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 Take a look at this list of successful self-published e-book authors. Some of them have POD paperbacks too:





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I'm damn frustrated. I'm agog, atwitter and absolutely dumbfounded by the number of successful self-published authors who are raking in sacks…

This new breakout book by EL James, just acquired by Random House, has gone through a plethora of reactions from readers and writers alike. You can say it has drawn Good, Bad and Ugly comments and feelings from anyone who has been touched by it, or rather, clobbered over the head by it.



The Good:



Fifty Shades originated from a fan fiction site, and was more or less written as kind of a Twilight knockoff, with eventually, the character names and settings, changed to…

When considering my interpretation of a breakout novel, for this topic I'm referring to a book that is pre-publication and pulling in a lot of interest from either agents or editors. That's why I phrased it, "Do You Think...?" A breakout novel can also be one that immediately takes off in sales, garners voluminous reviews and climbs the best-selling ranks in very short order. That's post-publication. We've seen some of the self-published e-books do this just recently. But what if you're in…

(« Lebenslauf » by Adi Holzer)

« Vigilance » is the second of a series of short segues that I have composed in order to combine already existing pieces into one larger, continuous whole.

Each of the segues highlights a…

(« Mainspring on a Sea-Gull ST16 movement » by Hustvedt)

« Chronoscope » is the second movement of « The Idler. » In the storyline of the suite, this section is a reflection on the passage of time that culminates when the protagonist realizes the repetitiveness of…

Hi to all members of Authors.com,

As a new member I just wanted to share a little information about my debut novel "Reflection Of Evil". It has been an amazing journey and a life changing experience. My inspiration to write came during a very dark period in my life. Crippled by debilitating migrains I resided in a world of physical, mental…

An alternative look at the monster/victim relationship. I view Halloween from the monster's perspective...a delightful children's story. You will fall in love with Rumble.

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I made the little Rumble soft toy...it is a hit with the kids & adults…

(« Moonlight Night on the Volga river » by Vladimir Ivanovich Ovchinnikov)

The second part of « The Dam » is entitled « River » and expounds the original situation, before the obstacle is recognized and dealt…

(« Primeval Center » by Christopher Stewart)

On a background of Wall Street Bailouts and Large Hadron Colliders, « Void » paints sunyata, the Buddhist concept of emptiness.

From Wikipedia :

In Buddhism, the…

The past two days have been extremely warm, so I am so glad this week’s featured author loves ice cream. I also enjoy the fact that she’s from the Quad Cities, where I used to live as a child. I show her around the old familiar places before we transport up to Madison, and order the largest bowls of Babcok ice cream at the Memorial union, feeling the sun and he cool…

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

(« Dance Of Fire » by SarThePhotographer)

« Purposefulness » is the first of a series of short segues that I have put together in the hopes of joining existing compositions into one continuous piece of music.

In order to preserve the surprise, I won't disclose the…

'The Mysteries of Fuller Park' a new exciting eNovel by Chuck Keyes, Athens, Texas. It's now out at Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Smashwords, and many other eBook stores around the world

'The Mysteries of Fuller Park' is a sci-fi mystery novel associated with the Devil-worshiping urban legends about Fuller Park, and the small city of Athens, Texas. Follow the two main characters as they meet, rapidly fall in love, and set off on many fantastic hair-raising adventures. Police…

(detail from one of my old kindergarten paintings)

The Idler was born of a combination of concepts discovered while exploring various domains of knowledge during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s.

« The idler who does not arise when it is time to arise, who is full of sloth though young and strong, who…

Info on my Latest Biography Release 'Soul Survivor' and Author Profile.

by Stephanie Lynne…

Tiger and the Adventure at Cal's is now available at amazon.com and createspace e-store if you have children this is a nice story for them or if you just love cute short stories (and dogs) then this is good story for you too!

The following below is another piece, but it is from the second book, which will be Chronicles of the character and will be the missions and stories that lead up to who he is now:

            It was another one of those days for Taylor – going into work and doing the routine thing at Guardian Sektor Labs Inc. (G-SEK Link) – being the founder and CEO, ensuring the proper research and development was being done.  They have had a pretty good year so far.  They were getting the…

Taylor Lockewelle had finished his glass of rich, bold, and dark Italian Merlot.  The final mouthful he had let sit there for a moment, savoring the flavour while he could.  It was the best wine he’d had in ages.  It was the best ending of the night, considering his day was pretty shitty.

Taylor was a business owner in the research and development sector for the government.  The business, Guardian Sektor Labs Inc., or G-Sek Link, for short, was a major R&D component for everything…

(« Morpho emerging from its chrysalis » by Thomas Bresson)

That which you can't abide

Embrace as if a friend

Once you two have allied

No thing will make you bend



That which you can't escape

Welcome as a teacher

You will never espouse

More talented…

(« Painting of the Zola dam near Aix-en-Provence in France » by Paul Cézanne)

The fourth movement of « The Dam » is entitled simply « Dam. » In the storyline, this is when the obstacle is recognized and the…