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Wesley Britton's blog:
As of today, every book from Wes Britton's Beta-Earth Chronicles is available for free for blind and visually-impaired patrons of BookShare.org. Book 1, The Blind Alien, and Book 7, Alpha Tales 2044, have been up at BookShare already. The rest of the series can be found at:
The Blood of Balnakin (... Read more of this blog post »
The Blood of Balnakin (... Read more of this blog post »
Alan Good's blog:
Hullo,
The War on Xmas is now on Smashwords. You can download an ebook and set your own price, as low as $0 if that's all your budget allows.
We're trying to raise a little money to pay a few extra writers for an anthology we're working on, so if you have a few cents to throw at an ebook we would b... Read more of this blog post »
The War on Xmas is now on Smashwords. You can download an ebook and set your own price, as low as $0 if that's all your budget allows.
We're trying to raise a little money to pay a few extra writers for an anthology we're working on, so if you have a few cents to throw at an ebook we would b... Read more of this blog post »
Billie-Jo Williams's blog:
I don’t blog. I have a couple of realms to conquer and control, master and maintain, and don’t have time to blog; I’m not the mistress of time. YET. However, after the incessant demands of hungry fans, I thought it best to check in.
Wow! It’s been a dragon’s age since I last I updated! The Destiny... Read more of this blog post »
Wow! It’s been a dragon’s age since I last I updated! The Destiny... Read more of this blog post »
Martha Wickham's blog:
Hello everybody. It looks like I haven't been here in a while. I hope to blog more in the future. My birthday is Monday the 25th. If you want one of my ebooks cheap you can find them at smashwords search. Sorry I don't have the direct address at this moment. If you choose a book that says you set...
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T.L. Chapman's blog:
As I sit down and stare at the blank screen ,with it's little flashing cursor, I am posed with a question. It is not a concern if I have the ability. It isn't even a fearful imposition of doubt that I can do the sequal justice. The one question that pushes the first key has always been ... What s...
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B.B. Easton's blog:
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You guys, I am BEYOND thrilled to share what I've been so quietly working on for the past few months. This story came to me in a dream and simply wouldn't let go. It's my first full-length work of fiction, an apocalyptic romance that combines my lov... Read more of this blog post »
You guys, I am BEYOND thrilled to share what I've been so quietly working on for the past few months. This story came to me in a dream and simply wouldn't let go. It's my first full-length work of fiction, an apocalyptic romance that combines my lov... Read more of this blog post »
N. A. Kimmage's blog:
Good evening from a rainy South Wales.
How is everyone?
Slogging away at Raging Fall, which is the second in the elemental series, I'm also interviewing Indie Authors about their books, I will post the link to the wordpress version and the facebook version, both are the same but obviously on differ... Read more of this blog post »
How is everyone?
Slogging away at Raging Fall, which is the second in the elemental series, I'm also interviewing Indie Authors about their books, I will post the link to the wordpress version and the facebook version, both are the same but obviously on differ... Read more of this blog post »
Michael Walsten's blog:
I'm not sure whether this is a funny story, but it had my heart racing for a while.
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, in addition to writing, I also own and operate a few unrelated online businesses. One of them, CollegeHelmetStore.com, provided the genesis for this story.
As you probably in... Read more of this blog post »
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, in addition to writing, I also own and operate a few unrelated online businesses. One of them, CollegeHelmetStore.com, provided the genesis for this story.
As you probably in... Read more of this blog post »
Amanda Marin's blog:
Today's the "official" cover reveal for North to Nara on my social media--hooray! :) To celebrate, I'm giving away one silver Alex and Ani Compass bracelet (trust me, it’s adorable!).
