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INDIE: SPITTING ON HANS' TOSTI

SPITTING ON HANS' TOSTI, BY KARIN BOSMAN
Self-published, 195 pp.
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ALTERNATE VOICES: JAMES HUTCHINGS

I really enjoy reading other authors' insights and thoughts. Hosting these Q&As is kind of like having a conversation with another author. Some of the questions I ask are serious and goal-oriented (like three resources and one piece of advice for other aspiring authors) and some are more fun (like who would play 'you' in a film and what's something not everyone knows about you). It's fun to get to know other authors -- from around the world (James is from Australia) -- and build...

NEW RELEASES: JUNE 27-JULY 2

RELEASED JULY 30 ROOKIE MISTAKE, BY DAKOTA MADISON
Romantic Comedy. Self-published DO YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT SOON? LET ME KNOW!
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INDIE: THE OYS + JOYS

THE OYS & JOYS, BY MARCIA FELDT
LadyLake Publishing, 295 pages.
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Meet the Oys & Joys -- Lizzie, Sassie, Grace and Ruby.

Baby Boomers reaching for the moon. Until decades of old baggage flood their lives. And not like a hurricane. Like a tsunami.

A story of unlocking the truth, of defeating regret. Of the power of steel-l...

CHARACTER SYMPHONY

Listen to a piece of classical music. Personally, I love Debussy and Vivaldi, but the piece or composer doesn't really matter. Listen to how the music flows through the piece. The highs and the lows. The louds and softs.

This is how the best characters are written.

There are several types of characters. Primary characters (protagonist, antagonist), secondary characters and tertiary characters. They range in importance to the overall story but they all serve a purpose.

The primary characters set...

NEW RELEASES: JUNE 19-25

RELEASED JUNE 20 BRING YOUR OWN BAKER (DEATH BY CUPCAKE, 2), BY D.E. HAGGERTY
Cozy Mystery. Self-published, 166 pp.
RELEASED JUNE 22 AVENGE HER (DRUID'S CURSE, 2), BY SOPHIA KIMBLE
Fantasy/Romance. The Wild Rose Press, 326 pp
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INDIE: TESSERAE

TESSERAE: A MEMOIR OF TWO SUMMERS, BY MATHIAS B. FREESE
Wheatmark, 236 pp. January 2016 BuyTesseraeon Amazon
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Visit Wheatmark's website THE BOOK "Tesserae: A Memoir of Two Summersstands above much of the crowd in its commitment to ask, 'What is it to remember?' Mathias B. Freese, tenderly plaiting a web that spreads from Woodstock, Las Vegas, Long Island, and North Carolina, l...

ALTERNATE VOICES: LOVELYN BETTISON

Lovelyn Bettison, author ofPerfect Familystopped by Blondie Marie today for a Q&A. According to Lovelyn,Perfect Familyis "contemporary women's fiction with a paranormal slant" in the vein ofThe Time Traveler's Wifeor books by Sarah Allen Addison. BuyPerfect Familyon Amazon
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Q: When did you write your first book? How old were you? I wrote my first novel when I w...

NEW RELEASES JUNE 12-18

RELEASED JUNE 15 MYSTERY MAN IN THE LEATHER HAT: A STEPSISTER ADVENTURE, BY LISA ACERBO
Young Adult. Destiny Whispers Publishing, 114 pp.
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JUNE 16 THEY MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, BY BENEDICT PATRICK
New Adult. Self-published, 219 pp

INDIE: V4 VENGEANCE

V4 VENGEANCE (JIM WILSON), BY NIGEL SEED
Astor + Blue Editions, 248 pp Buy V4 Vengeanceon Amazon
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Follow Nigel Seed on Twitter THE STORY Desperately seeking employment, recently discharged Royal Engineer Jim Wilson takes on an impossible challenge with the help of his former army mates, Ivan and Geordie. Hired by a Russian museum, they are sent to the Baltic coast of Germany to find a rumored World War II...