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September 15, 2013
@Smashwords offers a new option – #Series
Smashwords is now offering the option to offer your published work in their series. Blood Memory: Book 1 & Book 2: Beneath the Surface are now available as a SERIES. Pick up your free copies today!
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Author guest blogging over @Lissamatthews blog today! Author Feature Joan Hall Hovey - Defective & Nowhere to Hide @joanhh @GoddessFish Another Guest Author Feature - The Published and Super Awesome Melissa Schroeder!!! Murder on Cue by Jane Detinger Roger Ebert - RIPCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [@Smashwords offers a new option - #Series], All Right Reserved. 2013.
September 7, 2013
Blood Memory: Book 2 – Beneath the Surface – #ebook is FREE till October 30th!
Stand alone sequel to Blood Memory: Book 1 -
The night began with such promise.
Following Vivienne Sena and Simon Huntington’s return from the deep cold tundra of Siberia, the Greater Pack and vampire clans celebrate the coming of the New Year.
Things have changed for Simon and Vivienne, now platonic friends, despite Simon’s wishful thinking. Together they embark on another adventure involving one Kyle Evans, human.
The Hammerthynn and Jameson packs are rocked to the core with death and destruction as an unseen adversary lays siege on the families.
Revelations, explosions, a new year, and more questions than answers – Book 2: Beneath The Surface starts with both feet running and ends with a truly, unbelievable and disastrous celebration.
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Facebook page! Guest Post by Shannon @duolit - The Justin Timberlake School of Rocking Your Book Launch Author Feature Joan Hall Hovey - Defective & Nowhere to Hide @joanhh @GoddessFish Best advice ever: "If you wish to be a writer, have sex with someone in publishing." Happy New Year, ya'll!Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Blood Memory: Book 2 - Beneath the Surface - #ebook is FREE till October 30th!], All Right Reserved. 2013.Rules for Writing Good Dialogue
I just came across an article that gives 10 rules to writing good dialogue. They’re the pretty standard rules of speech. Be to the point. Have a point. Make your point. Ok, it’s a nice list, but when I read, and I try to do this from time to time, or preview drafts that I’m lucky enough to get a hold of, I have 1 rule.
Can you say it out loud and not sound like an idiot?
You’d be surprised. Take into account who the speaker is, where they live, and when. I tend to read and write present day fiction. I think most writers have at least one character who speaks exactly like them. I know I do. Pop culture, although relevant in 2013, doesn’t help a book’s staying power. Consider the demographic of your reader, focus in on their slang, then pull back. I do use current pop culture slang, but I try to minimize it and try not to let the dialogue get lost in the ‘how’ of the speech.
A few things to take into account:
~ Conversational cursing – I am a huge fan of this practice. I grew up in a military household, harsh language was more common than the Filipino dialect Tagalog my mother spoke. I could proudly curse in two languages by the time I was in the third grade, and people these days do talk with colorful expletives, however…can you say it out loud and not sound like an idiot? Anyone with reasonable intelligence should know better than to use bad language to express themselves. And then there are times when a well placed ‘f-bomb’ is called for – I’m the first person to say that and stand behind it. If you have more than 5 F words on one page, go back and reread the dialogue out loud…then take them all out. Ok, maybe leave 1.
Men curse. A lot. Conversationally. My husband once worked with Combat Controllers in the USAF. They curse constantly. He came home and cursed constantly. Know your character, and if you’re going to go Rated R on that shit, at least use it wisely.
~ Monologues. This was a point from the article linked above. No one talks in long, boring soliloquies. If you’re trying to explain something, it is far easier (and makes more sense) to write it out instead of having your character take up 2 full pages to explain something. Embrace the omnipresent voice. You’re not writing King Lear.
I’m a fan of the quick, broken up dialogue. People never shut up when you’re speaking, so consider it when you’re writing. People interrupt – it’s human nature, so odds are you’re not living up to your character’s personality if they just stand there and spew at the mouth or wait quietly for someone to finish their 30 line dialogue.
