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Sep.03.2012
Posted: 05/16/2012 6:01 pm Updated: 05/16/2012 6:01 pm
Written by Terri Giuliano Long for indiereader.com
Bookselling This Week just reported that brick and mortar booksellers are making it easier for self-published authors to garner coveted shelf space in their stores. With indies crossing...
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Aug.27.2012
Posted: 02/28/2012 1:47 pm
by Holly Robinson Author, 'Sleeping Tigers' and 'The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter: A Memoir'
Now that I've got feet in both camps, I have a unique perspective on the good, the bad and the mysterious truths about book marketing. My memoir, The Gerbil Farmer's...
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Jun.19.2012
Spirit of the David Watches by Arthur Cola
Just a few days ago my family celebrated the news that my new novel, The Brooch, had been published on Kindle. We had a family photo taken in which one of my grandsons held a poster of the book cover image.
On the mantle there ...
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Jun.10.2012
Today I baked a batch of chocolate-chips/walnuts/raisins and anything else I had handy to toss into the cookie dough. One thing added that was different, was a Lindt dark chocolate bar infused with chili. Broken into tiny chunks, it gave the cookies a slight peppery taste; a twist of something...
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Mar.06.2012
Remain in The Light: Collin Kelley
A letter to an ex-lover begins this heartbreaking novel. As one man recounts his feelings to another as they part. The feelings expressed and the emotions quite strong as Martin expresses his feeling in a goodbye letter to his ex-lover David. We meet Martin...
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Mar.06.2012
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Jan.07.2012
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Movie
The missus and I decided to forgo the gloom of a too-warm January Saturday and spend it munching nachos at the movies - in this case, a cinematic interpretation of this, John le Carré's 'seventies spy novel of the same name.
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Jul.04.2011
The Name Of The Rose, by Umberto Eco – Part 1
image via desicritics.org
There are many things to speak of regarding such major modern novels; in spite of that, I’ll try to make this brief – albeit in two parts.
An associate gave me this book some twelve years ago. It’s not that I didn’t...
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Feb.06.2011
I received several rejection letters from publishers and editors over the years saying they liked Light Bringer, that the story was unique and well-written but they’d have to pass because they didn’t know how to sell it. My reaction each time was, “What????” I mean, it’s a book — you put it in a...
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Jan.16.2010
Wow, what an awesome ride. Piloting a Kamov Ka-52 sure was fun, but more importantly it gave me a great aerial view of my surroundings, to keep sight of potential threats from Al The Clone, with plenty of great early warning systems, radar and multi-form targeting options. After a brief joyride, I...
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