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Titles: What Makes a Good One

My guest today is Marshall Karp, an award winning former advertising executive, a playwright, a screenwriter, and a novelist. He has also written, produced, and executive produced TV shows for all the major networks. Karp tells us what makes a good title:

1. Short.

That’s my first thought.  Why?  Because your title is not just words.  It’s a major design element on your cover - often even more than the illustration.  And given the space limitations, the designer can do a lot more with one, two, or

Steel Waters by Ken Coffman — a Sort-of Review

When I first saw the movie Lone Hero starring Lou Diamond Phillips, I wasn’t impressed. It seemed trite — a retelling of High Noon with outlaw bikers set against the background of a wild west show. Yet the next morning, as the story slowly sank into the backwaters of my mind, one scene after another percolated to the surface, and I found myself smiling at the sly humor and wry nuances I was discovering. Lone Hero is now one of my favorite movies, one that gets richer with each viewing.

This retro

“Was It Bizarre Reading a Sex Scene Written By Your Sister?”

Exactly two years, 351 days, and 12 hours ago, my sister asked if I was ever going to let her read my manuscripts. I told her no, that I wanted her to have the joy of reading the books when they were published. (There is a vast difference between a manuscript and a book.) Back then, off course, it was still wishful thinking; no one had the slightest interest in publishing my books. Well, hell froze over or something equally cataclysmic, and now she owns two of my published books — books, not man

My Novels Did Not Make the Earth Move. Or Did They?

This is the first day of my post-book-launch-week life, and I feel just the same. The past couple of days I felt a bit let down when I realized my book release did not make the earth move. Well, there was that earthquake in Italy, though I don’t think I had anything to do with it. But you never know. If a butterfly flapping a wing in the Amazon can cause a typhoon in Malaysia, perhaps the ripple of my books being released into the atmosphere of the literary universe could have become so magnifie

“A Spark of Heavenly Fire” Has Been Kindled

This has been an exciting week for me — my books were released in print form , I had a fabulous turnout at my “Hallelujah My Novels Have Finally Been Published! Let’s Party!“ party, and now my books have been Kindled, or whatever you call it when they are made available as Kindle books. I almost feel as if that calls for another party, but it took me a couple of months to plan the first, so by the time I give the party, the Kindle books will be old news. I guess I’ll wait until my third book com

Bertram’s Global Blog Blitz

As part of my week-launch book party, today I am appearing as a guest on several different blogs. Please stop by and say hi.

I am in New Zealand with Suzanne Francis, author of the Song of the Arkafina cycle. We are celebrating our shared firsts. Visit us at Scriber Rescribus.

I am in Canada, with A.F. Stewart, author of Inside Realms. We are discussing one of my favorite topics: the new era in publishing. Visit us at A.F. Stewart’s Blog.

I am in Canada, with Cheryl Kaye Tardiff, bestselling author

Blog Exchange with Pierre Dominique Roustan

As part of my week-long book launch party, Pierre Dominique Roustan and I are exchanging blogs. (You can find me at http://writingandreading.today.com) Pierre writes:

Wow, this is a nice place you got here, Pat. It’s not every day I get to step out of my pad at the “Writing and Reading” Universe and explore. Allow me to introduce myself then! Pierre Dominique Roustan. Yes, you readers out there can say it: it’s a cool name. And that’s because I’m cool. I’m a 2nd generation Hispanic, born in Chica

More Deaths Than One Book Trailer, Fun, and Games

My week-long  ”HALLELUJAH! MY NOVELS HAVE FINALLY BEEN PUBLISHED! LET’S PARTY!” party continues with more fun and games.

More Deaths Than One Card Game: Solitaire

Word Seek Puzzle:

Jigsaw Puzzle:

You can find my newly published novels at Amazon: More Deaths Than One A Spark of Heavenly Fire  They are also available at a discount from Second Wind Publishing (payable through Pay Pal only): More Deaths Than One A Spark of Heavenly Fire

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A Spark of Heavenly Fire Puzzles, Games, Sudoku

My week-long  ”HALLELUJAH! MY NOVELS HAVE FINALLY BEEN PUBLISHED! LET’S PARTY!” party continues with more fun and games.

A Spark of Heavenly Fire Sudoku. You work these exactly as you do number Sudoku, but you use the letters from A Spark of Fire. (A, S, P, R, K, O, F, I, E)

                                                                                                 

 You can work the sudoku puzzles online:

First Sudoku                      

Second Sudoku

Third Sudoku

Fourth Sudoku

Click here fo

HALLELUJAH! MY NOVELS HAVE FINALLY BEEN PUBLISHED! LET’S PARTY!

QUARANTINED! 

 

Are you up to the challenge?

Then…

Let’s party!

I brought the fireworks. 

 

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 You can find my newly published novels at Amazon: More Deaths Than One A Spark of Heavenly Fire  They are also available at a discount from Second Wind Publishing (payable through Pay Pal only): More Deaths Than One A Spark of Heavenly Fire  The first fourteen people who order A Spark of Heavenly Fire from Second Wind Publishing will receive a spark of heavenly fire. Perhaps I erred. Perhaps it’s more of a spark of m