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Friday, April 12, 2013
Apocalypse Cakes Book at The Onion Store
THE FINAL PUSH - All Orders of $100 Or More Receive Entire Dark Regions Digital Catalog and More!
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THE FINAL PUSH - All Orders of $100 Or More Receive Entire Dark Regions Digital Catalog and More!
Posted on 11th Apr 2013 @ 10:18 PM
In an effort to reach our goal of donating 1,000 books to
schools, libraries and military bases we have launched the "Final Push"
stage of the Sale For Good. All items in stock are now 50% off, DRP
Book Sets now have even bigger discounts and all orders on the
DarkRegions.com website of $100 or more will include the entire Dark
Regions Digital catalog; 32 free books on the e-reader of your choice!Progress: 803 / 1,000 books set aside for donation.
All In-Stock Products Now 50% Off Retail Price!
Babbles: NE'ER WILL NATURE BOW
Babbles: NE'ER WILL NATURE BOW: She walked along the windswept ridge, Her thin, gray hair blown back. Two hundred feet below her lay His corpse in blood-turned-black. ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Google Crom
http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp09032008.shtml
something positive is a pretty good web comic.
Crom's will be done!!
something positive is a pretty good web comic.
Crom's will be done!!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
SFReader - Born of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
SFReader - Born of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn KenyonBorn of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Published by, Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2011
Reviewed by, SJ Higbee
Stars: 3.5/5
Although I'd heard of this series, I hadn't read any of Kenyon's books, so when the opportunity came to whip a copy of this off the shelves, I took it. However, it meant that I was reading the book completely out of sequence. So, did that significantly affect my reading pleasure – and did I enjoy the Kenyon experience?
read the rest of the review at sfreader.com
The Many Shades of Dark
became available on amazon as of this morn
Through the traditional verse of The Many Shades of Dark, Monty Wheeler
propels us down the tenebrous roads of imagination, exposing the deepest
fears of the human heart and soul. As dim rays of light and hope
illuminate the blackest corners of the human spirit, we are left to
discover what truly haunts us . . . and encouraged to overcome.
http://www.amazon.com/Many-Shades-Dark-Monty-Wheeler/dp/0988904942/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363198147&sr=1-2&keywords=monty+wheeler
Monty
http://www.amazon.com/Many-Shades-Dark-Monty-Wheeler/dp/0988904942/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363198147&sr=1-2&keywords=monty+wheeler
Monty
Daverana Enterprises 2013
www.daverana.com
We're finally on our feet. My long fight with depression did not help us at all, but that's in the past now. So you will see more updates and far more often. We're branching into print next month.
January's ebooks included:
Sojourners in Shadow by Steven Beeho
A collection of tales set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where monsters, mutants and machines battle the fragmented remains of humanity. Science and magic vie for supremacy as the conflict spreads across the globe. Follow the paths of the survivors: Lone warriors, seekers of power, defenders of the weak and predators of the helpless, leaders guiding their people with wisdom or ruthless intent.
Dark Corners by Theresa Curnow
Short stories about the concealed, the sinister and the supernatural. A man sees things nobody else can see: demonic creatures. A witch's curse hunts a young woman. Something is scratching inside the walls of Sylvia's new house: is something trying to get out? Ghost hunters find more than they bargained for. Is Eve being taken by aliens, or something more horrifying. Grocery shopping goes to hell.
Among the Dead by Tim Willard
Marion Lefferts, a ranch hand and Texas gentlemen, leaves the dubious safety of the ranch to explore North Texas in the wake of a zombie uprising that has left humanity devastated. With a horse and shotgun he takes to the road to see what is out there, and maybe find some remnant of the US or Texas government
Loyalty of Wolves by Janrae Frank
This book opens six months after the end of the Lycan Blood series. King Kynyr and Jordan Sinclair, Grand Master of the Knights of St. Todd, are dealing with the expanding invasion of Red Wolf led by the ancient vampire, Lord Hoon. Meanwhile, Tremayne Doherty, who actually has a better claim to the lycan throne than Kynyr, views him as a usurper and is planning treachery at the King's court.
This is my first new lycan novel since 08 when I pulled my rights from Renebooks.
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Editorial Opinion: Part 1 of an Interview with Steven Beeho. »
After
a couple of months chasing, I’ve managed to catch up with Steven Beeho,
a writer and editor at Daverana Enterprises, to ask him a few
questions. This was no mean feat – I’ve even had +Janrae Frank ...
Morrigan Books rocks
Morrigan Press
is the publisher of How To Make Monsters, by Gary McMahon. From the web site
is the publisher of How To Make Monsters, by Gary McMahon. From the web site
"Monsters. They are everywhere, all around.
"Since the dawn of mankind, we have always made our own monsters: the terrors of capitalism and corruption, the things between the cracks, the ghosts of self…terrible beasts of desire, debt, regret, racism…of family ties, and the things that get in the way of our aspirations…the familiar monsters of our own faces, of tradition, rejection, and the darkness that lives deep inside our own hearts…
"Can you identify the component parts of your own monster?
"Can you afford to pay the dreadful price of its construction?"
I loved this book.
Monday, March 04, 2013
http://southern21.blogspot.com/
andrea ( +southernwriter ) awarded me this one. :D Here are the rules: http://southern21.blogspot.com/2010/08/getting-back-on-track.html
Now I have to hunt down 7 "strange" blogs. :)
andrea ( +southernwriter ) awarded me this one. :D Here are the rules: http://southern21.blogspot.com/2010/08/getting-back-on-track.html Now I have to hunt down 7 "strange" blogs. :)
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Daverana Enterprises 2013
Daverana Enterprises 2013
We're finally on our feet. My long fight with depression did not help us at all, but that's in the past now. So you will see more updates and far more often. We're branching into print next month.
