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How adversity can help your writing career

Monday musings on the life of a bestselling author By Raine Thomas I self-published my first books back in 2011 in what some might say was the height of indie authorship. It was an incredibly exciting time! I’ll never forget the experience of working with a cover designer for the first […]

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Thursday teaser

A Constantinopolitan wedding

A Thursday throwback teaser from The Bones of the Earth By Scott Bury This week’s teaser is from the novel set in the late sixth century CE, in the capital of the Roman Empire. Javor wandered around the wedding hall, looking at the mosaics on the walls, nibbling on cakes and […]

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Monday musing

Boys of summers in the before time

Sample this excerpt from the baseball romance For Everly By Raine Thomas Cole looked back at Wyatt. “I don’t think it’s a great idea to receive treatment by a student, Wy, genius or not. What if she screws up my arm even worse than it is?” “Then you’ll get treated by […]

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Monday musing

Getting inspired in uninspiring times

Monday musings by the bestselling by Raine Thomas The world is changing moment by moment, but if you’re like me and still homebound due to COVID-19, you might feel like every day is the same. I’ve begun to understand with far too much clarity why Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day slowly […]

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Monday musing

Interesting times

Monday musings By Scott Bury “May you live in interesting times” is often identified as a curse. And while the current time is fraught with fear, division, violence and illness, it’s also interesting. Not to belittle or dismiss the seriousness of the crises affecting people. The hundreds of thousands of […]

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Thursday teaser

A hero of the Eastern Front

A war memoir Thursday teaser By Scott Bury The birthday of the main character of The Eastern Front Trilogy will be in two days. In his honour, we present a sample of the book that reveals something about his character and his family. Chapter 16: Fighting in their own way […]

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Monday musing

How does gravity work? Where do ideas come from?

Monday musings on the elusive source of inspiration by award-winning bestseller David C. Cassidy Where do my ideas come from? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. The truth is, it’s like asking, “How does gravity work?” Who the hell knows. As a writer, I can say that my ideas—some […]

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Thursday teaser

Velvet Rain

A Thursday teaser from the Readers Favorite-selected read  By David C. Cassidy The black car eased left, onto the dark country road that would lead to its destruction. “I’m telling you,” Christensen said again, tapping his wristwatch. He’d been going on about it for nearly five minutes. “No way it’s […]

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Monday musing

What to write?

Monday musings on an author’s decision by bestselling author Raine Thomas I’ve never met an author who didn’t have at least five stories running through their minds at any given time. I’m no different! I hear characters in my head whenever I’m not focused on anything else…while I’m walking the […]

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Thursday teaser

A tree soldier in the Pacific Northwest

A historical Thursday teaser from the novel By J.L. Oakley A couple of hours later, Hardesty was standing along the edge of the camp parade ground with the rest of his young squad mates. They all looked like they wanted to bolt.  He followed their line of sight. Behind the […]

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