Is Marketing Important for an Author? By @MimiBarbour

Today special guest Mimi Barbour talks a little about why marketing yourself as an author is so important. ~ Thank you Becca for letting me be a guest on your site today. It’s always a pleasure to meet new friends. As an overworked author, I began to question whether or not all this extra work[…]

The Birth of the Novel – Guest Post by G. S. Wright #BBF

Welcome to day 3 of the Blogger Book Fair. Today author G.S. Wright uses wit and humor to compare writing a novel to birthing a child. My favorite is his comparison of a new book to a baby giraffe. Be sure and grab  BROKEN THINGS (FREE through today, and on sale for $0.99 from 7/25 – 7/28)  and DEATH[…]

Interview with Matt Posner

Today I’m chatting with YA fantasy author Matt Posner about his series and about writing in general. Matt Posner is a teacher and writer from New York City.  Originally from Florida, he has been happily married to Julie since 1999. Matt is also the poet/percussionist with the Avant-Garde band The Exploration Project. Connect with Matt at[…]

Announcing the July 2013 Blogger Book Fair

Check in to the Blogger Book Fair, and book your trip to far away places! July 22-26, 2013   Authors and Book Bloggers, Sign ups for the July 2013 Blogger Book Fair will close on June 15 at midnight central time, so get your registrations in to participate! As of 5/31/2013, we have: Authors: 89 Books:[…]

Authors: Donate Your Book to Help Fight Illiteracy

On January 26, 2013, the Literacy Council of Benton County in Arkansas is going to hold Scrabble Wars! Authors, this is the perfect chance for you to get your name out there and donate to an amazing cause at the same time. About Scrabble Wars The Literacy Council will hold a silent auction alongside the[…]

Today I Feel Tension (And other realities of the writing life)

I’m blessed to welcome a special guest. Erin Healy’s experience includes editing a dozen of Ted Dekker’s novels, co-authoring two bestsellers, and penning four supernatural suspense novels of her own. In the midst of all her work, she’s a mother who works from home. Balancing family and work is one of the toughest challenges of[…]

Reaching 10,000 sales and a Party

Today’s post is by the lovely author Susan Kaye Quinn who’s hit a big milestone–she’s sold over 10,000 books! What’s she doing to celebrate? Giving away cool stuff. How cool? For starters, you can enter to win a Kindle Paperwhite along with a dozen other ebook prize packs. This is one awesome giveaway! My sci fi[…]

Get to Know Kel (Character Interview)

Free Books and More! In case you haven’t heard, an exciting event is happening this weekend (July 26th – 29th). Today is the second day of the Blogger Book Fair. Make sure and click on the image above to find out about all the other participants in the fair and get your hands on lots[…]