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  • The Seven Stages of My Reading Life, Part III + Crazy Beautiful Giveaway (link)

    August 18, 2009

    • BiblioBuffet has posted Part III in my seven-part series, The Seven Stages of My Reading Life So Far. This entry is called Bookseller and if you scroll down to the bottom you'll see a place to enter a contest for a copy of my next YA novel, CRAZY BEAUTIFUL. The contest runs thru Friday.How about you? Got any memories to share from your reading life?Be well. Don't forget to write.
  • Contest: Book Giveaway!

    August 11, 2009

    • “Age 30+…A Lifetime of Books” is sponsoring a contest for a Homefront giveaway. It ends this Friday, August 14. Even if you’re not interested in the contest, it’s a good opportunity to check out the site. Blog creator Heather is an incredibly prolific and dedicated book reviewer who will read and review just about anything. (Her latest review is of Homer’s Iliad.) There’s ...
  • C.F. Bentley Twitter Fic Contest at BookViewCafe.com

    August 10, 2009

    • Book View Cafe is having another Twittierfic contest!   These are always a ton of fun. To celebrate the release of C.F. Bentley’s book Enigma, BookViewCafe.com (BVC) will hold its fourth twitter fic contest August 11 through 13. BVC members Phyllis Irene Radford, Jennifer Stevenson, and Sarah Zettel will be judging the contest. First place will win a signed hardcover copy of Enigma. ...
  • Name that Newsletter!

    August 7, 2009

    • I'm getting ready to create my next online newsletter, since some of you have told me you'd like to hear from me more than once or twice a year. Yes, I've been a little slow getting the news out! Now that many of my older books are being reissued, I agree that I need to communicate with those of you on my mailing list more frequently.Therefore, I plan to design a unique newsletter that I can ...
  • The Seven Stages of My Reading Life, Part II + Crazy Beautiful Giveaway (link)

    August 4, 2009

    • BiblioBuffet has posted Part II in my seven-part series, The Seven Stages of My Reading Life So Far. This entry is called College and if you scroll down to the bottom you'll see a place to enter a contest for a copy of my next YA novel, CRAZY BEAUTIFUL. The contest runs thru Friday.How about you? Got any memories to share from your reading life?Be well. Don't forget to write.
  • Heavenly

    July 29, 2009

    • Sometimes, rejection notices are actually nice. Like the one I just got from Gertrude Press, where I sent "Something Like Heaven" for their 2009 Chapbook Contest. Turns out I was one of three finalists. See? It says so here.I feel like I'm getting closer to something. The story is out elsewhere now, and I hope it finds a home.And I hope I finish chapter nine and this other story I'm ...
  • Almost There ...

    July 29, 2009

    • We're only a few days away from the official release of TABLE MANNERS and I gotta tell you---I can't wait! I'm in rural Washington right now, looking at the gorgeous lakes and trees and mountain that inspired GOOD THINGS and its sequel. The trip from Hawaii to Washington was ... well, let's just say that I had my hands full with three kids, bags, car seats, diapers, snacks, DVD player, ID, and ...
  • Rewarding Bad Writing

    July 22, 2009

    • Sniff. Sniff. My wonderful friend, author and fellow LAYA, the talented Kerry Madden . . . . . . is moving from Los Angeles to teach writing at the University of Alabama Birmingham.This past weekend Amy Goldman Koss hosted Kerry's going away party . . .   Good luck, Kerry, we'll miss you!!!!(Above: Kerry and Moi show off the homemade pies we baked. Okay, well, maybe we didn't bake them, ...
  • I Need Your Help, Red Room Authors and Members...

    July 9, 2009

    • Hi, my name is Steve Ekstrom--I write comic books.  Currently, my webcomic, THE ARES IMPERATIVE is competing for a publication contract on ZUDA.  ZUDA is DC Comics' webcomics imprint.  If we receive enough votes by the end of the month we will be able to publish the remaining 52 pages of our 60 page story...and make money for it.I've been a member of Red Room since the launch--and I post here ...
  • Tag Your It Contest! Win $100 for 30 seconds of your time!

    July 9, 2009

    • Hey all, here's the first in a series of contests that are celebrating the launch of Rise of the Ancients - AnnunaIts the Tag Your It Contest!The rules are simple - go to my two novels listed on Amazon -Rise of the Ancients Annuna -http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Ancients-Annuna-JC-Torr e/dp/0978527232/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2Ancient Rising -http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rising-Rise-Ancients ...