We're finally on our feet. My long fight with depression did not help us at all, but that's in the past now. So you will see more updates and far more often. We're branching into print next month.
January's ebooks included:
Sojourners in Shadow by Steven Beeho
A collection of tales set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where monsters, mutants and machines battle the fragmented remains of humanity. Science and magic vie for supremacy as the conflict spreads across the globe. Follow the paths of the survivors: Lone warriors, seekers of power, defenders of the weak and predators of the helpless, leaders guiding their people with wisdom or ruthless intent.
Dark Corners by Theresa Curnow
Short stories about the concealed, the sinister and the supernatural. A man sees things nobody else can see: demonic creatures. A witch's curse hunts a young woman. Something is scratching inside the walls of Sylvia's new house: is something trying to get out? Ghost hunters find more than they bargained for. Is Eve being taken by aliens, or something more horrifying. Grocery shopping goes to hell.
Among the Dead by Tim Willard
Marion Lefferts, a ranch hand and Texas gentlemen, leaves the dubious safety of the ranch to explore North Texas in the wake of a zombie uprising that has left humanity devastated. With a horse and shotgun he takes to the road to see what is out there, and maybe find some remnant of the US or Texas government
Sojourners in Shadow by Steven Beeho
A collection of tales set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where monsters, mutants and machines battle the fragmented remains of humanity. Science and magic vie for supremacy as the conflict spreads across the globe. Follow the paths of the survivors: Lone warriors, seekers of power, defenders of the weak and predators of the helpless, leaders guiding their people with wisdom or ruthless intent.
Dark Corners by Theresa Curnow
Short stories about the concealed, the sinister and the supernatural. A man sees things nobody else can see: demonic creatures. A witch's curse hunts a young woman. Something is scratching inside the walls of Sylvia's new house: is something trying to get out? Ghost hunters find more than they bargained for. Is Eve being taken by aliens, or something more horrifying. Grocery shopping goes to hell.
Among the Dead by Tim Willard
Marion Lefferts, a ranch hand and Texas gentlemen, leaves the dubious safety of the ranch to explore North Texas in the wake of a zombie uprising that has left humanity devastated. With a horse and shotgun he takes to the road to see what is out there, and maybe find some remnant of the US or Texas government
Babbles: GREAT POETRY
Babbles: GREAT POETRY: I doze and in my half-sleep state, My poetry just flows. And when I wake to claim by pen, All that greatness goes. Amazing thing, the ...
Saturday, February 23, 2013
my web site ... publisher
http://susiehawes.webs.com/ My Author's page at webs.com
still setting it up
Daverana Enterprises
is coming out with my e books :D
still setting it up
Daverana Enterprises
is coming out with my e books :D
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this week...
the weather has been up an down all week, setting off flare upsof my fibromyalgia. Still got a little transcribing done on Dragon in Distress.
changing my authors page at sfreader.com soon. Dave is such a sweet heart. :)
changing my authors page at sfreader.com soon. Dave is such a sweet heart. :)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
cover for my upcoming book "Tina's Moon" , published by Daverana Enterprises.
This is the cover for my latest e book, "Dragon Insurrection".
You can buy "Dragon Insurrection"
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21200
and it's prequel, "Dragon Creed" at Smashwords.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534
"Dragon Creed" is also available at Amazon's Kindle store. http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Creed-Thing-Do-ebook/dp/B003FMV5LI/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Blood-Red Pencil
The Blood-Red Pencil
As a writer, how do you find your voice? If you’re working on your third, fourth, fifth manuscript, look back at that very first one. What do you think of it now? Do you still have the same voice? Has it evolved? Do you feel like you’ve “found” your voice?
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Finding Your Voice
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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blog jog is on!
“Thank you for stopping by my Blog! Please explore all this Blog has to offer, then jog on over to
http://jdswritersblog.blogspot.com/.
Drawing:
Just reply to this blog entry and your name will be entered into a drawing for one free copy of The Dragon Creed. Final drawing on May 11.
If you would like to visit a different Blog in the jog, go to http://blogjogday.blogspot.com.
Blog Jog Day
Greetings!
Make a note, stick it on your wall! Blog Jog Day is May 9th. This is a first-time event for EVERYONE to enjoy for FREE! Explore numerous interesting Websites and Blogs!
Start at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com and find a link that interests you. Then simply click on and start the jog! Each site links to the next.
There are nearly 150 wonderful Blogs in the jog each a little different from the last. Many have special contests and events set up just for this day.
Links will be in place at midnight and stay up all day.
Happy Mother's day to all moms and single dads!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Abandoned Towers Magazine - fantasy, fiction, westerns, articles, stuff for kids, audio stories, games
Abandoned Towers Magazine - fantasy, fiction, westerns, articles, stuff for kids, audio stories, games
look in the fantasy section for Heart of a Mountain, by susie hawes. Nice to see this online
look in the fantasy section for Heart of a Mountain, by susie hawes. Nice to see this online
Thursday, April 08, 2010
bobbing around
Bob Rich runs a very nice newsletter called Bobbing Around. I enjoy the articles. essays and news tidbits.
