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Review & Giveaway for Mother’s Curse by Thaddeus Nowak

Mother’s Curse is a fantasy novel for reluctant readers of the genre–like me. Usually when reading a fantasy book, I get mired in the world, race, and language-building details and give up before the...

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My 20-Step Foolproof Writing “Process:” You Can Do It Too!

So apparently people are intrigued by my writing process. Let’s put that in quotation marks, shall we? “Process.” There, that’s better. I’ve received numerous remarks over the past two years that I’m...

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Why I Love My Publisher + Big News & Forecasts for the Publishing Industry

A while back, I wrote a post called “Why Evolved Publishing is the Only Publishing House for Me.” Needless to say, it garnered quite a bit of attention. Now that a few months have passed, I’d like to...

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Huge & Supremely Awesome Giveaway: Kindle Fire, 4 $50 Amazon Gift Cards, 4...

Do you consider yourself lucky? Come take your chance at fate, and maybe you could win some money in our Rafflecopter contest or some autographed book swag. Do you consider yourself SUPER lucky? Well,...

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Bird Brain Bookaganza: 5 Free eBooks + a Ginormo Giveaway

Hello, all you lovely bird-loving people! As you know, the Bird Brain Book series is growing—and fast! With the launch of Izzy the Inventor, we now have 7 in all with more on the way. WOWZA! Given that...

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The Virtual World of Gaming and the Plight of War Veterans: A Guest Post by...

Please enjoy this guest post by David Litwack, author of the gripping contemporary novel, Along the Watchtower, and the deep, dark dystopia, There Comes a Prophet. Then read on to learn how you can win...

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Books, Geekiness & 42: Interview/Giveaway with Fantasy Author, Ken Floro, III

Come and join me today as I chat with Ken Floro, III–author, father, dreamer, lover (?), and a paragon of geek culture. Seriously, he is uber cool and informed when it comes to almost every aspect of...

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If You Like Farsighted, You’ll LOVE Render: Excerpt & Giveaway

I don’t usually run excerpts on my blog, BUT this one needs to be shared. You see, while running this tour for Novel Publicity, I noticed that many Farsighted fans are becoming equally huge Render...

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Private Investigators, Zombies, and Romance: An Interview with Author...

Today, it is my pleasure to welcome Mr. Frederick Lee Brooke to the blog. He writes a female sleuth series about one firecracker, Ms. Annie Ogden. The third book in series, Collateral Damage, is...

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Old Cars, Delicious Eats, & Even World Peace: Interview/ Giveaway with...

Come and join me today as I chat with Lee Fullbright, an author from the heart of San Diego, though she is as classy as they come. Old cars, delicious eats, the deep south and even world peace–because...

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Guess who’s back? Back again. Emlyn’s back! Tell a friend…

Jeez, how long has it been since I last blogged with any regularity? I guess I could go back through my archives to find the answer, but I have a feeling I don’t really want to know… Anyway, I am,...

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Why this New Mommy is Making Time for Herself and Refuses to Feel Guilty...

On October 15–just two short months ago–I welcomed a beautiful, “little” 11 lb 6.4 oz girl into this world. And I feel as if I’ve changed so much throughout pregnancy and new mommyhood, too. I’m not as...

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Why I Sometimes Write Negative Reviews & Why You Should Consider Doing the Same

Today, I’m going to talk about a very controversial topic among authors:  Whether or not it’s okay to write negative book reviews. I say yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Many people consider this bad...

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Sharing my First Ever Excerpt of Pitch (Farsighted #3): MAJOR SERIES SPOILERS!

Wahoo! I am finally working on Pitch (Farsighted #3) again. I can’t believe that Shapri let me get away with ignoring her for so long, but it’s good to be back. As you can see I’ve added a handy-dandy...

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True Confessions of an Unapologetic Book Hoarder

I use Grammarly’s plagiarism detector online, because too many books, too little time, people! I have a confession to make. I am the worst, most dirty, most disgusting, most despicable type of human...

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This NEW FRONTIER is a meditative, battle-hungry shark with a time machine...

Ahh, the week of love, culminating in a “holiday” that you either love or love to hate. Well, whether or not you have a significant other in your life for that crucial Feb 14 date, I’m sure we can all...

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Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Skin: A Review of Skylar Wishes by Tina L. Hook

Have you ever been so jealous of another that you wanted what she had? A job? A car? A boyfriend? A life? That’s the fascinating premise of Skylar Wishes by Tina L. Hook. Although it is the second book...

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Underdog Characters You Can’t Help but Root for: A Guest Review of Atheist’s...

Today, I’m delighted to feature a guest reviewer on my blog! My good friend Tracy loves to read and review books, but just doesn’t care for all the work that goes into updating and maintaining a blog...

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Full of Excitement, but Difficult to Put into Spoiler-less Words: A Guest...

Today, I’m delighted to feature a guest book review by my good friend, Tracy. This is one we read together, and I will be sharing my review shortly on my other blog, www.melstorm.com. Needless to say,...

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Shadow Swarm is like a plastic dinosaur driving a fighter plane through...

What got you to click into this article? Was it the WTF title? I thought so… Well, I’ve known D. Robert Pease for a few years now, and I can honestly say that the title does summarize him pretty well....

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