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Guest Blogger: Author JO ANN HERNANDEZ on Revising at http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/guest-blogger-author-jo-ann-hernandez.html
November 7, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
My guest host today, Jo Ann Hernandez is sharing her expertise on revising on my blog. Jo Ann is author of the awarding winning novels: The Throw Away Piece and White Bread Competition.
My guest blogger today is Charles Jacobs. Charles has some interesting information on POD that will surely clear up some misconceptions. He also writes tips to help you write, publish & promote your work.
http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11...
Several months ago, the distributor for my novel Dead Witness, Nancy Wise from Sandhill Book Marketing, suggested I contact Theytus Books about publishing my novel Broken But Not Dead. I did. And last Saturday, October 17, I signed a contract. Not...
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Author of DEAD WITNESS
- Do You Have A Website?
- http://joylene.webs.com
- About Me:
- Metis Canadian, I've been writing for 25 yrs. I recently retired as an emergency response member, & now spend my time working online at DeadlyProse. I live with my husband, our 4 cats & 1 dog on Cluculz Lake in central BC. In my spare time I teach T'chi.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- The Bleeding Heart by Marilyn French
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
The Traveller by John Katzenbach
The Other Side and Back by Sylvia Browne
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump by Susan Haley
Heaven's Prisoner's by James Lee Burke
Black Heart by Eric VanLustbader
The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders
The Client by John Grisham
The Last Juror by John Grisham
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Coles Books, Pine Centre Mall, Pr. George, BC
Books & Company, Pr. Geo, BC
It's awe inspiring to be surrounded by so many talented & gifted writers. This is definitely a nice place to be.
Excerpts of my work are available at:
cluculzwriter.multiply.com
Unfortunately, you have to click on my blog site to access it.
Excerpts of my work are available at:
cluculzwriter.multiply.com
Unfortunately, you have to click on my blog site to access it.
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POD and Self-Publishing
My guest blogger today is Charles Jacobs. Charles has some interesting information on POD that will surely clear up some misconceptions. He also writes tips to help you write, publish & promote your work.
http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/pod-most-misunderstood-ca...
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joylene
Author of Dead Witness
Broken But Not Dead set to be released by Theytus Books 2011
"Man's heart away from nature becomes h… Continue
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joylene
Author of Dead Witness
Broken But Not Dead set to be released by Theytus Books 2011
"Man's heart away from nature becomes h… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:56am —
Good News
Several months ago, the distributor for my novel Dead Witness, Nancy Wise from Sandhill Book Marketing, suggested I contact Theytus Books about publishing my novel Broken But Not Dead. I did. And last Saturday, October 17, I signed a contract. Note the gigantic smile on my face:
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 9:30am —
An Interview with author Martha Engber
An Interview with Martha Engber, author of The Wind Thief and Growing Great Characters from the Ground Up.
Martha wrote her first book at the age of seven. About flowers, or "flawrs," it included many lovely illustrations, including a painfully elongated, but happy, brown horse with a mouthful of daisies. Having just finished the project on the way to school, the smell of Crayon still fresh on her hands, she walked into the classroom beaming and handed the professionally stapled b… Continue
Martha wrote her first book at the age of seven. About flowers, or "flawrs," it included many lovely illustrations, including a painfully elongated, but happy, brown horse with a mouthful of daisies. Having just finished the project on the way to school, the smell of Crayon still fresh on her hands, she walked into the classroom beaming and handed the professionally stapled b… Continue
Posted on October 5, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments
Keith Pyeatt, author of STRUCK
My friend Keith Pyeatt will be guest blogging here next week, so in anticipation, I thought now would be a good time to introduce him and his book.
Keith and I met online in 1997. He's the reason my suspense novel DEAD W… Continue
Posted on August 10, 2009 at 1:30pm —
Story Breakdown
I'm in the middle of doing movie plotting exercises because I've hit a wall with my work-in-progress. II'm hoping they'll spark some ideas. Monday, I watched Get Carter twice in one day to see if I could pinpoint its turning points.
Get Carter is about an enforcer for the Las Vegas mob going home to attend his brother's funeral. It stars Sylvester Stallone and is directed by Stephen Kay. If you're into screenwriting, you must purchase a copy. Under Special Features, Mr. Kay does a… Continue
Get Carter is about an enforcer for the Las Vegas mob going home to attend his brother's funeral. It stars Sylvester Stallone and is directed by Stephen Kay. If you're into screenwriting, you must purchase a copy. Under Special Features, Mr. Kay does a… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
Things People Say and Do at Book Signings
Saturday was a Killer Career book signing at Barnes and Noble in Schaumburg. I just love the way they do their posters, by the way. Very professional looking.
