NaNoWriMo is starting tomorrow. My house is going to be in an odd Vampire State of Mind for the month. My husband, who is the writer of Jeremy’s Mother is a Vampire and Love and Blood (and soon Say No to Sparkles) is going to be working on expanding a short story of his into…

November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and around the world, writers will be racing their page-a-day calendars to crank out a 50,000 word book by the 30th of November. The goal is to write, write, and write just to get it down on paper. Don’t stop. Don’t edit. Don’t give yourself time for a…

by Blake Northcott ★★★★★ Available for 99¢ on Amazon Kindle Vs. Reality is a quick and engaging read that will keep you pressing that [Next Page] button until there’s nothing left to read. The first volume is short, but creates an entertaining introduction to a series that promises longer future volumes. It’s an amazing debut from…

A recent blog post by Beth Elisa Harris has me pretty upset. In this post, which you should read, she outlines a shameful incident on Smashwords that lowers the trust of an otherwise supportive Indie writing community. Though my publishing company does not utilize Smashwords, I still network with people who do, and the incident still effects…

1. BOOKMARKS ARE OBSOLETE! Never scrounge around for a random paper to hold your place and then later go looking for that important gift card/social security card/police report and be unable to find it. eReaders keep your place!   2. YOU CAN EAT AND READ! Ever do that awkward dance of trying to hold a…

Original Post June 29, 2011. Some data has changed since (*cough* Kindle Fire *cough*) Notes on Book Availability: There is no way to really say what is or will be soon available on each of these readers. Generalizations could get me in a lot of trouble, so I’m going to make it simple. I will…

If you love text-based role-play, then you’re probably familiar with filling out character applications. They can take hours of your time and then you have to worry that they may not even be accepted.   I have over six years of experience moderating and have read hundreds of applications. I know what I look for and…

Text-based RPGs were a passion of mine from 10th grade (2002) until very recently. Right now my life is too busy to commit to much gaming, but a break from the hobby can do wonders to renew passion. Despite my distance I find myself ever-lurking, observing mistakes players make and acknowledging my own failures in…

by Amy Jones ★★★☆☆ Available for 99¢ on Amazon Kindle Soul Quest starts off in need of a tough editor, but rounds off to a formidable first publication. Structure problems early on do not stop Amy Jones’ story from being suspenseful and touching. I read Soul Quest on my Kindle for a humble 99¢. When…