Archive | May 20, 2015
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The Paranormal Hotel | Knock, knock …
Originally posted on Renae Rude – The Paranormalist:
… knock, knock. I’m just recovering from coming away from a long weekend of working at the paranormal hotel. It’s true, I quit that job months ago, but, when I left, I agreed to occasionally fill in when the owners go on vacation. I’ve known, almost since I…
The Ten Commandments of Blogging
Originally posted on A Holistic Journey:
1. Thou shalt not waste readers’ time. Offer up thy readers a worthy sacrifice that they might take and be satisfied. 2. Thou shalt honor thy muse. Be prepared in season, out of season to seize inspiration when she comes that ye might write, dance, photograph, paint thy bliss.…
Rewind — Copper, the Alchemist, & the Woman in Trousers: Episode 16
Originally posted on Teagan's Books:
Somebody hit the rewind button… Inside a magic lantern in the collection of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Believe it or not, I’ve been losing sleep over this all week… Some of my readers said they were confused by the last sequence if Episode-16. I see that as a…
Recommendations for Book Covers
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
BOOK COVER RECOMMENDATIONS Every week, I receive several questions from authors about publishing and marketing. One of the most common requests is recommendations for book covers. I designed all of my own covers until I met Melissa Stevens. She can pull off some amazing effects that I can’t, and she is…
A Little White Lie – Part 12
Originally posted on Sci-Fi and Fantasy by Dellani:
The team has been assembled. Now, it’s show time. Aurialonus made demands again, gesticulating wildly, roaring in anger. Mediators tried to clarify his stipulations, but no one could figure out what he wanted. Time was running out. The team was as ready as it could be, given…
What is it About Hiring a Publicist that Makes Authors Cringe?
It’s all about the numbers game. As an author we want to reach as wide a market as possible to sell more books to more people – those of us who’ve chosen to attempt to get paid for our writing that is. So we scrimp and save to hire the right cover designer, the best…
The Downunder Kid by Peter M Clutterbuck @PublishingPush #Kidslit
Originally posted on Rosie Amber:
The Downunder Kid by Peter M. Clutterbuck My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Downunder Kid is a children’s story for older primary school children around the age of 11 years. It has two settings, London and Australia. Sam Bond lives in Littlebury Lane in a London suburb and is…
Rosie’s Book Review Team #RBRT We Go Again by Michael Cargill @MichaelCargill1
Originally posted on Rosie Amber:
Today’s review comes from team member Vanessa, she blogs at http://www.vanessawesterwriter.blogspot.com Vanessa chose to read and review We Go Again by Michael Cargill My review for “We Go Again” – 3/5 “This is a descriptive account of the movements of British soldiers during the end of the WWII, whilst posted…
Casting the First Stone
Originally posted on Janet Marcusse:
I often receive hate mail. It normally comes in the form of a rejection of my innocence claims by Judge Robert Holmes Bell. Sometimes I receive actual hate mail from people who don’t know me at all, people who say that they wouldn’t blink an eye if I was tortured…