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February 5, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - Whitelighter by Angie Derek

Whitelighter by Angie Derek. A steamy paranormal romance novella.

A young witch's special powers make her a target to any vampire who catches sight of her.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:



Everything Brenda
had taught her flew right out of her head. Pure terror filled her as if she was
drowning.

He stepped over Brenda's
lifeless form, his gaze sliding past Lily to where Sophie continued to
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Published on February 05, 2012 05:30

February 3, 2012

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Spectors by Angelia Almos

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she's blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission.

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet: 

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Published on February 03, 2012 22:00

February 2, 2012

Naming Characters

My series on the Fun of Indie Publishing will be back next week. Since I had posts Monday, Tuesday, and a guest post today I decided to push it back a week. Until then head on over to Anne E. Johnson's blog to see how I named some of my characters and some tips on naming characters.
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Published on February 02, 2012 06:54

January 31, 2012

Angie Derek Fan Page Giveaway

I hit 100 Fans at my Angie Derek Page on Facebook. To celebrate I am giving away a copy of one of my ebooks. Head on over and enter the Angie Derek Fan Page Giveaway
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Published on January 31, 2012 05:00

January 30, 2012

Horse Schools Online Giveaway

Only two mare days until the end of January. I'm really hoping to hit 100 Fans on my Horse Schools Online Facebook Page by the end of
January. We'll be giving away a special prize to one of our Fans when we
hit 100. Click on the box below to go to our page. Then click the Like button to become a Fan.

Horse Schools Online
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Published on January 30, 2012 05:00

January 29, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - Spectors by Angelia Almos

Spectors by Angelia Almos. 

A space pirate almost loses everything she cares about when she's blackmailed by the military into running a dangerous mission.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:

She rested her chin on his shoulder. Their argument momentarily forgotten while she focused on the problem at hand. "We've got an MSA ship up ahead that needs to be avoided. What would you suggest?"
His face
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Published on January 29, 2012 05:59

January 27, 2012

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday - Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos

Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos. Young adult fantasy novel.

A sheltered princess discovers her remarkable gift with horses while on a dangerous quest to find her father's murderer.

Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday Snippet:

The barn was quiet and empty of people as she hurried down the long aisle of stalls. The presence of the horses worked its way through her like a soothing balm. The
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Published on January 27, 2012 22:00

January 26, 2012

My LoveBytes Interview

Note:  This article
used with permission by RWA Online, Chapter #136 from their January/February
2012 issue of LoveBytes.



Interview with Angie Derek

By Karen Jones



Angie, would you tell us a little about Mafia Secret?

 

Mafia Secret is a
romantic suspense novel about a professional cheerleader thrust into the mob.



Lessa Noelle grew up never knowing she was the illegitimate
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Published on January 26, 2012 06:00

January 25, 2012

Fun With Indie Publishing Part 2 - Formatting

Find Part 1 here.

Formatting

Getting your book(s) ready. I'm not really going to go over editing except to say it is up to each individual author on how much editing you think your book needs for primetime. I know writers who higher out for content editors, copy editors, and proofreaders. I know writers who higher out for a proofreader. I know writers who use beta readers and critique partners
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Published on January 25, 2012 05:16

January 22, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - Whitelighter by Angie Derek

Whitelighter by Angie Derek. A steamy paranormal romance novella.

A young witch's special powers make her a target to any vampire who catches sight of her.

Six Sentence Sunday Snippet:

"Your white light, it goes neon whenever you run hot."
Crossing her arms, she faced him, pulling it back in. "Better?"
"Yeah, we'll have to work on that."
"You going to tell me how you can see my light when
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Published on January 22, 2012 05:32