Archive for July, 2009

Evelyn David: Echelon Press Author Award

Posted on July 29, 2009. Filed under: Recognition | Tags: , , , , , |

I knew when I read the first chapter of MURDER OFF THE BOOKS that it would be a winner. The entire book is just that good. But the readers had no way of knowing that until AFTER buying the book. Evelyn David is what I refer to as the Dynamic Duo.  Marian Borden from New [...]

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Dangerous Trends in Publishing

Posted on July 28, 2009. Filed under: Blatherings | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I’ve been frequenting several blogs lately (my favorite is JA Konrath’s http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/).  The topic of racism in publishing has become a much more visible hot button lately.  We know it has always been a problem, but I can’t help wondering what has made it zoom to the top of the things to worry about in [...]

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10 Steps to Publication

Posted on July 26, 2009. Filed under: Business |

With each day, the positions available for new authors grow fewer. The glamorous spin put on publishing leads newcomers and novice writers into a wonderfully bright light. Unfortunately, that bright light is probably only 40 watts. It only seems brighter because someone with exceptional writing skills convinced you otherwise.  Keep in mind that if, in [...]

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Teresa Burrell Launches at Kennebooks

Posted on July 25, 2009. Filed under: Press Releases |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  SAN DIEGO AUTHOR LAUNCHES LEGAL SUSPENSE NOVEL AT KENNEBOOKS Teresa Burrell will be available for book signings of her new book The Advocate on Thursday, July 30, at Kennebooks in Kennebunk, Maine beginning at 6:00 p.m. Burrell has written a suspenseful drama that transports the reader into the heart of the juvenile [...]

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A Fresh Beginning

Posted on July 24, 2009. Filed under: Blatherings |

Well, it ultimately happens to all of us. You read something and you know exactly what it means. You click the little button, it asks you if you are sure, and you know you are. So, you click that “yes” button with total confidence in yourself. At which point, life as you know, everything you [...]

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Beth Solheim: A Star on the Rise

Posted on July 24, 2009. Filed under: Interviews | Tags: , , , , , , |

Like the main character in her Sadie Witt mystery series, Beth Solheim was born with a healthy dose of imagination and a hankering to solve a puzzle. She learned her reverence for reading from her mother, who was never without a book in her hand. By day, Beth works in Human Resources. By night she [...]

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