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The Review High, Helps Writers Get By

What writer's heart does not beat a little faster, who's chest does not swell that little bit with pride when the receive a review. More so a review stating how much a person has enjoyed their work.

The review might come in many forms. A report on Amazon, an email, a comment on a blog or a kind word during a radio show.

Each in it's own way… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 11, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

BOOK PROMOTION ON A BUDGET - Part 5

Final part of this five day blog to try and help authors and share some of the many things I've learned and wished I’d known before I started out on the published authors trail.

VISIT: http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com

To read and I hope learn from today's PART 5 of REVIEWS AND TIPS

Barry Eva… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 5, 2009 at 3:51pm — No Comments

The Devil’s Darning Needle -- Excerpt

The Obrero Gang

By Ben Furman

The Obrero Gang was Frank Durazo, Johnny Salinas and Jimmy Tag Along. The ten year olds had grown up on a nameless, carved-out street in Barrio Obrero on the outskirts of San Juan, and throughout the barrio it was well known that when one was sighted the other two would be right behind. It was time to hide the valuables.

Frank was the biggest and fastest, and he could more than hold his own with the older kids. He possessed the… Continue

Added by Ben Furman on May 26, 2009 at 6:53pm — No Comments

An Interview with LIV from LIV'S BOOK REVIEWS

As anybody who has read me reviews interviews or heard my comments on either my own radio program or where I have been a guest, you will know I am a great believer in what I call the "Small Blogger". These are the people who read, write and live books are "The 'sham wow' of Teen/YA literature".

Today my special guest is Liv from Liv's Book… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 25, 2009 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Interview with Zoe from Zoe's Book Reviews

Added by Storyheart on May 18, 2009 at 12:32pm — 1 Comment

Promotion/Review opportunities for Christian Authors

Recently I have felt God calling me to undertake a new ministry, a ministry that would bless christian authors. The idea for His Helping Hands has been forming in my mind and I have been slowly implementing the idea. The first action I took was to create a social network specifically for christian authors and those who love reading christian books (both fiction and nonfiction). Click the link to check out the site… Continue

Added by Kelly Kiggins-Lund on May 18, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

New Movie Review From James Myers, The Entertainment Critic-The Soloist

I wanted to see an adult film this weekend. Not an x-rated adult sex film, but a thoughtful adult oriented film, for you know---- grown ups. So I skipped the premiere of the X-man film and I decided to take in The Soloist with Robert Downey, Jr and Jaime Foxx. (I know, I know, I usually go see the obvious blockbuster and report on that; usually that is more interesting). I have been taking classes towards my MBA, and I missed the premiere… Continue

Added by James Myers on May 6, 2009 at 3:54pm — 1 Comment

May NaBloPoMo at The Book Connection

I took a break from NaBloPoMo in April, but I'll be participating again in May. In addition to our special feature dedicated to mothers, you'll find book reviews, author interviews, and guest bloggers.

Here is some of what we have lined up for the month of May:

The month kicks of with a special feature of THE DIARY by New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge. Authors Dr. David Gruder, Abe March, Rie McGaha, Tim Kellis,… Continue

Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on April 28, 2009 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Across the Pond - Six Months Down the Line

It has been six months since my book Across the Pond (by Storyheart) was published. So much has happened in that time, am I a published author?

Today while checking out I contest came across the ruling definition of what was classed as a published author.

"We are using Romance Writers of America guidelines to determine… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 20, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

Terrorist Alert: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

By Jamie Glazov

FrontPageMagazine.com | published 4/3/2009

FrontPage Interview’s guest today is Ben R. Furman, the FBI's Former Counterterrorism Chief. He writes a blog at blackhawkpress.com/blog, and he is the author of The Devil’s Darning Needle, a counterterrorism thriller.

FP: Ben R. Furman, welcome to Frontpage Interview.

I’d like to talk to you today about unmanned aerial vehicles and what they mean to the terror war.

How do we… Continue

Added by Ben Furman on April 7, 2009 at 3:24pm — No Comments

UPDATE: AMAZON REINSTATES AUTHOR'S REVIEWS--WITH AUTHOR'S BOOK TITLE!

