I moderated a panel at SXSW called The Self-Publishing Novelist, which included insights from 3 experienced experts:

• John Sundman. Read an interview with John here, Building an Enthusiastic Fan Base as a Self-Published Author.

• Carolyn McCray. Read her helpful articles over at Digital Book World, including Best Practices for Amazon E-Book Sales, How to Increase Sales by Promoting Your Backlist Titles, and The Anatomy of a Successful E-Book Giveaway

• Nicole Galland. Check out the Mongoliad Project that she’s involved in.

SXSW has now made recordings of all sessions available! So you can listen to The Self-Publishing Novelist right now, where I question these 3 experts on current trends and what it takes to be successful with digital publishing.

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Inspirational

First Place:
Giovanna Pang Garcia
Why Chinese Women Are Not Broke; Real Life Stories And Proven Keys For Success
www.whychinesewomenarenotbroke.com
Oceanside CA USA

Honorable Mentions:
Amy Conn
Revealing Grace
Salt Lake City UT USA

Angelina Heart & Catherine Ann Clemett
Finding The One True Love, (How Breaking The Rules Will Change Your Life)
http://www.findingtheone.com (new issue)
Virgin UT USA

Holly Morris Bennet
Sangha Of Two
www.Amazon.com
Seattle WA USA

Jan Hasak
Mourning Has Broken
www.janhasak.com
Paradise CA US

Karen Kindrachuk
Introspection
http://www.fastpencil.com/publications/290-INTROSPECTION
Black Diamond OTHER Canada

Teresa Anne Power
The Abcs Of Yoga For Kids
www.abcyogaforkids.com
Pacific Palisades CA USA

Entrants:
Losara (Laura S. Maize)
Divine Contact By Losara
Gainesville VA USA

Alan Kern
When Elephants Fight
Hailey ID USA

Aleysha R. Proctor
Jazz, Java And Jesus: Christian Devotions To Soothe Your Soul
amazon.com
Seat Pleasant MD USA

Ami Alon
Kissing The Mirror
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/kissing-the-mirror/7652539
Ramat Hagolan Foreign Entry Israel

Annetta Dellinger And Karen Boerger
Joy-Spirations For Caregivers
Irwin OH USA

Audrel Davis-Jones
Battle Scars Of Emotions
Daytona Beach FL USA

Barbara Altenburg
Indian Summer
Dover NJ USA

Barbara B. Slater
When Wishes Come True
www.amazon.com
Providence RI USA

Bob Ford
Wrongfully Accused
Everson WA USA

Bobbie Ann Pimm
Notes From A Dreamer … On Dreaming
https://www.createspace.com/3418792
Charlottesville VA USA

C E Johnson
Within The Band Of Christ
New York City NY USA

Carl Marshall
The Light Of Innocence
www.oputskirtspress.com/thelightofinnocence
Parker CO USA

Carmen Mcknight
Out Of Darkness
Auburn WA USA

Carol May
Working With Angels In Everyday Life
www.lotusgrid.com; amazon.com-ISBN 978-159858-389-2
Palm Harbor FL USA

Carolee Merrigan
Windows To A Soul/ A Daily Inspired Dialogue With Jesus
Manchester NJ USA

Carolyn Williams
When Enough Is Enough
Richmond TX USA

Catherine Pope
A Walk With Granny Through God’s Word, First Quarter
shop.1asecure.com
Estancia NM USA

Charles F. Glassman, Md
Brain Drain
WWW.CHARLESGLASSMANMD.COM
MONTEBELLO NY USA

Chris And Kathy Greco
Our Best Interest At Heart
Baltimore MD USA

Christine Lemmon
Whisper From The Ocean
www.christinelemmon.com
Sanibel FL USA

Christopher Dale Phillips
The Issues That Divide Christians
Greensboro NC USA

Claire Candy Hough
Angels Of Faith
www.angelhealinghouse.com
Santa Barbara CA USA

Cynthia Townsend
From The Temple To The Classroom
Chicago IL USA

Dale Birdsong
Hole Is Alive
anointedgifts.net
Northridge CA USA

Dale Napier
Tai Chi In Your Life
www.TaiChiInYourLife.com
Houston TX USA

Dane E. Smith
Salutations Of Life
North Bend OR USA

Dawn Marie Roeder
It Doesn’t End Here: An Amazing Journey Of Faith And Forgiveness
http://www.itdoesntendhere.com/Site/the_book.html
Chandler AZ USA

Deb Scott
The Sky Is Green And The Grass Is Blue – Turning Your Upside Down World Right Side Up!
http://www.greenskyandbluegrass.com
Newburyport MA United Staes

Delores J. Porter
The Truth About God That Everybody Needs To Know
www.pureheartbooks.com
Hernando MS USA

Donald L. Parks
Mystery Codes From Ancient Times
Bellevue WA USA

Donna Kenworthy
A Soul Promise
iuniverse.com
virginia beach VA USA

Dorothy Bell Lucas
The Blessings Of Faith
Hattiesburg MS USA

Dorothy Bell Lucas
God’s Wisdom For Successful Happy Ladies
Hattiesburg MS USA

Doug Koktavy
Beezer And Boomer
Denver CO USA

Douglas Haig Jenkins Jr
Refiner’s Fire: A Fighter Pilot’s Journey
http://www.amazon.com/Refiners-Fire-Fighter-Journey-Premium/dp/1442145277
Colorado Springs CO USA

Douglas S. Anderson
Her Name Is Happiness
Woodbridge VA USA

Dr. John Swanson
God, Science And The Universe
Garland TX USA

Dr. Lisa Bruce
Redeemed To Return
Philadelphia PA USA

Dr. S. V. M. Maharaj
What Do You Think? Original Quotations For Insight And Empowerment
New Market MD USA

Dr. S. V. M. Maharaj
What Do You Think? Original Quotations For Insight And Empowerment
http://www.amazon.com/What-You-Think-Quotations-Empowerment/dp/1439230072/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273871048&sr=1-2
New Market MD USA

Drew Dellinger
Love Letter To The Milky Way
www.planetizethemovement.org
Mill Valley CA USA

Earlene Grey
Heart To Heart~ Considered Sentiments For Teatime
www.earlenegrey.com
Oregon City OR USA

Els Van Hierden
Ransomed
Lethbridge Foreign Entry Canada

Evelyn Mayfield
The Busy Persons Prayer Book
Las Vegas NV USA

F.S. Vander Meer
Not Just Another Day
https://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=64416
Las Vegas NM USA

Frank J. Kinslow
The Secret Of Quantum Living
http://www.qemarket.com/shop/viewcategory.php?groupid=0
Sarasota FL USA

Frank J. Kinslow
The Secret Of Instant Healing
http://www.qemarket.com/shop/viewcategory.php?groupid=0
Sarasota FL USA

Gail Ries
The Other Kingdoms Speak Out
theotherkingdoms.com
Grants Pass OR USA

Gail Ries
The Ascension Process
theotherkindgoms.com
Grants Pass OR USA

Gary A. Wilburn
The God I Don,T Believe In
Coronado CA USA

George Denslow
Living Out Of Darkness
www.livingoutofdarkness.com
Sarasota FL USA

Georgia Roulo
Broken Heart Healing Hints
www.thehearthealer.com
Chicago IL

Georgia Roulo
Wisdom To Heal And Love Again
www.wisdomtohealandloveagain.com
Chicago IL

Glyn Conway
Philosophy 320 The Word Of The Lord
createspace.com/3413705
NORTH SAANICH BC Foreign Entry CANADA

Gregory Yates
Earth Whispers
Vine Grove KY USA

Helena Dorsette
Youth Power
Plymouth OTHER Montserrat

Irene Kendig
Conversations With Jerry And Other People I Thought Were Dead
www.conversationswithjerry.com
Leesburg VA USA

Irfan Ul Haq
carollton TX US

Irfan Ul Haq
Glimpses Of Enrichment
amazon.com
carollton TX USA

James R. Higley
Life Lessons For A Bobblehead Dad
bobbleheaddad.blogspot.com
Wilmette IL USA

Jennifer Beckham
Get Over Yourself: Seven Principles To Get Over Yourself And On With Your Destiny
www.get over yourselfnow.com
Jacksonville FL USA

Jill Thomas
Spirit’s Inspiration
http://goldeyepublications.angelfire.com
Cold Lake Foreign Entry Canada

John Culbertson
Psychic Self Defense And Protection
http://www.outskirtspress.com/psychicselfdefense
North Port FL USA

Judith Barnes
Good To Be Here
www.thegoodtobeherebook.com
Albany NY USA

Judy Mcfadden
Life With Mcduff: Lesson Learned From A Therapy Dog
www.lifewithmcduff.com
Henderson NV USA

Julia A. Wells
Blessed Be
xllibris.com/BlessedBe.html
Silver Springs NV USA

K. Eileen Allen And Judith R. Starbuck
I Like Being Old: A Guide To Making The Most Of Aging
www.ilikebeingold.com
Seattle WA USA

Kaci Lane
Dying To Be Thin
http://www.amazon.com/Dying-Be-Thin-Kaci-Lane/dp/1597812994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273068553&sr=1-1
Northport AL USA

Kally Reynolds
Of Frogs & Princes: Reflections On Relating, Dating And Mating For Women Who Have Been There Before
Palatine IL USA

Karen M. Miner And Robert B. Moreland
Eternal Not Immortal. Prayers, Poems And Promises For The Journey Of Life.
http://www.trafford.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=182168
Pleasant Prairie WI USA

Kathleen Kurlin
Her Fathers Eyes
Peoria AZ USA

Kathleen Vestal Logan And E.L. Smith, Ph.D
Second Blooming For Women: Growing A Life That Matters After Fifty
secondbloomingforwomen.com
gulf breeze FL USA

Kenyatta Jensen
Try Jesus: Begin Your Walk With Truth
winepressbooks.com
Dixon CA USA

Kimberly K. Hannay
The Warrior, The Wisdom And The Fool
www.thewarriorthewisdomandthe fool.com
Phoenix AZ USA

Laura Weakley
What The Torah Teaches Us About Survival
Marietta GA USA

Laurie Blumsack
God’s Best Friend
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Best-Friend-ebook/dp/B003CYLAYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1272049851&sr=1-1
Matthews NC USA

Laverne Iverson
Rae’s Revenge And Redemption, Commanded To Forgive
outskirtspress.com
Land o’ Lakes FL USA

Leland Cole
Proof Of God True Origin Of White People
proofofgodtrueoriginofwhitepeople.com
Tulsa OK USA

Leslie Torburn
Stop The Stress Habit: Change Your Perceptions And Improve Your Health
Redwood City CA USA

Linda Amato
Making Believers
http://www.makingbelievers.com
Bellmore NY USA

Lori Beth Bosserman
The Philosophy Of Love
www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/648446
Mitchells VA USA

Lorraine Phillips
Your Personal Success Bible: ‘The Secret’ To Living The Life Of Your Dreams!
www.lorraine-phillips.com
Atlanta GA USA

Lou Dellarosa
How To Pray Correctly
www.xlibris.com
Commerce CA USA

Lynn Voedisch
Excited Light
Lincolnwood IL USA

Mara Koven And Liz Pearl (Editors)
Mourning Has Broken, A Collection Of Creative Writing About Grief And Healing
Buffalo NY USA

Margreet Dietz
Running Shoes Are A Girl’s Best Friend
https://www.createspace.com/3417231
Squamish Foreign Entry Canada

Maria Baggerly
Trouble Wears A Bell
amazon.com
Jackson NJ USA

Maria Larsen
When It Reigns, It Pours
amazon.com
San Diego CA USA

Marla Majewski
The Girl I Used To Know
www.GirlIUsedToKnow.com
Houston TX USA

Martienne Freeth & Barbara Page
Expowered Wealth Strategies
www.empoweredpublishing.com.au
Maroochydore Old Foreign Entry Australia

Mary Hilaire Tavenner, Ph. D.
My Friendship With St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
www.orders@xlibris.com
Lorain OH USA

Mary O. Moss
Woman At The Well
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/woman-at-the-well/10665773
Henrico VA USA

Mary T. Wagner
Heck On Heels: Still Balancing On Shoes, Love & Chocolate!
www.runningwithstilettos.com
West Bend WI USA

Michele Elena Bondi
Your Personal Apostolate: Accepting And Sharing The Love Of God
Rochester Hills MI USA

Mike Eisenbath
Hence My Eyes Are Turned Toward You
St. Charles MO USA

N.S. Xavier M.D.
Fulfillment Using Real Conscience
amazon.com
birmingham AL USA

Nicholas Joseph Bottesi And Michele Elena Bondi
Your Preteen Apostolate: Accepting And Sharing The Love Of God
Rochester Hills MI USA

Nicole Grace
Bodhisattva: How To Be Free – Poems To Guide You Home
Santa Fe NM USA

Numa Jay Pillion
The Immortal Truth
Lady lake FL USA

Nuwa Jay Pillion
The Redemption Of Elaine-Geraldine
Lady Lake FL USA

Pamela Bloom And Carla Flack
Heaven Speaks: Intimate Interviews With Illuminated Souls
HeavenSpeaksTheBook.com
Forest HIlls NY USA

Pamela Thorson
Song In The Night
Kendrick ID USA

Patricia Bailey
But This I Know
Batavia IL USA

Patrick J. Mcateer, S.J.
Loved Back Into Life
Chicago IL USA

Pauline Oneil Purcell Wolcott
Moonglow Memoir Of A Matchstick Girl
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/moonglow-memoir-of-a-matchstick-girl/5623961?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/1
Ellenville NY USA of America

