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Audio Podcast: Blogsites vs. Websites

Blog vs Website (Click this title to listen) Duration: ½ hr. Be entertained! Listening to these two dynamic speakers, Jo-Anne Vandermeulen and Larry Brooks, sizzle with energy. For the second half of the show, they encou… Continue

Added by Jo-Anne Vandermeulen on August 17, 2009 at 9:52pm — No Comments

Literary Saturday - what is "Christian Literature"?

Normally I blog on a Saturday about that days radio guest, however today I did not have a rad… Continue

Added by Storyheart on July 18, 2009 at 1:57pm — No Comments

The Professional Blogger

I met someone this weekend that I didn't even know existed: a professional blogger. I may say more about her in future entries, but she was very interesting to talk to. She studies what subjects people will find you to read about, which is of course the way to build readership and therefore interest in whatever you're presenting, in my case, books. She suggested cats. I know, I know. It sounds, if I may, fluffy. Still, people love pets, so if you talk about yours, they tend to read what you wri… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 15, 2009 at 4:56am — No Comments

Trends in Marketing

It's entertaining to watch trends in any aspect of life, I suppose, and being a writer, I observe various fads and fancies in the writing business in order to decide what works for me and what doesn't. There is the rush to do book trailers, for example, and of course, blog tours. Lately, it seems that interviewing the characters in your books as if they were real is the hot thing to do. If I had to be totally honest (and I try to be here), I think they all sound like fun. Certainly I could put… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on May 12, 2009 at 6:37am — No Comments

Stop by and say Hi!

Stop by Talk About my Favorite Authors and see my interview with Phoebe Jordan! http://talkaboutmyfavoriteauthors.blogspot.com Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on March 10, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments

I guest blogged!

Aloha everyone! I guest blogged at Mila Ramos. Come check it out, and get to know me better ;) Visit Mila Ramo's Blog! Aloha, Dee -- http://www.deeshore.net http://www.vintagemermaidgraphics.webs.com Continue

Added by Dee Shore on March 8, 2009 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Coffee Time Romance gave Angel's Fire, Demon's Blood 4 cups!!

I wanted to share this-- ANGEL’S FIRE, DEMON’S BLOOD TAMELA QUIJAS ISBN#: Unavailable February 2009 Wild Horse Press E-Book $5.98 343 pages Paranormal Romance Rating: 4 Cups Lucien D’ Angel, a.k.a Luke Angeles, is a bestselling author and renowned paranormal investigator. He hosts a show called ‘Those Among Us.’ What people do not know is, the curse he has carried for almost four centuries. Evangeline Keegan, Eva, has a name meaning messenger of angels and fire. At the age of seven, she ran… Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on March 7, 2009 at 6:15pm — No Comments

E. Jamie has stopped by!

Visit author E. Jamie at tamelaquijas.wordpress.com as she tells us about her latest release, REDEMPTION Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on March 5, 2009 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Dust and Moonlight by Keta Diablo Scores Again!

My dear friend Keta wanted to share this wonderful review! Dust and Moonlight by Keta Diablo Scores Again! Publisher: Siren Publishing Buy Link: http://tinyurl.com/8tfc9v Lupa Says: You Need To Read this book! Kira Barton swears an oath to the dead girls she will find their killer. What she doesn’t know is that in her pursuit, she will be hurled into the distant past. Balion, Prince of Locke Cress, knows the forest nymph with lavender eyes will come to him. Hasn’t he dreamed of her every nig… Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on March 3, 2009 at 7:01am — No Comments

There's Pure Magic in the Air....

If you are a fan of Anne Sorgeson, stop by http://tamelaquijas.wordpress.com and see what's being said about her new release, Pure Magic Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on February 26, 2009 at 11:56am — No Comments

We Write Romance gave Angel's Fire 4 out of 4!

WWR Book Review Angel’s Fire, Demon’s Blood Tamela Quijas February 2009 Wild Horse Press ISBN# B001RCTE6Q Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Sensuality Level 3 Rating » 4 Stars of 4 “…reader will be glued to their seats…” Lucien D’Angel has roamed the earth for centuries. Cursed with immortality and an ability to see spirits, he has tired of life over the decades. According to the curse set upon him at birth, only Angel’s Fire can set him free. But Lucian has often wondered if it even exis… Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on February 25, 2009 at 6:57am — No Comments

Reviews

Reviews are right there with editing, in my thoughts. I really don't care for either very much, but they are a fact of life. Hold on, let me justify my frame of mind. Editing makes my eyes burn and my head ache. There is nothing worse than going through the rough copy of a novel, especially one that you have poured countless hours into, and deleting prospective scenes and phrases. I actually get to a point of where I don't want to open up the manuscript. I say this because, as any author can un… Continue

