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How It Works-Being an Author-Show Me the $

Today I'm parting the curtain and letting you know how much an author earns from writing a book. Of course, this varies widely from author to author and even from book to book by the same author. That's because it all depends on you-the readers who buy NEW books.

When I first began the trek to publication, my dh glimpsed the headline of a writing magazine which touted a first time author receiving a six figure advance. I grinned and said, "Honey, if that were commonplace, it wouldn't be...

Book Monday-Author Louise M Gouge & The Captain's Lady

Today's Book Monday is another of the new Love Inspired Historicals, the

title: The Captain's Lady, by

Author: Louise M. Gouge

ISBN: 13-978-0-373-82832-6

Torn between love and duty, American Patriot James Templeton must deny his heart to help win his country's freedom. Templeton's orders from General Washington are clear. His target: Lord Bennington, a member of George III's Privy Council. The assignment: find Bennington's war plans. The risks: the future of the East Florida Colony...

Review of Her Patchwork Family

Crazy Book Lady: Thoughts on Books, Music, & More: Her Patchwork Family- Lyn Cote

Author Allie Pleiter, Knitter & Mom

My guest today Author Allie Pleiter is excited about her latest Love Inspired romance.
Here's Allie:

"Every once in a while, life hands you a story too good to leave alone. A good story is valuable, but when it also introduces you to amazing people, it's priceless. This happened to me with Bluegrass Easter, my current book and the last in my Kentucky Corners series. I'm very fond of the people at Esther's Place--it's so much more than a yarn store. The sheep farm associated with Esther's...

How It Works--Being an Author-Lyn Cote

The main reason I'm taking this opportunity to write about my life and daily work as an author is to make it clear why owning the copyright to my fiction is important to me and other authors.

I've been watching and reading news about how digital books, such as the Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader etc are (read are already) going to change the way readers purchase and read books. This change from the printed page has brought an interesting shift in how people view the end product, my stories, my...

Book Monday-Author Leanna Ellis & Once in a Blue Moon

The book for Book Monday is
Once in a Blue Moon
(ISBN: 978-0-8054-4988-4
B&H Publishing)

Faith is the first step to soaring.

The day Armstrong stepped on the moon has special memories for most Americans, but not for Bryn Seymour. It's the day her mother died. Despite death defying feats, guilt has always pulled Bryn down time and again. But a perfect love shows her taking a leap of faith is the first step to soaring. But it only happens … once in a blue moon.


About the author:

'Leanna Ellis takes a ...

Author Susan Page Davis & The Ladies' Shooting Club

My guest today is Author Susan Page Davis who I think came up with a unique series idea. Here's Susan:

"The heroines of my Ladies' Shooting Club series are women who aren't particularly strong at the outset. They band together to protect themselves, their families, and their property. In numbers, they discover strength. They also find unsuspected grit within themselves and do things they never dreamed they could accomplish.

Gertrude Dooley has lived a quiet existence with her...

A Busy Week!

Hi friends,
This has been a busy week. Three deadlines in one week. Plus I've had to take my daughter to two doctor's appointments since she still can't drive after her accident.

Yesterday's appointment was in another town so after the appointment, we went bargain shopping. Believe me we needed a pick me up and the after Christmas sales are about over.

We had luck and found several new items for my daughter's slim wardrobe at very nice (read inexpensive) prices.

So that's my week. BTW, scroll dow...

Author Roxanne Rustand & What She Loves About Romance

My guest today is my dear friend Author Roxanne Rustand. If you haven't read one of her beautifully written romances, you need to! Here's Roxanne:

"I enjoy writing about people who have faced serious trouble in their lives, and who must overcome adversity to find not only a solid, fulfilling relationship with their "once in a lifetime love" but finally come to fully understand and accept the joy of God's love for them.

To that end, I have really enjoyed writing about the three heroines in the ...

Author Kara Lynn Russell & Her Mother's Love Story

My guest today is Wisconsin author and a dear friend, Kara Lynn Russell. (Her latest book is above.) She decided to share her mom's "surprising and quite shocking" (GRIN) love story. Here's Kara:

"My Mother and the Sailor

"Shortly after I graduated from college I moved back home with my parents for a time. When I began a long distance romance, of course my parents worried about me traveling by myself to and from my sweetheart's home. By that time in my life, my mother had assumed the role of ...