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Luck of the draw nets author a new writing tool
Woo-hoo! This hard-working writer just won a brand-new iPad! The contest was a promotional incentive from Demand Media Studios http://create.demandstudios.com/ to encourage its writers to sign up for the Google+ Authorship program. The Authorship program directs...
Seven things to do when you can’t sleep
Like the three main characters in my novel “More Than You Think You Know” I suffer from insomnia. Let me rephrase: Used to suffer. I’m still sleeping lighter and less, as many of us do as we grow older. Women of a certain age are particularly prone....
Affordably feed the need to read by borrowing library books on your Kindle or other e-reader
No shushing here; let’s give a cheer for National Library Week! http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/national-library-week-april-14-20-celebrates-role-libraries?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=amlibraries Freshly enamored by a visit...
Fifty Shades of Justice: When S&M erotica fails the reality test
“Stop!” No did mean no- as it always should - but that did not prevent a “Fifty Shades of Grey” sexual assault case from being kicked out of an Alabama courtroom in January. In a sleepy little town not far from the shores of Mobile Bay, a district court judge...
YA Fantasy novelist Corey LaBissoniere scores ‘Land of Enchantas’ publisher
Excitement is in the air as author Corey LaBissoniere's dreams for his YA Fantasy Land of Enchantas come true. It's hard to believe that at this time last year I'd just wrapped up content and line-editing on the book. I'm elated - and so proud of his accomplishment....
ABNA contest pushes novelist to perfect the pitch
“Toot Toot!” That’s my own horn sounding in the aftermath of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest’s Second Round Selections earlier this month. Here’s the pitch that moved my novel “Loop Dee Doo,” newly retitled "More Than You Think You Know," into the...
Gaslighted characters wonder ‘who’s crazy now?’
“Pfft, I never said that. What are you talking about?” “What did you do with my _____?” “Settle down. You’re worried over nothing!” If you’ve ever had anyone speak to you like you’re delusional when you know darned good and well that you’re not, you’ve been...
Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette … Author kicks the nicotine ‘butt’ her characters puff on
Click. Flick. Inhale. Ahhhh … Hailey and Robin are still puffing away at their “smokey treats” as they run down the rivers in my novel “More Than You Think You Know.” I, however, have recently packed up. Hold the accolades. It’s only been six weeks. And it’s only...
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