Good Monday morning to you and let’s start the week off with a book giveaway. It’s the e-version of my own How To Write A Romance Novel…getting it written and getting it published. It’s loosely based on some of the writing workshops I teach and has chapters on writing a synopsis and cover letter and…
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In The Hot Seat with Olivia Starke
Let’s kick off a new week with another In The Hot Seat. This time it’s the turn of one of my critique partners, Olivia Starke. And she’s has a prize giveaway too. A copy of one of her books from Decadent Publishing. All you need to do is leave a comment and she’ll pick a…
Evernight Birthday Blog Hop
Welcome to the Evernight Publishing Birthday Blog. Check my Web site at www.vanessadevereaux.com for my own prize giveaway to help them celebrate. Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than…
In The Hot Seat With Ann Brown
Let’s start October with another author in The Hot Seat… Currently Reading… The Edge of Courage by Elaine Levine, a fellow Coloradan. The Edge of Courage is a contemporary romance about a young man struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and I like that the hero is a man with a flaw, a real man…
In The Hot Seat with Richard Hacker
Currently Reading…. I’ve got rather eclectic taste. I just finished READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline, which was a hoot. He sets the story about thirty years into the future where much of the population plays and lives inside an interactive virtual game world called OASIS. Lot’s of 1980’s and gaming trivia, so if you’re…
In the Hot Seat with L. K. Below
Kicking off the week with another author in the Hot Seat… Currently Reading…. Unearthed by C.J. Barry Currently Watching…. Republic of Doyle (filmed in the city I call home, St. John’s, NL) Guilty Pleasure… Cheesecake Best Advice You Ever Got… At least one good thing will happen each day. If you look for it, you’ll…
In The Hot Seat with Linda Rettstatt
Wednesday’s Hot Seat with Eppie Award winner Linda Rettstatt- Currently Reading…. Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews. Her books are always light-hearted and fun. Currently Watching…. nothing in particular, since everything seems to be in summer reruns. But I get more writing done this way. Guilty Pleasure… Oh, I gave up guilt. But I…
In The Hot Seat with January Bain
Kicking off Monday with another In the Hot Seat… Currently Reading…. A reread actually, Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. Had an idea to do the same for Zombies because what if a very small town is suddenly dealing with a “Zombie Virus”. How would “normal” people react to such a horrific event affecting their friends…
Head to the Marketing Summer Camp
Thought you might be interested in this- Marketing Summer Camp is a free, two-day online conference designed to help authors learn the basics of marketing and promotion, and to fine tune skills already obtained. It will include guest speakers, pitch opportunities, prizes, top giveaways, and plenty of learning and fun. It will be held on…
In The Hot Seat with Sue Moorcroft
We kick off a new week with Sue Moorcroft in the Hot Seat… Currently Reading…. Unstoppable by Suzanne Brockmann. This is one of her early books but, owing to the power of Kindle, it’s now easy to get in the UK. Currently Watching…. Um, I don’t watch much TV, to be honest. What I…