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Ten Things About Voluspa You May Not Know by Ray East & Sam D

Ray East and Sam D, authors of Voluspa: A Magical World, is my guest today! Welcome Ray and Sam!

Ten Things About Voluspa You May Not Know

By Ray East and Sam D

Initially the main character was named Hope. Halfway through the book the name was changed to Amy because the author’ five year old daughter loved the name.
Some of the names in the book have been taken from Hindu mythology.
Renata’s character is based on a bully, Ray East once had in h...<! /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} --><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Interview with Elyse Douglas: ‘It was an emotional compulsion to get Rita’s story out’

Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Columbia University. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist. She and her husband, Douglas Pennington, have completed three novels: The Astrologer’s Daughter, Wanting Rita and a Christmas novel to...

Interview with Lindy S. Hudis + WIN FREE KINDLE FIRE!

Lindy S.Hudis is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied drama. She is a former actress, having appeared on such television shows as “Sunset Beach” and “Married with Children”. Her romantic murder mystery, Weekends, is currently available from Lachesis Press. She is also a filmmaker, her independent short film “The Lesson”, which she wrote, produced and directed, screened at the Seattle Underground Film Festival. She is co-owner of an independent pr...

Author Vid: Literarily Speaking Talks to Kevin B. Burk, author of ‘Anger Mastery’

We have a treat for you today. Today is our 11th edition of AuthorVids! So what is an Author Vid? An AuthorVid is where we send questions to an author or and they answer them in a video or they choose to chat about their book instead. Today’s guest author is Kevin B. Burk, author of the nonfiction book, Anger Mastery. Please check out his website and book information following the video. And don’t forget to follow Kevin on his virtual book tour here!

And now I’m happy to bring you Kevin Bu...

Author Vid: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Author Chris Reynolds Talks to Literarily Speaking

We have a treat for you today. Today is our 10th edition of AuthorVids! So what is an Author Vid? An AuthorVid is where we send questions to an author or and they answer them in a video or they choose to chat about their book instead. Today’s guest author is Chris Reynolds, author of the young adult urban fantasy, Mind Secrets. Please check out her website and book information following the video. And don’t forget to follow Chris on her virtual book tour here!

And now I’m happy to bring yo...

Book Trailer Spotlight: The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti

The Wicked Wives

Gus Pelagatti

Noir Suspense/Thriller

Mill City Press

ABOUT THE WICKED WIVES

When I was an eight year old boy I overheard adults in my South Philadelphia neighborhood discussing 17 disenchanted and unfaithful neighborhood wives who murdered their husbands for insurance money, love and lust. This was a fascinating topic for an eight year old boy eavesdropping on adult conversation. The adults were discussing the true story of Philadelphia’s infamous 1938 murder scandals. My fasc...

Ten Things About The Baby Matrix and Author Laura Carroll You May Not Know + WIN FREE KINDLE FIRE!

Laura Carroll, author ofThe Baby Matrix, is my guest today! Welcome Laura!

(Be sure to check out the cool Kindle Fire she’s giving away below her guest post!)

Ten Things About The Baby Matrix and Author Laura Carroll

You May Not Know

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Guest Blogger: Top 5 Ways to Kill by Author Duane Harden

I love the idea of getting rich, don’t you? Okay, that’s the superficial me speaking. Honestly? I’d rather not worry about bills and I’d love to take vacations when I want and where I want. Okay, you’ve sold me. So how does this rich thing work? I’m happy to have Duane Harden, author of 5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom, with us today to talk about killing people. LOL, no, it’s something else altogether so don’t let the title of his blog post fool you, but he’s got some pretty darn good a...

Ten things about Lyle Prouse: what you think you see may not be what you get

Lyle Prouse, author of Final Approach: Northwest Airline Flight 650 Tragedy and Triumph., is my guest today! Welcome Lyle!

Ten things about Lyle Prouse: what you think you see may not be what you get

By Lyle Prouse

1. I’m a Vietnam veteran (11 ½ years), former Marine fighter pilot

2. I’m of mixed Caucasian/Comanche descent

3. I was active in the Native American powwow world as a fancy dancer when I was young and growing up in Kansas. I have returned to my Native roots and am dancing once aga...

Top 10 Things You Should Do If You Plan To Write A Novel

Kfir Luzzatto, author of The Evelyn Project, is my guest today! Welcome Kfir!

Top 10 Things You Should Do If You Plan To Write A Novel

By Kfir Luzzatto

1. Figure out why you want to write it. If it’s just that everybody else is doing it and you have some free time on your hands, get a dog instead.

2. Think up a central subject and work on a rough plot. Nothing too elaborate, just something to start working with.

3. Get acquainted with your main characters;don’t you even think of writing a lin...