Why are we afraid of Friday the 13th? Fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day. A particularly bad Friday the 13th occurred in the middle ages. On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France arrested the revered Knights […]
Life in the Fast Lane
My gosh how things have changed. I sold my first book in 1998. There was no facebook, myspace, or twitter just to name a few. There were no blog tours or goodreads. How on earth did an author promote their books? Back in the dark ages we had book signings and tours that went from city to city, costing way too much money and did […]
Beyond “Just Do It”
Beyond just do it. As the Nike logo says, “just do it” can be the key to success. But sometimes achieving success and maintaining it goes beyond sitting in the chair and hammering out words. An author has to believe in her/himself. And how does one go about this task in a world of rejection letters. Support groups. Everyone needs friends, family and writers need […]
Hobbies or Addictions?
Hobbies or Addictions? My newest hobbie is Cityville. I hate to admit to the addiction but I have it. I love it. I tell myself playing the game is a waste of time. I also tell others when I’m trying to justify sitting in front of the computer and doing something other than writing that it helps me relax. Don’t know if that one is […]
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Goal Setting I have always been an avid goal setter. Yet in setting my goal each day, I would strive not to meet it but to do more. I am highly successful with this method. Even today, when I am editing a book, I will strive to read X number of pages and then will try to edit one more then again one more. Most […]
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Write your passion! As authors we here this phrase in many different contexts. “If you want to sell, write what you are passionate about.” “I love this book because I wrote from my heart. It is my passion.” Have you ever had a memory or an irrational fear, which made no sense? Have you ever felt as if you have lived in another time period […]
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Marketing Your Work What are the best ways to use social networking and blogging to promote your book? I don’t want to be an in your face author who is constantly beckoning people to buy my books. But I do want to sell books! I have run contests on my blog but have only had a few who have entered the contest. I have found […]
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Book Parties! A way to sell books? Or just a lot of work? For some time now I’ve wanted to host a book party. I heard about them a couple of years ago as a way to promote and sell books. I’ve never had the time to organize such a party. But now as retirement looms, I’m seriously thinking about this as a possibility. I’ve […]
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LASR Camelia reviews the Wager The secondary characters, while important in the unfolding of the plot, pale in light of the strong personalities of Amorica and Damian, who both feel and function with extreme emotions that bring about hostile scenes as well as love scenes that take the breath away. The climax of The Wager, a terrifying experience, takes Amorica and Damian passed old negative […]
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http://paranormal-romancejunkies.webs.com/apps/blog/show/5703274-the-wager-christine-young] “A very passionate love story set in the early 1800’s where women are to be seen and not heard and men get what they want, right? What started out to be a wager turns into so much more…read this story from beginning to end in one sitting. I enjoyed their romance, their passion and the story that they told. Here are two truly noble […]
