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August 2008 Blog Posts (161)

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: Education Expert Hal W. Lanse, Ph.D., Visits Paperback Writer!

Hal W. Lanse, Ph.D., author of the nonfiction book, READ WELL, THINK WELL: BUILD YOUR CHILD’S READING, COMPREHENSION, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, will be stopping off at Paperback Writer today!

Millions of children struggle with reading-and even more struggle to understand exactly what they’re… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on August 18, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: Romantic Suspense Author Mary Burton Visits Denyse Bridger's Fantasy Pages!

Mary Burton, author of the romantic suspense novel, I’M WATCHING YOU, will be stopping off at Denyse Bridger’s Fantasy Pages today! A killer is on the loose. Lindsay O’Neil discovers the first victim in the yard at Sanctuary, the shelter for battered women that she runs… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on August 18, 2008 at 9:54am — No Comments

Message from a reader of 'A Study in Red'

Two days ago I received an email from American Author Tom Cooke who had obtained a copy of 'A Study in Red' and who contacted me through my website to give me his thoughts on the book. Tom has kindly given me his permission to place his personal message here and I would like to share his opinion of the book with everyone. Thank you Tom!

Brian,

Got STUDY IN RED two days ago . I will admit that I am not a Riperlogist so I approached the book with mild curiosity and… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on August 18, 2008 at 3:44am — No Comments

The nail right on the head

Dude, you gotta, like, check this out, especially if you, like, teach in Dallas.

Excellent!!

Learn Me Good

Added by John Pearson on August 17, 2008 at 8:10pm — No Comments

I'm plugging a book BESIDES my own!!

Kelly Curtis, who writes the blog Pass the Torch honored me by sending me an advance copy of her new book, Empowering Youth: How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things. On the back cover, she poses the question: How do you bring out the power in young people?

Throughout this well-written and fascinating book, Curtis explains how important it is that kids be given opportunities to thrive, and she gives examples of situations where youths have led projects, founded… Continue

Added by John Pearson on August 16, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Buying Blurbs for Your Book

How low can one go? Aimed at self-published authors, Blurbings LLC offers to be the middle agent for buying glowing quotes for a book, As most of the publishing industry acknowledges, the practice of getting blurbs (“scratch my back, and …) is murky at best – and so reports Rachel Donadio in the New York Times today.

The money quote comes from Eric Simonoff, a… Continue

Added by Kare Anderson on August 16, 2008 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Summer is almost over, but...things are Heating Up in the BOP Hang Suite!

What is the "BOP Hang Suite"?

It's an interactive blog with the characters of the Christian Ficition novel, "Blessings of Purpose", by Alicia Hill Jones.

What's going on there?

So far, the characters have blogged up to chapter 7, giving the readers (and those who have yet to read the book) a look into their world during and after the release of the book.

Where is the "BOP Hang Suite" located?

It's in the Wordpress blog community and… Continue

Added by Alicia Hill Jones on August 16, 2008 at 10:07am — No Comments

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Added by Tony Renee Smith on August 16, 2008 at 7:21am — No Comments

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well on her way to becoming a Publishing Powerhouse. You know when you see a person and they… Continue

Added by Tony Renee Smith on August 16, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

New Short Story

I have a couple new short stories available for my fans...

Beach Bummed at http://www.mouthfullofbullets.com
and
The Blue Goose at http://www.mystericale.com

I hope you will go and read them (they are free!) and feel inspired.

Added by Kim Smith on August 15, 2008 at 9:07pm — No Comments

What Is The Worst Thing That Can Happen?

What is The Worst Thing That Can happen?

August 15th, 2008

I have been thinking about success and failure a lot lately. I have been reading and reading about people who were successful in meeting their goals. The thing that keeps standing out to me is that many of them really felt they did not have any particular talents. They did have a burning desire to succeed. They had a dream and they never lost sight of it. They never wavered. year after year they kept plugging away, eye fixed… Continue

Added by Barbara Smith on August 15, 2008 at 12:58pm — 1 Comment

DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS Give Away!

