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     I think this web page seems great for a number of reasons. It is fortunate to find a place that connects beginners in the writing process to publishers who have been in the business for a while.

Mostly it is refreshing to find a place where there are like-minded individuals who ultimately value the power of writing and reading, and the coming together to learn, share, and explore.

A snippet about myself:

 I have been reading…

12 million people take a cruise each year.

Most have fun.

Some die.

Henry Grave investigates.

Join Henry Grave aboard the cruise ship Indulgence.

SACRAMENTO, July 30, 2012: BookYear Mysteries is thrilled to announce the publication of William Doonan’s Grave Indulgence, the…

Hello fellow authors

Fancy an opportunity to have your books featured in a PopUp shop in one of the most bohemian and cool areas of  London - Brick Lane. The store opens on 15th August until mid November

The store, PopUp Collection is a PopUp store open for 3 months to exhibit up and coming new fashion designers. Within the store we have been offered the chance to put up to 15 Authors, ideally 5 a month, to have their books featured in the store. 

The deal is £87 for the…

The first Friday in August bodes another day of heat and no rain…just like the last, uh, I can’t remember how many. The weather girl on WHO Radio is bored out of her mind because the forecast never changes.

So, I’m off to pick up this week’s featured author and we transport to what she calls her wonderland. (Again, I don’t know the actual destination because…

This weekend is the 3 month anniversary of Humanless' publication! I can't believe how time has flown. Three months ago, Humanless was a word file on my hard drive and 2 people in the whole wide world had read it. Today, it's a bestselling book, top 10 in its categories on several occasions in many countries including Germany, Italy and UK. I'm so grateful for every single person who's bought the book and gave some of their precious time to read it! A big, big thank you to everyone who…

The rich have been in the news since the “Occupy” sit-ins.  Well, further back than that of course. Currently the 1% is being blogged about and referred to in “social media” circles.  Is it important to writers? Possibly.  Bookstores are affected by the economy and market trends. I got fairly beat up on a social media comment reply that went five or six rounds. The topic was the 1% and their fair share. You can see where this was going. The other person didn’t believe my point. It…

This, ladies and gentlemen, is my first attempt at blogging. I've actually been in conflict with myself as to start blogging for a few weeks now. Today, I reluctantly decided to take that step (as you can tell by reading this post). It was a spur of the moment choice.  I sat down in front of the computer to check my Facebook and I suddenly found myself on authors.com. I had many ideas on what I wanted to place in my blog posts but really did not know which topic to start with. I thought I…

Being a sci-fi novelist, I consider myself to be a small business entrepreneur, and I don't like Obama saying: 'If You've Got a Business, You Didn't Build That. Somebody Else Made That Happen.' Damn Obama straight to the pits of hell where he belongs, I sit in front of my computer twelve to fourteen hours a day, using my imagination talents to write two to three novels per year. Please check out my eNovels, and their all priced under three dollars so everyone in…

(« Radio Station from the German Federal Archive » by Unknown Author)

« 1000 Radios » is a two-part piece which explores the relationship between an individual and their reality, a subject and their objective world.…

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: …

I find myself looking back at past learning environments and wondering how much of the learning was my responsibility and how much of it was the institutions. As I re-read my post on blacks failing, I wonder about patterns of delusion that may have been prearranged by the institution.…

Character Names 

I can’t claim originality on this topic. I replied to Joanne Guidoccios’ blog on this.

I WAS INVITED TO DO A GUEST BLOG POST FOR NIGHT OWL AS WELL AS AN AUTHOR INTERVIEW AND BECOME ONE OF THEIR FEATURE AUTHORS. HERE'S A SNIP OF MY BLOG POST:





THE IDEA FOR HUMANLESS CAME TO ME OUT OF NOWHERE. I TRULY DON’T REMEMBER HOW IT…

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 - …

Besides being a writer, I’m a woman, a wife, mother, grandmother and a great grandmother. And I’m a human being, an American, a daughter of pioneers.

Over the past 28 years that I’ve written and been published, I’ve seen the role of women in novels and stories evolve from the meek to the mighty. Some could say this has happened much too slowly, some could add that the female role has become a bit ridiculous in some instances. Women who fight and conquer monsters might seem to…

(« Surface Tension » by darkmatter)

In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who they feel like being. Ultimately, they reach the…

One of the key ingredients of advice to aspiring writers is to read.

The neophyte might then ask, what am I to read? Does it mean how-to books? Books written by the advisor? What?

My personal feeling is a writer should read the types of books he or she wishes to write. Most would-be writers are already readers. Inspired by the books they read for pleasure or edification, they strive to emulate, feeding both an innate need and a desire to share their thoughts…

http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-David-Lucero/dp/1438937946

My upcoming novel 'Who's Minding the Store?' is due for release this fall. Until then I'd like you to have a look at THE SANDMAN. This was my first published novel that placed 1st Runner-up in the Military Writer's of America's book awards. I'm particularly proud of this book and it's story is still relevant…

Official Website: http://kadenbrown.wordpress.com/

Email: kaden.brown@live.co.uk

Telephone (mobile): 0064-212375907

New Zealand Society of Authors profile:…

Kaden Brown lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where he studies, writes and works. He moved from the UK in 2008 where he worked full-time.

He has attended three universities, having studied BSc Applied Psychology at JMU, BA Politics and Social Policy at VUW, and BA(Hon) Political Science at UC. His passion is taking ideas and extrapolating hidden plots and stories making them into bigger, more vibrant worlds.

His feature-length screenplays include “Dee Dee” (NZ/paranormal),…