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The darkness creeps in .Stealing the light of the sun . Night hides the day . Quiet softens the noise of the world. Frogs croak their chorus,whippoorwills sing their song. And night falls. Solitude replaces the chaos, The peace of another day embraces us. Stars hung in the sky like oil paintings.... Read more of this blog post »

LAUREN SAPALA is a writer and writing coach in San Francisco. She has a very active blog that nourishes, heals, sparks and empowers the creative flame of anyone interested in improving their writing. Her interest in Wife, Just Let Go, led to a recent interview now live in her blog. The interview... Read more of this blog post »

Yes, I almost cried tears of joy when I received my galleys and author's copy of my first book of poetry, "The Riddle And The Dedication" I did say almost. I almost cried...

I scrolled through the galleys of my book on my tablet and later held the paperback version in my hands. I felt pride, a gre... Read more of this blog post »

Dry Lake Pack book 7 is now out. The Dragon's Plan is available on Amazon both for purchase and via Kindle Unlimited.

This one is a little different as it is set back in time to give the backstory for the rest of the series. It also introduces readers to some of the members of the shifter council... Read more of this blog post »

Summer's just barely begun, but the cover for HSTQ: Fall 2018 has already arrived! The issue itself doesn't drop until September, but in the meantime you can see more of our lovely Lady Luxx in her (totally NSFW) photo spread here!

And while you're waiting for the poetry, what better time to catch... Read more of this blog post »

Day 11 was nothing but rest all day, much needed rest since I developed a thumb tendinitis—not the artwork’s fault, there’s a couple things I do effort with it at home. So here’s day 12, I was feeling lack of inspiration (mostly because I can’t decide who to picture in next Angel Power Compendium... Read more of this blog post »

These days, most of my creative energy is being directed at deciding the fate of a certain character in my sequel to The Nautilus Legacy. Until now, the character dies. But I recently chose to ponder the question, must it be so?

If they live, it opens up new avenues of character development. It ca... Read more of this blog post »

The Australasian Horror Writers Association invites applications from AHWA members for its 2018 Mentorship Program. From the AHWA website:

THREE new mentorships are available with award-winning writers Alan Baxter, Deb Sheldon, and Kaaron Warren, who will work one-on-one with successful mentees to... Read more of this blog post »

*trumpet blast*

The cover of CRAZY CUPID LOVE has been revealed!

Head on over to USA Today's Happily Ever After to check it out.

https://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2...

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ARE YOU A WRITING ATHLETE? (These first blogs in the series pertain more to writing fiction. Non-fiction writing projects will be the focus of later blogs)
Part Two: BEGINNING TO SHAPE THE CLAY
In the first blog in this series, we compared writing to running a marathon with hurdles. Writing is li... Read more of this blog post »

It's wedding season. I believe I may set a record for weddings I've attended or participated in this summer and early fall before all is said and done. Each one so far has been unique and special to the couples involved. The brides and grooms have been of different ages and different stages of li... Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone!

The Kindle version of Say You'll Remember Me is only $2.99!!! Hurry before this deal ends!

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Click here to purchase!

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Last weekend, I sold books at our local homeschool convention with my amazing Generation Rising team members. Here’s a quick recap and picture fest!

While some of us set out decorations, arranged books, and fiddled with the tablecloth, Paul and Tanner rigged up our banner. It was my special job to...

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Book Number 24:
Firestorm
by Nevada Barr

Anna Pigeon is a firefighter/medic/security professional during a fire in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park. Her group is caught in a fire surge and trapped by a sudden snow storm. The discovery of the murder of one of their fellow crew members incre... Read more of this blog post »

So the bad news is that, in this post-GDPR era, it doesn’t make financial sense for me to keep paying Instafreebie to list my books every month. The number of new subscribers and group giveaways has dropped off significantly since May and it just wasn’t worth it to keep The Hook Up and The Wake u... Read more of this blog post »

Everyone has a vision, a hope about their writing careers.

People teased saying, "I need to get your autograph now before you are so famous I won't be able to get near you!

