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Author Interviews @RachaelRitchey #authors #writers #writerslife

Originally posted on BlondeWriteMore:
Welcome to my weekly series Author Interviews.? Over recent months some inspirational and amazing writers have sat in my red chair. They have opened my eyes to the world of being a writer, filled my brain with useful tips and made me want to get a book out there. This week…

VOTE NOW! Annual Bloggers Bash Awards NOW OPEN

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
This is it. The waiting is finally over. The Bloggers Bash Awards are now open for voting. We had a HUGE number of nominations, over 350,so thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate. Voting Closes June 9th at 12pm. The winners will be announced on June 11th…

Captive Hope Excerpts Series: 2

Amazon US– Amazon UK– Amazon France – Amazon India – Amazon Germany Smashwords– Barnes & Noble – Kobo – CreateSpace– Apple iBooks/iTunesFiled under: Captive Hope

Behind the Scenes Writing Tag

I got tagged for this fun writing activity by my great Blog Battling buddyLauren Gunter from Making the Novel a Better Placeabout a month ago and am finally getting to it. It’s pretty simple and straight forward so here we go! Is there a snack you like to eat while writing? Coffee and goldfish crackers, […]

Captive Hope Excerpts Series 1

Have you read the book? Would you give a quick and simple review on Amazon and/or Goodreads? Amazon US– Amazon UK– Amazon France – Amazon India – Amazon Germany Smashwords– Barnes & Noble – Kobo – CreateSpace– Apple iBooks/iTunesFiled under: Book Related Tagged: book quote, Captive Hope, fantasy fiction, historical fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism, […]

The Explorer Voyages – The Cube

Originally posted on universe-of-possibilities:
These are the voyages of the spaceship Explorer. Her missions taking us to the vastness of the universe beyond human understanding. Our purpose, to write something we have never written before! The events detailed in this log follow directly after the events detailed in this account: The Enemy Within the Rings…

How Not to Get Overwhelmed: Blurb & Author Bio

This is the fourth article in the series:How Not to Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishing. While I feel this is the most simple approach, you do not necessarily need to follow the steps exactly as we’ve laid them out. It is perfectly acceptable to handle each step in a different variation, whatever you find the […]

Review: The Beauty Thief by Rachael Ritchey

Reblogged from Dan Dan the Art Man Dan Abaslonson: This was a beautiful fairy tale. It was really fun to sink into a world of princes and kings and castles and princesses. I think a lot of young readers of fantasy will love this book. The story starts off as a perfect fairy tale but […]

Villainous Advice from a Bestselling Author

Here’s a checklist of important things to keep in mind about your villains from bestselling author Jerry B. Jenkins in his article: What Makes a Great Villain . . . Your Bad Guy Checklist He’s convinced he’s the good guy He has many likeable qualities He’s a worthy enough opponent to make your hero look […]

The Importance of Color in Book Cover Design

Earlier this week we talked about How Not to Get Overwhelmed: The Book Cover Design, and I felt like something was missing. Yesterday I listened in on a webinar hosted by Joseph Michael and featuring Mike Balmaceda that discussed making your book cover the best it can be to sell your story. That’s when it […]