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As the rejection letters continue rolling in, I am amazed that they do not upset me, discourage me, or change His will. When I receive these kind form letters, I simply sit down at my computer, open …

As the rejection letters continue rolling in, I am amazed that they do not upset me, discourage me, or change His will. When I receive these kind form letters, I simply sit down at my computer, open up my file, and type the date it was rejected by the publisher or agent--almost methodically! My husband (bless his heart) always is sure to tell me when one of my SASE arrives in the mail -- at first he did this with enthusiasm (only b/c he didn't realize that the SASE coming back in the mail… Continue

Added by Elisa Mayo on October 5, 2007 at 8:19pm — 1 Comment

Prepare to be scared--Meet dark horror author Mayra Calvani

Dark horror author, Mayra Calvani stops by The Book Connection to chat about her new release, "Dark Lullaby"...

At a trendy Turkish tavern one Friday night, astrophysicist Gabriel Diaz meets a mysterious young woman. Captivated by her beauty as well as her views on good and evil, he spends the next several days with her. Soon, however, he begins to notice a strangeness in her--her skin's abnormally high temperature, her obsession with milk products, her child-like and bizarre behavior…

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Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on October 5, 2007 at 11:47am — No Comments

Smallville's Kristin Kreuk and Canadian Idol Eva Avila Read Whale Song

The following appeared (although now slightly modified) on My Book, The Movie in August 2007. I was quite excited when I realized that I would have a chance to dream a bit and discuss a possible movie version of my novel Whale Song, a novel…

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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on October 5, 2007 at 9:40am — No Comments

Promobuddy

Promobuddy is a fr*ee software download that helps you organize your online business.…

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Added by Donna Gunter on October 5, 2007 at 8:00am — No Comments

Another Lake Ontario Shipwreck Located

If you think the wreck of HMS Ontario, the lost British warship I feature in my novel The Secret Ever Keeps, is at all far-fetched, here's a bit of news that will interest you. This week, shipwreck enthusiast Ken Kennard of Rochester NY announced the discovery of the schooner Orcadian, lost in Lake Ontario west of… Continue

Added by Art Tirrell on October 5, 2007 at 7:45am — No Comments

Clearing up the confusion...

Someone sent me this brief scenario:

"During our lunch break one day in college, a friend of mine sneezed.

"In my culture, if you sneeze once, that means someone is missing you," my Chinese friend Lin told her. "If you sneeze twice, someone's saying nasty things about you behind your back. And if you sneeze three times, someone is speaking kindly about…

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Added by Janet Perez Eckles on October 4, 2007 at 8:10pm — No Comments

How to Use Your Website to Disqualify Your Prospects

How many hours have you spent this week with prospective clients who are great at draining your time and energy but can't seem to find the money or desire to hire you? I've had my weeks when the number is larger than I'd like to admit. Consequently, several years ago I implemented one strategy that has been my secret weapon in my client cultivation process -- I use my website to disqualify as many prospects as I can.



You may be saying, "What kind of…

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Added by Donna Gunter on October 4, 2007 at 1:47pm — 1 Comment

Bright Shiny Object Syndrome

One of the great joys (and biggest curses) of being self-employed is the ability to consider other opportunities as they come you way and ascertain how well they might work in your business. However, many entrepreneurs (myself included) love the idea creation/development stage but hate the follow-through, as we've already been distracted by the next opportunity or a new idea. I refer to this as the Bright Shiny Object…

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Added by Donna Gunter on October 4, 2007 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Vampire Trivia!

There may have actually been a real vampire on the books in England - The Red Knight of Ainswick worked for the Lord of Ainswick Castle, but wasn't exactly the picture of a chivalrous knight. He drank, brawled and slept his way around the town; eventually dying when he fell off a roof while trying to spy on his wife, who he suspected of having an affair.

