Earlier this week, I was invited to an online chat by DeNita Tuttle of Author Island. For anyone who is interested in following it up, it’s a Yahoo group and you have to register for their newsletter and join the group before you can follow the chat but it can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AuthorIslandChat/?yguid=311140674
All the chatters were American, and as interested in the humour as much as the plot of Melmerby Manor, but the biggest problem with it was the timing. We began at…
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Posted by David Robinson on May 16, 2008 at 12:00pm —
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The readers of A Study in Red continue to give it some very good reviews. This short one just appeared on the Amazon UK site.
I'm delighted that people seem to be enjoying the book so much
Regards to all
Brian
Fantastic read, 15 May 2008
By Mrs. Doreen E. Oakley - See all my reviews
I could not put this book down, riveting and so well researched.Well done Brian I am on the lookout for more of your work.
Thanks
Doreen E Oakley
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Posted by Brian L Porter on May 15, 2008 at 6:02pm —
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A CK2S Kwips & Kritiques Recommended Read
Nominated for The Authors Lounge Cover Art Design Awards for May 2008, where voting is still open at http://www.talauthors.com/TAL/RomanceandMoreAwards.htm
A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper'… Continue
Posted by Brian L Porter on May 15, 2008 at 8:13am —
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Wednesday May 14 –
You are invited to read a couple of interviews with Dyan. Remember Dyan is sharing the truths about the items in her toolbox. It isn’t a “secret” – these truths have been around for centuries. The secret is learning how to make these changes happen.
http://www.wordsiview.blogspot.com/
http://startwithfacts.blogspot.com/ - Intuitive Cooking and Eating…
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Posted by Nikki Leigh on May 15, 2008 at 4:02am —
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I frequently get asked what prompted me to write a story about a mother who kills. It's a fair question. If you told me five years ago that I'd be writing about this subject, I might have looked at you like you had banana peel shoes. (And if you do own a pair of banana peel shoes, I mean no disrespect, but I hope you have good insurance.)
Ultimately, I did write about the subject of maternal filicide, but not without a good bit of trepidation. Though JANEOLOGY is set in motion by this troubling…
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Posted by Karen Harrington on May 15, 2008 at 3:00am —
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Recently an old classmate of mine from Randolph High School back in Massachusetts got in touch with me via e-mail. He caught me up on a few things in his life, and a few things about a mutual friend and classmate. With our 30-year high school reunion coming up in October, it got me to thinking about where my life has been. He mentioned in his e-mail that I should try to send a note home to let everyone know whether I would be attending, and to let them know what I’ve been up to. This is a summar…
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Posted by Ron Adams on May 15, 2008 at 1:48am —
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Urban Echoes Entertainment is thrilled to announce the formation of yet another exciting partnership for Ghostwriter Extraordinaire (GWE): a promising new collaboration with Asta Publications! Through its newly formed union with GWE, Asta Publications will offer book video trailer creation as an integral part of its comprehensive marketing services, allowing its ever-growing fa… Continue
Posted by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire on May 14, 2008 at 11:58pm —
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Urban Echoes Entertainment is thrilled to announce the formation of yet another exciting partnership for Ghostwriter Extraordinaire: a promising new venture with the one and only APOOO Books! Through their newly formed collaboration, the two groups will provide authors from all walks of life with the opportunity to have video trailers created for their books, as well as have th… Continue
Posted by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire on May 14, 2008 at 11:52pm —
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Lights! Camera! Action! The literary scene just keeps looking better and better! Among our latest portraits in prose: two healthy slices of tasty poetic pie, a winding tale of forced delusion, and the adventures - and misadventures - of a no-nonsense female private eye who makes Shaft look tame...
Visit us today and enjoy:
Raindrops (Besa Kosova) – 4 Stars!
5 Shots (Jemir Johnson) - 5 Stars!!!
Christianity And The Great South Land (T.A. Hooper) - 4 Stars!
