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Brian discusses HOW THE FANTASY GENRE READERS HAVE CHANGED AND CREATING STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS.

Find out what he has to say on my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/08/guest-post-brian-d-anderson-and-strong.html

I bet she never heard that before. In this case, it is true. Best-selling Amish author Sarah Price has joined the Authors of One with...Story Eleven: The Power of Faith (http://goo.gl/zPxzm)

You can read the full post on my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/08/sarah-price-is-priceless.html

Today I have here with me two very special people; Roger Rheinheimer and Crystal Linn who are Amazon top-ten selling Kindle authors, including their joint Amish romance series,AmishForever (http://goo.gl/JLWTY).

You can read their full post on my official blog - …

Author Jamie Haden tells how she came to be a published author. Her latest release Illuminate-Alive, She Cried is available now in print and on Kindle. You can get it here: http://goo.gl/g6qKF (it is FREE to Prime users)

You can read her full post on my official blog: …

I happen to have the privilege to be part of a great group of authors published by Trestle Press and Helping Hands Press. Starting today, you will be hearing from them on my blog. They have a lot to say about a lot of different things.



First up is best-selling Amish author Karen Anna Vogel. She asks herself a few questions.

Read her full post on my official blog - …

UK author Kate Tenbeth wants to share her journey becoming an independently published author.



Before we jump into her post, you can see her books here: http://goo.gl/Leszz

The reason I mention this first is that Burly & Grum and the Secret City will be FREE on August 29th & 30th. Of course, you don't have to wait until then. Why not buy all three for your Kindle now, hmm?

Read her full post on my…

My nine-year-old daughter, Olivia, and I have completed the next step in the journey for the Sons of the King. Episode Five: Reflections is available now for ONLY 99 Cents. http://goo.gl/oUgd2



I asked Olivia to share her thoughts on the story so far.

Please visit my official blog to read the mini-interview - …

Doug Lucas, author of The Flats Teacher's Test, is my guest today with a post about why he wrote a book that one reviewer called "an explosive story...crossing the boundaries...behind the doors of the educational system". To all my teacher friends and parents, this may be worth your time.



The Flats Teacher's Test is ONLY $4.99 for Kindle (or FREE for Prime users) and you can get it here - …

On the planet Kaskaya, becoming a thief is a skilled and honorable achievement. In the newest release of my Christian Sci-Fantasy, Sons of the King, the middle son sets his sights on that difficult task. Co-written with my 9 year old daughter, it is available now from Trestle Press for ONLY 99 Cents right here: http://goo.gl/zzTfX

 

Please visit my official blog for the full post and to get a free story: …

Enter the psychedelic time tunnel and hang on for an inspirational and amazing story. Zen teacher Don Lubov gives us Story Ten of the One series. It is available now from Trestle Press for ONLY 99 Cents and you can get it here: http://goo.gl/JkFJs

You can read the full post at my official blog - …

First-time author Marissa Carmel debuted last month with her YA fantasy iFeel (http://goo.gl/MnDYg). As she continues on her blog tour, see what she has to say about the expectations of being a writer and a mother.…

I guess it's been a while, but Olivia and I have finally put together the fourth episode of Sons of the King. In case you are not familiar with it, this is the Christian sci-fantasy that I am co-writing with my nine-year-old daughter.

You can read the full post at my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/07/getting-back-to-it.html

I'll admit, it has been a while since the last installment of One. The good news is that it's out now!

Please visit the official blog to read my full review - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/06/poetry-takes-time.html

Like most boys, my youngest son developed a fascination for dinosaurs. He could name many species before he could read. At some point, I knew I would have to have dinosaurs in The Empyrical Tales. Afterall, I couldn't write a story only for my girls. I had to include things for my boys too!



With only a few days left in the…

The Empyrical Tales Book III: The Secret Queen is out now and I am giving away a free autographed copy!



All you have to do is visit my blog (http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/) and enter on the right hand side. Even if you are already a fan of The Empyrical Tales on Facebook, you can still enter daily until June 30th.



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You can win my newest release, The Secret Queen (Empyrical Tales Book III).

All you have to do is visit my blog http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/ and use the Rafflecopter widget on the right of the page.

About The Secret Queen: In this third book of The Empyrical Tales, it is a year after the events of The Lost Queen. Zandria and her younger sister, Olena, seem to…

Part of the fun of writing an ongoing series is creating new characters with each story. I have the same core characters from the beginning (two of which I love almost like they were my own daughters). A large part of the newest plot has to do with a great guy I call Karl Lumpkin.

With the official release of The Empyrical Tales Book III: The Secret Queen about a week away, I wanted to revisit the original purpose for this blog. Originally, I had intended to give a "making of" commentary and work my way through the story. Like Book III, Book I: The Fourth Queen closely follows the plot of the Hero's Journey. Check out the archive to see older posts, but I left off with "The Ordeal".…