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Debut of Mark Miller's One

The premiere story of my new series releases today. You can read Meant To Be for ONLY 99 Cents!…

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Added by Mark Miller on August 9, 2011 at 9:08am — No Comments

Review for Making Plans, Making Memories

British author of everything from crime/noir to humor and biography, Darren Sant had some excellent things to say about the first chapter of Reprisal.

After reading Making Plans, Making Memories, Mr. Sant said, "I found Reprisal to be well written and the author’s strength seems to be in creating good characters."

Read the full review on Goodreads.

Added by Sam Lang on August 8, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Bringing Back the Dead

We writers don't often get to resurrect our dead.

For years I’ve regretted murdering one particularly sweet character…

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Added by Aaron Paul Lazar on August 4, 2011 at 4:57am — No Comments

Award-Winning Poetry Partners Release Feminist Chapbook

“Vivid images… distil the lives of the women who wrote them. They speak to all the stages of life—even celebrate ageing--and our roles as women. These are poems [that] will stay with you forever.” ~ Nancy Famolari

Poets living half a world apart naturally understand the value of e-books, the best way for people living anywhere in the world to access a work.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson is a Californian while Magdalena Ball lives down under. Together they have published…

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Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on August 3, 2011 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Winning Essay Sparks Book Character

This is my winning essay entered in an Iowa Health Care Association contest about a resident at the local nursing home where I worked. This woman made such an impression on me that I made her the main character, Gracie Evans, in my Amazing Gracie Mystery Series. Meet my Gracie Evans in this post and next week I'll post about the first book, Neighbor Watchers, in my mystery series.

A Lady For All Seasons

Her back, bent at the shoulders, makes her appear shorter than she… Continue

Added by Fay Risner on August 2, 2011 at 8:07am — No Comments

Book Review: Sympathy for the Devil, by Justin Gustainis

The next presidential election is getting near… and handsome, charismatic Senator Howard Stark wants to become president. There’s only one problem: He’s possessed by Sargatanas, a powerful demon who wants to unleash all evil on earth. To make things worse, Stark’s assistant happens to be a malevolent, highly-intelligent practitioner of the black arts, and she’ll stop at nothing to get what she… Continue

Added by Mayra Calvani on August 1, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Review and Interview

Sat down to the computer this afternoon after a great book signing at Heroes' Landing comic book shop and had a couple nice surprises.

First, check out a new interview with me and a....werewolf? That's right, Harriet Von Lupin (one of John Rose's Monster Grrls )… Continue

Added by Mark Miller on July 31, 2011 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Major Announcement

Trestle Press announced today its newest ongoing series, Mark Miller’s One. The series will feature a variety of authors telling true-life stories of faith and inspiration. We expect this groundbreaking…

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Added by Mark Miller on July 26, 2011 at 10:23am — No Comments

It Has Arrived

Chapter 2 of Reprisal, The Impeccant, is now available for $0.99 from Trestle Press through… Continue

Added by Sam Lang on July 25, 2011 at 6:28pm — No Comments

Showcase #3

Recently, I was invited to join the group Writers of the South (USA). It is a small, but enthusiastic group of authors in every type of genre. The group is aimed at supporting and promoting authors in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee.

As we grow, we plan to take several opportunities to showcase the varied and talented people in the group. We will hit it hard over the next couple of days, hopefully gaining some new exposure and introducing you to writings you…

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Added by Mark Miller on July 23, 2011 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Showcase #1

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Added by Mark Miller on July 20, 2011 at 8:15am — No Comments

Creeping up on you...

The G-Man over at Trestle Press released the excellent cover to Chapter 2 of Reprisal. This installment is called "The Impeccant".

I'll wait while you open a new tab to look it up on dictionary.com.

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Okay, got it? Good, let's move on.

In this chapter, preparations are made to evacuate the town proper. Maybe Chief Canton is being overzealous or maybe he has incredible foresight. Either way, the town of… Continue

Added by Sam Lang on July 19, 2011 at 12:13pm — No Comments

First Chapter Amish fiction -Christmas Traditions

In my blogs at www.booksbyfaybookstore.weebly.com and booksbyfay.com.blogspot.com/ you will find the complete first chapter of my first Amish book titled Christmas Traditions. I write about what I like to read, but up to that point I had been writing stories in the mystery and western genre. One Christmas I was looking at the picture on a card and wondered what the story was behind a English dressed couple in a sleigh. They stopped in… Continue

Added by Fay Risner on July 19, 2011 at 9:26am — No Comments

It's Quiet....Too Quiet

I've suddenly realized I haven't been making any noise. That happens sometimes, I go quiet. Little things, like talking to the outside world, tend to slip off the radar.

Then if I do grab your attention, what would you have me say?

Read the rest at Inner Thoughts of a Dark Mind (langsreprisal.blogspot.com)

Added by Sam Lang on July 11, 2011 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Rave Reviews for "Prince"!

Check out these great reviews for my Trestle Press Author's Lab short story "A Prince in Trenton,… Continue

Added by Mark Miller on July 11, 2011 at 3:07am — No Comments

New Review

A new four-star review of Being Someone Else, fourth in the Sticks Hetrick series, is up at http://www.amazon.com/Being-Someone-Else-J-Lindermuth/product-reviews/1603138897/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1FJ17UABKPUQQ

Added by J. R. Lindermuth on July 8, 2011 at 6:10am — No Comments

Upcoming Signing Event

The guys over at Heroes Landing in Clermont have been kind enough to invite me to do a book signing on July 31st, from 1 PM to 4 PM. If you are in Central FL then, come by and say hi!

These guys have all the latest … Continue

Added by Mark Miller on July 7, 2011 at 10:42am — No Comments

Digital Short Story

Maybe I've been remiss in posting about this, but my newest short story, "A Prince in Trenton, Seriously? ", is available now on Kindle and Nook.

So I did a guest post for Gelati's Scoop to tell you a little more about it. I have a series called The Empyrical Tales. Books I … Continue

Added by Mark Miller on July 1, 2011 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Flora Vastine

Flora is an important character in my Sticks Hetrick mystery series. You can read how she came to be today at http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/2011/06/character-friday-j-r-lindermuth.html

Comments welcome.

Added by J. R. Lindermuth on July 1, 2011 at 6:25am — No Comments

My First Kindle

Okay, I told you about this a few days ago and here it is!

Giovanni Gelati, blogmaster of Gelati's Scoop and host of the G-Zone on blog-talk-radio, created an innovative series called the Author's Lab with Trestle Press. Basically, he partners with a variety of authors to write an ongoing series of digital shorts. These e-books cover many genres mostly for adults, but I have the… Continue

Added by Mark Miller on June 30, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments