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The Ordeal

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".…



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Added by Mark Miller on May 26, 2012 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Memorial Day

wishing all of you a GREAT Memorial weekend!!!

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Added by AJ Culpepper on May 26, 2012 at 1:40am — No Comments

Around the Globe with MERRY JONES

Heading into a hot holiday weekend. Two days off and no set plans.

First, however, it’s another interview with a fantastic author. I pick her up in my trasnporter and since she didn’t care where we went, I did something I’ve never done with any other author. I took her back to my apartment to meet my cat, Thomas. (And no, that’s not a euphamism for anything,…

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Added by Stephen Lawrence Brayton on May 25, 2012 at 3:19pm — No Comments

The Importance of your Book Cover

With the rise in popularity of eBook publishing, I am starting to notice that some authors don’t pay much attention to the book cover for their novels. Even if you publish an eBook and not a paperback version, I think it is still important to have a professional, attractive front cover as part of your promotional material.

I am still more inclined to look at a book based on the front cover even if I am browsing on my Kindle. There is something intriguing about cover art, when you can…

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Added by Catherine Green on May 23, 2012 at 10:38pm — No Comments

Spotlight Interview with Author Mark Miller

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Mark! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: Thanks for having me! I currently resides in Florida with my family. My father was a newspaper writer and editor for both the Kansas City Star and Kansan.  I received his Bachelor’s Degree in Film from the University of Kansas. I have been influenced by C.S. Lewis, Stephen King and Tolkien and movies such as…

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Added by SpotlightInterviews on May 23, 2012 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

My name is Sherri Rabinowitz author of Fantasy Time Inc.

Hi, my name is Sherri Rabinowitz. I have written two books Fantasy Time Inc. and Murder Inc. under the pen name Ri. I am excited because I am nominated for my first writing award, The Global eBook Award for my book Fantasy Time Inc.

 

I have been writing since I was a child and I love it. It would be really wonderful to get to know other writers and exchange ideas in this group.

 

 

I am also a blogger, I have three blogs. A writing blog…

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Added by sherri rabinowitz on May 22, 2012 at 11:38pm — No Comments

Around the Globe with ANNE GLYNN

 

It’s across the sea to the lovely country of Italy with this week’s featured author…or rather authors. I wrestled with ”Anne” at the transporter control because I wanted to go see Pompeii, but after a look from her much larger and peculiarly silent partner “Glynn”, she won out and we’re here at the ruins of Herculaneum and I must say, they are fascinating.…

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Added by Stephen Lawrence Brayton on May 18, 2012 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Yay or Nay???

A little experiment of mine although it's a bit rough and could use some editing when I grab the chance... should I carry on?



Last of the Seven Sisters

“Either the soul is immortal, and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh, and we shall not know we are dead. Live then as if you were eternal.”

-André Maurois



Prologue-Reflections of the Past

Many lives for me have come and gone. Each one haunting me with a memory I want so much to forget…each death… Continue

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Added by Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick on May 18, 2012 at 11:17am — No Comments

Thompson On..."Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You."

   I can’t believe I waited until the autumn years of my life to take on risky business!

       For the first time in my life, I stepped out with a video blog about writing confidence where I had to face the camera and express my feelings in public. That was an exhilarating experience.

    Now, I’ve developed an interactive website with funky music (developed my Donald Moody II), videos and audio readings of certain chapters of Philly Style and Philly…

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Added by JE Thompson on May 18, 2012 at 5:30am — No Comments

Twitter Share Anyone?

I usually get good hits from Twitter....anyone want to exchange @'s?    @Jacobs_Nicki 

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Added by Nicki Jacobs on May 16, 2012 at 6:20pm — No Comments

Spotlight Interview with Author Marie Symeou

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Marie! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: Thank you for giving me this opportunity.  I am from England and my name is Marie Symeou. My novel, Frozen In Time, is a historical fantasy; a story about an Ancient Greek vampire who searches eternity for the reincarnated soul of his dead wife while trying to find a way to destroy his evil maker, a…

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Added by SpotlightInterviews on May 16, 2012 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

New Book

This is my second Novel and it is giving me problems.

  I am sure that it will be worth the effort!

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Added by AJ Culpepper on May 16, 2012 at 1:23am — No Comments

A story based on real events!

Do you love a good romantic true story?…

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Added by Julie S Ross on May 15, 2012 at 2:58am — No Comments

Publishing. Tell me straight.

Hi all.

I was wondering how any of you writers went about publishing. You see, I've been browsing the Publishing houses myself and getting frustrated. I don't want to self publish/publish on kindle. As snobby as it sounds and as much as I love my kindle, I wanna make it a physical book. Also, I can't afford an agent, and loads of publishing houses don't take unsolicited submissions (which is really annoying)

 

 I just wanna know staright....like, publishing for dummies.…

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Added by Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick on May 13, 2012 at 9:02pm — 3 Comments

An Introduction

I'm Phil Nork, author of Misguided Sensitivity, Legends of the Lake, and You're Never Alone

And coming soon Life Is a Balance ... It's Not Only About You.

Real life fiction for real life people

Some readers love stories about werewolves, shape-shifters or science fiction ... things that may never happen to them. I write about situations that CAN…

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Added by Philip Nork on May 12, 2012 at 2:55am — No Comments

When do you get to Reprisal?

Can't help but feel a little melancholy. The final chapter of Reprisal is now available. It has been a long ride. The confrontation between Eddie and the Shadow is at hand. After this, I am going to take a break. I need to get some perspective, but then I will be back with Severed and some other surprises.…

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Added by Sam Lang on May 11, 2012 at 10:18pm — No Comments

Around the Globe with WILLIAM STEINFELDT & MANDY CRANE

This has been a glorious week and this morning I don’t even need the transporter. It’s extra special because I’m honored to be able to interview an extra author this week. A father/daughter team. We’re along a stretch of the Iowa River and our fishing lines are waiting for the big catfish. Can there be any better place to relax on a Friday morning? I think…

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Added by Stephen Lawrence Brayton on May 11, 2012 at 3:34pm — No Comments

Why Your Blog Post's Headline Can't Be Ignored

I realized something as I was going through my RSS subscriptions and Twitter time lines, I started to look at how I was selecting what to read. I rely heavily on RSS and Twitter for my daily consumption of news and blog updates, I have hundreds of subscriptions and follows. No one can possibly read everything that comes up and I noticed I was focusing on the headlines of the articles. If it was not catching me I would move on to the next one leaving it behind. That article could have had…

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Added by Geek To Author on May 9, 2012 at 9:08pm — No Comments

Need some help again...

Hi all! I have a huge favour to ask of any of you if you have some spare time on your hands.

I have written a book, and I'm in the final stages of editing for grammar mistakes etc. I realised that I want to carry on the series (the second book is in progress at the moment), and as Dead Night is set in the year 1899, I think going too far into the 1900's will kill the atmosphere. So basically, I need an opinion; it is possible for me to drag the entire timeline back ten or twenty years…

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Added by Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick on May 9, 2012 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Hi, I'm new to Authors.com, and would like to invite all of you to read my book The Smack, just published on Amazon Kindle.   It's a detective thriller, the first in a planned series about a veteran …

Hi, I'm new to Authors.com, and would like to invite all of you to read my book The Smack, just published on Amazon Kindle.   It's a detective thriller, the first in a planned series about a veteran detective named Frank Blaylock, who is tracking down a sadistic killer whose goal is to rid the city of those he considers "undesirables."   I hope you will give it a try.

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Added by Mark Wooley on May 9, 2012 at 6:33pm — No Comments

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