Jan 19, 2017 | Maps and Infographics, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Sierra Delarosa. Sierra is a freelance writer, musician and content writer for Global English Editing. 11 Science-Backed Ways Writing Improves Your Mind, Body, and Spirit For many of us, writing is a practical tool. We use it to communicate our...
Jan 17, 2017 | Marketing
My author friend Autumn Birt recently shared her results with promoting a free book on various smaller promo site. Specifically, she wanted to test her hypothesis that by submitting two different free books (one fantasy and one thriller) on several free advertising...
Jan 15, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts, Interviews Features and Reviews
Yes, I borrowed the title from the well-known Month Python sketch from Life of Brian. Knowing my interest in religions and history, Electra got me The Evolution Of The West by Nick Spencer, based on a recent review by The Economist (from which I’m quoting...
Jan 13, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts, My Publications
Pearseus: Endgame, the nail-biting (if I do say so myself) conclusion to the Pearseus series, ends not with a whimper, but with a bang. With quite a lot of bangs, in fact, the greatest of which occur during the Battle of Fennel Bay. This is not-so-loosely based on the...
Jan 11, 2017 | Events and Giveaways
January seems to be a particularly good month for reading. Or, if you’re like me and have a bulging tbr list as it is, a particularly bad one, as there’s a number of awesome giveaways. Not just of the “one lucky winner gets it all” kind, but of...
Jan 9, 2017 | Marketing
Chris McMullen alerted me to a brand new Amazon initiative that aims at supporting Indie authors: the #PoweredByIndie hashtag. Amazon is encouraging indie authors to use the #PoweredByIndie hashtag on relevant social media posts, namely your own writing resolutions...
Jan 7, 2017 | Free Stuff, Maps and Infographics
I do a lot of my own design work, and I know that many of you do, too. I guess it’s one of the perks of being an Indie author; for better or worse, the only limit to what we do is our imagination. And our skills. Which is why I thought you’d enjoy these...
Jan 5, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts, Interviews Features and Reviews
While I wait for your feedback on what kind of posts to focus on this year, I will kick off this year’s posts with a seemingly unusual question: What do you get when you combine history with a murder mystery? Answer: The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian...
Jan 3, 2017 | Random Musings
With the coming of the new year, I realized I am now entering my fourth year of blogging. In this time, I have published some 800 posts. Some were more successful than others, of course, during my experiments with various formats and topics. As I was looking back and...
Jan 1, 2017 | Events and Giveaways, Interviews Features and Reviews
Happy New Year everyone! And yet, while the champagne is still chilling, I can practically see many of you rolling your eyes and groaning. For many, 2016 was quite the disaster. What good can Brexit possibly bring in 2017? Or Trump, to be sworn in as POTUS in a mere...
Dec 29, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts
In a recent post, I described the many ways Medieval scribes and readers would transport their treasured books. There was one kind of book in particular that demanded its own post. Enter the Irish cumdach or ‘book shrine’. As Erik Kwakkel of Leiden University...
Dec 27, 2016 | Fun Historical Facts
My Kindle has a couple of thousand books in it. Yes, thousand. Its size? smaller than most of my books and small enough to fit my jacket’s inside pocket. Nowadays, we barely spare a thought for the amazing fact that we can carry with us more books than an entire...
Dec 25, 2016 | Entertainment
Once again, Christmas is upon us, and I realize this is the third time I celebrate it with you, my online friends. As a small thank-you, I’ll offer you three nuggets of wisdom. No, not from three wise men, but from yours truly, to put you in the...
Dec 23, 2016 | Events and Giveaways, My Publications
It’s time for your Christmas shopping, and I am here unashamedly trying to get you to buy my books to give you a helping hand by lowering the prices of my book bundles for the holiday season! E-books are the ideal gift for the holidays: no trip to the mall is...
Dec 22, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
Exciting news for sci-fi fans! I am participating in the New Year eBook Giveaway with the recently rewritten Rise of the Prince. Two people will win all 28+ Science Fiction novels, while an extra 28 lucky individuals will win one copy each (randomly selected titles)....
Dec 21, 2016 | My Publications, Writing
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, listing beats you can use to convey: Worry A simple “he frowned” is the...
Dec 19, 2016 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
This is a guest post by Benjamin Chiang, an enthusiast of good advertising, deep thinking, labor issues, and chocolate. As a writer, his work has appeared on www.fivestarsandamoon.com, Yahoo, Vulcanpost.com among others. You can find him at www.rangosteen.com or...
Dec 17, 2016 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Interviews Features and Reviews
Return to Windemere in THE SPIRIT WELL! Born from the light and darkness, Dariana can no longer avoid her fate. The final corrupted temple stands between the champions and Baron Kernaghan having their great battle. Only one problem: the Compass Key refuses to work...
Dec 16, 2016 | Events and Giveaways
I hope you’ll join me tomorrow, Saturday the 17th, when I’m hosting on Facebook the Fantasy & Science Fiction Network Christmas Sale from 1 to 2 pm EST. If you find yourself at home, be sure to drop by and say hi. One lucky winner will win an updated...
Dec 16, 2016 | My Publications, Writing
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, listing beats you can use to convey: Surprise Everyone loves a twist,...
