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Win a FREE signed copy of The Grimoire: Lichgates!

Posted in Giveaways

It's that time of the month again – where I give out free things. What did you think I meant? That is the proof for my debut novel, The Grimoire: Lichgates. It's….it's real. To celebrate the release, I'm going to throw … #LINK#

Book Review: Ruin by N.M. Martinez

Posted in Book ReviewsThe Source Book Blog

Ruin by N.M. Martinez See this and other reviews at The Source, the most epic of book blogs. —— Ruin gets 3 stars. The synopsis for Ruin does a pretty good job of setting you up for the book you're … #LINK#

Novel Marketing Tips: What I've Learned So Far

Posted in Guest PostsMarketingPublishers

This is a guest post I wrote for Laura E. Bradford over at her blog, A Writer's Notes. She asked that I talk a bit about what I've learned in the first month of marketing my new novel, The Grimoire: … #LINK#

Be the Next You

Posted in Advice for Writers

Last month alone, I heard three authors described as the next "Tolkien." I'm starting to think that we've forgotten what that even means because the only thing these authors have in common is that they write fantasy. What's more is … #LINK#

Showing vs. Telling

Posted in Advice for Writers

Writer Advice: Today's post is for writers, so sorry if this bores you. I'll be sarcastic again tomorrow. I hope that at this point in your writing career, you've heard someone tell you to, "Show, don't tell" in your writing. … #LINK#

Form Rejection Letters Suck

Posted in Advice for Writers

So if you've read my post about the last rejection letter I received, you'll know what a form rejection letter looks like. The form rejection letter gets under many writers' skins because it's as unhelpful as it is disappointing. "Why," … #LINK#

How to Survive a Zombie Bed Bug Invasion

Posted in Articles

  You may think that getting rid of bed bugs is simple. If you truly believe this, then you've never actually dealt with bed bugs. It's not a matter of getting rid of them – it's a matter of survival. … #LINK#

A sarcastic take on movies: Liam Neeson's Unknown

Posted in Movie ReviewsReviews

I just finished watching Unknown. My husband might have fallen asleep to the movie's lullaby of explosions and car chases, but don't let his sleep talking fool you. It's not a bad movie. When I saw the trailer, I assumed … #LINK#

Guest Post by Laura E. Bradford: What New Indies Should Know

Posted in Guest PostsMarketing

Laura E. Bradford is the author of the sci-fi romance Flyday and the tiny collection Sunset on Mars and Other Stories. She's working on the sequel to Flyday (a futuristic thriller) as well as a YA paranormal romance series. She … #LINK#

Book Review of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted in Book ReviewsReviewsThe Source Book Blog

>The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Review written by S.M. Boyce —— The Hobbit gets 5 stars.   The Hobbit is one of those classics that make you scratch your head when you go to write a review, wondering where to … #LINK#