A quick update for the recent Authors Answer.
I added S. R. Carrillo’s answer. It’s now available for you to read. You can go here to check it out. And read what everyone else said, too!
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#Read about Guest #Author Adrienne Morris
I never would have guessed that waking up to a naked drunk in my bathtub and a heroin junkie on my couch would be the eventual inspiration for my first novel about a morphine-addicted Civil War veteran looking for redemption, but life is funny like that.
Yes, I was that good girl who ran with the wrong crowds. Call it “poor lad syndrome” or whatever, but I liked the sad and bad boys until I married one. Oops. Not so much fun after all. Yet there was that still, small voice in my head convincing me that even in the ugliest of situations there was hope for people—even ones like me.
I didn’t want to write because I didn’t want to fail, but I found failure anyway. In life there’s no escaping it. Everything I vowed I’d never do, I did. Every last bit of self-righteousness was smashed…
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Guest Post: 50 Shades of Shame
Stop Shaming Guilty-Pleasure Reads
Blogger and Self-Described Book Nerd Olivia Lanaras on Labeling Books and Shaming Readers
For every one article written about the love of a guilty pleasure book like 50 Shades of Grey or Twilight, there are two that slam and shame it.
“The writing is just not up to par, the characters are unbelievable, and the sex verges on the comical.”
“Think of it as the “Downton Abbey” of bondage, designed neither to menace nor to offend but purely to cosset the fatigued imagination.”
“Fifty shades of bad writing”
Without a doubt, the authors behind these works are not the second coming of Jane Austen. I have tried reading them and just couldn’t do it. In fact, most of the lines are absolutely cringe-worthy. However, labeling these works as invalid or unworthy of being considered works of literature is not only…
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WHEN THE AUTHOR TURNS UP DEAD
The Friday Fiction | Squid McFinnigan
open air fare
To market, to market, to shop and spend money. Rows and rows of vendors aplenty! A beautiful way to spend a spring day, thank goodness it was warm and sunny!
(C) 2015 Annette Aben
The core by Lee Nash (Me, as a Child Poetry Series)
The core
by Lee Nash
It’s in every
photograph.
Symbolically,
the apple core
had more appeal
than a horse
or a heart,
I’d say because
it reminded me
of the stars
that were taken away
while I was not looking,
my unseen pointers,
those five signs
lost, fast eaten up.
Yet vertically intact
the feminine form
retained its seeds —
better this way round,
though it required
patience.
There was time.
Those childhood
summers were too long
anyway, meant
dreaming of the day
I would hold
me whole
and bring home
white blossom
was all there was.
© Lee Nash 2015. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR’S NOTE ON THE PHOTOGRAPH: London,1973 (age six). We are just about to leave for South Africa, where I lived until 1984.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lee Nash was born in England and grew up in South Africa. She now lives and works in the beautiful…
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Big Bang, Inflation, Steady-State (Marketing Strategies)
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BOOK MARKETING STRATEGIES
One of the main book marketing strategies that I see focuses around a Big Bang.
Yet a book marketing strategy that focuses more on consistency may have better long-term potential.
There are benefits and disadvantages of each, which depend on the nature of the book and author.
And recent changes in the dynamic book publishing environment impact the decision for how to market.
BIG BANG
The Big Bang book marketing strategy focuses on driving as much traffic as possible to the book’s product page over a short period of time.
Pre-marketing and buzz-building are amped up for a powerful book launch with several early reviews and many early sales.
BookBub and related promotions are utilized to revitalize sales with additional Big Bangs throughout the year.
Email lists for a newsletter and online followings are grown to launch the next book with a Bigger Bang.
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Literary Fest/ Book Fair Brings You an Amazing Day: 10 Tips
I’m a volunteer at a big one-day literary festival/book fair in my area. These basic tips may help you enjoy such a fair.
Prose in the Park, Ottawa, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, June 6
As a volunteer at the information table of Ottawa’s first major literary festival/book fair, I’m ready to help you find what you want amid simultaneous events. Here’s my advice on how to connect with the tempting literati lying in wait:
- Before you come, look at the programme. Study the featured authors’ faces, names and book titles. Is there someone you absolutely don’t want to miss meeting or listening to? Make a note of when and where to find and talk to them. Prepare for a crowded site. Bring a camera, your wallet, a watch and a pen.
- Plan to stay long if the festival is a unique gathering of celebrities and raw, fresh talent. In this case…
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International Book Promotion 