Peggy Tabor Millin
Women, Writing, And Soul-Making: Creativity And The Sacred Feminine
Asheville NC USA

Peter David Wilder
The Antidote To Time, Lessons From The Dream
Pompey NY USA

Puja Thomson
Roots & Wings For Strength & Freedom
http://www.rootsnwings.com/products.html
New Paltz NY USA

Renee Duane
Choosing For Bliss, Reclaiming Your Inherent Joy
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0595371167&itm=1#TABS
Safety Harbor FL USA

Richard C. Scheinberg, Lcsw, Bcd
Seeking Soul Mates, Spirit Guides, And Past Lives
www.richardcscheinberg.com
Bay Shore NY USA

Richard Fritzky
A Victory Of The Heart
Stanhope NJ USA

Richard Heim (Dr.)
“Crucifixion” Of The Child
amazon.com
Washington NJ USA

Robert W. Smith
Keep Me From Evil, Harm And Fear
Franenmuth MI USA

Roland Mann
Buying Time
rolandmann.wordpress.com
Oxford MS USA

Ron Decker
Detour To A Dream
Ivins UT USA

Rosemary Burgo
The Path
amazon.com
Mt. Laurel NJ USA

S. Roger Joyeux
The Story Of Light, Through Heavens Gate
www.thestoryoflight.com
Calgary, Alberta Foreign Entry Canada

Sandra Beckwith
Your Life As A Masterpiece
yourlifeasamasterpiece.com
Los Angeles CA USA

Sandra L. Huska
Legs In The Attic
www.legsintheattic.com
Bradenton FL USA

Sandra Smith
From Beneath The Olive Tree
www.strengthofspiritconsulting.com
Albuquerque NM US

Saskia Shakin
More Than Words Can Say
Mahopac NY USA

Shannon M Dietz
Exposed Inexcusableme..Irreplaceble Him
winepressbooks.com
Kingwood TX USA

Silviamick
I Am
Rome Italy

Steve C. Singleton
Overcoming: A Study Guide For The Book Of Revelation
Garland TX USA

Susan Gayle
Mama Moon
Arlington VA USA

Susan Newark
The Prosphorescence Of Pearl
Klamath River CA USA

T. D. Kruser
The Edge: How To Finde And Balance Yourself In An Unbalanced World
www.outskirtspress.com/the Edge
Parker CO USA

Taryn R. Hutchison
We Wait You
http://www.winepressbooks.com
Morganton NC USA

Tee Ross
It’s A Great Life At Any Age
Ellenton FL USA

Terry L. Neal
It’s All Thought: The Science, Psychology, And Spirituality Of Happiness
www.itsallthought.com
Sandy OR USA

Thomas Strawser
Spiritual Engineering: The New Science For Happiness And Extraordinary Relationships
spiritual-engineering.com
Littleton CO USA

Tommy S. W. Wong
Wisdom On How To Live Life
www.createspace.com/3412286
597158 Singapore Foreign Entry Singapore

Tony Smark
Prosperity
Castlemaine Austrailia

Tony Smark As Arch Angel
Prosperity- An Angelic Guide To Living Abundantly
Castlemaine Australia

Vishwa Prakash
Who Stole My Soul?
www.whostolemysoul.com
NEW YORK NY USA

Wewer Keohane, Ph.D.
Artful Dreaming: A Primer For Finding Inspiration From Your Dreams
www.wewerart.com
Carbondale CO USA

William S. Shackleford, Sr.
The Sin That Will Keep Many Church Members Out Of Heaven
xubapress.com
Martinsville VA USA

Wilson Awasu
Kim’s Crossing
www.outskirtspress.com; amazon.com
Lakeville MN USA

Anna Roberts
The Hopes And Encouragements Of A Woman
Altalona CA USA

Annette Morris
Happily Ever After
annettemorris.net
Hot Springs AR USA

Annette R. Morris
Happily Ever After
Hot Springs AR USA

Barbara Fifield
Lucifer Rising
fifieldau@hot.com
Port Orange FL USA

Bill Corbett
Love, Limits, & Lessons: A Parent’s Guide To Raising Cooperative Kids
www.cooperativekids.com
Enfield CT USA

Bonnie L. Casey
Growing In Circles: My Struggle To Make Peace With God, Myself, And Just About Everything
Takoma Park MD USA

Brandon Pope
Spiritual Lessons From Wall Street
www.lessonsfromwallstreet.com
Dallas TX USA

Bryan R. Coupland
Come Rest With Me
www.amazon.com
Debary FL USA

Byron Rivers
Voices Of Redemption
amazon.com
Stone Mountain GA USA

Carol Baldwin Aka Cb Anslie
Children Of Light
www.Xlibris.com
Laurel MD USA

Den Slatterry
Transformed By Christ
www.benslattery.com
Ionia MI USA

Denny Stockdale
Conversations From The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop
Edina MN USA

Denny Stockdale
Conversations From The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop
Edina MN USA

Dorothy E. Kegler
My Journey: Butterfly Wings
Bonita CA US

Elisabeth K. Corcoran
He Is Just That Into You
http://www.elisabethcorcoran.com
Elburn IL USA

Gregory P Dupree
Water & Fire: The Quest Of The Cushite Warrior
amazon.com
Lancaster TX USA

Inara Sternadori (Riana Readontris)
The Tree And The Tournament
Readontris.com
Hackettstown NJ USA

Isabel Simmon
A Tree Called Mr. Smith
Peculiar MO USA

J Douglas Bottorff
The Whisper Of Pialigos
http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Pialigos-J-Douglas-Bottorff/dp/1587367114/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260545477&sr=8-4
Grand Junction CO USA

J. R. Maxon
“Rebecoming: The Way Of Opportunity”
www.rebecomingbook.com
Anna Maria FL USA

Jaiaro Alvarez Botero
No Such Thing As Impossible
Amazon or www.jairoalvarezbotero.com
Baton Rouge LA USA

Jan Page
Godsense
amazon.com
Moody ME USA

Jocelyn Crawley
Erudition
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Erudition/Jocelyn-Crawley/e/9780615143958/?itm=1&USRI=erudition
Atlanta GA USA

Joellyn St. Pierre, D. Div.
The Art Of Death Midwifery: An Introduction And Beginner’s Guide
http://www.theartofdeathmidwifery.com
Virginia Beach VA US

Joseph Abela
Homo Sapience Joseph Ii
Somerset UK

Julie Hand
Wushu Moon Magic
www.wushumoonmagic.com
Manchester Village VT USA

Kathy Slamp
The Word In Real Time
Medford OR USA

Kevin D. Kirkland
Broken Walls: And Those Called To Repair Them
http://www.xulonpress.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781607912668
San Angelo TX USA

Kris King
My Heart Has Wings
http://www.myhearthaswings.com
Eugene OR USA

Liz Hammond
Out Of Egypt
Aurora IL USA

Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad
This Path We Share: Reflecting On 60 Years Of Marriage
www.thispathweshare.com
Englewood CO USA

Ma. Leilani Andres Relucio
Running The Millionaire Lane: A Novice Runner’s Spiritual Journey In The Material World
Cincinnati OH USA

Maia Madden
Treat Your Man Lika A Dog…And Live Happily Ever After/ A Relationship Primer For Women Who Love Dogs
www.rp-author.com/Madden
Santa Cruz CA USA

Marilyn J Wendler
Life Happened Here
amazon.com
Cupertino CA USA

Mckenzie Magee
A Guide For Midlife-Navigating The Six Universal Crises
Suttons Bay MI USA

Melinda Ferreira
Rays Of Grace
www.melindaferreira.com
Hampton NH USA

Mr. Samuel Ansah Asare
Knowing And Understanding About Generational Curses In Your Family
ACCRA GHANA

Paul & Karen Karper Fredette
Consider The Ravens
www.ravensbreadministries.com
Hot Springs NC USA

Peggy Kornegger
Living With Spirit, Journey Of A Flower Child
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Spirit-Journey-Flower-Child/dp/1608440583/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_4
Belmont MA USA

Ron & Jennie Dugan
The Right To God
www.RightToGod.com
Maumee OH USA

Sherry Ward
Seekers Of The Soul
SeekersoftheSoul.com Amazon.com
Cave Creek AZ USA

Sibyl Buisson Eckert
Big Sisters
www.books-bysibyl.com
Mandeville LA USA

Stacy D. Shelton
Me, The Crazy Woman, And Breast Cancer: Strength And Inspiration For The Patient, Survivor, And Those Who Love Them
http://www.StacyDShelton.com
Norman OK USA

Suzy Goodsell
One Foot In The Joy
GoodsellGraphics@gmail.com
Elk River MN USA

Thomas E. Pierce
The Last Rose: A True Celebration Of Eternal Life
www.thelastrose.com
Mt. Laurel NJ USA

Vicky Kress (Pen Name: Morning Dove)
Be The Change
Santa Fe NM USA

W. Granville Brown
Choices
www.wgranvillebrown.com
Mississauga, Canada

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Genre Fiction

First Place:
Alveric Yates
The Lake-Isle Of Two Kings
http://www.lake-isle.net/
Decatur GA USA

Honorable Mention:
Jack Sobel
The Flower Man’s Daughter
2008905251
Jupiter FL USA

James Mackrell
Down From The Mountain
http://www.amazon.com/Down-Mountain-James-MacKrell/dp/1439264848/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273149234&sr=8-1
Conroe TX USA

K. David Brody
Mourning And Celebration
Montreal  Canada

Richard Clark
Abenaki Autumn
www.amazon.com
Barefoot Bay FL USA

Todd Riemer
Inferno
www.toddriemer.com
Pacific Palisades CA USA

Entrants:
A Valentine Joseph
Leigh’s Story
Brooklyn NY USA

Adam Copeland
Echoes Of Avalon
adamcopelandsite.com
Vancouver WA USA

Adam Copeland
Echoes Of Avalon
adamcopelandsite.com
Vancouver WA USA

Adolphus A. Ward
HARVEST THE DUST
http://www.adolphusward.com
Reseda CA USA

Ahsumma Beach (Kevin Shorter)
Dirklus
www.dirklus.com
juneau AK USA

Alan Scott
Though Youth Is Gone
amazon.com
Miami Beach FL USA

Alexander Arapoglou
Vladimir’s Very Short Stories
http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/vladimirs-very-short-stories/10989288
Athens Foreign Entry Greece

Alvin Franzmeier
Freya’s Child
Spring TX USA

Amy Stewart-Wilmarth
Faces In The Forest
Oak Ridge NJ USA

Andrew J. O’connell
Awakenings: The Racial War Saga Book 1
www.racialwar.net
Mountain Home ID USA

Andrew J. Rodriguez
Helen’s Treasure
www.outskirtspress.com/HelensTreasure
Parker CO USA

Anna Mae Brown Comment
A Dawn Of Promise
www,.authorhouse.com
Boca Raton FL USA

Anna Massengill
Storm Over Guantanamo
Amherst MA USA

Anthony Fernandes
Airship Eagle
www.airshipeagle.com
South Hadley MA USA

Arlette Gaffrey
BEHIND THE COLUMNS
www.arlettegaffrey.com
San Diego CA USA

Ashanti Luke
Dusk
http://www.ashantiluke.com
Colonial Heights VA USA

B. J. Scott
Legacy Of Angels Book 3
Nipomo CA USA

B.K.Barrett
A Criminal Mind
www.bkbarrett.com
Salem OR USA

B.K.Barrett
Casualties Of The Badge
www.bkbarrett.com
Salem OR USA

Ben Sheldon
DRAGULA
Richmond CA USA

Bill Noel
The Edge
Louisville KY USA

Bill Noel
Washout
Louisville KY USA

Bogna B. Jezierska
Ashaunti Spell
Brussels Belgium

Brenda Hyslip
Help Came From A Stranger
Bentonville AR USA

Brent Green
Noble Chaos
www.amazon.com
Denver CO USA

Brian Bianco
Dressed For A Kill
http://www.brianbianco.ca
New Westminster, B.C. Foreign Entry Canada

Brian Cohen
The Life O’Reilly
www.briancohenbooks.com
Rye Brook NY USA

C.S. Wolfe
Fire And Ice Vampire Slayers
Monument CO USA

Carina Sarda
Extra Ordinary
Greenwich CT USA

Carl Winslow
Confession Of A Trial Lawyer
Ft. Myers FL USA

Carol A. Collier
River Dreams
Sonoma CA USA

Carol L. Davis
Kandoria
www.Trafford.com, emailorders@trafford.com
Lyons NY USA

Carol White
Hidden Choices
Delray Beach FL USA

Carolee Joy
A Kiss Before Dark
amazon.com
Grapevine TX USA

Carter Larkstreet
Tangled Consequences
Wilmington OH USA

Cathy Streiner
The Will To Wait
xlibris.com
cookeville TN USA

Chad Thomas Douglas
Lore: A Pirate’s Charm
www.loretrilogy.com
Dunnellon FL USA

Charles Belik
The Writings Of Charles Belik
Kirkwood MO USA

Charles G. Irion And Ronald J. Watkins
Murder On Everest (A Summit Murder Mystery)
http://www.summitmurders.com/books/murder-on-everest
Phoenix AZ USA

Charles L. Harris
Proof Of Atlantis: Records From The Past
xlibris.com
houston TX USA

Chris Copeland
Angels Of Defense
createspace.com
tylertown MS USA

Christopher Greco
Death In The Cage
www.lulu.com/death_in_the_cage
Baltimore MD USA

