April 2013 Blog Posts (109)

It may seem crazy to use video to promote books but that is exactly what this book marketer is doing. In an effort to expand the audience for his company's book video trailer productions Executive Producer Reno Lovison produces a thirty minute television program entitled "Authors Showcase" broadcast every Thursday at 8PM on Chicago Cable Channel 25 and delivered to over 350,000 households within the Chicago city limits who subscribe to Comcast or RCN.  The program can also…

Shocking news yesterday. Pat and I had just come back from church when we received a phone call from our neighbour to tell us that our Vet had murdered his wife. This was the Vet who came to our house four weeks ago to put our dog, Lucy down. We have used his practice for a few years now and he has operated on our cat and dog, plus giving them the usual vaccinations etc. The shop, which is in a local village, was always busy with a mixture of Spanish as well as ex-Pats. The vet’s daughter…

a review of the book BROTHER HALF ANGEL by Martin Roth American missionaries are in China, working at a Bible College that fronts as an English school. Their presence is not agreeable to many in the town, including an ancient martial arts sect known as the ‘Flower Boxers’. The story actually begins with a massacre of some missionaries almost a century earlier, carried out by the same sect. The grandson of one of the martyrs is now working at the school, feeling it is his mission to carry on…

This is the link to my latest interview in The Jewish Exponent.

 http://jewishexponent.com/reliving-a-sibling%E2%80%99s-suicide

Hopefully it will resonate with someone on that edge of desperation and guide them to choose to live and get help......

Life is an Amazing Song by John Raikkonen is a triumphant life memoir of the author's journey as a young boy brought up in war-torn Finland during the Finnish-Russian War and his eventual experience being brought to America to find a better life. 





His story is unique, breathtaking, heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.  The author utilizes…

HALLI CASSER -JAYNE - SPECIAL GUEST April 5 4PM EST…

Volume 3 of the 2013 series of One comes from our friend Crystal Linn and Barbara Geer McCoy.


http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/04/none-for-one.html

Two years ago, after amicably parting ways with my literary agent of four years, I decide to take destiny into my own hands and publish my books in eformat. I had a huge collection of completed and professionally edited novels and decided that publishing one every three months seemed feasible. So, that’s what I did.

Little did I know I was on the cusp of an indie publishing revolution. My books were available at the right time, for the right audience, and at the right price.…

It has never been easier to publish your own book, but getting customers to buy it is another story. This article provides some public relations tips for self-published authors: http://bookpublicityservices.com/public-relations-tips-self-published-authors/…

I'm not a cruise person, but when I was offered the chance to tour the Hawaiian Islands on board a yacht shared by 36 other passengers I began to change my mind. Then when I learned the trip on the Safari Explorer begins in Lanai, one of the few Hawaiian Islands I've not explored and  then heads to Molokai where guests hike the sacred Halawa Valley I got excited. The next stop is the Big Island and a walking tour of historic Kailua/Kona district.. Since, I have just completed creating a map…

If you are a mystery buff, Blues in the Night is for you. If you like the 1940s/50s detective stories, this is it. If you dig smoky dives and jazz, you'll love it. Check it out on Authorsden.com/CarolSFowler.

As an author and book reviewer, I have tons of author friends. My friend June, just released a new book, and her grand-daughter made this awesome book trailer for her...it is extra special because the ultrasound picture is June's great grandbaby that is on the way....

http://youtu.be/2TJDm8XK-CA

This is the book trailer for the recently released Christian thriller entitled Heart of Terror.  The Midwest Book Review said of the novel: "Heart of Terror is an exciting twist of thriller and faith, very much recommended reading."  The novel is available as an ebook as well as in hard copy from amazon.com and the Barnes and Noble…