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August 15, 2016
New Release! Jacqui Murray’s Thriller: To Hunt a Sub
Happy Release Day to Jacqui Murray as she launches her new thriller, To Hunt a Sub!
Be sure to check out the exciting excerpt below!
Title and author: To Hunt a Sub by J. Murray
Release Date:August 15, 2016 by Structured Learning
Genre:Thriller
Cover by: Paper and Sage
TheUSSHamptonSSN 767 quietly floated unseen a hundred fifty-two feet below the ocean’s surface. Despite its deadlynuclear-tippedarsenal of Trident missiles, its task for the past six months has been reconnaissance and surveil...
August 13, 2016
Celebrate the Small Things — Weekend Edition!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
This week I’m celebrating Family! We had a great time visiting with my parents and my brother and his family up from PA. We watched the Olympics, played indoor and outdoor games, and went go-kart racing, indoor rock climbing, and mini-golfing. The kids beat the heat and humidity wi...
August 8, 2016
Play the Blurb Game with Tamara Narayan!
To celebrate the release of her super scarynew book, Heart Stopper and Other Stories, Tamara Narayan is here to share a unique way of creating book blurbs. Have fun trying it out!
The Blurb Game
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To write a book description, the advice is clear. Introduce the genre, the protagonist, and the main conflict. Don’t get bogged down in tiny details. Keep it short. Choose your words carefully for maximum impact.
On Amazon, you can pick seven keywords or phrases to help readers f...
August 5, 2016
Celebrate the Small Things! And C. Lee McKenzie’s Sign of the Green Dragon!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
This week I’m celebrating blue skies, mowed lawns, and the upcoming visit of my brother and his family from PA.
I’m also celebrating the arrival of C. Lee McKenzie’s latest —
Sign of the Green Dragon!
Three plucky sleuths. A crumbling skeleton. A buried treasure.
After six month...
August 3, 2016
IWSG — Question of the Month
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
I really don’t have a lot of writing insecurities this month other than the usual trying to balance writing and marketing, so I’m going to go right to the Question of the Month.
The August 3rd IWSG question: What w...
July 29, 2016
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
I can’t believe July is almost over. The summer is flying by way too fast. I have some great things to celebrate this weekend:
A book-selling opportunity at the Bookstock Literary Festival in Woodstock, VT, this Saturday! My son’s birthday on Sunday!And here are some pics from m...
July 22, 2016
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
It’s been another busy week. Things I’m celebrating:
A good friend’s birthday party coming up on Saturday! My Barnes & Noble book signing on Sunday! Swimming at the beach! The water level was really low, but we were still able to swim around and cool off. Driving go-karts! My daug...July 20, 2016
Blog Tour! With Stephanie Faris — My Favorite Children’s Books!
Here’s one more blog tour stop to celebrate the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!
Since Stephanie Faris is a children’s book author, I started thinking about the books my parents read to me during my childhood. I had many favorites, but there were some I asked for over and over and over again, and I was so happy when my parents obliged. Come visit Stephanie’s blog, check out my list of favorites, and share yours![image error]
July 18, 2016
Cover Reveal for Jacqui Murray’s New Thriller: To Hunt A Sub
Title and author: To Hunt a Sub by J. Murray
Release Date:August 15, 2016 by Structured Learning
Genre:Thriller
Cover by: Paper and Sage
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Available at:
Kindle August 15th
TheUSSHamptonSSN 767 quietly floated unseen a hundred fifty-two feet below the ocean’s surface. Despite its deadlynuclear-tippedarsenal of Trident missiles, its task for the past six months has been reconnaissance and surveillance. The biggest danger the crew faced was running out of olives for their pizza. That all chang...
July 15, 2016
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
My biggest celebration this week is that I was able to set up a book signing at Barnes & Noble for Book 2 on Sunday, July 24th! The funny thing is that it’s the exact same date I did the book signing there last year, just a different day of the week. Crossing my fingers that it wil...
