Stacy Juba's Blog, page 102

Bestseller Bound Celebrates Launch Party With Giveaways

If you enjoy reading books, then have I got a party for you. Bestseller Bound, a new site that connects small press and indie authors with one another as well as with readers, reviewers and book bloggers, is celebrating its launch party this month. Members of the site are eligible to enter a drawing for [...:]

Twenty-Five Years Ago Today: The Queen of Patpong Author Timothy Hallinan

I'd like to welcome my guest Timothy Hallinan. Timothy has written ten published novels, all thrillers. A series of six mysteries he wrote in the 1990s featuring erudite Los Angeles private eye Simeon Grist is a cult favorite and is now becoming available in e-book form. Since 1981, Timothy has divided his time between Los [...:]

Don't Count Out the Underdog: Reality Show Mystery Novel Sailing Into the Spotlight on New Year's Day

And the countdown begins. It's less than four months to the release of my second mystery suspense novel Sink or Swim. The official date is January 1, 2011. Thankfully, I've almost finished one monumental task related to the marketing campaign – preparing the early review mailing for the major pre-publication reviewers, which generally have a [...:]

25 Years Ago Today: Talented New Mystery Author And Music Industry Insider Loni Emmert

I'd like to welcome Loni Emmert, one of my fellow authors at Mainly Murder Press. Loni and her sister P.I. Barrington, California natives, fell in love with New England during fall vacations in Maine and New Hampshire, which became the settings for their brand new co-authored mystery Button Hollow Chronicles #1: The Leaf Peeper Murders. [...:]

Summer Almost Over, Most Writing Goals Accomplished

It has been a productive summer and I'm proud that I accomplished most of my writing and publishing goals. I made my trade paperback novel Twenty-Five Years Ago Today available in ebook format, uploading it to Kindle and arranging for Smashwords to distribute it to multiple ebook retailers including Barnes&Noble, Sony, Apple's iPad Store, Diesel [...:]

25 Years Ago Today: Downsized to Death Author Patricia Gulley

I'd like to welcome one of my fellow Sisters in Crime, Patricia Gulley. Patricia is a retired travel agent living on a floating home in Oregon. She depends on both for her writing. She has had several short stories published and her first novel, Downsized To Death, was published by Wings E Press in April [...:]

25 Years Ago Today: Cozy Mystery Author Suzanne Young

I'd like to welcome fellow Mainly Murder Press author Suzanne Young. If you enjoy cozy mysteries, then you're in for a treat with Suzanne's mystery novel Murder By Yew.

"More than 25 years ago," Suzanne was born and raised in New England. She has worked as a writer, an editor, a computer programmer and a business analyst since earning her degree in English from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. A resident of Colorado for more than 30 years, she is a member of Denver Woman's Press...

Bestseller Bound Connects Indie Authors and Readers

Readers and indie authors, do I have a treat for you. A new message board, Bestseller Bound, is having its grand opening this week. Darcia Helle, author of several books including The Cutting Edge, Miami Snow and Enemies and Playmates, created this unique board and I'm excited to be one of the resident authors and moderators along with Darcia and author Maria Savva.

The board is sort of like the literary equivalent of a reality show. Here, readers will get a behind the scenes glimpse into...

Something in Common: Small-Town Newspapers Produce Seasoned Reporters

I'm pleased to welcome Gerry Charbonneau, the second guest in in my new Something in Common feature. Gerry has "something in common" with Kris Langley, heroine of my mystery novel Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. Kris is an obit writer, editorial assistant and freelance writer for a fictional community newspaper called The Fremont Daily News. In the book, the newspaper is independently-owned and the two editors frequently clash: one is a news veteran set in his ways and the other is like...

25 Years Ago Today: Mystery Author and Retired Journalist J. R. Lindermuth

I'd like to welcome J. R. Lindermuth as my guest. J.R. is a retired newspaper editor/writer who lives and writes in central Pennsylvania. He is librarian of his county historical society where he assists visitors with historical research and genealogy. J.R. is the author of seven novels and has published in a variety of magazines. His novels include Watch The Hour, Corruption's Child and The Accidental Spy.

How nice to meet another author with a journalism background. Tell us, what were you...