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Website Wonders

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Announcements: All day today, I’ll be on The Authors Show, a radio station, and I hope you check out the interview by clicking here. Share it around if you want! But if you’re more into the reading side, Elaine Jeremiah wrote the latest review of Take Me Tomorrow, and you can click here to read her… Continue reading Website Wonders

Miscellaneous · Writing Tips

Writing Tips: Introducing Your Characters

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Special thanks to The Leisure Zone for reviewing Minutes Before Sunset: "A great read. I absolutely enjoyed reading it and it does take your imagination for a ride...This is a great leading book. I cannot wait to read the following books.” Click here to read the full review or click here to check out Minutes… Continue reading Writing Tips: Introducing Your Characters

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Everything I Learned From “Against YA” and More

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Two announcements before my post: T.B. Markinson’s debut novel, A Woman Lost, is on sale until June 11th. Only .99 cents. I really admire T.B. Markinson, so I hope you take the time to check out her novel by clicking here. The eBook of Seconds Before Sunrise releases in 5 days! That’s right. Only 5 days.… Continue reading Everything I Learned From “Against YA” and More

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Hachette and Amazon. Let’s Talk About It.

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Important Update (10:22 p.m.): Amazon seems to be loosening their grips, perhaps because of how readers have gone to other retailers to buy Hachette titles, but an agreement has not been made yet. Here’s the article: Amazon Is Now Re-Stocking Some Hachette Titles ... If you haven’t heard, Cold War II is happening between publishers… Continue reading Hachette and Amazon. Let’s Talk About It.

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Interactive Book Reviews for Readers and Authors

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Shannon, here, for an announcement. Minutes Before Sunset was featured on Friday Fiction. You can read an 1,000 word excerpt by clicking here. The scene happens between Jessica and Eric, and it’s from a chapter told from Jessica’s perspective. Now an introduction. Pau Castillo from Pau’s Castles has written a wonderful post about her technique… Continue reading Interactive Book Reviews for Readers and Authors

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Marking Mother’s Day with Bookmarks

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Special thanks goes out to Tony Jaa, actor and martial artist, for quoting my latest novel, Seconds Before Sunrise, on his official Twitter page. Known for Ong-Bak, Fast and Furious 7, and his stunt work in the Mortal Kombat Annihilation, visit Tony Jaa on Twitter and Facebook. Check out my latest interview with Confessions of a Book… Continue reading Marking Mother’s Day with Bookmarks

Author Announcements

March Ketchup

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Seeing as this is my second “Ketchup” post ever, I am amazed by how much I am falling in love with these. It’s a lot of fun to go back to analyze stats in order to figure out what you all found decided was the most popular. This helps me understand you all, and I… Continue reading March Ketchup

Writing Tips

Help: I’ve Returned to an Old Piece of Writing, and I Can See Influences From My Past

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Recently, I have truly enjoyed writing up my personal posts instead of focusing on writing or publishing tips. Sharing my story opened up a channel for me to hear your stories, and it was really nice getting to know more of you on a deeper level. If I continue this in the future, I hope to… Continue reading Help: I’ve Returned to an Old Piece of Writing, and I Can See Influences From My Past

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Readers Hating Other Readers

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We live in an era of hate. Instead of praising our favorite singers, we are tearing down one that doesn’t even matter to us. Instead of leaving a 5-star review on one of our favorite books, we are leaving a 1-star review on the recently highlighted one. Instead of looking up neat dance videos, we… Continue reading Readers Hating Other Readers

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January’s Website Wonders

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Near the end of every month I share my favorite websites that I came across - anything to do with writing and reading. Sometimes, I add a few websites that simply inspired me. Below there are two topics - writing and reading. I didn’t have as many as last month, but I hope you enjoy… Continue reading January’s Website Wonders