So much has happened in the past 24 hours. I have been contacted by authors, author organization reps, reporters, book marketers, bloggers and finally, someone from Amazon. Amazon has been bombarded by emails from authors, orgs, marketers etc, and last night I noticed that Amazon in Seattle had checked out my blog posts. ;-)

Today I received an email from a senior member of the Amazon Communities team. He apologized and stated that my reviews had been reinstated.

I began… Continue

Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on April 6, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments

Amazon is deleting reviews written by authors who include their book title

Since breaking the news yesterday about my battle with Amazon over reviews (ones I wrote on books I'd read) that they deleted (85 reviews) because I included author of Whale Song in my signature line, I've received emails and phone calls from concerned authors, many who tracked me down via the Internet after reading about me on Twitter, The Write Type or John Kremer's Marketing Tips email. Some authors have already discovered missing reviews; some have gone through the same hassle I… Continue

Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on April 5, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

FrontPage Magazine Interview of Ben R. Furman

FrontPage Interview’s guest today is Ben R. Furman, the FBI's Former Counterterrorism Chief. He writes a blog at blackhawkpress.com/blog, and he is the author of The Devil’s Darning Needle, a counterterrorism thriller.

FP: Welcome to the FrontPage interview, Mr. Furman.

We would like to talk to you today about the infiltration of terrorists across U.S. northern and southern borders, and the groups here that support it via facilitating illegal alien… Continue

Added by Ben Furman on March 17, 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Hop on new site about books Book Beast

Daily Beast founder Tina Brown talked about her new site about books - part of her mega-site The Beast. With shrinking books coverage and struggling publishers, Brown hopes that this new outlet will help fill the gaps with less and less book reviews and publishers becoming less profitable. The site has articles, video interviews, reviews and more aggregated content, and articles. Here's… Continue

Added by Kare Anderson on February 6, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

The FATA & Terrorism

By Ben Furman, Former FBI Counterterrorism Chief

In February 2008 Mike McConnell, the Director of US National Intelligence, testified before the House Intelligence Committee and said this, “The FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) of Pakistan serve as a staging area for al Qaeda’s attacks in support of the Taliban in Afghanistan as well as a location for training new terrorist operatives for attacks in Pakistan, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the United… Continue

Added by Ben Furman on January 16, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Where to Submit Your Books for Review

Book reviews in newspapers and magazines are getting harder to come by, but online reviews can be a great book marketing tool. For tips on getting reviews on Amazon.com and other websites, read Annette Fix's article about online book reviews at the WOW! Women on Writing website.

Bookstore buyers and librarians base many of their ordering decisions on reviews in the major… Continue

Added by Dana Lynn Smith on January 13, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

ChristianBookwormReviews.com - Seeking 2009 Interviews

ChristianBookwormReviews.com - Seeking 2009 Interviews

Send email to cbreviews [at] faithwebbin (dot) net

Added by ChristianBookwormReviews.com on January 7, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Marketing a book when the Internet brings grief

When you think of what a writer needs to get published, you probably think that they need good writing skills and a good story. What comes as a minor shock to some first-time authors is the fact that a published author also needs strength and resilience and an unlimited reserve of positivity.

The ultimate reality for authors is that it is impossible to write a book that appeals to everyone, so there are going to be some naysayers. In the old days, before the Internet, this might have… Continue

Added by Smink Works Books on December 29, 2008 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

New Happenings at The Book Connection

Wow! December is just flying by. The cards have all been sent, the goodies have all been baked, and shopping is almost done. Like many, we've cut back this year, but The Book Connection is filled to overflowing with tons of great guest posts from authors, book reviews, and more seasonal titles for you and your family to enjoy.

Here's some of what you'll find:

Read all about The Santa Letters, For the… Continue

Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on December 20, 2008 at 9:14pm — No Comments

The Terrorist Attack on Mumbai, India and the Media

By Ben Furman, former FBI Counterterrorism Chief

Here are my thoughts about the media coverage of the terrorist attack on Mumbai, formerly Bombay, India. The media, as it often does, caused my blood pressure to skyrocket by its soft-pedaling of the identification of the terrorist attackers as Muslims. I guess reporting this fact was something it considered offensive and politically incorrect. But this reporting by omission follows the media’s template of not calling terrorists… Continue

Added by Ben Furman on December 16, 2008 at 2:08pm — No Comments