Mar 20, 2014 | Interviews Features and Reviews, My friends' Guest Posts
Janice is the author of Loving Nate. She has kindly agreed to be interviewed here as part of her blog tour. Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing? I was born in Guyana, South America but grew up on the East Coast, of the USA. The time I spent...
Mar 19, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, My friends' Guest Posts
As readers of my blog will have surmised by now, I don’t often read romance, preferring the more nerdy genres of fantasy and sci-fi. Still, there’s no denying the allure the genre holds for many. In the interest of expanding this blog’s scope, then,...
Mar 19, 2014 | Entertainment
I found on Buzzfeed a wonderful list of all American presidents and what they REALLY liked to read. Whereas I could see how some books matched the presidents that read them, I was impressed -and slightly shocked- by some of the books. There actually is an American...
Mar 17, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing
Chloe Leigh Corin posted today an excellent article comparing reading a novel to starting a relationship. She then shares six great writing tips that also apply to dating: Explicit Intro: On average, talking about sex when first meeting someone isn’t a good...
Mar 17, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
Today is Monday, the beginning of another week of work and despite a fantastic sunshine here in Athens, Mondays are always tough. Writing, as always, is my solace but I also need human support and companionship. Today I heard from a reviewer who, although he was...
Mar 16, 2014 | Entertainment, Random Musings
The weather is fantastic today in Athens: plenty of sunshine with temperatures around 17-18 degrees (Celsius, that is!). So, we have started thinking about the coming summer, our holidays and the nice little summer siestas we take when it is too hot. And then,...
Mar 15, 2014 | My Publications
I have some exciting news for Pearseus fans: To celebrate the upcoming publication of Mad Water, the third book in the Pearseus epic fantasy series, the first two books will be on various giveaways and promotions between March 20th and 27th. Namely: On Sunday 23rd and...
Mar 14, 2014 | Random Musings
I read this today and it felt good. And I had to share the goodness. We live in an era where rich people try to help out through charities, philanthropy, fighting disease, helping the poor and so many other worthwhile causes. I like that. I like the idea that...
Mar 13, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Marketing, Publishing
Smashword analyzed over $12 million in sales for a collection of 120,000 ebooks from May 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. The study represents the most comprehensive analysis todate of how ebooks from self-published authors and small independent presses are behaving...
