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Ryan Hauge's blog:
I'll get back to the River Festival in just a second, but first let's talk about our great mystery from last week: the etymology of veins of gold.
I asked my linguistics professor about it, and he said that the phrase actually came from Marinthian mythology rather than Anumite. I didn't dare ask f... Read more of this blog post »
Sonya Ray's blog:
Join local authors for the 2nd Annual Reading Wonderland! Join the event page to get to know these authors better as they introduce themselves and their work. Play games and win prizes as they build up to the big day on December 1st with on-line parties the month of November, including a GRAND PR...
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Ricardo Santos's blog:
Saiu um conto novo meu na Amazon. Uma ficção científica chamada Wonder, publicada originalmente na revista Trasgo número 15, em 2017. Em um mundo onde os wonders, crianças com uma inteligência nunca antes vista, tanto fascinam quanto causam temor, um pai especula sobre o futuro do seu filho que v...
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Jeremy Maddux's blog:
for the great Stan Lee. They couldn't even wait for the body to get cold before they went about undermining the Great White Patriarch who built something where there was nothing, but apparently didn't let enough minorities step over him in his lifetime to Vox's liking.
You can peep the word salad... Read more of this blog post »
You can peep the word salad... Read more of this blog post »
Steve Salem Evans's blog:
I am thrilled to announce that The House on Dale Street has won 1st Place in the Life Stories category in this year's Writer's Digest Self-Published book competition. Very exciting news!
Eric Stevens's blog:
"Azrael isn’t one to mince words, so when a boy named Nomad is snooping around his junkyard he tells him, in no uncertain terms, to run along. But Nomad doesn’t leave. In fact, much to Azrael’s dismay, the boy starts hanging around the junkyard more and more. This tale has an unexpected twist wit...
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C. Sean McGee's blog:
The Case Against God
After being embroiled in the #metoo movement and amidst calls for his impeachment, God is interviewed by famed Rolling Stone columnist, Gene, to get his side of the story and to set the record straight once and for all. What follows is a grand conspiracy that will change the c... Read more of this blog post »
After being embroiled in the #metoo movement and amidst calls for his impeachment, God is interviewed by famed Rolling Stone columnist, Gene, to get his side of the story and to set the record straight once and for all. What follows is a grand conspiracy that will change the c... Read more of this blog post »
Lauren Runow's blog:
NOW AVAILABLE
Bryce is now LIVE and Free on Kindle Unlimited!
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2NOXuK4
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2yDtfzS
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2CN5eel
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2QUQnBp
“Truth or dare?”
“I’ll take your dare.”
“Kiss me.”
I don’t believe in Prince Charming, but when I met a... Read more of this blog post »
Bryce is now LIVE and Free on Kindle Unlimited!
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2NOXuK4
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2yDtfzS
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2CN5eel
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2QUQnBp
“Truth or dare?”
“I’ll take your dare.”
“Kiss me.”
I don’t believe in Prince Charming, but when I met a... Read more of this blog post »
Chris Kuzneski's blog:
Last week marked the official release of The Malta Escape, which is the ninth book in the Payne & Jones series and quite possibly the funniest thriller ever written. Not just by me, but by anyone.
Of course, I might be slightly biased.
So, how did I come up with such an awesome book?
Two years a... Read more of this blog post »
Of course, I might be slightly biased.
So, how did I come up with such an awesome book?
Two years a... Read more of this blog post »
Kerri Keberly's blog:
I don't know, guys, I might be too excited to eat much this Thanksgiving. I'm going to be too busy flipping out over my cover reveal over at the USA Today Happy Ever After blog!
The reveal isn't until the Monday after Turkey Day, but still! I'm super excited about it, and hope y'all take a break f... Read more of this blog post »
The reveal isn't until the Monday after Turkey Day, but still! I'm super excited about it, and hope y'all take a break f... Read more of this blog post »
Monica James's blog:
C. Wilson's blog:
So I have a couple of women whom I am close with and I call them my "Pen Sistas" so today... we were talking and the topic of FIRST PERSON and THIRD PERSON writing came up. Now my question is what do you prefer? Do you like to read a story where it is sort of narrated to you or do you prefer a...
