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June 11, 2009
- Nice shiny blurb for the cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from the man who has written the book on the man who - as Nils Lofgren puts it - wrote the book on rock piano:"Everybody knows there are dirty goings-on in the world of rock music, but nobody has ever captured them as excitingly or convincingly as Deborah Grabien's ingenious JP Kinkaid mysteries. Her storylines keep you guessing ...
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May 12, 2009
- Amazon really blew it a few weeks ago when they removed hundreds (thousands?) of books' rankings. It seemed confined to books mentioning sex, even in a relatively tame way like mine. After weeks of complaining, my ranking is back on amazon.co.uk:#3,719,794. The only way now is up! The good news is, they discounted the price, guaranteeing it to those who preorder. My Japanese friends also ...
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March 30, 2009
- I’ve been invited to write a blurb for Bruce Meyer’s new book DOG DAYS, a volume of canine-inspired poems forthcoming from one of Canada’s outstanding independent publishers, Black Moss Press. Bruce's book, I find, is a meditation, really, on our canine friends and what is to be learned from them, animals much like ourselves, fellow beings who, by example, illustrate for us what it means to ...
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February 23, 2009
- Dear Readers: Through Writer Beware, I came across a blog called How Publishing Really Works and so far, I have to say that I'm very impressed. I think it's important as a writer to diversify the number of blogs that we read on a daily/weekly basis in order to allow our minds to expand to understand the possibilities from many different perspectives. There are a number of great blog ...
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November 20, 2008
- This time ’round, it’s from stellar writer and buddy Tim Pratt, who writes: Michael Jasper is a writer of great integrity, passion, and imagination. He creates imaginary characters who feel realer than some people I’ve actually met.— Tim Pratt, author of The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, Poison Sleep, and Spell Games Thanks, Tim! Since the cover to my Gathering of Doorways book ...
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November 2, 2008
- When angels of light and dark collide on earth…Once he held a favored position in the heavens. But one moment of weakness casts Dante out and now he is cursed to walk the earth, collecting the souls of vulnerable women to buy his way into hell.All hell breaks loose…But standing in his way is Peter, an angel of light. Peter is everything Dante is not. Pure, above reproach. And determined to ...
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January 30, 2008
- Hello Fellow Authors: I have a brand-new book out: Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage (Adams Media, January 2008) and another one, The Commuter Marriage, on its way in April. I need reviews, Amazon reviews, and cover blurbs. I'd be happy to review your book, if you'll review mine. What does anyone think about this idea? Can we iconoclastic ...
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