It’s here! The cover from the unparalleled graphic designer David C. Cassidy for the follow-up to the memoir in novel form, Army of Worn Soles. Under the Nazi Heel is the story of my father-in-law, Maurice Bury, fighting against the German occupation of Ukraine from 1942 to 1944, as a member of the Ukrainian underground […]
Some communications pack a lot of information into a very few words. A skit on the CBC comedy program The Irrelevant Show last weekend is the best example I have heard in a long time. A sketch started with a narrator explaining that in about the year 2050 (or maybe it was 2030—I’m not sure), […]
This week, guest blogger marketing marvel Jens-Petter Berget, owner of the SlyMarketing blog and company, reveals some of the best, most practical advice on how to market your books I’ve ever read. (This post originally appeared on the old Scott’s Written Words blog.) I say that I was a failed writer because I could not finish what I […]
Finding the funds to cover editing, design and production of a book is a challenge every independent author must work out. This week, the award-winning Roger Eschbacher describes his solution. This post originally appeared on the old Scott’s Written Words blog. As just about any “indie” author will admit one of the biggest knocks against our […]
By Bette Lee Crosby A new crop of Lei Crime Kindle World (#LeiCrimeKW) novellas and stories hit the Amazon e-shelves last week. Here’s a sample of one by bestselling author Bette Lee Crosby. The dream wakes her two hours before dawn. She feels the chill of an evil wind whistle through the open window and […]
I have updated Dark Clouds, Part 1: The Mandrake Ruse, complete with a new cover. I’m excited about it. I have to thank Quebec graphic designer Daniel Dufour for invaluable advice on typography and colours. The original cover wasn’t bad. I took the photograph in Venice, and while it’s a good image of dark clouds, when […]
By Julie C. Gilbert A new crop of Lei Crime Kindle World (#LeiCrimeKW) novellas and stories hit the Amazon e-shelves last week. Here’s a sample of one by bestselling author Julie C. Gilbert. A premonition made her pause. Something wasn’t right. Every light in the room had been turned on, and her clothes had been […]