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FREE Download of Historical/Vampire novel Written In BLOOD preview now available

In the advent of the publication of my book Written In BLOOD in January I am offering free downloads of a sample PDF containing 10 chapters from the edited portion. The book is still in final draft and I hope to have it published by as late as January 25. Meanwhile, the PDF will be available until the end of the current year. To order, visit the product page at http://www.antellus.com/book/WrittenInBLOOD.html. Written In B… Continue

Added by Theresa M. Moore on November 13, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments

AND THE WINNER IS…! BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest

A Little Knowledge! Of my three stories presented, A Little Knowledge is the Week 4 Winner for the contest with 55% of the vote! What does this mean? Well as a weekly winner, A Little Knowledge will go on to the semi-finals to once again be put to the vote. It will also be featured in the next BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Anthology. Once again I’d like to thank everyon… Continue

Added by CJ Black on November 9, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Missing Story - Comfort Zone - BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest

Earlier there was a problem with one of my stories, Comfort Zone. Another author’s story was mistakenly placed in that slot today. The problem has been corrected by the contest administrator and now Comfort Zone is ready for your perusal. If you’ve already voted for today, please accept my thanks and if not,here’s your reminder! Also those who have voted feel free… Continue

Added by CJ Black on November 2, 2009 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Reminder to Vote! CJ Black week at the BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest.

This is your daily reminder (if up haven’t already) to VOTE for my stories at the BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest! The entire week of 11/2/09 thru 11/8/09! Please check your event calendars if applicable for all the information or click on the link. It will be greatly appreciated! And thank you if you have voted! http://www.bettersex.com/t-erotic-fiction-contest.aspx Continue

Added by CJ Black on November 2, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

CJ Black Week - BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest - 11/2/09 thru 11/8/09

The BetterSex.com Erotic Fiction Contest is entering its 6th year. Each week three stories are showcased for the readers to vote on. As previously stated my story Trade was the Week 9 Winner for 2008/2009 and I'm very excited about my submissions this year because I have my very own week with three of… Continue

Added by CJ Black on October 29, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Crossroads published

Readers, who like LeCarre and Forsyth novels and movies, might also like my recently published CROSSROADS thriller. My The Raven Affair should be published by the end of 2009. My third novel, Last Flight to Rome, requires further work before submission. My fourth novel, Tunnel, is still in the 'formative' stage. Interested readers can find my novels and their progress at http://www.SNEDELTON.com". I have received a couple of complimentary reviews and I am e… Continue

Added by steven nedelton on October 23, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

A Conversation with Award Winning Author Mary Ann MacAfee

CONVERSATIONS with RENÉE presents MARY ANN MACAFEE author of FROZEN TEARS OCTOBER 22, 2009 9:00 PM EST http://www.blogtalkradio.com/YolandaRenee/2009/10/23/A-Conversation-with-Author-Mary-Ann-MacAfee-1 CALL IN AT (347) 215-9536 Mary Ann MacAfee, a former financial executive in entrepreneurial environments, has earned degrees in accounting and finance. After completing a literary fiction-writing program at the University of Washington and several UCLA writers’ workshops, her short… Continue

Added by Yolanda Renee on October 16, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Lucid Receives a 4 Star Review!

Manic Readers Review: Sloane is a typical college student who spends her free time hanging out with her friends. Her best friend, Alex, and Alex’s boyfriend, Silas, begin talking about dreams and their significance on one such occasion. Over the next few days, Sloane’s dreams become more and more detailed and disturbing. She enlists the aid of her friends in dispelling her belief that one of her dreams is, in fact, real. Every day she becomes more and more afraid to fall asleep and dream… Continue

Added by Katherine Angela Yeboah on October 14, 2009 at 5:38am — No Comments

Lucid – A Novel About Lucid Dreaming

Lucid by Katherine Angela Yeboah Sloane Solomon is a beautiful, young college student who lives in the vibrant city of L.A. She first hears about ‘lucid dreaming’ from a friend, who intrigues her with descriptions of dreams so lifelike, so vivid, so unlike any she has ever had before. And when he explains how she can achieve them, by focusing on her hands when she suspects she may be dreaming, Sloane can’t wait to give it a go. Sure enough, her first lucid experiment does not disa… Continue

Added by Katherine Angela Yeboah on October 14, 2009 at 5:34am — No Comments

On Vampire Fiction And The Strange Synergies Within

By synergies, I mean the odd coincidence of similarities among different writers of vampire fiction. I think that the only difference was expressed in the strange name Anne Rice picked for her quintessential vampire "Lestat", and Chelsea Yarbro's "St. Germain". But apart from those I have been frequently amazed at the sameness of both names and situations. It is not unusual for the vampire to be thematically paired with a fair damsel and a jealous lover. The eternal triangle must b… Continue

Added by Theresa M. Moore on September 29, 2009 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Get Spooky! How about some time with The Witch Tree?

