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February 7, 2012
The Story Behind Defending Jacob by William Landay
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 William Landay, author of the family drama novel, Defending Jacob.
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I don't know that there is ever a single moment of lightning-bolt inspiration for a novel, at least for a novel of any complexity. Usually the writing process involves the slow, methodical...
February 5, 2012
The Story Behind Red Hot Sky by Gordon Gumpertz
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 Gordon Gumpertz, author of the action adventure novel, Red Hot Sky.
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The Story Behind Red Hot Sky
By Gordon Gumpertz
The inspiration for my first novel, Tsunami, came while walking on the beach during a storm at sea. The waves were 10 to 15 feet high, broke with a...
Book Review: Jekyll Says…Good Deeds Cats Do That You Should Too! by D.C. Blackbird
Title: Jekyll Says…Good Deeds Cats Do That You Should Too!
Author: D.C. Blackbird
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Paperback: 36
Publisher: Campfire Publishing
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1468057243
ISBN-13: 978-1468057249
BOOK SUMMARY:
"Jekyll Says …" (Good Deeds Cats Do That You Should, Too!) is a series of amusing and educational poems told from the perspective of a wise and warm-hearted cat named Jekyll. Each perky poem epitomizes something about Jekyll's vivacious personality and t...
February 2, 2012
Make Your Own 3D Movies to Promote Your Books + Win FREE PUMP UP YOUR BOOK CAP
I haven't had a chance to announce it yet, but I'll be self-publishing a new book pretty darn soon. I know, I know, I have a publisher and while I love her to pieces, I want to see what this self-publishing thing is all about. Granted, I'm not entirely new to the process having self-published a few ebooks in the past, but this was before anyone even knew what a Kindle was all about. I sold or gave away these ebooks on my website, took one of them on tour (before Pump Up...
New Book for Review: Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry by Dr. Laura A. Maciuika
Dr. Laura A. Maciuika will be touring mid-March to mid-April 2012 with her self-help book Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry.
Stressed out? There is plenty of real external stress, sure, and a serious stress epidemic going on. Then there is what we do on the inside, often without even realizing it. Conscious Calm focuses on the internal patterns of stress creation we may not even notice, and describes how to get free of these patterns for good to find...
How to Integrate Email + Social Media Marketing
I get lots of great newsletters as that's how I can share all these neat things with you but one of my absolute favorite is Social Media Examiner. I'm always interested in what they have to say and I believe you'll become a Social Media Examiner junkie too once you read all of this wonderful information they put out. Yesterday's post was about integrating email lists and social media marketing. Basically, how to use them both and at the same time to help you sell your...
February 1, 2012
Pump Up Your Book Announces Alicia Singleton's Dark Side of Valor Virtual Book Tour 2012
Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Alicia Singleton's Dark Side of Valor Virtual Book Tour 2012 beginning February 6 and ending on February 29 2012. Alicia will be on hand during her nationwide tour talking about her book in candid interviews and guest posts! Lots of fun along the way as Alicia stops off at blogs around the world to give her fans a chance to ask her questions and to find out more about this talented author.
About Alicia Singleton
Born and...
Can blogs generate material for future books?
Like the new design? It freezes for me every time I go here (it might be my computer) so if it is downloading long for you, please leave me a comment and let me know? The reason why I even changed the template was because the other one was too BUSY and hopefully this is all my aged computer's fault.
Not only did I change the template, but I also want to focus in on more than just interviews, guest posts from others, that sort of thing. I had thought about starting a new...
January 31, 2012
Pump Up Your Book Announces Fantasy Author Stephanie Keyes on 'The Star Child Virtual Book Tour 2012′
Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Stephanie Keyes' The Star Child Virtual Book Tour 2012 beginning February 6 and ending on February 29 2012. Stephanie will be on hand during this worldwide online book tour talking about her book in candid interviews and guest posts! Lots of fun along the way as Stephanie stops off at blogs around the world to give her fans a chance to ask her questions and to find out more about this talented author.
About Stephanie...Pump Up Your Book Announces Fantasy Author Stephanie Keys on 'The Star Child Virtual Book Tour 2012′
Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Stephanie Keyes' The Star Child Virtual Book Tour 2012 beginning February 6 and ending on February 29 2012. Stephanie will be on hand during this worldwide online book tour talking about her book in candid interviews and guest posts! Lots of fun along the way as Stephanie stops off at blogs around the world to give her fans a chance to ask her questions and to find out more about this talented author.
About Stephanie...
