Tag: authors
group name: risingstarauthor
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June 07, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
It isn't the entire maunscript, just the synopsis.
Ninty percent of my snippets were taken from this novel., including 'gossip', thus I've decided to post the novel's synopsis . . . more
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June 02, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
I love reading books by people I have some sort of connection with, however tenuous.
So of course, when a book by a Gather author looks intriguing, I like to read it and then review it if I can. So . . . more
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July 12, 2008 12:03 PM EDT --
A while back, I posted some articles about book promoting and marketing based on a couple of conferences I attended. They included some resources as well as a summary of the advice I got. I have tried . . . more
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November 01, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
I tried mass mailings of flyers to bookstores. We looked up mailing addresses using Yahoo Yellow Pages on line. Sent thousands and thousands out.
Sent email upon email to friends, family, co-workers, . . . more
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August 24, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
Did you write a book? Have a longer story that isn't getting the reads you want? Give us the first paragraph and a link. Can You hook us into reading more?
This is inspired by Aaron LaZaar's . . . more
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June 20, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
I just ordered my proof copy of T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do . After weeks of delay while we worked on the beautiful cover, and then the technical issue that we had to fix to make the . . . more
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August 01, 2008 01:20 AM EDT --
Are you a book lover? Do you consider an outing to the bookstore or library an exciting afternoon? Do you always have a book with you when you leave the house? If so, let us help support . . . more
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November 12, 2007 09:49 AM EST --
Several people have asked me why I write, so I thought it might be a good subject for an article. Comments welcome.
I have always enjoyed story telling, and when I finally sat down and tried . . . more
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July 21, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
Depending on who you go with, requirements of a self-published contract can vary quite a bit. Your book is your baby, and you want at least a chance at a profit. You also want readers, so pricing can . . . more
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August 14, 2008 02:32 PM EDT --
When I first heard of Rhetta Akamatsu’s new book T'aint Nobody’s Business If I Do: Women Blues Singers Old and New I was intrigued. The book chronicles the lives and struggles of the great female . . . more
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June 01, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
I was really struggling with the Lord in writing this book, because I felt I was under qualified to effectively complete the task with any semblance of order. After all, as single mother and your average . . . more
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June 01, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus,
(Philippians 3:13). . . . more
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September 06, 2008 11:08 AM EDT --
Last week I something happened that I'd been waiting for since I approved the final proof on my novel, No Sensible People . The listing has shown up on Amazon.com . It's also on Barnesandnoble.com . . . more
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April 24, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
It is a sad fact of life for authors that only about 3% ever get picked up and promoted to publishers by literary agents. As a consequence many new and aspiring authors are these days considering . . . more
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June 02, 2008 10:14 AM EDT --
Many times, when those who we love are taken Home without much warning, we are left in a shell-shocked state. I recently lost a friend, and it is a very painful thing. Over the years, I have . . . more
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July 12, 2008 10:41 AM EDT --
this blog is also available on www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
My head is spinning as I try to think of ways to promote my novel No Sensible People , my poetry collection The Long and Short . . . more
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October 28, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Creating a group for self published Gather authors is a fun way to get into the Gather spirit.
Watching the memberships begin growing is way cool too.
I am looking forward to seeing additional authors . . . more
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August 03, 2008 01:11 PM EDT --
The return of the infamous journalist Trisha DuTell. The following is a fictitious interview conducted by a fictious journalist Trisha DuTell. Trisha aims to interview as many of the characters in . . . more
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July 19, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
In my quest to support books that might otherwise not get enough attention I am building a book review magazine on my website call The Mixed Bag Review . It is an online magazine featuring book reviews . . . more
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March 15, 2008 04:14 PM EDT --
I have created a monthly newsletter for the mystery lovers out there.
It is called "Southern Mysteries with a Side of GRIT" and it will host a variety of mystery related items, including . . . more
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