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This has been a glorious week and this morning I don’t even need the transporter. It’s extra special because I’m honored to be able to interview an extra author this week. A father/daughter team. We’re along a stretch of the Iowa River and our fishing lines are waiting for the big catfish. Can there be any better place to relax on a Friday morning? I think…

I realized something as I was going through my RSS subscriptions and Twitter time lines, I started to look at how I was selecting what to read. I rely heavily on RSS and Twitter for my daily consumption of news and blog updates, I have hundreds of subscriptions and follows. No one can possibly read everything that comes up and I noticed I was focusing on the headlines of the articles. If it was not catching me I would move on to the next one leaving it behind. That article could have had…

Hi all! I have a huge favour to ask of any of you if you have some spare time on your hands.

I have written a book, and I'm in the final stages of editing for grammar mistakes etc. I realised that I want to carry on the series (the second book is in progress at the moment), and as Dead Night is set in the year 1899, I think going too far into the 1900's will kill the atmosphere. So basically, I need an opinion; it is possible for me to drag the entire timeline back ten or twenty years…

Hi, I'm new to Authors.com, and would like to invite all of you to read my book The Smack, just published on Amazon Kindle.   It's a detective thriller, the first in a planned series about a veteran detective named Frank Blaylock, who is tracking down a sadistic killer whose goal is to rid the city of those he considers "undesirables."   I hope you will give it a try.

When you read a novel, it is not only for entertainment, but to learn something about life.

Oh, how we human being must meet and overcome new challenges.

I love the character of Jane Marple from the Agatha Christie Mystery series.

Miss Marple said in the book Of Bertram’s Hotel, when another character pined…

Commas are confusing because they are used in many ways. However, the basic principle to using commas is simple: Use commas to separate clauses and phrases within sentences that have their own meaning.

The “rules” for commas below are broadly, but not universally, accepted. However, a careful writer considers two central issues:

• Reader understanding and
• Consistency.…

A…

Geek to Author is exactly what it means, a career Geek (me) taking a journey to being an Author, a writer, a creator of something meaningful that will last. There are many sites out there on the Internet on how to take charge, make yourself marketable, how to generate traffic to your blog(s), but rarely do you find anyone that details these words of wisdom in actual practice outside those advise sites.



Geek to Author is going to do that. Document what I do, what I…

Want to hear a scary story?

how about this

a girl that just cut

as her arm bleeds

a dark red

a boy that has nothing

nothing to live for anymore

a baby

her mother aborted her

she wasn't pretty enough

she had a brain tumor

"mom, mom!"

a boy cries

as he sees him mom killed before his…

      I'm writing my fifth novel: Chasing The Wind.

      When I look at the word “Fifth”, it scares me. It seems like just yesterday I was working on my first novel, A Brownstone in Brooklyn. With the publication of  Brownstone, I thought my novel writing days were over.

      Now, four books later and I’m going strong in crafting…

So on this rainy May day, I hop in the transporter to pick up this week’s featured author. When she tells me where she’d like to go for the interview, I politely tell her, “Uh, it’s not that type of transporter. ” Then she slips…

(Letter 9)   Lysa Linnet

Amidst all ends of the world, i am lonely,so lonely I feel,

 I feel dead though alive, world of the unknown now only known to me.

Sometimes, I even wonder and ask myself if im one of them,

Though im not, I feel im.  I am very stuck among the nine.

In a house…

Hey all,

its been a small while since coming in here. I took a small break from writing to sort of clear my head. I wanted to make sure that the direction of my story was still going the way I wanted it to go and not going off course. So i have been going fishing with my family. Caught a couple catfish a 2 and half pounder and a 5 to 6 pounder. not to bad if I do say so. Now that I have a clear head I went back and looked and reread the last couple chapters and I like the way my story…

First off let me start off by saying I have never written or published a book before.

For the past few months I have had a idea keep popping up in my head and I think there is a reason this idea has not dissipated. I'm supposed to publish a children's book. Me, just Mary is supposed to publish a children’s book.

The main problem is that I have NO idea where/how to start when it comes to publishing.

I have the text in my head and an illustrator considering the project,…

Listen to live broadcast today, Wednesday 05.02.12 with host François Pointeau and guest novelist Jack Woodville London. Writing on the Air is LIVE every Wednesday from 6-7pm Central Time. You listen local to Austin 91.7 FM KOOP.org or you can stream us LIVE on KOOP.org. …

Life Lessons from a Rodeo Queen

Lesson #1

I have learned that no matter what wild thing is going on in my life, if I pause and put on a bit of decoration, a bit of…

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Sarah! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A:  My name is Sarah Williams and I’m the author of Captive.  I’m originally from Wiltshire in England but currently live in the Illawarra region of Australia.  As well as writing I love to read and also…

   A Blur resembling a tiny strawberry blonde girl in pink pajamas ran and jumped into the bed as fast as she could. “Beat you” she boasted as Vivian moved closer towards the bed. Vivian pulled the covers up over her and kissed her softly on the forehead “Goodnight sweetheart”.  Vivian didn’t think it would go as smoothly as it did. Up until today they had a routine; race to bed, tuck in the covers, ask for a story, check for monsters under the bed, close the closet door, and then…

I'm impressed by folks doing trilogies, etc. Makes perfect sense...guaranteed audience. If readers like #1, they're bound to check out #2...and already know the cast of characters.  I'm working on my 2nd book, but it's quite unlike the first (MEDICINE ROCK, A Journey of Vision and Healing, IUniverse, Kindle, etc). The first is based on my adventures in 1971, so I knew the cast, plot, timeline, etc. This new book is based in a mountain town in Montana, and the characters are creating…