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Posted by Apex Reviews on May 14, 2008 at 4:18pm —
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Here's the latest review to appear on the Amazon.com (US) site. I particularly appreciate this lady's words as she appears to be something of a Ripper student who normally doesn't read fictional works on the subject. I read her other reviews of a number of ripper books and four stars appears to be her top rating for any of them
Regards to all
Brian
Worth it...., May 14, 2008
By Deborah K. Dobbins "Saucy" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
I usually don't like Jack the Ripper fiction wo…
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Posted by Brian L Porter on May 14, 2008 at 12:51pm —
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The May edition of Southern Mysteries with a Side of GRIT is now available. Friends and fans can submit their email address to receive the newsletter at my website, http://www.mkimsmith.com -- if you are looking for an informative fun writing zine, this one is for you!
I am considering a little change to make it more mystery -writer friendly, but that will be in issues yet to be created. This month, there is something for the freewriter! Check it out!
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Posted by Kim Smith on May 14, 2008 at 4:12am —
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Posted by Steven Clark Bradley on May 14, 2008 at 1:00am —
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It has been a very difficult few days, our worst fears confirmed. One of my son's college age friends went missing on Wednesday night, and her body was found this morning. She had been kidnapped, robbed and murdered. There are many stories circulating out there, and I'm not entirely sure what the whole truth is. But she had gotten into some trouble in the past year, and had agr
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Posted by Colleen Breuning on May 13, 2008 at 6:54pm —
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There is no way to overstate the fact that the political, mora…
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Posted by Steven Clark Bradley on May 13, 2008 at 3:49pm —
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'A Study in Red' has this morning reached the heady heights of #16 in the Amazon.co.uk Jack the Ripper books bestselling listings, it's highest position yet. Yesterday it was at #41, so some serious sales have taken place in the last 24 hours to cause such a meteoric rise up the chart. I never thought my book would ever appear in a Best Seller list of any sort, so I'm more than thrilled with it's performance.
I'm delighted and amazed at such a sudden surge in interest in the novel. I kno…
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Posted by Brian L Porter on May 13, 2008 at 11:01am —
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Im Schatten des Himalaya
von Satis Shroff
Themen der Geschichten und Gedichten sind u.a.: Kampf um Demokratie (My Nepal: Quo vadis?), Transition (Wenn die Seele sich verabschiedet), und die Stellung der Frau (Bombay Bordel, Nirmala: Zwischen Terror und Ekstase), die verführerische Bergwelt (Die Himalaya rufen, Die Sehnsucht der Himalaya), das Leben in der Fremde (Gibt es Hexen in Deutschland?), Soldatenleben und Krieg (Der Verlust einer Mutter, Die Agonie des Krieges, Kein letzte Sieg),…
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Posted by Satis Shroff on May 13, 2008 at 8:57am —
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A promising executive at a London management consultancy firm, Amy Scott meets Mike, a wealthy hotelier, at an executive workshop. Despite his engagement to a wealthy socialite, Amy instantly desires Mike and pursues him. With the odds against her - not to mention her morals fraying - is Amy's pursuit forbidden and overly ambitious...? Just how far is she prepared to go...?
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Posted by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire on May 13, 2008 at 4:08am —
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The following message has appeared on the forums at Casebook.com, one of the world's leading sites dealing with research and information on the Jack the Ripper crimes of 1888. The writer of the message is the subscriptions manager of The Whitechapel Scociety 1888, another prestigious organisation which holds regular meetings in London for the purpose of studying the Ripper crimes and Victorian London's history in general. What a wonderful review!
Hi Brian
I too have registered my vote.
Hav… Continue
Posted by Brian L Porter on May 12, 2008 at 6:53pm —
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Captured with the Camera
By Thomas Palfy
Author Bio: Thomas Palfy left his native Hungary following the crushing of the 1956 uprising by Soviet troops. He settled in Melbourne, Australia in 1957 and studied industrial chemistry there. Thomas worked mainly in th…
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Posted by Author & Book Promotions on May 12, 2008 at 6:35pm —
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Keeping your event calendar
up to date can determine if
a website visitor purchase
your book or not.
Think about! You visit a
website and the calendar
displays holes and inactivity:
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Posted by C.F. Jackson on May 12, 2008 at 4:20pm —
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Hi there!
