October 2011 Blog Posts (464)

Today I am interviewing Rochelle Weber, author of the newly released ROCK CRAZY! She is opening up about her background, suffering from bi-polar disease that leads to rage attacks, her new book AND some fabulous writing tips! 

Thanks for being with us today! I am just going to jump right in and start asking questions!…

Beta Reader is the place to rave about the latest un-puttable-down book you've just read. Share your passion with other readers: Simple: just post, comment and link! It's that easy. While you're there, check out what kept others burning the midnight oil, clicking the page turner anxiously to find out what happened next: Beta Reader

See you there!

Julia

Frank Colatosti was kind enought o send me this on October 27th, 2011 He was the hypnotherapist who inspired the group in London where Bill and Maggie first realize they knew each other in a past life. His e-mail address is available at the bottom of this post.…

The third installment of our Gay History Month celebrations comes courtesy of legendary author Dorien Grey. Visit The Untreed Reads Blog to keep up with what we're up to.

The old saying goes, “Write what you know.” I do. I…

I first saw Tom at the Different Light bookstore on Castro Street. Our eyes met across a table of coming-out novels, and I felt…

For those who've read Holden's first book Alice in Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland, the fluid rhyming scheme and clever lyrics of Twilight…

Last night we posted a fun interview with Nancy Holder who has written many Buffy and Angel tie in novels http://kingsriverlife.com/10/22/horrorfantasy-book-reviews-for-your-halloween-reading/

Lorie Ham

Yep, a tentacle monster. Although, I don't think he likes to be called that. 

I had the opportunity over on my blog to sit and chat with the tentacle monster from Peter Hansen's upcoming release First Watch. It was an...interesting...experience.



Hope you'll come check it out. There is also a giveaway running this week for a winner's choice of any one backlist book from authors Rachel Haimowitz, Aleksandr Voinov, L.A. Witt, Brita Addams, or Cat Grant. All comments…

The speed at which the sales of Kindle and other digital ebooks have taken off has been quite spectacular. Amazon online sales of digital books are now greater than sales of all other printed book forms. My own Kindle Books are already outselling the paperbacks by more than 4 to 1. With the recent launch of Google eBooks this trend may well accelerate.

Now the ease of self-publishing in digital form makes it possible for anyone to publish and…

That's right--DLite is offering ebook publishing for only $30! This offer includes cover design and book formatting. Your book will be uploaded to our site where others will be able to view or buy your work. And you, the author, keep all rights plus 75% of all sales.

DLite also offers a range of customized publishing option. Our services include self-publishing, formatting, proofreading, editing, cover and interior design, web design and PDF file creations. We offer…

Jezebel Jinx, star MC of Painted Jezebel, is under the gun (seriously), she’s a suspense, mystery romance author (filled with humor through it all) and is faced with some deep questions from Ravencraft’s Romance Realm’s Kay Dee (me).

It’s fun…Jolie Pethtel’s Main Character speaks up…loud & clear.

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I’m Stephen King.  Really, that’s my name.  No, not that one.  I’m the other Stephen King, or TOSK as I sometimes sign my blog posts and other works.  No. I didn’t write all those scary books.  No, I don’t live in Maine; it’s one of the few states, in fact, that I’ve never even visited. 

Yes, I’ve been answering questions with the above phrases for most of my life.

I’m Stephen H. King.  I didn’t write the scary books, but I did write Married to Mars, a…

THE PORTABLE MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING by The New York Writers Workshop

THE GIST:

MFA holders and professional writers write about how you don't need an MFA to learn how to write.

THE VERDICT:

See my review of this writing guide at A Kindle in Hong Kong.

Do you think an MFA is a good investment?

Flash fiction by Kelly Jameson.



Lol! Why love a zombie? "He’ll never say to me, 'Get me a beer, you stupid betch.' Ok, maybe he will, but I won’t understand him because it will sound like, 'eturggeeretch.'"



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