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Nicki Rowe's blog:
Hey everyone,
Hope everyone is having a happy Thursday. In celebration of the holiday season I have dropped the price of all my books on Amazon to .99 cents. If you have not read any of the Marks Brothers or Boys of Glensville or know someone who would like the stories, now is the time to get the... Read more of this blog post »
Hope everyone is having a happy Thursday. In celebration of the holiday season I have dropped the price of all my books on Amazon to .99 cents. If you have not read any of the Marks Brothers or Boys of Glensville or know someone who would like the stories, now is the time to get the... Read more of this blog post »
Emma Renshaw's blog:
There's under two weeks until Vow of Honor!
"My irritation with him has turned into fascination, and my fascination has turned into obsession. Every caress, laugh, smile, I want to hold onto forever, and I'm willing to do anything to get more of him. He’s a whole new brand of obsession."
Amazon ↣... Read more of this blog post »
"My irritation with him has turned into fascination, and my fascination has turned into obsession. Every caress, laugh, smile, I want to hold onto forever, and I'm willing to do anything to get more of him. He’s a whole new brand of obsession."
Amazon ↣... Read more of this blog post »
Shari Lopatin's blog:
Due to wider distribution, prices for my debut novel, The Apollo Illusion, will soon be going up. If you haven’t grabbed a copy yet, now’s the time while the e-book is only $2.99 and the paperback is $10.99.
These changes may happen as early as December, so if you’re curious to read it, hurry and... Read more of this blog post »
These changes may happen as early as December, so if you’re curious to read it, hurry and... Read more of this blog post »
Lisa Gornick's blog:
“The Best New Books Coming Out Winter 2019”
–Southern Living
“Sophisticated Reads: Fiction Previews, Feb. 2019”
—Library Journal
“Delicately weaving Grace’s present with Prudence’s past, acclaimed novelist Gornick spins an appealing and enthralling family saga.”
–Carol Haggas, Booklist
“The deftness o... Read more of this blog post »
–Southern Living
“Sophisticated Reads: Fiction Previews, Feb. 2019”
—Library Journal
“Delicately weaving Grace’s present with Prudence’s past, acclaimed novelist Gornick spins an appealing and enthralling family saga.”
–Carol Haggas, Booklist
“The deftness o... Read more of this blog post »
Edwin Hill's blog:
See Writer's Bone's November 2018 roundup
of must reads (http://bit.ly/2qLLNup), including books by:
James Breakwell
Abigail DeWitt
Joseph Fink
James Geary
Timothy Hallinan
Silas House
Laird Hunt
Jill LePore
Katy Regan
Fatima Farheen Mirza
Emma Straub
Nico Walker
Daniel Woodrell
and yours truly Little Comfort... Read more of this blog post »
of must reads (http://bit.ly/2qLLNup), including books by:
James Breakwell
Abigail DeWitt
Joseph Fink
James Geary
Timothy Hallinan
Silas House
Laird Hunt
Jill LePore
Katy Regan
Fatima Farheen Mirza
Emma Straub
Nico Walker
Daniel Woodrell
and yours truly Little Comfort... Read more of this blog post »
Jonathan Marcus's blog:
Many of us, though, may weary of the rich lives we have the opportunity to claim, and sometimes envy other life forms.
The wolf, for example. Member of a sleek, muscular tribe, plenty of fresh air and sunshine (prairie dog tunnels are for losers), plus great scenery all day long.
Or, if you like...
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Margaret Anne MacLeod's blog:
The princesse de Lamballe was Marie Antoinette’s foremost heroine. She returned to France from the safety of London so that Marie Antoinette could have a friend with her in the months before the king was deposed – and the brave woman was slaughtered just weeks after Marie Antoinette’s husband was...
