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Formatting For Kindle

Today, I'd like to welcome Kait Nolan to my blog to celebrate her recent release Forsaken by Shadow.  I asked if she could share information about how difficult it is to format for the Kindle.

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I was hanging out in Tweetchat a few weeks ago with J.A. Konrath and a bunch of other writers. We were talking about ebooks, which is no big shock given that Joe's become a poster boy for putting your work out in e.  What positively shocked me to hear, however, was how hard everybody thought...

A Live Interview with Molly Burkhart

Okay, folks, I'm typing this interview live.  Molly's sitting here at the table with me (she just said her answer was "blue" even though I haven't asked her anything yet).  So let's see how far I can get without dying of laughter.

I already blogged about the background idea for My Gigolo.  What's your favorite element in the story?  (I think she's going to say the pirate mini-golf course, so let's see if I'm right.)

Molly:  if I ever won the powerball jackpot, I am building that mini golf...

Molly Burkhart's My Gigolo

In case the name doesn't give it away, Molly really is my sister, and her debut novel My Gigolo releases from Samhain today.  I'll have an interview with her later today, but first, let me tell you a little of the background about how this book came to be.

So there we were, standing in my kitchen talking about our good friend Jenna's recent short story that had been included in the MILF anthology (as Anna Black), which included an older heroine hiring a male prostitue for the night.  I made a...

MayNoWriMo Guest Amy Ruttan

One of my favorite movies is Finding Nemo, and the inspiration for Amy's post, Just Keep Swimming.

Samhain Spring Showers excerpt

If you'd like to win a signed copy of Dear Sir, I'm Yours, stop over at Coffee Time Romance, read the excerpt from Dear Sir, and leave a comment.  Plus check out the other Samhain excerpts — there are a ton of great books up for grabs!

MayNoWriMo Guest Barbara Mountjoy

If you're a fan of Yoda, you won't want to miss Barbara's post Getting Past "Try" to "Do."

MayNoWriMo Guest Elissa Malcohn

Elissa's article is Shape-Shifting Manuscripts.

MayNoWriMo Guest Speakers

Since I'm running behind, I'm going to post two today. 

Lakisha Spletzer presents Self-Publishing: To Go it Alone or Stick It Out

and

Kait Nolan writes The Little Writer Who Could.

MayNoWriMo Guest Cindy Lynn Speer

I'm running just a bit behind so you'll probably get two guest posts today.  First up, Cindy Lynn Speer blogs about the Balancing Acts of writing.

MayNoWrimo Guest Jaleta Clegg

Our first recipe post! Check out two of Jaleta's favorite crock pot recipes when you need a warm, yummy meal that won't cut into your writing time.