Here are more representative samples of the spam I get in this blog’s Comments. As I said in my last post, most of the time, I just delete these. But I thought I would present these to help any other bloggers who may be tempted to click on a link. Don’t do it! Asking a […]
When I started blogging, I was at first astounded by the amount of spam comments I get. Why do people bother with this? Today, my reaction alternates between being annoyed and amused. Normally, I delete all spam comments after a quick check — sometimes, Blogger puts a legitimate comment into the Spam folder, or rarely, […]
An independent novel review Bruce A. Blake is a professional fantasy writer after my own heart. I have already reviewed his first novel, On Unfaithful Wings, giving it a full five stars. Khirro’s Journey, Book One: Blood of the King is the first book in the traditional fantasy trilogy, and this one is not only […]
What happened to “innocent until proven guilty”? People are upset over Rolling Stone’s cover depicting Dzhokhar Tsnarnaev — for all the wrong reasons. Rolling Stone has earned a reputation for gutsy reporting, for articles and covers that did not shy away from controversy. And at first glance, this cover does that: it features a picture […]
Why do I feel the urge to type “Rachel S. Thompson”? Broken Pieces breaks the moulds of confessional memoirs and is rightfully ahead in the polling for best non-fiction book of the year among the E-Festival of Words contenders. Rachel Thompson is best known for her humourous observations of male-female relationships in her blog, Rachel […]
Bruce Blake has released the third novel in his acclaimed Icarus Fell dark urban fantasy series, Secrets of the Hanged Man. To celebrate the launch, he’s giving away a coupon that will allow you to download the e-book from Smashwords for only 99 cents to anyone who signs up for Bruce’s newsletter at http://eepurl.com/pjLej Secrets of […]
Independent author Kenneth Hoss does a lot to promote independent authors. His website features independent bloggers, interviews with authors, excerpts of work by independent writers, spotlight features — when does he find time to write his own books?But he does. Deadly Storm, his third detective thriller featuring Kelli Storm launched launched July 1 — a fitting day in […]