Well, I’m happy to say that I got many wonderful pictures while visiting Germany this season. I was able to get landscapes, and old castles, and hundreds of pictures of Laura! That should make it easier to illustrate the next book. Right now I’m completing the next story (book 2) and storyboarding at the same time—it’s how I prefer to work. I think I definitely have enough new material for my next two books which was my goal, so I’m glad for that. I also plan to do a little experiment…
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Posted by Amber T. Kingston on May 12, 2008 at 3:02pm —
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The self-published winner of Canada's most prestigious literary humor award now has a publisher. (See "
Self-Published Author Wins Prestigious National Award," May 1.)
Douglas Gibson Books, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, beat out the two other Canadian publishers who had expressed interest in…
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Posted by Mark David Gerson on May 12, 2008 at 1:30am —
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Posted by Sol on May 11, 2008 at 9:34pm —
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How will your life be different in 2011?
“But by 2010 or so, many Middle Eastern nations will themselves be past the midpoint, World [oil] production will then have to fall.” – Oil and the Future of Energy, Scientific American, The Lyons Press, 2007
“General Motors has set itself an even more ambitious target of selling hydrogen cars by 2010.” – Climate Change, Robert Henson, Rough Guides, 2008
“Desalination is also the most high-tech and most international part of the water industry… Continue
Posted by H. Court Young on May 9, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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She is diabolical, she is deceitful, she is dreadful, she is a killer, and she's a mother that no child wants to have. She is the nightmare no real man wants to have. Kidnapping and murder have devoured her fat soul. My skillfully written crime fiction novel is heart pounding, thought provoking, jaw dropping, and wickedly informative. Its funny buy very serious. In Raw Deception Two, Dee Moore is going to get very pissed. She meets and falls in love with her garbage man and he winds up breaking…
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Posted by George Wilder Jr. on May 9, 2008 at 3:48pm —
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It is very good to be aware of where our children are and what they are doing; but what about women and other vulnerable adults staying safe as well? As adults, we are the only ones who can tell ourselves what we can do to stay safe. Here are a couple of pointers:
Don’t park in an area that will be dark and shielded from view, especially if you know it will be after nightfall when you go to retrieve your car. Use valet parking when it is available.
Always be aware of your surroundings, and thi…
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Posted by Zada Connaway on May 9, 2008 at 12:54pm —
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that she wants to grow up to be a "Mommy and do the dishes."
That's reality, kids. Proof positive that though I may be a selling-author, dirty dishes never sleep.
In authory news, today I received a review from duh, da, DA DUH - ReviewYourBooks. A clever title for a website if there ever was one. This reviewer believes that JANEOLOGY is filmworthy. Filmworthy!! I know, I know. Calm down and do the dishes, Karen, before you start thinking about who would play the roles of Jane and Tom.…
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Posted by Karen Harrington on May 8, 2008 at 9:39pm —
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Job cuts, high energy bills, skyrocketing gas prices - we know just how tough times are on everyone. It's even tougher when you consider the fact that, because of financial constraints, many of your plans & dreams have to be put on hold or abandoned altogether just to get the bills paid.
If you're an author, this probably means you have a manuscript - or two or three - you've been hoping to get published for months/years now, but you just don't have the funds to make it happen. You've done…
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Posted by De Novo Publishing on May 8, 2008 at 9:10pm —
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De Novo Publishing is proud to announce the publication of Words Of Inspiration: Speak Healing, the new collection of poetry by Robert T. Sells! The second installment in the Words Of Inspiration series, Speak Healing focuses on spiritual healing through divinely inspired poetry sure to touch the spirit and stir the soul. In it, Sells offers powerful procl… Continue
Posted by De Novo Publishing on May 8, 2008 at 9:06pm —
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Posted by Sol on May 7, 2008 at 11:29pm —
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Spring is a time for renewal and rebirth. It is the perfect time to begin your personal healing journey. Most people have things that they want to improve and to change in their lives. We have the ability to change things and to improve our situations, but we need the proper tools to make it happen. Dyan Garris has assembled a toolbox filled with the tools that are needed for your healing journey. One of those tools is her book Money and Manifesting.
Over the last couple of months, I've worked…
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Posted by Nikki Leigh on May 7, 2008 at 9:46pm —
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Hello Everyone!
