Archive for July, 2009

It’s no secret (read my books!) that I’m a bit of a horror fan. I like the dark yarns. Regulars will also know that I’m a bit of a Sam Raimi fan. I recently re-watched The Evil Dead and reviewed it briefly here. So, when I heard about a new Sam Raimi horror film,...
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For the ever more infrequent Friday Guest Post, here’s something very entertaining from Michael Fridman, fellow Blade Red Press author and all-round interesting fellow. In this post he explores the legacy of language derived from our less than prudish past and some stories that are worth checking out for some olden days racy fun....
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We’ve reached Day 10 of the blog book tour. It’s been a lot of fun! I noticed this today over at Ruthie’s blog: Sorry for the interruption I just wanted ot let you all know that I am still here, but due to having my computer down for the next two weeks – I...
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So the blog tour train rumbles onwards. Today I’m at Musings Of An Aussie Writer, the blog of Aussie horror writer Brenton Tomlinson. At BT’s blog I’m talking in a bit more detail about what’s involved in indie publishing, what opportunities and pitfalls there are and what I think the future holds. Blog book...
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Well, the first hiccough in the blog tour strikes today. I haven’t heard from Ruthie over at Ruthie’s Book Reviews. She was due to post a review of MageSign on Sunday as Day 7 of the tour. She let slip on her blog back on July 20th under the heading “Books I Read Last...
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I really should put “additional” in the title up there. Every time I write one these book tour titles I hear William Shatner saying, “Captain’s log, stardate 1422.6″. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that the lovely Angel over at Wily Writers has fixed the audio file of Stand Off, so...
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Today’s stop on the blog tour is a little delayed due to international time changes, but it’s worth waiting for. I’ve been very excited about this one as it’s something different for everyone, even if you’re a regular reader here. Those kind folks over at Wily Writers agreed to get involved with my book...
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Today sees us at the halfway point of the book tour and so far it’s all going swimmingly. Thanks to everyone that’s been following along and those that are hosting me along the way. Some of the timing is a bit up and down, but that’s what happens when you have posts hosted in...
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The blog tour rumbles ever onwards and today you can find me over at Publetariat.com. Publetariat is is an online community and news hub built specifically for indie authors and small, independent imprints. I’m a regular contributor over there myself and this time around site founder April Hamilton interviews me about why I chose...
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There are a lot of things like this out there, but this is one of the best, most succinct and well-written examples I’ve ever seen. I found it via Joanna Penn (you may remember her from Day 1 of the blog book tour) who passed on the link via Twitter (you can find Jo...
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