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Penguin / Random House Merger

What the digital age is doing to publishers. http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/29/news/penguin-random-house-merger/index.html

The Missing Piece Special Featured on eReader News Today ~ UPDATE

Featured on eReader News Today. $0.99 Special! http://ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-and-free-kindle-books-for-10-30-12/6720616/

UPDATE: This is one of the best promo tools ever! Thank you ereader news today!

The Missing Piece Special Featured on eReader News Today

Featured on eReader News Today. $0.99 Special! http://ereadernewstoday.com/bargain-and-free-kindle-books-for-10-30-12/6720616/

One of the Greatest Authors of all Time

Although Leo Tolstoy is one of my favorite authors, I am especially fond of the stories he wrote after his conversion to Christianity. Tolstoy had an intuitive gift for delving into the human psyche and unfolding characters' unconscious motives. His stories probe the mind of man, dissect his heart, and extract the good and the bad that reside therein. One of his greatest works, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, describes a man of power and wealth, who knows that he is dying. Tolstoy skillfully p...

Clever, Creative, and Humorous Online Article About Writing

This article appeared in the New York Times Sunday Book Review section. It's an entertaining and enlightening read :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Inspirational Love Story ~ 99 Cents Special!

My novel The Missing Piece (Inspirational Love Story) is on sale for .99 cents for a limited time only at Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Inspirational Love Story ~ 99 Cent Special!

My novel The Missing Piece (Inspirational Love Story) is on sale for .99 cents for a limited time only at Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Free 10 Year Anniversary Edition of my Children's Book

On Friday and Saturday, October 5th and 6th, my children’s fiction eBook Window Pains (Modeling Positive Behaviors) will be free on Amazon.com.
Window Pains was originally published as a short story in Winner, a scholastic magazine that was endorsed by a former president and two former first ladies. The aim of the periodical was to teach children preventative measures and to instill positive behaviors that contribute to success in life.
Window Pains is about a young girl who is involved in an...

eBooks or Hardcopies?

Interesting statistics on the rise of eBook popularity. Which do you prefer?

http://www.schools.com/visuals/rise-of-ereading.html

The Missing Piece Book Trailer on Youtube

The book trailer for my novel The Missing Piece is now on Youtube. Click the title if you'd like to see it. It's also on the bottom of my blog.