It was 70 degrees outside, which is an unusual temperature for November. Needless to say, not everyone wanted to waste such a beautiful day by pending it inside a book shop.
The usual assortment of customers did come by, some asking me questions about how long it took to write my book, how I got started, and how many books I'd written.
Some said they'd never heard of me. I've heard that one before. (g)
What was surprising is that three children, not at the same time or with the same party, asked for my autograph - two on the back of bookmarks, one on a slip of paper. That usually doesn't happen. Maybe it's the economy. I don't know if their parents put them up to it, or if they thought of it themselves.
One person asked about my book and then said she doesn't buy from Barnes and Noble, but online instead. Since she was in the store, I can only assume she was scouting there for books first. I don't know.
Oh, yes, a variation on the restroom question was, "Where are the dictionaries?"
Another took the time to show me some missing pages in one of the magazines.
What about you? What questions have people asked you at book signings? Anything that stood out at a book signing you'd like to share?
New Review for Killer Career
I'm happy to report a new review for Killer Career, this time from Lucille P. Robinson, from Sassy Brit's Gang athttp://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/killer-career-morgan-mandel-choice-one.html
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
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Here's a recent review I just received for my newly released novel, COMA.
This suspense thriller has everything to keep readers intrigued: a witty, unconventional hero; an exciting plot that delivers non-stop action from beginning to end; a seemingly unstoppable villain; and a couple beautiful women vying to domesticate the loose cannon. This one would make an explosive movie. Think Bourne, or the Bruce Willis version of The Jackal, then multiply by ten and you’ll have an idea of what the movie version of COMA would be.
Review by Laurel Johnson/Associated with Mid West Book Review.
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Bill
Glad you got a copy of the book. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for offering the review, I'll look forward to hearing your opinion of my humble offering.
Thanks also for offering to put a link up on your blog for me. My website is www.freewebs.com/brianlp and the bok has a site at www.freewebs.com/astudyinred
I don't have seperate blog as I have so many on the Ning networks, but you could include the one here on Book Place which is http://morganmandelbooks.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=twmockj5fzne
Thanks a bunch, and enjoy the book.
Best regards
Brian
One last note: I've always enjoyed writing in the female POV. Having two sisters and being raised by my mother, much of it comes rather easily.
Again, be well,
William
Be well,
William
Be well,
William
This is the link for the paperback at Amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1554045274/sr=1-1/qid=1205086280/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1205086280&sr=1-1&seller=
All of the others have it as well of course, and the publishers have a link to take you straight to Amazon.com if you want the paperback from http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.php?ISBN=1-55404-524-X
It is selling far better in paperback than e-book I must say.
Hope this finds you well, and I hope to see you at the Candian Authors Network soon.
Best regards
Brian
I've heard about the post in Canada. The book is available from Amazon.ca, but it may be quicker (and cheaper) to get it from Amazon.com in the US. It's funny, I have a Canadian publisher but the book is delivered faster if ordered from the States. By the way, you might like to join me at The Candian Authors Network at http://canadianauthors.ning.com/
(I was allowed to join because of my publisher being in Canada.
Look forward to hearing from you again soon.
Best regards
Brian
I do hope you enjoy A Study in Red. It should keep you on the dge of your seat at the very least, I hope. Most people have said in their reviews that they found it hard to put down, so I hope it draws you in as it has so many others. I'll be interested in your thoughts on it when you've read it.
Warmest Regards
Brian
Thanks for your congratulations. I appreciate it very much. I hope you enjoy my books if you get any of them. 'A Study in Red' is doing especially well just now. One of our dogs (we have 6 rescue dogs) is abit like that. We have to exercise Alfie on a horse's lunge line because he loves to run off and do his own thing. Mind you, we've only had a short itme and are still training him, so there's hope yet.
Best regards
Brian
If you have a moment on a sleepy January day, do drop by my latest interview at Unusual Historical Blogspot.
There's a copy of Duking Days Rebellion being offered in a draw too, just leave a comment at the end of the blog.
Unusual Historicals Blogspot
http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com
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