more of this blog post »
Jacob M. Appel's blog:
I have completed the December update to my list of book festivals for those who find this a useful reference:
www.jacobmappel.virb.com/book-festivals
If you would like to have a book festival added, please feel free to email me at jacobmappel@gmail.com. And if you know the dates of one of the festi... Read more of this blog post »
www.jacobmappel.virb.com/book-festivals
If you would like to have a book festival added, please feel free to email me at jacobmappel@gmail.com. And if you know the dates of one of the festi... Read more of this blog post »
Kim Messier's blog:
Recently the work of Navajo silversmith Hosteen Goodluck was the topic of discussion in one of the online jewelry forums. So, I proudly posted a concho (which has been converted to a belt buckle) that, when it was purchased decades ago, had been attributed to Hosteen Goodluck by trusted associate...
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Doug Lewars's blog:
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric HofferMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
*** Possible spoilers ***
This book was first published in 1951 and it is amazing how well it has held up. It analyzes the requirements for and nature of mass movements using example such as the Frenc... Read more of this blog post »
Meghan Quinn's blog:
✓ Based in New York City
✓ Best Friend's Sister
✓ Friends to Lovers
✓ Billionaire alpha with all the swoon
✓ Romantic Comedy that will melt your heart.
Pre-order now: https://amzn.to/2Ljq46B
From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy about falling in... Read more of this blog post »
✓ Best Friend's Sister
✓ Friends to Lovers
✓ Billionaire alpha with all the swoon
✓ Romantic Comedy that will melt your heart.
Pre-order now: https://amzn.to/2Ljq46B
From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy about falling in... Read more of this blog post »
Jason Dias's blog:
https://www.facebook.com/JasonDiasaut...
I don't even know if this link will do anything. Maybe you can comment if it does or not?
Anyway, this is a Facebook Live reading from Finding Life on Mars, part of Madeleine's story from the last days of Earth. Read more of this blog post »
I don't even know if this link will do anything. Maybe you can comment if it does or not?
Anyway, this is a Facebook Live reading from Finding Life on Mars, part of Madeleine's story from the last days of Earth. Read more of this blog post »
Yolanda Randolph's blog:
Sitting back missing him/her; wishing you were no longer alone...
Hello Loves!
When we are missing someone, are we actually missing are we missing him/her or the person we Wish they were? That's a great question! Have we actually taken the time to deconstruct the relationship? I know I didn't........ Read more of this blog post »
Hello Loves!
When we are missing someone, are we actually missing are we missing him/her or the person we Wish they were? That's a great question! Have we actually taken the time to deconstruct the relationship? I know I didn't........ Read more of this blog post »
Alison Winfield Burns's blog:
Innumerable naked Christmas trees, green and fresh. Posting soon my review of last night's "Deck the Walls" (December 14, 2018) annual gala fundraiser for the New York Academy of Art where I exhibited the egg tempera with turquoise gemstone panel "China Girl: Tribute to David Bowie." My books are...
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Carl Alves's blog:
The Last Rakosh was a fun pulp novella featuring Repairman Jack. I’m not overly familiar with the Repairman Jack character, having only read one of the books, but I found him to be a compelling and fun character to be around. In this novel, Jack goes to a carnival and encounters a creature he tho...
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Allison Symes's blog:
Naturally I'm assuming books are high up on your Christmas wish list. I would like to add to that though the following:-
1. More time to read!
2. More time to re-read old favourites. Does anyone else feel a pang of guilt sometimes when you really want to go back to a novel you've read a few times w... Read more of this blog post »
1. More time to read!
2. More time to re-read old favourites. Does anyone else feel a pang of guilt sometimes when you really want to go back to a novel you've read a few times w... Read more of this blog post »
Joseph Lance Tonlet's blog:
Hi Everyone!
I’m over at Diverse Reader today sharing the cover of my upcoming release, Omega Born! Hope you’ll pop in for a visit.
Happy weekend,
JLT
#pleasurethroughdenial
josephlancetonlet.com
Juman Kubba's blog:
If you have read my books The First Evidence and Shahed Ayan, then you would know that today’s date December 15 is a very special date in my life. Forty-five years ago, I experienced a very sad traumatizing experience that totally shaped my life. I describe that day, its somber sad afternoon, wha...
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Simi Sunny's blog:
Can you see the girl
In your fantasy?
You must be begging
For you want to be pleased.
Your eyes—-
Pure and hungry—-
Travel from her head to toe.
The girl’s image in your fantasy.
She laugh a sweet melody
As she twirls about,
While you chase the girl.
