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The Kirkus Review is in for my book. The consensus is…

The Kirkus Review is in for my book. The consensus is...

While I was out wandering the mountains of Georgia, someone was typing up and submitting their review of Not Waving, Drowning for the inimitable Kirkus Review. I am pleased to report, I do NOT suck. I did not star, but neither did I crash and burn. For those of you that have purchased and read Not Waving, Drowning. Thank you, and I hope you agree with all the most wonderful parts of this review, and that you stuck through the complicated parts… because I write for a smart, yet complicated reader, and let’s face it, life is damn messy.

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Buy a real hold-in-your-hand-smell-the-paper copy of Not Waving, Drowning today.

Buy a real hold-in-your-hand-smell-the-paper copy of Not Waving, Drowning today.
Now available as a "real" book. Shipped to your door. Signed by the author.
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Wondering if there’s an audience for your book?

When I open the Modern Truck Drivers Facebook page and see over 1000 friend requests waiting, I feel prettty sure I have an audience for the photo essay book  of modern drivers.

Now, with the new novel nearing completion- a mystery series featuring a sassy female trucker.. well, I am all smiles on this day in Georgia.

Especially when I clicked on this video sent by a new Facebook buddy. You gotta love it.

 

Terry Wooley sings Big Boy’s Toy

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Should you join the digital revolution? This guy’s got the answers.

Here it is. One stop shopping for answers to the quaetions you’ve been asking yourself.

*insert hauntingly mystical soundtrack here*

 

Links to posts by David Gaughran, found on his blog: Let’s Get Digital.…

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the complete list of linda’s electronic shorts

Apologies to the folks who had difficulty finding the list.

all links are here…. download and be reading within seconds.

CLICK THE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR A LINK TO AMAZON/KINDLE

click the lower case words for a link to all e-readers, including phones, computers and high tech stuff yet to reach the USA

                  1. LEGAL THRILLER

         based on a true crime in 1970′s Philadelphia

2. ADULT THEMED FAIRY TALES IN SNIPPETS 

             ever wonder what someone is thinking?

3. LIKE YOUR

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They said it would never happen.

They said it would never happen.
publishing trends: change is coming
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New books become films before they are printed as books?

Hollywood can make a full feature film is less time than Simon and Schuster can print a book. What's wrong with picture-- or, How to kill off readers, in your sloth.
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Electronic Short Stories now on Smashwords

short stories on smashwords...reading on the run
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The U.K. Beats America to it Again.

There is something we will always have, that they don’t- great dentists. But, as for the rest, fashion, music, books, entertainment, culture… well,  we seem to lagging behind the UK.

LOOK AT THIS NEW EXPANDED BOOK SECTION- of a NEWSPAPER. yep.

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Habits of Famous Writers

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Stephen King

“There are certain things I do if I sit down to write,” he said. “I have a glass of water or a cup of tea. There’s a certain time I sit down, from 8:00 to 8:30, somewhere within that half hour every morning,” he explained. “I have my vitamin pill and my music, sit in the same seat, and the papers are all arranged in the same places. The cumulative purpose of doing these things the same way every day seems to be a way of saying to the mind, you’re going to be dreaming soon.

“It’s not

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