Authors In The Spotlight (Forum) http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums.php/item_id/1471642-Authors-In-The-Spotlight The immensely talented Poet Susan Joyner Stumpf just released her new book Grief Shards and Other Remains. It features over 500 pages of poetry that will leave you affected and make a lasting impression. Diving into this book will be quite a treat. Check it out today on amazon.com - [Link: 'http://www.amazon.com/Grief-Shards-Other-Remains-Joyn...[Read Full Post] Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:01:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2316436 My good friend Nicola has recently released Hurt - an e-book that contains a moving and affective collection of poems that stem from the writer's experiences in dealing with mental health issues, heartache and moving on. The poems in this book will surely resonate with you... Be sure to check out this e-book today! [Link: 'http://www.lulu.com/pro...[Read Full Post] Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:21:30 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2311863 What lengths would take if you thought you had found your soul mate? More questions like this are brought into the light in "A Cabaret of Memoirs." Supernatural occurrences, love, relationships, and family ties are among the many varied concepts displayed. "A Cabaret of Memoirs" offers an erotic and tantalizing collection of short stories...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:05:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2291222 Thanks for sharing your insights on book promotion, etc. The Amazon.com Author Central is a great idea. I did as soon as I found out about it :) I am a member of Goodreads too. Much thanks, Lena Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:52:50 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2291196 If you have a book listed on Amazon, you can use Author Central to help promote it. You're able to upload your book trailers, list your author sites and blogs, and check on your stats. Activity ups your rank. It's a good idea to be found everywhere so people will get used to seeing you. It builds credibility. Goodreads was mentioned here and is definitely ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:58:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2291164 ((Do not let the negative feedback get to you and stop you from promoting your books and from writing/publishing new ones. Rise above the negativity and come out a winner!!!!)) That's what friends keep telling me, Lena. I will return to editing the third novel in my Walker trilogy, Home of the White Dolphin, and plan to publish it maybe la...[Read Full Post] Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:59:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2222155 Unfortunately, there will always be someone who will give negative comments/feedback on a book we publish, or on something we write. I agree that negative reviews can affect the writer, hurt his/her feelings, get him/her down. I've had that happen to me -- thankfully not for the books I've published -- for some individual items I've written a...[Read Full Post] Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:38:28 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2222085 No problem. I want to free up some space so I deleted the duplicate post thinking that the post (thread) would vanish but that was no help. Now the post (thread) just says message deleted by me. Should have just kept it. I wonder now ... what will happen to that post if I click Suspend. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:20:25 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2222047 One of the main reasons for self-publishing is that the author has total control of whatever it is he/she wants to publish - content, layout, cover, etc. There is no one to say you can't do this or that, or you should do this or that. And of course there is no rejection. You want a book published, you got it. The books that I have published so fa...[Read Full Post] Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:12:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2222045 Sorry for the double post. My cat walked across the keyboard just as I was submitting the initial post, and I thought it didn't take. Judity Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:23:19 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2218646 *** This message was deleted. *** (duplicate post.) Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:16:04 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2218645 As the self-published author of three books, I've often wanted to hear from others who went this route. Why did you decide to do this instead of submitting your manuscript to a more conventional publisher? For me, it was knowing I can't handle rejection and didn't want to risk it. The handful of bad reviews WDC members have given me s...[Read Full Post] Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:18:56 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2218643 Hi guys, I found this site online called author nation ([Link: 'http://www.authornation.com/']) - an online community for authors, writers, poets, etc. You can talk about your books there and that's great. So, if you have some published books you want to promote, spread word about, I think it won't hurt to join the site. You can even p...[Read Full Post] Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:26:36 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2143910 Hi Writing.Com Friends! My name is Lisa and I'm a long-time member of the Writing.Com community as well as a former Mod, and I'm writing to ask for your help. My unpublished novel, "Heart of the City" has made it to the final two in a big contest (the prize is a publishing contract with Leisure Horror!). But though a panel of judges ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:29:34 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2105849 My vampire novel, Unholy Embrace, will be published in mid April 2010. Nessa, a 400-year-old alpha female vampire, and her mortal lover Frank discover a hookup can lead to deeper feelings. Before Nessa can explain the details of her life to Frank, they are attacked by two werewolves. Frank is shocked when he sees his beautiful lover turn into a ho...[Read Full Post] Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:59:54 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2061715 We aim to become the premier source - bar none - for professional, highly respected book reviews, with a large panel of credentialed reviewers critiquing more books than any existing book review. We are steadily adding qualified reviewers and will continue to do this on an ongoing basis. PLEASE REPLY ONLY BY EMAIL TO: nyjb@live.com. There is curre...[Read Full Post] Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:04:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2034239 I found some of my friends' books (published thru lulu) on tower.com as well and they told me they didn't get distribution revenue. I know that lulu does not say what site/online retailer the distribution revenue came from when there is a distribution sale but I do believe that my friends have not gotten revenue from tower.com. My friends believe...[Read Full Post] Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:50:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2009623 Hi Lena, I thinks you should still have some benefit of doubt for the websites, they may take some time to report back to Lulu on sales that they have made, however since you have been ranked, i think it suggests that your book has made some sale and lulu should be contacted automatically even if they are not yet making remissions....[Read Full Post] Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:13:12 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2006031 Paperback version of Diary of a Crush has just been released. Check it out at my storefront: [Link: 'http://stores.lulu.com/lenakovadlo'] -lena Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:27:12 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1999802 My 4th book Diary of a Crush is finally released! It is a book of poetry, songs, and fantasies (written in prose form) about crushes, love, heartbreak, relationships, and more. It is available in hardcover and download formats. Paperback format will be released soon. Check it out today at my storefront: [Link: 'http://stores.lulu.com/l...[Read Full Post] Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:28:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1965907 Hope it hasn't already been mentioned, but for anyone interested in checking out some books by independent publishers (mostly sf/f/h), try The Genre Mall ( [Link: 'http://www.genremall.com'] ) [Image #1210034] "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars." ~ Rush ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:05:56 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1963190 Hi everyone, Just thought I'd let you know that the Farspace 3 anthology is now open for submissions [Link To Item #1597176] (for those interested, Farspace 2 should be available sometime in October). Farspace is an annual anthology featuring short stories/poetry (and cover art) only from WDC authors. This one will have a mythology theme (al...[Read Full Post] Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:52:04 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1963180 Hi Guys, If you are looking to promote/spread word about your book(s) you may want to consider creating an account and author page on goodreads.com and weread.com. These are book sharing sites with lots and lots of members and may offer your book(s) more exposure. Hope this helps! All the best, Lena...[Read Full Post] Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1947087 Hi Guys, If you have your book(s) on amazon then you are eligible to create your own author page on amazon. It is free, and might help to promote you and your books. Click here for more info: [Link: 'https://authorcentral.amazon.com/'] I just created a page on amazon for myself and was told it will be set up in 7 days. Woohoo! Can't ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:36:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1947075 My very first published picture book is "Angeline Jellybean," the story of a little girl who wants to eat nothing but jellybeans. When she gets her wish, it turns out more than she had bargained for! My book is available through Amazon.com and my publisher's site [Link: 'http://www.4rvpublishingllc.com/Store-books.html'] . I dec...[Read Full Post] Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:25:10 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1946971