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June 25, 2013
Author Profile: Teel James Glenn
Today marks the start of a new direction for the blog. If you’ve had a look at the home page, you’ll already know that I’ll be profiling authors on a regular basis. This will be done in two parts: a profile post, and then a guest blog or interview post, so check back every week […]
June 21, 2013
New Release: Rule of Fire by Autumn Birt
You meet varied and interesting people as a writer, but if you told me I’d get to know someone who spent a year living in a yurt, I would have said ‘what’s a yurt?’ Turns out a yurt is sort of like a tent, only round and way cooler. And that’s only one of the […]
June 14, 2013
Cover Reveal – City of Scars by Steven Montano
Steven Montano is one of my favourite writers. Not only does he write great books (his Blood Skies series is a bloody mix of dystopian military sci-fi, sorcerer fantasy and vampire horror…how can you go wrong with that?), but he’s also fun to follow on twitter and always there when you need a hand. So […]
June 7, 2013
Cover Reveal – Rule of Fire By Autumn Birt
Autumn Birt is one of my ‘Facebook author friends’…I’ve never met her, but can tell from interactions with her and from her writing that she’s someone I always want to say yes to when she asks for a favour. And then there are reviews like this that add to the convincing” “This is a wonderful […]
May 21, 2013
Cover Reveal – Erotica by Rosie Bitts
The Pirates (The Lady Corsairs Part 3) Erotica serial by Rosie Bitts with Mr. Bitts Release Date: June 1, 2013 The continuing adventures of Anna and Margot–the Lady Corsairs. After rival pirates attack Billy the Bone’s ship, Margot and Anna find themselves awash in danger…and in need of satisfaction to put out the fires of […]
May 18, 2013
Five Secrets About Writing They Might Not Have Told You Pt. 2 – Editing
Those of you who read my post Five Secrets About Writing They Might Not Have Told You Pt.1 – The First Draft–published way back in December–probably thought I either got lazy or didn’t really know five secrets. I can assure you, it’s not due to laziness, for I have published two novels since then (and the […]
May 10, 2013
Cover Reveal: Cinta Garcia de la Rosa’s “The Funny Adventures of Little Nani”
I love hosting other authors on the blog, so let’s do that today! Welcome Cinta Garcia de la Rosa as she introduces the new cover to her book, The Funny Adventures of Little Nani. (Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for your chance to win something, too!) —– Hello, everyone! I […]
May 6, 2013
Attention Authors: Opportunity Knocks!
Over the past few weeks, I have been doing a great deal of pondering over the subjects of promotion and advertising. (To catch up, you can read my Guild of Dreams posts here, here and here). Now, I am like most indie authors…I don’t really like the promotion side of what I do–I would much [...]
May 3, 2013
Post Promo Post (Update #2)
The new month has begun and the little brown bar reappears on the old sales chart…Hero to zero. Thankfully, it doesn’t last long, though I’m still struggling to break through in Brazil, the only Amazon store where I’ve yet to sell a copy of any book. Of course, I might be better off worrying about [...]
April 25, 2013
Promo Update #1
Over on the Guild of Dreams, I’ve been detailing my promo efforts this month. Here’s a post about what’s happened so far and what’s coming up. Promo Update #1.