Chuck Barrett
The Savannah Project
http://chuckbarrett.org
Fernandina Beach FL USA

Colleen Houck
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Push Back
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Remembering The Maine – Riding With Roosevelt
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The Lunacy Saga : Destiny
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Earth 1
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Luume -Drive Mystery
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Dereliction Of Duty, A Novel
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Sighway 101
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Will’s War
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My Six Years At Saint Al’s
Tampa FL USA

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Dancing With The Moon
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The Witch Awakening
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Bad Vampires
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Bawdy Madonna
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My Box Of Jewels
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The Ardeatine Connection
Casper WY USA

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Life On The Line
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Mistresses Among Us!
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Urban World A Collection Of Short Stories
Humble TX USA

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Urban World A Collection Of Short Stories
Humble TX USA

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A Cowboy For Christmas
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Do No Evil
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What Lies West
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Into The Heart Land
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Leave Yesterday Behind
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A Conversation And Other Ruminations
Chicago IL U.S.America

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Beyond The Tipping Point
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Valley Of Shadows
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The Burden Of Truth
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Pursuit
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Living With Big Dogs
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Out Of Darkness
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Maids Of Misfortune: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
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Chrysalis – Tribulations
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Power Of The Zila
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Deadly Triangles
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Portrait Of A Young Woman
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Murder As A Second Language
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The Eye Of God; A Fisherman’s Tale
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The Devil’s Canyon
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Identity Theft
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Willa
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SOS
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Gravestone Marker
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The Emerald Men
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Intergalatic Gazette
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Phoenix Rose
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Trapped In Ohio
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Madison’s Avenue
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Lawless In Brazil
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The Saving Of Aris
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Kill Devil
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The Celtic Crow Murders
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Mrs. Lilacs Year
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Murder In Containment
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Tooey’s Crossroads
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Phases Of Reason I: The Eight Ball
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We Must Survive
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Coven Of Celsus-Elizabeth
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freeland WA USA

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Secrets
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Target Of Vengeance
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Bitchie Momma
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The P. Word
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The Clock Shop/Emit Leuart
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A Pattern Of Deceit
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The Circle Broken
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The Phoenix Revolution
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Searching For Rachel
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What Price Liberty
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Domain Of The Scorpion
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The Prison
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Golden Conspiracy, A Jacsen Kidd Mystery
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International Take: A Jeff Tribe Mystery
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The Wycked Falls Descent Into The Maelstrom
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Process Of Elimation
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Sunrise Cartel
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Eagles Don’t Die
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Warrior At Peace
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The Reluctant Demon
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Springdale OH USA

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A SIGH FOR LIFE’S COMPLETION
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The Final Hour
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The Shenfeng Conjunction
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Dark Ophelia
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Maggie’s Art
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Murder By The Acre
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Freek Camp
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BANNERS For God, Tsar And Russia
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BANNERS For God, Tsar And Russia
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Fourth Down And Murder
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His Sins
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War With Pigeons
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Disposition
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Disposition
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Frozen In Time: Murder At The Bottom Of The World
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The Kings Gambit
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Masters’ Plan
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Mead’s Trek
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Book II, Gamadin: Mons
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Hombrecito’s War
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Hombrecito’s Search
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The Cyber Patient
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Chronicles Of The Apocalypse: Revenge, Everything Is Nothing
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Reign Of Light
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No One
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Following The Trail Of Blood
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The Good Of The Order
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A Change Of Heart
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Laporte MN USA

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There Comes A Moment….A Haunting In Highland
Highland IL USA

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Graveyard Shift
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Butterfly In The Wind
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The 86th Degree
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Angel’s Choice
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How To Lose A Client
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Harpers’ Joy
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Count A Hundred Stars
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Bad Moeny For Good Bad Bills For Good
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Purple Heart Broken Heart
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Dark Legacy
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Groffrey Soil And Finley Petticoats
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Facing West: A Conrad Amberger Story
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Murder On Skid Row
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Slow Funeral
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“CHUBBY” The Hydraulics Of A Neurotic
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The Siagon Connection
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Adam’s Daughters: Book 2 In The Westward Sagas
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Visions Of Reality
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Anti-Vigilante And The Rips In Time
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Red Star On The Sail
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At Last; They’re Here
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Salvos On The Backwater
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Weeds
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The Price Of Colorado Coal
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All But One
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Ruined Lives
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A Savage Retribution
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Breath Of The Chosen Dragon
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The Confederate War Bonnet
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Legend Love, A Romantic Adventure In Time
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When Wolf Comes
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The Healer
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The Preacher
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Belle: Rebel In Red Silk
Omaha NE USA

Julie Hand
Wushu Moon Magic
www.wushumoonmagic.com
Manchester Village VT USA

Kat Ricker
Doubting Thomas
http://mightykat.net/dt
Newberg OR USA

Kathryn Scarborough
Das Medallion (The Locket)
Mebane NC USA

Kelly Beltz
Beyond The Stars: Kataria
https://www.beyondthestarsnovel.com
Sarver PA USA

Ken Dalton
The Bloody Birthright
Healdsburg CA USA

Kiowa Michaels
Love’s Eclipse Of The Heart
Adelanto CA USA

L. D. Eytchison
Web Of Death
ikUNA ID USA

Lawrence Robert Edwards
Hikinami (Undertow)
www.hikinami.com
Florissant MO USA

Lawrence Robert Edwards
Hikinami (Undertow)
www.hikinami.com
Florissant MO USA

Lee Shearer
Cycles Of Death, A Murder Mystery For Senior Readers
Waukee IA USA

Linda Hudson Hoagland
The Backwards House
publishamerica.com
N. Tazwell VA USA

Linda Kenney Miller
Beacon On The Hill
www.harperhousepublishers.com
Marietta GA USA

Lisa Gordon
A Sealed Fate
Southam United Kingdom

Lorin Lee Cary
The Custer Conspiracy
www.edirurl.com/bts
Cambria CA USA

Louis Weinberger
Into The Devil’s Reach
www.louisweinberger.com
Homer Glen IL USA

Lucille Skelton
The Missing Motive
Tortola British Virgin Islands

Madonna Kennedy
Seed Of The Mother
Coeburn VA USA

Mandi Casey
Who Are You Calling A Vampire
Wind Lake WI USA

Marcia Fine
Stressed In Scottsdale
stressedinscottsdale.com
Scottsdale AZ USA

Martina Vanderley
Crossroads At The Wilderness
outskirtspress.com
Raleigh NC USA

Micheal English
Gold Hatted, High Bouncing Lover
www.iuniverse.com
Mittagong, NSW Australia

Monte R. Anderson
Archmiedes Of Syracuse
www.amazon.com
Elmira NY USA

Patricia K. Batta
Why Did You Die In The Park?
www.lillmarpublishing.com
TraverseCity MI USA

Patricia Wright
Hard To Miss
Crescent Valley NV USA

Patti Bremmer
Murder’s A Cinch
www.patriciabremmer.com
Venango NC USA

Perry L Angle
Prophetis Way
iuniverse.com
Mobile AL USA

Peter Black
Tom Sawyer Inhell
New York NY USA

Peter Canova
POPE ANNALISA
WWW.POPEANNALISA.COM
PALM BEACH FL USA

R. K. Holler
Easy Access
LAKE FOREST CA USA

R.C. Farrington
Death Diamonds Of Bermudez
Bossier City LA USA

Randall Andrews
The Last Guardian Of Magic
Brooklyn MI USA

Ray Verola
“On The Edge – And Other Stories”
amazon.com
Oakdale PA USA

Renny Bloom
Uncle Olaf And The Day Room
Jonesborough TN USA

Ricardo Antonio Alonzo
Dias Patrias- Patriotic Days
dogear publishing.net
Chicago IL USA

Richard J Lutz
Jadwiga’s Crossing
jadwigascrossing.com
New York NY USA

Richard Jay
The Ferrari Vendetta
orders@xlibris.com
Heathrow FL USA

Richard M. Silverstein
Money, Taxes & Murder
Aurora CO USA

Richard Vadim
THE COMING Return Of The Yahweh
rvadim.com
Branchburg NJ USA

Robert C. Noble
Deception By Design: A Novel Of Misconduct In Medical Research
Poland OH USA

Robert Gordon
Act 1, Scene V, A Vampire’s Tale
avampirestale.com
Ewing NJ USA

Robert J. Pajer
A Handful Of Dust
www.valtec.info
Yonkers NY USA

Robert Redinger
The Sylvan Horn: Book One Of The Sylvan Chord
www.elves.cc
New York NY USA

Robert Roberge Jr.
Late Justice
http://www.amazon.com/Late-Justice-Robert-Roberge-Jr/dp/1934632775/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Burlington MA USA

Roberto Eltonello
A Fisherman’s Net
BoyBooksontheweb.com
Tyler MN USA

Robet C. Noble
Deception By Design: A Novel Of Midconduct In Medical Research
Poland OH USA

Russell Hamilton
Agent Of Influence
www.universse.com/bookstore/bookDetail.aspx?book.Id+sku-000118870
Louisville KY USA

S.Bragg
Glasswheel
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=4266412
High Ackworth Foreign Entry United Kingdom

Sandra Valencia
Lest Darkness Prevail
www.authorhouse.com
Columbus OH USA

Sandra Valencia
Whispers From Prophecy
www.authorhouse.com
Columbus OH USA

Seth O’connell
Dying In The Twilight Of Summer
Helena MT USA

Steven R. Roberts
A Freak’s Journey
Dearborn MI USA

Stuart Nachbar
Defending College Heights
www.DefendingCollegeHeights.com
Ewing NJ USA

Stuart Nachbar
The Sex Ed Chronicles
www.SexEdChronicles.com
Ewing NJ USA

Susan Trombley
The Princess’s Dragon
Hereford AZ USA

Sydney Theadora
The Hawaiian Island Of Kaho’olawe
Lahaina HI USA

T.A. Olsinski
Death By RX
Zionsville IN USA

Thomas H. Lee
Final Curtain: Revised Saigon Edition
www.finalcuratinsaigon.com
Fredericksburg VA USA

Thomas Larson
Cantor’s Gate
iuniverse.com
Oregon City OR USA

Thomas Seaver
And One To Grow On
www.amazon.com
Kimball MI USA

Tina Decoux
I Thought We Were Friends
https://www.createspace.com/3436747
Happy Camp CA USA

Victor H. Thompson
The Trumpets Of Jerichao: A Romantic Novel About Bands And Musicians In The American Civil War
Hampton VA USA

Victor H. Thompson
Safe At Home: Baseball And Other Forms Of Life In A Small New Jersey Town
Hampton VA USA

Wayne Hancock
Up On Crowley’s Ridge
www.waynehancockbooks.com
Ft Smith AR USA

Wayne Pletcher
The Campaign Of Fear
www.thecampaignoffear.com
Roseville MN USA

Will Allyn
The Floater In The Kill
amazon.com
Hillside NJ USA

Will Brenner
A Look Alike Mystery
Tucson AZ USA

William P. Singley
The Good Seats
amazon.com/authorhowe.com
Man. Beach CA USA

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Children’s

First Place:
Kathy M Miller
Chippy Chipmunk Parties In The Garden
New Ringgold PA USA

Honorable Mention:
Anita Reynolds Macarthur
A Royal Little Pest
Ajax Foreign Entry Ontario, Canada

Julie T. Lamana
Three Little Bayou Fishermen
outskirtspress.com
Greenwell Springs LA USA

Sheila Kay Kilpatrick
Anastasia Pickering Anastassia’s Rain
anastasiaPickering.com/amazon.com bn.com
Virginia Beach VA USA

Stevie French
Lizzie Fox-Top
Lincoln University PA USA

Entrants:
Alice Scott
Even You Can Learn To Draw
Colorado Springs CO USA

Alison Lohans
Germy Johnson’s Secret Plan
germy-johnsons-secret-plan.com
regina OTHER USA

Alvaro De Araujo
Tony The Mouse
Dallas TX USA

Andrea Monaghan
Aunt Cicis Creatures In The Attic
Oakland CA USA

Anne M. Slanina
Where The Rainbow Touches Ground
www.anniemousebooks.com
Harrisville PA USA

Barbara Bechler
Mr. Bat Cat
Show Low AZ USA

Barbara D. Waddell
If I Could Catch A Train
Burlington NC USA

Barbara Waddell
If I Could Catch A Train
Burlington NC USA

Beth Hirschfield
“What’s Eating You, Girls ‘N Boysenberries”?
Chicago IL USA

Beverly Parnell
The Terrible Tenor
www.terribletenor.com
Bonney Lake WA USA

Cheryl Davis
Cookie Boy: Travelin’ Arkansas
applecider.com
Springdale AR USA

Cheryl Graham
A Special Project
outskirtspress.com/bookstore
Menden CT USA

Christine Murphy
Where Is My Soul?
Vero Beach FL USA

Chynna T. Laird
I’m Not Weird, I Have Spd
http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432745752
Edmonton OTHER Canada

Claire Candy Hough
Angels Of Faith
www.angelhealinghouse.com
Santa Barbara CA USA

Colette Lesperance
Baby’s First Christmas
Stamford CT USA

Colette Nicoletta
There’s A Frog On My Forehead
www.frogonmyforehead.com
Chanhassen MN USA

