Jul 19, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
Will you be in the UK on the 23rd? If so, you can attend for free the UK Lit Fest 2016 in Bradford. From 9 am to 5 pm you will be able to: Meet authors from around the country Talk to authors from all over the world in the festival’s international hub Learn all...
Jul 14, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
One of the classic books on getting reviews, How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon: A Guide for Independent Authors & Sellers, is free on Amazon right now. Written by Theo Rogers, an experienced Amazon reviewer, this book takes you behind the scenes and into the...
Jul 14, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts, Random Musings
I debated posting this for a while. I hate standing on a soap box, and this is a blog about books, not politics. But there’s so much going on worldwide at the moment that I’ve started feeling like an ostrich, hiding my head in the sand. What gave me the...
Jul 13, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
99c Pearseus July Deal Continuing the summer deals, here is another one: until the month’s end, both Pearseus: Rise of the Prince and Pearseus: Mad Water will be available on Amazon for just 99c (normal price: $3.99). Pearseus giveaway Amy Vansant is organizing...
Jul 12, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
Amazon Prime has become a great book resource for me. I particularly enjoy the opportunity to discover new authors for free, something I’ve found that encourages me to experiment more than usual. For that reason, I thought you might want to know that today only,...
Jul 10, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
I’ve recently come across these book offers that I thought you might enjoy: Comorbid by Lorelei Logsdon You may remember my friend and editor Lorelei Logsdon from my post featuring the Logsdon clan. As the tagline says, Lorelei’s latest book, Comorbid, is...
Jul 8, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts, Maps and Infographics
East is placed at the top. The sun and moon hold lush forests. Jerusalem is the center of the world. And dragons hold the globe up at the bottom. But there is one aspect of the Psalter World Map, created in the 1260s, that is even stranger: a line-up of grotesque men...