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Forever Mine – Cy & Rylan Book Cover Reveal.

Finally… It’s arrived. My book cover for Cy & Rylan’s story of true love. A Wolf Shifter Romance with murder and mystery surrounding two lovers as they learn about each other. Looking at their differences, how to live together, how to grieve together. A unit and family. You can PRE-ORDER HERE Publishing 30th June 2020…
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The Importance of Book Covers

I do wish the days of coloured hardbacks would return and get rid of the silly paperback covers which have to be so brilliant to get anyone to buy your book. I didn’t need an image on a cover to read a good book. I read the blurb/synopsis at the library or bookstore and …well…
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Time to be Business Savvy

Here in New Zealand, the Covid 19 Pandemic is OVER…for now at least. We are back to our new normal except our borders are closed to everyone but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. What is the new normal going to look like? Makes one wonder. Well, we all know there is going to be…
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Covid 19

Hello everyone This is to let you know business will go on as normal except to any personal meetings. All meeting and work will now be via FaceTime, Skype or Zoom. New Zealand is going into Lockdown on Wednesday at midnight. All but essential businesses will be self-isolating for at least four weeks, maybe longer. …
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Open for Submissions – Ghostly Youth Anthology

Plaisted Publishing House has opened its doors for our first Anthology of the year.  Ghostly Youth is for anyone who writes ghost stories for ages 10 and up. Any genre suitable for children is acceptable as long as the story has a ghostly element. Calling all Ghostly Rites Authors! Submissions for Ghostly Youth—Vol 1 open…
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New Features in JAWS

I have a few blind clients and many of them use JAWS so they can use their computers. Here is an update from the site.   New Features in JAWS Posted In Jaws–By Casey The information below has been taken directly from Freedom Scientific. Check out my comments below in the JAWS Wrap up, after the new…
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Universal Book Links with Books to Read

It is strange how things happen in life.  I was investigating Books to Read and their Universal Book Links to see if you had to have books on Draft to Digital to use them.  Apparently not.  I was then going to write an article about how to get your links which then adds the books…
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13 Free Press Release Sites for Authors

NY Times newsroom, 1942 Updated 11/29/19 Your book is about to be released, but how do you get the news out to the media? The first thing you need to do is to write an engaging press release. A press release is a news story. It is written in third person, has a catchy title…
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Ghostly Rites – Submission Schedule

Ghostly Rites Anthology Schedule. We are calling for submissions from writers worldwide.  This year we are producing three Anthologies. Ghostly Romance, Ghostly Rites and one for children aged 10 to adult Ghostly Rites Youth.  The Children’s story must be scary but not over the top…Every child loves Goosebump Stories so let’s see what you all…
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Have Authors been Compromised?

Written by Real Laplaine August 18, 2019|author, book giveaways, book release, books, free books, reading, writing This could be a touchy subject for some or many, so I apologize in advance if what I am about to say offends you. As an author of 14 published works, so far, and an ardent writer, I found…
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