I just received the most exciting news while I was in Bavaria. “Laura and the Leprechauns” has been named a finalist in the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the category of Interior Design, Children’s/Young Adult! The Benjamin Franklin Awards recognizes small and independent publishers like me, which is truly nice. Just to be a finalist is such an honor and a surprise that I just had to share the news with you. The awards ceremony is on May 29th—just around the corner, really—so…
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Posted by Amber T. Kingston on May 7, 2008 at 3:42pm —
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I haven't posted a blog in some time in here, figured I might as well get caught up since I am sitting at home waiting on the insurance adjuster to do her thing. We suffered some roof damage thanks to all these spring storms, and now have to deal with the fall out. I dread my next insurance bill.
I have finished my second book in the series, working title, Buried Angel. It has been a very difficult birth, but hoping the revision/edit phase will go smoother.
so.... who's the next American Idol?
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Posted by Kim Smith on May 7, 2008 at 3:33pm —
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This is the latest review of
A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper which was posted on the Amazon.com site on May 6th. I'm delighted that so many people seem to be enjoying the book and are taking the time to add their thoughts to the Amazon sites both in the USA and UK.
A Study in Red, May 6, 2008
By Sharon Davies - See all my reviews
This is a truly wonderful book - one of the very best 'thrillers' I have read in a very long time. It is fabulously well researched… Continue
Posted by Brian L Porter on May 7, 2008 at 8:30am —
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Janeology just received a 5 Bolt review from the
New Mystery Reader. Woo!
To celebrate the event, I have a couple first edition, signed, hardback copies of Janeology to give away to my most creative friends.
All you have to do to prove your creativity is write a ten word story about a dysfunctional family. (See, Jane’s family is pretty dysfunctional so, well, you get the idea.) It can’t be under ten words. It…
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Posted by Karen Harrington on May 6, 2008 at 3:58pm —
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Posted by Steven Clark Bradley on May 5, 2008 at 11:30pm —
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Are You Giving Your Book Profit
Away? What purpose is there to
send your customer to
Amazon.com?
Weigh the two: profit vs. ranking
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Posted by C.F. Jackson on May 5, 2008 at 9:50pm —
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Mob princess Angela Cantolino-Boothby wants her runaway husband back. So do her brothers, the kingpins of the Cantolino crime family, as well as a host of dubious characters. Buffalo P.I. Joe Banks heads to the Florida Keys to find Robert Boothby, and soon learns that all these people aren’t just missing Robert’s charming personality. Will Banks get caught in the squeeze?
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Posted by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire on May 5, 2008 at 6:43pm —
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Step one: Make sacrifices to get the book written
Charles Bock, author of Beautiful Children, has said,
"Truth is I worked on this novel for 10 years. Not ten years of watching Seinfeld at 11 PM. Ten years of a high priority in my life. When I was dating the woman who is now my wife, I would only go out with her two nights a week because I couldn't give more time to that.
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/authors/oh_for_the_love_of_bock_76019.asp
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Posted by Karen Harrington on May 5, 2008 at 4:50pm —
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Since my arrival in Bavaria, the action has been non-stop. It usually is with all the sightseeing we like to get in. On my first day there, all of my cousins and friends came to greet me and my family. Upon seeing me my cousin Matthias (whom I appropriately made a leprechaun named “Maddy” in “Laura and the Leprechauns”), he hugged me and said, “On Tuesday you will come with me to school and talk to my class about America, English and writing.” Since he hadn’t posed this as a question, I was a li…
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Posted by Amber T. Kingston on May 5, 2008 at 2:16pm —
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When the hands of your journey reach down to guide
and that still small voice says you failed
Remember your shoes that have come through it all
Their laces have helped you prevail
One store gave you shoes of the rarest kind
Not only to try on but wear
One gave you shoes just like all the rest
To judge if life has been fair
The rarest of shoes are made from truth
And can walk you through any test
Through winds of lies and perceptions of men
This shoe lifts you over the best
I”ve had shoes from…
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Posted by Colleen C Smith on May 4, 2008 at 11:35pm —
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We know he is the master of horror. We know he started life dirt poor. But I just discovered (after watching the Stephen King biography via youtube -- the link is on the front page--) he found it hard to write his next story after Salem's Lot. He had many starts that seemed to go nowhere. This was when he moved from Maine to Boulder, Colorado.
