May 2011 Blog Posts (12)

Press Release From EPIC Org.

May 2011

EPIC ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF ITS YEARLY COMPETITIONS

EPIC, the Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition™ is proud to announce the opening of its yearly contests for electronically published authors and young writers.

EPIC's eBook Competition™ is the oldest competition honoring eBooks and the ePublishing industry and is a premier event…

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Added by Judith on May 25, 2011 at 7:11pm — 1 Comment

$25 Giveaway!

SPLASH into summer! Win a free book and a $25 Amazon gift certificate at my blog's monthly giveaway. Easy and fun. Drop by!

http://thebalancedwriter.blogspot.com/

Danielle Thorne

Added by Danielle Thorne on May 25, 2011 at 11:51am — 1 Comment

I've started a blog called CPMatchmaker. It's a place were writers can get together with other writers in their genre and have three person online critique groups. I have critique information on the blog and a form you fill out. I then use the forms to match people. We're in need of more writers of genres other than romance and paranormal but will take those, too, if you're looking for feedback for your work to help take it to the next level.

You can find out more at…

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Added by Paty Jager on May 22, 2011 at 7:39pm — No Comments

First Book 'Em Festival in NC!

Announcing the first ever Book ‘Em in North Carolina!

I’m thrilled to be a part of this event and helping as part of the committee. If you are an author, you don’t want to miss this event! We have a blast at Book ‘Em.

Here’s the info from the website:

Book 'Em North Carolina is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2012. The event will be held at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina…

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Added by L. Diane Wolfe on May 16, 2011 at 8:38am — 1 Comment

Where The Rain Is Made - A MUST share review

Where The Rain Is Made – Keta Diablo

Reviewed by The Bookish Snob

BUY WHERE The RAIN IS MADE ON KINDLE

Five Stars and the O.M.G. S.H. Award

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Added by Keta Diablo on May 16, 2011 at 8:31am — 2 Comments

Publisher's Corner - resource for everyone

As a writer I've learned through trial and error the ins and outs

of the industry. Imagine, however, a magazine that allows those who are

interested in the industry to find out as much as they can before they

bumble along and make mistakes that are both costly and embarassing.

Publisher's Corner is such a magazine, or rather, ezine. Its a

completely digital magazine that features publishers, editiors, graphic

designers, promotional companies and more…

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Added by Patricia B on May 13, 2011 at 9:08pm — 6 Comments

Best Romance Novels on the Internet

Just wanted to post about a great romance novel site, Best Romance Novels Today, http://www.bestromancenovelstoday.com/. It posts the best romance novels on the internet, and readers' favorite romance books, too. We've been hard at work, posting the best books for three years now--it's a treasure trove of fantastic books!

If you like it, links are welcome! :)

Added by Jennette Green on May 11, 2011 at 2:06pm — 3 Comments

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day to all my WRDF friends, even if your children are 'furbabies'! :)…

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Added by Hywela Lyn on May 8, 2011 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Make Your Characters Come Alive!

Try these techniques to bring life to your characters, and find out who they really are.

1. Make a list of adjectives that describe your character. Use a thesaurus for words you may not think of off the top of your head.

2. Spend two hours "being" your character. Do whatever you are doing normally, but try to think like your character.…

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Added by Kathleen Heady on May 5, 2011 at 2:18pm — 2 Comments

Win an e-book or a Gift Certificate

I'm over at the Goddess Fish Party Pavillion today.

If you have a moment, please pop over and leave a comment. I'm giving a download of 'Dancing With Fate, my fantasy novella about the Greek Muse Terpsichore, to one person who leaves a comment, and also offering a 25%…

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Added by Hywela Lyn on May 2, 2011 at 6:30pm — 7 Comments

call for submissions, Whitechapel 13, a Victorian anthology

There is still time for authors to submit short stories for the anthology, Whitechapel 13, (Sonar 4 Publications). Stories should be set in the Victorian era and must be between 2500 and 5000 words in length. This is as exposure only… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on May 2, 2011 at 8:15am — 9 Comments