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August 31, 2010
Author Interview with Lila Munro
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Lila Munro is a writer of contemporary romance currently residing on the coast of . She is currently under contract for two novels with Wild Horse Press, and a third with Whiskey Creek Press. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, trips to the museum and aquarium, taking field research trips, and soaking up the sun on the nearby beaches. She loves to hear from her readers.
Tell us about your current title.
The...
Lila Munro is a writer of contemporary romance currently residing on the coast of . She is currently under contract for two novels with Wild Horse Press, and a third with Whiskey Creek Press. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, trips to the museum and aquarium, taking field research trips, and soaking up the sun on the nearby beaches. She loves to hear from her readers.
Tell us about your current title.
The...
Published on August 31, 2010 00:07
August 30, 2010
Writers Plus Writers Equals Writers
Reading the following article from the weekly newsletter of , by C. Hope Clark, I thought it deserved as wide an audience as possible. So, with her kind permission, I reproduce it here for your consideration. The website, by the way, has been one of Writers' Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 10 years.
Writers have an incestuous relationship with other writers.
Ever noticed how writers sell to each other? Read each
other? Study each other?I can't...
Writers have an incestuous relationship with other writers.
Ever noticed how writers sell to each other? Read each
other? Study each other?I can't...
Published on August 30, 2010 02:30
August 29, 2010
Interview with Author, Sarah Barnard
Sarah Barnard is a living, working and writing in Middle England. She describes the place as a bit like Middle Earth in its beauty but without the walking trees. She tries to live a green life, growing some of her own crops, keeping chickens for eggs and doing as much reducing, reusing and recycling as she can. A and a rooster, depending on the preferred zodiac system, her favourite colours are green and purple. She's been writing since a very good friend dared her to...
Published on August 29, 2010 02:47
August 28, 2010
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, A Community For Readers & Writers
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If you've never visited the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ website, you've missed a real treat. This is a place, ostensibly, for readers to list, comment on and share their opinions about books they have actually read. It's also a place for authors to promote their own titles. But it is so much more than that. The insights from real readers are so useful for a writer and give wonderful guidance to other readers about what might be worth trying and what is definitely for the bin. The variety of ...
If you've never visited the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ website, you've missed a real treat. This is a place, ostensibly, for readers to list, comment on and share their opinions about books they have actually read. It's also a place for authors to promote their own titles. But it is so much more than that. The insights from real readers are so useful for a writer and give wonderful guidance to other readers about what might be worth trying and what is definitely for the bin. The variety of ...
Published on August 28, 2010 01:12
August 27, 2010
Interview with Author, Nick Quantrill
Nick Quantrill, accountant by day, is a recent addition to Hull's literary heritage. Most newbie writers blindly send their MS to publishers or agents hoping someone will decide to publish it, but Nick decided to build a readership first. He set up a website, put his work on it and received compliments for his short stories. So, when he approached a publisher, he could also send a batch of positive comments about his writing. A Hull man (for those outside the , Hull - population over...
Published on August 27, 2010 00:09
August 26, 2010
A Bit of Encouragement
Having spent the day with my brother, ripping up carpets and emptying my step-mother's flat, as she is now in residential care, I am somewhat weary. So, here I give you a short piece of unpublished fiction for your entertainment. I'd be interested in your views.
A Bit of Encouragement'It's great. You'll like it.''Don't think so.''Scared?''Have to be a bit thick not to be; staring death in the face.''Jeez, it's only a fag.''Makes you ill and can kill you.''They just say that. Any case; doesn't...
A Bit of Encouragement'It's great. You'll like it.''Don't think so.''Scared?''Have to be a bit thick not to be; staring death in the face.''Jeez, it's only a fag.''Makes you ill and can kill you.''They just say that. Any case; doesn't...
Published on August 26, 2010 11:22
August 25, 2010
Interview with Author, Sibel Hodge
Sibel Hodge has dual British/ nationality and divides her time between Hertfordshire and North Cyprus. A trained fitness instructor and sports and massage therapist, she writes freelance feature articles on health, fitness, and various lifestyle subjects. There are very few British writers of Turkish Cypriot origin who write commercial fiction for the women's market. Her first novel, Fourteen Days Later, is a with a unique infusion of British and Turkish...
Published on August 25, 2010 07:08
August 24, 2010
Tell Me What YOU Want From This Blog
Many blogs act simply as marketing platforms for their authors. Whilst I accept this is a legitimate use of the medium, and I have done a small amount of marketing on this blog, I want to make this particular blog more of a service to my readers.Image via So, I'd like to know what YOU would like to see and read here. There are more interviews with published authors in the pipeline and I will post these at regular intervals, as I have with those already posted. I have also...
Published on August 24, 2010 10:56
August 23, 2010
Interview with Jake Webber, Author
Image by via FlickrA lifelong resident of Louisiana, Jake Webber enjoys researching and studying history. He attended Louisiana State University and is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. His professional background is in the medical field. He is married and lives in with his wife and two children. Jake is an avid reader who loves a good story. He also loves history. In his first novel, he combines the two loves for an interesting adventure.
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Published on August 23, 2010 09:31