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August 2011 Blog Posts (235)

"Impeccant" Darren Sant's thoughts on Sam Lang's second installment of The Reprisal series

 Reprisal Volume 2 Impeccant starts on the morning that the town is due to be evacuated. Everyone is in a playful mood ready for a short exciting adventure/vacation. Eddie as a reporter is naturally excited for the coming of the day’s events and eagerly leaves his apartment camera in hand.

This volume starts of playfully with a funny scene in the cafe which has our hero blushing like a beacon. However, as the bad weather draws in the sense of foreboding returns. The carnival…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 20, 2011 at 7:07am — No Comments

Writers' Workshops

Writer’s Workshops and Linda Spur

 

As well as belonging to three online critique groups, where I can post a chapter of my historical novels in progress and receive constructive critiques in return for critiquing other members’ chapters, I also belong to Watford Writers. Every Monday the society meets in Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, England at Cafe Cha Cha at 7.30 p.m.

 

From time to time Watford Writers arranges for guest speakers and…

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Added by Rosemary Morris on August 20, 2011 at 12:29am — No Comments

"Fear the Night" a guest post by Darren Sant

Fear the Night by Julia Madeleine

A Roman Dalton story from Paul D. Brazill’s Drunk on the Moon Series

 

In the second instalment of the Drunk on the Moon Series - Fear the Night Roman Dalton travels to L’Isle-Verte near Quebec City in order to help a father find his missing daughter.  Despite his initial reluctance to take on the case Roman finds he is soon swayed when a thick wad of cash is promised. Of course, as is usually the case, nothing is ever quite so simple or…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 19, 2011 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Larry Enright is the Author of Four Years From Home and A King in a Court of Fools



Larry Enright (1949- ) was born to Irish Catholic first‐generation immigrants and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After college, he moved to the Philadelphia area where for the past 40 years he has filled his life with many careers including teacher, musician, computer programmer, researcher, and writer. He has written three novels. "Four Years from Home" (2010) is…

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Added by William R. Potter on August 19, 2011 at 12:26pm — No Comments

How Much Research is Essential for a Crime Thriller?

I love to conduct research.  This can be a thorn in a writer’s side, but I really enjoy this part of the creative process.  Just think about it… you learn something new every time you research.  You can actually learn a new fact today you didn’t know yesterday. 

It’s quite amazing when you begin to outline the story you want to write, you realize all the little details that you need to research to give your story that added dimension. 

Even though I’ve studied…

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Added by Jennifer Chase on August 19, 2011 at 11:04am — No Comments

Book Review: 9/11 Survivor and Her Soulmate Tell Dramatic Story of Overcoming Obstacles to Success

August 18, 2011

 

Pursuing Your Destiny:

How to Overcome Adversity and Achieve Your Dreams

Michelle Rosado – Randy Rosado

Aviva Publishing (2011)

ISBN: 978-1-935586-39-5

 

9/11 Survivor and Her Soulmate Tell Dramatic Story of Overcoming Obstacles to…

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Added by Michelle Rosado on August 19, 2011 at 8:46am — No Comments

John Reed "Winter Hill Exhumed" The Author's Lab/Collaboration series

Personally I didn’t know much of the backstory on The Winter Hill Gang till I had to do some research on it for this project. John Reed puts together a very compelling story filled with humor, suspense and plenty of information on Boston and the surrounding area. The picture he paints of “The Gang” is very vivid and definitely piques the interest of the reader, particularly if one has no knowledge of them. If you do, and have lived through it, then you will just find this to be a joy and…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 19, 2011 at 7:25am — No Comments

Around the Globe with KALI VAN BAALE

This week, I transport Kali Van Baale and myself to a place neither of us has been to - Amsterdam. The day is cool, the bicyclists are out in force, and as I conduct my interview, we're visiting all the museums, including the Van Gogh museum. She mentions he is her favorite artist. Plus, she has a connection to the city as her husband is Dutch.



1. Who is…

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Added by Stephen L. Brayton on August 19, 2011 at 7:10am — No Comments

One of my small press titles has been shortlisted for the Asher Literary Award!