I reviewed a book once for him, called Striking Back from Down Under. It's available at
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/StrikingBack_ss1.html
You can read one of Bob's short stories there.
Bob always have something good on his newsletter. Check it out at httpt://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html
here's a link to january's Bobbing Around: http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html
"With climate change in the news, I have done a new revision of Sleeper, Awake, the winner of the 2001 EPPIE Award for Science Fiction. "
I read and reviewed this one, and it was good stuff. The world building and character development were very strong, the plot tight, the action fast-paced and logical.
go here to read more about Bob Rich, mudsmith and wordsmith. http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html#about
" Like all writing should be, Sleeper, Awake is about human emotion. Read this little snippet:"
I reviewed a book once for him, called Striking Back from Down Under. It's available at
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/StrikingBack_ss1.html
You can read one of Bob's short stories there.
Bob always have something good on his newsletter. Check it out at httpt://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html
here's a link to january's Bobbing Around: http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html
"With climate change in the news, I have done a new revision of Sleeper, Awake, the winner of the 2001 EPPIE Award for Science Fiction. "
I read and reviewed this one, and it was good stuff. The world building and character development were very strong, the plot tight, the action fast-paced and logical.
go here to read more about Bob Rich, mudsmith and wordsmith. http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html#about
" Like all writing should be, Sleeper, Awake is about human emotion. Read this little snippet:"
- A sudden, loud booming noise made his head turn to the right. Ahead and about a hundred meters further out, a huge, blue-black shape surged out of the sea, rising far above Tamás's five meter height. Up, up the great whale soared, then the boy noted with horror that several smaller, but still very large shapes were attached on to her: to her tail, to a fin, to the end of the great sail on her back. These creatures were marked with black and white spots.
The whale turned at the top of her rise, and plunged head first back into the sea. A great plume of foam arose, marking her disappearance. Oh, the poor thing! Tamás thought, and changed direction toward the spot. By the time he got there, he could see no sign of the prey, or the pack of hunters. Saddened, he turned south once more.
Artif said, "Darling, that's life. Those orcas were hunting. They need food as much as you do."
"Surely, you're right. But that great, intelligent creature, to have to suffer like that!"
"We have no right to interfere in the workings of nature."
With his mind, he knew she was right. All the same, he wished he could have done something to help the whale, the victim, the sufferer. Sadly he traveled on, under the ever-wetting curtain of fine rain.
After perhaps another period, the gray world turned pink. First a wide, upwardly facing red sliver of a circle poked below the low clouds of the horizon. Soon, this sank into the sea, so that now a wide strip of fire with circular edges spanned sea and sky, at the edge of vision. A low-flying bright pink blanket lay low over a bright pink sea. A huge, brilliant double rainbow appeared, flying along with Tamás as he rhythmically rose and fell above the waves. He could not take his eyes from it, until he got a crick in his neck from looking to the side. The rainbow and its rosy background disappeared as the topmost tip of the sun drowned in the sea, but in his mind's eye the boy saw it for long after.
He flew on for a while, then ordered the camp down into the water. He landed on the flattened top, had a hot meal and a drink of chocken, then he tied on and settled for sleep. He turned himself face down, above the floating camp, in order to minimize the discomfort from the continuous drizzle.
He couldn't sleep for a long time, being kept awake by warring images of a rainbow sunset and a tortured whale, Nature at Her best and worst.
"The good news is that the book's publisher, Double Dragon e-books, is offering it at a price too low to resist, but only from their web site. And if you email me proof of purchase, you can have any of my other electronic titles for free."
Dragon Creed
you are getting sleeeepy! Your eyes feel so heavy ... you are so tired ... when I snap my fingers you will wake up and rush to the smashword web site to buy Dragon Creed at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534 ...
*snap*
*snap*
JD'S Writers Blog
JD'S Writers Blog
Blog Jog Day Sunday May 9th
Join Blog Jog Day! Increase your blog traffic/Have visitors explore yourBlog/then travel on to the next Blog! Come Join us Sunday 5-9-10 http://blogjogday.blogspot.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
dragon creed news
My book is out at smashwords! http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534
Dragon Creed
Ebook By Susie HawesPublished By Janrae Frank
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Apr. 06, 2010
Category: Fiction » Literature » Fantasy (general)
Words: 64531 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook Description
When you're the only dragon in a country where magic is illegal, what's a dragon gonna do? Fechum is an old dragon, lonely and crippled. Farquarte is his human apprentice. The society they live in is oppressive, over-regulating its citizens and suppressing its magical people. Farquarte decides the government needs an attitude change. Join them as they lock horns with the systemTags
comedy adventure, comedy fantasy, dragonAvailable Ebook reading formats:
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Monday, April 05, 2010
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Blog Jog Day
Blog Jog Day
Plug Your Blog! Potentially thousands of hits in one day! Long-term results! Permanent links! Join us for Blog Jog Day on May 9.
What is Blog Jog Day? It’s a one-day event where Bloggers are joining together for a "pyramid effect" promotional rally. We all post on the same day with each post leading the visitor to the next Blog, and so on full circle.
That’s it! Visitors explore your Blog, and then click on to the next one bringing potentially thousands of unique visitors to your site...
to read more got to
Blog Jog Day
Plug Your Blog! Potentially thousands of hits in one day! Long-term results! Permanent links! Join us for Blog Jog Day on May 9.
What is Blog Jog Day? It’s a one-day event where Bloggers are joining together for a "pyramid effect" promotional rally. We all post on the same day with each post leading the visitor to the next Blog, and so on full circle.
