Author Feature: Julie Ryan, Author of Pandora’s Prophecy
Julie Ryan piqued my interest when I found out she had set her entire Greek Island mystery series in Greece: “Jenna’s Journey”, “Sophia’s Secret” and "Pandora’s Prophecy." So, an author feature seemed to be in order! The Usual Your books are set on a Greek island....
How to Score Great Amazon Reviews: Resources and More
With the recent controversy on the issue of reviews, triggered by Amazon's decision to remove all of Christoph Fischer's 1,700 reviews, it seems this is the issue of the day. Contrary to popular belief, Amazon does not require that you've bought a book in order to...
10 Do’s and No-no’s of Fantasy Languages: Guest Post by Charles E. Yallowitz
One of the great things about building a platform is the wonderful people you get to meet. One such person is Charles E. Yallowitz, author of the epic fantasy series Legends of Windemere. The latest book is Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue. He also just released a...
Call to Arms – Book Marketing Results
Following my Call to Arms, a number of you responded by sharing with me your book marketing experience. I now have about a hundred responses by some fifty authors. Although some of the responses were expected, there were quite a few surprises in there for me....
Book Giveaway: Nonlocal Science Fiction #1 FREE for 3 Days!
To celebrate the launch of the second issue of Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine, Dan is giving away the first one for free! You can download it on Amazon from June 10th through the 12th. You can see which stories are included in Issue #1 on Dan's website (they...
Cover Reveal: Pearseus, Rise of the Prince
You may remember how I mentioned the other day I had rated my book covers and the Pearseus ones had not done so well. Partly as a result, I was having them redesigned. The redesign was done by Alexios Saskalidis of 187Designz. He's a great designer, easy to work with...
My Two Top Tips to an Aspiring Writer
I was talking recently to Joe of The Ladders, a comprehensive career resource for professionals that takes pride in helping people in diverse demographics with their career no matter what the field. Joe had an unusual question for me: what would I advise someone...
Book Gorilla Author Page and 3-day Quote Challenge
Book Gorilla Author Page I usually post every other day, to avoid clogging up your mailboxes. Still, I occasionally have something to share between days, so I make an exception. The first thing I wanted to share today is my new Book Gorilla page. Book Gorilla is one...
Unusual Jobs Held by Famous Writers
As you may know, my day job is in web design, through my company, Istomedia. I often daydream about working as a full-time author, but that may have to wait until I'm a pensioner, it seems. Still, reading posts like this, from Unplag.com, anti-plagiarism online tools,...
Cover Reveal: Nonlocal Science Fiction Magazine, Issue 2
You may remember the ground-breaking Nonlocal Science Fiction magazine from my February cover reveal, or from my interview with publisher Dan Dombrowski. Yes, the one that included "Shoot the Devil," a short story by yours truly. The second issue will be released on...
Author Feature: Geoffrey Saign, Author of WhipEye
When I posted the great news about Runaway Smile being an award-winning finalist in the 2015 International Book Awards, many of you very kindly wished me best of luck at winning. It did not, with the honor going to Geoffrey Saign, author of WhipEye. Turns out we have...
English Pronunciation – a Poem
I found this on Tickld and just had to share! According to the original post, if you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. And, after trying the verses, a Frenchman...