An Oscar Winning Performance
Great post on story ideas and our obligation to make our books the best they can be … from Joan Hall over on Story Empire … Hollywood hosted its 90th Academy Awards event last week – a night for the …
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New Book: Gamble
Hello everyone, Today, it gives me great pleasure to host Staci Troilo on the release of her latest book, GAMBLE. This is the second book in her Nightforce Security Series. I read the first one, PASSWORD, and thoroughly enjoyed it. …
Throwing Darts Blindfolded & Author Considerations
A thought-provoking post on the various publishing routes available to authors by P.H. Solomon over on Story Empire … Making choices self-publishing choices can feel like throwing darts blindfolded. With all the changes to publishing in the last decade or …
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The Wrong Slide
Happy Friday, everyone! 🙂 Today, over on Story Empire, we have a Friday Fiction Prompt, where we invite everyone to write and share a short story. Find Staci Troilo’s Story Empire post at: Story Empire Friday Fiction Prompt: Limited and Focused …
AmWriting!-15 & Final Day!!
Hi everyone. Today is my fifteenth and final day of writing, and I’ve written 2,300 words today, bringing my total to 50,277 words. The first draft is complete! Whoo-hoo 🙂 I began day one on February 5th and took off …
Cusp of Night Cover Reveal!
Hi everyone! It gives me great pleasure today to showcase the book cover for author Mae Clair’s latest novel … and I have to say, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cover! Cusp of Night by Mae Clair Release Date: …
AmWriting!-14
Hello everyone! Today makes day fourteen of writing Backstage, and I’ve managed 6,000 words! Yes, you did just read that correctly … that’s SIX THOUSAND words! Wowzers 🙂 And on a workday too. That brings my fourteen-day total to 47,916. …
AmWriting!-13
Hello everyone! Happy Monday 🙂 Today makes my thirteenth day of writing Backstage. As well as working, I have managed 4,200 words … bringing my overall total to a staggering 41,886 words! 🙂 Here is a ‘sneek peek’ for you …
AmWriting!-12
Hello everyone! Another productive day here despite this cold (virus and weather, lols). I started on an editing project today and completed 10% of that. Also, I designed a twitter banner for Backstage … And, I’ve written another 2000 …
AmWriting!-11
Hi everyone. Today makes day 11 of my days writing. I have written 2200 words today, and that brings my total to 35,638. Am full of cold, again, today an am clocking off a little early. I can’t believe how …
AmWriting!-10
Hello everyone! Today is day ten of writing my latest novel BACKSTAGE. Here’s an interesting thing: I finished day nine on 29,433 words, and I’ve just stopped writing and checked the count: 33,433! Bang on 4,000 words without even trying …
AmWriting!-9
Hello everyone. Today is day nine of my writing spree. I’ve found it harder to knuckle down today, and it’s been slower going. Still, I’ve managed another 1195 words, bringing my overall total to 29,433. Here’s another ‘sneek peek’ for …
If you’re an author using a pen name, you need to read this.
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Today, I am posting about a serious issue that I have experienced recently. Some of you might have noticed that I no longer have any presence on Facebook. That little corner of social media that I …
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AmWriting!-8
Me again! Today marks my eighth day of writing, and I’ve produced 2,800 words, making my overall total 28,238! I plan on taking the weekend off, but who knows what inspiration might strike?!? To close up the week, here’s another …
AmWriting!-7
This makes my 7th day of writing, and I have managed another 2,500 words, bringing the total to 25,401. Feedback on the book cover that I revealed yesterday has been awesome. Thanks so much everyone for all your support and …
AmWriting!-6
Hey, everyone! Well, it’s my sixth day of writing, and I have another 2,750 words written. That’s 22,858 in six days of writing! Phew! Today, instead of giving you an excerpt, I’m going to do the big reveal on the …
AmWriting!-5
My fifth day of writing and 3,600 words written. That’s 20,100 so far! 🙂 The last three days ended up being non-writing days, and I’m so pleased to have managed to get some good writing time in today despite interruptions. …
AmWriting!-4
My fourth day of writing, and … wait for it … 5,200 words written!!! Epic 🙂 That’s 16,400 words written in four days of writing. I’m on a roll. Okay, here is another excerpt for you … Emma sat there …
AmWriting!-3
My third day of writing and another 2,500 words written. That’s 11,000 in total! I missed yesterday due to being at the hospital for iron infusions. That left me with a nasty headache this morning, so I’ve had a slower …
AmWriting!
My second day of writing and another 4,000 words completed! That’s 8,500 in total 🙂 Here’s another excerpt … Emma had just put the lid back on the lippy when a knock sounded at the door, muffled by all …
AmWriting!
So, I’m writing again. And the character has totally come alive (yay!). Already this afternoon–over about 4 hours–I’ve written 4,500 words! Here’s an excerpt for you … ‘The blackness that surrounded her hid anyone who might sit watching. Only the …
New Book Release: Password by Staci Troilo
Hi everyone! Today, I introduce author Staci Troilo’s new book: PASSWORD … I have this on preorder and am excited to read it! From Staci … Thanks for inviting me here today, Harmony. I appreciate having a chance to …
Book Review: The Hat by C.S. Boyack
Hello everyone! Today, I am posting a review for author C.S. Boyack’s latest book THE HAT. FIVE STARS! Lizzie St Laurent has a lot on her … erm … head! When she picked up the old box behind her uncle’s …
New Book Release! Jewel in the Mud
Hi everyone! Today, I have launched my newest book, Jewel in the Mud (Zen Musings). It is available for pre-order on Amazon now, and will be released in Kindle and Paperback on January 19th. I am so excited about this …
Circumstances of Childhood
Circumstances of Childhood. By John W. Howell Shipping on October 1st. Priced at $0.99 for the introduction. This is a different story for John. It is in the Family Life genre and tells the story of brotherly love, riches to …
Time for a bit of Quantum Wanderlust!
Awesome new anthology coming soon from AIW Press … Quantum Wanderlust! I am thrilled to be one of the authors included! …. What if you had all the time in the world? Thirteen authors answer that question with short stories …
Monday Musings Forty-seven: The Thief in the Night
Thief in the Night  This may seem obvious, but many kinds of stealing exist that we might not even think about, not just the common ones such as money or property, but also time, peace of mind, hope, trust, …
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Stories to make your mind go into overdrive
Hi everyone! Having launched my latest book, Moments, on Friday 14th, I wanted to share with you all my very first review. I’m always nervous each time I release a book, and this fantastic first review soon set my mind …
Welcome #Author Traci Sanders & Living-Write-Life
Hi, everyone, & welcome to Harmony’s place today. It gives me great pleasure to welcome author Traci Sanders, who is celebrating the launch of her latest series: WRITE IT WRITE! Volume I – Before You Publish – Tips on grammar, writing, …
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Monday Musings Forty-five: Square Peg
Square Peg  For each of us, there comes a time in life when we need to let go of the unnecessary drama. For each of us, there comes a moment when we see how we’ve bent ourselves into a …