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Blog Tour: Jodi Daynard

Welcome to the next stop on the review tour for The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard.

I’m happy to be hosting Jodi Daynard, author of The Midwife’s Revolt. As a history buff, I was thrilled to be able to review this outstanding book. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to enter the great giveaway contest.

“A charming, unexpected, and decidedly different view of the Revolutionary War.”

—Publishers Weekly

Book Description: The Midwife’s Revolt takes the reader on a journey to the founding days of A...

My Favorite Custer Books

I’m working on a time travel book that takes place (partially) in Custer’s circle of influence. These are some of my favorite books for research and for reading: (This may take a moment to load)

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Blog Tour: Jodi Daynard

Welcome to the next stop on the review tour for The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard.

I’m happy to be hosting Jodi Daynard, author of The Midwife’s Revolt. As a history buff, I was thrilled to be able to review this outstanding book. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to enter the great giveaway contest.

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—Publishers Weekly

Book Description: The Midwife’s Revolt takes the reader on a journey to the founding days of A...

Kindle Authors: Review of Better Book Description Tool

I had the opportunity to be a beta tester for the Kindle Better Book Description Tool, an online service that allows users to create beautiful Kindle book descriptions on Amazon without using Amazon’s own version of HTML coding. If you’ve ever wondered how authors could add bold headlines or color fonts to their book description, it’s because they use an unusual form of coding, such as “

With the Better Book Description Tool, authors can write their description using a WYSIWYG (what you see is...

Exploring Goodreads

Sometimes, when exploring new opportunities for marketing my books, I feel a little like a tiny gnat at the bottom of the Grand Canyon: Experiencing an awesome opportunity but overwhelmed by the learning curve. Fortunately, I’ve recently found two excellent resources for exploring a canyon-sized opportunity: Goodreads.

My Facebook friend Michelle Campbell-Scott sent me an advance review copy of Goodreads for Authors - a Kindle book that’s chock-full of tips that I can’t wait to try out. Next,...

Review: The Sound of Loneliness

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If you want to know what it’s like to be a writer on the verge of despair, pick up a copy of Craig Wallwork’s novel, The [image error]Sound of Loneliness.

The story takes place in the U.K., in Manchester, an industrial area well-known for its high levels of unemployment and factory shut-downs. The main character, Daniel, is an emotional wreck of an aspiring writer. He is arrogant, often unlikable, but he really does have the inner light of a true artist. Sadly, his talents aren’t a match for...

Kindle Authors: Review of Better Book Description Tool

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I had the opportunity to be a beta tester for the Better Book Description Tool, an online service that allows users to create beautiful Kindle book descriptions on Amazon without using Amazon’s own version of HTML coding. If you’ve ever wondered how authors could add bold headlines or color fonts to their book description, it’s because they use an unusual form of coding, such as “<h2&gt”.

With the Better Book Description Tool, authors can write their description using a WYSIWY...

Blog Tour: Sound of Loneliness

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On April 19, I’ll be hosting author Craig Wallwork’s Blog Tour. Thank you for checking out his new book and don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter contest – lots of great giveaways.

About the Book – About the Author – Prizes!!!

Welcome to Novel Publicity’s first ever publishing house blog tour. Join us as three new titles from Perfect Edge–we’re calling them the Perfect Edge Trifecta–tour the blogosphere in a way that just can’t be ignored. And, hey, we’ve got prizes!

About the boo...

Hot News for Self-Publishers

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This was the week for e-reader news . . . and (IMHO) good news for self-publishers. NookPress debuts, Amazon picked up Goodreads and the cool Send to Kindle plugin is turning websites into Kindle “books”. But first, some of the best articles I’ve read this week about NookPress:

Nook Debuts Nook Press, A New Self-Publishing Platform To …

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Barnes & Noble subsidiary Nook today announced the launch of Nook Press, a self-publishing platf...

Exploring Goodreads.

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Sometimes, when exploring new opportunities for marketing my books, I feel a little like the tiny guys at the bottom of this slot canyon: Experiencing an awesome opportunity but overwhelmed by the learning curve. Fortunately, I’ve recently found two excellent resources for exploring a canyon-sized opportunity: Goodreads.

My Facebook friend Michelle Campbell-Scott sent me an advance review copy of Goodreads for Authors - a Kindle book that’s chock-full of tips that I can’t wait t...