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August 7, 2010

Featured Author at Excuse Me, Miss

I'm very pleased to be the featured author over at Excuse Me, Miss.  For this spotlight, I've chosen to highlight a scene from "The Crystal Facade, Book 2."  It's the first time Eclair Jortac sets foot inside an advanced telekinetics class as the teacher.  You get to enjoy Eclair's sense of humor in this scene.

You can check it out here.
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Published on August 07, 2010 12:15

August 5, 2010

Interview with Randolph Lalonde

Available at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Omni...

Next up I'll like to welcome Randolph Lalonde to the blog.  Randolph is the author of the successful Spinward Fringe series.


Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.I was working at a customer support centre, answering calls for a New York Cable Company when I
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Published on August 05, 2010 05:00

August 4, 2010

Interview with Amanda Hocking

Next up in my series of author interviews is Amanda Hocking, author of the "My Blood Approves" series.  She has a new book out, Switched, available on Amazon
 http://www.amazon.com/Switched-Trylle....

Welcome Amanda!


Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.The first book I wrote, I had this image of a man sitting alone in a white
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Published on August 04, 2010 05:00

August 3, 2010

What do Editors Really Do?

Author Dean Wesley Smith  has a very informative post about editors, "Editors are Evil Myth."  I'd like to pull one section out of his full post about what an editor really does.  You can read Dean's full post here.  He talks about how the myth that editors are evil lives on.  If you haven't read any of his posts, you really should start reading them today.  He has a wealth of knowledge and first
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Published on August 03, 2010 06:32

August 2, 2010

Interview with Andy Frankham-Allen

Available at Untreed Reads Publishing http://www.untreedreads.com/

Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.  My first, 100% me, book was/is Seeker, which is the first of four books in The Garden Saga. I've been writing professionally on and off since 2004, which a few dippings of the toe into ePublishing along the way via my own series of novellas called
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Published on August 02, 2010 05:00

July 31, 2010

Motorcycle Research

Today was an outstanding day in NE and my husband and I took off early this morning to do some motorcycle research.  For those of you who don't know my husband that means "picking out his next bike."  I have lost count of all the bikes he has owned, some I loved, some I hated, but one thing I know for sure, a motorcycle doesn't stay around too many years in our house.

We did test ride a new
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Published on July 31, 2010 15:05

July 30, 2010

Interview with Sara Elizabeth

Available at Untreed Reads Publishing http://www.untreedreads.com/

Briefly describe your journey in writing your first book.  My first book published is actually a short story.  The journey comes from a very real place, as most of my writing is actually non-fiction.  I've found that in writing workshops, people tend to tell stories that are fascinating but never use an
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Published on July 30, 2010 04:00

July 29, 2010

Let's All Take a Breather

With everyone hectic's schedules, it's hard to slow down and just appreciate the beauty that surrounds us.  I pulled these pictures from the Hubble Telescope website.  They are truly awe-inspiring.  Enjoy.






Now that I have your attention, I just couldn't resist adding this one at the end.  Aw, isn't she cute?

For those of you who don't care for kittens, maybe this is your cup of tea:
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Published on July 29, 2010 04:00