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November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving – Now a global party that we can all join in with.

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
The original concept of Thanksgiving was one of giving thanks for a new life, new home and new friends and that tradition is celebrated around the world in one form or another by different cultures on various days throughout the year. Today the world…
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Published on November 26, 2015 06:21

When You Pay to Publish the Royalties Are All Yours

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
There’s no shame in paying to have all the technical aspects of getting your book to publication done by others if you feel that you really don’t want to tackle these things, just as there’s no shame in paying for formatting and print runs of your book from publishing…
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Published on November 26, 2015 05:33

November 25, 2015

The Amazon Review Policy Elephant in the Room

The whole Amazon review policy debacle that started a while ago is not going to go away, so we should probably make firm decisions as to the way forward as far as how we are each personally going to review books in the future. There’s a great post covering the whole subject very thoroughly on […]
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Published on November 25, 2015 02:32

November 24, 2015

LOL and Stuff

I saw an episode of Come Dine With Me where one contestant actually said the letters OMG quite a few times.  She obviously wasn’t trying to be funny – saying this seemed to come out as part of her normal conversation, but I do wonder why anyone would actually say the letters rather than the […]
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Published on November 24, 2015 03:38

November 22, 2015

Weather Lizards

I’m learning more and more that there is no point in freaking out over what is.  Recently a wonderful friend said to me words to the effect that if you look at a problem, and you’ve done all you can about it, and can do no more, then worrying about it isn’t going to help.  […]
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Published on November 22, 2015 02:01

November 20, 2015

Book Launch – Tales from the Garden by Sally Cronin

Here is the wonderful Sally Cronin with the launch of her new book of wonderful stories for everyone from age five to ninety five. All links to find it here, and if you have not already met her, do zoom over and do so.  Take it away Sally! I am delighted to announce that my […]
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Published on November 20, 2015 04:47

November 19, 2015

Interview with Author Charles E Yallowitz | Sacha Black

Originally posted on writerchristophfischer:
I have come across Charles on social media so often, his books are on my ever growing tbr pile. So for now, I thought I introduce you to his well received work via this reblog. Source: Interview with Author Charles E Yallowitz | Sacha Black INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR CHARLES E YALLOWITZ My author…
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Published on November 19, 2015 09:25

why writers make incredible friends!

Originally posted on Kawanee's Korner:
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Published on November 19, 2015 08:54

Memories are made of this.. Blizzard, Southport and An Officer and a Gentleman.

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
We remained in our Tuebrook flat in Liverpool until January 1982 when we had saved up enough to buy our first home a few miles up the coast in Southport. The house was a few roads back from Lord’s Street and was an Edwardian…
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Published on November 19, 2015 07:03

Author Shorts Question 3: The perfect scene…

Originally posted on ADRIANLILLY.COM:
I’ve started a new segment where I’ve asked a variety of authors to answer a few questions that I pose. Of course, I love a twist. All answers had to be no more than two sentences. Brevity presents a greater challenge. For me the process was delightful as well as…
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Published on November 19, 2015 06:01