Connie Hjelmeng-Johnson
The Dreaded Annual Training
Galena MO USA

Dalton James
The Mudhogs
www.outskirtspress.com/mudhogs
Parker CO USA

Debra Royle-Bassett, A.9 L. Bassett
My Family Syphony
rocky mount VA USA

Dina Bernabo
Favorite Fogs
Pittsburgh PA USA

Dr. T. E. Foster
The Little Zoo Of Belle Foo Shay
www.amazon.com/Little-Zoo-Belle-Foo-Shay/dp/1439254494/ref+sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=book&qid=1270476293&sr=1-1
Hayden CO USA

Edna Perkins
Gerome’s Magical Garden
Cornell WI USA

Elizabeth Lange Cannella
There’s A Monster In My Lunchbox
amazon.com
West Bloomfield MI USA

Elsie Holcombe And Linda Shealy
What If The World Was Upside Down?
Anderson SC USA

Emerson J S Freedman
Little Bear Fred And His New Circus Bed
www.littlebearfred.com
Buckinghamshire United Kingdom

Emilia Arau
The Rain Comes To Play
www.aventurasdecolores.us
Austin TX USA

Esther L. Mackey
The Adventures Of Trouble,Duck And Big Dog
Joliet IL USA

Eva Marie Cote C/O Jane Myers
I Am Me And You Are You
Ann Arbor MI USA

Gary Rinker
The Very Best Toy
www.hankthecowdog.com/books/rinker/bestToy.htm
Perryton TX USA

Grandma Sue
Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too!
http://mygrandmasue.wordpress.com/grandpa-do-it-i-do-it-too/
Reno NV USA

Gwynneth Beasley
Zeke, Ky And The Mountain Stream
www.amazon.com/Zeke-Mountain-Stream-Gwynneth-Beasley/dp/1451534183/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Coffs Harbour Foreign Entry Australia

Holly Hardin
Aurora Of The Nother Lights
www.outskirtspress.com/hollyhardin
Parker CO USA

Irene Savakis
A Poppy For Pappy
Terrebonne, Quebec OTHER Canada

Jan Distefano
A Snowman’s Christmas Eve
Summerville SC USA

Jan Distefano
The Fearless Attic Explorer
Summerville SC USA

Jennie E. Nicassio
Rocky:The Rockefeller Christmas Tree
www.amazon.com/Rocky-Rockefeller-Christmas-Tree-3/dp/1449962122/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272399647&sr=8-1
HARRISON CITY PA USA

Jennifer Knoth And Cassiopeia
Cassie Wonders
www.jenniferknoth.com
san Jose CA USA

Jennifer L Rogala
Tina, Wilamina, Irina, & Nina
www.JenniferRogala.com
Norwood MA USA

Jeremy Foster-Fell
The Caterpillar And The Express Train
www.thecaterpillarandtheexpresstrain.webs.com/
Wolcott VT U.S.

Joann Koch
Annie’s World
amazon.com/ Barnes-Noble
Sherman Oaks CA USA

Johanna Sawer Illus: Jenaya Block
Emily’s Incorrigible Tastebuds
https://www.createspace.com/3378258
Chilliwack Foreign Entry Canada

Joseph Kelly
The Closet Monster
Fort Wahington PA USA

Karen Guinn Robertson
Treasure Kai And The Lost Gold Of Shark Island
www.treasurekai.com
Fairlight Foreign Entry Australia

Kathy Knowlton
Tomatoes, Squash And Babies
Seattle WA USA

Keely Alexander & Velani Mynhardt Witthoft
Davy Brown Discovers His Roots
www.keelyvelani.com
Seattle WA USA

Keith Malinsky
Funny Pennies
outskirtspress.com
Glendale CA USA

Kevin Graham
Jesus From A To Z
Jesusfromatoz.com
Denver CO USA

Krista Petersen
Meet Mr. Napkin
Eagle River AK USA

Laurie Mercer
Seigfried The Weird White Peacock
www.lauriemercerpr.com click on home page for Siegfried PDF
Honeoye Falls NY USA

Leona Derosa Bodie
Skating For Two
www.leonabodie.com
Pam City FL USA

Libby Seamans
The Adventures Of Abendigo Bunny…The Beginning
www.abendingobunny.com
Dallas TX USA

Lisa Williams
The Fairy Tale Of Williams Ranch The Trick
www.lulu.com
Fredericksburg VA USA

Lisa Williams
The Darknessof Williams Ranch
Fredericksburg VA USA

Liz Wolf
Billy The Silly Otter
Las Vegas NV USA

Lynne Carol Austin
Edith Ann Marie The Sun Is In My Heart
Waukesha WI USA

M. Maitland Deland, M.D.
Busy Bees At Work And Play
www.delandbooks.com
Lafayette LA USA

M. Maitland Deland, M.D.
The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer
www.delandbooks.com
Lafayette LA USA

Maggie Mei Lewis; Illustrated By Melody Lea Lamb
Moonlight Memoirs – Remembering That Family And Friends Are Forever
www.moonlightmemoirs.com
Edgewater MD USA

Marc Ladin
The Playground Bully Blues
www.booomvangpress.com
Wakefield RI USA

Marie Baggerly
Trouble Wears A Bell
amazon.com
Jackson NJ USA

Mariela Kleiner
Meet Einstein
www.meeteinstein.com
Palo Alto CA USA

Mark Alden Johnson
I’m Up In A Tree
mjchildrensbooks.com
dayton NV USA

Marny Duncan-Cary
Linger
www.girlsinger.ca
Lumsden Foreign Entry Canada

Marny Duncan-Cary
Who’s That Man?
www.girlsinger.ca
Lumsden Foreign Entry Canada

Mary Kaye Rhee
Egbert Tells The Teacher
Northville MI USA

Mary Kendall And Debbie Suggs
A Giving Garden
www.agivinggarden.com
Chapel Hill NC USA

Mary Miceli
China Baby Doll
www.chinababydoll.com
Wenham MA USA

Mary Miceli
Confessor’s Animal Wartime Blues
www.maryannemiceli.com
Wenham MA USA

Matina Bastakos
Emma Emu’s Eager Enviromental Endeavors
Messinia Foreign Entry Greece

Matina Bastakos
Robbie Roo Rids Racism
Meessinia Foreign Entry Greece

Michael Soler
The Lady Bug And Me
Westfield NJ USA

Michele Zink Harris
God’s Spirit In The Heart Of Every Child
nextgenerationshearsts.org
austin TX USA

Monica Holtz
Emily At The Zoo
http://holtzcreativeenterprises.com/
Eau Claire WI USA

Myrna Guymer
The Canadian Shield Alphabet
Denare beach OTHER Canada

Nannette Nocon
What’s Up With Yuk?
www.whatsupwithyuk.com
Rochester NY USA

Natalie Tinti
Sewing A Friendship
http://tintinatie.com
Temecula CA USA

Olive O Brien
Perry The Playful Polar Bear
Cork Foreign Entry Ireland

Pat Jordison
Voices In The Attic
www.outskirtspress.com/Voicesintheattic
Parker CO USA

Patrica Mader
Big Brother Has Wheels
www.patricamader.com
Northfield MN USA

Peggy House
Junk Food Gordon
Perrinton MI USA

Phyllis Cochran
Whose Cat Is That?
Winchendon MA USA

S. D. Moore
The Adventures Of Pj And Split Pea Vol. Ii
www.outskirtspress.com/pjandsplitbeatooth
Parker CO USA

Salwa A. Yak
The Jewels
http://salwayak.org
windsor, Ontario OTHER Canada

Sandy Lou Miller
Adventures In The Land Of The Grapes
www.xlibris.com
Brookshire TX USA

Scott Tremaine
The Caped Kindergarten Kids
www.amazon.com/Caped-Kindergarten-Kids-Scott-Tremaine/dp/1601458991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271612088&sr=8-1
Sterling Heights MI USA

Sheila Cayolle
Morning Rain
www.pontpub.com
alpharetta GA USA

Sheila Dobbie
Robert Robin’s First Flight
New Albany OH USA

Shella Shubuck
A Home For Peter
Scottsville NY USA

Sherry Ellis
That Mama Is A Grouch
www.sherryellisbooks.com
Loveland OH USA

Stevie Mccoy
The Seedless
www.amazon.com/Seedless-Stevie-McCoy/dp/1936046695
Seatac WA USA

Susanne Alexander-Heaton
The Abc Field Guide To Faeries
www.abcfaeries.com
Calgary Foreign Entry Canada

Therese Tappouni
Me And Green
Breakinggroundcontracting.com
Indian Shores FL USA

Vicki Rigg
Boots On Newts
www.facebook.com
Mason MI USA

Yvonne T Moyer
Millie May And The Miami Circle
Miami Shores FL USA

Alan S. Garrett
Frosty’s Run
Saint Jo TX USA

Andrew Carmitchel
All Of My Animals
Highland IL USA

Angela Troncalli
Sammie Jo And Friends
Birmingham AL USA

Annette Nardone
Benny Makes A Call
Brantford Canada

Annette Nardone
Benny Goes On A Voyage
Brantford Canada

Barbara D. Waddell
If I Could Catch A Train
www.trafford.com
Burlington NC USA

Barbara Gail Techel
Frankie, The Walk ‘N Roll Therapy Dog Visits Libby’s House
www.joyfulpaws.com
Elkhart Lake WI USA

Ben Magleby
Sugarbug Doug
www.sugarbugdoug.com
Clovis CA USA

Benny Hamilton
The Goat In The Coat
www.outskirtspress.com/thegoatinthecoat
Wooton KY USA

Cheryl Vollmer
A Hungry Lion In My Tummy
San Antonia TX USA

Chynna T. Laird
I’m Not Weird, I Have Spd
www.lilywolfwords.ca
Edmonton, Alberta OTHER Canada

Claire Boudreany Bateman
Call Me Hero
amazon.com
Baton Rouge LA USA

David Koteen & Colleen Anne Marlow
Custard Apples
Eugene OR USA

Diana Kwiatkowski Rubin
King Choco The Great
www.outskirtspress.com
Piscataway NJ USA

Diane Shapley-Box
Apples For Fred
Rockwall TX USA

Helen Diane Wilcox
Twinkle Twon Tales
www.xlibris.combookstroe
Clayton CA USA

Jan Campbell
The Witch Who Loved Small Children
Merrimack NH USA

Jan Wiltse
Abby And The Secrets Of The Doll House
Grand rapids MI USA

Jan Wiltse
I’m Good No Matter What
Grand rapids MI USA

Jeanne Hayden
Last Minute Wilma And Her Toad Soup
West Chester OH USA

Joy Dekok
Raccoon Tales
www.believe4kids.com
Pine Island MN USA

Karen Boes Oman
Gifts Of The Heart
Minneapolis MN USA

Kathy Brodsky
Just Sniffing Around
kathybrodsky.com
Manchester NH USA

Kathy Slamp
A Picnic At The Glacier
Medford OR USA

Kevin B. Parsons
Ken Johnson & Roxi The Rocker
www.kevinparsons.com
Las Vegas NV USA

Kirmit Weeks
All Of Life Is A School
www.geebee.com
Polk City FL USA

Lad Castle
Adventures Of Tommy Finn
Sun City Center FL USA

Lando Brown
The Red Candy Caboose
Santa Fe NM USA

Leah Orr
Messy Tessy
www.leahorr.com
weston FL USA

Lynda Wurster Deniger
Salty Seas & His Heroic Friends
www.saltyseasandfreinds.com
Abita Springs LA USA

Maureen Ryan Esposito
My Fair Child
www.trafford.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000136351
Flemington NJ USA

Michelle White
New Opportunities
Lebanon PA USA

Olive O Brien
Perry The Polar Bear Goes Green
Cork Foreign Entry Ireland

Patrick A. Davy
The Little Big Thinkers: A Collection Of Children’s Stories
West Hempstead NY USA

Ramona Reynolds
The Great Chicken Heist
Victoria Foreign Entry Canada

Rena Cherry Brown
Where Do I Belong?
www.amazon.com/where-Belong-Rena-Cherry-Brown/dp/1421890216/ref=sr_1_1?ie=utf8&s=book
Easton MD USA

Rosemary Scarsella Illustarted By Kathy Scarsella
Smile With Kyle The Koala
saugerties NY USA

Sidney Goodman
Grandpa’s Unfatootzer
Las vegas NV USA

Tanya Marie Belair
The Country Cropkins
Annville PA USA

Zalman Goldstein
The Big Barrel Of Wine
www.jewishlearninggroup.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=UY02
Monsey NY USA

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Mainstream Fiction

First Place:
Tanya Parker Mills
The Reckoning
Richland WA USA

Honorable Mentions:
Aloysius A Lutz And Richard J Lutz
Jadwiga’s Crossing
jadwigascrossing.com/page1.html
New York NY USA

C.A. Peterson
Eddie’s Wake
River Falls WI USA

Don Alderman
Letters To Jud
Houston TX USA

Terin Tashi Miller
From Where The Rivers Come
www.terinmiller.com
Maplewood NJ USA

Tina Rosenberg
Glenapp Castle – A Scottish Intrigue
www.tinarosenberg.net
New Albany OH USA