That’s it! Visitors explore your Blog, and then click on to the next one bringing potentially thousands of unique visitors to your site...
to read more got to
Blog Jog Day
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Thursday, April 01, 2010
book signing
set one up at my local library. Dragon Creed is coming out soon.
Will start putting together our latest edition next week. Need to finish a few book and site reviews
latest cover art
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just got the new art for my first book in the fantasy series, The Dragon Thing To Do
Pay no attention to the fact that he's looking to see if everything is growing. Although, from his facial expression, he doesn't look happy with what's going on down south.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
www.cyberwizardproductions.com/Ancient_Tomes_Press/The_Lost_Lands_by_Crystalwizard_science_fiction_fantasy_book.html
The Sojourn Chronicles began in Wizard's Bane with Dale, a member of Intergalactic Patrol, materializing in a garbage dump. Bereft of his powers and chased by a horde of blood thirsty creatures known as Gorg. he set out to try and find a way home.
But the universe had other ideas.
A simply quest to get back to the fleet turned into a major undertaking - to save the world from certain destruction. Fortunately, Dale gained the help of several people who joined him on his journey. Unfortunately, none of them had any idea how they were supposed to stop the unstoppable.
Little by little the riddles have untangled, and The Lost Lands finds the company approaching their goal - the shining castle of King Yaybar, located at the heart of everything.
But the Gorg are on the move, King Yaybar is still hundreds of miles away, the only transportation that the party has is their feet and their dragon, Qhui, has vanished.
Will they make it in time? Or will all their hard work prove to have been in vain? Only time will tell.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Erasmus' new poem
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Default Coffee's on at Every Day Poets
My poem "Making Coffee in the Dark, with Linda" is up today on Every day Poets. check it out:
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Default Coffee's on at Every Day Poets
My poem "Making Coffee in the Dark, with Linda" is up today on Every day Poets. check it out:
http://www.everydaypoets.com/making-coffee-in-the-dark-with-linda-by-michael-d-turner/
http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/
* Drakengrim - by Janrae Frank
* The Gazebo - by Crystalwizard
* Close Encounter of the Preposterous Kind - by Ahmed Khan
* Aftermath - by Monty Wheeler
* The Lion and the Mouse - by Kaolin Imago Fire
* Aleskei's Revolution, Part 1 - by Wade Ogletree
* Owning The Voice - by ggspiritwrites
* review: http://www.everydayfiction.com/
* review: Wizard’s Bane - Book One of the Sojourn Chronicles
* review: SFReader.com
* Be sure to visit the Sites We Love page
all the links check out, and contracts are emailed.
we're live
http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/
* The Gazebo - by Crystalwizard
* Close Encounter of the Preposterous Kind - by Ahmed Khan
* Aftermath - by Monty Wheeler
* The Lion and the Mouse - by Kaolin Imago Fire
* Aleskei's Revolution, Part 1 - by Wade Ogletree
* Owning The Voice - by ggspiritwrites
* review: http://www.everydayfiction.com/
* review: Wizard’s Bane - Book One of the Sojourn Chronicles
* review: SFReader.com
* Be sure to visit the Sites We Love page
all the links check out, and contracts are emailed.
we're live
http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Once Again With Feeling
Final name: Once Again With Feeling
Final URL (domain) http://onceagainwithfeeling.com
couldn't get Once More With Feeling
Blog:
http://susieonceagain.blogspot.com/
a few other places to find me
http://twitter.com/ghostposts
www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/susiehawes/
http://www.facebook.com/susie.hawes
http://ghostposts.livejournal.com/
http://ghostposts.blogspot.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/susiehawes
http://friendfeed.com/susiehawes
and http://www.sfreader.com
Final URL (domain) http://onceagainwithfeeling.com
couldn't get Once More With Feeling
Blog:
http://susieonceagain.blogspot.com/
a few other places to find me
http://twitter.com/ghostposts
www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/susiehawes/
http://www.facebook.com/susie.hawes
http://ghostposts.livejournal.com/
http://ghostposts.blogspot.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/susiehawes
http://friendfeed.com/susiehawes
and http://www.sfreader.com
Sunday, December 20, 2009
reBlog from Sthrnwriter: Ghost Stories
I found this fascinating quote today:
Spinning Moon Press, April 2009Paperback, 255 PagesISBN: 978-0-9800369-0-9Tweens 12 and upAuthor Interview - Coming SoonOrdering Information:Amazon.com | Time Bandit BooksSthrnwriter, Ghost Stories, Dec 2009
You should read the whole article.
woot!!
I won Ghost Stories' Spook the Truth Contest!
http://paranormalstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/spook-truth-winner.html
This soo rocks!! (does the happy dance)
http://paranormalstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/spook-truth-winner.html
This soo rocks!! (does the happy dance)
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
SEO campaign
8 Tips on How to Start an SEO Campaign
8 Tips on How to Start an SEO Campaign
Several small & mid size businesses contact us daily for SEO consultation and helping their websites rank well on search engines. One common question we always hear is:
"Where and how do I start my SEO Campaign from?"
A couple of points to note before we start -
We are assuming that you already have the domain name because finding a good domain name would be a separate topic.
Here are some of the most important steps that you can yourself take care of before going to any SEO company to manage your search engine marketing campaign.