In frustration thinking he needed a break, he asked some of the locals to stay for a holiday. They pointed him to a hotel that was about to close for the…
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Posted by Writer113 on May 4, 2008 at 10:32am —
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Ok guys, now it's time to vote for your favorite cover art for May's B…
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Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on May 1, 2008 at 3:26pm —
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'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has been nominated for the Authors Lounge Cover Art Design Awards for May 2008.
Voting has now opened, and runs tro the end of the month. Could I ask any of my friends who feel kindly disposed towards the book to visit
http://www.talauthors.com/TAL/RomanceandMoreAwards.htm and if you feel the book cover has merit, to place a vote which would be greatly appreciated.
Cover artwork was by the brilliant Deron Douglas at Double…
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Posted by Brian L Porter on May 1, 2008 at 11:00am —
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Posted by AuthorAnastasia on May 1, 2008 at 9:59am —
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Posted by Steven Clark Bradley on April 30, 2008 at 10:05pm —
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All right, here's my newest information. Stolen Identity has been released. Cursed Blood and Stolen Identity are both doing well! The only difference is the fact that Stolen Identity is available in two forms--e-book and paperback so its selling more than one way!
I've been continueing on my updates on my website. My newsletter will be coming out again tomorrow. Its not the usual one like I wanted but its getting the information out which is what it was intended for. My writing site is still up…
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Posted by Amber Rigby Grosjean on April 30, 2008 at 3:58pm —
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I don't know how some people do it.
They blog daily, so…
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Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on April 30, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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Please check out my revamped Web site and let me know what you think. I do hope you enjoy yourself while you're there. I've added a few new links, or I should say my niece added some new links and changed the layaout. She has done quite a few Web sites and I love her work. Her link is at the bottom of my site if you're interested in seeing some of her other work.
http://www.barbarawatkins.net
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Posted by Barbara on April 30, 2008 at 5:30am —
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We’re wrapping up the final days of Dyan Garris’ virtual book tour to promote Money and Manifesting. It’s been a great month and we have an interesting option for people who read Money and Manifesting. We’ll also be sharing information about all of Dyan’s products the middle of May. If you would like to participate in that tour – contact me for details (nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com).
Tour stops this week –
Monday April 28 –…
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Posted by Nikki Leigh on April 30, 2008 at 3:01am —
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Every mother speaks with a unique voice, and, if you’re Joia Barone, you manage to do so from “the other side”…witness this true story of a fiery Italian mother who commands attention in death by maintaining a unique bond with her son from the “great beyond,” remaining a voice to be heard.
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Posted by Ghostwriter Extraordinaire on April 29, 2008 at 4:17am —
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Having an email address that's branded
with your domain name creates a marketable
and professional email address.
Are you using the hotmail or yahoo
email services when it comes your
business, such as business cards,
flyers, or website?
How series are you about your product,
your book?
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Posted by C.F. Jackson on April 28, 2008 at 5:05pm —
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Posted by Steven Clark Bradley on April 28, 2008 at 4:32pm —
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Just snuck in to blog this. I'm new: check my profile for info. I'll be gne till after the 15th.
see you then. Looking forward to exploring the site
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Posted by susie hawes on April 28, 2008 at 4:49am —
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Can I tell you a secret?
But you mustn’t tell a soul. You can NEVER tell a soul. The islanders would never forgive me and might indict me for her murder. No, I meant disappearance. I never get it right and I’m afraid I’m unraveling slowly, which is why I must tell my story. My… Continue
Posted by Candy Adderley Dawe on April 27, 2008 at 7:56pm —
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Chit Chat
Nimrod Rising - Tick Tock Part Two
Yet another 5 Star review for 'A Study in Red'
Grappling with a dark subject: What drove me toward writing about Jane Nelson's crime
GWE Partners With Asta Publications!
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An Excerpt from my book 'If She Had Only Said Sorry'