Entrants:
Nora Novak
Art Damaged
www.artdamaged.net
Newport Beach CA USA

A.L. Provost
The Pride Of Greed
xlibris.com
Logansville GA USA

Aditya Kripalani
Back Seat
Mumbai Foreign Entry India

Adrienne Cunninghame-Blank
The Lunatic Parlor
Laytonsville MD USA

Al Provost
The Bookmark Murders
xlibris.com
logansville GA USA

Alan Schwartz
Amos And The Cosmos
www.amosandthecosmos
staatsburg NY USA

Alex Austin
The Red Album Of Asbury Park Remixed
West Hills CA USA

Alexandra Schiller
Boughs Of Folly
amazon.com
Coquille OR USA

Alexandra Schiller
Boughs Of Folly
amazon.com
Coquille OR USA

Alfred H. Lotring
Goodfellow Associates
Daytona Beach FL USA

Alison Lohans
Don’t Think Twice
lairdbooks.com
Regina  USA

Andrea Nair
Stripped Down Running
www.andreanair.com
London Canada

Andrew Hurley & John Flanigan
Drink This Book Memoirs Of A Dive Bar
www.lulu.com/browse/search.php?fSearch=drink+this+book&fListingClass=&fListingCategory=
Brooklyn NY US

Andrew Jantz
The Lives And Deaths Of Matthew St. Clare
andrewjantz.com
Arlington MA USA

Angela Carlton
Between The Clouds
www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/between-the-clouds/7821243
Alpharetta GA USA

Angela Montgomery
Romanzo: Love And Corruption Italian Style
www.romanzo.ws
Toronto CANADA

Ann Over
Folks Met Over The Moon
Green Valley AZ USA

Ann Over
Scenes Seen Over The Moon
Green Valley AZ USA

Aruon Kathleen Brindley
Hannibal’s Elephant Girl
amazon.com
seymour MO USA

B. K. Holway
When Jack Was With Us
www.authorhouse.com/
Benson AZ USA

Barbara Haines Howett
Ladies Of The Borobudur
Ocean Park WA USA

Barbara Hunt
Alaska’s Heavy Light
palmer AK USA

Barbara Wade Rose
The Priest, The Witch & The Poltergeist
Toronto Foreign Entry Canada

Benjamin Jordan Bennett
The Forerunner
authorhouse.com
Clio MI USA

Bob Brackin
Scenes From The Kitchen Table
Orlando FL USA

Bonnie Turner
Face The Winter Naked
www.lulu.com/product/paperback/face-the-winter-naked/6385265?productTrackingContext=center_search_results
De Pere WI USA

Brian Cohen
The Life O’Reilly
www.briancohenbooks.com
Rye Brook NY USA

Brian Schan
Goliath’s Footprint
www.goliathsfootprint.com
Atlanta GA USA

Bryan Islip
Going With Gabriel
www.goingwithgabriel.com
Aultbea OTHER Scotland

Buck Custer
Goodbye Lake Tahoe, Goodbye Indian Joe
N. Little Rock AR USA

Buck Custer
Redemption: Tony Hamil And Indian Joe
N. Little Rock AR USA

Candace Leigh Coulombe
Second Grace: Stories Of Fresh Starts, Second Chances, And Also Running Away
www.oncewritten.net
Sacramento CA USA

Caroline Nesbitt
Ride On The Curl’d Clouds
North Sandwich NH USA

Carrie Hill Neely
Coming Home
xlibris.com
royal oaks CA USA

Cathryn Louis
Sunrise On The Pier
www.smashwords.com/books/view/13734
Sacramento CA USA

Charlene A. Porter
BOLDFACED LIES
CharlenePorter.com
Denver CO USA of America

Charles Rough
Private Roads In Autumn
Paradise CA USA

Charles W. Belser
Larry The Penguin Searches For The Meaning Of Life
www.larrythepenguin.com
Sunland CA USA

Chris Delyani
The Love Thing
www.amazon.com/Love-Thing-Chris-Delyani/dp/1439244421
Oakland CA USA

Christine Lemmon
Sand In My Eyes
www.christinelemmon.com
Sanibel FL USA

Christine Lemmon
Sanibel Scribbles
www.christinelemmon.com
Sanibel FL USA

Christine Lemmon
Portion Of The Sea
www.christinelemmon.com
Sanibel FL USA

Cliff Wilkerson
Beautiful Brown Eyes
Chicago IL USA

Connie B. Otteson
Laura’s Lullaby
Idaho Falls ID USA

Cordell Adams
Light Bread
www.sweettaterpiepublishing.com
Dallas TX USA

D. Dhebar
Scenes From A Group Of Wannabes
www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/scenes-from-a-group-of-wannabes/7078609
Fukushima-ken OTHER Japan

D. E. Tingle
Imperishable Bliss
www.booklocker.com/books/4241.html
Cambridge MA USA

D. Patrick Miller
MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE PLANT WORLD
www.fearlessbooks.com/Journey.htm
Berkeley CA US

D.J.Berrien
All My Friends Have Dark Brown Eyes
Lynwood IL USA

Dan Fitzgerald
The Artist
Raleigh NC USA

Dan Rann
Squibsquabble In Stuffington
West Hollywood CA USA

Daphne Oberon
The Ghost Tree
www.outskirtspress.com/theghosttree
Parker CO USA

Darlene Cox
Web Of Deceit
www.amazon.com
Seattle WA USA

David Maring
Carolina Justice
www.dmaring.com
Georgetown SC USA

David Maring
The Mullahs
www.dmaring.com
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Pink Slips And Parting Gifts
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Dreams Thrown Away
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Born A Refugee
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Train From Thompsonville
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Different Drummers
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Spokane WA USA

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Carruthers Down Under
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Ere I Saw Elba
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Baby Heart
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Afterglow
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Aeneas: Last King Of Troy
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2044
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From The Neck Up
Portland OR USA

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Strings
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The Advent Of The King
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Meanie Mouse Versus The Orlando Operators: The Adventure Begins
Gainesville FL USA

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Mexia: A Novel: The Memoirs Of J.C. Mulkey
Gainesville FL USA

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The Curse Of The Black Mamba
Gulf Breeze FL USA

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D B Cooper Aftermath
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Louey Levy’s Greatest Catch
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CONVENT, A Novel
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The Street Gypsies
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The Old Man’s Plan
Terrell NC USA

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No Hope For Gomez
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Earth Whispers
Vine Grove KY USA

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Spoils Of The Desert
San Antonio TX US

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Patriot
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The Paradise Key
San Antonio TX US

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Always Unfaithful
San Antonio TX US

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A Lie Told Often
San Antonio TX US

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MY NAME WAS FIVE: A Novel Of The Second World War
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Montague MA USA

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Cry Dance
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The Hunt For Bin Laden
henrywrenpublications.com
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Secret Society Of St Mystic
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Booty Business
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Knoxville TN USA

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True North
Dedham MA USA

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The Friday Night Club, A Novel
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Goodyear AZ USA

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Transgressions
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berkeley CA USA

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Coming To Confusion
norfolk CT USA

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7 Dayz On 7 Mile
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Back To Back
Houston TX USA

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The Christmas Swap
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Keswick VA USA

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Finding Frances
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No Stone Unturned
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Parker CO USA

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Silent Teardrops
Marietta GA USA

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Waiting For Appa
www.amazon.com
Milpitas CA USA

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Crossroads – The Winds Of Grace
Rutherfordton NC USA

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The Ten Commandments For Pharmacists
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Deatsville AL USA

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A Soldier’s Psalm
Millertown PA USA

John F. Magill, Jr.
One Man’s Metamorphosis
Millertown PA USA

John Fitzgerald Barker
Perversity
amazon.com
Guelph OTHER Canada

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Pinstripes: The Unknown Story Of The World’s Best Pinstriper
Bisbee AZ USA

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From The Dead
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St Louis MO USA

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Hanging On A Trusted Line
amazon.com
New Hartford NY USA

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Displaced Persons
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burlington CT USA

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Unpredictable Corssing
El Prado NM USA

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21 Bizarre Short Stories
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Probability Angels
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New York NY USA

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When No One Is Watching
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the woodlands TX USA

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The Chaplain’s Assistant: God, Country, And Vietnam
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Precipice
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Distance Of Touch
El Paso TX USA

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85A
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Brooklyn NY USA

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Never Perish Volume II D’An De Lion
Ann Arbor MI US

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Never Perish Volume III Na Deus And The Journals Of Justinian
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The Canaan Creed
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Prospect VA USA

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Yard Sale
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The House On Spearmint Lane
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Big Skye Ranch
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St. Michaels MD USA

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Our Hart, Elegy For A Concubine
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The Murderous Urges Of Ordinary Women
seattle WA USA

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The Murderous Urges Of Ordinary Women
seattle WA USA

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Unusual Associations
Bradford WY United Kingdom

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Alexandria: Cloud-Euckoo-Town
Palm Springs CA USA

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Love Song For Dancing Strings
Palm Springs CA USA

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Tales From Grenney Lane And Other Stories
Shaker hgts OH USA

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Elegy
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Racine WI USA

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The Chairman, A Novel Of Big City Politics
Naperville IL USA

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The Cigar Maker
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Minneapolis MN USA

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Desperate Threads
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Lyndhurst NJ USA

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Yard Children
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Cape Canaveral FL USA

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As Long As He Needs Me
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Gravestone Marker
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Maxwell NE USA

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Unlocking The Poet’s Realm
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Parker CO USA

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Liquid Soul
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Mama’s Boys
columbia TN USA

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The Shroud
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The Education Of Jake O’Brien
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A.T.
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Canary Pond
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As Fast As It Is Gone
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2236
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Philadelphia PA USA

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Lost In Dictation
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A Letter That Will Come Tomorrow
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Men With Red Ties
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LUKEWARM
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A RETURN TO BAGHDAD
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Big Game CEO
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HOUSES OF CARDS
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Under The Bridge
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Come Hell Or High Water
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But Why, ROSWITA
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Petros And The Good Life
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DO THE MATH: A Novel Of The Inevitable
Leonia NJ USA

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SEMELE
Leonia NJ USA

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Chasing Palm Trees
Golden CO USA

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Jazz Age Rondo
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Mayday! Mayday!
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Driving Crazy
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Citizen Dick
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The Paradise Of Revenge
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Cologne No. 10 For Men
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Hyettsville MD USA

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Well Considered
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Hyettsville MD USA

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Persephone’s Agent
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Virgin And The Crab
Ventnor Foreign Entry UK

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The Gathering Storm In The Middle East
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Ready – Aim – Fire
Concrete WA USA

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I Serve: A Novel Of The Black Prince
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Oregon City OR USA

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Ordinary Magic
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Adamant VT USA

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The Devil’s Ruse
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Youthanasia
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Judgment Day
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Twisted Tryst Vol 3
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The Book Of Eli
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Chronicle Of A Fall From Grace: An Evening With Lucifer
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Shell Games
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Northfield IL USA

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Plain Jane
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Moss Point 39562

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Pure Fiction, Unfortunately
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Love In The Gardens Of Manhatten
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Barrie, Ontario Foreign Entry Canada

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Jangala: A Wild Place In The Heart
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The Great American White Woman
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Breaking News
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apalachin NY USA

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Intersections
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The Warrior’s Dance
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YEVA
Albrightsville PA USA

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The Minot Mission
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Pickering Foreign Entry Canada

Stephen V. Masse
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW
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Medford MA USA

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Spirit Lake
Austin TX USA of America

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Stalking Stacy
Austin TX USA of America

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BEVANAB’S TWENTY-FIRST YEAR
St. Louis MO USA

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The Never-Never Door
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Worcester MA USA

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THE CHANNEL: Stories From L.A.
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Island Salt
Ft Lauderdale FL USA

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War With Pigeons
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Englewood NJ USA

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In Leah’s Wake
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Hope
Bloomington IN USA

Terry Pinaud
Hope
bloomington IN USA

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Full Circle: A Dream Denied, A Vision Fulfilled
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Langhorne PA USA

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Twisted Seasons
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Logan IA USA

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The Volunteer
Lehi UT USA

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I Pledge Allegiance
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Boonton NJ USA

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Exploits Of The Satyr
amazon.com
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Dusty Roads And Thistles
www.bbotw.com
Fort Pierce FL USA

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Secret Of The Plumed Serpents
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The Eclipse Blues
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Saginaw MI USA

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High Work Building AM
authorhouse.com
Bullhead city AZ USA

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Scot-Free
Kerrville TX USA

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Ockham’s Razor
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Roseville CA USA

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The Dark Province: Son Of Duprin
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Rancho Cucamonga CA USA

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Station Break
Brooklyn NY USA

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Islands Of Shadow, Islands Of Light
Tarzana CA USA

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Tootie Greene
Harrison TN USA

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Lewis
Stoddard NH USA

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LEWIS
Stoddard NH USA

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Stories For Andrew
Senneville Foreign Entry Canada

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Sometimes When We Meet
Greenbelt MD USA

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Impact
Jacksonville FL USA

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Everyman His Own Gravity
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Chagrin Falls OH USA

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Elizabeth The Virtous Woman
amazon.com
Hurricane UT USA

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Convenieny Secrets
Iowa City IA USA

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Mount Aesculapius
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Highplains Farmboy, Stories From Childhood
Hurst TX USA

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Parson Campbell’s Breakthrough
Spanish Fort AL USA

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ADEN
Alsip IL USA

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The Bedlam Boys
McMinnville OR USA

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The Gatekeeper, A Novel By C. Alease
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Philadelphia PA USA

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The Younmg Cowpuncher And The Blonde
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New Smyrna Beach FL USA

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Vichy Water, A Novel
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Marlboro NJ USA

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Don’t Cross The Devil
amazon.com
Jacksonville FL USA

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Whispers From St. Mary’s Well
www.carolkenny.com
Greensboro NC USA of America

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The Face To Face
Spearfish SD USA

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Sharp Top
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Lynchburg VA USA

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A Bittersweet Story
www.carolyntyreefeagans.com
Lynchburg VA USA

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The Last Man On Earth
www.Amazon.com
Madison CT USA

