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Author Interview at My Blog, A Story of Mine Out and Date of Anthology 2 Poems of Mine in Will be out

My two horror poems, "My Nightmare Thing" and "Dream Darkly", will be in The Twisted Twins-Daily Chills Calendar, coming out December 2008, published by BLU PHI’ER PUBLISHING, L.L.C ( http://www.bluphier.com/home.html). The book will be available online at Amazon, Borders, Chapters, etc.

It will be distributed to bookstores throughout North America and U.K.

And Author Patricia Guthrie and her suspense romance novel, In the Arms of the Enemy has stopped on her virtual blog tour… Continue

Added by Pamela K. Kinney/Sapphire Phelan on March 19, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

What to Look for in a Subsidy POD Contract

Royalties. This is the percentage that an author is paid after a book is sold. Royalties can be based on the gross sale (cover price) or the net sale (after trade discount, printing, tax, shipping, handling, or whatever charges are specified in the contract). Some publishers rave about royalties that are 20% of net. They claim this generous royalty is over three times higher than a royalty paid out by a traditional publisher, which is around 6%. But they are comparing apples and trucks. A… Continue

Added by Linda A Lavid on March 19, 2008 at 9:10am — 9 Comments

Coming soon - Interview with William Bernhardt

Most people who know me also know how much I enjoy reading mysteries (and now writing them). I have several "favorite" authors in the mystery/suspense/detective genre, and one is William Bernhardt. I've had the honor of meeting Bill at several writing functions since he is a fellow Oklahoman, and he's not only a good writer, but he was nice enough to allow me to interview him.

I have the information in hand and am in the process of writing the interview. My way isn't necessarily the… Continue

Added by Vivian Zabel on March 12, 2008 at 8:37am — No Comments

Romance Suspense and Time Travel on the Virtual Blog Trail

This is the second week of Patricia Guthrie’s virtual book tour to promote In the Arms of the Enemy. The book is great for readers who enjoy romantic suspense and stories about horses. The stops of the tour for this week are listed below with a link directly to Patricia’s information.

Mon March 10 – http://marjo-mumswritings.blogspot.com – Dee Owen

Tue March 11 – Interview With Maggie (heroine) - http://shareyourheroine.blogspot.com/

Wed March 12 -… Continue

Added by Nikki Leigh on March 10, 2008 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Chat with Ivan Wright on The b.r.burns Show 3/11/08

THE b.r.burns SHOW

"Everybody Has Issues!"

YOU GOTTA READ THIS BOOK: "Authors & Books To Watch Out For!"

Ivan Wright discusses his latest novel, Indentured Scholars: The Inner City Scandal with b.r. burns on

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 @ 7:30 pm CT

Join the chat!

LOG ON AND LISTEN… Continue

Added by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR on March 10, 2008 at 1:43pm — No Comments

WITS Podcast Schedule March 2008

Our writing, publishing and marketing podcast includes a diversity of people from all backgrounds, beliefs and walks of life. The information we share is sure to interest people who love to read books and writers who hope to be published, as well as those who need ideas about how to market their book.

March 7 – Barbara Techel

Author Barbara Techel shares her children’s book Frankie, the Walk ‘n Roll Dog—a true, inspirational story about a dachshund whose life started out… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on March 8, 2008 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Let's Talk Spiritual Wealth

Alicia Hill Jones is going on a virtual book tour! I’m promoting my debut novel, Blessings of Purpose and would love to stop by your blog spot. The tour begins Monday, March 10, 2008 and will end on Friday, March 21, 2008.

Here are some of the themes covered in Blessings of Purpose:

• Teen & Young Adult Relationships

• Finding your purpose and setting goals in life

• Using your gifts and talents towards fulfilling your purpose

• Faith’s role in achieving and… Continue

Added by Alicia Hill Jones on March 3, 2008 at 7:04am — No Comments

Website News

My website www.michellekane.com is finally back up! Just an FYI if anyone is looking for a web designer/host do not use the company Boston Dedicated. The owner is a shady con artist who tried to extort money from me and shut down my site because I didn't pay him an exorbitant amount of $$$ to buy my domain name from him...my own name!

After many frustrating months and not paying one cent to an extortionist, I now own my domain name and my site is back up! yay me! Maybe nice guys don't… Continue

Added by Michelle Kane on March 2, 2008 at 2:04pm — No Comments