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May 2008 Blog Posts (179)

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Added by Roxanne Hoffman on May 11, 2008 at 8:10am — No Comments

Google and Marketing

There are many programs available by Google to assist with marketing.

Keeping track of your news, reviews, and books can be daunting. One way to stay current is to list yourself on Google Alerts. When Google comes across some new information about you, an alert will be sent to your email address. This doesn’t catch everything, but I have found it helpful.

Google Books is a terrific marketing tool because I use it myself. I will rarely buy a book that I can't… Continue

Added by Linda A Lavid on May 10, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Come talk to Magdalena at Today's Author

Hear author Magdalena Ball talk about her novel Sleep Before Evening, the book's creation, why anyone would want to write a novel, the book's hook, her next book, and lots more. The lines are also open for you to call in and speak to the author directly. Dial in anytime after 10:03pm EST (US time) on 646 478 5047, or drop by the site to listen anytime (live, or podcast) at… Continue

Added by Magdalena Ball on May 10, 2008 at 1:34am — No Comments

World Collapse or New Eden finally published ...

How will your life be different in 2011?

“But by 2010 or so, many Middle Eastern nations will themselves be past the midpoint, World [oil] production will then have to fall.” – Oil and the Future of Energy, Scientific American, The Lyons Press, 2007

“General Motors has set itself an even more ambitious target of selling hydrogen cars by 2010.” – Climate Change, Robert Henson, Rough Guides, 2008

“Desalination is also the most high-tech and most international… Continue

Added by H. Court Young on May 9, 2008 at 7:16pm — No Comments

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: NY Times Bestselling Author Lisa Jackson at Book Excerpts from Bestselling Authors

Lisa Jackson, author of romance suspense/thriller novel, Lost Souls, will be stopping off at Book Excerpts from Bestselling Authors today!

Missing women, students in thrall to evil, and a fiend after blood pull Kristi Bentz into an unimaginable confrontation with death in number one New York Times best selling author Lisa Jackson’s new thriller, Lost… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on May 9, 2008 at 11:50am — No Comments

Author Interview: Tristi Pinkston

Author Mini-Bio Tristi Pinkston:

I’m a stay-at-home mom, homeschooler, media reviewer, Cub Scout volunteer, editor, and LDS historical fiction author. My house isn’t clean and we only have real meals about once a day, but there are…

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Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on May 9, 2008 at 11:13am — No Comments

Out-Of-The-Box Promotion Contest Winners Ideas Shared with Writers as E-Book

M E D I A R E L E A S E

For Immediate Release

Contact: Kathe Gogolewski

E-Mail: kgogolewski@sbcglobal.net

March, 2008 TRI Studio LLC www.tri-studio.com announces the winners of the Out-of-the-Box Promotion Contest for Writers, featured in The Fiction Flyer, a free e-zine for writers at www.tri-studio.com/ezine.html .

Judged by promotion guru Carolyn Howard-Johnson, the contest called for… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on May 9, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

Raw Deception Two

She is diabolical, she is deceitful, she is dreadful, she is a killer, and she's a mother that no child wants to have. She is the nightmare no real man wants to have. Kidnapping and murder have devoured her fat soul. My skillfully written crime fiction novel is heart pounding, thought provoking, jaw dropping, and wickedly informative. Its funny buy very serious. In Raw Deception Two, Dee Moore is going to get very pissed. She meets and falls in love with her garbage man and he winds up breaking… Continue

Added by George Wilder Jr. on May 9, 2008 at 9:02am — No Comments

Writing Podcast Schedule for June 2008

Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services offers authors a chance to be heard on the Internet through their podcast on writing, publishing, and book marketing. The guest authors for June 2008 include:

June 6

Jerry Simmons, the author of What Writers Need To Know About Publishing, is coming to Writers in the Sky podcast on June 6, 2008 to share his experience and help authors understand what goes on inside major publishers. Jerry… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on May 9, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

May You Be Blessed: From 10 People to 3 Million

Kate Nowak, the creator of the May You Be Blessed video, kicked off her movie by emailing it to 10 people. The movie, forwarded on to many, many friends of friends, was seen by 3 million people in the first six months. Her Better to Bless website is now a community of blessers as well as a thriving gift shop.

For more success stories involving online marketing or Internet promotions, check out… Continue

Added by John Kremer on May 8, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Mother's Day

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Added by Patty James on May 8, 2008 at 7:07pm — No Comments

The Diary of Stephanie Dane

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Added by Casey Bell on May 8, 2008 at 6:58pm — No Comments

Virtual Book Tour: Suspense Author Karen Harrington at Review Your Book!

Karen Harrington, author of the suspense/mainstream/women’s fiction novel, Janeology, will be stopping off today at Review Your Book!

A Texas college professor struggles to understand his wife Jane’s sudden snap and murder of their toddler son, forcing him on an exploration of her family history for clues to her unpredictable violence.

You can visit her website at… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on May 8, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Virtual Book Tour: Historical Fiction Author Andrew Jalbert at Beyond the Books!

Andrew Jalbert, author of the historical fiction novel, West Across the Board, will be stopping off at Beyond the Books today!

Based in the colorful Florida Keys, West Across the Board is a historical novel that ties together the eventful era of the 1930s with the turn of the following century.

You can visit Andrew's website at… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on May 8, 2008 at 11:43am — No Comments

Virtual Book Tour: Children's Book Author Bonnie B. Cuzzolino at Divine Caroline Today!

Bonnie B. Cuzzolino, author of the delightful children’s book, Letter of Love From China, will be stopping off at Divine Caroline today!

Bonnie’s book is about a birth mother in China who relinquishes her baby girl for adoption.

You can visit her website at… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on May 8, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Savage Utopia

Hi Everyone,

A little piece of boasting here. My historical novel Savage Utopia which has recently been released by WhiskeyCreek Press is in the top 100 on the Fictionwise Best Selling Romance List, not bad out of over 7,000 books. It is also No 2 on the WhiskeyCreek best sellers list at Fictionwise, and just to make my day, it has appeared on the home page of Mobi-pocket, the first Whiskeycreek Press novel to do so.

Savage Utopia is a romance set against a background of… Continue

Added by Margaret Tanner on May 8, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

Hey, Mr. Green

Today's green book review is by Anna Hackman of Green-Talk…

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Added by Eylon Israely @ Eco-Libris on May 7, 2008 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Begin Your Personal Healing Journey with Dyan Garris - Free Teleclass

Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth. It is the perfect time to begin your personal healing journey. Most people have things that they want to improve and to change in their lives. We have the ability to change things and to improve our situations, but we need the proper tools to make it happen. Dyan Garris has assembled a toolbox filled with the tools that are needed for your healing journey. One of those tools is her book Money and Manifesting.

Over the last couple of months,… Continue

Added by Nikki Leigh on May 7, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Mental Maths gives you that edge

Gone are the days when without apptitude in numerical ability one was able to survive and even earn a decent living. In today's stiff competition you need to be swift, precise, and accurate in your decisions.

There what you need is not conventional approach to problem. You should be accurately read the problem, quickly be able to analyse and effectively act on solutions. To do this one needs to be master of numbers. Conventional methods do give us solutions, but the methods are… Continue

Added by Seema on May 7, 2008 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Which green book you should give your mom on Mother's Day?

Originally posted on the Eco-Libris Blog.

Mother's Day is going to be celebrated in many countries next Sunday (May 11) and many people are already asking themselves - what can I bring my mom? what will make her…