Writing Appalachia Mountain Folklore

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  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 [...]

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

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    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, [...]

Bring Out "Yer" Dead

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  Bring out Yer Dead A starless, nearly black sky surrounds a deserted castle as a low lying mist creeps slowly across the grounds. It is very easy to imagine a bell ringer following behind a two wheeled cart filled with bodies in the village close by. You can hear them sing out for the [...]

Building a Castle the Author's Way!

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  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 [...]

Seven Sentences from "Verliege"

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  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 [...]

Come On and Take a Free Ride with KDP Select

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  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 [...]

Branding, Micheal Rivers, and THE BLACK WITCH

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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 [...]

The Writer's Platform

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 [...]

People Are Shy

  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 [...]

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