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Krista Tibbs Announces New Release and Goodreads Giveaway

Reflections and TailsAuthor Krista Tibbs is pleased to announce her latest title, Reflections and Tails, a book of short stories illustrated by Clint Sattler. In celebration of this recent release, five paperback copies will be given away on Goodreads.com on October 19th.

From moose and mental illness to cat rhymes and an ode by sheep, this illustrated collection reflects human hearts through the animals that touch them. A service puppy, a medical lab, two friends and a seagull, dads, and a dude ranch are some of the pieces of life inside these animal stories for grown-ups.

Reflections and Tails was released in July of 2012. It is available in print and Kindle format on Amazon.com and Amazon UK and in additional e-book formats on Smashwords and BarnesandNoble.com. You can enter the Goodreads give-away here.

Sneak Peek: A Bittersweet Science

A Bittersweet Science by Mark JacobsToday we have a sneak peek from author Mark Jacobs’ new contemporary fiction book, A Bittersweet Science.

A Bittersweet Science offers an epic look into the world of big-time boxing from the perspectives of the many individuals who make up this frequently brutal, yet often entrancing sport. From the exploited fighters who bleed for pay to the scurrilous promoters and slick young television executives who make the backroom deals to the sardonic journalists who are there to record it all with a jaded eye. More than just a boxing story, A Bittersweet Science asks the profound question of whether the ends really do justify the means in a world without objective morality.

A Bittersweet Science is available on Amazon.com and Amazon UK as an e-book.

And now, an excerpt from A Bittersweet Science… Continue reading “Sneak Peek: A Bittersweet Science”

Alana Woods Announces New Release

25 essential writing tips: guide to writing good fictionAuthor Alana Woods is pleased to announce the release of her new book, 25 essential writing tips: guide to writing good fiction.

Alana Woods, a professional editor of many years’ experience and an award-winning author, has published a guide aimed at helping aspiring authors to find their writing voice and inspire them to get started or finish THAT book.

The guide, 25 essential writing tips: guide to writing good fiction, is a good example of the advice Woods has given when critiquing manuscripts over the years: eliminate every unnecessary word. A step-by-step guide, concise and to the point it begins by explaining the writer’s voice then dives straight in to everything you need to consider, including opening with a hook, making dialogue believable, creating suspense, developing your story and characters, and how to approach descriptions, point of view and 1st/2nd/3rd person. Woods uses her own and other authors’ work to illustrate each point.

25 essential writing tips: guide to writing good fiction was released late in June of 2012 by WoodsfortheTrees Press. It is available on Amazon.com, and Amazon UK in print and as an e-book.

Chrissy Peebles Announces New Release

The Zombie ChroniclesAuthor Chrissy Peebles is pleased to announce her new young adult horror novel, The Zombie Chronicles.

Val was bitten by a zombie and now she’s scheduled for lethal injection. Breaking all the rules, Dean Walters snags vials of an experimental serum. But it can’t be tested until Val turns into a zombie: something authorities won’t allow. Her execution is scheduled to happen before transformation is complete, giving Dean only hours to break her out. When their helicopter crashes straight into the heart of Zombie Land, his rescue mission becomes a fight for survival.and giving up on Val is NOT an option.

The Zombie Chronicles was published July 30th, 2012 by Rocky Rivers Publishing. It is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.