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July 19, 2010
996 and counting …
Finished White Cat by Holly Black. This is the first book in her young adult fantasy Curse Workers series.
Cassel comes from a family of curse workers, or people who can do everything from kill you…
995 and counting …
Finished McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller. This is her latest book about the McKettrick family and the last in this particular contemporary romance trilogy.
Nurse Paige Remington has never quite gotten over her…
994 and counting …
Finished The Hard Way by Lee Child. This is one of the books in Child's long-running thriller series about ex-military policeman Jack Reacher.
One minute, Reacher is sitting in a coffee shop in New York City.…
July 16, 2010
Final (promotion) games people play …
So I've talked about some promotional things that have and haven't worked for me this week. Today, I thought that I'd share a few quick tips that have helped me along the way:
1. Asking for discounts: I use the…
July 14, 2010
More (promotion) games people play …
So earlier this week, I talked about some of the promotional things that I do for my books. Today, I thought that I'd share some things that haven't worked so well for me:
1. Print ads: When I was first…
July 12, 2010
The (promotion) games people play …
A couple of weeks ago, epic fantasy author Lisa Shearin wrote a couple of good posts about book promotion and what has and hasn't worked for her. The posts really resonated with me, since…
July 9, 2010
Map, map, my kingdom for a map …
Pet peeve time: What is up with epic fantasy books not having maps in them anymore? It seems like the last four or five epic fantasy books that I've read have not had a map in them — and it…
July 7, 2010
Reader Appreciation Weekend …
Today, I thought that I would mention the last big conference that I'm going to in 2010 — Lora Leigh's Reader Appreciation Weekend.
The event will be held in Huntington, W.Va. on Sept. 9–12 and will feature several authors, including…
July 5, 2010
993 and counting …
Finished Virgin River by Robyn Carr. This is the first book in her Virgin River contemporary romance/women's fiction series.
After her husband is killed in a robbery gone wrong, nurse/midwife Melanie Monroe packs up and moves…
992 and counting …
Finished Melusine by Sarah Monette. This is the first book in her epic fantasy series about the wizard Felix and thief/assassin Mildmay. Note: This post contains some spoilers.
This book has an interesting set-up. It's told…
