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Michelle L Devon (Michy)'s Blog – July 2008 Archive (5)

Interview with Karen Quinn, Author of Holly Would Dream and The Ivy Chronicles

It's rare today to find an author who does nothing but write for a living. Do you have a 'real' job other than writing, and if so, what is it? What are some other jobs you've had in your life?…

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Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 15, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Accentuate Writers Third Short Story Anthology Contest

I'm going to do a little something different for the next contest and merge July and August together - and up the prize to $100 for the winner, $25 for second place and $15 for third. The rules are different too - read them closely!

If you want to see the finalists from the second contest click here.

To see the winners of the first contest,… Continue

Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 11, 2008 at 8:19pm — No Comments

June Contest Winners

Okay.... as of little while ago, I received word from the last judge and rather than torture everyone and make them wait until tomorrow, I am going to announce the June anthology contest winners tonight.

It was close. Second and third place were so close together I wasn't sure which direction the judges would go - and apparently they weren't either. You'll see in a minute.

In fact, the person who ended up in fourth was sooooo close to making it too that it came down to… Continue

Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 11, 2008 at 8:04pm — No Comments

Book Review: Why Your Last Diet Failed You, by Charlie Hills

When I picked up the book by Charlie Hills, Why Your Last Diet Failed You, I thought, Great, yet another book on dieting. Then I read the subtitle of the book: "And How This Book Won't Help You on Your Next One". My thought on that was,… Continue

Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 9, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Interview with Author Bo Savino (aka: Catherine Chase, Dr. Kim Savino, AJ Rand)

You never know which personality might arise from this author who writes under several pseudonyms to keep the genres separate in the hearts and minds of her readers. In particular, she chose to separate her genres with pseudonyms to add a level of parental control so that the young readers of her Reggie & Ryssa series won’t go…

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Added by Michelle L Devon (Michy) on July 3, 2008 at 4:21pm — No Comments