SANTA AND THE PARCEL POST

I thought I’d share another Christmas memory. The last one got some good reactions. The thing I like best about Christmas is the stories of love, peace and harmony, in a world that is rocked daily by just the opposite.…

THIS AUTHORS CHRISTMAS STORY

DEAR READER, I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS STORY OF MY CHRISTMAS, AND I HOPE YOUR HOLIDAYS ARE RICH WITH PEACE, HAPPINESS AND A SENSE OF PLACE. THE CHRISTMAS BASEMENT   My family had a florist and gardening business, which to…

A TIP FOR GETTING REVIEWS FOR YOUR BOOK(S)

http://tales2inspire.com/honey-bee-award/ THE HONEY BEE AWARD The Honey Bee award is a monthly award presented to the person who submits the best review of ONE single story from ANY of the Tales2Inspire books. Use the format below to enter this contest. Copy and paste your…

IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS

I interview Jim Smith on The Writer’s Dream, and he responded with these comments. I have included links to the interview. From Jim Smith: I was pleased to have been interviewed on Aug. 8 on Linda Frank’s half-hour cable show on…

MARKETING TIP FOR YOUR NEW BOOK

ENTERING CONTESTS IS A GOOD WAY TO LET READERS KNOW YOU HAVE A NEW BOOK. THE AUTHORS SHOW ALLOWS READERS TO READ YOUR ENTRY BY CLICKING ON A LINK ON THEIR WEBSITE. SOME CONTESTS ASK YOUR READERS TO VOTE, BUT…

Making a Mystery Front Cover

A GOOD REVIEW CAN LIFT YOUR SPIRITS

Reviews are a bit of work to come by, but they are an important part of promoting your books. Here is my review as a result of contacting Wishing Shelf Book Awards. file:///C:/Users/Linda%20Frank/Downloads/Making…%20REVIEW%20(1).pdf  TITLE: Making a Mystery with Annie Tillery,…

HERE’S AN ORGANIZATIONAL TIP FOR YOU

If you are wondering what kinds of promotional materials you should be gathering for your up-coming book, or one you are marketing, take a look at my Biblet. You can Google Biblet and find out more in book2look. But this…