This is the video trailer for Betty Sullivan La Pierre’s mystery/suspense novel, MOONSHINE MURDER, #14 in the ‘Hawkman Series’:
Moonshine Murder is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Fictionwise.
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“Daughters of Icarus” Anthology Accepting Submissions
Pink Narcissus Press seeks short feminist science fiction writing for its “Daughters of Icarus” anthology. Submissions must explore gender roles in society; hard science fiction is not appropriate to this anthology.
Stories of any length will be considered.
There is no entry fee.
Deadline: May 31, 2012.
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Why Discovery Is Your Mount Everest By Kathy Meis
At a publishing conference this winter, author and futurist David Houle hushed the crowd with this startling fact: last week, he said, there were more books published than in the entirety of 1950. Let that sink in…a year of books is being published every single week. That’s a very crowded book marketplace.
With barriers to entry nearly eliminated in publishing, this trend will continue to accelerate in 2012 and beyond. What does that mean for you as a writer? It means that discovery is going to be your biggest challenge. I know, you thought writing, editing and rewriting your book would be the highest mountain you’d have to climb. It’s up there, but if you want anyone to read or buy your books, discovery will be your real Mount Everest.
Don’t lose heart. When a problem is this big, a lot of people start studying it and creating solutions. That’s what we’re doing at my company, Serendipite Studios. We started with a simple question. How can we help writers more effectively find readers in today’s crowded, noisy book marketplace? Continue reading “Why Discovery Is Your Mount Everest By Kathy Meis”
Week 17 Flash Fiction Challenge Poll
The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.
This week, there are 9 entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!
The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday
Select your favorite entry for the week 17 Flash Fiction Challenge: A Chance Meeting
- Terveen Gill (40%, 38 Votes)
- J.L. Murray (18%, 17 Votes)
- Ed Drury (17%, 16 Votes)
- Linda Rae Blair (15%, 14 Votes)
- Dick Waters (6%, 6 Votes)
- Cheri Thacker (2%, 2 Votes)
- Kay Weeks (1%, 1 Votes)
- A. L. Kaplan (1%, 1 Votes)
- Susan Mahoney (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 95
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