We all reach a day, a month, a year, or a decade where our goals seem impossible to achieve. We have worked for months, even years toward a measure of success that we set for ourselves. And it remains elusive, avoiding us like poison. We thought we had it once but no, it escaped back [...]
Local Author Adapts Houston’s Hurricane Experiences into a Suspenseful Romantic Fiction; Flood, Flash, and Pheromones from Soul Mate Publishing. Shelley K. Wall has volunteered through three hurricanes and one tropical storm that dealt hefty blows to the local community as well as her own business and personal life. Her latest novel extrapolates bits of those [...]
WINNER FROM GIVEAWAY NUMBER ONE: Pam B. Morris. Please email me details of where to send it @ skwallbooks@yahoo.com The second giveaway in the Flood, Flash, and Pheromones launch is $25 in Amazon money...you can buy whatever you choose with your Amazon Money. All you have to do is one of the following: 1. Retweet one of my [...]
Just received this in the mail: Shelley, Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that your book Bring It On was one of three books selected in the Romantic Suspense category for the final round of the Aspen Gold writing contest. It will now go on to be judged by librarians and booksellers. Judging for [...]
WOO HOO... In honor of their one year anniversary, Crimson Romance has put all it's titles on sale. Right now, you can get any Crimson title for $1.99. Each week, there may also be a Kindle Daily Deal for less on some of the books. Here's a link to mine if you'd like to buy [...]
Want to immerse your readers deeper into your book? Need to keep their attention to the very last word? Here are five steps you should always take before submitting a manuscript to a publisher--or if you self-pub, do it before you even think about publishing. Even if you have someone editing your work, use these [...]
Good Morning and Happy Monday. I'm so excited and looking forward to a great week. I believe I sold another book this weekend! I can't give out the details until all the T's are crossed and the i's are dotted--but stay tuned. It's killing me not to give out the details because this one is [...]
Good Morning and Happy Monday. I'm so excited and looking forward to a great week. I believe I sold another book this weekend! I can't give out the details until all the T's are crossed and the i's are dotted--but stay tuned. It's killing me not to give out the details because this one is [...]
Every once in a while I find a site that sounds like a great tool for writers and I like to pass on the information. This one looks interesting. They specialize in helping build your platform, as well as marketing tools and author consultation. Take a look: http://www.juneclark.com/getthere.html Oh, and I met some of the [...]
Persistence is one of those things that can be good or bad. When it comes to almost any artistic endeavor, the longer you work at perfecting your craft the more likely you will be to succeed. There is a theory in business (proven actually) that it takes somewhere around 10,000 hours to become an expert [...]
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