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GENRES THAT SELL -- WHAT KINDS OF BOOKS MAKE SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHORS SUCCESSFUL?

The more I feature independent- and self-published authors on Blondie Marie (every Wednesday), the more I notice a recurring pattern in the kinds of books that are sent to me to feature. With a few exceptions, of course, the vast majority of books I feature -- and am asked to feature -- fall in one of several categories: romance, fantasy/sci-fi, and self-help/inspiration.

And it turns out, I'm not alone. According to this post published by Self Publishing Relief, the majority of successful boo...

NEW RELEASES: JUNE 5-11

RELEASED JUNE 7
NOT SECOND BEST (DRAWN TO THE RHYTHM), BY CHRISTA MAURICE
Romance. Lyrical Shine, 102 pp. DO YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT SOON? LET ME KNOW!
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INDIE: SEARCHING FOR VIVIAN

SEARCHING FOR VIVIAN, BY BABETTE HUGHES.
Lamplight Press: February 2016. 128 pp. Buy Searching for Vivian on Amazon
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Read Babette Hughes on the Huffington Post THE STORY In 1966, seventeen-year-old Vivian Russell disappeared like smoke. The seemingly senseless murder of her parents in their home in Cleveland, Ohio was as unexplainable as her vanishing act in its aftermath. Her younger sister, Emma -- traumatized...

ALTERNATE VOICES: ANDREW JOYCE

My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. Kate has been kind enough to allow me a little space on her blog to promote my new novel Resolution: Huck Finn's Greatest Adventure. I think it's a good book, but what do I know? Anyway, I'm kinda shy about tooting my own horn. So I think I'll turn things over to my dog Danny -- Danny the Dog. He always has a bad attitude and usually does not speak highly of me. But please understand that we co-exist as the old Soviet Union and the Unit...

NEW RELEASES: MAY 29-JUNE 4

DO YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT SOON? LET ME KNOW!
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Please include the title(s), author's name, genre, publishing house or self-published, date of publication and page count MAY 29 HEROES AND LIARS (THE RENEGADE CHRONICLES, 2), BY DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Fantasy. One Million Words, 358 pp.

MARTYRS AND MONSTERS (THE RENEGADE CHRONICLES, 3), BY DAVID MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Fantasy. One MIllion Words, 356 pp

REBELS AND FOOLS (THE RENEGADE CHRONICLES, 1), BY DAVID MI...

CHANGING PERSPECTIVE

I feel like we've been talking a lot about characters lately, yes? I hope I'm not sounding redundant in all of these posts.

Today I wanted to talk about perspective. We all know the different points of view we can take when it comes to telling our story: first person, second person (rarely used, but still a thing), third person limited, third person omniscient, etc. We learned about them in elementary school, we learned about them in creative writing class, we've got it covered.

But even within...

NEW RELEASES: MAY 22-28

MAY 24
HER HEART'S DESIRE, BY ALLISON MERRITT
Romance. Viking. DO YOU HAVE A NEW RELEASE COMING OUT? LET ME KNOW!
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INDIE: SZEN ZONE

SZEN ZONE: REACHING A STATE OF POSITIVE CHANGE, BY GARY SZENDERSKI
Self-published: December 2015. 202 pp
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THE BOOK Szen Zone: Reaching a State of Positive Change, by Gary Szenderski, is a compilation of heartwarming and inspirational short stories that celebrate power in each of us to create positive change in our lives.

The general overarching...

ALTERNATE VOICES: YOLANDA DE IULIIS

In addition to guest posts, I have several authors who filled out questionnaires, to offer a little more insight into them and -- as a result -- into their work. In the first author Q&A, Yolanda De Iuliis opens up about herself as a writer and about the two books she's written up until this point.
WHEN DID YOU WRITE YOUR FIRST BOOK? HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I wrote Underneath my Soul when I was 13 but it took around 10 years to complete as it was a biographic poetry book.

HOW MANY BOOKS HAVE YOU WRI...

NEW RELEASES: MAY 15-21

HAVE AN UPCOMING RELEASE YOU WANT INCLUDED ON THE LIST?
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MAY 15 GONE WILD (LOVE IN MIDLIFE, 2), BY DAKOTA MADISON
Romance. Short on Time Books, 186 pp. MAY 16
CLEAN BREAK, BY ABBY VEGAS
Romance. Self-published, 306 pp.

KAITLIN'S TALE, BY CHRISTINE AMSDEN
Fantasy. Twilight Times Books.
MAY 17 DEADLY TIES, BY MAGGIE THOM
Thriller. Quadessence Solutions, 313 pp