Monday, May 25, 2015

Rosecliff Manor Haunting is HERE!



Rosecliff Manor Haunting (Addison Lockhart Series #2) 

A Ghost Story from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Cheryl Bradshaw ...

Psychic medium Addison Lockhart jolts awake, her brow sweaty, head throbbing. The dream had seemed so real. The twins, eleven-year-old Vivian and Grace, were so full of life she wanted to reach out, touch them. But she couldn't. The girls had been dead for forty years.

Why then had they appeared to her, summoning her help? Were their untimely deaths really an accident, or was something far more sinister to blame? 


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Featured Author: Allan Leverone

Allan Leverone is a good friend and a talented thriller/horror author. His horror novel, Mr. Midnight, was named one of the best books of 2013 by Suspense Magazine.

Allan has been penning thrillers since he was a boy, and publishing novels for the last several years. His newest, The Omega Connection, has received praise from some of the best authors in the business.


I asked Allan what advice he would give to new authors, and this is what he had to say: 

When I was starting out, people who seemed to have a handle on these things told me, “Write what you know.”

Can I be honest? That advice never made sense to me. Most of what I know is mundane and boring, day-to-day stuff like paying bills and going to work. Grilling burgers and washing the car. Who the hell wants to read about that stuff?

Although, in fairness, I do grill a mean burger.

But I wanted to write about spies and assassins, about ordinary people doing extraordinary things under difficult circumstances.

So that’s what I did. I’ve never been a spy or an assassin (as far as you know), and I’ve rarely been forced to do anything extraordinary. But who cares? Research and imagination can take you a long way if you let it.

So that’s my advice: don’t write what you know, write what you love.

My other advice is to read what Jeffery Deaver, JohnLescroart and all the other amazing writers Cheryl has gathered above and below have to say, and do that, too.


Monday, May 11, 2015

Featured Author: Karen Kingsbury

Superb author Karen Kingsbury is a New York Times best selling author and she just announced that two of her books are being made into Hallmark movies. Her newest novel, Chasing Sunsets, released last month to rave reviews. 


In 2011 I asked Karen what advice she would give to new authors, and her mother sent this along: 


"Thanks for asking about writing tips. Karen has put together a list of "Writing Tips" on her web site. We have heard from many writers that these were helpful to them. Click HERE for her tips.

Additionally, if you search the Internet under "Christian writing tips" loads of information comes up from many well known authors. There are also online writer's associations such as the Christian Writer's Guild - which will lead you through a course that helps you write your book. If you're interested in this, that's something Karen recommends. It is run by a good friend of hers - author Jerry Jenkins.

Here's another author's blog with writing tips: http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/ by Randy Ingemanson

Here's a website that has very good information on how to submit a manuscript to an agent: http://www.wordserveliterary.com/
Then click on "Submission Guidelines".

Karen didn't struggle to get published like most authors do. A New York agent discovered her because she was a news reporter for the LA Times and was covering a trial. The agent asked her if she could make the story into a book and she did and received a four book contract from a big publisher. The rest is history as they say!

When you get time please stop by Karen's Facebook page. Karen posts there almost every day! There's a link on her website.

"Unlocked" which is Karen's new "stand alone" book released on October 12th. You can also watch her new talk show on her website. Karen interviews those who have inspired this story. She also introduces "Cody Coleman" who is a character in her "Above The Line Series"!

Thanks so much again for your letter, and for taking time to share your thoughts."

Blessings,

Anne Kingsbury
Karen's Mother and Assistant

www.karenkingsbury.com 





Saturday, May 2, 2015

Murder in Mind Sale - .99 This Week Only!


This weekend only get Murder in Mind for .99 on eBook. 


From a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author ... 

If you were given a second chance to catch your sister's killer--would a lifetime behind bars be justice enough, or would you make him pay, with his life? 

MEET SLOANE 

Private Investigator Sloane Monroe has solved every case that's come across her desk with the exception of one--the brutal murder of her sister Gabrielle. 

MEET SAM 

Enter the mind of Sam Reids, a serial killer who slashes his trademark letter S into the wrist of his female victims before he discards their body in the same place he found them. Who is he, and why does he prey on innocent women?


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Friday, May 1, 2015

Spring Into Romance Facebook Hop!

CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS OF THE BLOG HOP:

$20 Gift Card: Priscilla Thacker

Book Winners: Rachel Wallace, Carolyn Johnson, Sara Preston, Holly Hawkins, Kelly Watson


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Welcome to my stop on the Spring Into Romance Facebook Hop! 


TODAY ONLY 

Enter to win over 80 prizes HERE!

Now then! Let's get to my prizes and then get you on your way... 



HOW TO ENTER


To enter my contest, you need to do two simple things: 

1. Sign up for my newsletter HERE

2. Follow me on Facebook HERE.

Once you've finished, email me HERE and put Enter to Win in the subject line. That's it! We will email all the winners tomorrow, and we'll post the names of the winners here at the top of this post.


WHAT I'M GIVING AWAY


I'm giving away six prizes! 

Five copies of my Till Death do us Part boxed set (see photo above)

One Amazon gift card for $20.00 


WHERE TO GO NEXT? 


Once you're ready to move on to the next blog, click HERE