8 Tips on How to Start an SEO Campaign
Several small & mid size businesses contact us daily for SEO consultation and helping their websites rank well on search engines. One common question we always hear is:
"Where and how do I start my SEO Campaign from?"
A couple of points to note before we start -
We are assuming that you already have the domain name because finding a good domain name would be a separate topic.
Here are some of the most important steps that you can yourself take care of before going to any SEO company to manage your search engine marketing campaign.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
IROSF
http://www.irosf.com/ (via shareaholic)
The Twelve Issues of Christmas
(Or Your Winter Holiday of Choice)
We celebrate our latest milestone and look toward the future of IROSF.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Advertising can be obnoxious - CMA Awards & Twitter
Posted by: "Morgan Mandel" morgan@morganmandel.com morganmandel
Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:35 am (PST)
Take your pick today, one, more or none -
Advertising can be obnoxious - http://acmeauthorsl ink.blogspot. com
CMA Awards & Twitter - http://morganmandel .blogspot. com
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
http://www.morganma ndel.com, http://morganmandel .blogspot. com http://choiceonepub lishing.com , http://twitter. com/morganmandel
Romantic Suspense, Killer Career, gets 5 stars from The Midwest Book Review
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Marianne Manscui is LIVE at BBB Come Enter to Win an iPod Nano!
Posted by: "Rachel Smith" racoo.smith@gmail.com bitten_by_books
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:46 am (PST)
11/11 Release Party, Chat and Contest with Author Marianne Mancusi. Event
starts at 12:00 pm Central and runs all day and into the night. Contest runs
until 11:59 pm Central on 11/12. Description: Join us with author Marianne
Mancusi for a release party, chat and contest at
http://bittenbybook s.com/?p= 12834. She will also be talking about her latest
re-releases, Boys that Bite, Stake That and Girls That Growl.
She will be giving away EITHER an Apple iPod nano 8 GB (5th Generation) or a
$100.00 Amazon.com Gift Card winner’s choice. The Amazon GC is open to
worldwide readers the iPod is open to US readers only.
LIVE EVENT LINK HERE at http://bittenbybook s.com/?p= 12834
Check out Marianne’s website here and get your questions ready for today.
http://www.bloodcov envampires. com/
Be SURE to give your friends this link: http://bittenbybook s.com/?p= 12834 so
they can by too!
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The Paranormal Fiction Book Review Site With Bite!
Paranormal Authors and Readers Please Join Us at The Blood Bank!
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Posted by: "Morgan Mandel" morgan@morganmandel.com morganmandel
Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:35 am (PST)
Take your pick today, one, more or none -
Advertising can be obnoxious - http://acmeauthorsl ink.blogspot. com
CMA Awards & Twitter - http://morganmandel .blogspot. com
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
http://www.morganma ndel.com, http://morganmandel .blogspot. com http://choiceonepub lishing.com , http://twitter. com/morganmandel
Romantic Suspense, Killer Career, gets 5 stars from The Midwest Book Review
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Book out in Jan
Gots a book coming out in Jan., but not sure which one. I write dark fantasy, comedic fantasy and horror/urban fantasy.
I have 5 books in the dragon thing series, one dark fantasy book and one horror that have been accepted by the publisher, but since she's a personal friend I told her to bring them out however and whenever she wanted to so she can use them to strengthen her catalog.
Dragon Creed introduces the main characters,
Dragon Insurrection shows them fighting their local govt for rights,
Dragon at Law has one of the characters accused of murder and another defending him,
Dragon Rampage brings the trial to its conclusion,
Damned Dragon follows one of the characters into Dragon Hell as he tries to escape.
Deathwind is a historical dark fantasy which follows an old mage on his quest for redemption.
Tina's Moon is a horror story with urban fantasy elements. It is set on the Texas Coastal Bend.
Will post an update when more news is available.
I have 5 books in the dragon thing series, one dark fantasy book and one horror that have been accepted by the publisher, but since she's a personal friend I told her to bring them out however and whenever she wanted to so she can use them to strengthen her catalog.
Dragon Creed introduces the main characters,
Dragon Insurrection shows them fighting their local govt for rights,
Dragon at Law has one of the characters accused of murder and another defending him,
Dragon Rampage brings the trial to its conclusion,
Damned Dragon follows one of the characters into Dragon Hell as he tries to escape.
Deathwind is a historical dark fantasy which follows an old mage on his quest for redemption.
Tina's Moon is a horror story with urban fantasy elements. It is set on the Texas Coastal Bend.
Will post an update when more news is available.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Abandoned Towers
Abandoned Towers #4 is packed full of all sorts of goodies you don't want to miss.
Starting with the front cover with is a very cool painting by M.D. Jackson based on the featured story, A Warm Welcome By Rob Mancebo. Here's an excerpt:
Looking down the ugly barrels of that bartender's scattergun sort-of made me reassess my craving for a drink.
"Are you planning on going hunting, ol' hoss?" I inquired politely of the whiskered gent with the cellulite collar at the other end of that twelve gauge.
"Naw, I think I done found what I was looking for," he replied with an irritating amount of smugness in his voice.
I looked around the Number One saloon like some sort of an idiot. It was vacant except for him and me, so it was pretty obvious just who he thought he'd found.
"Say now, you couldn't be hunting me." I wasn't overly articulate because the business end of that sawed-off shotgun looked as big as a pair of stove pipes!
I was sure ready to try to talk my way out of getting my head blown off so I added, "I haven't been in town long enough to bruise nobody's feelings."