I laugh, but really, this writer's dream is just to touch as many hearts as the Lord puts in my path with the stories He has i... Read more of this blog post »

Over 40 years ago, being an exceptional typist was one of the main catalysts that propelled my advancements in the workplace. It helped me to become the supervisor of the typing pool. (Often times, the better typists were given supervisor or assistant supervisor roles). Then, the individual respo... Read more of this blog post »

Do you want your business profits to sky rocket?

Check out The Profit Rocket:

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For anyone interested, I've put a full-length PDF of my book Detours Into the Paranormal: Atlantic City Road Trip on my website under the "My Books" section. This is the direct link if you would like to download a copy.


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L.M. Roth The L. M. Roth Quiz of the Day is a quiz for those familiar with the books of L. M. Roth. If you are not familiar with the books of L. M. Roth, you’d better start cramming!

The answer to Friday's quiz: it was Lamar who attempted to give Abelard a crystal ball in Abelard and the Dragon's... Read more of this blog post »

With the book officially pubbing tomorrow, I was asked again today why I feel it's an important subject to address, given that it doesn't feel like we're at war at the moment. The first thought that comes to mind is that the United States is indeed at war, in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Y... Read more of this blog post »

My debate on #BasicIncome at FreedomFest against Dr. Barbara Kolm, director at the Austrian Economic Center (debate moderated by syndicated columnist and scholar Veronique de Rugy) got a write-up in Nevada Current (article by journalist Jeniffer Solis). https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2018/07... #F... Read more of this blog post »

“I’m soooo busy,” a phrase I’ve heard myself muttering to anyone who will listen over the past couple of months. Now, whilst I normally hate a complainer, and hate it even more when I’m the one doing the complaining, I still find myself muttering those words on a near daily basis. I know I should... Read more of this blog post »

My next novel, Before and After Michael, will see publication by the first of August! Stay tuned and keep watching this space for information on how you can obtain a copy for your own pleasure...

Years ago while reading an article in the Canadian Geographic Magazine the seed for my book Argonauta was sown. Where Fishes Walked, a piece about fossils on the Gaspé shore at Miguasha ignited the flame for the book idea. The paleontological site in the Gaspé is listed by UNESCO as a world herit... Read more of this blog post »

An excerpt from my book, Bay of Hope, courtesy of 'All Lit Up', a site committed to Canadian literature and independent publishers. They've also sourced some previously unseen images from Newfoundland's sou'west coast, where my story takes place. Thank-you 'All Lit Up'. Read more of this blog post »

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Title: Touching Down

Series: Standalone

Genre: College Sports (Football) Romance/New Adult

Release Date: July 16, 2018

Blurb:

An athlete and an artist fall in love… 

Tortured artist. Popular jock. There’s a reason these stereotypes exist. We were them.

I didn’t meet Jackson Walker unti...

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What do you find most helpful in a book review?

Speaking as a writer and reader, I love to see the following in any review, regardless of its length.

1. A good description of the central idea of the book. (This tends to indicate genre and often age range too).

2. Whether the reviewer liked it or not... Read more of this blog post »

Well, it's the middle of July and you know what that means...time to set some goals?

Yup, I'm about two weeks (also known as an entire half of the month) late to the game here, but it's because I was finishing important things! Like the developmental editing of Book Three! And finally finishing t... Read more of this blog post »

Thrilled to see UNBREAK MY HEART on Audible’s list of summer romances its editors are excited for!!!

Click here for the complete list. It’s read beautifully by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon!

To receive an alert when the audio is live click here!

The post Audible’s Romance Editors Select Best New Release...

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Lose weight! Turn your life around! Be your best self! Bombarded with key catchphrases and on-trend appeals, the media seems often to associate the idea of losing weight with a miraculous life transformation, but this does not always happen simultaneously. Unsurprisingly one of the most popular p... Read more of this blog post »

T.L. LEWIS * FINISHED READS

Books I consider essential reading for everyone.


