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November 2009 Blog Posts (228)

THE HOLLOWS is almost out!

Hi horror fans! I'm shamelessly plugging my new horror novel that's coming out Nov. 20. It's called THE HOLLOWS and you can preorder a signed copy at: http://www.ll-publications.com/thehollows.html

When you preorder you'll also receive the ebook version of my first novel - the EPPIE Award winning PIT-STOP.

Here's the first chapter of THE HOLLOWS. Enjoy!

The Buckner… Continue

Added by Ben Larken on November 4, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

Wagner Ekundayo

A cockerel sounded it was dawn as tragedy walked the bare chest of the street and wrote frustration on the face of the earth. The land that spread before me like an old balance sheet under the little nose of a shrewd accountant was covered with men who were as dark as the midnight, broken and shattered, like savages in defenseless post waiting for providence to take her esteemed seat in the scheme of things and humble the bizarre tale that is more hellish than the enterprise of a… Continue

Added by Omoruyi uwuigiaren on November 4, 2009 at 6:01am — No Comments

Knowing Your Market And Using that Knowledge

One of the hardest things for new parents to understand is not everyone loves a baby as much as they do. This is a lesson that we have to apply to our books and our writing. There are millions of readers, each with their own need, imagination and drive. A die hard fantasy fan probably isn't going to be interested in a love story--unless it occurs in outer space.

So if I were a fantasy writer or science fiction writer--I'd become a Trekkie and attend every conference I could… Continue

Added by Linda S. Prather on November 4, 2009 at 5:54am — No Comments

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Added by DragonCub on November 4, 2009 at 5:24am — No Comments

Lauren's Tale

Laurens Tale

They have been around since I was a little girl. They were always there. I would scream when I dream of the murders they committed. I would scream even louder when I would find the strangers standing over my bed. My parents then would rush in

It was always the same thing every time,

“Oh honey it was only a nightmare,” my mother would say. “It was only a bad dream.”

She meant good . I know she meant well. She tried to comfort me telling me that there were… Continue

Added by Samie Foster on November 3, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

The Lightening Thief Smoothie Review

The Lightening Thief By Rick Riordan

Overall Rating: Some call it the next Harry Potter. I think they might be right.

Well it seems like when one thing gets popular, there ad to be a bunch of other authors who like to rip off the material and just write something like to to make money for their selves. Like Twilight, after that book, we have at least fifty teen vampire romances within the next year. Pirates of The Caribbean brought to life a bunch of piracy novels.… Continue

Added by Samie Foster on November 3, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

My interview with The Authors Show goes live tomorrow

Tomorrow my exclusive interview with The Authors Show airs. I'll be discussing my paranormal thriller DEMON HUNTER: THE CHOSEN ONE, the first in a trilogy.

To find out about Demon Hunter...

... read an excerpt

...watch the video

Bookmark the link to… Continue

Added by Cynthia Vespia on November 3, 2009 at 7:06pm — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with "Gale Laure"

Gale Laure, a native Texan, is the international selling author of "Evolution of a Sad Woman". The book is a mystery, suspense, thriller, romance all rolled into one, and as was discovered during the radio show, her next book will even as Sci-Fi to that list.

Evolution Of A Sad… Continue

Added by Storyheart on November 3, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Free Short Story Writing Contest TRAVEL STORIES – win cash with your story

While traveling we always have new experiences, whether they are amazing, life changing or just disillusioning. Tell us your travel story. It may deal with a travel journey to a new place, time traveling, revisiting one's past, visiting a lost love or a new one, or an inner journey. Travel reports can be as much about one's internal navigation of their emotions as a physical voyage.

