Jan 13, 2018 | Marketing, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by my author friend, Charles E. Yallowitz. Charles is on a blog tour to promote the latest release in his celebrated Legends of Windemere series, Warlord of the Forgotten Age. After 19 years, his series is coming to an end, so he’s the...
Jan 11, 2018 | Entertainment
January 3rd marked Tolkien’s twelfty-sixth (126th) birthday. I apologize for not being here to celebrate and raise the customary toast to the Professor. To make it up to you, I’m sharing here some Tolkien-inspired memes that never fail to crack me up....
Jan 9, 2018 | Marketing, Publishing, Writing
After a short break, I’m back with news of several publishing courses now available for only $10.99 (down from as high as $200)! If, like me, you’ve attended any Udemy courses in the past, you will surely have heard of the New Year Resolution offer...
Dec 31, 2017 | Entertainment
I know I said I’d abstain from posting for a couple of weeks, but I found this lovely video and I had to share. As another year is upon us, I find myself pondering that classic wish, “Happy New Year.” It’s not years that are happy, though,...
Dec 25, 2017 | Events and Giveaways
It’s Christmas today, and it makes me think of everything that’s happened this year. I’m fighting a nasty cold (celebrating my tradition of falling sick during any holidays or break) and I’ve decided I need a much-needed rest. So, I’ll be...
Dec 23, 2017 | Entertainment
I first shared this back in 2014, but I came across it the other day and I had to repost. Apologies if you’ve seen it twice! As you seemed to enjoy last week’s post, Are you in a Regency Romance Novel?, I’ve got another one for you, also by The...
Dec 21, 2017 | My Publications
In late 2016, I made an extraordinary decision: I would hit the writing pause button. Obviously, this was not an easy decision to reach. I made it for a number of reasons: By working simultaneously on both writing and marketing, I felt I wasn’t doing justice to...
Dec 19, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Arliss Veldhuizen. Arliss Arliss is the Managing Editor of Trekbible, a blog which covers everything from travel intel and inspiration to destination guides and resort reviews, as well a social media editor at IncomeStore. She is also a writer...
Dec 17, 2017 | Blog hops tours & reblogs
One of the most common mistakes I see when browsing friends’ blogs, is that they upload their images and photos unoptimized–i.e. full-sized. This matters for a number of reasons, top among which are the following: Large images mean you may run out of...
Dec 15, 2017 | My Publications
You may remember how Azure Fire Publishing has both hired me to be their Editor-in-chief and asked me to publish my fantasy/sci-fi books with them. I now have some more exciting news to share: Patakis, the largest Greek publishing house, has bought in advance my next...
Dec 13, 2017 | Events and Giveaways
December FKBT Rafflecopter Giveaway Free Kindle Books & Tips is partnering with eNovel Authors At Work to produce a stellar giveaway for this month. Check out the books on Books Go Social and Join in on FKBT’s website. Alternatively, use the form below....
Dec 11, 2017 | Marketing, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by a great friend of this blog, Pete Johnson–aka Beetley Pete. Pete shares here his experiences as an Amazon reviewer. Being An Amazon Reviewer: A Personal Experience I have been buying things online from Amazon ever since it started to get...
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...
Dec 7, 2017 | Random Musings
Since March 2016, Amazon has been offering both print and e-book giveaways. Goodreads, however, has only been allowing giveaways of print copies. As my author friend, Elle Boca, notified me the other day, this will no longer be the case. Goodreads will be introducing...
Dec 3, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by my author friend, William R. Bartlett. It continues his discussion of all things firearms. Part 1, Introduction, was published in late October. Today, Bill explains how semi-automatic handguns work and describes some common writing blunders....
Nov 27, 2017 | Maps and Infographics
TED-Ed Original lessons feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Educator Claire Bowern and Director Patrick Smith have produced a great little film that explains the origins of English. As they explain, when we talk about...