Title
Author





The Demon Haunted World
Carl Sagan


The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins


1984
George Orwell


Hamlet
William Shakespeare


Lord of the Flies
William Golding


Infidel: My Life
Ayaan Hirsi Ali


Up from Sl... Read more of this blog post »

Drawing Strength From Words ~ Gabrielle's Story: Book 2

Meet the four horsemen: Michael, Gabrielle, Uriel and Raphael.

For centuries their sole purpose has been guarding the sealed gates to hell. Without keys, there was never any real threat. That was about to change...

For Gabrielle, protecting ma... Read more of this blog post »

Everyone loves a bargain. It doesn't get much better than these great Amazon Prime Day deals for Pandora Reborn.

On Monday and Tuesday, kindle readers can download the Pandora Reborn ebook for just $1.99. That's a 33% savings over the regular price of $2.99.

If you prefer to get a paperback copy,... Read more of this blog post »

Hi! My LGBT coming of age short story "March of the Androgynous" is now available. Visit https://eeblackwood.com/marchoftheand...

Read the first two chapters for free on Wattpad! https://www.wattpad.com/122154737-mar... Read more of this blog post »

Recently, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist and adviser to Donald Trump, became the latest person in the Trump universe to be confronted by those opposing Trump and his administration. While visiting Black Swan Books in Richmond, Virginia, Bannon was confronted by a woman who called him... Read more of this blog post »

THE GREAT ALONE isn't so much about Alaska as it is about spousal abuse. Ernt Allbright, former POW, returns from Vietnam with what we now call PTS. He takes his family to a settlement near Homer, Alaska, the end of the road as they like to call themselves.

Alaska is not the place for a man suffer... Read more of this blog post »

Someone asked me what's it like to self publish a book and I have been thinking about it. This is the nearest I can get - It's like getting up the courage to walk naked down Oxford Street in London (UK) on a Saturday morning and then realising that nobody noticed or cared (or if they were British... Read more of this blog post »

Hello, all! Today is Amazon Prime Day, and for your shopping pleasure, I've got three of my books on Kindle Unlimited. And they're all centered on holidays -- from New Year's Eve to the Fourth of July to Christmas. So basically, I've got your year covered. :) Be sure to check it out!
Swell Time fo... Read more of this blog post »

TRUTHS is free on Amazon for a limited time! Both books are now available on Kindle Unlimited. Check out Chapter 1 for Truths and Edges on Wattpad.

Happy Summer!
Kenzie

Can you feel it? The anticipation has been mounting. The excitement has been rising. We’ve been holding our collective breath. Now it’s time to get to work. 

Over the last, few weeks, we’ve been using the lens of Nehemiah to see that when we work together, it can change how a generation sees God....

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The scripture for today, July 16 (7/16) is Genesis 7:16 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible:

"The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in."

Does your life sometimes feel like a downpour of unending bad events or a flo... Read more of this blog post »

I Have Lost the Art of Dreaming It So, my book of question poems forthcoming from Unsolicited Press is available for preorder. Be sure to select your version. The higher price is for both print and Kindle: http://www.unsolicitedpress.com/store... Read more of this blog post »

Grand Beast: Book 1: The Bear

Grand Beast: The Bear is now up on Amazon.

To say it was fun to write would be an understatement. It also was one of my longer novellas, being 40K and not being a bundle.

There are some similarities to Lord of Dusk, but I do think there are also enough differences for... Read more of this blog post »

Melissa's Quest Finding Magic by Blair Drake
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3 Tips for Write at Home Moms with Katie Salidas #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/thn030kY1oc

Bequeathed by Melinda Terranova - Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/dX0W30kY1t3

Victorian Town - Book Tour an... Read more of this blog post »

Here's the last exclusive chapter before you can dive into the full novel tomorrow!

You can start reading from Chapter 1 here.

7
What Lurks Inside

Alex was out of excuses. Every time he imagined walking towards the study, knocking on the wooden door, and facing Julian’s stern face, his gut did strang...

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As an author, I sometimes wonder who would best play the roles in my novels.

I recently watched an enjoyable comedy called The Nice Guys. In the movie was this actor I like, but I've never taken the time to find out his name. I was thinking he'd make a fabulous groundsman in Master of Madhouse, b... Read more of this blog post »