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NEW RELEASES: SEPTEMBER 18-24

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 19 THE ART OF KEEPING SECRETS, BY RACHAEL JOHNS (Short Fiction. Harlequin (Australia), 27 pp.)
THE LOCKSMITH'S DAUGHTER, BY KAREN BROOKS (Fiction. Harlequin (Australia))
WORTH FIGHTING FOR, BY MARY-ANNE O'CONNOR (Romance. Harlequin (Australia)) SEPTEMBER 20 8 STEPS TO REVERSE YOUR PCOS:A PROVEN PROGRAM TO RESET YOUR HORMONES, REPAIR YOUR METABOLISM, AND RESTORE YOUR FERTILITY, BY FIONA MCCULLOCH, N.D. (Health. Greenleaf Book Group. 312 pp.)
AT RISK, BY S.G. REDLING (Thriller....

GUEST: ABBY VEGAS

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What? Two guest posts in one week? You better believe it! I'm excited to interrupt what typically would be an indie feature for a post from author Abby Vegas. And, as it just so happens, she chose a topic that I can 100% relate to. I get the looking at novels and thinking "I want to, I just don't wantto. The late nights up blogging/tweeting/writing because Little Man is finally asleep (read: not trying to wash his own dishes/...

GUEST POST: PARKASH SOHAL

There are two important points to be noted in Parkash Sohal's guest post today. Neither of them are secret. First, a passion for writing must first come from a passion for (and good memories of) reading. Second, often the most important stories are also the hardest to write. I love that Parkash highlighted these two truths of writing. Sometimes, I feel, they're often so accepted among the writing community, and process, that they're often overlooked when we talk about why we writ...

NEW RELEASES: SEPTEMBER 11-17

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 13 ANOTHER NOTCH IN THE BELTWAY, BY L.A. LONG (Romance. AVN Publications, 318 pp.)
BABA YAGA, BY AN LEYSEN (Children's Fiction. Clavis Books, 56 pp.)
BENEATH THE SURFACE, BY MELYNDA PRICE (Romance. Montlake Romance, 325 pp)
CHRISTIANITY AND PHILOSOPHY, BY PAUL M. GOULD AND RICHARD BRIAN DAVIES, eds (Spirituality, Zondervan Academic, 240 pp.)
CLARA HUMBLE AND THE NOT-SO-SUPER POWERS, BY ANNA HUMPHREY (Children's Fiction, Middle Grade. Owlkids Books, 224 pp.)
THE FINAL TRADE (DOMI...

INDIE: FRACTURED ANGEL

FRACTURED ANGEL, BY KEN WILLIAMS
Fiction. Sakura Publishing, 352 pp. BuyFractured Angelon Amazon
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Visit Ken Williams' Website THE STORY How would you go about trying to help your daughter who, suffering her first psychotic at fifteen, is chased by her wounded mind to the streets of Santa Barbara? That is the dilemma that Lynne Swanson faces. Out of her element, and definitely out of her comfort zone for this professional woman, she is...

INTRODUCING: THE BLONDIE MARIE STORY MAP

Guys, I'm so excited to share this one with you. I've been working on it for the better part of the year, and it's finally time that I bring it to you. Over the next couple weeks I'll break each section down a little further, in a series of outline-focused posts, largely in preparation for NaNoWriMo this year.

If you're planning on doing NaNoWriMo this year, or you've just always wanted to write a novel but never knew where or how to begin, I encourage you to give this a try. I've been using i...

NEW RELEASES: SEPTEMBER 4-10

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 6 MENTALLY STRONG, BY MICHELLE JACOBI
Self-help. Elevate Publishing, 112 pp.
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INDIE: PARADISE CURSED

PARADISE CURSED, BY CHRIS ROGERS
Self-published, 310 pp. April 2016.
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THE STORY Captain Cord McKinsey, a pirate cursed in 1716 for doing a good deed, now operates his schooner, theSarah Jane, as a cruise ship. Doomed to remain effectively ship-bound and within the Caribbean waters, Cord, 34, has often reinvented himself and his ship over these near 300...

AUTHOR Q&A: S.L. SABOVIEC

Have I mentioned before how much I love including guest posts and author Q&As on here? In addition to providing you with content that comes from a variety of sources, I also get to meet other great authors out there and (at least in my mind) form an online community with other indie- and self-published authors out there. Take this week's author, for example. I really love how S.L. Saboviec approaches her character development, and I feel like I would really like her if we were to...

INDIE: THE TIMEWEAVER'S WAGER

THE TIMEWEAVER'S WAGER, BY AXEL BLACKWELL
Self-published, 214 pp. March 2016
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THE STORY "Would you give your life for a second chance?"

Glen McClay sits on a fallen log by the railroad trestle, watching for his girlfriend's ghost. Eight years ago, Connie Salvatore was savagely murdered here. Glen has spent his life seeking redemption, haunted by the knowledge that he migh...