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All Blog Posts Tagged 'UK' (15)

NSA and Nagging Pieces

It may possibly go away sometime, but one has to wonder. As I wrote in June about NSA and the UK, James Bamford gave a tremendous history of our connection with the UK since and in spite of our gaining independence. They have remained our steadfast ally on the globe. The 2oth century clandestine connections are detailed in particular. Then the “Cold War” connections in late 40s…

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Added by Timothy J. Desmond on August 15, 2013 at 9:38am — No Comments

Blog Tour: Kate Tenbeth

Over the next several weeks, I have the pleasure and privilege of being the launch blog for a few talented authors on their latest blog tours. To kick things off, here is my friend from across the sea: Kate Tenbeth. Join her here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-tour-kate-tenbeth.html

Added by Mark Miller on March 2, 2013 at 6:46am — No Comments

The Woman in the Corner

Thank you for having me on your blog today. I really appreciate it.

I guess when it comes to promoting myself, I am the woman in the corner of a room with a glass of fizz holding a bookmark, hoping someone will notice.

So here's my bookmark, and I'm drinking a mug of tea!

My name is Amanda J Ward and I am the author of The Thrilling Adventures of Pann Haggerty; a short story series about an Englishwoman…

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Added by George Michael Loughmueller on August 31, 2012 at 6:29am — No Comments

Watchout! Zombies!

Okay, you know my books, The Fourth Queen and The Lost Queen. You know my short stories from … Continue

Added by Mark Miller on October 26, 2011 at 5:30am — No Comments

Growling with Satisfaction

I have now finished the first four stories from Paul

D. Brazill's Drunk on the Moon series and, to gaudily use a pun, this is one

with teeth. …

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Added by Sam Lang on October 2, 2011 at 7:47am — No Comments

Review: Tales from the Longcroft Estate

I took some time to read the first two installments of

Darren Sant's "Tales from the Longcroft Estate" available from Trestle

Press. Individually, they are called… Continue

Added by Sam Lang on September 27, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

UK Superstore leads the way>>>

W H Smith show the way…

Sam Wilding wooed the children from Banchory in a W H Smith writing workshop, where the kids got to design their own monsters and run with their imagination….

W H Smith is showing its colours as a very proactive store…

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Added by Sam Wilding on May 13, 2010 at 3:19pm — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with "Julia Hoban"

There are some guests that one has on a radio program that you just can't get enough of, that you want to chat away for hours two, or as in the case of my special guest on "A Book and a Chat" you ask back for second or third appearances.

Today I am so please to have as my guest on the show "Julia… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 7, 2010 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Great Britain, Moira Cameron, UK Blog, Barry Eva, Storyheart

This week as the clock ticked by the 1000 days until the Olympics opens in Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Olympic Park in east London to inspect preparations for the 2012 Games. Her Majesty planted the first of four thousand trees on the park… Continue

Added by Storyheart on November 8, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

STORYHEART SUNDAY UK BLOG - FRAGRANTLY SCULPTURED RED ROSE OF ENGLAND

FRAGRANTLY SCULPTURED RED ROSE OF ENGLAND

I have just driving back from normal Sunday shopping trip, when I noticed a McDonald's advert for their Latia, not that I drink the stuff being a typical Englishman, it is "the leaf not the bean". In other words give me a good cup of tea any day. Any way the sign read "Deliciously… Continue

Added by Storyheart on August 9, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Selling books made easy!

Authors can easily sell their work through online bookstores. Different online bookstores and resource sites offer different services to authors and publishers for listing and selling their books

DragonCub.com is a brand new online bookstore to sell and buy books. You can add your book details here and get a specially designed promotional page FREE. This is to only help authors and publishers to boost sales on internet.… Continue

Added by DragonCub on August 2, 2009 at 10:37pm — No Comments

STORYHEART SUNDAY UK BLOG - CAN'T SEE THE WOODS FOR THE TREES

Can't See the Woods for the Trees

When I used this expression the other day at work, I thought it must be one of those fairly modern idiom. I was quite surprised when I checked around for today's UK blog and found that the saying thought to be around 500 years old.

Firstly though… Continue

Added by Storyheart on August 2, 2009 at 7:08am — No Comments

Twitter followers 'can be bought'

WEIRD NEWS:FROM THE BBC:

This interesting article about TWITTER was on the BBC today, which I thought I would share.

Twitter followers 'can be bought'

Twitter users who lack an audience for their messages can now buy… Continue

Added by Storyheart on July 2, 2009 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment

How to sell your book and receive 100% of the sales price

DIY publishing is now considered trendy as opposed to thirty years ago, when mainstream publishers invited new and unknown authors along to preview prospective works.

Assuming an author has X number of books printed either through a vanity publisher or even a small press, the next step is to get the book out there, to be read. Take time to decide the best strategy.

• Identify the target audience, age, income, career and residential location of prospective readers.

•… Continue

Added by DragonCub on June 9, 2009 at 5:12am — No Comments

Sunday UK Blog - What is Boxing Day ?

Few Americans have any idea that there is even such a thing as Boxing Day, let alone why the holiday, which celebrated in places such as Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is a statutory holiday.

Despite its name, Boxing Day, has nothing to do with pugilistic competition. Nor is it a day for people to return unwanted Christmas presents or clear the house of empty boxes.

It is normally held on December 26th, or the… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 12, 2009 at 10:31am — No Comments