Scath | July 29, 2010
On my To Be Read list! Nox and Grimm It exists. The HOLY GRAIL of fantasy…. A strong female lead, who is neither a raving bitch nor a helpless little flower, always waiting for rescue. Yes sir, what we have here is a bona-fide Self-Rescuing Princess! (you did say you wanted shameless promotion, right Scath? [...]
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Scath | July 8, 2010
We are back with another reading quenching promo! This one is on my to be read list! *** Dragon Wars Becka Sutton One of the pains for the independent author is self-promotion. We tend to be introverted and lacking in self-confidence – blowing our own trumpets feels painfully unnatural to many of us. I’m no [...]
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Scath | July 7, 2010
I read three different blog posts by traditional publishing employee types last night, and in each, those who self-publish were called ‘losers’. You know, because EVERYBODY who chooses to self-publish has been rejected by traditional publishers hundreds or thousands of times because their work ‘just wasn’t ready’, or plain sucked and should never try to crawl out of [...]
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Scath | July 4, 2010
Smashwords has partnered with Wattpad, which is billed as the “the world’s most popular ebook community” and “a social network for writers to connect with readers” according to the press release issued. First glance, this was my opinion: While a new partnership is great news, has anyone actually checked out the ‘What’s Hot’ section on [...]
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Scath | July 1, 2010
Time for another Thirsty Thursday! Today’s is for A Frosty Girl’s Cure by Zoe Whitten. Zoe’s not much of a bragger, but she’s a damn good writer. A Frosty Girl’s Cure: An ultra-violent superhero comedy about clones, immortality, and the lengths some people will go to die. Go read it here! Note: Zoe also has [...]
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