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$25 Amazon Gift certificate

Just gave away a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Keep watching our page for other giveaways. Stop by!
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Every book is has part of me

I think every book I write has a part of me inside it. For TOUCHES THE STARS there is a line in it that has special meaning to me.

Here is it is.

She knew him, even from so long ago—every crevice, every curve and cord of muscle, the taste of his skin, the warmth of his breath, the measure of his heartbeat.

Readers' preferences

Strange to me that a reader would request a book in return for a review or enter a giveaway for a book in a genre they don't really like. Weird. Why bother with a genre that doesn't blow your skirt up? Just wondering out loud. Maybe the word FREE does something to some folks. It's one of those things that make you shake your head and think, They walk among us.

Story Idea Giveaway

Joe and I love to connect with readers. So, we thought, let's ask them what they would like us to write next. We will keep track of everyone who comments until midnight August 22. On August 23 we will put all the names together and randomly select one to receive a $25.00 Amazon gift card. We will announce the winner as soon as we have the winner's email address and have Amazon email the gift certificate. Go to our Facebook page and tell us what kind of story you would like to see us write next.

https://www.facebook.com/SholesandMoore Good luck!

Reviews

There is a new box 8 box set of thrillers just released called THRILL RIDE. We were lucky enough to have THE BLADE included. It is on sale on Amazon, B&N Etc. for only $0.99. That's quite a deal for the price--8 books, 8 different authors. Anyway, I'm hoping some of my Goodreads friends would stop by an post a review--even if just for THE BLADE under the THRILL RIDE title.
Here are the links:
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Thrill-Ride-8-P...

B&N
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thril...

check out this amazing box set

8 author, 8 books for $0.99 How can you go wrong?
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10 Lucky Winners

The Goodreads Giveaway for THE SHIELD has ended and I have sent copies of the book to 10 lucky people. Thanks to all who entered!

How Did I Become a Writer?

I was a senior in high school when I attended an assembly that had an enduring impact on dreams of my future. I remember hearing the introduction of the guest speaker, James Michener. I was totally mesmerized. In my mind this man seemed to consume the entire stage with his presence. I had read Hawaii and there, right before me, stood the man who had written it. I recall looking at him with such wonder and thinking, wow, that’s what I want to do. I want to be a writer.
Years crept by, filled with excuses for putting off my aspiration.
The first attempt was an experiment to see if I could sustain 100,000 words. I did. I stored the completed manuscript in a box where it still remains for my eyes only. During that time I learned a lot about myself as a writer and also that the typewriter thing wasn’t working out for me. I needed a computer. So, on the way home from work one day I stopped at a computer store, told the sales person I wanted one of those (an Apple IIc), a printer, and software. My whole family was in shock when I unboxed it and set it up in the dining room. That night when everyone had gone to bed, I planted myself in front of the tiny green screen excited to begin my book. To my horror I realized I didn’t have anything to say, no story to tell.
Luckily, I was participating with the Broward County Archaeological Society in digs and salvages. One day as I scraped away layers of black muck with my trowel, I uncovered an interesting artifact. The find that intrigued me that day was a lovely polished columella pendant (the columella is the center spiral of a conch shell). I created a story about how a man had given the pendant to the woman he loved. As I spun the story, I realized this was the seed of the novel I was going to write. At last I had a something to say. The result was WOMAN OF THE MISTS and the 5 others in THE EDGE OF THE NEW WORLD SERIES.
After writing six historical fiction books, I teamed up with Joe Moore to write thrillers. When we first tried, it was a train wreck. Our voices were totally different. Mine was much more lyrical and his was bold action. Finally we backed up and constructed a 50-page outline before trying to write the story. Our first book was THE GRAIL CONSPIRACY, the first in Cotton Stone series.
Cotten Stone is still very dear to us. We loved writing stories about her. We wrote the ending for THE 731 LEGACY, the last in the series, two different ways and it wasn’t until the very end before submitting it to the publisher, did we decide which end to keep.
We have continued to write thrillers. All titles include: THE GRAIL CONSPIRACY, THE LAST SECRET, THE HADES PROJECT, THE 731 LEGACY, THE PHOENIX APOSTLES, THE BLADE, and our most recent, THE SHIELD.

FREE COPY

Get a FREE copy of THE SHIELD (Mobi or PDF) for a review.
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