Soon after being buried he returned to terrorize the countryside with plague and attacking everyone in sight; drinking their blood…

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Added by Sheryl Nantus on October 4, 2007 at 7:22am — 1 Comment

Free Book Bonus

When we are feeling discouraged, words from a

friend or a favorite book can help us to understand and to hurt less, can show

us that we are not the first, nor the last, to experience the feelings of

hopelessness.




Garden of Faith…

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Added by Ruth Y. Nott on October 4, 2007 at 5:14am — No Comments

My Virtual Book Tour

I'm on a Virtual Tour to share with you my debut novel, THE DOWRY BRIDE. If you're a fan of ethnic fiction, this is the book for you. It is set in India and deals with the controversial topic of Dowry. But the story is one of hope, triumph and the resilience of the human spirit. It has garnered several great reviews within the first month of publication ....

Go to my Virtual Tour Day # 3 stop at:http://www.publishingsuccessstories.authorsabode.com/

Read how I ended up writing…

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Added by Shobhan Bantwal on October 3, 2007 at 8:04pm — No Comments

What's New at OnlineBizU.com



Recent Forum Posts…

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Added by Donna Gunter on October 3, 2007 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Virtual Book Tour Stop #3

Today I’m at Chit Chat and All That (http://rebecca2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/author-interview-with-pg-forte/) answering some really fun questions about my name…

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Added by PG Forte on October 3, 2007 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Website Reference

Just came across a website for writers I thought other writers would be interested in. Always good to network and get your title out in the cyberspace world as often as you can. It is called, www.nothingbinding.com

Check it out!

Added by Barbara Techel on October 3, 2007 at 1:24pm — No Comments

October Newsletter about writing, publishing and book marketing

Some of you contributed material for my October newsletter, and I thank you so much for doing that. You may view Writers in the Sky newsletter online here: http://www.leedesign.org/?id=47&page=Newsletter

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For those who are not familiar with my newsletter, I'll fill you in. This is an ezine filled with articles, poems, book reviews, and announcements pertinent to…

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Added by Yvonne Perry on October 3, 2007 at 10:46am — No Comments

Sell More Books by Focusing on Your Audience

One of the most important rules of online book promotion -- or any form of promotion for that matter -- is to focus on your audience. Here are three tips for developing a reader-focused online book promotion campaign:

  • Develop an audience profile. Knowing who might potentially buy your book and the sites they visit on the web is your key to success. Naturally, this is easier if your book is on a tightly targeted topic. But even if you've written a general…
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Added by Patrice-Anne Rutledge on October 2, 2007 at 10:38pm — No Comments

Faction, Fiction and Virtual Reality

Hello readers. This month on Compulsive Reader Talks

I’ve interviewed
Helen Townsend, who spoke about her “faction” Under the Starry Frame (which always

makes me think of the Helen…
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Added by Magdalena Ball on October 2, 2007 at 8:51pm — No Comments

Listen Up Urban Fiction Lovers! Action and Suspense Has Taken On a Whole New Flavor

Self-published writer released an urban novel that transports readers to a world rarely charted by most authors.







The word is gradually making its way around the literary world of urban fiction. More often than ever readers are inundated with much of the same storylines and

themes; rarely deviating and often similar to the last book they read. According to…

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Added by Dwayne Murray on October 2, 2007 at 8:08pm — No Comments

Excerpt: The Mouse That Roared (Chapter 18)

Chapter Eighteen

Merry Christmas



It is Christmas morning and Doug is in the bedroom closet kneeling over a safe that he had installed into

the floor. Slowly turning the dial from right to left, he opens the safe door

and studies a leather binder that contains DVD’s that…

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Added by Dwayne Murray on October 2, 2007 at 7:57pm — No Comments

Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold

La Vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid!”In 1782 Pierre Ambroise Francios Choderios de Laclos originally coined this French phrase in his book

titled Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

In the English language the phrase is translated to, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”By definition revenge involved

retaliation and vengeance: action taken in…

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Added by Dwayne Murray on October 2, 2007 at 7:48pm — No Comments

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