Five Books To Give Away until Feb 14th: You have a chance to win one of five historical romances by Linda Weaver Clarke. Books: U.S. Ebooks: International.

 “From the first page I was captivated by this book. I had to continue reading, rushing to turn the page, I had to see what next adventure would catch up with Melinda. The plot is interesting: mixing history with fiction, adventure with romance. Melinda is an endearing character and you can’t help but see things…

We have a pretty busy Feb. on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show. Thus far we had the pleasure of having William D. Spencer & Marty Machowski (Feb.1 ), and Tom Rasch (Feb. 7) on.

The rest of the month we are fortunate to have the following guests:

Feb. 12 –Jason Brannon-10 Am EST

Feb. 13- Rebecca Cantrell – 12 PM EST

Feb. 14 – Frank…

The distance between writing a book and getting it read by someone is huge. There are a number of intermediaries, each posing a hurdle that needs to be crossed with tact and skill to finally get your name listed in the authors of the world.  Apart from producing quality content, you need to have an extended network of quality people, which includes book publishers, literary agents, distributors, theatrical producers, and film producers.…

My Last Summer With You: No Fanfare for a Withered Rose: Fidelis O. MKPARU

Life can change in the flick of a moment or in this case when answering the phone. As one man now comparing himself to a withered rose, or flower reflects on his aging body a voice from the past will bring back memories that will flood into his present. What happens when one woman decides to leave you part of her own legacy in order to enrich your later years? When Joseph remembers Wendy and hears the…

Romance novels are arguably the most economically successful of all fiction genres. According to Romance Writers of America, romance books bring in a whopping 1.3 billion dollars a year, more than mystery novels, science fiction and fantasy combined. It's no wonder that more than half of all new fiction is comprised of romance novels. (This statistic is borne out by Amazon's…

Something for heart, mind and charity - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-once-again.html

When my first novel was complete, I sent it to an academic press. (You could do that then.) The editor liked the book, but decided it would be better placed in a popular press. She gave me a “for example” that I took as a literal suggestion. I called the exampled publisher, and asked for a random editor. 



(Warning: Do not try this at home without adult supervision.)



The editor answered the phone. (They could do that…

Are you a self-published author who currently has a book(s) available on one of the Amazon bookstores or other places? 



The Amazon book market is big, HUGE is a better adjective, but has nowhere near the worldwide exposure that mobile app stores like Google Play, Apple's iStore and others enjoy. Did you know that you can easily position yourself to sell many more books either directly through the app stores, or by using a mobile app to drive readers TO your bookstore?  If not, don't…

The KFD sponsorship for IMAGINATION http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATFC3JM on Tuesday did fairly well and once again eclipsed all my other marketing efforts in return dollars to spent ratio. I got below the 5,000 rank for a bit on Amazon and sales did increase dramatically for a few hours. As usual, I would recommend KFD as a top return.

I’ve slowed marketing efforts on my other nine novels to focus more on the four-book…

[Mesa, Phoenix, AZ] T.R.I.B.E. Comics and Brick Cave Media LLC. today announce a strategic partnership to write and publish a series of Comic Books based on characters from the Stories of Haven Universe, a collection of stories created by writers Bob Nelson, J.A. Giunta, Nicholas Ozment and Sharon Skinner in 1994. Originally published in Anthology literary magazine between 1994-1997, the stories and characters have remained popular among comic book fans as they represented the unique…

Why Write Fantasy?

By T.J. Dipple

As an author who tends to write more Fantasy than anything else there is a question that I have to answer whenever I meet someone new. Why? Why write Fantasy instead of something that is 'real'? Or, there are many people out there, who hear the word 'Fantasy' and claim it is an easy genre and you are not…

Hello everyone,

My debut novel 'Reaper's Challenge' will be out soon. It is a fantasy novel being published by Netherworld Books.

The story follows a group of city guards at they struggle to being order to the city of Kavernhive and stop a killer who is using dark magiks to defeat the city's protective Haze. See the cover below!

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Down to the Needle

“The perp torched himself,” a fireman said, shouting to be heard over the clamor.

Angry red and orange flames from the still burning back half of the warehouse licked at the night sky. Glowing yellow embers, blown by April’s night breezes off the nearby ocean, took flight. Fire trucks encircled the building. Firefighters scrambled over strewn equipment. Men wearing army fatigues darted about. Two ambulances waited for the…

Join us on Sunday for the special Brick cave Bookcast LIVE from the Glendale, AZ Chocolate Affair: Feb 10, 2013 Show: The Books You Need to Survive Valentine's Day

Meanwhile Jenn and Brent each post their Valentine's day thoughts:

Jenn: Jenn and the Value of…

If you haven't noticed, I have been taking an hiatus from writing.  But, that's not to say that my hiatus will be permanent.  Not by a long shot.  Instead, I have been immersed in reading autobiographies which always whet my appetite to write.



One of the books I had the pleasure of reading was about Frances Farmer.  I had always heard the stories and even saw a clip from the show, "This is Your Life" that featured her very dark life.  She was a hopeful, shining…

Diabetes is currently the most common metabolic disease that is haunting human population and is ever increasing in numbers. Every year, a large number of people are added to the list of diabetics. Experts attribute this to poor eating habits and bad lifestyle. Though type 1 diabetes is a genetic disease, type 2 diabetes is a result of our poor food choices and inactive lifestyle.

Junk food is what is on our minds and platter nowadays. Even our choice of juices is very unhealthy. We…