Jul 3, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Maps and Infographics, My friends' Guest Posts
I was recently followed by Soraya Corcoran of SMC Cartography. Soraya has drawn some amazing fantasy maps, so I asked her for a guest post on her craft. She was happy to oblige, so feast your eyes on her brilliant art and read her tips on world-building. And if you...
Mar 25, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Margaret Wellwood, a children’s book writer, editor, and grandmother. Margaret offers here her take, with links to some of her favorite stories for sharing. How Can We Teach Little Ones to Value Books and Stories? Nine Tips from the Trenches...
Jan 19, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews
In my last post, I mentioned how two of my favorite Greek authors, Marina Gioti & Kostas Krommidas, are giving away one of their books this week. Marina is an illustrator and author of children’s books. Kostas is an actor and romance author. They have a lovely...
Dec 9, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a powerful Category 4, hit the island of Puerto Rico causing catastrophic effects. I was recently asked by Natalia of AllTheRooms to share their post on the numerous ways you can help the animals caught in the recent...
Aug 13, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Marketing
ReaderLinks I have mentioned my author friend John Logsdon a number of times in this blog. Not only is he a book marketing guru who has helped me a lot with my own books, he has also been developing ReaderLinks; a website to help Indies in their everyday struggle to...
Aug 11, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews, My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by the makers of Write!; a new app developed specifically for writers who wish to avoid Word’s or Scrivener’s clutter and distractions. I have tried it out and it works as advertised. If you’re on the lookout for a new writing...
Jul 27, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Earlier this month, I was interviewed by the wonderful Gwen Plano in RRBC’s Rave Waves BlogTalkRadio “Behind the Pen” show. We discussed Emotional Beats, personal philosophies, and writing tips. The interview is now live on blogtalkradio.com for...
Jul 17, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Readers of my blog will have come across author Charles E. Yallowitz. Charles is a regular here and one of the most prolific authors I know, best known for his epic fantasy series, Legends of Windemere. One of the more memorable characters his fertile imagination has...
Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Marketing
I recently received a comment on one of my posts, asking me to add Booksprout to Steve’s post on Instafreebie. As I hadn’t heard of Booksprout, I wanted to hear more about it. In response, its founder, Chris Leippi, kindly sent me this guest post...
Jun 24, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
This post is part of the Rave Reviews Book Club Pay-It-Forward; an initiative to introduce club authors to new readers. As Jan Sikes is a frequent visitor of my blog, it gives me great pleasure in introducing her to you. Jan Sikes Multi-Award winning author, Jan...
