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How to choose a title—by design

An author’s path to naming a tale By Lucy Appadoo I chose my novel’s title to be A Life By Design for two reasons.  The first one has to do with my character, Elena who aspires to study fashion design in Milan. It takes a lot of coaxing with her authoritative father, […]

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Book $avings for your gift list

The most hectic time of the year is upon us, in a year especially fraught with new challenges. It’s enough to make you want to shut out the world and lose yourself in the world of a really good book. BestSelling Reads authors have just the thing for your mental […]

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A Monday for romance readers: Fudge, Family and Fangs

Announcing a new book coming in December By A.J. Llewellyn “Why won’t you eat it? Just tell me, do you hate my cooking?” “No, Harry, I don’t hate your cooking.” I toyed with the Korean pancake he’d just plopped on my plate. “Do you hate me? Is that the problem?”  […]

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Chandler had it easy

An author’s Monday musing By Scott Bury I’ve been re-reading Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe novels in a probably vain attempt to capture the mood and inspiration to write my own crime fiction, and when I compare Chandler’s prose to 21st-century mystery, thriller and crime fiction, it seems that Chandler’s challenge […]

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An author’s journey: Bruce Blake

We continue our series profiling the progress of your favorite bestselling authors. This week: paranormal and epic fantasy bestseller Bruce Blake. Tell us a little about your books, in chronological order: title, genre, a couple of words for each. I currently have three series of books: Khirro’s Journey epic fantasy […]

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An author’s progress: Samreen Ahsan

BestSelling Reads continues our series where we help you get to know your favorite bestselling authors better. In their own words, they tell us about how they’ve progressed and grown as writers since starting their literary careers. This week: Samreen Ahsan, award-winning author of ground-breaking paranormal novels. Tell us a […]

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Get to know David C. Cassidy

Our profiles of the evolution of bestselling authors continues this week with the master of horror. At what stage in your life did you first publish a book? Like many authors, I simply published a book while working a full-time job and raising a family. Still, I have to thank […]

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The evolution of an author: Scott Bury

Get to know your favorite BestSelling Reads authors a little better. Why did you decide to write and publish a book? I had dreamed of writing and publishing books since I was a child. Being a journalist satisfied the desire to write for a living, but I still had all […]

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Meet an Author Monday: A.J. Llewellyn

Our most prolific member began publishing fiction in the 1980s. A lot has changed in the world, in the publishing industry, and for A.J. herself since then. How did you get started as a writer? AJ Llewellyn is my pen name. I was a journalist for many years, and I […]

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Villains: Probing the darkest waters of evil

By David C. Cassidy BestSelling author explores how and why authors love to create villains, and how audiences respond. This post was originally published in June 2018. “Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.”—Douglas Horton Brikker burned her eye. Stepping out of the light from the […]

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