I think you can apply my thought process to most any situation.
Marriage – can you say ‘I am married to (insert name here)’ without sounding like an idiot? Come on. Really?
Sex – can you say ‘I had sex with that person and it was good’ without sounding like an idiot? Or without crying?
Your job – can you say ‘I love my job’ without wanting to stab someone in the eye…and sound like an idiot? Legit question, yo.
Dialogue. It’s everything. It carries your story, establishes the scene, and makes a book worthy of being finished. If you can’t say your dialogue out loud without it sounding awkward, wrong, or without sounding like an idiot…then revisit it in future edits. It means everything.
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'Imprints' by Natalie Acres - guest author feature Formatting woes: Damn you indentions! #BlackForestFire - bad couple of days Read the book, then saw the movie: Jurassic Park Author Feature Joan Hall Hovey - Defective & Nowhere to Hide @joanhh @GoddessFishCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Rules for Writing Good Dialogue], All Right Reserved. 2013.Kindle MatchBook
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Kindle MatchBook, Amazon’s latest endeavor, is sure to be welcomed by e-reader converts. The promotion allows anyone who has purchased a print book from Amazon to download the Kindle version for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free.
The project will be launched in October, and 10,000 titles will initially be available, including books by Ray Bradbury, Michael Crichton, Jodi Picoult, Neil Gaiman and Jo Nesbo. At this time, HarperCollins is the only participating publisher.However, according to a press release from Amazon, “many more titles will be added over time.”
Customers who have purchased new print books from Amazon as early as the site’s launch in 1995 will be eligible to participate.
The endeavor is much like AutoRip, a program announced by Amazon in January allowing music lovers to purchase marked-down MP3 files for any CDs or vinyls they’d previously purchased.
The project may be useful to students and other readers who benefit from owning both electronic and print versions of books–the latter for portability and the former for in-depth study. (According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, students prefer physical books when it’s time to buckle down with more rigorous reading).
Between its $.99 e-book deals and wealth of used print books, Amazon already has a reputation for selling books for low prices that are difficult for other retailers to compete with. What do you think of the Amazon’s latest project? Let us know in the comments!
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How to write a book and plan a series - Frances Brody Book promotion strategies that work - Galleycat.com A Hidden Fire: Elemental Mysteries Book 1 by @E__Hunter Conversation with Mike (husband) Murder on Cue by Jane DetingerCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Kindle MatchBook], All Right Reserved. 2013.September 2, 2013
Goodreads ‘Blood Memory: Book 1′ signed printed copy giveaway winners!
The four winners are:
Jennifer Lin of Rohnert Park, CA
Mireille Gaubiac-Angeli of Laval, Quebec Canada
Gerard Boonstra of Jacksonville, Florida
Ian Murphy of Austin Minnesota
A total of 686 people entered the drawing, so thank you to all of you who participated!
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Blood Memory: Book 1 - available everywhere soon! For the Love of Military Romance blog feature You bought my book? Take a pic with it! Today's Author Feature/Giveaway - Heather Long! Another Guest Author Feature - The Published and Super Awesome Melissa Schroeder!!!Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Goodreads 'Blood Memory: Book 1' signed printed copy giveaway winners!], All Right Reserved. 2013.August 28, 2013
@Brandy_W is doing a birthday giveaway!
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Be sure to check out her newest novella, ‘Caught in the Moment’!
