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Author Interview: R.H. Ramsey talks about her new book ‘Just Beneath the Surface I’

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Happy Mother’s Day!

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I want to wish everyone a very happy Mother’s Day today! If you are a mother, more power to you and I hope today gives you a chance to get those feet up!

I have a love/hate relationship with Mother’s Day. The love part comes easy. I have two wonderful grown kids – a daughter and a son. They couldn’t make my life more perfect. The hate part only gets acknowledged when I start thinking about my own Mother and how she isn’t here with us anymore (at least in the physical side of things).

I thou...

Interview with Shane Stanford on ‘Making Life Happy: Embracing the Joy in the Everyday

Shane Stanford is a pastor, author and teacher. He is the Senior Pastor of Christ UMC in Memphis, TN, one of United Methodism’s largest and most influential congregations.

Shane is a former church planter as well as the Director/Host of the United Methodist Hour, a radio and television ministry airing in 30 million homes nationwide.

Shane is the author of eleven books including A Positive Life (Zondervan), The CURE for the Chronic Life (Abingdon), and Mosaic (Abingdon).

Shane has also writ...

The Story Behind Super Luke Faces His Bully by Dr. Jackie Cogswell

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Dr. Jackie Cogswell, author of Super Luke Faces His Bully.

My writing career began over seven years ago. Nobody was more shocked than I was at the thought of me writing a book. I say this because prior to that time, I felt my imagination was seriously challenged. This made creative writing extremely difficult and I woul...

I Am a Book Buyer: What Will Make Me Want to Buy Your Book?

People buy books for all kinds of reasons. There is no single way to tell how they are buying them, but I can give you tips on how to make yours stand out from the pack. What makes me an expert? I love books; I buy books and I handle authors’ books every single day. Some sell like hotcakes and then some don’t make that bestselling status and the author wonders what they are doing wrong?

http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/05/08/i-am-a-book-buyer-what-will-make-me-want-to-buy-your-book/

Launching Today: Allergies, and Awesome You

Launching Today: Allergies, and Awesome You

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Do you have a child with allergies? Can you imagine life allergy free?
The AmazingAllergist will show you how!
Allergies, and Awesome You: Believe You Can Get There Too!



This book, through a life story of an allergic child, will empower you and your children.



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Allergies, and Awesome You” is a part of the AmazingAllergist’s Awesome Series that empowers allergic children to live and lead great lives, allergy-free. It is a by-product of the author’s exte...

AuthorVid: Mystery Author Donna Fletcher Crow Talks to Literarily Speaking

We have a treat for you today. Today is our 9th 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 Donna Fletcher Crow, author of the mystery novel, A Darkly Hidden Truth. Please check out her website and book information following the video. And don’t forget to follow Donna on her virtual book tour here!

And now I’m happy to bring y...

How to Make Your Characters Believable by Thomas Waite, author of “Terminal Value”

About Thomas Waite

Thomas Waite is an author, entrepreneur and consultant whose writings have appeared in such publications as the Harvard Business Review and The New York Times and he has been featured in a wide variety of media, including CNN Money and a number of cable news programs. As an entrepreneur, he founded and co-founded two companies, including one that was sold to an Internet firm. He has consulted to dozens of technology corporations and other companies, and serves on the Boa...

Looking for blog hosts for huge Kindle Fire Giveaway!

I am looking for bloggers who would like to participate in huge Kindle Fire Giveaway sponsored by Pump Up Your Book and eXtasy Books. We are looking for blog hosts to post a pre-made blog post about the company and the Kindle Fire Giveaway (a simple cut and paste).

This tour runs from June 1 – August 31. Incentives include becoming eligible to win the Kindle Fire, getting more follows to either your Twitter or Facebook account (or some other way) and winning $50 GC for the most comments fo...

Interview with Judy Christie: ‘Slow down and do something fun on Mother’s Day’

Author Judy Christie loves to help busy people slow down and enjoy each day more – in her series of novels about Green, Louisiana, and her Hurry Less Worry Less nonfiction books. Judy started her writing career as the editor of The Barret Banner in elementary school and has kept a journal since she was nine (and still has all of them). She likes wandering around flea markets, walking in the park near her North Louisiana home and visiting friends and family on her vintage green Kitchen Cou...