An independent author interview Most authors strive to stay within a genre, occasionally mixing horror with romance or science fiction with mystery and throwing in a love interest for good measure. I’ve never before come across an author who aggressively tosses as many different genres into the mix as Steven Montano, whose Blood Skies series […]
February is the best month. Why? Valentine’s Day, Photo by Kathy Ophelia http://kathy-ophelia.deviantart.com/ and … BestSelling Reads’ month-long giveaway! The best authors in new fiction are celebrating the grand opening of BestSellingReads with a giveaway all February long.BestSellingReads brings some of the most loved fiction under one roof. We’re best-selling authors, but […]
This is big news for indie authors: Smashwords is now supporting the direct uploading of EPUB-formatted books for sale through its e-retail network.According to the Smashwords Official Blog, the new Smashwords Direct “allows our authors and publishers to upload their own professionally formatted EPUB files for sale at the Smashwords store, and for distribution to […]
Independent book review: American Goddesses By Gary Henry Gary Henry’s American Goddesses is a book that’s a lot of fun to read, and you can tell the author had a lot of fun writing it. The premise of American Goddesses is this: what would happen to a marriage if the wife suddenly developed super-powers? One […]
Bruce Blake is having a significant impact on the independent author scene. In addition to writing some innovative fantasy and horror novels, he has founded the Guild of Dreams fantasy writers’ collective, which has a Facebook group page as well as a blog, where members take turns posting very interesting ideas, opinions, interviews, excerpts and […]
Are you ready for Danger? Today is the launch of Danger Peligros, the new collection of true adventure tales by the No Map Nomads, Autumn Birt and Adam Paul. Whether by boot, by (motor)bike, by boat, or by whatever it takes, Raven and Weifarer will take you along to experience trips from sublime to nearly […]
Joe McCoubrey on Style Joe McCoubrey knows a thing or two about writing style. As a newspaper editor, he dealt with several writers’ styles before turning to fiction with his first novel, a thriller set in his home of Northern Ireland during its “troubles.”Joe has graciously agreed to weigh in on Written Words’ Style debate. […]
