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January 11, 2015
Interview with Author Viv Drewa!
Originally posted on jemsbooks:
Please help me welcome talented author and blogger, Viv Drewa, who is a lovely lady. She has been very kind and generous with her time not only to me but to many other authors by re-blogging about our books on her own blog.
1. Please tell us something about yourself. When did you know that you wanted to be an author?
When I was 9. I was an avid reader and after reading all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books I came across one that made a huge impact on me. It���s ���The Whistling Sword��� by James Robert Green. It was amazing! Out of all the books I read in my youth that is the only one I remember clearly.
2. What process do you need in order to write?
I use a screenwriter���s technique; the ���What if���.���.After I get my idea set up there I start doing���
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Help a fellow author
Originally posted on Poetry by Pamela:
Savannah Grace, author of the Sihpromatum series, has written two books so far. They are travel memoirs from the perspective of a teenage girl.
First of all, if you haven���t read them, please do. They are great books. And she is a lovely person too.
Second, we need your help. You may have heard that Mark Zuckerberg announced a book club. It is concentrating on learning about other cultures. He has also asked for suggestions. I have suggested Savannah���s books. Please either like my comment here. Or add your own comment in the thread. Let���s call attention to an indie author who has written some great books.
Third, reblog this and spread the word.
THANK YOU!!!
The Sunday Show – Defining Moments with Author Nicholas C. Rossis
Really interesting interview! Sally has author Nicholas C Rossis as her guest today.
Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Welcome to the new series of the Sunday Show. Over the next few weeks my guests will be talking about their work and also sharing some personal reflections on Defining Moments in their lives.
Most of us begin our journey in life with a rough map drawn up of where we want to be at various stages along the way and also what we hope to have accomplished. Of course much will depend on circumstances and events that happen to us but also there is an element of luck or perhaps fate in the eventual outcome.
Today my guest is an author and blogger with a wide ranging audience who appreciate his posts on writing and publishing as well as advice on marketing our books. Nicholas C. Rossis is the author of the epic fantasy series ���Pearseus��� and a science fiction short story collection, the ���Power of Six������
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January 10, 2015
The Ebook Doctor – Making your own Ebooks by David Cronin – Part One.
Here’s the start of a fabulous series – met The Ebook Doctor!
Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Over the coming weeks David Cronin will be giving a step by step guide to formatting your Ebook for both Mobi and Epub.�� Although Moyhill is a Self-publishing company we are also aware that many authors wish to do the entire process themselves and we have always been very happy to assist those with that level of commitment.�� Our philosophy is that the better all Ebooks look and read the more credibility Indie publishing will achieve.�� It benefits our own authors if the reading public and critics have a healthy respect for self-published books.
Part One.
Now that we can see vigorous growth in the Ebook market even more of us ���closet writers��� are going to come out and publish our own books without the ���help��� of either Mainstream publishers or Self-publishing support services. With so many new books hitting the market it is even more important today to make���
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How to handle Stress
Very true.
Originally posted on Author -Carole Parkes:
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they���d be asked the ���half empty or half full��� question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired, ���How heavy is this glass of water?���
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz to 20 oz.
She replied, ���The absolute weight doesn���t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it���s not a problem. If��I hold it for an hour, I���ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn���t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.���
She continued, ��� The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for���
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Welcome Kevin Cooper!
A lovely collaboration from our Kev and Sage Doyle. :)
Originally posted on "The Journal of Wall Grimm":
I���m turning over the spotlight on this rare occasion to my blogger friend, Kevin Cooper.�� Kevin collaborated with me in writing a song for ���The Journal of Wall Grimm���.�� I wrote the lyrics and he wrote the music and performed the piece:
This is the post in which the song was featured: 188: For Emma http://wp.me/p41c99-Rf
Anyway, Kev���s a great guy, very talented, so please take the time to check out his blogs.
Welcome Kev!
Kevin Cooper is the founder of Kev���s Author interviews, and Author of the Month which are the primary focus of his blog: http://kevs-domain.net/
If you are a writer and are interested in getting more exposure for your works Kev���s blog is the place to be. More can be found on his KAI & Contact page.
Kev is also an author and has The following five works published:
Miedo: Living Beyond Childhood Fear
The Wizard, The���
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#Read about Guest #Author Clive Mullis
I’ve really been looking forward to reading this one – haven’t had a good chuckle for ages. Love Terry Pratchett and Tom Sharpe is the funniest writer I’ve ever read, although regardless of them – this one’s already on my Kindle and the peek I’ve had so far is brilliant!
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog..... An Author Promotions Enterprise!:
Hello to you all, I���m Clive, and first off, thanks to Chris for this opportunity to grace his famed and wondrous site.
Who am I? What am I? Now there���s a good question.
I live in the UK in the county of Bedfordshire in a small market town with my wife, son and dog. I have many interests that keep me from going totally insane; I love sports in general but mainly football (I follow Watford), and archery in particular. Sadly I no longer attend football matches but I am a regular at my archery club, shooting compound for those who wish to know.
Anybody who���s come across me in their meanderings through the ether of cyberspace might have come upon references to my former profession. I spent thirty years as a paramedic during which time I saw life, and death, as few people ever do.
The emergency services are���
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January 9, 2015
The Guardian – Another Progress Report
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Is one of these The Guardian?
As I���m halfway through writing chapter two of The Guardian, I need to take a break while I do some more thinking. Without giving too much away, I will say that at this stage in the novel there is an undeniable sexual tension gradually developing between the two main human characters ��� Adler and Lynne. Whether or not they become lovers, I haven���t decided yet.
I���ve just introduced a third human character Professor Ephraim Adelmann, an old friend of Adler���s. Lynne is not best pleased by his attitude towards women.
Like most of the academics I formerly worked with for twenty-five years at the University of Waikato back in New Zealand, while academically brilliant, Ephraim wouldn���t last five minutes in the real world. His speciality is ancient languages. I based him on a particular academic I have admired for years who works in���
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My Video Welcome
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
Just letting people know there is a new addition to the sidebar. No, the other sidebar. The one on the left. It���s a video welcome. It���s just a first try but I thought why not put it out there so you can all get an idea of the man behind the myth. I am a little nervous so excuse what most of it.
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Toying with Twitter and Fidgeting with Facebook
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
(Songs have nothing to do with topic.�� I just like them.�� Also don���t play all 3 at same time.)
I���ve been toying around with Twitter and Facebook to see if anything brings in different numbers in terms of sales.�� This has been an accidental experiment since it began during the 2 week break that my son had.�� Basically, I missed days or tried something to save time on what I was doing.�� I���m going to do this as a list though because it���s hard to put my ���findings��� into any other form.�� As usual, this is only what I���ve experienced and most of what I say could be different for others.
First some Twitter mechanics revelations:
Pinned tweets do not come up as pinned when using the phone app.�� So if you pinned a tweet last month and are depending on that then you will run into a small problem���
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