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Amber Thessaily - Guest Post

So Metallica play Glastonbury and the world didn’t end. I’ll be honest, I thought it might. Figured the hinky, something’s coming feeling, that there-but-not-quite-there squamous sensation that’s clearly heralding some sort of big bad ‘other’ would turn out to be linked to that. Not because all metal bands are Devil worshiping Satanists, far from it, more that the convergence of that much raw power (the biggest metal band in the world – trust me, they have power, with a capital POW) that clos...

HM Christi - Guest Post

The truth is I’ve always been a very sexual being, drifting off about my Knight in Shining Armor, kissing me and taking me away for a passionate happily ever after, that was when I was a small child and then carrying on to more deeper topics as I got older.  I remember someone used to give my grandmother stacks of those thick cheesy romance novels, and they were stored in the spare bedroom I slept in when I’d spend the night at her house and I can remember flipping through for only the l...

Author Interview - Teena Stewart

Hello Everyone!
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Teena Stewart, co-author of Brave New Century and Mothers & Daughters: Mending a Strained Relationship
Hi Teena, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
I am an author / artist with three grown children. I’ve lived all over the U. S., was born in NC and grew up in Viriginia. About 5 years ago my husband and I moved back to NC and I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with my southern roots.
Wha...

Guest Post, Jessica Dall

POVs and Opinions Jessica Dall


While I have always enjoyed writing (stretching back to just about as soon as I was able to hold a pen), compared to a lot of writer friends I have, I figured out that being “a writer” was something I wanted to do rather late into the game. Where I was dragged into creative writing club by a friend, I was actually a drama kid in high school—much more focused on the school play than my writing.
Heading into college, I still loved drama, but it was then that my writ...

Author Interview, Marquita Herald

Hello Everyone!
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Marquita Herald author of Stepping Stones to Emotional Resilience.Hi Marquita, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background.What inspired you to write your book? I write about emotional resilience, and that interest represents a life-long passion. A lot of people grow up in dysfunctional families, in fact I often joke about how fear didn’t just run in my family - it galloped. At some point...

Guest Post, Oswald Wallace

She was lying. He knew from the way she kept moving the things in the kitchen. He knew from the way her hand kept touching her neck, like it always does when she's nervous. And he knew from the way she kept avoiding his eyes. But most of all, he knew because he had seen her."So, you haven't met anyone?" he asked her for the second time ....
That was an excerpt from my book A Cuckoo by the Window, which you can find at Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/378777) with all my other...

Blog Tour - Nina Mason: Queen of Swords, GIVEAWAY!

Blurb:
When Graham Logan, a Scottish earl turned vampire by a dark wizard’s curse, draws the Queen of Swords, he knows he’s about to meet the love of his life. For the third time. But surrendering his heart will mean risking her life…or making her what he is. Neither of which his morals will permit him to do. Graham, who believes he lost his soul to the curse, rages at God: Why give her back only to take her again?
Cat Fingal, the third incarnation of Graham’s twin flame, won’t let him escape s...

Guest Post - Lis Ann, The Indigo Quill

Guest Post: Lis Ann from The Indigo Quill
Basics of Self-Editing

I have many books that come across my table, several of which I’ve  observed similar mistakes throughout. My goal today is to make note of a few things that you as a writer can do to make your editor happy and practice healthy habits for yourself.
Images
When providing media kits, especially in terms of the cover of your book, make sure you have sent a decent size, 300 dpi, and jpeg in format. This is the longest withstanding a...