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January 31, 2014
Free personalized book recommendations: The Fussy Librarian
Bewildered by the number of ebooks out there? Choose from 40 genres, select content preferences such as the amount of sex and violence, and www.TheFussyLibrarian.com emails you daily deals. With so many books to choose from, more and more readers are turning to services like The Fussy Librarian to help them find books in the […]
December 23, 2013
Merry Christmas!
I’m taking a little break for Christmas. Wrapping up The Good Horse, The Bad Man & The Ugly Woman and doing a little preplanning for the next Dreamhorse Mystery book. In the meantime, I’ve added a cool new feature in the left nav bar. It’s called AuthorGraph and it’s a way for you to […]
December 13, 2013
f ( 5t +/- 1 ) About 1-Star Reviews
I’ve arrived! It was bound to happen. And because of it, I now feel as though I’ve arrived. Yes, just one week after the BookBub free promo started, On the Buckle got a one-star review (and a couple of 2 and 3-star ones). Somehow, I knew it the night before. I went to bed thinking that […]
December 5, 2013
f (5t +/- 1) I Learned During a BookBub Promotion
On the advice and urging of my friend and fellow author Tom Carpenter, I decided to try a BookBub promo. You can read the details of that in this previous post. The dust is still settling, but all in all, it’s been a great experience. First, my objectives for investing in a BookBub promo: On […]
December 2, 2013
Today’s Ride: Considering using BookBub? You should! Here’s why…
Today’s ride can only be described as wild. Unexpected. Inspiring. First, it was exciting to see one of my books listed right up top on the BookBub site under Latest Ebook Deals AND as the first book listed in Mysteries. It won’t be there for long, just a day. Everything I’ve read indicates being selected by […]
November 29, 2013
f ( 5t +/- 1 ) About Books as Gifts
Holiday Book SALE!! There are great book gift packages available over at Lit Ladies. Buy the paperback of either Raver or On The Buckle as a gift and get the ebook for yourself! Plus, you’ll get the personalization of your choice inside the book, a bookmark, a “reader’s magnet” (wording varies), gift wrapping, […]
November 27, 2013
Vendor Fair Report … Lessons Learned
The Event PBW Girl’s Night Out is an annual shopping night/fundraiser for a local chapter of the Professional Business Women’s Association. Get more info about PBW. Money raised goes toward PBW’s scholarships and adopt-a-family programs. PBW provided food, wine, beer, 50 vendors, raffle baskets, door prizes, music, and lots of fun. I heard there […]
November 22, 2013
f ( 5t ± 1 ) about very old stuff
I love old stuff. Whether it’s an anecdote from history or some new discovery about ancient people or a scarred table at an antique store or a reinterpretation of what we think we know, I’m fascinated and want to know more. Maybe it’s the writer in me. I want to know the story. For this […]
