Here’s an evocative follow-up from Nicholas Rossis and alfageeek on to KDP Select or not to KDP Select.  Thanks for sharing your advice, gentlemen. I.C.   In my last post, I mentioned alfageek’s blog, where Joshua, aka alfageek, generously shares his book marketing experience with his blog’s readers. Last week, he returned to KDP Select a… Source: The…

Originally posted on JANUARY GRAY REVIEWS:
This treasure of a book is pure magic. It is listed as YA Grades 8 and up, and it certainly fits the bill for grown adults as well. This book really made an impact on me, and I am still thinking about it, days after reading it. It really…

Review: IF NOT FOR YOU, by Debbie Macomber. A sweet and engrossing contemporary romance with no offensive material. Rated 5 out of 5 stars by Iris Chacon. This writer received an Advance Reading Copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest, objective review.   Debbie Macomber pens another winner with IF NOT FOR YOU.…

Review: SWEET MISS SEETON, A Miss Seeton Mystery by Harrison Crane, series created by Heron Carvic. A cozy British mystery with no offensive material. Rated 3 out of 5 stars by Iris Chacon. This writer received an Advance Reading Copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest, objective review.   Twenty-first century readers, accustomed…

Originally posted on Ruth Ann Nordin's Author Blog:
? ID 63365994 © Dimaberkut | Dreamstime.com The experiment This past week, I finally took the plunge and downloaded a software called Dragon Dictation onto my iPhone.  (I don’t remember how much the app cost.  Apparently, I had bought it a year ago when I first heard…

Originally posted on alfageeek:
First test ad You may recall that I was skeptical about BookBub Ads when they were first announced. While it’s exciting to get a crack at that population of known book buyers, I didn’t really think CPM advertising (paying for impressions, rather than clicks) made sense, since they count opening the…

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
This is a guest post by Sierra Delarosa. Sierra is a freelance writer, musician and content writer for Global English Editing. 11 Science-Backed Ways Writing Improves Your Mind, Body, and Spirit For many of us, writing is a practical tool. We use it to communicate our thoughts, ideas, and experiences…

Originally posted on Angie Dokos:
I struggle with making sure my characters’ eyes don’t do impossible things. I found this article and thought it pretty cute, so I decided to share it. It didn’t have a share button, so I copied and pasted. Thank you AspiringAuthors.net for this post. Don’t Let Characters Do Impossible Things with…

Review: THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE, by Katherine Arden (scheduled for publication January 17. 2017.)   Rated 4 out of 5 stars by Iris Chacon. (The reviewer was provided an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest, objective review.)   This is an impeccable debut novel by an erudite, multi-lingual, well-traveled and…