You groan
When she teased you with a smile—-
P... Read more of this blog post »
In your fantasy?
You must be begging
For you want to be pleased.
Your eyes—-
Pure and hungry—-
Travel from her head to toe.
The girl’s image in your fantasy.
She laugh a sweet melody
As she twirls about,
While you chase the girl.
You groan
When she teased you with a smile—-
P... Read more of this blog post »
Dave Vizard's blog:
I started writing a new novel last night, but the idea for it came from a friend just over two years ago. We were knocking back a few beers and talking about recent vacations we’d had and the cool places we’d visited.
Each of the regions of the country we talked about were all fair-weather climate... Read more of this blog post »
Each of the regions of the country we talked about were all fair-weather climate... Read more of this blog post »
Mary Weber's blog:
Reader-kins! I can now officially talk about the "TO BEST THE BOYS" PRE-ORDER GIFT!!
Last month I went to my publisher with an idea to give something back to my readers (because you’re all THE BEST HUMANS, and I’m not biased - okay I am, but whatevs).
- Publisher: "So when you say BIG, what exactl... Read more of this blog post »
Last month I went to my publisher with an idea to give something back to my readers (because you’re all THE BEST HUMANS, and I’m not biased - okay I am, but whatevs).
- Publisher: "So when you say BIG, what exactl... Read more of this blog post »
Christopher X. Sullivan's blog:
Hey Guys!
And so the journey begins! Book One, It's Just Us Here: The Friend, is completely done and ready for ARCs. Publication is on Jan 8th.
It won't have pre-orders. All subsequent books will be available for pre-order.
If you want an ARC, send me a message on Goodreads (or email) within the ne... Read more of this blog post »
And so the journey begins! Book One, It's Just Us Here: The Friend, is completely done and ready for ARCs. Publication is on Jan 8th.
It won't have pre-orders. All subsequent books will be available for pre-order.
If you want an ARC, send me a message on Goodreads (or email) within the ne... Read more of this blog post »
Camille Caliman's blog:
Cassiopeia: Joining Sebastian in his extreme decorating
Sadira: Attending all the Christmas festivals with Og
Liza: Participating in the annual Cookie Run between Primrose Academy and Ravensbane
Clara: Battling the crowds with her mother, brother, and Anne for gifts
Milya: Baking boozy treats with Ru... Read more of this blog post »
Sadira: Attending all the Christmas festivals with Og
Liza: Participating in the annual Cookie Run between Primrose Academy and Ravensbane
Clara: Battling the crowds with her mother, brother, and Anne for gifts
Milya: Baking boozy treats with Ru... Read more of this blog post »
Janice L. Dennie's blog:
Dear Readers:
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I haven't had a chance to keep up with my newsletter in 2018 because I've been so busy working in the film industry.
I wanted to keep up with my novel writing for my readers, so I have written a little Christmas novella, ONE WINTER NIGHT, to warm yo... Read more of this blog post »
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I haven't had a chance to keep up with my newsletter in 2018 because I've been so busy working in the film industry.
I wanted to keep up with my novel writing for my readers, so I have written a little Christmas novella, ONE WINTER NIGHT, to warm yo... Read more of this blog post »
B.J. Bentley's blog:
Taking Shelter, book 2 in the Medicine Wheel series, is coming on January 8th!
Here's your chance to win an ARC!
Make sure you've added Taking Shelter to your TBR, and comment on this post when you're done! Easy peasy!
I'll select one random winner to receive an eARC! (eARCS will be distributed on J...
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Greig Beck's blog:
PRIMORDIA III—PREORDER AVAILABLE NOW!
“A small change today can change our tomorrow. A small change 100 million years ago can change… everything.”
In the thrilling 3rd installment of the blockbusting PRIMORDIA series, Greig Beck explores a frightening world where evolution has gone wild, while also... Read more of this blog post »
“A small change today can change our tomorrow. A small change 100 million years ago can change… everything.”
In the thrilling 3rd installment of the blockbusting PRIMORDIA series, Greig Beck explores a frightening world where evolution has gone wild, while also... Read more of this blog post »
Andrew Seiple's blog:
Happy Holidays! Yeesh, I've been quiet for a while.
Quiet. And busy!
In three days Dire:Time gets released in audiobook format. Which is pretty damn awesome!
But more than that, I'm happy to say that hard work has paid off, and my next ebook is now out early!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LDFSPFW/...
I... Read more of this blog post »
Quiet. And busy!
In three days Dire:Time gets released in audiobook format. Which is pretty damn awesome!
But more than that, I'm happy to say that hard work has paid off, and my next ebook is now out early!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LDFSPFW/...