Added by Tamela Quijas on February 16, 2009 at 10:56am — No Comments

Need Guest Blog Reviewers

Well as you may know from my bio that I'm a full-time college student and I've just started the Spring 2009 semester of my Sophomore year last week. I'm already swamped with a lot of reading of very boring fiction literature and textbooks so I haven't been able to really update my blog with my reviews even though I'm still reading my books. So I'm trying to find some guest blog reviewers who can help me out for this month at least at my blog… Continue

Added by Phoebe Jordan on February 6, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Guest Blog and Contest

Today I have a special Guest Blogger named Linore Rose Burkard. I found her and her debute novel Before the Season Ends through a friends blog and I'm glad I did because I'm going to be reviewing her novel sometime soon. I really loved the cover of her novel along with the title but when I read the blurb of her book it really hooked me so I went to her website. I found this little trailer she had of her novel and after I finished watching it I knew I had to get in touch with Linore so I can revi… Continue

Added by Phoebe Jordan on February 4, 2009 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Give-a-way this Friday!

http://www.jademystique.blogspot.com/ http://www.dee-shore.blogspot.com Continue

Added by Dee Shore on February 3, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

February Is Different; I'm Asking You

This is going to be a weird month for me for two reasons. Right now my PC is at the repair shop, always a tense time. I wonder if it will recover from its ailments, if I will lose stuff I forgot to back up, and if the week they promised will turn plural. Using the laptop is okay, but it doesn't feel the same as going up to my office, sitting in the ergonomically correct position (well, I try), and getting down to business. The second half of the month we'll be traveling, doing a triangle tour o… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on February 2, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

How To Drive Traffic To Your Blog, Part 3

Last week we began our study of ways to drive traffic to your blog. Today I want to focus in on how to get the word out that you have a blog everyone needs to check out! Here are a few things I've learned: (See http://wordvessel.blogspot.com for the rest of this post.) Continue

Added by Cathy Bryant on January 26, 2009 at 11:10am — No Comments

How To Drive Traffic To Your Blog, Part 2

Here's the second part of "How To Drive Traffic To Your Blog." BREAK YOUR CONTENT INTO MORE THAN ONE POST I did this in yesterday's post, but I didn't do it merely to get you back here today. Posts that are too long tend to turn readers off. Not all content will allow you to do this, but some will. Take advantage of it. I also... (See http://wordvessel.blogspot.com for the remainder of this post.) Continue

Added by Cathy Bryant on January 24, 2009 at 8:15am — No Comments

How To Drive Traffic To Your Blog, Part 1

We all enter into the world of blogging for different reasons. For some it is a place to share thoughts and opinions. For others it is a source of income. For yet others it is an outlet of creative expression, or maybe an attempt to educate and influence others. Whatever your reason for blogging, we all have something in common. We want our message to be heard. The only way to accomplish that is by increasing traffic to your blog. How to do that? Let me share with you a few things I've learn… Continue

Added by Cathy Bryant on January 23, 2009 at 7:18am — No Comments

Bloggers: Join MyBlogLog to Extend Your Blog's Reach

MyBlogLog is a hook-up for bloggers, and more importantly, it is a way to spread your blog's RSS feed around. In simple terms, t his is good and it's something you want. The more places your feed shows up, the better for you and your traffic.

Why Join MyBlogLog? because it is a great way to get your blog seen more places, and really the point is that your blog feed gets greater reach when you spread it around. What to do: 1. Join… Continue

Added by Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady on January 20, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

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Are you ready?

I am so not ready for Christmas. I just realized I don't have much time either. One good thing is the DH is off Friday and possibly all next week, so I can give him a few chores to do, which may help some. I'm counting on him to put stamps and labels on the Christmas cards, and do a few things around the house to straighten it out some. Unfortunately, I'm the organizer in the family, so I can't expect too much on the getting-the- house ready front. That's pathetic, since I'm not very organized. (g)

Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.

What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?

Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author

Discovering Family in Cynthia's Attic

One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.

For instance. Did I bother to ask my grandfather what it was like playing in the first night football game in America?

Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.

Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.

I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.

That's why I'm writing adventures I wanted my ancestors to have; adventures I can enjoy with them through the eyes and voice of my character, Gus.

The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.

Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!

Mary Cunningham

Mary Cunningham is the author of the award-winning 'Tween fantasy/mystery series, Cynthia’s Attic. She is proud to announce the release of book four, "The Magician's Castle," Dec 1, 2009. Her children's mystery series was inspired by a recurring dream about a mysterious attic. After realizing that the dream took place in the home of her childhood friend, Cynthia, the dreams stopped and the writing began.

She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.

To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!

Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/

Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham

Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?

Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3

Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.

Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks

Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.

Thanks,
Morgan Mandel

Can We Talk?

I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.

Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.

I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.

What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?