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 […]
What if you could go back in time and correct your mistakes? Would you? What would the price be? In Velvet Rain, David C. Cassidy answers that question imaginatively, realistically and fearlessly. The answer, though, is difficult and terrifying. As a skilled writer, Cassidy brings the answer out through the story. He begins with fictitious […]
How do you follow up a magnum opus? With the best story you can tell, exploring new literary grounds.Money Land is the sequel to RS Guthrie’s Blood Land, which was originally titled Dark Prairies. Guthrie himself called it his magnum opus, and any reader can see that the author had poured his heart, soul and […]
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 […]
The Funny Adventures of Little Nani By Cinta Garcia de la Rosa Cinta Garcia de la Rosa remembers what it means to be a child. Her book, The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, proves this not only through entertaining and hilariously preposterous stories, but by engaging children in the creative process of her book. Little […]
As soon as I started reading Seb Kirby’s Double Bind, I thought: “Yes! Here is a writer who knows how to waste no time, nor words in getting to the action.” Double Bind grabs you immediately and whips you along. Seb’s style seems to blend genres seamlessly. I wondered, “How does he do that so […]
If you haven’t yet heard of the force of literature named Russell Blake, crawl out from under that rock and check out his website, blog and pages on Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Amazon and the other usual e-book sellers. It’s time to be brought up to speed. Blake writes a new novel every couple […]