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Roger Ebert - RIP Giggles and Barks - local Colorado Springs online doggy lovin biz! Blood Memory: Book 2 - 'Beneath the Surface' tentative release date July 2013 How to write a character from start to finish - guest post And Book 2 - AwakeCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [@Brandy_W is doing a birthday giveaway!], All Right Reserved. 2013.August 21, 2013
Author Feature ‘Cover of Darkness’ by @cupgrease Gregory Delaurentis @GoddessFish
COVER OF DARKNESS
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Gregory Delaurentis
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A high profile murder of a Wall Street executive in Westchester pits three people against the criminal underbelly of Manhattan nightlife. The key players are two ex-cops turned private investigators—Kevin Whitehouse, whose sharpest tool is his keen analytical mind, and David Allerton, a former Special Forces operative—and Margaret Alexander, Kevin’s lover. In their search for a killer, they are forced to travel to the edge of sanity and morality, while stumbling onto their own confusing secrets as well.
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Comments: 7 comments on this itemYou might be interested in this: Download 'Blood Memory: Book 1' for FREE Random Author Feature - Michael R. Hicks @kreelanwarrior Blood Memory: Book 2 - 'Beneath the Surface' tentative release date July 2013 Exclusive to the ChroniclesCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Author Feature 'Cover of Darkness' by @cupgrease Gregory Delaurentis @GoddessFish], All Right Reserved. 2013.
August 13, 2013
Guest Author – Disemblance by Shanae Branham @Disemblance
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Genre: Techno-thriller (
Subgenres: Sci-fi, suspense, mystery, paranormal
Book Description:
Jason Tanner lives between two worlds. Problem is, only one is real.
As a computer prodigy, Jason has spent his life with limited social contact due to his father’s secretive work on a hologram machine that can create digital immortality. When his father is murdered and framed as the Comfort Killer, Jason is targeted as the killer’s
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Comments: 0 (Zero), Be the first to leave a reply!You might be interested in this: Guest Feature - Against the Ropes by @cindymcdonald7 What is Sanguine Affliction? The Litter of the Law by Rita Mae Brown Author Feature Joan Hall Hovey - Defective & Nowhere to Hide @joanhh @GoddessFish 8 wake up calls - guest post from MarcandAngel HackLife.comCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Guest Author - Disemblance by Shanae Branham @Disemblance], All Right Reserved. 2013.
August 10, 2013
Guest Feature – Against the Ropes by @cindymcdonald7
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NO GOOD DEED SHALL GO UNPUNISHED!
When the West’s good-hearted farm manager, Punch McMinn, stumbles upon Eugene Strom, a down-on-his-luck fighter threatening to jump from an old bridge, Punch takes him under his wing and convinces the patriarch of Westwood Thoroughbred Farm, Eric West, to give him a job.
But when the gun-toting mob shows up at Westwood, it’s quite obvious that good ol’ Eugene is hiding a secret—a big one. Punch finds himself questioning his good intentions when the ex-fighter puts the people he loves against the ropes—and at the
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Comments: 0 (Zero), Be the first to leave a reply!You might be interested in this: Things my #father taught me - whether I liked it or not. Flashback by @mariahammarblad #bewitchingbooktours Free Chapters for Blood Memory #1 Craving More (Tiger Nip) by @Brandy_W (Brandy Walker) - Book Review by ROz #itunes doesn't want my book because I don't have an #Apple cpuCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Guest Feature - Against the Ropes by @cindymcdonald7], All Right Reserved. 2013.
August 5, 2013
Goodreads giveaway for a signed copy of Blood Memory: Book 1
I’m giving away 4 signed copies of my first book ‘Blood Memory: Book 1′! Click the image above and the ‘ENTER TO WIN’ little button, and you’ll be entered in a drawing. You have until August 31st! Please share the word, and don’t forget, Book 2: Beneath the Surface is available in ebook right now!
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Guest Post by Shannon @duolit - The Justin Timberlake School of Rocking Your Book Launch Kat Snell (Graphics, Website, Ebook designer) - DesignKitty.me Today's Author Feature/Giveaway - Heather Long! For the Love of Military Romance blog - Looking for more authors Blood Memory: Book 2 - 'Beneath the Surface' tentative release date July 2013Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Goodreads giveaway for a signed copy of Blood Memory: Book 1], All Right Reserved. 2013.Rosalind Hartmann: author and brown girl
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