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May 15, 2012

Ravenfire's Lair: In need of help...

Ravenfire's Lair: In need of help...: okay, so here is more info our situation, our house was in foreclosure before the fire, but at that time we had a fighting chance to save ou...

To donate even just fifty cents go to her blog http://ravenfireslair.blogspot.com/



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Published on May 15, 2012 15:44

Kent: 'Running State' author doesn't hide from self-published label » Currents » The Free Press, Mankato, MN

Kent: 'Running State' author doesn't hide from self-published label » Currents » The Free Press, Mankato, MN: Some self-published authors are reluctant to admit that fact.

I remember interviewing one prominent professional in town who adamantly denied self-publishing his book, looking at me as if I had denigrated his entire contribution to the literary world by merely suggesting the notion. As



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Published on May 15, 2012 09:16

Best-selling book a local production » Local news » The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK

Best-selling book a local production » Local news » The Enid News and Eagle, Enid, OK: ENID — Local fans of the books “Providence” and the New York Times best-selling “A Beautiful Disaster” might be surprised to learn the author is an Enid resident.

Jamie McGuire is the pen name for author Jamie Washburn, who lives on four acres in Enid with husband Jeff, two daughters and four dogs. Her book “A



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Published on May 15, 2012 05:30

May 14, 2012

Kimberly's cause

Right now my cover artist could use all the help she can get. All I am asking is for you to donate to her cause. If you can't just tell people about it. She is my best friend and the best cover artist I know and she needs our help.


http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_ur...

Here is her story
"okay, so here is more info our situation, our house was



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Published on May 14, 2012 15:03

Forget Rejection, Struggling Authors. Publish Your Own Book. | Alaska Dispatch

Forget Rejection, Struggling Authors. Publish Your Own Book. | Alaska Dispatch: Like many new writers, Deborah Reed started by pitching her two novels to traditional publishers. After one particular rejection, she told her agent to stop bothering.

The publisher's representative said that she enjoyed Ms. Reed's thriller, "A Small Fortune," but already had a novel that fit the same genre.


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Published on May 14, 2012 09:15

May 13, 2012

How Amazon made self-publishing cool | Stuff.co.nz

How Amazon made self-publishing cool | Stuff.co.nz

for the record i have been very satisfied with Amazon.com and its services like CreateSpace.com. Although it is a corporation and probably very ruthless with its business methods I do appreciate them and how they have helped me.



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Published on May 13, 2012 21:00

Fan art

My editor and I have discussed this. I was thinking about putting it off for some time but nah...I will accept fan art for Tales of Aradia.
Starting with something from one of my fans Devanie Carpenter.

If anyone wants to submit more art send it to my email.
Lajonestheauthor@gmail.com
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Published on May 13, 2012 13:09

How to Sell Books: Well What Kind of Book Are You Selling? | Business 2 Community

How to Sell Books: Well What Kind of Book Are You Selling? | Business 2 Community: Obviously the top question I get from visitors to the How to Sell Books website is “so how do I sell my book??”

Well the first two questions that I have are: “what kind of book are you trying to sell in the first place? And to whom?” Many new self-publishers don’t really know the answer to those questions.

In my
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Published on May 13, 2012 10:30

Local Author Nominated for Global EBook Award

Local Author Nominated for Global EBook Award: Local author Michelle Reynoso challenges readers to relate to everyday emotions through poetic and photographic eyes in her book Do You? This collection of original poems and photographs has garnered previous praise as a finalist in both the Writer's Digest Self-Published Books Awards and the New Book Festival, and is now nominated for a Global EBook
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Published on May 13, 2012 09:12

May 12, 2012

New cover art!

I thought that just for an experiment I would create new cover art for volumes two - four in my book series using photos of the actors I wish to one day play the roles in the motion picture. There is no movie contract yet but it never hurts to fool around at least with cover art.
For now I have only updated them on Smashwords.com. Maybe tomorrow I will move on to kindle.
To help clarify things
I
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Published on May 12, 2012 17:10