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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence shouldn't be taken lightly. If you don't think you could ever become a victim – Think again! Who can be a potential victim, you may wonder?

Your family member

A neighbor

A close friend

The single mother

A married woman

The strong and independent woman

Your child

and

YOU!

Join Authors Supporting Authors (ASA) on Saturday, October 19th at 9:00pm ET as… Continue

Added by Tinisha on September 23, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

NEW Blog Post: "Project PS"--Preparing to enter "The Odd Mind" with Angel Lesa

I am pleased to announce [that] I will be a guest author on Angel Lesa's author podcast show: "The Odd Mind" featured on her Blog Talk Radio show. This interview will be conducted LIVE and completely UNSCRIPTED on Friday, October 3rd from 8~9PM CST.

I am prepared (as Angel Lesa so eloquently warned me...) to answer all things related to my writing style and my writing approach... apart from the size of my underwear!!!

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Added by Bobby Ozuna on September 22, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Summer is almost over, but...things are Heating Up in the BOP Hang Suite!

What is the "BOP Hang Suite"?

It's an interactive blog with the characters of the Christian Ficition novel, "Blessings of Purpose", by Alicia Hill Jones.

What's going on there?

So far, the characters have blogged up to chapter 7, giving the readers (and those who have yet to read the book) a look into their world during and after the release of the book.

Where is the "BOP Hang Suite" located?

It's in the Wordpress blog community and… Continue

Added by Alicia Hill Jones on August 16, 2008 at 10:07am — No Comments

THE TWILIGHT OF AMERICAN EMOTIONAL LIFE?

I would like someone at BMN to explain to me the psychological, emotional and literary significance of "Twilight," described as a young adult vampire novel. I think it's perverted, and demonstrates the degeneracy of American youth. Ted

Added by T. R. Catanzarite on August 7, 2008 at 2:04pm — No Comments

KEY LIME SQUEEZE Casting Contest!

When I write a story, I like to cast the movie at the same time. I know, pretty arrogant to think that one of my books would be made into a movie. But putting a "face" in my imagination as I set up a scene helps me to better project that onto paper. And, from talking to some of my fellow writers, a lot of us fiction writers do the same thing.

So here's my challenge: Cast the movie version of my new novel, Key Lime Squeeze, scheduled to be released in September 2008. So what if… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on July 27, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

'A Study in Red' Still Holding Top Spot in Amazon.uk Chart

I'm absolutely delighted to see that 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' continues to hold the number 1 slot in the Amazon UK chart which displays all Jack the Ripper books in their catalogue in order of 'best by average customer review.' The listings can be seen at http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/qid=1216816200/ref=sr_st?keywords=jack+the+ripper&rs=266239&page=1&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Ajack+the+ripper&sort=reviewrank

In terms of the Jack the Ripper… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on July 23, 2008 at 6:45am — No Comments

Key Lime Squeeze Reviewed by Steven Clark Bradley

Book Review:

Key Lime Squeeze by Ron W. Adams

Author Ron Adams has taken readers into the world of the sleuth with his excellent and crafty new novel, Key Lime Squeeze. Ron is an artful painter with words as he takes the reader into a sinister world that is really not exactly a hard-boiled crime drama and not exactly a story of the mafia, but a fine and adroitly woven tale that is both familiar and unique. It is indeed a book that I found to be riveting and which kept me asking… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on July 14, 2008 at 5:53pm — 1 Comment

Tired Thoughts

Writing is a job - an atypical job - but still a job. I will stop at 5 p.m., just like any 9 to 5 worker. That's the only way the work gets don.

The advantage is that I am in my own house, sitting at the dining room table, wearing shorts and a T-shirt. And since it is the end of the day and I am doing routine tasks, I have been watching Oprah.

This morning I worked on the final rewrites for my novel, The Gate House. I finished the actual writing almost two years ago. Believe me… Continue

Added by Kathleen Heady on July 14, 2008 at 3:01pm — No Comments

By request, An Excerpt from 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper'

In response to a request from Shawn Michel de Montaigne I'm posting a short extract from my current critically acclaimed novel, 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper'

What follows is the introduction and first chapter of the book. I'll be happy to post a further short extract at a later date, but for now, I hope this may whet a few appetites.

INTRODUCTION

The London of the 1880s differed greatly from the city of today. Poverty and wealth… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on July 2, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Article in 'The Journal of The Whitechapel Society 1888', 'Whodunnit?...I Dunno!"

Soon after the release of my novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper', I was approached by the editor of the Journal of 'The Whitechapel Society 1888' and asked to write an article for their June issue, telling of the genesis of the book. The society, based in London, studies not only the crimes of Jack the Ripper, but the history of Victorian and Edwardian London in general. I felt privileged to be asked to contribute to the journal of this prestigious society, and the… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on June 27, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments

What type writer are YOU?

