In the past, I’ve written standalone novels and never seriously considered releasing sequels to any of them. But every time another writing colleague published another installment in his or her series, gaining in sales and readership, a little voice in my head said: I gotta write one of those someday. Continue reading “The Accidental Non-Linear Series”
Month: June 2014
Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize
Hunger Mountain, the magazine of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, is now accepting original, unpublished stories under 10,000 words for the Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize.
Prizes: One first place winner receives $1000 and publication. Two honorable mentions receive $100 each, and are considered for publication.
Entry fee: $20.
Deadline: June 30th, 2014.
For more information, please visit their website.
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Finding Blog Readers: Bringing More Views to Your Content
Do you get frustrated with your blog? Do you spend a ton of time crafting your blog post to find only a few views each week?
One of the best ways to bring more readers to your blog is to optimize your blog for the search engines. The old days of using simple keywords are relatively ineffective with today’s search algorithms. However, the fundamentals of visibility are still pretty much the same as in the early days.
Here are the basics to optimize your post for search engines. Continue reading “Finding Blog Readers: Bringing More Views to Your Content”
Featured Book: A Little Poison
A Little Poison
by Karen Magill
Genres: horror, occult, paranormal
Available from Amazon.
Julie and Santoro are back. This time the couple find the body of one of Vancouver’s prominent citizens in Stanley Park. As they investigate the crime, they are drawn into a world where nothing is what it seems and the two discover A Little Poison goes a long way.