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Madison CT USA

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Luck Of The Draw
amazon.com
Madison CT USA

Charles Young
Potassett
amazon.com
Madison CT USA

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The Origins Of Infamy
Moorestown NJ USA

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Tell Me When It Hurts
tellmewhenithurtsbook.com
Hartford CT USA

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HOUSES
housesthenovel.com
Kennesaw GA USA

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The Angel Princess
Antelope CA USA

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Leviathan’s Master
www.davidquinnbooks.com
Prescott AZ USA

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In Flight
Burlington CT USA

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Letters To Jud
www.letterstojud.com
Houston TX USA

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Almost Hell: A Novel Intertwined In West Virginia’s Healthcare Crisis
York PA US

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Stories That Words Told Me
Author House
Savannah GA USA

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David And Other Stories
Corinth MS USA

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My Pastors Whore
mypastorswhore.com
Ft Worth TX USA

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The Storyteller 2: Chicago Blood
Scottsdale AZ USA

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Rumors Of A Coup
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Those Who Can, Teach
amazon.com
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Saint Nick
Ravenna OH USA

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Golden Nuggets
Gulf Breeze FL USA

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Who Is That Man
tatepublishing.com
Priest river ID USA

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Cold Biscuits
Magee MS USA

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Up River: A Novel Of Attempted Restoration
www.georgeivey.com/upriver
Canton NC USA

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Malibu
Las vegas NV USA

Harry Oller
Mortgage Idiocy And Hairy Legged Women
Land O Lakes FL USA

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Leaves In Her Hair
Boulder CO USA

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Home
amazon.com
Montebello CA USA

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“Rebecoming: The Way Of Opportunity”
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Anna Maria FL USA

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Amazon Moon
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Charleston WV USA

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Sweet Tempo: An American Romance
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Glen Ridge PA USA

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33 Bits
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San Antonio TX USA

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Waters Of The Dancing Sky
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Gordon WI USA

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Itself The Struggle
New York NY USA

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Feet Of Clay
www.dorrancebookstore.com
Wetumpka AL USA

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Turkoise
Granite Bay CA USA

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The Baron Of Clayhill
Blythewood SC USA

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A Wayward Wind
Blythewood SC USA

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Tiger Woman
Blythewood SC USA

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Wushu Moon Magic
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Manchester Village VT USA

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The Locket Spirit
www.thelocketspirit.com
Springdale AR USA

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Seeing The Light
Saratoga CA USA

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Dead Comic Standing
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Nothing In Particular
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The Hiding Place Of Thunder
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Oklahoma City OK USA

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Beyond The Stars: Kataria
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The Verdi Solution
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West Kirby Foreign Entry England

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Distance Of Touch
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El Paso TX USA

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One Foot In The Black
Malibu CA USA

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Titus: The Tragic Death Of An Empeeror
www.outskirtspress.com/terrorism101/
Jackson MS USA

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The Story Of Amos
Ft Worth TX USA

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Random Acts
Johnson City TX USA

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Random Acts
Johnson City TX USA

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Spirits Walking: Stories Of Applachia
amazon.com
Walled lake MI USA

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The Tsar’s Masquerade
www.TheTsarsMasquerade.com
Savannah GA USA

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Unbridled: A Tale Of A Divorce Ranch
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Tucson AZ USA

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Guardians Of The Faith
Surfside FL USA

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Bursuing Happiness…One More Time
Waknut Creek CA USA

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UZZAH
spotsylvania VA USA

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City Tales/Train Tails
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Santa Cruz CA USA

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Theft At The Speed Of Light
www.lulu.com/content/397103
Montrose MN USA

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Just Call Me Maggie
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Brandon,, manitoba Canada

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Www.Queenmotorhome.Com
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Murder At Stone’s Throw
amazon.com
chestnut hill MA USA

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Three Weeks In Italy
threeweeksinitaly.com
Newport Beach CA USA

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Jiro’s Dream
Boynton Beach FL USA

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The Death Of Privacy
www.xlibris.com
Pleasantville NY USA

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Run, Richard, Run: One Cop, One Mafia Princess, And One Hell Of A Marriage
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God On Trial
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Secrets Of The Bull
Prineville OR USA

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Byron
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Chance Of A Lifetime
www.amazon.com
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The Passionist
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Stealing Medicine
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Pearls My Mother Wore
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Waking Up At Rembrandt’s
www.writingandbeing.com
Reno NV USA

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A Truthworth Tellin’
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Swallow
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Wolf
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Morrisville PA USA

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City Heat
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Looking For Anita
Weston FL USA

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Nothing/Everything Disconnects/Connects
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Gadsden AL USA

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BRAGG
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Man. Beach CA USA

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Writers often ask if it’s wise or helpful to self-publish their work if they have “near-misses” with agents or publishers.

There’s no one answer that works for everyone. But I’ll try to help you come to the right conclusion.

YES: Go ahead and try self-publishing a book

• You know how to reach your readers (online or offline). Expressed another way: You have a platform that makes you visible to your intended audience.
• You already have credibility with readers in your genre/category.
• You have a marketing and promotion plan, with achievable goals. (Read more from JA Konrath on achievable goals.)
• You’re comfortable being online and have already experimented with online marketing and promotion; you have an online identity and have participated in online communities.
• You have a current website and can update it yourself.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• You’re in it for the long haul.

NO: Do not self-publish

• You don’t know how to find or reach your readers (online or offline).
• You need physical bookstore distribution to be satisfied that you’re successful (or that you’re reaching your readers).
• You don’t yet have your own website.
• You don’t have a marketing and promotion strategy, but hope that someone will notice you.
• You don’t like spending time online and/or dislike social media.
• It’s your first manuscript and you don’t want to see all that work go to waste. If that’s the case, wait until you’ve written book #2 or #3 or #4 before you decide to release that first one. It’ll still be there, trust me.
• You’re looking for quick success and an agent.

No. 1 myth to be aware of: Self-publishing does NOT kill your chances at a traditional deal later. BUT: Do not spend any significant money on self-publishing—whether print or digital—until you’re certain of two things:

1. You’re sure of your reach to your audience and your ability to market to them.
2. You’re confident of the editorial quality of your work.

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Writing rules. Self-promotion drools. Isn’t this how most writers think?

But as long as you view your writing as art and your self-promotion efforts as the furthest thing from art, your chances of ramping up a successful 21st-century writing career are going to remain slim to none.
These days, there’s an art to writing and an art to self-promotion. From the moment you start putting words to the page, it’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to share them. And once you begin to see your writing and promotional efforts as equally artful, something wonderful starts to happen: You find readers.

Books aren’t written overnight—they’re developed one day at a time. And it’s the same with our platforms, which comprise all the ways we make ourselves visible to our readers. The idea that you need a platform might seem overwhelming at first. But if you consistently take small steps to put yourself out there, before you know it, you’ll have built a strong, sturdy foundation for your work.

So, if you’re the kind of writer who prefers being read to being unknown (who doesn’t?), here are 50 quick, simple ways to launch your platform into action. Think of each small step as a giant leap toward finding readers—and a fun, rewarding opportunity to share your hard-wrought words with others.

Listen & Learn

1. Find Your Keepers. Clarify the kinds of readers you want to connect with now, and you’ll be glad you did later. First, jot down a quick list of all the types of readers you’ve ever had. Now, decide which groups you want to stay connected with for the long haul, and make them your keepers.

2. Start Surveillance. Google Alerts (google.com/alerts) can help you become practically omnipresent in only a few clicks. Take five to set up alerts to notify you when your name, articles, book(s), Twitter handle, site URL and/or specialty topics pop up online. When you’re alerted to people promoting your name, supporting your work or sharing your ideas, stick out your virtual hand and say, “Hey, thanks! I appreciate that.”

3. Poll for Solutions. Ask questions. You’ll get answers. If you’re wondering which online photo hosting service to use, or if others are having the same server problems that you are, try posting the question on Facebook and Twitter. I do this often, and love coming back and reading what others have said. If it’s a decision you’re making, share which advice you followed.

4. Show Respect. On social networks, follow and friend folks in your field whom you admire. Steer clear of anyone shifty, clingy or shilling stuff all the time. A good rule of thumb: Don’t promote or forward the causes of anyone online who you wouldn’t in regular life. It takes time to get to know people, but it’s worth it when your reputation is on the line.

5. Study the Competition. Jump on a search engine and type in the keywords that describe what you write about. See who pops up on your radar. Don’t be afraid of the competition; study your competitors. What are they doing better than you? Add what you learn to your to-do list.

Create Context

6. Introduce Yourself. Take a few minutes to write a brief bio you can use wherever your name appears online. Include your URL, relevant professional credentials, recent publications (online or off), significant self-published efforts and professional partnerships.

7. Show Yourself in Action. I’m willing to bet you have a whole bunch of photos of yourself out and about doing what you do. If some are shots of you writing, great. But even better if you have some decent-quality photos of you speaking, teaching a workshop, signing books or the like. Collect them, and use them to accompany your posts online.

8. Post Ads and Affiliate Links. You need to make money to invest money in your platform, so why not make the most of the resources and tools you already like? You won’t get rich from affiliate revenue, but it can add up over the course of a year and cover some of your ongoing platform expenses. It takes minutes to post an ad or affiliate link on your website or blog.

9. Hold an Event. Have an event with a time limit (like one week only, or 30 days). Create whatever type of environment is appropriate for what you write—perhaps an activity where something has to be completed in a certain amount of time so there is a ticking-clock factor (think NaNoWriMo). Create an environment that draws your tribe in, helps people interact and get to know one another, and converts folks into loyal fans who will keep coming back for more. Dream something up.

10 Grade Yourself. HubSpot makes free graders (grader.com) that can gauge the effectiveness of your website, blog, Google Alerts, Facebook page, Twitter account and more. Each grader takes less than five minutes to run. Do so periodically, and add its suggestions to your to-do list.

Contribute Content

11. Give It Away. Spread the word across your social networks for everyone to come and get whatever you can give for free. If you already wrote an article that you don’t plan to sell, why not give it away? Maybe you created something inspirational or uplifting. Give it away. People love free.

12. Brainstorm 20 Ideas. If you don’t constantly ask yourself what new ideas you have, half of them will get away. And then you’ll have to read your idea on someone else’s blog, or in a magazine or newspaper with someone else’s byline. That’s how the zeitgeist works. So get in the habit of writing down your ideas, perhaps in a special idea journal. Drain your brain into it five minutes at a time.

13. Put Your Best Forward. Make sure people who are just discovering your offerings can go straight to some of your best online writing that has passed the test of time. Otherwise it’s just going to get buried under your latest efforts. Most blogs have widgets that will do the rounding up for you. Create a way to send fans and followers straight to your best posts.

14. Recycle. Take a few minutes to pitch content you’ve already written to a new outlet. Can you find a blog, forum or association newsletter that might be interested in your topic? Put some of your old writing to work all over again for fresh eyes.

15. Review Worthy Writers. Inquiring readers want to know what books you like and why. Briefly review books as you read them and post your insights on review sites (like GoodReads, Amazon.com and Red Room). For good karma, sing the praises of your all-time favorites, too.

Cultivate Community

16. Prompt a Response. A prompt is a suggestive word or theme that cues an interactive response from others. It can be as simple as a photo, symbol or word, or as complicated as a riddle. When hosting an annual book giveaway, I asked a question each day for a month, and everyone who answered was entered in the drawing. Participants loved the prompt more than the free books. It’s a fun way
to interact with your growing online community.

17. Take Five to Interact. Reply to commenters on your blog. Thank people who used your free content. Think of three people to appreciate for any reason at all. Spend a little bit of time with those who’ve gone out of their way to care about you.

18. Make an Engaging Offer. If you’re working on a project and you need people to get involved, offer something—say, a discount or kickback—to the first 50 who express interest. Create excitement for those who are willing to work with you.

19. Form Strategic Partnerships. Who do you want to partner with? Being friendly and helpful should have no strings attached—but true partnerships are mutually beneficial, formal agreements in which each party is hoping to gain something specific. List three likely partners and reach out to them.

20. Create a Quickie Blogroll. Make a quick list of writers you admire. Then search for links to their blogs or sites to create your blogroll. Position your blog as an inspiring resource by going for quality, not quantity.

Be Authentic

21. Be Yourself. Advice that tells authors to act like brands encourages us to forget to act like regular people. But social media is made for people, not robots. The fact that you’re a writer and a parent or an uncle and a Packers fan or a vegetarian makes you interesting. Your readers and fans want you to be personable, not a one-topic ever-plugging broken record. Spend five minutes making a profile more you.

22. Put Passion Into Action. Let’s say you write literary fiction. Isn’t that harder to build a platform around? Nope. Take your passion online and put it to work. Don’t assume no one cares. Assume there are a million people out there like you, and start connecting with them. Take five to write a quickie mission statement about why you’re on fire about your topic. Reread it every time you get online. It will help focus your efforts.

23. Get Together. Let folks know that you’ll be speaking or signing or teaching (or whatever else you do) near them when you travel. Make yourself accessible.

24. Spark Conversations. Other people are just as passionate about your topic as you are. So get on Google, do a Twitter search, visit forums where your topic is trending and spend five minutes participating in a chat. If nothing is happening, strike up your own conversation.

25. Share the Journey. I bet you have a lot going on right now. Surely some of it is interesting. Or perhaps you have a fresh take on what you have on your plate that others would find humorous or refreshing. Update others on what’s happening right now. Don’t try to keep your ups and downs a secret. Curious fans love to be treated like insiders.

