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Building a better female action heroine, with Russell Blake

Today I have the privilege of welcoming Russell Blake to my blog. Russell Blake is the author of eighteen novels, including Fatal Exchange, The Geronimo Breach, the Zero Sum trilogy, The Delphi Chronicle trilogy, the Assassin series (Night of the Assassin, King of Swords, Revenge of the Assassin, Return of the Assassin), The Voynich Cypher, Silver Justice, JET and JET II - Betrayal, as well as the non-fiction tomes An Angel With Fur, and How To Sell A Gazillion eBooks In No Time (even if drun...

Touring, writing, and talking to my characters...

The Divide by Zero blog tour is up and running. Click on the links to find the latest stops--an interview with garage-guy Peter, an author interview, a book spotlight with purchase information, a guest post on friends and e-friends, and an excerpt where you can meet Peter's estranged wife Mary and her rather demanding mother. There's another author interview coming up soon, and hopefully some book reviews in the not too distant future... watch this space.

Writing a character interview is fun,...

Taking the Fantasy Proneness Plunge

I like fantasy. I like to read while lying prone on the sofa (kindles are so much better than desktop computers for this). And I'm plunging into the world of being a published author (though Divide by Zero is a contemporary drama, no fantasy there). But what is fantasy proneness, and dare we take the plunge? You've got to admit Steve Finegan has a catchy title there for his guest post on my blog and I'm delighted to welcome him here. You'll be delighted too as you read his article (below) and...

Friends, e-friends and books

Divide by Zero's blog tour is visiting Andi's Realm today with a post on friends, e-friends and acquaintances. In a world just before the internet, neighbors made friends made community. But what's your community now? Go to http://andisrealm.blogspot.com/2012/09/guest-author-sheila-deeth.html and see what you think.

If Divide by Zero reverses the village-to-raise-a-child dynamic, Donovan Galway's Indian Nation might equally reverse the European invasion of the Americas. My publisher, Stonegard...

Reading, writing and answering interview questions

So... that blog tour's just starting for Divide by Zero and Peter Joseph Swanson is kicking it off with an interview over on gather. Just go to http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981665350 and see what questions he asked... well, you can see how I answered them too, and ask your own questions in the comments if you want, or in the comments here...

Meanwhile I'm still trying to catch up on all those book reviews after my vacation, so here's the next batch: Enjoy reading. D...

More book reviews as the emails stay unread

I've not decided yet, does reading books take longer than reading emails? Somehow when the email list gets up to three figures, the seventeen overdue book reviews begin to look like a more manageable task. Ah well--good job I'm a fast reader. And reading offers a pleasant reprieve from housework, shopping, yardwork and everyday life.

Here are a few more books I've read recently, starting with An Unattended Death by Victoria Jenkins, a beautifully evocative mystery set in the Puget Sound where...

A well-controlled book release from S. R. Johannes

S.R. Johannes' second Nature of Grace novel, Uncontrollable, was released on Monday. The first book, Untraceable, has won and been nominated for several awards including Winner of the 2012 IndieReader Discovery Award (YA), 2012 Georgia Author of the Year (YA Nominee), and a finalist in The Kindle Book Review's "Best Indie Book of 2012 (YA)".

Kirkus reviewed Untraceable as "A thrilling story is a dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and t...

Book reviews and a free book

Teric Darken's U-Turn Killur (yes, there's an I and and You in the title) is free on Kindle today (just follow the linke), so don't miss this chance to sample the author's seriously edgy Christian writing. He's been bleeding ink from his heart onto paper for the last twenty-five years and his cutting-edge thrillers have become known for their innovative nature:  filled with darkness, despair, light and redemption.

Meanwhile I've been letting ink from other writer's books feed my fevered b...

Marketing doesn't have to be Shadowed with Suspicion

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Time for a Blog Tour?

Now Divide by Zero has been fully released, in paperback and ebook, on Amazon, Barnes and Noble etc..., and now I've got my own real paperback copy to stare at in curious amazement..., I'm looking for bloggers willing to help me celebrate with a blog tour during the last quarter of 2012. I hope to have a few ecopies available for interested reviewers. And I’m willing to answer interview questions, offer guest posts on topics of your choice, and/or provide excerpts from the novel. Also, th...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>