There is currently running a free-to-enter short story contest on BookRix for writers and readers. The… Continue

Added by Nils on November 3, 2009 at 7:49am — No Comments

I'm A Featured Author This Week

Susan Whitfield has done me the honor of featuring me and my work on her blog this week. Please drop by and leave a comment at http://www.susanwhitfield.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your interest and support,

Rebecca J. Vickery
Visit my page at Smashwords

Added by Rebecca J Vickery on November 3, 2009 at 6:20am — No Comments

Designers Don't Read by Austin Howe

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

Added by Vikram Narayan on November 3, 2009 at 4:10am — No Comments

Regression by Kathy Bell

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

Added by Vikram Narayan on November 3, 2009 at 4:08am — No Comments

It always happens.. just about when I'm ready to put a writing project to bed

A Mississippi Delta Juke -- plenty of secrets behind these walls.

...someone calls me on the telephone and tells me a good story. So now that Who Killed Emmett Till? is about to make its way into an ebook, I got a fascinating telephone call from the Mississippi Delta ...

Here's the story:

Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Rosa of tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi lost a research paper he wrote as an… Continue

Added by Susan Klopfer on November 3, 2009 at 1:49am — No Comments

Ebay for Books?

Where are your books available for purchase? Amazon? That's great but are you lost among the hundreds of millions of books there? And, Amazon takes such a large chunk of your book sales. Fine, if you do not have a way of selling on your site, and fulfilling your own orders.

What about your own web site?

Do you have a great web site?

How many people know where you are?

Is your site SEO (search engine… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on November 2, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments

My guest post on Joe Wikert's Kindleville blog -- Why I pulled my Kindle edition

Joe Wikert asked me to doa gurst post for his blog about Amazon Kindle; Here's the link.

http://kindleville.blogspot.com/2009/11/francis-hamit-authors-point-of-view.html

Added by Francis Hamit on November 2, 2009 at 3:38pm — No Comments

#11 UNLOCKING THE SCIENCE OF ENERGY TRANSFORMATION TO GATHER THE INGREDIENTS TO YOUR UNIQUE HIGHER PURPOSE:

Did you know that within desire is the key to finding out WHO you are, what you are here to accomplish, and what it is that is your unique purpose? Did you know that within the word ‘desire’ itself are the keys to your genetic birthright and the key to DNA transformation? Did you know that for every desire you have that is not manifested quickly, there is an equal and opposing fear blocking the desire, and that all you have to do is get conscious of it through a specific modality, align with… Continue

Added by Lily Finch on November 2, 2009 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Review - "ANGELS: A Story of Fannie & Freddie, the President, Blackmail and Murder" by John C. Bieber

John C.Bieber does a masterful job of pulling you along in his first novel. It's a fast read, because you just can't put the book down.

The plot centers on Matt Davidson, a real estate investor with a business that is floundering because of the economy. He loves his wife, yet tries to shield her from his buisness problems. He does, however, let her in on his secret of seeing angels and demons at work in today's world. It has it all--romance, cold-blooded murder, plots to overthrow the… Continue

Added by John C. Bieber on November 2, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Knowonder Magazine & Legend of The White Wolf

The November issue of Knowonder Magazine is out, and in it is chapter 1 from my adventure book, Legend of The White Wolf. You can find a link for the free, electronic issue, and more details, at http://booksandboys.blogspot.com

Added by Max Elliot Anderson on November 2, 2009 at 7:26am — No Comments

And the Scarlet Boa winner is...Me!!!

I just want to say thank you to all the wonderful people who voted for my entry. I am so ecstatic to have won the contest. It was announced last night during Writespace chat.

Here's the link to see the winning listings!

Scarlet Boa winners

Congrats to ALL the people who entered. Takes a tremendous amount of courage to bare your soul for strangers to read. There was some great… Continue

Added by Judith on November 2, 2009 at 7:24am — No Comments

BookBuzzr interviews Michele Brenton – Author of Alternative Poetry…

A few months ago, we had the swine flu scare in India. Everywhere I went, I saw people wearing masks. And everybody kept cleansing their hands with hand-sanitizer. You could practically cut the fear in the air with a knife. At this point, I stumbled upon a BookBuzzr book with the words "Alternative Poetry - Lite" in the title. Intrigued, I flipped through a few pages. And before I knew it I was smiling ... and then laughing! Then I came across this little verse which was so relevant to the… Continue

Added by Vikram Narayan on November 2, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments