Melissa Snark's Blog: The Snarkology, page 64

Fear-based book sales

Earlier this week, a nice, respectable author who happens to enjoy talking about her son, got accused of exploiting her child to sell books.

Recently, another author wondered what would happen if authors used fear-in-advertising to sell books...

So I speculated about what it would look like if you crossed those two things. This is what I got:






BUY MY BOOK OR THIS CHILD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED

A Chat with J.E. Wiseman || MAX AND ROSIE #romance

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BLOCKED!: Writing Through the Wall by Tricia Schneider || The WITCH'S THIEF @TriciaSchneider @WildRosePress

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BLOCKED!: Writer’s Block or Conflict Resolution by Kayden Claremont, author of Heaven and Hell Series

Have you ever experienced writer’s block? I have and I
hate it, however I have decided I am in control. Yes, I can control writer’s
block. Now I know you don’t believe me but here’s my secret.




Conflict resolution.




I know you think I’m joking but I’m not. Conflict
resolution works for me. I get a cup of tea and sit down with the characters.




Me: “Why are you not talking to me?”

BLOCKED!: Caroline Clemmons on Writer's Block || THE MOST UNSUITABLE COURTSHIP

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Caroline Clemmons on Writer's Block


Writer’s block is something with which every writer
struggles at one time or another. My greatest battle occurred while writing THE
MOST UNSUITABLE COURTSHIP. The hero, Storm Kincaid, is a character I

He's deliciously sexy enough To Tempt an Angel (Book 1, Douglas Series) by Patricia Grasso #romance

Angelica Douglas has no idea that she’s the Countess of Melrose. What she does know is that she needs to support her family as a card shark, while finding a way to seek revenge on the men who ruined her father and sent her family spiralling down into poverty.



Robert Campbell, Marquess of Argyll, heir to the Duke of Inverary, has no idea who Angelica truly is. He just wants to watch over

Fantastic #Fantasy Read: BOUND BY A DRAGON by Linda K. Hopkins || @melissasnark

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The Generation Gap or I have no idea what the fuck he just said...

I turned into my mother today.

It started out simply enough.

My middle son said, "Mom, I want a game off Steam. I feel I earned it helping out with Miss Bear last weekend."

(I'm hip because I know what Steam is. It's itunes for video games.)

I said, "I agree you earned it. Tell me what you want and I shall present your request to Mr. Snark, Guardian of the Steam."

The boy popped a potato

20 things readers will never know about Sawyer Barrett...

This meme is great. I love the idea so I decided to give it a try. It's Monday so it's my day to play on the Snarkology. :-)



I chose Sawyer Barrett from my Loki's Wolves series. He's a minor character in Hunger Moon but a much more prominent one in my upcoming new release, Battle Cry.








Sawyer's first name and appearance were inspired by Josh Holloway's character from Lost.

Snark Bites: Facebook has book groups who are author-friendly

During discussion with some friends, it was brought to my attention that not everyone is aware of author-friendly book groups on Facebook. My experience has been that the folks there are receptive and supportive of authors promoting their books.

A few things about group etiquette:

1. Read the About section of the group and follow their rules.

2. Participate in the group. Contribute things and