Details on how to enter for a chance to win are pinned to the top of my Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/amandam... Read more of this blog post »
Details on how to enter for a chance to win are pinned to the top of my Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/amandam... Read more of this blog post »
Rebecca Rosenberg's blog:
Do you like to review historical fiction? My coming book, Gold Digger, The Remarkable Baby Doe Taboris available for advance review on Netgalley. Download your free copy here: http://bit.ly/GoldDiggeronNG
One look at Baby Doe and you know she was meant to be a legend! She was just twenty years old... Read more of this blog post »
One look at Baby Doe and you know she was meant to be a legend! She was just twenty years old... Read more of this blog post »
C.J. Martín's blog:
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Hi and welcome! The Work Wife, my all new standalone, romantic comedy releases in just SIX days! Are you excited?! I will be posting one chapter per day until release day (February 26th). Today is the first official installment but if you missed yesterday’s cover reveal, you may wa...
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Rhonda Fink-Whitman's blog:
A teenager is making history in Oregon today as her bill to mandate Holocaust education is introduced! Go get em’ Claire Sarnowski! In loving memory of Holocaust survivor/educator Alter Wiener who worked tirelessly to make this happen and will be there in spirit, no doubt! 94 Maidens was proud to...
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Marilyn Cruise's blog:
Jonathan shakes his head. "Love isn't real. It's an illusion."
Oh wow. He doesn't believe in love? How can a person not believe in such an important thing? What kind of world does he live in to not believe in the most essential human emotion? What did he experience to have lost faith in that?
"Have... Read more of this blog post »
Oh wow. He doesn't believe in love? How can a person not believe in such an important thing? What kind of world does he live in to not believe in the most essential human emotion? What did he experience to have lost faith in that?
"Have... Read more of this blog post »
Joshua Cartwright's blog:
I've been a student of creativity techniques for a long time and I know how to sit down and use them to generate a list of ideas. I call this forced creativity and pretty much any book in the bookshop on creativity will help you with this.
However, my best ideas often occur organically - they deve... Read more of this blog post »
However, my best ideas often occur organically - they deve... Read more of this blog post »
Len McDougall's blog:
Probably most of my personal outings have been solo. Most of my friends don’t share my fascination with the outdoors, especially when it comes to carrying a backpack into remote areas of Lake Superior State Forest, and staying for days at a time.
This trip was one of those. I set out from the ba... Read more of this blog post »
This trip was one of those. I set out from the ba... Read more of this blog post »
David Gustafson's blog:
Ever since the insatiable demands of the 24/7 news feed strangled honest journalism about twenty years ago, the media shills have been trying to fill the void and feed the beast by duping the public into believing that opinion is news.
Regardless of whether you are on the right or the left, opinio... Read more of this blog post »
Regardless of whether you are on the right or the left, opinio... Read more of this blog post »
C.J. Fallowfield's blog:
Inescapable has had a makeover with a brand new cover to better reflect the suspense filled erotic romance story inside.
5* - "CJ Fallowfield has created a masterpiece. This story is about going from weak, defenceless victim, to survivor. Standing up and being unafraid to look your abuser in the e... Read more of this blog post »
5* - "CJ Fallowfield has created a masterpiece. This story is about going from weak, defenceless victim, to survivor. Standing up and being unafraid to look your abuser in the e... Read more of this blog post »
Thierry Sagnier's blog:
Anyone who has published a book in the last few years knows that writing is the least of it. Nowadays you have to decide if you’ll self-publish or try to get a publishing house to carry your work, and then you have to do all media stuff to promote your masterpiece.
So forgive me if I sound like a... Read more of this blog post »
So forgive me if I sound like a... Read more of this blog post »
Robert E. Kearns's blog:
From my writing group (Inkslingers) on Saturday the following prompt was pulled from the bag:
By Robert Frost:
'No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.'
As such, I didn't write to this prompt and used the thirty minutes to work on somethin... Read more of this blog post »
By Robert Frost:
'No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.'
