Month: April 2012

Freebie Friday Prep Day

Will Work for BooksNo one wants to work to find free eBooks. So tell us about yours here!

This is how it works: Each Thursday, we will put up a post like this one, calling for anyone who has a book to give away for FREE should provide ONLY the following in the comment section below:

1.  Book title
2.  Author name
3.  A one sentence blurb
4.  A link to download the book

The book must be free to anyone who clicks over to the link – not just Special Secret Squirrel Club members or whatever. You know who you are.

On Friday morning, we will randomly select five of these titles to post in the Freebie Friday Frenzy, a special vitamin-fortified post which will include book covers, link and blurb.

So let’s give it a try, shall we? Please make sure to follow the RULES above. Now, go ahead and tell the world about your free eBook:

The Traveling Terrier Makes A Top-Ten List!

Conversations' 10 Dog-Gone Great Books For SpringCongratulations to Mr. Pish – the traveling terrier featured in the educational children’s books by author K. S. Brooks. This time his book Mr. Pish’s Woodland Adventure is featured in Conversations Magazine’s March/April 2012 edition in the Conversations’ 10 Dog-Gone Great Books For Spring.

The list includes fiction and non-fiction books, giving something for everyone. You can read the Conversations Magazine piece here.

In Mr. Pish’s Woodland Adventure, the adventurous Jack Russell Terrier leads readers on an expedition into the forest. With full color photographs and engaging text geared to promote outdoor learning, Mr. Pish shows how easy it is to experience nature no matter where you live. Mr. Pish even teaches kids how to make their own “Great Explorer’s” scrapbook!

You can learn more about Mr. Pish on his website and facebook page, and his three books which are available at Amazon.com.

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Why I Write About Women by Terry L. White

I had a comment the other day that I tend to write about women. I am not sure if this was a complaint or an accolade. I am a woman, and while some folks say a female should not even attempt to write from the male point of view – when in point of fact Stephen King proved otherwise in Rose Red and Dolores Claiburn – I am drawn to illuminating the woman’s lot.

It seems to me that there is a body of history written by half of the participants in any given era. Men go off to war and have the big adventures in their life, and when they are old, they write about the glory parts and never mention the women who stayed behind. This is right and proper, but that old saying about a good woman standing behind a successful man is true. Women do a lot – and deserve to have their stories told, no matter how humble, as part of a larger story. Continue reading “Why I Write About Women by Terry L. White“

There is no one write true way….

Author Valerie Douglas
Author Valerie Douglas

Yes, I spelled that correctly, just to make a point. Lately I’ve seen a few posts on LinkedIn and Facebook where one writer purports to tell other writers just how to write. Even worse, at least two of them  stated that Stephen King (yeah, THAT Stephen King, the one that sells bajillions of books.) was doing it wrong.

Outside of the obvious hubris and ridiculousness of that remark (see I can  be nice, I used ridiculous instead of the word I wanted to use) given his output and success, was the relative unsuccess of two of the writers. Even for me, the Queen of snark, it was a little absurd. Continue reading “There is no one write true way….”