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December 10, 2014
#Free #Fantasy and a Continuing Call for Debut Volunteers
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
First order of business:
COVER ART BY JASON PEDERSEN
(CLICK COVER FOR AMAZON SITE)
BEGINNING OF A HERO IS STILL FREE TODAY!
Second order of business:
Art by Jason PedersenSTILL ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND RELEASE BLOG BLAST!
Never too late to volunteer!�� Just remember that the information will not be sent out until FRIDAY because that���s when I���ll have the Amazon sale page.
Authors – A Free Promo
Originally posted on HarsH ReaLiTy:
I am going to compose a list of authors and their books that will be released on or around Christmas. Again, new books being released for this Christmas season. If you have a book coming out and need a little help promoting it send me the info. It may help to provide me with a brief description, links, where to buy it, your info, etc etc. Simply put I am doing this because I am a Korean Santa Claus��� but I will NOT pull teeth for information and will NOT do back and forth emails for this. Make this easy please.
All authors are welcome that are releasing a book soon, although I of course am more interested in helping indie and self pubs. I have nothing against established authors and admire you greatly, you simply don���t need the help like others do. Please don���t be the blogger that sends���
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December 9, 2014
When, exactly, is Read Tuesday? (Time Zones & Delays)
Originally posted on ReadTuesday:
Conor Kelly by Ali IsaacTIME ZONES/DELAYS
Read Tuesday is a Black Friday type of event just for book lovers on Tuesday, December 9, 2014.
But when, exactly, does Read Tuesday start and when does it end?
That, of course, depends on which time zone you���re in.
What really matters is when the book will go on sale and when the sale will end.
The Read Tuesday catalog shows the start and end dates and times for each sale. However, it doesn���t clarify the time zone, which is up to the author.
Many of the books went on sale prior to Read Tuesday and go off sale after Read Tuesday. (This is a wise practice, as it reduces the chances for time zone issues or delays interfering with potential sales.)
Another issue is that there are sometimes delays in making price changes (even when the price change can be scheduled���
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It’s READ TUESDAY!
Today is Read Tuesday. There are loads of special deals on offer for those wonderful things that we readers love so much. Books, books, books! My books are priced at .99 cents for the event, and if anyone fancies them just click on the covers in the sidebar on the right.
Definitely make a point of checking out all the fantastic deals and freebies over at the Read Tuesday catalogue though, and build up your pile of reads for 2015.
December 5, 2014
5 Image Things to Know for SEO
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
In a recent article I discussed How to Tag Your Blog Right. In that article I mentioned that to increase SEO results and thus visitors and views to your blog does not mean extra work. Tagging your blog content is something you do anyway, so why not do it properly? I also discussed the permalink change that is no extra effort. Extra effort to me is if I have to do research and search for all the things to do for an article. I like to just go with the flow of the mind waves.
Today is another ���No Extra Effort, Should Already Be Doing It���thing to, again, increase SEO results. I harp on SEO results. I don���t do this to try and turn you into a tech savvy market yourself machine. I do it to give you the lingo and the basics of blogging and website management���
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Sally’s Christmas Grotto – The Gift Emporium – Week Three
Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
It is week three of the Christmas Emporium and there are a few more items on the shelves. Book covers, Jewellery, and books. I have a few more guests to feature and then I shall be out and about looking for treasures from amongst those of you who have kindly followed and supported me this year. There are also some books that should be hitting the shelves in the next week or two, results of the November novel writing challenge!
Enjoy and please do feel free to reblog as it spreads the word about these talented people and their creative work. If you have a book or project that is going to be ready before Christmas do not keep to yourself ��� give me a shout by email on sally.cronin@moyhill.com.
Music
Books
Art and Design���
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…next in line for the Written Acts of Kindness Award… Authoress, Viv Drewa…the Owl Lady…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
VIV DREWA���THE OWL LADY
���I was taught once, by sumb���dy far wiser than I will ever be, that it���s good for yer soul to try to do sum���thing positive for sumb���dy else every day��� and most of the time, don���t tell them ye���re doing it��� in which case, my Awardee today for the Written Acts of Kindness Award must have a fabulously pleasing soul��� Authoress, Viv Drewa���
���Viv is one of those wunnerful folks who continue daily to extend support to her fellow scribes��� if yeez have a wee squint at her blog pages, yeez hardly see her own name there��� it���s always full of promotions for others��� masterpieces��� on top of that, there���s nob���dy, and I really mean nob���dy more diligent in re-blogging posts from others��� web sites��� Viv is the ultimate Lady in ���paying it forward������ and for that, and for being a great pal���
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Free Print Books (Contests and Review Copies)
Originally posted on ReadTuesday:
Enter the Goodreads giveaway (in the US; 5 copies available).FREE PAPERBACKS
Read Tuesday is a Black Friday type of event just for book lovers on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. More than that, it���s about the spreading the joy of reading and improving literacy.
What���s better than a great deal on a good book? How about a free print book?
We recently added the preliminary catalog for free print books here:
http://readtuesday.com/free-print-books
We also updated the catalog for Kindle sale prices,
http://readtuesday.com/countdown-deals
and for Smashwords discount codes,
http://readtuesday.com/smashwords
We���ll be adding catalogs for CreateSpace discount codes and for Buy-the-print-edition-from-Amazon-and-get-the-Kindle-edition-for free (great for giving a print book as a gift and keeping the Kindle for yourself) on Friday. (I wanted to get these out Thursday, but I haven���t had time to add my own books to these catalogs. Sorry for the delay.)
The catalogs need a little tweaking (organization, formatting). We���re���
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Buy Design for Christmas – Mishi Bellamy – Book Covers
Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Before the week is over I would like to share another of Mishi Bellamy���s book cover designs. As I look through her portfolio it is amazing how the covers that she has already produced have sparked ideas off for future projects���
She is a wonderful lady as well as artist and I am sure that she will be delighted to hear from you and discuss the options for just the perfect cover for your book.
MISHI BELLAMY
From the cultural melting pot that was the 1960s Mishi has worked with the best musicians and designers of the day including The Beatles in their Apple boutique. She also designed graphics and interiors for Forbidden Fruit as well as designing album covers for the 60s music scene.
Mishi lives in France and India, working in several mediums. Digital design is one of her obvious passions. By using traditional Indian Miniature drawing, mixed���
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…Author, Christoph Fischer steps out of his usual ���JONGRR’ comfort zone, with great effect…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
���much is spoken and written about staying with yer own scribbling ���JONGRR��� as an author��� others grasp the nettle and venture into other styles��� the results can be gratifying, for both authors and readers��� this ol��� Jurassic shares the belief if that yeez ���write���, the WURD,���JONGRR��� is redundant��� fr���example, my own wee masterpieces are unapologetically crime thrillers, with murder, mayhem, and assorted violence to spare, whilst my blog writing is (supposedly) lighter-touched, amusing and occasionally p���raps marginally educational��� vive la difference!��� I therefore welcome my pal, Author, Christoph Fischer with this insightful example of a quill-scraper breaking the bonds of ���type������ have a wee look���
CHRISTOPH FISCHER
���THE HEALER��� is my very first thriller and a huge contrast to the historical novels and family dramas I have written so far. I never had plans to make an excursion into the genre but one day, last year���
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