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July 26, 2020
Will Read for Beer: 4 Pros of Pro Beta Readers
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[Disclaimer: I don’t actually know anyone who will read for beer, but my boyfriend did trade beer for bricks once. So, theoretically, it’s possible.]
Recently, I partook in a discussion via social media about the process/rates for hiring a beta reader. From this stemmed the question of actually paying for beta readers. The consensus was that beta readers were trusted people an author knew (not family, often fellow writers) who read a manuscript nearing its fi...
July 25, 2020
The Sunday Post
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Last Week’s PostsWednesday: PARANORMAL PRIVATEERS by Andy Zach
Friday: Heart and Soul by Karen Michelle Nutt This Week’s Posts Links go live at 12:30 AM US eastern time.
Tuesday: Review: Cooking for Ghosts by Patricia V. Davis
Thursday: Author Interview: BENNYTOWN by Matt Carter In Other News…
In response to the minor car ac...
July 24, 2020
Tips 'N Treats: Week 19
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July 23, 2020
Interview+Giveaway: Heart and Soul by Karen Michelle Nutt
HEART AND SOUL A paranormal romance by Karen Michelle Nutt
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80s rock star, Haley Rose, and her boyfriend went missing without a trace on October 31, 1988, and were eventually presumed dead. Three decades later, thirty-year-old, Rowan Beckett, recalls things only Haley Rose would know, and she can belt out songs in the same unique fashion. However, Rowan couldn't be the missing rock star since Haley would now be in...
July 21, 2020
Audio Excerpt: PARANORMAL PRIVATEERS by Andy Zach
PARANORMAL PRIVATEERS (Life After Life Chronicles, #3) A humorous science fiction by Andy Zach
Narated by Phil Blechman
Zombies charge first, ask questions later.
Middle-aged, overweight, and undead, Diane Newby leads the paranormal privateers against criminals and corruption. Sailing to trouble spots too sensitive for the US government, with zombie strength and regeneration they beat bullies into submission. Aided by zombie turkeys, corgis, and bulls, vicious criminal geniuses fall before the...
July 18, 2020
The Sunday Post
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Last Week’s PostsTuesday: THE SECRET SPICE CAFE TRILOGY by Patricia V. Davis
Thursday: SOMEONE ELSE'S VENGEANCE by Benjamin LaMore
Friday: DREAM PHAZE GERMINATION by Matt Watters
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Friday: Heart and Soul by Karen Michelle Nutt In Other News…
Oh man, so many things. T...
July 17, 2020
Tips 'N Treats: Week 18
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New Releases Ebook Deals My Tip Welcome back to...July 16, 2020
Excerpt+Giveaway: DREAM PHAZE GERMINATION by Matt Watters
DREAM PHAZE: GERMINATION A science fiction by Matt Watters
Everyone dreams.
All Saxon Zynn wanted to do was dream, not for himself, but for everyone. Back in 2037, Saxon stated, ‘Dreaming is a reality to be experienced.' A decade of research later and his Dream Immersion technology is poised to become the major entertainment medium of the 21st century, but will unforeseen obstacles prevent him from achieving his purpose?
Dream Phaze is about the inception of engineered dreams and the evoluti...
July 15, 2020
Interview+Excerpt: SOMEONE ELSE'S VENGEANCE by Benjamin LaMore
An urban fantasy by Benjamin LaMore
This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure statement. Stirling, Superstition Bay's resident Immortal, has been murdered. And the only person in the world who could have done it, didn't.
Ian DeLong isn't surprised that he's blamed for the crime. Who else but someone immune to all magic could kill an Adept, someone schooled in the use of potent forms of sorcery? And after al...
July 13, 2020
Excerpt+Giveaway: THE SECRET SPICE CAFE TRILOGY by Patricia V. Davis
by Patricia V. Davis
A magic realism, paranormal mystery women’s fiction series Book One: Cooking For Ghosts
Do hearts broken long ago forever leave a tangible trace?
A Vegas cocktail waitress. An Indian herbalist. A British chemistry professor. An Italian-American widow. Four unique women with one thing in common: each is haunted by a tragedy from her past.
Cynthia, Rohini, Jane, and Angela meet on a food blogging site and bond over recipes. They decide on impul...
