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Book Review – The Edwin Drood Murders by Christopher Lord

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The Edwin Drood MurdersChristopher Lord Print Length: 199 pages Publisher: Harrison Thurman Books (September 22, 2013) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00FE1TLUU Available in paperback and as an e-book, this is a story filled with over-the-top characters, except for Simon Alistair, bookstore owner and main supporter of Dickens Junction, where people come

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A Few Thoughts On Picking What Story To Tell

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Please welcome David Grace as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. His approach to choosing what to write about sort of fits mine. In this era of “branding” it is recommended that a writer stick to one genre and one market, but I find that difficult. Story ideas just come to me, and it is hard to ignore

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Do Free Loss-Leaders Help Book Sales?

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That is a question that has been debated a lot in recent months. With literally millions of books in the KDP Select program that may be offered free at any given time, the competition is stiff to get your book noticed and get strong results. The first time I offered a book, One Small Victory,

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Book Review – Death Never Sleeps by David Grace

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Death Never SleepsDavid GraceFile Size: 609 KBPrint Length: 312 pagesPublisher: Wildside Press (June 20, 2013)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00DJ7JH6O This book opens with a real shocking scene when Homicide Detective James “Big Jim” Donegan and his partner, Chris Hunter, are called to a park where a body was found in a wood

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Sale on E-Books

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All Untreed Reads And Distribution Titles On Sale 50% Off This Month At Kobo! The folks at Untreed Reads just let me know that Kobo is running a special sale for the rest of this month. There is a coupon code that will give readers 50% off their purchase. Every title by Untreed Reads

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Review of Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson

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No, you haven’t lost an entire week, nor have I forgotten what day of the week this is, but instead of my usual Friday’s Odds and Ends, I am doing something different today. It started when Yolanda Renee notified me that she had some reviews of my stories over at her blog, Defending The Pen. Of

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Jewish Ladies Telling Jokes

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Please help me welcome Laurie Boris as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, as she chats with one of the characters from her latest book, Don’t Tell Anyone. Meanwhile, I’m over at the Blood Red Pencil with some tips from Kristen Lamb about writing prologues. Hi, Maryann. Thanks so much for inviting me here today with Estelle Trager,

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Book Review – Don’t Tell Anyone by Laurie Boris

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Don’t Tell AnyoneLaurie BorisPaperback: 232 pagesPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 9, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1481152092 Right from the beginning I connected with the central character in this story, Liza, who is awakened in the early hours of morning after partying half the night and she wonders if her husband, Adam, “…is still dancing with Cara

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Book Review – March by Sunni Oveend

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MarchSunni OverendFile Size: 461 KBPrint Length: 244 pagesPublisher: Sunni Overend; 1 edition (May 31, 2013)Pages: 300 (approx 70,000 words)Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9875667-0-6Ebook ISBN: 978-0-9875667-1-3 The opening of this story reminded me of The Devil Wears Prada. Apple March, working at a retail clothing store, is under the thumg of her overbearing boss, and the dialogue between

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Blogger Book Fair – M Pepper Langlinais

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Welcome to the fourth day of the Blogger Book Fair, organized by the amazing Kayla Curry. This has been a great week so far, and I’ve already found several books that I’ve added to a list of those to buy. What about you? Before we move on to my guest today, I want to remind

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