Just in time for Halloween, I've excerpted my story, The Witch Tree at my Candid Canine blog, Jimmy thought he'd found Utopia... until they came. Now it's a battle, of life vs. death... him. vs. them. Who will win? **… Continue

Added by Christine Verstraete on September 27, 2009 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Book Review: Shinan Govani's Boldface Names

The National Post's resident gossip columnist, Shinan Govani, just published a new novel entitled Boldface Names. Read all about it here... Or check out my other articles and book reviews. Continue

Added by MissAndree on September 13, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Dreamcatcher- Some of Stephen Kings best work

Dream catcher By Stephen King Overall Rating: Dreamcatcher is when this man’s talent shined. Stephen King is one of the most over rated authors of our time, I have read some of his works like Tommyknockers, Eyes Of The Dragon, Firstater, The Dark Tower Series and they (for me) ranged from mediocre to bad, well for the most part bad that’s something I could write a essay about all on it’s own. Then I picked up the book called Dreamcatcher and I expected the same sort of stuff I’ve read before.… Continue

Added by Samie Foster on September 11, 2009 at 9:31pm — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with “Kathi Macias”

A Book and a Chat with Kathi “Easy Writer” Macias.… Continue

Added by Storyheart on September 4, 2009 at 6:34pm — No Comments

Sins of the Father Blog Tour (Aug. 24- Sept. 4, 2009)

This tour is for Angela Benson, author of Sins of the Father (Avon 2009).

VISIT THE FULL SCHEDULE AT:… Continue

Added by Tywebbin Virtual Book Tours on August 15, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

TIME - It Either Runs You, or You Run IT

TIME - Our Most Precious Commodity --by Robert W. Walker I nearly forgot it was time for another Friday blog, and it got me to thinking about time itself. There is that nagging feeling that Time is a man-made concept but whether it is Mother Nature or the brainchild of mankind that has us all wearing time on our wrists, it’s here to stay. One thing college taught me was that either you control your time or it will control you. I was no perfect student and I had to struggle to get whatever grade… Continue

Added by robert walker on August 15, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

Next By Michael Crichton Smoothie Review

Next By Michael Crichton Overall Rating: Dull start, but adds up to a terrifying tomorrow So to all of our knowledge this is the last published book written by Michael Crichton. His last novel was one that was different than all of the rest. With every book he wrote something involving a scifi issue. But this was something that he never attempted before. He wrote about a terrifying future of science if it is not controlled in this book Next. So it’s hard to explain what this book is about. B… Continue

Added by Samie Foster on August 12, 2009 at 9:54pm — No Comments

Never Judge a Book by its Genre

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Added by Anthony S. Policastro on July 28, 2009 at 10:57pm — No Comments

The Last Woman Standing Blog Tour (August 3-7, 2009)

This tour is for author, Tia McCollors. Her latest book release is The Last Woman Standing (Moody Publishers, Lift Every Voic… Continue

Added by Tywebbin Virtual Book Tours on July 28, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Prestwick by David Hough - Out Now

Three pilots, three crippled aircraft but only one can land. A freak mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force jet. What’s left of the planes’ crews struggle against the clock and overwhelming odds to save their on board survivors. But no a… Continue

Added by BeWrite Books on July 23, 2009 at 3:51am — No Comments

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Helpless

Over the Holiday weekend I took a good look at my house and that familiar helples feeling washed over me again. It seemed like an insurmountable task to get the place in order. It still does.

I spend so much time writing and promoting after I do my day job, what little time I have left is precious. Still, sometimes I just have to buckle down and ignore my compulsion to write and make myself clean house instead. I tackled the spare bedroom, which had clothes and all kinds of other articles strewn over the bed, on the floor, and anywhere you can think of, compliments of myself and the DH, who were equally guilty. I did make some headway, which made me feel good, but if I had more time I know I could do better. Also, there are so many other projects left to do if I were to get the house really into shape. I'm wondering how much I'll get done before Christmas, when I have my family over.

Maybe over the weekend I can get more done, that is, after I do the Illinois sales tax form first, which is due by the end of the month. I've got almost all of my check statements, except one, which I think I can find online, so maybe I can get that done. You may have guessed I'm not the most organized person in the world.

Anyway, let's see how far I can get cleaning up. I've got this kindle on loan from the library, with about 9 days left on it, and lots of good books on it beckoning to me. I've got some great ideas for stories I want to start and others I want to continue. I've got some blog buddies I haven't visited for a while. I wonder what will win out. (g)

What about you? What do you do about housework? Does it get in the way sometimes?

PS The not so surprising results are up on the left for my EZ poll. I'll have to do a harder one some time.

New Killer Career Excerpt at Acme Authors Link

Hi Gang,
Today, I've got a new Killer Career excerpt up at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ . This one continues from the first excerpt I posted on Monday at http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/

If you're curious about my recently released romantic suspense, come on over to one or both blogs to check it out.

Thanks,
Morgan

Time Out for Kindle Reading

Our local library has 8 kindles available for its patrons. The DH and I both got on the waiting list, mainly so I could use one. His number was reached and we picked up the kindle on Sunday afternoon. Now I've got a kindle to read for 2 weeks! So far I'm really loving it, especially the current book I'm reading, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

What about you? Do you own a kindle? Or, have you tried someone else's? Would you like to?

Who's Doing Cyber Monday?

I'm very carefully going to check out the Cyber Monday deals. I have a few items in mind that I plan to buy, but it would be very nice if they'd go on sale and save me some money. I won't be spending much. Can't afford to do so this year.

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