Synergize Connections

26. Friend and Follow Media Pros. Track down media folks related to your career thrust, and friend and follow them on social networks. Never come on too strong. Just be laid-back and friendly. And if you have social-media clout, don’t be surprised if they’re looking for you, too. Influential people will come to you when your passionate action makes you stand out.

27. Say Thanks. In five minutes you could crank out a handwritten thank-you note, stick a coffee or book gift card in there, address and stamp it. Why not do this at least once a month?

28. Articulate Your Allies. Who supports your work? Whose work do you champion? Identify someone you have mutually compatible goals with, and see how you can help each other. Suggest ways to cheer each other on.

29. Generate a Q&A. Create a series of questions on a topic you find fascinating, and then get interesting people in your genre or area of expertise to answer them in any format: a video chat, a written Q&A or an audio chat. It makes compelling content.

30. Shake Things Up. Don’t be one-note. Stop agreeing with everyone about everything and take five minutes to form a rebuttal (without turning it into a rant). Take a dull topic and make it interesting by putting a new spin on it or taking a contrarian stance. Get people engaged in the conversation.

Produce Yourself

31. Capture E-mail Addresses. Use a newsletter service or RSS feed service to create a place front and center on your site where folks can sign up to receive correspondence from you or to have your blog posts delivered to their inbox.

32. Go Multimedia. Bring old content to life using fresh media. Spend five minutes practicing reading something you’ve written out loud into your smartphone. Or boil down a chapter or article into five tips off the cuff and record them unscripted. Let your words riff. Don’t try to make it perfect.

33. Ask for Feedback. To learn to do what you do better, get your audience involved. Create a five-minute feedback form and send it out.

34. Outsource Something. Take five to consider all the hats you wear: the creative, the closer, the perpetual student, the accountant, the publicist, etc. Identify a weakness that someone can help you with now. Then hire or solicit the support you need.

35. Share More. One common mistake we make is slaving over our content to make it perfect, thinking that if we do, readers will come to us. But too often, no one comes! Work hard to maximize everything you write. I’ve counted 49 ways you can use the “Share This” button to buzz content you want to champion. Get this button for your blog and browser now.

Publicize Yourself

36. Hunt and Answer. Don’t forget the traditional media. Answer media requests at Help a Reporter Out (helpareporter.com). In five minutes you can find and respond to at least one appropriate media request. Make a game of how fast you can weigh in. Every post is another way to get your name out there.

37. Grow Your List. Wherever you go, whatever you do, bring along your e-mail sign-up sheet on a clipboard. Even better if you can offer a benefit for signing up, such as a free story, checklist or special report. Never sell or share contact information.

38. Think Ahead. What do you have coming up? Keep a list of any future events and publications on your blog, in your newsletter, on social media and in your e-mail signature. Update it often.

39. Compartmentalize. Segment your e-mail lists by what folks need from you, not what you need from them. I wouldn’t send attendees of my Northwest Author Series the same correspondence that I send my former students or my e-zine subscribers. Each e-mail group gets its own type of correspondence. Reorganize your e-mail groupings.

40. Master the 5-Minute Release. Zoom in on the latest happenings, holidays and story hooks and tie your career news in with what else is going on in the world. Write five-minute mini press releases and send them out at least monthly. Short is good.

Pay it Forward

41. Round Up Resources. Round up books, websites and other resources on topics related to yours and then add them to your home page. Be helpful to others, and they’ll send people to you.

42. Boost Others. Help a fellow author or a first-timer buzz his outstanding new book, class, service or conference. If you’re a believer, become an evangelist. And if you really mean it, offer a testimonial.
Why not?

43. Offer Your Services. According to Gary Vaynerchuk’s book Crush It!, the best question you can ever ask on social media is, “What can I do for you?” Such a simple idea, yet so profoundly intelligent. Put it to work for you on a regular basis.

44. Be a Good Guest. Ask yourself the hard-hitting questions others don’t dare ask (but are dying to know). Now you have a compelling guest post to share on your “Freebies” page.

45. Hit the Highlights. You don’t have to give the play-by-play after you attend an event. But why not share the best of what you noticed or learned? You can even go multimedia with your coverage. Have your camera, audio recorder and video recorder ready to grab snippets of live action to share with others who wish they could’ve been there.

Strut your Stuff

46. Count Down to Every Launch. Do you have a book coming out? A new class? A new article in print? Make a big to-do about whatever you’ve got that’s new. Announce each launch without pressuring anyone to spend. The place where your service connects with your audience is the place where you create the synergy that fuels your future projects.

47. Spiff Up What’s Old. Offer some kind of promotion to entice folks to your evergreen offerings. I offer a scholarship for two of my classes, and this always pulls in fresh interest in what I teach. A scholarship, a discount, two for one, refer-a-friend—any strategy that makes something old new again is a good one.

48. Make Merchandise. Don’t try to make money with every single thing you offer. Instead, let some of your offerings create buzz for your name using services like CafePress or Zazzle. A fan who likes what you do enough to wear your name on a product becomes a salesperson for your work. Create promotional offerings and put links to them on all the pages of your website. Why not?

49. Sustain Yourself. Being active online calls for balance and patience. Clarify how and where you want to spend your energy, and filter out the rest until you can ride the net without too many wipeouts. Take five and describe exactly what you hope to accomplish in the future time you invest.

50. Break Out of Your Box. Ask yourself, “What would I create if I let myself create anything I wanted?” Let go of any old labels such as novelist, poet or journalist. What would you really get a kick out of writing, right now? Spend five minutes jotting down the truth—the whole truth and nothing but what really sounds fun. Your ability to break out of your own box will inspire others, so go for it!

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A major buzzword floating around the publishing world these days is “platform.” There’s a lot of question about what it means and whether or not authors really need to have one. Writer’s Digest publisher Phil Sexton says the importance of having a platform ultimately depends on your goals for your book.

If you’re a writer who strives for commercial success and a wide audience of readers, then, yes, platform most certainly matters. It makes no difference whether your ultimate goal is indie or traditional publishing; if you want your book to be competitive in the marketplace, you must consider how you can reach out and generate excitement among readers. Having a platform will help you do just that.

Essentially, your author platform is the means through which you are able to spread your message. It’s based on your connections and influence. Therefore, building your platform involves fostering relationships, establishing your expertise, and building an effective means of communicating with your target audience.

There are many ways to go about this. And the path you take should depend on your own set of skills, the message you want to share and the specific audience you want to reach. Here are a few ideas to consider:

• Build a Website and Blog: Carve out a space online that’s all your own. Use your author website and blog as a place to post articles that establish your expertise in your field. Share news about your book, speaking schedule, upcoming interviews, etc.
• Be Active on Social Media: Developing a social media network is critical to establishing an ongoing method for communicating with your target audience. Whether you choose to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or all of the above and more, just be sure you’re taking full advantage of at least one of these incredible online relationship-building tools.
• Network at Industry Events: Try hosting a book signing or putting your title on display at book fairs and other events. By giving yourself the opportunity to get your book circulating and to interact directly with new readers, you can start to gather a network of fans.

Need Assistance? Speak to an Abbott Press publishing consultant at (866) 697-5310 for a better understanding of how our wide range of services can help you on your path to building an author platform that plays to your unique goals and skills.

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The following is a guest post from the grand prize winner of our 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. For more information about the upcoming 22nd Self-Pub Awards, click here.

Former Minnesota State Senator Ember Reichgott Junge is author of the first charter school law in the nation and the award-winning book, Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story. As President of Ember Communications, Inc., she is a national speaker and consultant on Breaking Barriers and Redesigning Your Future, for leaders in business, nonprofit, and government sectors.

In this post, she reflects on just a little bit of her time as a state senator and how this unique career helped her as a writer, particularly in integrating key values and strong messages in her nonfiction.

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It was 1994. As a Minnesota state senator, I was looking forward to meeting with advocates passionate about the prevention of domestic violence. They wanted me to sponsor proposals to improve our laws on an issue I championed for years.

They enthusiastically shared their proposals, requiring significant funding for a new “per diem” formula for battered women’s shelters, mandatory supervision of children in certain family law cases, and community protocols for doctors, police and others to prevent family violence. They handed me a list of 29 outcomes they wanted to accomplish with their legislation, most of which I didn’t understand.

Frankly, my eyes glazed over. If I, as their champion, didn’t connect with the cause, how would we ever convince the public and my senate colleagues to commit more funding to this important issue?

I agreed to sponsor the legislation on one condition: that we create a message that connected with ordinary people. How could we bring people to our cause, and not lose them in the details? This is a cause nearly everyone supports. No one should suffer violence at the hands of another.

We gathered a group of 20 people with a range of perspectives and knowledge around the issue. We started with the 30-second elevator speech. Try this: you meet a legislator in the capitol elevator. He sees you are with the Domestic Violence Coalition and asks why you are at the capitol. You have thirty seconds to respond before he arrives at his floor. What do you tell him?

It wasn’t easy. In fact, it was hard work. This was a passionate group of people not used to talking in lay language or sound bites. The process took nearly three hours. But at the end of our work, we emerged with a consensus umbrella message that could steer listeners to any one of those 29 outcomes they wanted to accomplish.

Think of a message triangle. In the center, start with “We aren’t doing enough.” The three legs of the triangle go further:

Example
We Aren’t Doing Enough:

• To Insure Safety and Security for Women
• To Hold Perpetrators Accountable
• To Hold Each Other Accountable

Here’s the key: we translated our outcomes into “values” language that resonates with ordinary people. Values like Safety, Security, Accountability and Hope.  The next day we told legislators that we weren’t doing enough to insure safety and security for women, and that is why we needed to change the per diem formula for battered women’s shelters. We weren’t doing enough to hold perpetrators accountable, and that’s why we needed our family court judges to impose supervised visitation. And we weren’t doing enough as citizens to hold each other accountable and that is why we needed community training protocols.

Did the new values message work? For the first time in a decade, the legislature passed significant funding to protect women and children from domestic violence. Values messaging was the connector. Values messaging conveys passion, mission, and urgency. Values messaging answers the listener’s question, “what’s in it for me?” Values messaging resonates with the times.

Writing nonfiction is no different. Whether you are writing a short opinion piece, a magazine article, or a full-length nonfiction book, values language is essential to connect your readers to your message. Too often we get mired in the 29 details or examples we are anxious to share with the reader, and never take time to connect the reader to our cause in the first place.

Some like to visualize this approach with a picture of a values tree. Before and during your writing, think about the values within your message. Key values might be opportunity, equality, leadership, compassion, community, abundance, inclusivity, integrity, or excellence. These values are the roots of your tree. Your (29!) talking points, or examples, are the branches on the tree. But unless you connect the branches to the roots, the branches will die.

The trunk of the tree is the Values Connection. It is the hardest part to write and the easiest to overlook.

Let’s take another example. Everyone supports education. But discussion around increasing funding formulas, teacher evaluations, and testing protocols can be downright boring.

Try this messaging:

If we value our future, we must value our kids.

• Kids can’t wait.  We must unleash the potential of every child!  (opportunity, hope)
• Educate today for a prosperous tomorrow (community, prosperity)
• It’s the proven return on investment (accountability).

Does this connect with you?  Likely one message connects more than another. If you are with the chamber of commerce, you’ll likely respond to the accountability value. If you are a parent, you’ll like the opportunity message. If you are a city leader, the community message may resonate with you. The advantage of the values approach is that messages can be adjusted to specific audiences by shifting to a different value focus, and yet still remain a part of the overall, consistent, umbrella message.

All well and good, you say. But how do I apply that to my nonfiction?

As you write, reflect periodically on the stories and examples in your writing. What are the values you are portraying? Identify the themes or patterns. Allow these themes to bubble up, just as the room full of advocates helped them bubble up. Have others read your writing and ask them what values they see. The values are usually there, though often not pulled out for the reader to see.

You don’t want to make the reader work hard for this. As you edit your writing, find ways to feature your values statements (the trunks of the trees) early in your story and your paragraphs. Set out the Values Connections early, then link them to your stories or examples. Repeat your Values Connections often in different ways throughout the piece.

In writing Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story, I first wrote the story as I remembered it from my own experience and files. As I wrote, several themes emerged over and over. This was not just a history about the origins of public school choice and public charter schools. This was a story of ordinary people taking an extraordinary stand for change. It was a story about removing and overcoming barriers (yes, people gave chartering “zero chance of passage.”) It was a story about bringing together people to create long-term, bipartisan, and sustainable change from the middle of the political spectrum. These themes resonate with a wide range of people, whether or not they have interest in education or specific “branches” on the education tree.

The root values are pretty clear. Choice. Opportunity. Empowerment. Innovation. Partnership. Collaboration.  Persistence. Independence. The tree trunks (Values Connections) encompass the themes above, including taking a stand for change, rising above obstacles, and compromising for common ground. Nearly every chapter of the book falls under one of those themes. Even some chapter titles reflect the themes: “The Unions: Breaking Up is Hard to Do” and “Chartered Schools—The Bleeding Edge of Change,” are examples.

The beauty of values messaging is that it is easy to incorporate into nonfiction writing because we are immersed in values messaging every day. Listen closely to commercial advertising around you.  Identify the values. What resonates with you?  Do the same for your writing.  Your story will become even more powerful and persuasive and create the pathways you seek to inspire your readers and transform their lives.

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Like Ember, you too could win $3,000 in cash, a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference, and the attention of prospective editors and publishers. The Grand Prize Winner of our 22nd Annual Self-Published Book Awards will also receive promotion in Writer’s Digest (March/April 2015 issue), and much more! Check out details on all the prizes, as well as the prize packages for each of our nine first-place winners.

