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Why I read and write Horror and Thriller novels.
Imagine this: I’m in line at some social function, standing next to a woman who is my mother’s age. We strike up a conversation, and she eventually asks what I do. “I’m a writer,” I say. Of course, she responds … Continue reading
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Does Quality eBook Formatting Really Matter?
As an Indie Author, I have become heavily involved in eBook formatting. I have spent many, many hours fretting over my eBook titles, making sure that my CSS is set up properly, making sure my Chapters start on a new … Continue reading
Posted in Ebook Formatting, Ebooks, Kindle, Reading
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Ripper’s Row is Coming Soon!
Ripper’s Row is a novella that I have co-written with author Shawn Weaver (Sense of Honor and Dragon’s Chest). Shawn and I met last spring at a local book signing, and shortly thereafter had dinner together. We discussed writing, publishing … Continue reading
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TEETH by Timothy James Dean
The Bite done Right! I just finished the novel TEETH by Timothy James Dean and was absolutely overwhelmed by the scope of this story. “Epic” may be too small a word to describe the adventure of a small party of … Continue reading
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Shelfari
I visited and then joined a new book-lover’s website today. Shelfari.com. Described as a “social networking site for book lovers.” Have to say, I was impressed with Shelfari from the first moment I got there. I have not had much … Continue reading
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21st Century Farmer’s Market?
Last weekend, while doing some marketing research, I stumbled across an author named Seth Harwood. Seth has recently gotten a novel published, called “Jack Wakes Up.” I have not read Seth’s book yet, but after reading a bit about Seth, … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Reading
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Good Reads
This past week I have become aware of two websites that should be of great interest to up and coming writers. The first one I want to write about, is called Goodreads.com Think of Goodreads as a facebook-like social networking … Continue reading
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Forest Park Booklaunch
This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to attend author J. A. Konrath’s booklaunch party for his new Jack Daniels novel, “Cherry Bomb.” JA told his “getting published” story – which is very moving. JA had written something like 10 … Continue reading
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Figuring it all out
Okay – It’s probably obvious that I’m new to blogging. Having to do things twice and three times – if I’m lucky. I’ll get it all figured out eventually. In the meantime, please bear with me. If things seem to … Continue reading
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