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I wanted to introduce you to a new contest going on now through April 19th that gives you the chance to win copies of 5 books from book marketing experts who have contributed articles to my blog. What's cool is that these authors have agreed to inscribe the book personally to the winner of the contest. Here are the books:

Red Hot Internet Publicity- Penny Sansevieri
1001 Ways To Market Your Book- John Kremer
The Frugal Book Promoter- Carolyn Howard-Johnson
The Naked Author- Kat Smith
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Hi all,

I have been active with the Writer's Guild of Texas in helping educate members on simple marketing techniques authors can use to find readers, especially if they are on a shoestring budget. The blog is not even a week old and is already finding readers around the world. I you would like to take a look at it, stop by at:


http://marketingtipsforauthors.blogspot.com/

Already, we have touched on the importance of setting up an in… Continue

Hi all,

I created a new page on my website that I hope you get a chance to look at. It’s on the tab entitled Fact Vs Fiction. On it, you can read more about the 2000 year old seeds that Dr. Sallon in Israel was able to grow. You can also see a photo that she sent to me of her holding the tree.

I also included a bonus excerpt of The Samson Effect that’s only available as a link on that page. The Samson Effect deals at the center of its st… Continue

When I wrote The Samson Effect, I did a lot of research on the viability of dormant seeds. At that time, Lotus seeds found in a dry river bed in Manchuria which dated to be about 1300 hundred years old were found, and successfully grown. This was one of the pieces of research I included in The Samson Effect as the main characters searched for seeds that were supposedly 3000 years old. In fact, those of you who read The Samson Effect may remember the ver… Continue

Hey all,

This is the last posting of the week I wanted to share with you, especially if you are a reader or writer of books. I comment on what I call The Great Equalizer that affects everyone who loves books. Some may argue that it's a good thing, others argue it's a bad thing. As for me, I think it's great.

The good people of FreshFiction.com asked me to be a guest blogger on their site and have supported my… Continue