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Christian Alex Breitenstein's blog:
As promised:
Broomian Book 1: Named Mob is now released. If you are, like me, a gamer and online-gamer you'll likely like the book.
I confess that a certain hunter in the story is the culmination of all the bad rep lots of hunters have gathered. :-)
This and the first Treeen book were the easiest on... Read more of this blog post »
Broomian Book 1: Named Mob is now released. If you are, like me, a gamer and online-gamer you'll likely like the book.
I confess that a certain hunter in the story is the culmination of all the bad rep lots of hunters have gathered. :-)
This and the first Treeen book were the easiest on... Read more of this blog post »
Joanna Shupe's blog:
Holiday romance sale! Miracle on Ladies' Mile is only .99 on Amazon (free for KU subscribers).
This holiday novella includes a broody department store owner, a spunky holiday window designer, fabulous Gilded Age NYC details. 🐴 🎉🍾
Grab your copy today!
➡ Amazon - https://amzn.to/2RNy6ql
"A gem of a s... Read more of this blog post »
This holiday novella includes a broody department store owner, a spunky holiday window designer, fabulous Gilded Age NYC details. 🐴 🎉🍾
Grab your copy today!
➡ Amazon - https://amzn.to/2RNy6ql
"A gem of a s... Read more of this blog post »
Christine Grabowski's blog:
November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. (It took me about two years to figure out how to consistently say that word.)
After spending most of my writing hours marketing Dickensen Academy the past few months, I am happy to spend this month more focused on writing. My goal... Read more of this blog post »
After spending most of my writing hours marketing Dickensen Academy the past few months, I am happy to spend this month more focused on writing. My goal... Read more of this blog post »
Toni Pike's blog:
I now have new covers for all my books.
I'm thrilled with them, but I would love to hear what you think.
You can read more about them and leave comments here:
https://tonipike.com/2018/11/14/new-c... Read more of this blog post »
I'm thrilled with them, but I would love to hear what you think.
You can read more about them and leave comments here:
https://tonipike.com/2018/11/14/new-c... Read more of this blog post »
Chris Ledoux's blog:
Chris Ledoux
The Burnt Sunset
The Eventide Blaze
Spoiler Alert! In every end of the world movie, they all die at the end. Or most of them. Don’t be one of them. Be willing to be flexible in your code. If you are not flexible in your code, plan on dying at the beginning.
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A friend of mine once sai... Read more of this blog post »
The Burnt Sunset
The Eventide Blaze
Spoiler Alert! In every end of the world movie, they all die at the end. Or most of them. Don’t be one of them. Be willing to be flexible in your code. If you are not flexible in your code, plan on dying at the beginning.
- - -
A friend of mine once sai... Read more of this blog post »
Thomas D. Isern's blog:
Mark Gilleo's blog:
I just wanted to put it out there that I am open to answering any questions that people may have about any of my books.
Thanks for reading.
Mark
Thanks for reading.
Mark
L.E. Harrison's blog:
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
& URBAN FANTASY GIVEAWAY
November 15 – December 5
Kindle Fire 7 • Ebook Prize Packs • Multiple Amazon Gift Cards
https://bookwrapt.com/paranormal-roma...
Paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and urban fantasy fans, we’ve got a giveaway just for you. Enter and you could take h... Read more of this blog post »
& URBAN FANTASY GIVEAWAY
November 15 – December 5
Kindle Fire 7 • Ebook Prize Packs • Multiple Amazon Gift Cards
https://bookwrapt.com/paranormal-roma...
Paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and urban fantasy fans, we’ve got a giveaway just for you. Enter and you could take h... Read more of this blog post »
Mikayla Elliot's blog:
To my readers, my fellow authors, anybody just touching the glossy lake top of my life that is finally settling down, I have been through the ringer this month. In all honesty this year has proven one of the more turbulent that I have endured, but the past three weeks were a handful. Surgery: ove...
