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Review of DESPERATE by Bryl R. Tyne

Available from Untreed Reads Publishing:http://www.untreedreads.com 4 of 5 stars
I received a review copy from the publisher
DESPERATE is the third story of the Zagzagel Diaries.  Once again the author packs a punch with so few words.  In this story, Zag, our resident guardian angel, must stop Nick, a teenage boy who may or may not be gay, from doing something that will forever change his life,

Review of FALLING STAR by Philip Chen

Available at Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/Falling-Star-Th...
 4 of 5 stars I received a review copy from the author.
Philip Chen has written an interesting story weaving threads of alien travelers, a Navajo medicine man, a secret US government agency CSAC, KGB spies and mysterious objects located at the bottom of the ocean.  It is an ambitious novel

SAMPLE SUNDAY

Thanks to @Kindle Author for starting this on Twitter.  This chapter is from THE CRYSTAL FACADE.  The chapter is about Eclasius Jortac, a powerful telekinetic, and his first day at the Otharian Institute for Paranormal Studies.



Chapter 2 - Eclair's First Day
Eclair Jortac sat down at the desk in the front of the classroom facing his students.  It was his first day with

New Kindle? Some great reads!

Congratulations to everyone that got a Kindle for Christmas.  I love my Kindle and read about 70% of my reading list on the ereader.  I would like to offer up a few suggestions for books to download to your shiny new Kindle.

First, of course, I will recommend my books written with my co-author, David W Small.  The first two are novels in the Rule of Otharia series and follow royal twins Darius

Merry Christmas

Christmas is finally here.  I'm sure all the little ones have been hoping Santa stopped at their house.  Well, I can tell you he did.  Here's Santa flying across the sky:


All the decorations are up, the Christmas dinner is in the oven and the champagne has been chilled.


So, there's really not too much more to say except:

Enjoy the day with family and friends!  I know I certainly will.
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Gang Problems on Christmas Eve

Everyone has their own problems to be sure whether you live in the city or the suburbs.  Gangs can be a serious problem for a neighborhood.

Here's one gang problem in Montana.  Really, how can you top this?

"OK guys, which house is our target today?"
"Can you just pick one?  Make up your mind."
"Just forget it.  I'm exhausted and I'm resting here."
Just a little silliness before I'm offline

And the winner is...

The winner of the paperback copy of SWITCHED by Amanda Hocking is:


Amy Del Rosso


Congratulations Amy!  You will be hearing from Amanda directly about getting the book to you.


Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.




The winner was chosen by Random.org.

Panel Discussion: What is the best atmosphere for you to write in?

Quiet room or Public Coffee Shop; Music on or NO Music; TV on or NO TV.
Cliff Ball
The best atmosphere I prefer to write in is a quiet room. I have to have absolute silence, otherwise I can't concentrate. I have no music playing, and my TV is not on. When there are times that I prefer to write by hand, I even have to have my computer turned off because the background noise

Interview with Elizabeth Svigar

Available at Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004...
Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.  The idea for the book came to me on a long drive through the woods. I've been a longtime reader of folk tales and love the story of Baba Yaga. I thought she'd be a great character to modernize and bring into a contemporary fantasy. Then of course if you have Baba Yaga, you

Interview with Chris Redding

Available:
http://www.sinfulmomentspress.com/pro...

Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.I've been writing since I was ten years old. I wrote a story about a lady with lots of cats that garnered me an "A" and the attention of my classmates. Positive attention for once. I didn't start writing seriously for publication until I was pregnant with my second