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August 21, 2012
Top 7 Screenshots To Make TV-Lovers Cry
Major Spoilers! Proceed only if you have seen every good drama on television, or never plan to. If you’ve seen these shows, you won’t need titles or captions. I will, however, include the episode titles for these iconic scenes. I only rank what I’ve seen. And as always, if you agree or disagree, let me know! 1. [...]
Thank You For 10,000 Views!
I have no idea if 10,000 views in my first two months is good, bad, or average… but it seems like a lot to me, so I’m going to be excited : ) This is my third time trying to start up a blog. The first two died within a month. I’m not sure what [...]
August 20, 2012
LIGHTHOUSE NIGHTS IS HERE
“[Suicide] has personally touched me in many different ways and I was afraid that my personal views were going to prejudice my opinion of the book. Turns out that it didn’t. I commend JVA for taking on such a touchy subject.” -Melissa Byrnes, Spews of My Views “The darkness in this book blew me away. [...]
August 19, 2012
August 17, 2012
Quote: Stephen King
I found this quote a few years ago in one of King’s Entertainment Weekly columns. I wrote it down and hung it over my desk: I figured the quote was relevant… Lighthouse Nights is released on Monday!
August 16, 2012
August 15, 2012
August 14, 2012
Rant: Stupid, Stupid, STUPID Kindle!
Are you a first-time author? Do you have the modest dream of turning your novel into an ebook? As you already know, there are two formats you need to consider: the .epub format (which works on virtually every device but the Kindle), and the .mobi format (which only works on the Kindle). One of these [...]
August 13, 2012
BTS: Managing My Time
Sorry for the hiatus! The last few days have been insanely busy between all four books, and it’s been hard to post anything of value on my blog. Three Fun Announcements First, Goodreads.com is holding a giveaway for two SIGNED copies of Lighthouse Nights, and two SIGNED copies of The Brandywine Prophet. Neither book has been released yet… [...]
August 9, 2012
Kickstarter Update #6
It’s been an interesting (if not a little mind-numbing) week for my Four Novels in Four Months project! My eyes burn and my right hand has merged with my mouse… but other than that, I’m doing well. The past few days have been a great learning experience about the “blogosphere.” (Wow… is it sad that [...]
