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September 1, 2012
Staycation Update and DEAD HEAT Cover Reveal
My staycation is over, and it didn’t work out the way I’d hoped. That’s probably because instead of relaxing or getting out of town, I spent the entire time working on Dead Heat. The good news is, I got halfway through my edits. The bad news is, I ignored everything else I wanted to get [...]
August 27, 2012
2012 eFestival of Words Winners
My friend Michelle Muto recently won an award for her novel, The Book of Lost Souls, and wanted me to share this with you: ~~~~~ Readers! Eight award winners in the 2012 eFestival of Words “Best of the Independent eBook Awards” have grouped together to offer you an amazing opportunity. They’ve reduced the prices of their award-winning novels to 99 [...]
August 20, 2012
A Time for Re-evaluation
Today is August 20, one year, seven months, and sixteen days since I began to entertain the idea of self-publishing. One year, two months and eighteen days since I took the plunge by uploading my first book to Smashwords. I feel like I’ve been running wide open ever since (no pun intended). That’s a long [...]
August 10, 2012
Running Wide Open is Still Free
Wow, it’s been forever since I posted on my blog, and especially since I posted any of my own original content. I’ve got some ideas I’m mulling over, but I haven’t been able to find time to sort them out and type them up. Maybe next week. Meanwhile, Running Wide Open is still free on [...]
July 15, 2012
Cover reveal: PROMISING HOPE by Emily Ward
Hi, everyone! I’m so happy to be on Lisa’s blog today to show off the cover and synopsis for my YA fantasy book, Promising Hope. I could talk for a long time, but let’s just get to it, shall we? The curse is broken, but the war isn’t over. Grace is under the spell of [...]
July 13, 2012
New Cover Reveal: HOW TO DATE AN ALIEN and HOW TO BREAK UP WITH AN ALIEN
Today Magan Vernon is here to reveal her new covers: Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVED my original covers for How to Date an Alien and How to Break up with an Alien, but to some people it was giving off the impression that it was a cutesy MG book. If you still loved [...]
July 11, 2012
Cover Reveal: The Vampire Christopher
You may have read RaShelle Workman’s first novel in the Immortal Essence series entitled “Exiled.” If not, check it out, it’s free on amazon. If you have read it, and are anxiously awaiting book 2, “Beguiled,”or haven’t read it, that’s okay. She has a new series out. Blood and Snow. Here’s what a few reviewers have [...]
July 9, 2012
Guest Post: Happy Belated Birthday, Dream Smashers by Angela Carlie
Today I’m doing an interview over on One Writer’s Journey to celebrate Christmas in July. Meanwhile, Angela Carlie is doing a guest post here to reveal her new cover. Take it away, Angela … ~~~~~~~~~~ Dream Smashers celebrated her first birthday all alone in March. I’m a horrible book parent and didn’t even throw her [...]
July 2, 2012
INDIEpendence Day: Celebrating Dalya Moon
This INDIEpendence day, the Indelibles would like to celebrate indie authors (self-published and small-press) as a whole by holding up examples of outstanding indie works. The 25 Indelible authors all believe that amazing works of fiction can be found in indie novels. By highlighting and bringing greater awareness to quality indie books, people find great books [...]
June 29, 2012
Playing it Close to the Vest
When I set up a Facebook account and started blogging back in fall of 2008, I knew from the beginning that as an aspiring YA author, I’d have to be careful about what I posted. Swearing, sexual references, and joking about drugs or alcohol could potentially alienate my audience. I also elected not to say [...]
