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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Do I need Social Networking?

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by Bonnie Calhoun The $64,000 question is…do I have to spend time on social media to market my books effectively? The exact and emphatic...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Thrillers vs. Mysteries

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by Jodie Renner Until fairly recently, most readers were more familiar with mysteries than thrillers. Mysteries of all sorts (cozy, hard...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Reversal Expectations

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by D.L. Sparks As a romantic suspense author and a lover of suspense, one of my favorite writing tools is the reversal of expectation (R...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

January 2012 Debut Authors

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Happy New Year and Happy Thrilling Thursday. The first of every month we will feature members of our Debut Authors Program. We are excited t...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Write What You Know: A Career U.S. Diplomat

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Robbie Cutler Diplomatic Mysteries By William S. Shepard I was a career diplomat in the American Foreign Service. I served at our U.S....
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

ITW 2011 Debut Authors Pinned

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Using Pinterest to both Promote and Write Your Next Novel Before the year comes to a close I wanted to share a great visual tool I use t...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Suspense Versus Surprise

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by Chris Eboch/Kris Bock   A few years ago I had the chance to ghost write a novel about a certain famous girl sleuth. Not only was th...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Which Comes First—The Casting or The Character?

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By P.I. Barrington Casting Photo of Snow White and The Huntsman (2012) I'm a big proponent of "casting" characters. Hel...
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Bookstore Stops 101: Tips for Your Author Event

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by Mark Stevens Between the Facebook “like” buttons, the tweet avalanche, and the endless (here’s another one) blog posts, you someti...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

10 Last Minute Holiday Book Marketing Tips

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We have a few more weeks before Christmas, Kwanzaa, Watch Night and New Year's. Bookstores have geared up for holiday shoppers and bla...
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