As such, I didn't write to this prompt and used the thirty minutes to work on somethin... Read more of this blog post »
Nat Kennedy's blog:
I had a great time at a local sci/fi convention where I got to hang with some of my authory friends. I attended several panels, talked shop and learned a new, simple plotting method. I shall share it here:
a protagonist (1) has a problem (2) and endeavors to solve it (3) but meets with difficultie... Read more of this blog post »
a protagonist (1) has a problem (2) and endeavors to solve it (3) but meets with difficultie... Read more of this blog post »
Brian P. White's blog:
Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars, because the wait will end soon!
The Death Doll: Exodus will be available on Kindle and in print on June 1st, 2019. No news yet on an Audible, but I will make that happen for you.
The Death Doll: Exodus will be available on Kindle and in print on June 1st, 2019. No news yet on an Audible, but I will make that happen for you.
Wendy C. Ortiz's blog:
I'll be offering a 4 week multi-genre online workshop titled WRITING ON THE EDGE this spring with 24PearlStreet (Fine Arts Work Center). For more information click the link below.
https://web.fawc.org/24-pearl-street/...
**use promo code EDGE for a 10% discount off tuition!* Read more of this blog post »
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Anthony Maria's blog:
Workout:
6x8 chinups
3x15 Incline Dumbell Bench
100 situps
150 russian twist
40min jog @ speed 5 on treadmill incline @ 1.5
Food:
Lots of Water and Coffee
Also 3 cans of Bubbly Grapefruit Carbonated Water
Half a "Beefy" sandwich, and mixed greens, from the Squirrel Cage
5 pieces of Armandoes pizza, cheese,... Read more of this blog post »
6x8 chinups
3x15 Incline Dumbell Bench
100 situps
150 russian twist
40min jog @ speed 5 on treadmill incline @ 1.5
Food:
Lots of Water and Coffee
Also 3 cans of Bubbly Grapefruit Carbonated Water
Half a "Beefy" sandwich, and mixed greens, from the Squirrel Cage
5 pieces of Armandoes pizza, cheese,... Read more of this blog post »
Benjamin Gorman's blog:
My next novel, Don't Read This Book, hits store shelves on March 26th. You can learn more about it and pre-order via Kickstarter, HERE. You can also order a copy for your local library, order other books by my fellow Not a Pipe Publishing authors, or send me to the other side of the world if you'...
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Chris Enss's blog:
Enter now to win a copy of
Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier
The following are a few advertisements that appeared in the September 12, 1917 edition of the matrimonial magazine The New Plan.
Ad #214 Hello, all you widowers and bachelors, right this way if you are looking... Read more of this blog post »
Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier
The following are a few advertisements that appeared in the September 12, 1917 edition of the matrimonial magazine The New Plan.
Ad #214 Hello, all you widowers and bachelors, right this way if you are looking... Read more of this blog post »
Catherine Coulter's blog:
Wednesday, 20th February -- So what do you think of the 2nd mini-newsletter with the moose slippers? Actually, since it started out as T-6, it's really T-5 -- yep, a mini newsletter every week for six weeks. This is really fun to come up with strange and wonderful ideas to make everyone laugh.
Gym... Read more of this blog post »
Gym... Read more of this blog post »
Damien Black's blog:
So I am just shy of 264k words into Pilgrim's Storm Brooding, and with a handful of chapters to go, I think I can finally feel the finish line!
That said there will be quite a lot of editing to do, so I won't commit to a hard release date just yet... Will keep you posted on further details though.... Read more of this blog post »
That said there will be quite a lot of editing to do, so I won't commit to a hard release date just yet... Will keep you posted on further details though.... Read more of this blog post »
Z. Altug's blog:
Learn from the book Yoga Forma: A Visual Resource Guide for the Spine and Lower Back by @romyphillyoga Romy Phillips, MFA, E-RYT500, C-IAYT from Plain Sight Publishing (2018).
