Writing Appalachia Mountain Folklore

December 9, 2012 By Micheal Rivers Leave a Comment

View the Press Release Here! Ancient petroglyphs on Judaculla Rock found in Jackson County, North Carolina. It is a large boulder made of soapstone. It is believed to be 2000 to 3000 years old. Folklore has been some of the most beloved stories through the ages. From ghosts and hidden treasure to murder and [...]

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8 Weekly Featured Great Reads You don't want to miss! @DigitalBkToday

August 30, 2012 By Micheal Rivers Leave a Comment

Digital Book Today Verliege a semifinalist in the 2012 KBR Best Indie Book Contest is one of them! Did I Expect Angels? Kathryn Maughan 4.9 stars, 28 reviews. $2.99 A Dangerous Harbor RP Dahlke 4.3 stars, 42 reviews, $2.99 Maids of Misfortune M. Louisa Locke 4.2 stars, 118 reviews, $3.99 Verliege Micheal Rivers, 4.3 stars, [...]

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Building a Castle the Author's Way!

April 13, 2012 By Micheal Rivers Leave a Comment

There is nothing more challenging than writing a story about a place, or places that do not exist. Nearly every book contains characters that do not exist, but the places are usually drawn from existing towns and dealt with by changing the name. The town of Verliege never existed. The castle Verliege also never [...]

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Seven Sentences from "Verliege"

March 31, 2012 By Micheal Rivers 5 Comments

Katheryn Lane author of “Her Latin Lover” has challenged me to play Seven Sentences! Here are the rules: Go to page 77 of your current book Go to line 7 Copy down the next 7 sentences (no cheating) Tag 7 other authors and let them know Let’s do it! From Verliege The [...]

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Come On and Take a Free Ride with KDP Select

February 20, 2012 By Micheal Rivers 13 Comments

KDP SELECT A Free Thrill Ride A special note to the readers: Thank you for taking a chance on the Black Witch and pushing it to the #1 Bestseller list. What? Give my book away for Free? Are you crazy? Kindle Direct Publishing has a program that offers your book for [...]

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Branding, Micheal Rivers, and THE BLACK WITCH

January 19, 2012 By Micheal Rivers 9 Comments

It is my hope, that you the readers, enjoy my novels. I want to give you the very best I have to offer. The cover art was done by Ryan Bibby of Novel Branding. Ryan is exceptional to work with as well as being extremely talented. Most everyone has heard the term author branding. Your [...]

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An old concept for something New

October 11, 2011 By Micheal Rivers 5 Comments

It was once said that there is nothing you can do or say that hasn’t been done before. One would stop to think about that statement. Surely there has to be something in this world truly unique to an individual. I would like to think so. I have strived to deliver to a reader a [...]

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The Writer's Platform

September 27, 2011 By Micheal Rivers 6 Comments

In the beginning Joe Somebody wrote a book. The editor says it’s great. The publisher said they want anything you write. Cloud nine is three stories below you. Then you realize the sales you counted on are not there. The advertising is the best money can buy and still your sales suck! You have book [...]

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People Are Shy

September 20, 2011 By Micheal Rivers Leave a Comment

People are shy. There are many of you reading this who will say you are far from it. There will be only a handful of you who actually are true extroverts. A good example of this for writers is a published novel. You may have a thousand readers that truly love what you have [...]