As many of you know, for the past year I have been 1/2 of the Geek Chick Radio show that airs every Monday on Blog Talk Radio. We love doing the show and have a huge listener base, unfortunately “geek” radio isn’t “marketable” and our ability to keep paying for … Continue reading
WIN A SIGNED ARC!!! With the official release of Voodoo Moon (Paranorm World #1) by June Stevens just a little over a month away, now is the time to enter the GoodReads giveaway to win a signed ARC. Voodoo Moon (Paranorm World #1) Zombies aren’t supposed to exist, yet they … Continue reading
Self-publishing and being an “Indie Author” isn’t for everyone. These are a few questions you should ask yourself before starting the process of self-publishing. There are no right or wrong answers. It is okay to answer “I don’t know” at first, but it is important to find out the answers … Continue reading
What do you do when you are running errands and suddenly get a text saying your local TV station wants to interview you in a couple of hours? If you are an author, first you say, “Me? Really?” Then you scramble to get there. Then, if you are Sherry Ficklin … Continue reading
I read all genres, and really don’t read YA novels that often, yet it seems like all of the novels I’m looking forward to in the next months, and many I have in queue to read are YA. One of the most anticipated is this week’s Waiting on Wednesday pick, … Continue reading
This is a new post series I hope to do every week, to go hand in hand with the CurvyWriter Radio show which will be airing the first and third Tuesdays every month starting in June. NEW RELEASES 5/14/2013 Inferno (Robert Langdon) In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of … Continue reading
I love discovering new authors and new series, even if they are just new to me. Carrie Vaughn is not a new author, she has a ton of books out, yet some how she has escaped my notice. Until now. I recently stumbled upon Vaughn’s Kitty Norville Series. Kitty is … Continue reading
Ever streaked buck naked through Central Park? That’s kind of what a book tour is like for an author. Only, we get to do it sitting down. If, as a reader, you’ve never been to a book signing in person, you should do it as often as possible. Because writers … Continue reading
I was sifting through old word files, the few that were saved during the “great computer crash of 2010″ and came across an article I wrote back in 2006 when I had a regular column in a now-defunct-ezine. It is one of the few surviving articles that hasn’t been republished … Continue reading
Today I’d like to talk about the most important aspect of a successful book. Editing. Yes, I said editing. No it isn’t writing, formatting, cover art or even marketing and promotion. Editing. I’m not going to teach you how to edit, but I am going to stress in many different … Continue reading
Last week at the 2013 RT Booklovers convention in Kansas City, Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, shared a presentation entitled Money, Money, Money — Facts & Figures for Financial Payoff. The presentation detailed updated statistics on indie ebook data that could be key in helping authors identify ways to improve … Continue reading
I am a character motivated writer. For me, story ideas always begin with the characters. The characters show up in my head and the first thing I do for a story is work out my character worksheets. I know who they are and what they want, and have to work … Continue reading
I originally had PODs set as today’s Waiting on Wednesday pick, but last week I had a happy surprise when the ARC arrived in the mail. Still, I was going to do WoW today as a apart of the PODs Blog Tour and then read the book for review when … Continue reading
This week’s WoW pick is by an author that I have loved for a while, and after yesterday, I love her so much more! (Read yesterday’s post to see how Darynda Jones restored my faith in humanity.) So, Charley Davidson is a Grim Reaper, she’s in love with the Son … Continue reading
