About the Author, Author Interviews-Spotlights-and-Guests
Get to Know Writing Day Workshops Coordinator Jessica Bell
The 2026 Michigan Writing Workshop Jessica Bell is the executive coordinator of Writing Day Workshops, which organizes one-day writing conferences. These events take place mostly in the U.S., but can happen elsewhere. If Jessica could choose only one creative mentor, she’d give the role to Euterpe, the Greek muse of music and lyrics. This is […]
Welcome #RRBC Spotlight Author, Marlena Smith
Originally posted on From the Pen of Mae Clair:
Hello, my friends! Today, I’m pleased to take part in my first Spotlight Author post for the Rave Reviews Book Club. You’ll be seeing more of these on my blog as I participate in showcasing authors in this fabulous club. Today, the limelight is on Marlena Smith,…
13 Quick Tips For Author Publicity (guest post)
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
Chris Well Guest post Technology makes it easier than ever to shout out your message to the world. But these tools are available to everyone—and everyone’s using them. How can you be heard above the noise? Publicity helps you rise above the noise. When you connect with influencers and…
War, Mystery, and the Publishing Industry: An Interview with Author E. Michael Helms
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
To continue my interview series with editors, writers, and other folks in the books industry, I am pleased to present my discussion with award-winning author E. Michael Helms. He offers some great advice for writers who are hoping to be published and provides insight into the realms of war and…
Readers Can’t Find Your Book: Internet Marketing for Authors (Guest Post) By: Steven Capps
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
CC License, Image Source: Pexels According to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) over two million books have been published this year. That does include everything written before or all of the books that will be published in the future. If I had a…
Supporting your fellow authors – Guest Post by Craig Boyack…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I’m so honored to be invited back for another lap at The Storyreading Ape’s blog. Chris is a huge supporter of independent authors, and that’s kind of the topic of this post. When we start off, we tend to write in solitude. The dream is…
A Reason to Live (A Marty Singer Mystery) by Matthew Iden
Originally posted on Bookin' It:
My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars BLURB: In the late nineties, a bad cop killed a good woman and DC Homicide detective Marty Singer got to watch as the murderer walked out of the courtroom a free man. Twelve years later, the victim’s daughter comes to Marty begging for help:…
Poetry Sunday: Anna Swir’s ‘The Same Inside’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
https://youtu.be/sDeAqN8EX2U Sometimes we find kinship in unexpected places. Poet Anna Swir’s poem “The Same Inside” captures the meeting of twin souls perfectly. Anna Swir (or Anna Świrszczyńska)(1909-1984) was a Polish poet who wrote about WWII, love, and the experience of women in post-war Europe. When Nazis occupied Poland, she joined the…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 