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J.P. Robinson's blog:
I'm sure that every Christian parent feels concern about their child's spiritual life at some point or another. It's quite natural. God Himself was touched by that concern when He ran through the Garden of Eden, screaming,
"Adam, Adam, where are you?"
When our child strays, the question each parent... Read more of this blog post »
"Adam, Adam, where are you?"
When our child strays, the question each parent... Read more of this blog post »
E.D. Walker's blog:
Hi all,
I'll be attending LosCon 45 this year and participating in programming. The convention sells day passes.
Info below:
Loscon 45
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045, CA, US
https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/losc...
I'll be doing two panels:
Emotional Intelligenc... Read more of this blog post »
I'll be attending LosCon 45 this year and participating in programming. The convention sells day passes.
Info below:
Loscon 45
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045, CA, US
https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/losc...
I'll be doing two panels:
Emotional Intelligenc... Read more of this blog post »
H.T. Night's blog:
https://amzn.to/2OIgo5v
Hyde and Seek is now available on Amazon. This book is being released wide, meaning I will be publishing on platforms in addition to Amazon. As soon as I have the links for the other sites I will let you know. I am looking at Nook, Itunes, and a few others.
Hyde and Seek
Lege... Read more of this blog post »
Hyde and Seek is now available on Amazon. This book is being released wide, meaning I will be publishing on platforms in addition to Amazon. As soon as I have the links for the other sites I will let you know. I am looking at Nook, Itunes, and a few others.
Hyde and Seek
Lege... Read more of this blog post »
Kerry Brown's blog:
1. The world doesn’t owe you anything. You’re not owed anything, entitled to anything and don’t deserve anything you haven't earned. This is a difficult pill to swallow for some people, however, we come into this world with nothing and we leave with nothing, everything in between birth and death...
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Thomas Joseph Beck's blog:
When I was young and knew everything, I needed to change the world.
Now that I am older and hopefully wiser I need to change me.
Remember: Be kind and strong you never know who you're inspiring.
But then again what do I know?
Hope you are being kind today!!!
Now that I am older and hopefully wiser I need to change me.
Remember: Be kind and strong you never know who you're inspiring.
But then again what do I know?
Hope you are being kind today!!!
Carly Phillips's blog:
For the first time, I've moved some of my older books over to KINDLE UNLIMITED for a limited time. You’ll find the following series available for your enjoyment:
Carly Phillips Series available in Kindle Unlimited:
Dare to Love
NY Dares
Hot Zone
Lucky Series
Most Eligible Bachelor
Now go forth and b... Read more of this blog post »
Carly Phillips Series available in Kindle Unlimited:
Dare to Love
NY Dares
Hot Zone
Lucky Series
Most Eligible Bachelor
Now go forth and b... Read more of this blog post »
Matthew Hughes's blog:
“Hapthorn’s Last Case,” a 10,000-word novelette that carries on from the end of the third Hapthorn novel, HESPIRA, is now available for a free read in Lightspeed magazine.
There is also a podcast audio version.
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic... Read more of this blog post »
There is also a podcast audio version.
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fic... Read more of this blog post »
M.D. Fryson's blog:
Some of the things in a book may stand out more to one reader than they do another…and it is the same for an author. What I think as a writer stands out to a reader, may not be anything close to what the reader sees as a stand out part of a story. In Black Widow Curse & The Coven, as I wrote...
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Linda Carroll-Bradd's blog:
Enjoy this teaser from my latest sweet historical romance, Dulcina book 5 in the Widows of Wildcat Ridge, multi-author series
“Oh.” She dropped her gaze and pulled at the strings on her reticule. “I thought you’d book a room in the hotel while we get reacquainted.”
If she thought she was the one ma... Read more of this blog post »
“Oh.” She dropped her gaze and pulled at the strings on her reticule. “I thought you’d book a room in the hotel while we get reacquainted.”
