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What’s With all the Kissing? by L.V. Gaudet

Originally posted on Indigo Sea Press Blog:
It’s that most dreaded time of year, the out with the old and in with the new.  When you feel obligated to come up with some kind of promise to change something fundamental about yourself, usually to do with the assumption everyone needs to shed a few pounds…

Horror Made’s Top 13 Reads of 2015

Originally posted on Horror Made:
This year I read 85 books. So, I barreled on past my personal goal of 1 book per week! Whoot!! So, out of those 85 books, I’ve picked my Top 13 Horror Reads of 2015 Now, to be on this list I had to have read the book for the 1st time…

No Author Dislikes Editing…

Originally posted on Editing Addict:
#EAquote ? “No author dislikes to be edited as much as he dislikes not to be published.” — Russell Lynes ?

How Do You Measure Your Success As A Writer?

Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
If you decided that to become famous, all you have to do is write a book, you are totally deluded. The road to fame and fortune is littered with the corpses of idiots like you who thought along exactly the same lines in the past… Read here and…

The Character Evolution Files, No. 03: The Journey Through the Character Arc, Stage 1 – The Trigger (Inciting Incident)

Originally posted on Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog:
Welcome to the Character Evolution Files! This monthly column focuses on character arcs, from the elements that create or enhance a character’s inner journey, to techniques that writers can employ to strengthen character arcs in their own work. Today we begin our journey through the stages of…

How is Plugging Your Book Like Looking for a Job?

At first glance, they may not seem to have anything to do with each other, the slogging away through job postings, sending out resumes, hoping for some slight recognition in the form of an interview that may or may not get you anywhere, let alone get you a job, and trying to plug your book. […]

An Anonymous Yuletide Donor

Originally posted on Indigo Sea Press Blog:
Recently my wife and ate breakfast at a small diner. Minutes before leaving, I stepped to the lavatory. There I bumped into a man, and we chatted, mostly about the unnatural weather the area was experiencing, so unnatural that many plants had already blossomed twice. I commented that…

Book Review: Paladin Book 1: The Evil Within the Woods by Kevin J. Fitzgerald

Before I get into the review, I received a free copy of this book from the author to review.  That said, this is an unbiased review.  I only review books I have actually read, and only give an honest review.   If you read Fitzgerald’s other book UnAlive and are expecting a similar read, you […]

‘Tis the Season of Re-Gifting

  ‘Tis the season of re-gifting.   Or, in some cases, re-re-gifting, or maybe just giving the appearance of doing so.   Playing “Guess the Gift” is something of a tradition in our family.  When your shopping is being done on budget, and one that is never enough to begin with, most of your shopping […]

When Horror Becomes a Reality: Breathing Life to Characters

Originally posted on Horror Made:
Hello my horror lovelies. Today we’re hearing from horror author Fiona Dodwell, who’s actually visited with us before with her post “A novella born from an obsession for ghost stories.” This visit is part of her blog tour chatting about her experience writing The Shift. Which I’m super excited to connect you folks the give-away…