Celebrating Independent Authors
A Year with Geno
by Annette Drake
Categories: Women’s Fiction
Available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
Faced with an eviction notice, single mom Caroline Taylor hunts desperately for a new home in Eagle River, Alaska. After failing to find a rental, she moves into the basement of single parent Geno D’Antoni. Despite angry ex-spouses and the challenge of raising four boys, friendship blossoms into love.
When people talk about social media, a few sites pop up in the discussion all the time. You should be active on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, they say. You’ll see suggestions for other sites – Goodreads, Pinterest, Google Plus, YouTube, Instagram – but the Big 3 always seem to be Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Facebook and Twitter are almost self-explanatory. You post about your writing and your life; you meet new people and have conversations with them. And maybe those people will like your posts and tweets well enough to try out one of your books. Or you can join groups and meet new people – both other authors and potential readers – that way.
But LinkedIn seems to mystify indie authors. What good is it to have a presence there? What can it do for your writing career? Continue reading “What’s LinkedIn Good For? (Not Much.)”
We hear it’s pretty cold out there – and we’ve got the cure! Warm up in front of the fire with some hot free and 99 cent eBook deals right here on Thrifty Thursday.
Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.)
Authors: if you have a book priced at 99¢ or less (that’s right, post your free eBooks here, too!), follow the instructions below and post it right in the comment section. Got more than one bargain book? Go ahead and post them all if you like, but only one book and ONE link per comment please!
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It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! The judges have made their choices – their picks for the top entries are included below. Confused? Check out our rule change for 2015. The judges have spoken, and now it’s your turn. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below for this week’s Flash Fiction champion.
Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.
Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.
Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.
Which "Feed the Babies" entry below should win this week?
Total Voters: 104
Loading ...NOTE: Entrants whose submissions are not relevant to the prompts and/or exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.