I... Read more of this blog post »
Kaje Harper's blog:
Today I'm blogging on Love Bytes Reviews about love in the holiday season.
http://lovebytesreviews.com/2018/12/1... Read more of this blog post »
Don Jacobson's blog:
All authors go through their own distinct process to bring a fully-flowered novel to fruition. Some folks are quickly able to lay their plot against the background. Others…like me…stumble around, researching, sketching, writing, editing until they have it “just so.” I am not suggesting that one p...
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Jim Lyon's blog:
Audible.com had a clever placement on Jeopardy yesterday, in which part of the clues were audio clips from well-known books performed by acclaimed actors. Being a publisher of audiobooks sold through Audible, I was pleased to note that the narrators that I use measure up well to those Hollywood A...
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K. Carothers's blog:
For all the plans you make to define the course of your life, it's the unexpected detours that will really define you.
Debby Feo's blog:
I'm hoping everyone has a great Holiday Season!
My heart goes out to everyone who has to spend this time without a loved one.
Thank you to all who have to work during the Holidays to keep others safe!
My heart goes out to everyone who has to spend this time without a loved one.
Thank you to all who have to work during the Holidays to keep others safe!
Matthew Hughes's blog:
When I was at VCon in Vancouver a few weeks ago, I did an interview with Robin Shantz for his Invaders from Planet 3 podcast. I may have said more than I should about my colorful past, but, hey, I can be garrulous.
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Pamela Clare's blog:
Chasing Fire (An I-Team/Colorado High Country Crossover Novel) is out! That has to be the fastest turnaround time ever. The ebook publishers were on top of things yesterday.
What kills me is that so many people have finished the book already. What? I know! The first reader finished it before I... Read more of this blog post »
Stephen Black's blog:
Have you ever thought about stepping into the past of a dynamic and vibrant metropolitan city right before it came to a state of mass destruction and annihilation? How could such a thing happen and who were the characters that precipitated its decline?
In this fast-paced, gripping tale, you'll loo... Read more of this blog post »
In this fast-paced, gripping tale, you'll loo... Read more of this blog post »
Zoltan Istvan's blog:
Some of my work in these new stories out: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete... & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKkk... & https://medium.com/liber
Some of my work in these new stories out: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete... &
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKkk... &
https://medium.com/liberation-day/ame... #transhumanism Read more of this blog post »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKkk... &
https://medium.com/liberation-day/ame... #transhumanism Read more of this blog post »
Joseph Cillo Jr.'s blog:
I came across this quote from Franz Kafka:
"Altogether, I think we ought to read only books that bite and sting us. If the book we are reading doesn’t shake us awake like a blow to the skull, why bother reading it in the first place?"
As a writer, I try to write books that at least prod, if not bit... Read more of this blog post »
"Altogether, I think we ought to read only books that bite and sting us. If the book we are reading doesn’t shake us awake like a blow to the skull, why bother reading it in the first place?"
As a writer, I try to write books that at least prod, if not bit... Read more of this blog post »
J.N. Morgan's blog:
11:17AM
Managed to sleep in a bit today. Got up at quarter to 8 instead of quarter to 7... but then I stayed up a good hour or two beyond what I usually stay up so meh. Hopefully I'll manage to stay up. No writing yet but I have two cups of coffee in me (or at least one and a half so far). My morn... Read more of this blog post »
Managed to sleep in a bit today. Got up at quarter to 8 instead of quarter to 7... but then I stayed up a good hour or two beyond what I usually stay up so meh. Hopefully I'll manage to stay up. No writing yet but I have two cups of coffee in me (or at least one and a half so far). My morn... Read more of this blog post »
Jeff Call's blog:
As usual, I'm a little late to the party.
I just joined Goodreads as an author and I'm amazed by this great resource for authors and readers.
In 2002, I published my first novel, "Mormonville." I never thought of doing a sequel until readers started asking me to write more about Luke Manning and th... Read more of this blog post »
I just joined Goodreads as an author and I'm amazed by this great resource for authors and readers.
In 2002, I published my first novel, "Mormonville." I never thought of doing a sequel until readers started asking me to write more about Luke Manning and th... Read more of this blog post »
Michael Robert Dyet's blog:
Hmmm, in a world where complexity multiplies with every passing day, is it possible that simplicity remains our greatest instrument?
