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mark-miller's picture
Mar.02.2013
Over the next several weeks, I have the pleasure and privilege of being the launch blog for a few talented authors on their latest blog tours. To kick things off, here is my friend from across the sea: Kate Tenbeth. ON WRITING UNLUCKY DIP I wrote the first draft of Unlucky Dip over...
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Nov.30.2012
  A while back, my pal Jim Averbeck and I got this idea to promote our books together. Book promotion is a lonely thing, and I was looking for company. It gets boring talking about your own book all the time, especially when you're not sure if anyone's listening. I figured, if Jim...
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Nov.22.2012
You can do just about anything online, including a book tour, and do it more successfully than offline. Knowing how to do it is another story. I’ve had a lot of success with virtual book tours, so I asked Dana Lynn Smith, the Savvy Book Marketer and author of Virtual Book Tour Magic: The Secrets...
mark-miller's picture
Oct.14.2012
Today, I am hosting a fellow Floridian author, Keith Rommel. He's originally from New York, but he moved to sunny climes and is hard at work on his series Thanatology. With the release of the second book in the series, Keith is having a contest on Pinterest. Read below to find out how you...
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Sep.17.2012
Here is an extensive, interesting and humorous interview with author Doug Lucas.1. What inspired you to write your first book?Retirement… retirement and boredom if the truth be known. There were other factors, but those two are the prime suspects motivating me to write. After all…how hard can it be...
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Sep.03.2012
Author Lyra McKen discusses the origins of her novel,Zombified.  When asked to discuss how I came up with the concept and story line for my novel Zombified, I had to think back. I had to think of where I was mentally when the idea formed. I had been annoying my family and boyfriend for...
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Jul.22.2012
First-time author Marissa Carmel debuted last month with her YA fantasy iFeel (http://goo.gl/MnDYg). As she continues on her blog tour, see what she has to say about the expectations of being a writer and a mother. You plan, God laughs.  This is the story of my life.There are...
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Jul.17.2012
Hey everyone!   Moi is going on a blog tour this week...     Oh, I wish it was this glam. However meeting new book bloggers, writing new blogs, and meeting new people is pretty glam as well. I just wish someone could bring me drinks and there was a pool.   Come see me at these...
dorothy-thompson's picture
Jul.01.2012
Who doesn't want to win a FREE Kindle Fire?  Starting tomorrow you can!  Laura Carroll, author of the book, The Baby Matrix, will be on a virtual book tour starting July 2 and ending on September 28 and she will be giving away a free Kindle Fire at the end of her tour.  Not only that...
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Jun.30.2012
Joanne Hall hosts me for today's touring guest blog, in which I discuss children's fantasy literature in general ... and in particular a certain "normal" kid who becomes a famous, magic wielding hero: http://hierath.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/storm-chasing-guest-post-from-ma...