WOMEN WRITERS HONOURED IN $10,000 ASHER LITERARY AWARD SHORTLIST

 

At a time when the status of women writers and literary awards in Australia is under discussion, The Australian Centre is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2011 Asher Award for a woman writer whose work carries an anti-war theme. This year's shortlist drew from a robust and diverse field, and comprises women's writing in genres including memoir, theatre, poetry and…

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Added by Michelle on August 18, 2011 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

The Covert Element - John L. Betcher, Author



The Covert Element – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds
 
‘Whether drugs or not, it was hard for me to imagine that the scene I had observed this morning could possibly portend anything but headaches and misery for the residents of Ottawa County.  “But twenty-three dead…When’s the last…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 18, 2011 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Raised in Hell Julia Madeleine “The Devil’s Music” series

Have you read the synopsis of this series yet? Julia Madeleine has put together a series that is a fun, engaging read and you do not have to be a fan of music to enjoy it. Okay, I love music and that is an added benefit. If I can get her on my blogtalk show, The G-ZONE, sometime soon one of the questions I am going to ask her is:”Did you have more fun doing the research or writing this?” Each installment is going to have a different historical musical figure in it. This is the second work of…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 18, 2011 at 2:18pm — No Comments

There Was A Large Yellow Dancing Duck

There was a large yellow dancing duck

 

Mission 6

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Added by Adrian L Hawkes on August 18, 2011 at 9:01am — No Comments

Guest Post from the Big Man

Frontman and Graphic Designer for Trestle Press ,Giovanni…

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Added by Mark Miller on August 18, 2011 at 8:39am — No Comments

Molly Edwards Guest Post

First, I'd like to extend gratitude to Giovanni Gelati for allowing me to yap to ya'll today, and to ask ya'll to bear with this southern gal, as this is the first guest post I've ever written.

 

I started blogging in August of 2009 with no intention of taking it as far as I have. I simply read a book one day, loved it so much, and hoped on Amazon to post a review of it. While there, I looked at some of the other reviews, and…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 18, 2011 at 8:35am — No Comments

Trestle Press & QR Codes (what the heck are they?)

Starting today just about every author involved with Trestle Press will have a QR code for their work, not just their novels, novella’s and digital short stories, but also their own blogs, websites….What exactly is a QR Code? Here is a little something from Wikipedia I hope that will help to explain it and then I will go into how and why we are implementing this immediately:

“A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 18, 2011 at 4:53am — No Comments

Tip - Using Your Book Research For Marketing

Forgive me if this has been said somewhere else, but as I progress with my books, my approach to writing and marketing is changing. There's a tip here that some of you might find useful.

 

My work includes some scientific topics, politics, naval and aerial conflict, medical conditions and a host of other areas which require detailed research. When I do my research (and some of it is done during the writing of the book as a plot twists and turns), I organise my new knowledge…

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Added by James Marinero on August 17, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Free at Last!

Welcome to Brenda's Blog 



 

Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for …

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Added by Brenda Joyce Hoffman on August 17, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

It's Been Extended, Your Book On These 15 Sites

Your Book On These 15 Sites
 
Market your book on the following 15 sites for one full year for $39.95. That's just a tad over $2.00 per site for 12 months of book marketing. Now divide that by 365 days and you will find that they don't make change that small. 15 great author book related sites for $39.95 per year.
 
Here's what you get. We will write a wonderful post about your book with a great title and with a link…
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Added by CBM Christian Book Marketing on August 17, 2011 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Amy Leigh Cutler and Ronnie Norpel at Tillies of Brooklyn

Poetry Grows In Ft. Greene


The Brownstone Poets Presents:



        Amy Leigh Cutler…
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Added by Patricia Carragon on August 17, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Will you or your school be observing the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with children?

Will you or your school be observing the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with children? Then see info- WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT http://max-whenlightsgoout.blogspot.com

Added by Max Elliot Anderson on August 17, 2011 at 3:13pm — No Comments

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