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May 2009 Blog Posts (279)

Coming very soon in paperback! 'The Voice of Anton Bouchard'

Originally published as an e-book by Stonehedge Publishing, Mythica Publishing will be releasing my short story collection 'The Voice Of Anton Bouchard' in paperback within the next 2 weeks. the title piece of the book is a novelette length story that explores the mind and the motivation of a serial killer, and the book contains a sample from one of my current 'works in progress'. The cover has been revamped for the paperback release and is… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on May 10, 2009 at 4:16am — No Comments

Went for a hike-posted some nature photos on my blog

Click here to see more photos!

Added by Robert Ropars on May 9, 2009 at 7:01pm — No Comments

The Tyranny of the Blog

"Don't do as I do...," if you're like me, you probably remember the very tone in which this old but effective threat was issued, yet I find myself becoming even more scattered than Mom was at her best. The result is that I have blogs all over the place. The worst is the one on my homepage, whose last blog entry was written in January of the previous year.

This doesn't work too well, and when you fail to update frequently, you run the risk of letting everyone else in on your dirty… Continue

Added by Mary Lynn Archibald on May 9, 2009 at 10:46am — No Comments

The Fox's Honor

Check out the new "new" button on www.ldalford.com I've added a little information about some of the characters in The Fox's Honor--I plan to add more every day.

Added by L.D. Alford on May 9, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

Schwarzwaldlyrik: CHIRPS IN MY GARDEN (Satis Shroff)

Schwarzwaldlyrik:

This is a Schwarzwaldbäuering during the Stages festival at Staufen, the town where Dr. Faustus met the Devil.

Muse in the News (c) Art by satisshroff 2009

Bhaktapur above the clouds and the Himalayas (c) Art by satisshroff 2009

Kappel in winter… Continue

Added by Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer on May 9, 2009 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Satis Shroff: Lehrbeauftragter aus dem Himalaya in Freiburg

Satis Shroff is a prolific writer and teaches Creative Writing at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg http://www.zfs.uni-freiburg.de/zfs/dozent/lehrbeauftragte4/index_html/#shroff. He is a lecturer, poet and writer and the published author of three books: Im Schatten des Himalaya (book of poems in German), Through Nepalese Eyes (travelogue), Katmandu, Katmandu (poetry and prose anthology by Nepalese authors, edited by Satis Shroff). His lyrical… Continue

Added by Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer on May 9, 2009 at 6:25am — No Comments

Promo Day

Just wanted to let you all know about the upcoming Promo Day at http://jolinsdell.tripod.com/promoday/index.html
As a writer, you just can't miss this event on May 9!
Hope to see you there!

Added by Author101 on May 8, 2009 at 10:32pm — 3 Comments

calling authors

http://artmusicwriting.ning.com/ to all the writers in here, I've created a support group for all of the artists in this world. No one understands like another artist how we think so anyone interested in joining can join. You can tell your news of new work, but no promo, this is for sharing and support purposes only and for those who need friends they can relate to.

Added by Dark Angel on May 8, 2009 at 6:58pm — No Comments

My First Time

Hi everyone,

Ok. So i've decided to try this blog thing. Don't know how much i can actually write to keep you interested, but i'm going to try. I joined this website and a few others, hoping to Advertise and Market my book (s). I never thought trying to get people to my work would be so dang hard. I was excited when i completed 'Two-Play in 2006 and even more elated when i took the risk of sending out my manuscript.

When i say risk i mean risk, because at the time, i… Continue

Added by Barbara Johnson-Achu on May 8, 2009 at 2:58pm — 1 Comment

PROMO DAY! Saturday 9th May 2009

PROMO DAY is finally here!

Come over to http://jolinsdell.tripod.com/promoday and join in the fun. It's a FREE event and no registration is necessary. Take advantage of all the great information available on site and log in to the PROMO chatroom through out the day to promote and network with avid readers and members from the writing industry.

The workshop chatroom opens at 14:00 CET and has FREE workshops on a variety of topics starting on the hour.

Also on site:… Continue

Added by Jo Linsdell on May 8, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Barack Obama, a turtle, knop throwing and chocolate you sniff

A while ago, I joined IDPA (Independent Publishers Association) and with that managed to get my book on their stand at the London Book Fair and a couple of other large fairs later this year.. (You never Know).

I have just received their report at all the follow up with publishers from the UK, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Japan, The Netherlands,… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 8, 2009 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Faith-Based Market: Top Three Online Marketing Mistakes and Top Three Social Media Opportunities

Written for the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's E-link publication...

Just a few weeks ago Newsweek magazine's cover story declared "The End of Christianity in America.” It’s not a secret that the church is at a crossroads in U.S. culture. This means our Christian market is also at a crossroads. Sadly in many ways for us, we do live in a post-Christian culture now. People don’t have the same core beliefs that we once… Continue

Added by Scott A. Shuford on May 8, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

"The Devil Can Wait" is a IPPY Award semifinalist

The second book in my Sam Harper Crime Mystery series, "The Devil Can Wait," is a semifinalist in the annual IPPY Awards in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards). The 120 entries in this category were narrowed down to 12 semi-finalists.

The… Continue

Added by Marta Stephens on May 8, 2009 at 12:24pm — 2 Comments

Interesting People We Are

I have had some interesting communications on Meeting the God of America. Some, judging by only the name, have accused me of "pushing" God down their throats. This made me laugh because obviously they have not even taken a moment to view the website. Not at all what it is about. I have had a few nasty emails! More evidence to one of the points of the project - We Judge with a lack of knowledge and anger arises.

Christian…

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Added by Christian Schaal on May 8, 2009 at 10:42am — 4 Comments

New "new" button and secrets

Check out the new "new" button on www.ldalford.com I've added a little information about some of the characters for The End of Honor--I plan to add more every day.

Added by L.D. Alford on May 8, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Friday Five

Check out today's links at Mysteries in the Making. I've got something special for all you procrastinators so head on over.

Added by Jean Lauzier on May 8, 2009 at 10:19am — No Comments

Learn How to Promote Through Social Media

Promoting through online social media is the hottest trend in marketing today, embraced by everyone from solo entrepreneurs to major corporations, and it's a terrific tool for authors.

Join me on the virtual book tour for my new book, The Savvy Book Marketer's Guide to… Continue

Added by Dana Lynn Smith on May 8, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

TATO by Kathe Gogolewski

Authors - get your own page-turning book-previewing book widget at www.freado.com and share your book-extract on over 60 networks such as Facebook, Digg… Continue

Added by Vikram Narayan on May 8, 2009 at 4:39am — No Comments

Recent Interview

I recently sat down with The Hope Chest Reviews for an interview. You can read my interview by following this link: http://www.thcreviews.com/cgi-bin/vts/interview_sean_vincent_lehosit.html

Added by Sean V. Lehosit on May 7, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Betty Dravis Reviews "Web of Tyranny"

I seldom enjoy books longer than 350 pages, so I was intimidated when this book came in at a whopping 608 pages. Ouch! I almost shoved it to the bottom of the growing TBR pile.

But I've read this author before, so I decided to glance at page one. "Only page one," I muttered under my breath... But page one was enough. I was hooked!

There's nothing that hooks me on a book quicker than a skilled author making me care about the main characters. And that's exactly what Laurel… Continue

Added by Laurel-Rain Snow on May 7, 2009 at 10:18am — No Comments