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November 19, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists 801 state and local police officers who have written books. The 800^th and 801^st…

Just in time for American Thanksgiving: While not technically a vampire, the Wendigo is a fearsome creature, found primarily in Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. While some might think he's related to Sasquatch, this ancient creature has his own horrible past.

This hapless creature would be created through the rough lifestyle and death of early travelers. Failing to find anything to eat, a trapper or mountain man might fall upon the final frontier - the need to devour human flesh to stay…

Unique art, poetry, graphic designs and beautiful nature photography by author Monica M. Martin.

Artwork on sweatshirts, t-shirts, mugs, calendars, cards, and more...

For more information about my art or photography please contact me monica@monicammartin.com.

Read more about Monica M. Martin's literary works at…

Recently, I have heard several authors indicated they have launched their own publishing companies in an effort to compete in the publishing industry.

Anyone have any comments on the pros and cons to taking this route? Are there any websites or referrals you would suggest to research this option? What are the best "How To" guides to get this ball rolling?

I look forward to your thoughts.

Happy Reading!

Have you ever wanted to write an eBook but weren’t sure what to write about?

Do you start to write only to have the…

Stop by Buzz the Book and check out the synopsis and an excerpt of On Strike For Christmas by Shelia Roberts. This is a great holiday book.

And don't forget to join us at StoryCrafters for all your writerly encouragement and support. We area a very friendly group of writers and would love to have you with us. There's lots of great info, encouragement, prodding as needed and we have…

A unique and unusual work of fiction married to art. Love Monkey stands out for its originality—an imaginative novel that proves we primates are impenetrably linked!…

Avoiding Cancer One Day At A Time (www.avoidcancernow.com) has received great publicity and reviews since its release in early 2007. We've done a number of author signing events, seminars and conferences in the first year after publication. I welcome replies from members on:

- the best marketing approaches to take in the second year after publication

- how to get a book into the U.K. outside of Amazon

- the impact of a review…

My first set of page proof's are nearly finished. There is only forty-seven pages left to read through, then off it goes. Cover design is next, and I'm actually requesting the same cover designer who designed my first book cover. I'll get one more set of page proofs, then that will be it until my book gets delivered to my door! At first I wasn't as excited as I was with the first book, but since I got the page proofs, I am really excited now, knowing it isn't too far off until it's printed,…

They finally arrived! That’s right—my book Laura and the Leprechauns is officially available. It was a pretty incredible feeling to see thousands of copies being unloaded off a huge freighter truck—I had no idea what to expect! So now the time to fulfill all of my advance orders begins, as well as notifying the bookstores that it’s finally available. I am so relieved that…

November 19, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists 801 state and local police officers who have written books. The 800^th and 801^st…

Here's one for all SF fans! Savage Survival by Darrell Bain. Stop by Buzz the Book and read the first chapter. I can hardly wait to read the rest of it.

Then I opened an email…

No need to buy books on promotion and marketing when all the secrets for how to sell your books will be unveiled at Book Marketing Buzz in the upcoming months.

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Excerpted from The Battle for Las Vegas – The Law vs. the Mob

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