Hi all,

I'm blogging today at MuchCheaperThanTherapy and one lucky poster will receive a signed copy of DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS. So please pop over and say something!

Best,

Emily

www.emilybryan.com

PLEASURING THE PIRATE, "A delightful, witty romance" ~ All about Romance, …

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Added by Emily Bryan on August 15, 2008 at 8:38am — No Comments

How to Publish A Book

Some people want to know that very thing. We all want to accomplish something, meet a goal, and delight in the victory when reaching that milestone. Maybe yours is in fact, to write and publish a book.

But that desire never visited my thoughts. Once I lost my sight, I kept my eyes on Jesus, the one who gave me a new vision.

And one day I sat at the computer and, with the aid of a special voice synthesizer that reads the screen, my fingers danced on the keyboard. I wanted… Continue

Added by Janet Perez Eckles on August 15, 2008 at 7:04am — No Comments

Author Interview with Stacy G. Anderson

It's rare today to find an author who does nothing but write for a living. Do you have a 'real' job other than writing, and if so, what is it? What are some other jobs you've had in your life?

Stacy Anderson:…

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Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on August 15, 2008 at 5:58am — No Comments

Early Bird Signing Opportunity for LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books

Join mw now as a signing author at the Authors' Coalition booth at the LA Times Festival of Books on the beautiful UCLA campus and get a substantial discount. It is the last weekend of April 2009. The book-signing portion of the fair requires that you attend but other value-added promotions do not. You'll hear more about those later.

Authors' Coalition will again be sponsoring a booth at the LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books on April 2009. We focus on making a humdrum fair into a… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on August 14, 2008 at 10:40pm — No Comments

If Lord Vader were a math teacher

My last somewhat creative project of summer vacation is finally complete. Inspired by last month's trip to Comic-Con, I decided to smash up my love of all things math and all things Star Wars and create this video -- Darth Vader Explains the Pythagorean Theorem.

The voiceover work is not exactly James Earl Jones quality, but hey, I did my best. If you like it, leave a comment and pass it on; if not, so be it.…

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Added by John Pearson on August 14, 2008 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Accentuate Contest Update and Information on Anthology

Okay, the history of how it came to be... a couple of people in the Accentuate Writers forum wanted a means to have some of the regulars there on the board to do a compilation of short stories and writings from those on the board. I know contests can sometimes bring out the competitive best in folks, so I combined the two and the concept of a short story contest that resulted in a compilation of published shorts was born.

The… Continue

Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on August 14, 2008 at 6:01pm — No Comments

It Can't Be Done!

It Can’t Be Done!

August 14th, 2008

I was watching the Olympics the other night. One of the men on the rings was able to pull himself from his body and legs sticking straight out behind into a handstand position without “bouncing”. By pure arm strength he tipped up slowly to a perfect upside-down T. it was amazing to watch, especially since the reporter said that before this man had done this move it was thought to be impossible. He said even two years ago the experts all said the… Continue

Added by Barbara Smith on August 14, 2008 at 4:50pm — 1 Comment

Before It’s Too Late: Deathbed Conversations with Dad

No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to you

Louise Lewis

For free gift (pdf) copy, visit: www.noexpertsneeded.com

When it comes to kids gauging the moods of their Dads, most children hone their skills by reading their father’s temperament after he arrives home from work. Since he is an imposing figure, Dad’s negative disposition can easily hinder his child’s ability to interact with him. As a result, the lack of meaningful early communication can… Continue

Added by Louise Lewis on August 14, 2008 at 3:48pm — No Comments

New authors & Readers group.

I have created a new social group that is open to all writers and readers alike. This site is beginning to grow so don't waste any time joining. I am having a short story contest and the winner will be featured on the main page until the next contest. Stop by and check it out. This is free promotion.

Darcy J. Busch

Roundtable: Where Authors & Readers Meet.

Visit…

Added by Darcy J. Busch on August 14, 2008 at 12:17pm — 1 Comment