Recently, I came across a couple of references to the principle of Occam’s Razor. If you have not heard of this concept, it is a problem solving principle which hold... Read more of this blog post »
Recently, I came across a couple of references to the principle of Occam’s Razor. If you have not heard of this concept, it is a problem solving principle which hold... Read more of this blog post »
Douglas Van Dyke Jr.'s blog:
I’ve been hard at work arranging plans for my book signings for 2019. A couple of those dates have been confirmed and are approaching fast! If you are near the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and you love big conventions, I hope to see you at either of these events. Be sure to pick up an autographed book...
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Richard Cozicar's blog:
Chapter 2
Jàl mingled between the groups of socialites, each preening for his attention. A room full of the ultra rich vying for even seconds of conversation with the reclusive genius, Jàl Condor. The reason so many of New Market’s elites ventured out at this late hour. Risking the possibilities o... Read more of this blog post »
Jàl mingled between the groups of socialites, each preening for his attention. A room full of the ultra rich vying for even seconds of conversation with the reclusive genius, Jàl Condor. The reason so many of New Market’s elites ventured out at this late hour. Risking the possibilities o... Read more of this blog post »
E.P. Clark's blog:
Lads, lads, lads! By which I mean mainly ladies. It's here! It's finally here! The official launch of The Dreaming Land III: The Sacrifice is upon us, and in celebration of that, it's free on Kindle December 15-19.
Releasing the last book in a series is always a big moment. Is, you might be asking... Read more of this blog post »
Releasing the last book in a series is always a big moment. Is, you might be asking... Read more of this blog post »
Dan Schiro's blog:
...about science fiction, space fantasy and the random ideas that run through my brain. Hmm, seems there’s nothing there at the moment. Oh yeah, read my debut novel, Rogue Destiny, and be on the look out for the first book of the AlphaOmega Series, This Bloody Game!
Scott Jones's blog:
Before the Dawn is now available to check out at the Iowa City Public Library. Which means my little short story collection is amongst the works by those who inspired it, such as Stephen King, Clive Barker, Elmore Leonard, etc.
Mind = blown.
Mind = blown.
Darrell Lee's blog:
There are only 7 days left in the giveaway, the last one of 2018!
Visit my website for a link to enter for a chance to win one of 5 signed copies of my debut novel, The Gravitational Leap, that was a finalist for the 2018 Chanticleer Cygnus International Book Award. The giveaway ends Dec. 21, 2018... Read more of this blog post »
Visit my website for a link to enter for a chance to win one of 5 signed copies of my debut novel, The Gravitational Leap, that was a finalist for the 2018 Chanticleer Cygnus International Book Award. The giveaway ends Dec. 21, 2018... Read more of this blog post »
David Craig's blog:
The Wickerman: Occurred to me the other day that the West Highland Constabulary's Police Sergeant Howie's police work needs some improvement. The plot involves a policeman searching the Pagan isle of Summerisle for a missing girl whom he suspects will be sacrificed to the old gods to ensure a goo...
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Paul Colt's blog:
Billy the Kid is a fascinating character. Part ‘Peck’s bad boy’ and part psychopathic killer. Everyone it seems has an opinion. Given the complexity of his character, the truth is likely found somewhere between the extremes. Billy himself said, “There’s many a slip ‘twix the cup and the lip’.”
“I... Read more of this blog post »
“I... Read more of this blog post »
Barton Jahn's blog:
A God-Composed Journey of Faith Transcends above the American Dream 1
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” (2 Tim. 2:4)
The American Dream…in modern terms might be defined to include things like going t... Read more of this blog post »
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” (2 Tim. 2:4)
The American Dream…in modern terms might be defined to include things like going t... Read more of this blog post »
Tom Cayler's blog:
After Iolaus is kicked-out of school for fighting and back-talk, his father sends him to protect the family’s sheep herd from a marauding wolf.
Instead of passively ‘watch-dogging’, Iolaus hunts down his lupine adversary and engages in a life-or-death struggle that he barely survives.
Iolaus’s pare... Read more of this blog post »
Instead of passively ‘watch-dogging’, Iolaus hunts down his lupine adversary and engages in a life-or-death struggle that he barely survives.
Iolaus’s pare... Read more of this blog post »
June Ahern's blog:
onlinebookclub.org is offering a give-away for my first novel The Skye in June. See link to at bottom of blog- has 344 ratings on Goodreads.
It's a historical novel - a story with laughs, sorrow, adventure, anger, the usual family drama. Has a mystery, with the answer to be found in the Isle of... Read more of this blog post »
Todd Radus's blog:
Welcome to my Blog Page. On this page, you will find a variety of topics. All will have to do with my favorite subject self-improvement. My goal is to help you find happiness and success and take you along with me on my journey. I would like to start by walking you through the last couple of year...
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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