If she thought she was the one ma... Read more of this blog post »
Theodore Jerome Cohen's blog:
As a writer, inspirations for my creations, be they novels, short stories, or pieces of flash fiction, come from a variety of sources: newspaper articles, something I saw on television, or a photograph. You already my know I’m particularly fond of the latter, having published two short-story and...
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Buffy Brinkley's blog:
Last night, for 1.5 hours, I sat in a classroom at Wildwood Elementary School in Baton Rouge, and read "There Are No Monsters Here" to various groups of children and their parents as the school celebrated their literacy week.
The children were attentive, well-behaved, and so, so smart and sweet! I... Read more of this blog post »
The children were attentive, well-behaved, and so, so smart and sweet! I... Read more of this blog post »
R.D. Murray's blog:
My debut novel is doing great. I am working on part two as we speak.
Description for My Dead Blue Caterpillar
Nothing is what it seems! No one is who they claim to be!
Everyone has secrets but no one has secrets as big as Harold’s. When Karen Pine finds out her husband is sleeping with a multitude o... Read more of this blog post »
Description for My Dead Blue Caterpillar
Nothing is what it seems! No one is who they claim to be!
Everyone has secrets but no one has secrets as big as Harold’s. When Karen Pine finds out her husband is sleeping with a multitude o... Read more of this blog post »
Gil Valle's blog:
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that THE SOCIAL CATALOGUE OF #PREY (The sequel of A GATHERING OF EVIL) is now up for pre-order on Amazon.
Special thanks to my co-author, Bridget Lee, and the wonderful people at Red Room Press.
And a huge thank you to everyone out there who has supported... Read more of this blog post »
Special thanks to my co-author, Bridget Lee, and the wonderful people at Red Room Press.
And a huge thank you to everyone out there who has supported... Read more of this blog post »
Alan Good's blog:
Hi,
In order to drum up some money to cover website maintenance and pay for some print projects I'm working on, I'm selling PDFs of The Magaiad: Nonsense Verse for a Nonsense 'Verse. It's 69 pages of humorousish fake poetry and it costs a dollar and you can buy it here: http://malarkeyweb.com/new-... Read more of this blog post »
In order to drum up some money to cover website maintenance and pay for some print projects I'm working on, I'm selling PDFs of The Magaiad: Nonsense Verse for a Nonsense 'Verse. It's 69 pages of humorousish fake poetry and it costs a dollar and you can buy it here: http://malarkeyweb.com/new-... Read more of this blog post »
Heather Dawn Godfrey's blog:
Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation merges two great passions for me.
Meditation is an intrinsic aspect of life. What is the first thing everyone prays we do as soon as we are born? Breathe!! Our breath is our primary gift. linking us to Source, and our expression of being....in this bo... Read more of this blog post »
Meditation is an intrinsic aspect of life. What is the first thing everyone prays we do as soon as we are born? Breathe!! Our breath is our primary gift. linking us to Source, and our expression of being....in this bo... Read more of this blog post »
Melissa Foster's blog:
<3 <3 LOVE IN BLOOM FANS <3 <3 NO SPOILERS!
Just a quick note about Braden babies! I just realized that since some of you don't read every book that comes out, you might be missing birth announcements:) For example, Josh and Riley's baby was announced in ANYTHING FOR LOVE. Please do n... Read more of this blog post »
Just a quick note about Braden babies! I just realized that since some of you don't read every book that comes out, you might be missing birth announcements:) For example, Josh and Riley's baby was announced in ANYTHING FOR LOVE. Please do n... Read more of this blog post »
David Crowe's blog:
I know it's been a long while since I posted, but there has been some progress made and I wanted to share it. I have made Where Wolf my NaNoWriMo project in the hopes of getting it done some time before the new year. I have had some editing help and that always gets my juices flowing.
So... hopefu... Read more of this blog post »
So... hopefu... Read more of this blog post »
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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