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Tip from the book: “Self-Practice Tips - If you have limited time or resources and can’t make it to a class, developing a... Read more of this blog post »
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Tip from the book: “Self-Practice Tips - If you have limited time or resources and can’t make it to a class, developing a... Read more of this blog post »
Megan Smolenyak's blog:
Genealogy Roundup, February 20
Owner beats N.J. government agency seeking to seize family home - for now – Good for him! 98-year-old home and it's been in his family since 1969.
He took a DNA test in search of his birth father — and found a daughter instead – Did not see that plot twist coming at t... Read more of this blog post »
Owner beats N.J. government agency seeking to seize family home - for now – Good for him! 98-year-old home and it's been in his family since 1969.
He took a DNA test in search of his birth father — and found a daughter instead – Did not see that plot twist coming at t... Read more of this blog post »
Rich Garon's blog:
Enjoyed my time on The Rude Awakening Show! Thanks for having me, guys.
Follow this link for the full podcast and interview.
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Follow this link for the full podcast and interview.
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Addison Cole's blog:
"The chemistry extruded between Reed and Grace was sigh worthy...as was the tenderness that he showered her with. These were characters who it was easy to lose your heart to." - Becky, NetGalley
❤ Fall in love with Grace and Reed as they get their second chance at first love in THE CORNER OF HEART... Read more of this blog post »
❤ Fall in love with Grace and Reed as they get their second chance at first love in THE CORNER OF HEART... Read more of this blog post »
Dana Ross's blog:
Phyllis P. Colucci's blog:
Over the past ten to twelve years, I have encountered a new trend in the medical field as it pertains to the "Doctor/Patient" relationship. I am sure many others have and continue to experience this same trend. What used to be a much more sensitive and personal connection, has now become more of...
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Jon R. Minks's blog:
Hello Everyone,
"Crimes of Vengeance," third book in the Cold Case Club Book Series, was published in November. As an incentive to readers, you may download a FREE Kindle copy of it for five days only, February 22nd - 26th. You may also download a free Kindle copy of "Crimes in Our Wake" from Ama... Read more of this blog post »
"Crimes of Vengeance," third book in the Cold Case Club Book Series, was published in November. As an incentive to readers, you may download a FREE Kindle copy of it for five days only, February 22nd - 26th. You may also download a free Kindle copy of "Crimes in Our Wake" from Ama... Read more of this blog post »
Juliette E. Sebock's blog:
"Fur Baby," from my chapbook How My Cat Changed My Life and Other Poems, appeared in Peeking Cat Poetry on 20 February 2019 and is forthcoming in their print issue.
The post “Fur Baby,” Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine appeared first on Juliette Sebock.
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Marc J. Ritorto's blog:
Guys starting march 1st my book in kindle format,will be on sale at special price on amazon.com . the sale ends on march 7th. The price starts at 1.99 then goes up $2.00 a day and then back to the original price on March 8th of $7.99 You can buy it on amazon here https://www.amazon.com/gp/search…...
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Patricia Correll's blog:
Today is National Love Your Pet Day! I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
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Philippa Gregory's blog:
I am very pleased to share with you all the covers for my upcoming novel Tidelands , which will be released in August. This novel is a move into the time of the Stuarts, taking place when King Charles I is imprisoned on the Isle of Wight.
The English Civil War has touched every part of the countr... Read more of this blog post »
The English Civil War has touched every part of the countr... Read more of this blog post »
Randy Turner's blog:
Two children, two Missouri communities gripped with fear as the children vanished only to be found brutally murdered.
My new book Lost Angels: The Murders of Rowan Ford and Doug Ringler tells the stories of the murders of two children and how the people of Stella and Carthage feared the strangers... Read more of this blog post »
My new book Lost Angels: The Murders of Rowan Ford and Doug Ringler tells the stories of the murders of two children and how the people of Stella and Carthage feared the strangers... Read more of this blog post »
Melissa Foster's blog:
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Can true love strike twice in one lifetime? Find out why Josie is MAD ABOUT MOON in the next emotionally captivating, sexy Whiskey romance out April 2019!
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Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
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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
