October 2011 Blog Posts (199)

Digital short stories , yeah , I love them. They are cool, quick and fulfilling. This series, “Drunk on The Moon”, has been done with plenty of plucky zest, verve, and style right from the first one by the creator, Paul D. Brazill through this installment done by Richard Godwin. “Getting High on Daisy” definitely has struck a different chord from the rest of the installments, shakes it up in ways that show the Godwin flare, and a bit of his mystique, but all in all, this series has not had a…

Jason Hughes will be making Trestle Press his new home for Horror. Here is what to expect from his first release, “Without Notice”:

“    Amanda, an attractive young woman from Pittsburgh has just walked in on her soon to be Husband, Micheal, cheating on her with her best friend, Mary. She leaves him a few days before her cancer stricken mother passes away. She is now all alone and fending for herself, which she has never had a problem doing.

     Amanda moves into the Graystone…

What happens when you are supposed to be a pyshic and can’t see your nose to spite your face; hey you have a digital short story by Victoria Watson. The story is fresh, has a nice twist to it, and really is very refreshing. Victoria Watson has imbued this story with plenty of heart, soul, and emotion. For the price paid, it is a bargain. I find the digital short stories to be a great snack of a read in between full length novels or just to take a break from the mundane. This one was tasty to…

My article was selected for inclusion for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please take a moment to check it out.

During the month of October we (at AlwaysNewYou.com) make it a priority to talk about good breast health and breast…

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems by Nadia Janice Brown. They are spiritual, inspirational and full of ‘writer’ sensibility, which I love. The tone is ‘quiet,’ making this little collection perfect for your night table, to be read before bedtime.

Brown’s pen touches upon various subjects: God, the Genesis, marriage, fear, happiness, love, inspiration,…

Here is what to expect:

Manchester 6 focuses on the best and worst of human nature, personified in the gritty urban setting of Manchester, UK, and featuring a plethora of no-nonsense characters you’d ordinarily want to avoid.  The six stories highlight generally decent folk who become embroiled with the lower echelons of society, aka scumbags.  Whether it’s the paranoid, spliff-sucking writer who has a falling-out online, or an ex-soldier hunting a notorious gang,…

I get asked a lot of questions. One of the them is, ”What do I look for in an author?” I mean really as a reader, what are the things that draw you to pick up an author’s material and become a fan, stand by them time after time, and just proclaim your loyalty for eternity? Here are some of my thoughts, the yardstick by which I measure the authors, size them up, and just say hit me, I can’t wait till I get that read of yours in my hand:

-A really cool name, something that just sticks…

Hey, folks. Darren here again. I’m back this week as promised to give you the answers to questions asked of my boss, Mallory Petersen. As you know, Miss Petersen is a fourth degree black and private investigator. I provided the facts of one of her cases to author Stephen Brayton and he published the adventure in a book called Beta. The book can be purchased at…

Just a quick post before I spend my weekend working at my

job and this little piece of promotion disappears into cyberspace. If you’re an

indie writer and have a book to sell than check out the site below, Indie

Snippets. They have a pretty good base of readers and having my books placed

there has increased traffic to my book sites. I think they’re a little

backlogged right now, but take a moment to fill out their submission form. It’s

free, and free is always…

The monthly series Trestle Press has been putting out has been a perfect place for this plotline. Lisa Taylor has put together a great heroine in Shana Black. The storylines have been fun, energetic, resourceful, and overall just a joy to read. The installments are just the right size for a digital short story, and when I am done I am always ready for the next one. I have enjoyed the detail she has imbued the narrative with, the realism, and the fact that the action and suspense has the…

Killing Me Softly With Your Love is the republished first novel of award-winning mystery author, Dan Anderson, that has received numerous awards for its excellence in literature. It will be published on November 9, 2011 by Tell-Tale Publishers, LLC. It also also been optioned out for motion piciture production by a Hollywood Entertainment Company. A recent review from literary giant and Pultizer-nominated author, Thomas Sullivan captured the novel…

Lately, I’ve been blogging about memories, life experiences,

writing, my take on the publishing industry, etc. So, today I’ve decide to do

some good ole’ fashioned promotion. My latest three books, all released in the

last year, are now available for just $1.25. As I mentioned in a previous post,

although these books all came out around the same few months, they took more

than a decade for me to consider them finished. They all have been

professionally edited,…

Here is low down on what you can expect from this new horror series hosted by Trestle Press:

  Volume One of THE MAN OF SHADOWS:

“The Mouth of Babes,” is a visceral tale of streetwalkers and addicts, morbid voyeurs, cannibalistic tattoos, and witchcraft. Jimmy only wants another photograph for his online Death Images website. But when his good friend, Steve calls him down to the morgue to see a body with a strange tattoo of a mouth on her abdomen, he learns that sometimes the…