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Giving Double the Value When Posting Amazon Reviews

Many of us are avid readers, and what’s more, we even warm the cockles of writers’ hearts by leaving reviews for their books. And if you don’t yet, please allow me to put in my plug for book reviewing in

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Goodreads–Reading Rounds

Reviews. Authors all need them, especially in the early days of our book launch. But what to do? We’ve already covered the ground we have control over–we’ve put out the best book we can. So, what are our options? You

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Stolen Legacy: The Story Behind the Story

A disembodied horse head—one that still speaks. A princess who doesn’t lift a finger to stop her identity being stolen, and then never tries to end the nightmare and go back home. A queen who sends her daughter away for

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Cathleen Townsend Interview on Longshot Island

In my post about my tale of a feral refrigerator, I told everyone about an upcoming interview over at Longshot Island, and I’m happy to announce it’s up and ready for viewing. Cathleen Townsend Interview Cathleen Townsend loves a good

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Feral Refrigerator Published by Longshot Island

Note: This article had active links at the time it was published, but since then, Longshot Island seems to no longer be an active ezine. Calling all writers–seriously consider submitting your stories to the nice folks over at Longshot Island.

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Please Help Me Select a Cover Image

My thanks in advance to everyone for taking a look at these. All these images came from Pixabay and are attribution-free for commercial use. All the type is merely a placeholder. I’ve learned that not everyone can picture things that

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A Worm Tale, Published by Longshot Island

Hey, I’ve got some good news. Longshot Island has published my flash memoir “A Worm Tale” in their latest issue. Apparently, I need to write more of these things because they seem to do very well in terms of blog

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What’s In a Name by Sally Cronin

What’s in a name? Everything. As someone who has gone through the entire official argy-bargy to get my name legally changed, I appreciate the power behind the monikers we bear. Sally Cronin obviously shares this sensibility because this short story

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New Cover for Dragon Hoard

Hurray! I’ve got a new cover for Dragon Hoard. The illustration I painted is the same as the previous version, but Deranged Doctor Designs (www.derangeddoctordesign.com) revamped the font for me. Normally, I know we usually go to each others’ blogs

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Here is my interview with Cathleen Townsend

Originally posted on authorsinterviews:
Name: Cathleen Townsend Where are you from? CT: I live in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California, between Sacramento and Tahoe. I have my very own thirteen-acre wood of mixed oak and pine, which…

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