Enter your self-published book (must be printed and bound) into one of our nine categories (mainstream/literary fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, inspirational [spiritual, new age], life stories [biographies, autobiographies, family histories, memoirs], children’s picture books, middle-grade/young adult books, reference books [directories, encyclopedias, guide books], and poetry) online or via an entry form, today!

Hurry! Early bird entries must be postmarked by April 1, while all regular entries must be postmarked by May 1. All winners will be notified by October 17, 2014. All commentaries will be sent to entrants by December 1, 2014.

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The following is a guest post from the grand prize winner of our 1st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published e-Book Awards (featured in InkWell in the May/June 2014 issue of Writer’s Digest).

Judith Gille is the founder and owner of City People’s stores in Seattle, but her passion is writing about Mexican art and culture and immigration issues. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angles Times, The Dallas Morning News, the Florida Sun-Sentinel, in magazines, online journals and numerous anthologies. Her memoir The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the Border was released by Davis Bay Press in October 2013.

In this post, Judith reflects on her unique experience in deciding to self publish a book, and why she has been happier with the decision, more than she could ever be with a traditional publisher.

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I signed up for the Writer’s Digest 2012 Conference in New York City with the goal of finding an agent to represent me and bring my nearly-finished memoir to a major publishing house.

Writer friends had described WD’s new Pitch Slam as the literary equivalent of speed dating. Since I’m modestly attractive, a fast talker, and had honed my pitch to three minute perfection, I figured I’d do okay.

By the time the conference was over, however, I’d made a complete about-face. I was no longer interested in finding an agent or going with a large publishing house. Based on what I heard from a number of different panelists (agents, editors and publishing experts), I was convinced that indie (or self) publishing was the direction for me. Here’s why I came to that conclusion, how I subsequently published my book, and why I haven’t regretted my decision for a single minute.

While the Pitch Slam was the big event everyone was hyped up about, I also found the panel discussions to be enlightening. It was the first time I’d attended a writer’s conference where self-publishing panels were being given equal time with the ever-popular agent and author panels. And guess what? The self-publishing types were just as enthusiastic (and maybe more so) about the future of publishing than the agents seemed to be. Literary agent and author advocate, April Eberhardt and Keith Ogorek of Author Solutions shed light on the good and bad news about the current state of traditional publishing that led to my change of heart.

Ms. Eberhardt expressed dismay at the state of traditional publishing. Few editors and agents, she said, were taking risks on unknown or emerging authors. I felt as if she was speaking directly to me when she said, “Quality manuscripts are not getting published,” and, “A tiny fraction of writers will ever be published by the traditional publishers.”

The other bad news, for me at least, was that I’d written a memoir. Word on the ground was that memoirs were no longer “de rigeur.” Unless you were a rock star or a lapsed Mormon, a refuge from a currently war-torn country or the victim of incest, chances were slim any editor would be interested. Memoirs written by middle-aged white women were a “dime a dozen,” according to one agent. What agents were looking for was prescriptive nonfiction written by experts with built-in audiences, YA books and genre novels. Thrillers, mysteries, and romances were high on their lists. A semi-literary memoir about Mexican immigrants was not.

I’d gone to the conference thinking I had at least a 50-50 chance of getting an agent’s attention but have since learned that the odds are steep: most of us madly pitching our manuscripts to agents that weekend would probably never land a book deal with a major publisher. So why bother to attend these conferences? Because you can learn about other paths to publishing, and make your dream come true all by yourself.  

I learned from Keith Ogorek’s panel on Navigating the World of Self-Publishing, and by talking to a number of representatives for independent publishers, that self-publishing was the fastest growing segment of the industry. Every week companies were sprouting up to meet the demand in the independent market. Even the big guys wanted in: Simon & Schuster was developing a self-publishing arm (Archway Publishing), Amazon had hired Larry Kirshbaum to head up Amazon Publishing, and the following July, Penguin would buy Author Solutions for $116 million.

Print-on-demand (POD) had finally been perfected to such a point that it was difficult to tell if a book was produced via POD or printed on an offset press. It was faster, easier and cheaper to create a book yourself than ever before. At the WD conference, tables were set up in a hallway where Abbott Press and a number other self-publishing companies were showing off their wares. Examples of books that looked professionally produced and felt good in your hands abounded.

My own prejudice against self-publishing began to wane.

Back home I began researching my options. I looked into the various packages offered by Author Solutions, Archway and Abbott Press. I studied the websites of Bookbaby, CreateSpace, Smashwords and Lulu to see what they had to offer. For various reasons, most of them having to do with the cost, I decided not to use the services of any of the self-publishing companies. I wanted complete control of my product and royalties and figured I could get more bang for my buck by doing it myself. My husband had years of experience in the printing industry and had worked with many small publishers. I’d run my own retail business for thirty-five years and I knew about marketing. Between the two of us we had the skill and expertise to do it.

So, in the summer of 2013, we registered Davis Bay Press with the state of Washington. A few days later I hired a copy-editor and a book designer, and signed Lightning Source on to print 1500 books. By late September my book, The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the Border, was published in e-book form and shortly afterwards in paperback. (I probably could have done it even more quickly if I hadn’t also been working full-time at my day job.)

We officially launched the book in November. More than two hundred people packed the hall at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle that night and we threw a festive Mexican-style fiesta with Mexican fare from the local taco truck and lots of tequila afterwards. We sold lots of books that night. As a matter of fact, in less than six months we’ve sold more than half the books we ordered (in only seven stores) and many more on Kindle.

Despite the long lines at that Pitch Slam at the Writer’s Digest 2012 conference, and lots of authors going way beyond their allotted three minutes, I did manage to successfully pitch seven agents. All of them asked to see the manuscript. Several actually got back to me. Three of them referred to the book as “the next Under the Tuscan Sun.” Unfortunately, none of them offered to represent me. But I’m okay with that.

I’m okay with it because I produced a beautiful, award-winning memoir that is selling well for an independently published book. It’s second only to Tony Cohan’s On Mexican Time for the number positive reviews on Amazon in the Mexican travel category. I’ve already recouped my initial investment, and not a day goes by that I don’t get an email, a note on Facebook or a card in the mail from someone who read it and wants to tell me how much they loved it.

Maybe I could have gotten a small advance and I might have sold more books if a traditional publisher had picked it up. But I doubt if the Mexican family I write about would be benefiting from the book’s success like they are today if one had. Because all of the proceeds from the book sales in Mexico go to them.

The “windfall” enables Lupe to buy shoes for her kids and hire tutors for her daughter who is struggling in school. It helped the entire Cordova-Rodriguez clan take their first-ever vacation—to the beaches of Zihuatanejo in December. Seeing photos of my Mexican godchildren romping in the surf and my friend Gracia and her husband (neither of whom had ever seen the ocean before) dancing in the sand brought me more happiness than a $2,000 advance from a big publishing house ever could have.

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Every journey leading to publication and success is different, but there is one thing each writer’s path has in common with every other writer’s path: hard work.

It’s not easy to write a novel. Period. You have to juggle a lot of plates in the air, and these are not just the fragile, breakable plates of a novel— plot, character’s eye color, historical events, etc.—but also the spinning plates of keeping your life humming along smoothly. Many of us have to both write and work a day job, or cook for a family, or take care of a sick child, or any number of other, practical tasks. We like to imagine the day our first book is published as the day we can quit our job or hire help, but it isn’t always so. To pay my bills, I worked as a housecleaner for years, and I remember many days of dusting my own books on my clients’ bookshelves.

This guest post is by Nancy Peacock. Peacock is the author of the novels Life Without Water (chosen as a New York Times Notable Book), and Home Across the Road, as well as the memoir and writing-in-the-real-world guide A Broom of One’s Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning and Life. She teaches writing in her studio in Orange County, North Carolina. Her third novel, The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson, released in January 2017, was published by Atria Press.

In fact, this depressed me to the point that I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue writing. You probably know the feeling. What’s the point? Why am I doing this? Why don’t I just quit this writing business and accept the fact that I’m a failure?

If this resonates with you, I want to tell you that you are not a failure. Every artist in every venue works hard; every artist has failures and disappointments. But sometimes those failures are really a sign that you need to empty yourself. You need spaciousness.

After my third book was published (A Broom of One’s Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning and Life, Harper Collins 2008) I felt depressed. I made the immature, but perhaps necessary decision, to quit. But one day the opening line of The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson—“I have been to hangings before, but never my own”—slipped into my mind. Yet, at the time, writing and publishing another book was the last thing on my mind.

Although, even as I say it, that feels like a bit of a lie. I think publishing is always on a writer’s mind; I also think we have to forget about it. We have to write without feeding any fear regarding the future of a book, how we’re going to publish, how we’re going to reach an audience, and how the book will be received.

[The Lie I Told Myself About Self-Publishing]

The truth is I was as befuddled about the process of traditional publishing as I was the day of my first novel’s pub-date. A lot had changed between my first book and my third. The world had gone digital, social media boomed, and there was a lot of pressure to be plugged in and available every minute of every day. Frankly, I was having a hard time keeping up and I wasn’t sure I was up to the new expectations of authors.

Add to that, the fact that each of my three experiences with publishing could not have been more different. In one case, due to issues in house, the book was unavailable anywhere even as it was being reviewed—at Christmas, no less. I don’t think I’d ever felt so helpless in my life as people contacted me again and again saying they couldn’t get my book. It was then I realized that anything could happen.

This was my emotional landscape when that great opening line landed in my head. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I felt that the failures were also mine. I felt that I’d failed to find a way to reach an audience. I decided that if I was going to write this book (and I was), I was also going to take matters into my own hands and self-publish it.

Self-publishing was gaining new respect and many writers were crossing over from traditional to self-publishing. I felt like it was a natural fit: I like feeling that I am at the helm of my own ship. I’d been self-employed for years, and it always worked for me. Why not with writing? If there were failures in the process, they would be mine alone, and therefore more identifiable and correctable.

Fast-forward to 2013 and the book is finished and published, just as I’d planned. I’d worked with a book designer and a professional editor. I worked with a friend of mine who had self-published her own mystery book through a company she started. She was gracious enough to help me with the technical side of things. (Nora Gaskin of Lystra Books and Literary Services and author of Until Proven, deserves a shout out here, for helping me with every aspect of the process.)

Fast forward again to 2015 when The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson won First Place in the Mainstream Fiction category of the 22^nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. I was thrilled to get that email!

So what happened? Why am I now re-releasing this book as a traditionally published book? What about all my trepidation over traditional publishing? What about that time my book wasn’t available while it was being reviewed?

[5 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Self-Publishing]

Well, yes, there is all that, and as I have said, anything can happen.

But the fact is, we don’t get to write without risk and we don’t get to publish without risk either. I had a great experience with self-publishing. I am fortunate to live in an area with wonderful relationships between booksellers and writers; I was able to get my book on the shelves and schedule readings and public appearances. I also received some local and national press.

So what changed? What made me want to return to traditional publishing?

The answer is simple: I signed on with an agent whom I liked and trusted. And self-publishing had everything to do with that.

In the process of preparing my book for self-publication, I’d reached out to a lot of writers for blurbs, and one of the writers liked the book so well that he sent it to his agent.

His agent liked the book and took it on—even though he had concerns about being able to sell a self-published book. But my agent believed in the work, and was willing to give it a try. “And if it doesn’t sell, we’ll try the next one,” he told me. I appreciated his long view of a writer’s career.

He’d been my agent for only a few weeks before The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson won First Place in the Mainstream Fiction category of the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. When I contacted my agent to tell him this, he was thrilled. He immediately made a list of publishers to whom he would send the manuscript, and within two months, the book was sold.

Every journey is different. Every path is unique. And every writer, self-published, traditionally published, or a combination of the two, is working hard. You work hard to write the book, and when your book is published, you work hard at that too. No matter how you go about it, you must first have a deep relationship with your material, your character, and the story. Ultimately, all the paths one can take stem from there.

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Writers often ask if it’s wise or helpful to self-publish their work if they have “near-misses” with agents or publishers.

There’s no one answer that works for everyone. But I’ll try to help you come to the right conclusion.

YES: Go ahead and try self-publishing a book

• You know how to reach your readers (online or offline). Expressed another way: You have a platform that makes you visible to your intended audience.
• You already have credibility with readers in your genre/category.
• You have a marketing and promotion plan, with achievable goals. (Read more from JA Konrath on achievable goals.)
• You’re comfortable being online and have already experimented with online marketing and promotion; you have an online identity and have participated in online communities.
• You have a current website and can update it yourself.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• You’re in it for the long haul.

NO: Do not self-publish

• You don’t know how to find or reach your readers (online or offline).
• You need physical bookstore distribution to be satisfied that you’re successful (or that you’re reaching your readers).
• You don’t yet have your own website.
• You don’t have a marketing and promotion strategy, but hope that someone will notice you.
• You don’t like spending time online and/or dislike social media.
• It’s your first manuscript and you don’t want to see all that work go to waste. If that’s the case, wait until you’ve written book #2 or #3 or #4 before you decide to release that first one. It’ll still be there, trust me.
• You’re looking for quick success and an agent.

No. 1 myth to be aware of: Self-publishing does NOT kill your chances at a traditional deal later. BUT: Do not spend any significant money on self-publishing—whether print or digital—until you’re certain of two things:

1. You’re sure of your reach to your audience and your ability to market to them.
2. You’re confident of the editorial quality of your work.

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