"We hang thieves in this country!" he informed me with a wave of that shotgun. "Drop them guns and hoist your hands!"
I hadn't a clue as to what he was talking about. I put my hands up, then remembered he'd told me to drop my guns so I began to lower them again, at which point he objected in the crude vernacular such as a body is liable to hear in saloons.
"Well do you want I should drop these Colts or not?" I demanded.
"I'll get them," he came around the bar in a huff and put those cavernous barrels under my nose while he fumbled at my left-hand gunstock. It was something of a tactical error on his part. When he glanced down to find that gun, I dropped my left hand across the action of his shotgun and took hold.
Other fiction pieces include Recall by Shawn Scarber, The Final Wave by TW Williams, Penderfyn's Goal by David M Pitchford and Central Park by Badley H. Sinor.
In issue #4 you'll also find a nice selection of poems such as Forgotten Friendships: A Voice of Arthur Pendragon by Chad Weiss and Goya’s Painted Faces by John William Rice.
Nonfiction articles include a short piece by Lyn McConchie that discusses the creativity of New Zelanders entitled Number Eight Wire and a scrumptious set of recipies that Jaleta Clegg calls Sherezade's Repast.
Remember you will never find anything that's in one of the print issues online, so if you don't want to miss out on all this coolness you gotta buy the issue.
Don't wait. Don't put things off. Get several copies and give a few as gifts. You can purchase AT #4 at this link:
www.comixpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1525
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Serpent's Quest
Serpent's Quest
* Sep. 28th, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Woot! it's out!!
http://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Quest-Janrae-Frank/dp/0981662609/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254151603&sr=1-2
Serpent's Quest (Paperback)
by Janrae Frank (Author)
Price: $14.75 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Originally published in 2006 by Renaissance Ebooks, this first novel in the Lycan Blood series spent six weeks on the Fictionwise Dark Fantasy Bestseller list. It now arrives in a print edition, expanded and revised.
Red Wolf was the strongest of the Nine Great Chiefdoms of the lycan clans, which had long suffered under the yoke of the blood-drinking sa'necari necromancers. Thirty years ago, the realm of the sa'necari, Waejontor, was conquered by the amazon nation, Shaurone. The Sharani brought the lycan people three decades of peace and freedom that is now threatened by the sudden rise to power of a young Waejontori Queen.
Clan Redhand, the family that rules Red Wolf, is plunged into danger when a sa'necari bounty hunter and mercenary named Malthus Estrobian arrives in their valley, posing as a human refugee from the battles beyond their borders. Unknown to them, Malthus is the "Butchering Serpent," the genocidal mastermind behind the hidden laboratories where hundreds of lycans perished in vicious experiments. He infilitrates Red Wolf with two goals in mind: find out what happened to his brother, Troyes, who disappeared in the valley several years ago; and destroy the Redhand family in order to subjugate Red Wolf for his queen.
The only person standing between Malthus and his objectives is a young guardsman with a concealed heritage: Kynyr Maguire. Trained by the greatest armsmaster the lycans have ever known, and educated well beyond the norm for his kind, Kynyr must find a way to defeat the dark arts of the Butchering Serpent or see his people destroyed, including the woman he loves.
Praise for Serpent's Quest:
"Janrae Frank is more than a writer, she is a world-builder. Serpent's Quest defies the limitations of genre because it is bigger than any one label can contain. It's an epic adventure, filled with unbridled horrors and sweeping romance, but more than that, Serpent's Quest is populated by characters who are visceral and alive. Serpent's Quest captivates you not only because of its larger than life drama, but because you become invested in the world as a living and breathing place."
Bob Freeman,
Author of the Cairnwood Manor series
Janrae Frank's books are always something I grab the moment I have the chance. They are wonderful reads, well written, dense and richly evocative. She makes the reader see the worlds and characters which she has created and want always to see more of them as well. Her work is brilliant, hard-hitting, and the sort of thing I for one tend to be reading still at 2am since I can't put it down until I know how things are going to turn out."
Lyn McConchie,
Author of Beast Master's Ark
Three time winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
"The prose is tight, the characters utterly believable, and the plot is so fast and slick it threatens to run you over like a steamtrain. An incredible piece of storytelling."
Gareth Owens,
Author of "Fun With Rainbows"
* Sep. 28th, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Woot! it's out!!
http://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Quest-Janrae-Frank/dp/0981662609/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254151603&sr=1-2
Serpent's Quest (Paperback)
by Janrae Frank (Author)
Price: $14.75 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Originally published in 2006 by Renaissance Ebooks, this first novel in the Lycan Blood series spent six weeks on the Fictionwise Dark Fantasy Bestseller list. It now arrives in a print edition, expanded and revised.
Red Wolf was the strongest of the Nine Great Chiefdoms of the lycan clans, which had long suffered under the yoke of the blood-drinking sa'necari necromancers. Thirty years ago, the realm of the sa'necari, Waejontor, was conquered by the amazon nation, Shaurone. The Sharani brought the lycan people three decades of peace and freedom that is now threatened by the sudden rise to power of a young Waejontori Queen.
Clan Redhand, the family that rules Red Wolf, is plunged into danger when a sa'necari bounty hunter and mercenary named Malthus Estrobian arrives in their valley, posing as a human refugee from the battles beyond their borders. Unknown to them, Malthus is the "Butchering Serpent," the genocidal mastermind behind the hidden laboratories where hundreds of lycans perished in vicious experiments. He infilitrates Red Wolf with two goals in mind: find out what happened to his brother, Troyes, who disappeared in the valley several years ago; and destroy the Redhand family in order to subjugate Red Wolf for his queen.
