Tyrean Martinson has won a copy of Death of a Bride and Groom by Allan J. Emerson Tyrean blogs at Everyday Writer Congratulations, Tyrean and thanks again to Allan for being here and offering the giveaway.
The Saturday Report
First of all, don’t forget to leave a comment at Allan J. Emerson’s Thursday guest post if you are a U.S. or Canada resident and want a chance to win a copy of his debut mystery, Death of a Bride and Groom. Meeting Jake I’m off to The Eclectic Reader this morning to attend Pam …Read More
GETTING THE WORD OUT: Social media and I have an uneasy encounter … by Allan J. Emerson
I think there’s a basic conflict for many writers, when it comes to marketing. By nature, we tend not to relish the role of salesperson. But nowadays, it’s not enough to write the best book you can. You have to publicize it too, even if your lack of skill at doing so leaves you feeling …Read More
Chuck Sambuchino Wants to Make You Laugh…or Does He?
I have a copy of How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack in the top shelf of my bookcase, easily accessible, just in case. It begins: “Keep reading if you want to live. Call them what you want. Garden gnomes. Lawn ornaments. Little evil outdoor statuary hell-bent on world domination. It doesn’t matter. What does …Read More
Book Review: Mosquitoland, a YA novel by David Arnold
According to David Arnold’s bio and author photo, he’s a relatively young guy with a wife and a young son. I’m not sure why he decided to write a YA novel from a teen girl’s point of view, but I’m sure glad he did. The story of Mim (Mary Iris Malone) in Mosquitoland is a …Read More
Writer Pitch and Pitch to Publication … by Samantha Fountain
Thanks, Patricia, for having me as a guest blogger. The past few months have been crazy busy as WriterPitch.com prepares to host its first ever event. For those of your readers who don’t know what WriterPitch is let me divulge: At the beginning of this year I, along with my wizard web developer brother, created …Read More
Book Review Monday — Two for the Price of One
My lack of motivation and energy in most other directions has left me with lots of reading time, so I have two books by Colorado authors to tell you about today. First is Seeds by Chris Mandeville. This novel is a post-apocalyptic adventure that moves along at a very swift pace. The disaster that took …Read More
The Saturday Report: I Think I Have Spring Fever
The Week…Ugh This wasn’t a good a week for me. Non-productive. Boring. Achy from walking lopsided because of the crutches and walking boot. Finally stir crazy after all these weeks at home babying the broken foot. Ignoring the things I need to do to my new website/blog. And creeping doubt at my ability to get …Read More
The Genre Shuffle … Everyone Should Do It! … by Richard Keller
Pat, thank you once again for dragging me into the world of the Internet in order to guest on your brand new website/blog/auction site/car repair knowledgebase. The Global Gigantic Spider Web is something new to me. I didn’t realize there was so much free porn; hence, the reason for the lateness of this essay. I …Read More
A Mini-Review of Napier’s Bones by Robert Spiller
I was a big fan of the first two Bonnie Pinkwater novels, so when I heard Spiller was publishing book #5 in the series, I was eager to get caught up on the series. Each of the book titles is based on mathematics, so it should be no surprise that the author, as well as …Read More