18
Apr
I often hear from fans who start by praising my writing before politely asking the hard question, “What made you decide to self-publish?” I am happy to explain. Some aspiring authors never find an agent willing to read their manuscripts, let alone represent them. I’ve had three. I won’t bore you with the sorry details [...]
Tags: Exceeding Expectations, Florida, Lisa April Smith
17
Apr
If you’re like most people, you didn’t grow up with a totally nurturing, accepting, empowering family. Luckily, you can build your own dream family, starting right now. You can fill your new family with people who will give you exactly what you most need. My friend Marilyn told me about a family-building exercise she performed [...]
Tags: Calamity Jane, family, Jill Muehrcke, Morgaine le Fay, self-help, Waking Up Happy
12
Apr
The Indie Revolution By: Ashley Mackler-Paternostro My whole life has been the process of digital evolution. I can mark my years by the advancements I’ve seen. I’m older than the internet. I can still remember when the go-to source for information was the Encyclopedia Britannic not Wikipedia. I can recall the sound of a [...]
Tags: Ashley Mackler-Paternostro, Indie Revolution, kindle giveaway
11
Apr
Book Details: Genre: Suspense Publisher: The Story Plant Publication Date: March 2012 Book Synopsis: (Suspense) Clark Hayden is a graduate student trying to help his mother navigate through the loss of his father while she continues to live in their house near Washington DC. With his mother’s diminishing mental capacity becoming the norm, Clark expects a certain amount [...]
Tags: Jammin' Java, Love Thy Neighbor, Mark Gilleo
6
Apr
Book Details: Genre: Self-Help Publisher: Tap Into Freedom Publishing Publication Date: October 2011 Synopsis: Stressed out? There is plenty of real external stress, sure, and a serious stress epidemic going on. Then there is what we do on the inside, often without even realizing it. Conscious Calm focuses on the internal patterns of stress creation we may not [...]
Tags: Conscious Calm, Depression, Dr. Laura Mciuika, self-help, stress, worry
5
Apr
Writing fiction is an exercise in balance; you balance taking ideas from your imagination with the real world in order to create something believable. It doesn’t matter if you write crime fiction or paranormal romances or science fiction, there has to be enough of ‘real life’ in there to make the story believable to your [...]
Tags: Cemetery Club, J.G. Faherty, paranormal, supernatural
4
Apr
EQUITY of EVIL – A Medical Thriller based on True Events by Rudy A. Mazzocchi True Events – Really? I am often challenged about this bold statement “based on true events” when discussing and promoting my debut novel, EQUITY of EVIL. There are actual Author Notes at the end of the book that identify [...]
