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November 25, 2013

Hey! Foresight (Guarded Secrets series Part One) eBook: Erika M Szabo is now available on Amazon!

  Book Description: Ilona is an emergency room doctor, born into an ancient Hun tribe which still exists hidden amongst us with its strict and fiercely enforced rules. She doesn’t know much about her Hun heritage other than legends, customs, and rituals that she continues out of respect for her parents who died suddenly ten […]
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Published on November 25, 2013 05:12

Readers should be grateful authors work for peanuts – Digital Book Today

By Thomas Rydder: Bet that got your attention, didn’t it? Now, before you run to the tool shed for your pitchfork, I’ll hasten to explain myself. See, this isn’t a “you buncha ingrates” thing. It’s more of a “food for thought” thing. So, as with any good meal, we’ll start out with an appetizer. My personal favorite is stuffed mushroom caps. So: […]
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Published on November 25, 2013 05:00

Hey! “Unexpected Gifts”, by S.R. (Sarah) Mallery) is 99 cents on Amazon…check it out!

It has 25 5-star reviews! Click on the cover to get it on Amazon! Book Description: Can we learn from our ancestral past? Do our relatives behaviors help mold our own? In Unexpected Gifts, that is precisely what happens to Sonia, a confused college student, forever choosing the wrong man. Searching for answers, she begins to read […]
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Published on November 25, 2013 04:51

November 22, 2013

Hey, y’all! “Once Upon Another Time”,by my buddy Rosary McQuestion, is 99 cents on Amazon today only…check it out!

Click on the cover to get it on Amazon! Book Description: A Paranormal Romance/Fantasy Novel Six years ago, when Aubrey McCory was twenty-eight years old, her fairytale dream of living happily-ever-after ended the day her husband died. Emotionally damaged with an unhealed heart, she sometimes fantasizes about what it would be like to see her husband one […]
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Published on November 22, 2013 05:17

Are you a good writer? How good? Good enough to win a Kindle Fire?

See, some pals of mine are having a contest on Facebook. It’s a short story contest, and unlike many, it’s free to enter. There are seven genres included, and they are: Contemporary Fantasy Horror Historical Paranormal Romance Romance Young Adult Mystery All genres will be judged independently, and the winner of each will receive a […]
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Published on November 22, 2013 04:59

November 21, 2013

Thriller-Writer (Eric J. Gates) hosts Seumas Gallacher, who talks about the use of violence in writing

By the Mad Kilt: …I wonder how often and how many of yeez have the same thoughts that bang around in my little grey cells from time to time… today’s epiphany jumped in a wee while ago… ‘…God save us from those that want to save us from ourselves…’ …it starts when ye’re still an infant, still […]
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Published on November 21, 2013 05:27

Still Conflicted about Amazon – Rachelle Gardner

By Rachelle Gardner: I’ve just finished reading Brad Stone’s The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon. I’m still processing what I learned, and checking other sources for differing perspectives, but my initial reaction is that this is an eye-opening, clarifying, sobering yet illuminating resource for anyone interested in publishing or business in general. […]
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Published on November 21, 2013 05:03

November 20, 2013

One World, One Nation (passed on from the blog of Jo Robinson)

By Donicia’s World: In the year 1990 July 16, I remembered vividly at a very young age how the killer earthquake tore the city down and killed thousands. It was a tragic moment painted in my memory from that day to this very moment. I will never forget that feeling and knowing that when everything […]
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Published on November 20, 2013 05:56

What Is The Point of A Blog? | Catherine, Caffeinated

By Catherine, Caffeinated: What is the point of a blog? is a question I’m asked time and time again. Most of the time, these would be self-publishers are asking me where does a blog fit into the scheme of things? What’s its place in my overall plan? How do I know if it’s working, if I’m blogging well? […]
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Published on November 20, 2013 05:15

My pal Lucy Pireel features author Michael Kaye…

Today I feature the incredible Hulk! Erm, I mean Michael Kaye!    Hi Michael, thanks for allowing me this interview. When you think of yourself, can you name a few words that come to mind? (click on the cover to read on)  Filed under: Articles and Posts by Authors, Author Spotlight Tagged: Lucy Pireel, michael kaye, […]
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Published on November 20, 2013 05:05