All Blog Posts Tagged 'stories' (197)

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Flaneur has published an ebook of short stories called Urban Shorts as a Kindle download on Amazon. It is a collection of nine stories set in and around the city, covering topics from friendship to voyeurism.

Stories included in the collection are:

What you do by Adrian Paul


Getting to Amsterdam by Mary Fletcher


Pretty city by Richard Goldstein


Are you good to your mother? by Sophia Moseley


A Couple by Daniel Rivas Perez


Across the Great Divide…

First Love, by Violeta Barrett is a well-written, heart-felt and honest memoir, one that reminds us that “true love never dies.”

The author opens her heart and candidly shares with readers how she fell in love with her tour guide in Mexico during a holiday back in 1956. Not only that,  but she also shares with us the 76 love letters that kept their…

The World of Ink Network has joined in helping to tour author Jo Linsdell’s first book from the 'Out and About' series of rhyming children's picture books, Out and About at the Zoo.



About the Book:

Jo Linsdell picture book Out and About at the Zoo is a rhyming picture book with colorful pictures showing children a fun day out discovering different things in the…

Hello to fellow authors and fellow readers!  I have just joined.  I love books and collect old ones.  I have several GA Henty first editions and many far older.  I enjoy all sorts of books as long as they are well-written.  I have always wanted to be a writer and am coming in to the market rather late in life ......

I hope you enjoy my books, aimed mostly at women.  "A Call from France" is aimed at mothers; Francophile mothers would be a boost. It is a true story.

The other…

Decoration Day is coming up. The day brings up memories for me other than of fun vacations. This time we took my husband’s 91 year old mother with us to the cemetery to place flowers, and I took pictures of the event.

Awhile back I wrote a story about my family recollections of the day and sold it to Good Old Days Magazine. I thought this might be a good time…

Porcelain Passings at Amazon.com

Read about all the gritty details of the famous, and infamous, who departed this world from the…

Writing is challenging. It can keep you from sleeping, eating, and being around people. It can cause you more stress than you can imagine when all you're trying to do is produce a story which you love, and believe others will feel the same toward. You see, when you're not writing just to please yourself, an audience of one, but to sell your story to the literary marketplace, it can quickly become one of the hardest actions you'll ever do. You must be completely excited about the…

Have you written or illustrated a children's book and you need to get the word out about it? Are you an author or illustrator working on building your platform? Or are you trying to get the word out about workshops or services you offer writers, illustrators, parents and teachers? Then Stores for Children Publishing is here to help. You’ll find our World of Ink…

The Heart and the Harsh, a military-theme anthology by Silver Boomer Books is a F*R*E*E download on amazon – but only from midnight tonight 1/2/12 Pacific Time until midnight Tuesday. Two of my stories, Cheekers and One Life, appeared in this book. It’s all great reading.

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Award-winning Author Jewel Kats on Blog Talk Radio’s

World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children –November 7, 2011 

Jewel Kats is not shy to say, “I’m a disability activist. I believe all humans and animals have the right to be treated with…

Jewel Kats is not shy to say, “I’m a disability activist. I believe all humans and animals have the right to be treated with respect—regardless of their abilities.”

Jewel Kats is an award-winning author and one tough cookie. At the age of nine, Jewel endured a car accident. Her physical abilities altered forever. She spent weeks in the Hospital for…

In November-December 2011, I'll be making guest appearances on various blogs.…

Come and join a new children's radio show featuring stories from unknown author's. Today's show features Nicole Weaver who is the author of My Birthday Is September Eleven.  Readers can check out the interview with Nicole Weaver today at 6:30pm EST at http://blogtalkradio.com/storiesfromunknownauthors

and follow if you would like. She will be talking about her new collection of stories where…

This is the complete list of stories and flashes included in the book, along with Loglines. The eBook will be released mid-September.

Acting in a Coffin - A director plays a prank that backfires on a movie set.

The Wallflower - A woman compares herself to one who is the life of the party.

Pupule - A neighborhood gets a lesson in humility from a crazy old Hawaiian man.

To Soar - What a bird drops.

Out of Body - A man is shot and his brain goes…

As you may have noticed, this blog has been dormant for a long time.  I have started a new blog on Wordpress - please drop by and check it out!

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Now you can see how many of your (paper) books have sold without waiting for the royalty check.

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