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Happy Release Day: Sarah Robinson’s Sand and Snow is Live!

New Holiday Release ~ Sand and Snow (Sand & Clay Rocker Series #1.5) by Sarah Robinson ❄~❄~❄ New Holiday Release! ❄~❄~❄ ♬ Sand & Snow (Sand & Clay Rocker Series, #1.5) ♬ by Sarah Robinson SAND & SNOW IS LIVE NOW! SYNOPSIS: In this heart warming romantic comedy novella, rockstar Logan Clay is back with […]

Weekend Edition – Managing the Writer Brain Plus Good Reads and Writing Tips

Originally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live:
Managing the Writer Brain I’m coming (gods of keyboards and first drafts willing) to the end of some particularly intense copywriting projects. While I am infinitely grateful for the work (not to mention being able to do it from the comforts of my cat-run home…

#FolkloreFriday Piskies and the Sennen Whooper

Piskie The Piskie (pisky or piskey) is a household spirit found in the folklore of Conrwall, England. Although resembling the English Brownie in some aspects–willingness to do household work–Piskies are more fond of trickery. When mischievously inclined pisky often leads benighted people a sad dance; like Will of the Wisp, he takes them over hedges and ditches, […]

Hacking Creativity: Simple Steps to Become More Creative

Originally posted on The Daily Post:
One of my most vivid memories from high school involves a pottery class I took during my senior year. While I was sitting there mashing clay around the table trying my best to sculpt something that resembled a bowl, some of my classmates were practically recreating Michelangelo’s “David.” There seemed to be a chasm in…

Skye’s Productivity Report ~ Consistency: Friending the Elusive Foe

I have decided to do a series of posts–hopefully one per week addressing areas where I feel weak in aspects of my writing career. My goal is to address each of the issues and then make a plan to overcome them, and I hope that by sharing these ideas with readers I might a) get feedback […]

Meet the “Bleacke Shifters” by Lesli Richardson (Tymber Dalton)

Bleacke Shifters When girl meets geek, the fur’s gonna fly. The Bleacke Shifters series by Tymber Dalton, writing as Lesli Richardson. Bleacke’s Geek (Book 1) and Geek Chic (Book 2) now available. Book 3, A Bleacke Wind, coming January 2015!! Series Facebook Page: Bleacke Shifter series The Bleacke Shifters series is set in Florida and […]

9 Habits of Successful Writers on Twitter

Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
. . It’s all about easy ways to optimize your Twitter profile and your Tweets and using Twitter for social networking, marketing your book and your website / blog. . 1. Perfecting your Twitter name Your bio, along with your name and @name, is searchable on Twitter.…

#IWSG: I can only be me

It’s that the first Wednesday in the month again, which means Insecure Writer’s Support Group Wednesday. Thanks to our noble Ninja Captain Alex J Cavanaugh, it’s time to share our fears and insecurities, or support and assistance. Doesn’t matter which. If you’d like to join, click here. Be sure to link to this page and display […]

#TeaserTuesday: Bend, Don’t Break #Irrevocable

      I thought I was done.      my End I couldn’t take my eyes off her as the bullet tore through me, leaving me with nothing but the hope that I had done enough to save her. The darkness tried to engulf me—to brand me as its own and drag me to […]

A Tale of Two BookBubs

Marketing–I think as authors we all have mixed emotions when it comes to this word. One one hand it can be a necessary evil, but sometimes it can be fun. But either way, it takes a lot of planning. And it’s especially scary to jump in and pay what seems like a huge amount of […]