I just finished writing the first draft of VEXING THE VISCOUNT, the manuscript that's due to my editor later this summer. I know what you're thinking. "Big Whoop! It's just a first draft." For me, typing THE END is a big deal because of how I write a book.

I'm mostly a linear writer. Once I have a fully developed idea of the plot points and the characters solidly in my head, I start on the first chapter and write the story straight through in order. I sneak back from time to time to… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on June 25, 2008 at 7:47am — 2 Comments

The Hang Suite is Now Open...Come on in!

The "Blessings of Purpose, A Novel" Hang Suite is now open. This is an interactive blog where the characters of the novel connect with the readers. You'll gain insight into the novel, as well as find out what the characters are doing now.

Lia Braxton (Conrad) has posted her first blog. Stop by The Suite and meet her today: www.living4bop.wordpress.com

Added by Alicia Hill Jones on June 3, 2008 at 10:59am — No Comments

[Website Makeover Monday] How Can They Reach You?

You are losing out on

sales because the visitor

doesn't know how to contact

you. . .

So they placed an order and

never received it, How Can

They Reach You?

Comment | Copy…

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Added by C.F. Jackson on June 2, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Quick Update - I'm in the Red Room!

Hi guys, I would love for you to visit me at my new online home, redroom.com. You can read about my books and enjoy multimedia content I've created such as blogs, photos, audio, and video.

Here's why you should check it out:

* Red Room is a social networking website dedicated to connecting authors, readers, and the literary community at large.

* Hundreds of successful authors—including Khaled Hosseini, Susan Orlean, Salman Rushdie, Amy Tan, Tobias Wolff, Terry McMillan,… Continue

Added by Magdalena Ball on May 30, 2008 at 9:50pm — 1 Comment

[Website Makeover Monday] Is Your Website Customer Friendly?

If the visitor is questioning

what to do,then the website

isn't customer friendly.

Are your visitors questioning

what you desire of them?

Comment | Copy This

Continue to make dreams… Continue

Added by C.F. Jackson on May 26, 2008 at 9:31am — No Comments

Attention Authors - We Need Books! (Boys & Girls Club)

Below is a message I received from

my mentor. I decided to share it

here with others to make any and

contributions for the cause: CHILDREN!

My book isn't suited for the kids,

however maybe yours is!

Peace & Gratitude,

C.F. Jackson

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My wife, Christie, is on the

board of the De George Palm Beach

County Boys and Girls Club...

The Club is trying to start a… Continue

Added by C.F. Jackson on May 21, 2008 at 7:24pm — No Comments

International Writing Award Honors Sleep Before Evening

15 May 2008 - Sleep Before Evening, a fast paced coming of age novel by Magdalena Ball, has been named as a Finalist in the the Regional Fiction category of the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The heart-wrenching novel, released last July by BeWrite Books, tells the story of the teenager's struggle against a self-centred artist mother, a succession of drive-by stepfathers, her desperate escape into a… Continue

Added by Magdalena Ball on May 19, 2008 at 8:48pm — No Comments

Did You Know Flash, Videos & Music Are Killing Websites?

Too much can kill the desired results of a

website: music, videos, & flash.

A website should upload for your visitor

between 5 to 10 seconds. And if they are

waiting and waiting you may just have lost

a new reader.

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Added by C.F. Jackson on May 19, 2008 at 9:04am — 2 Comments

Rules for Writing Detective Stories, and Suggestions on How to Break Them

I have a copy of Sue Grafton’s text, “Writing Mysteries.” In my office. Somewhere. It is a really good reference for anyone looking for practical information on the art of writing in the mystery/detective fiction genre. In it is a chapter on the rules of mystery writing and how to break them. I was grateful that unconsciously, I followed most of her advice in my writing long before I knew she had advice. I’m still looking for the book, however. Unlike my writing, I don’t know how this… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on May 18, 2008 at 10:05pm — 2 Comments

Virtual Book Tour: Suspense Author Karen Harrington at Book Excerpts from Bestselling Authors

Book Excerpts from Bestselling Authors

JANEOLOGY by Karen Harrington

Janeology

by Karen Harrington

ISBN-10: 160164020X

Publisher: Kunati Books

CHAPTER ONE

Here’s what I remember about that day. What I can’t forget about that day. It was hot and humid. My sweat-soaked shirt clung to my skin under the oppressive June heat. There are dozens of photos showing me like that. Dozens more of me as I… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on May 15, 2008 at 8:20am — No Comments