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I don’t know if there is a hotter author out there right now. I mean someone that is just pumping out quality material and having it hit a nerve. Vincent Zandri is just all that and more: he is putting out novels,
digital shorts, giving engaging interviews to the media and playing the drums
in the band BliSTeRz. The reason I mention the last, is that on Thursday, Turkey
Day, Thanksgiving I am going to be
running a few things on the blog, and he is mostly…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 20, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments
Don’t Short the Short:By: Mark Maciejewski
In my opinion the old adage “good things come in small packages” is never truer than when it is applied to works of fiction. The short story format, although less popular and lauded than its big brother “the Novel”
is a very important part of the literary landscape. Over the years in fact it
has grown to become my favorite mode of storytelling.
I think that the…
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TGIF to everyone! Today I am featuring two different people I had met over at Linkedin and their studios: Graphic Classics and Latchkey. First up is Graphic Classic Volume Eighteen which is a series of stories
together: Little Women, The Rival Prima Donnas, Buzz, The Piggy Girl, Lost in a
Pyramid, The Lay of a Golden Goose, and A Whisper in the Dark. The back cover
says:” Little Women & Big Thrills! Love and laughter, tragedy and gothic
horror-plus…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 19, 2010 at 2:38pm — No Comments
Things sure aren’t what they used to be. When I started my book, Ties, I was still a starry-eyed college student at Savannah College of Art and Design, dreaming about drawing for a living. That was until
I actually found out what it takes to get a book published. I found alternative
comics a puddle within a tiny koi pond, and sharks lived there. So it was my decision to try the
self-publishing…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 19, 2010 at 2:58am — No Comments
Giovanni: Welcome to The Scoop, Buck. How have things been going for you?
Buck: Excellent! Just this morning I found out that my first digital short in the series: Signed , Sealed and Delivered moved up to a tie at number 5 @Smashwords Highest rated and has just gone live at Barnes and Nobles.
I would say that is progress in less…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 18, 2010 at 2:14pm — No Comments
David Baldacci is one of my top ten favorite authors. I have read his previous nineteen novels, all NYT bestsellers and enjoyed them all to a high degree, so when I got this my fingers were tingling, ready to turn the
pages and enjoy. Here is the synopsis of the novel:’ John Carr, aka Oliver Stone-once the most
skilled assassin his country ever had-stands in Lafayette Park in front of the
White House, perhaps for the last time. The president has personally…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 18, 2010 at 4:02am — No Comments
Someone recently dubbed me “Queen of the Christmas Storytellers” which is a stretch at best, but an honor just the same. And it’s true, I have “penned” a few Christmas tales—I think I’m up to about eight or
nine novellas now. Ironically I write these stories in the middle of summer.
Usually in July. I’ll be up in my garret writing studio (which used to get
stinking hot until I put in AC) and I’ll be writing about snow falling and hot
cocoa and pine…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 17, 2010 at 12:56pm — No Comments
I have to admit that the cover is what drew me to Christmas at Harrington's. I absolutely love everything about Christmas. The cover depicts a snowy scene in what appears to be the main street in a small town.
The street is decorated for Christmas; there is a beautifully decked out store
window display. Pictured is a woman wearing what looks like a coat Santa might don,
admiring the window display. It's such a warm and inviting scene; I…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 17, 2010 at 5:56am — No Comments
I like to be entertained when I read a novel. People read for many reasons; that is mine. Why do I start off like that? Well it seems just because Patterson sells so
many novels he gets some backlash, being numero uno sometimes comes with a cost.
In this case some of it heavy criticism. Is Don’t
Blink a work of art? Is it going to be mentioned…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 16, 2010 at 12:49pm — No Comments
God VS Science
More times than I can remember people have tried to remove the subject of God from the subject of science. We've been inundated by media, teachers and establishments that the two are exclusive. Well what if they
aren't? What if they are intricately woven together and you couldn't have one
without the other?
The older I get…
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I have been surprised by the number of you that read this post each week. Please tell a friend and have them follow it also. I also appreciate the input from you, keep it up. There a few big names this week; I
guess you count the President a big name.
-Laura Hillenbrand-Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival
-Clive Cussler- Cresent Dawn
-Alyson Noel- Night Star…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 15, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments
My Boss Has an Atomic Clock
She is the clock warden and someone’s late again. Two minutes or eight it’s argued. Tick,tock, tick, tock. “They’re always behind, ” she yells, “or rather behind something.
“No, this can’t be,” she screams, knots form on her forehead. The blue veins are poking through her white skin. “It’s mine, mine,” she yells, though no person is listening. The clock…
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Hi everyone my name is Tony Bertot and I am the author of The Heart of an Assassin and The Birth of an Assassin.
I would like to take this opportunity to address a question I am constantly being asked by both friends and family;
"How do I keep track of all of the characters?"…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 15, 2010 at 4:16am — No Comments
Question: if you follow this blog do you think I have read all of this author’s work? The correct answer is yes, yes, and yes again. What can I say; his incredible style and substance grew on me. I was a bit skeptical
at first because of the types of novels he wrote, the shocking, twisted type of
thing. He said maybe it isn’t my speed, but give one of his digital shorts a
go. I read Road Markers, loved it. Then I tried The Night Walk Men & On…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 14, 2010 at 5:29pm — No Comments
I am consistently amazed at the quality of work that I am finding in the area of Self-Published authors. I think that is why this posting day has become so popular with our readers. And if I haven’t said it recently,
thanks for being a reader of this blog. It is nice to know I am not just
putting this stuff out there in a vacuum; there are some very nice people out
there. That being said here is today’s novel, Justice Rules. It is a thriller…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 14, 2010 at 5:38am — No Comments
Welcome to what is becoming one of our most followed posting days, Digital short Saturday. I enjoy reading the digital shorts so much; it is a nice break in the weekly reading schedule. This week I found a gem and I wanted to highlight this one. The
Breaker Series is something that I stumbled onto this week on Smashwords. It
was released on Sunday and already this bad boy is making noise and waves on
many of their lists. This is one of the highest rated…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 13, 2010 at 6:13am — No Comments
Ah treacherous women, who would have thunk. Check this out from the inside flap of the graphic novel:’What does treachery look like? Everyone knows treachery is defined as someone doing you wrong when they ought
not be. So now you want to know how to sopt it? Well then, welcome to Giead…an’
take your pick of sights to see.
Follow Steven Deschain and his ka-tet of Gilead’s protectors as they ride out to the hinterlands to find…
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To my great surprise this one was a scorcher; I am going to say that right off the bat. I want to get right to the synopsis so I can give my thoughts on this afterwards; I think it will make more sense that way.
“Defying family and social pressure, Nettie Brady bucks 1920s convention with her dream of becoming a rodeo star. That means competing with men, and cowgirls who ride the rodeo circuit are considered loose women.
Addicted to the…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on November 12, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
I have decided to make today an all Stephen King graphic novel day. After this thriller, I will post later on The Dark Tower /Treachery. I want to right off the bat thank all of you for messages telling me I should
start to read King’s full length novels .I will start to do that in 2011. Right
now I want to run through the graphic novels and then I will dive into that no
problem, so thanks for kind words and encouragement.
The…
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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVE
By Bob Hamer
Author of ENEMIES AMONG US and THE LAST UNDERCOVER
Bobhamer.net
I admit to being a country and western fan. As an author who pens 300-plus page books I admire writers who can tell their story in a two or three minute song. For James Otto’s latest CD,…
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