The only person standing between Malthus and his objectives is a young guardsman with a concealed heritage: Kynyr Maguire. Trained by the greatest armsmaster the lycans have ever known, and educated well beyond the norm for his kind, Kynyr must find a way to defeat the dark arts of the Butchering Serpent or see his people destroyed, including the woman he loves.
Praise for Serpent's Quest:
"Janrae Frank is more than a writer, she is a world-builder. Serpent's Quest defies the limitations of genre because it is bigger than any one label can contain. It's an epic adventure, filled with unbridled horrors and sweeping romance, but more than that, Serpent's Quest is populated by characters who are visceral and alive. Serpent's Quest captivates you not only because of its larger than life drama, but because you become invested in the world as a living and breathing place."
Bob Freeman,
Author of the Cairnwood Manor series
Janrae Frank's books are always something I grab the moment I have the chance. They are wonderful reads, well written, dense and richly evocative. She makes the reader see the worlds and characters which she has created and want always to see more of them as well. Her work is brilliant, hard-hitting, and the sort of thing I for one tend to be reading still at 2am since I can't put it down until I know how things are going to turn out."
Lyn McConchie,
Author of Beast Master's Ark
Three time winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
"The prose is tight, the characters utterly believable, and the plot is so fast and slick it threatens to run you over like a steamtrain. An incredible piece of storytelling."
Gareth Owens,
Author of "Fun With Rainbows"
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Abandoned Towers Magazine
Link to Abandoned Towers!
It's a worthy magazine
Abandoned Towers Magazine: "The link, in case you don't have it is http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers"
It's a worthy magazine
Abandoned Towers Magazine: "The link, in case you don't have it is http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers"
Monday, September 07, 2009
Time in a Bottle, Vol. 1
ghost posts - Time in a Bottle, Vol. 1
Time in a Bottle, Vol 1
Time in a Bottle - Volume 1 TOC :: SFReader Forums
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From Crystalwizard:
Thought you might like a look at the table of contents for volume 1 of the Time in a Bottle anthology. So here it is:
Goblin Lullabye by Jim C. Hines
Two Seconds Ahead by Rob Rosen
After Nightfall (a Ydaire Story) by Jonathan Shipley
Dallas Through the Looking Glass by Ken Goldman
Saving the World From Sleeping In by Rachesl Swirsky
The Time Machine by Courtney Burback
Of Fire and Time by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Reparations by Merrie Haskell
The Time Traveler's Happily Ever After by Jordan Lapp
The Second Gift by Seth Skorkowsky
An Honorable Race by Colin P. Davies
The Neverstone by K.C. Shaw
The Worth of a Man by Lyn McC
Azieran: The Seal of Mon'Ta'Set by Christopher Heath
The Master of Time by James S. Dorr
What Does Luck Taste Like? by Danny Birt
The Plot to Kill Claus by Erik Lenhart
On Camlann Field by Charles Kyffhausen
Zen and the Art of Time Travel by Robert Neilson
Now, you notice I said volume 1? We had so many submissions that were good and that we hated to pass on that we're doing more than one volume. Not sure how many just yet. I'll keep you posted.
I'll also update this thread when Volume 1 is finally in print.
New content added on a regular basis.
Visit Abandoned Towers at
http://cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers
Time in a Bottle, Vol 1
Time in a Bottle - Volume 1 TOC :: SFReader Forums
Posted using ShareThis
From Crystalwizard:
Thought you might like a look at the table of contents for volume 1 of the Time in a Bottle anthology. So here it is:
Goblin Lullabye by Jim C. Hines
Two Seconds Ahead by Rob Rosen
After Nightfall (a Ydaire Story) by Jonathan Shipley
Dallas Through the Looking Glass by Ken Goldman
Saving the World From Sleeping In by Rachesl Swirsky
The Time Machine by Courtney Burback
Of Fire and Time by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Reparations by Merrie Haskell
The Time Traveler's Happily Ever After by Jordan Lapp
The Second Gift by Seth Skorkowsky
An Honorable Race by Colin P. Davies
The Neverstone by K.C. Shaw
The Worth of a Man by Lyn McC
Azieran: The Seal of Mon'Ta'Set by Christopher Heath
The Master of Time by James S. Dorr
What Does Luck Taste Like? by Danny Birt
The Plot to Kill Claus by Erik Lenhart
On Camlann Field by Charles Kyffhausen
Zen and the Art of Time Travel by Robert Neilson
Now, you notice I said volume 1? We had so many submissions that were good and that we hated to pass on that we're doing more than one volume. Not sure how many just yet. I'll keep you posted.
I'll also update this thread when Volume 1 is finally in print.
New content added on a regular basis.
Visit Abandoned Towers at
http://cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
"2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
"To celebrate the birth of Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine, we are running a flash fiction contest. The Flash Fiction Contest is open for submissions now and the reading period ends on August 31st , 2009. We will award prizes and post the pdf edition of the magazine on September 20th, 2009..."
Read the rest at 2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
"2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
"To celebrate the birth of Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine, we are running a flash fiction contest. The Flash Fiction Contest is open for submissions now and the reading period ends on August 31st , 2009. We will award prizes and post the pdf edition of the magazine on September 20th, 2009..."
