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Mar.27.2011
Last month we were graced by Irina’s presence as she told us about her book, Rediscovering The Power of “No”, and today she’ll give us a peek at her new book Friends, Enemies, and Everyone In Between.
Irina, welcome back to the blog :-) Would you remind us about your background, the purpose of your...
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Mar.24.2011
In the two posts, World Crises And The Fiction Writer ~ Can They Help Humanity? and Two Post Mashup + A Video ~ Writers’ Responsibilities, various ideas of the writer’s responsibilities to society were explored.
One of the comments, from a man who has taught English for over 40 years, was...
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Mar.23.2011
Reprinted from: http://nfaa.wordpress.com The video is in the original post...
Words are critically important for readers, writers, and publishers.
Words are the substance of knowledge, the means of communication, and one of the most mysterious fashionings of humans.
Publishers use words as...
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Mar.22.2011
Reprinted from: http://nfaa.wordpress.com The video is on the original post...
Earlier this month, I wrote a post called, World Crises And The Fiction Writer ~ Can They Help Humanity?.
Four days ago, I read Ollin Morales post, What Ever Happened to The Timely Artist?
In his post, Ollin said:
“…...
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Mar.20.2011
Reprinted from: http://nfaa.wordpress.com/
Very pleased to have Shalon with us today :-) Let’s get this interview moving…
Shalon, where are you from and how old are you?
I am from Canada and I am 33–the magic age where you begin to question “WHAT am I doing with my life?” and more importantly...
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Mar.18.2011
Reprinted from: http://nfaa.wordpress.com
I’m an author.
I’m published, too.
Oh! For those who don’t know, “writer” Must be applied to those who have written but not yet published. If you read the first two sentences of this post again, you’ll notice that I used “author”, which, according to...
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Mar.16.2011
I’m delighted to welcome Jessica to our blog today!
I met her at Little Bonobo’s Book Cafe :-)
Let’s begin, Jessica.
Where are you from and how old are you?
I’m from San Diego, California, but I’ve lived in England for a few years now. I’m 25.
When did you begin writing and can you remember how it...
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Mar.15.2011
Today’s interview is with Lindsay Buroker from E-book Endeavors. I first met her in Twitter-land and was fascinated by her Goblin profile pic :-) Let’s get this interview rolling!
So Lindsay, tell us a little about yourself.
I’ve worked as a lifeguard and been a soldier in the U.S. army, but for...
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Mar.15.2011
I’m engaged in a discussion over in the forums of BestsellerBound about why the theme of my soon-to-be-published book will make it hard to sell.
I knew as I planned and wrote it that it would be, at the very best, a niche-book–of interest to a rather small audience.
While I certainly didn’t even...
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Mar.13.2011
I’m glad we have Gwen here today for an interview. I’ve been following her excerpts from a story on her blog and I’m happy we can learn a bit more about her as a writer :-)
Gwen, where are you from and how old are you?
I am from Tennessee. I am in my late 40s, married with 5 children and 2...
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Mar.11.2011
So someone writes a book and wants other people to buy it.
The day that book comes out, there will be at least 2,000 other books seeing the light of day.
Hence, all the talk about pre-publication promotion, author platforms, and a writer’s audience.
If you try to do everything that everyone says...
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Mar.09.2011
I’m so happy Haley said yes to an interview! Let’s get it rolling…
Haley, where in the world is your home?
I am from Wenatchee, Washington.
When did you begin writing and can you remember how it felt inside, back then?
I began telling stories when I was four. My parents would write them down for...
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Mar.09.2011
Here I go again, inching out on that limb I keep bending with the weight of speculation…
The title of today’s post could seem useless as a question since folks can point to a multitude of works of fiction that have aided humanity, to varying degrees, in its seemingly never-ending struggle.
To...
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Mar.08.2011
Because of the very special nature of BestsellerBound, this post is for Readers, Writers, and Publishers.
I’ve already had author interviews with the three Resident Authors of BestsellerBound: Darcia Helle Here, Stacy Juba Here, and Maria Savva Here.
I’ve also interviewed Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick,...
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Mar.07.2011
It gives me much pleasure welcoming Joel here today for the interview. He gave me (and a lot of other people) a wonderful gift that he’ll be explaining :-)
Welcome, Joel ! Where are you from and how old are you?
I’ll be 52 on my next birthday. I’ve just forgotten when that is. Oklahoma is my...
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About Alexander
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Alexander’s Favorite Books
The Morgaine Sage, Crime and Punishment, October Light, Snow Crash