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March 20, 2012
VOTE for Robin in the Quarter-Finals!
Robin: Lady of Legend needs your help! My book has successfully made it to the quarter-finals of Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest, and now to make it to the semi-finals, it needs your votes! Click on this link to download a FREE Excerpt from the book, and then (this is the most important part!) REVIEW that excerpt here: Review Excerpt. If you've already read and reviewed the whole book, that's okay! Just copy your review into the Review Excerpt box, maybe tweaking it a little to...
March 19, 2012
Christian Clubs Banned From Forming
This is utterly ridiculous. When are people going to finally say "enough?" There comes a point where liberalization starts to take away more rights than it gives. We've officially reached that point.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/christian-fraternities-sororities_n_1363072.html
Note: What really cracks me up is this comment someone left on the news article: "How is it unfair to not endorse a club or entity that doesn't represent your beliefs and mission? You are using the...
March 3, 2012
Robin: Lady of Legend – Chapter 1: An Unexpected Gift
LADY OF LEGEND
By R.M. ArceJaeger
Copyright © 2012 by R.M. ArceJaeger
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Cover art by Chris Rawlins
Formatted for Ebook by R.M. ArceJaeger
Published by Platypus Press
February 24, 2012
Robin Makes It to the Second Round of ABNA!
Yesterday, Amazon.com announced the second-stage winners of its Breakthrough Novel Award contest. I am one of them! That means I am one step closer to the grand prize: a publishing contract with Penguin, which includes a $15,000 advance.
I have been really busy lately, so I had actually forgotten that Amazon was supposed to make the announcement. It was such a pleasant surprise to get the notice in my email that I had made it to the second round!
This round's winners were based on a pitch they ...
February 8, 2012
Kind of Freaking Out
I just sold 250 copies of A Stepmother's Story: The TRUE Tale of Cinderella in 10 minutes. I'm kind of freaking out.
Was it a glitch? Sales had been pretty slow the last few days. I checked my sales stats at 3:00 pm and no sales so far. Sigh.
I checked back at 4:20. Over 200 sales! Even as I refreshed the page, the numbers kept climbing. Not just in the U.S., but in the U.K. as well. Then they halted. Suddenly. Mysteriously.
I'm confused. Usually I only see a jump like that if my book has a...
January 24, 2012
Dragonquest
Book Summary | Profanity | Sexuality | Violence | Religion | Writing Style | Overall Review | Recommended For
Book SummaryEverything seems to be going wrong. The Oldtimers Lessa brought forward in time to help fight Thread are hostile and unwilling to accept the changes that have occurred over the last 400 years. Thread is falling out of pattern, and the Lord Holders want the dragonriders to mountain an expedition to the deadly Red Star! Somehow, Lessa, F'lar, and...
ABNA Entry
I've entered my book, Robin: Lady of Legend in Amazon's Breathrough Novel Award. The winner gets a publishing contract with Penguin Group! I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing.
January 19, 2012
Dragonflight
Book Summary | Profanity | Sexuality | Violence | Religion | Writing Style | Overall Review | Recommended For
Book SummaryA girl name Lessa plots revenge on her family's killer…. A man named F'lar bides his time until he can take over the Dragon weyr, and gain control over all of Pern…. Together, they will revitalize their dying society and save their planet from the deadliest menace of all: Thread!
Profanity = GThere is no profanity in this book, and only some light...
January 17, 2012
LEGO Friends Petition: Parents, Women And Girls Ask Toy Companies To Stop Gender-Based Marketing
I said it before and I'll say it again: let kids be kids and play with the things they want to play with. Adult conceptions of gender "roles" should have no place in a child's recreation!
LEGO Friends Petition: Parents, Women And Girls Ask Toy Companies To Stop Gender-Based Marketing
January 12, 2012
How To Start a Business (Sole Proprietorship)
So you want to start a business. The question on your mind now is: how?
Step 1: See if a business license is required in your county.
Not all counties require business licenses, but most of them do. Some counties don't require licenses, but individual cities (called "incorporated cities" — those cities having their own government) do.
If a license is required, go to your city/county government office. Your first stop is the Treasurer/Tax Collector's Office. This is where you apply for a...