Read the rest at 2009 Whispering Dragons Digital Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Guidelines
Tom Piccirilli
A Choir of Ill Children by Tom PiccirilliMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful, with lush scenery and strong characterization. Great plot, pacing and character development! Descriptions detailed so that you can almost feel them, and the prose is lyrical.
View all my reviews >>
Sunday, July 19, 2009
2010 EPIC’s eBook Competition
from the web site:
EPIC is ramping up for our annual EBook Competition, one of the premier contests in the e-book and e-publishing world. Please be sure you read ALL of EPIC’s 2010 EBook Competition Guidelines as some of you may be surprised by the changes that have been made to the competition this year:...
to read go to http://ebooks.epicauthors.com/
EPIC is ramping up for our annual EBook Competition, one of the premier contests in the e-book and e-publishing world. Please be sure you read ALL of EPIC’s 2010 EBook Competition Guidelines as some of you may be surprised by the changes that have been made to the competition this year:...
to read go to http://ebooks.epicauthors.com/
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Resident Aliens interviews Mike Lynch and Brandon Barr
http://www.resaliens.com/2009/07/interviewing-mike-lynch-and-brandon-barr/
Interviewing Mike Lynch and Brandon Barr
WhenSkyFellWhen The Sky Fell (Silver Leaf, 2009)
by Mike Lynch and Brandon Barr
The year is 2217, and Commander Frank Yamane is the captain of the stellar cruiser, Corona, stationed at Titan. A battle-hardened man who has experienced a series of personal tragedies, Yamane is guilt-ridden over his inability to prevent the death of his beloved wife, Liana. Plagued with doubts regarding his ability to lead, he will soon face the ultimate crisis when an alien race known as the Deravans attack the Earth without mercy. Knowing he cannot stop them alone, Yamane has no choice but to seek the assistance of an enemy he helped defeat in a war ten years before. The problem is, Commander Yamane knows they have every reason not to come to Earth’s rescue.
For he rest of the interview, go to
http://www.resaliens.com/2009/07/interviewing-mike-lynch-and-brandon-barr/
Saturday, July 11, 2009
new article!
Cussedness (Janrae Frank) is being featured in a story on Kim Smith's Blog.
http://writingspace.blogspot.com/
She's the author of the Lycan series and the Publisher at Daverana Enterprises.
It should be up Saturday, the 11th. Stop in and say hi, and don't forget to tell everyone.
http://writingspace.blogspot.com/
She's the author of the Lycan series and the Publisher at Daverana Enterprises.
It should be up Saturday, the 11th. Stop in and say hi, and don't forget to tell everyone.
husband back home!
woot!
He saw his Dr. today and the meds were adjusted. I got to bring him home. :D :D
He's sleeping now, and is more focused and in control; more like the guy I married. :)
Thanks you all for caring. It was nice to see the replies to my last post.
We've been married since 1982, so we have a long history dealing with his illnesses. It's cool that medical advances were available to help him. He didn't have any real help for so long; the meds we tried before this didn't do any good, but these seem to be giving him some relief.
He saw his Dr. today and the meds were adjusted. I got to bring him home. :D :D
He's sleeping now, and is more focused and in control; more like the guy I married. :)
Thanks you all for caring. It was nice to see the replies to my last post.
We've been married since 1982, so we have a long history dealing with his illnesses. It's cool that medical advances were available to help him. He didn't have any real help for so long; the meds we tried before this didn't do any good, but these seem to be giving him some relief.
Friday, July 10, 2009
tired. loooong day
spent the better part of the day getting my husband admitted to two hospitals. ugh. First his meds weren't helping him, so we started out getting him into a local crisis center. Then, during the final admission process, he spiked a b/p of 200/123. We got him to the local general hospital and admitted him to the E.R. They medicated him for pain and lowered his b/p, then released him.
Back to the crisis center, to admit him for a few days. This will fast-track him for treatment with his clinician. Rick has Bipolar Disorder, S. A. D. and Anxiety attacks.
Feels wierd with him out of the house.
Back to the crisis center, to admit him for a few days. This will fast-track him for treatment with his clinician. Rick has Bipolar Disorder, S. A. D. and Anxiety attacks.
Feels wierd with him out of the house.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate?
How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate?
...there are sure to be times when Franken's vote will make a difference. And not always in ways that will ease Senate majority leader Harry Reid's burden..
read this article
How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate?
By Jay Newton-Small
...there are sure to be times when Franken's vote will make a difference. And not always in ways that will ease Senate majority leader Harry Reid's burden..
read this article
How Will Al Franken Make a Difference in the Senate?
By Jay Newton-Small
The true cost of online privacy
The true cost of online privacy
The true cost of online privacy
Jeff Bercovici
Do you like your privacy? I bet you do. What about being able to read all kinds of stuff on the internet without having to hand over your credit card number -- do you like that, too? I bet that's another yes. But which do you like more? You'd better figure that out quickly, because, if you don't, Congress just might decide for you...
read Jeff Bercovici's article
The true cost of online privacy
Jeff Bercovici
Do you like your privacy? I bet you do. What about being able to read all kinds of stuff on the internet without having to hand over your credit card number -- do you like that, too? I bet that's another yes. But which do you like more? You'd better figure that out quickly, because, if you don't, Congress just might decide for you...
read Jeff Bercovici's article
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Introduction to Using Ning Social Networking Sites | Online Social Networking
Introduction to Using Ning Social Networking Sites | Online Social Networking
tips on getting the most out of your ning site
tips on getting the most out of your ning site
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