July 13th, 2010 
admin A Day in the Life is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we get a glimpse into our favorite author’s day. Today’s guest is G.F. Skipworth, author of the historical fiction novel, The Simpering, North Dakota Literary Society (Rosslare Press).
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A Day in the Life of…G.F. Skipworth
Ever since the day I met the Zingarella [...]
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3 Comments » July 13th, 2010 admin We have a special guest today! James Hayman, author of The Chill of Night (Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press), is here to talk about writing a great thriller novel (his specialty!). Visit James on the web at www.jameshaymanthrillers.com.
How to Write a Great Thriller
by James Hayman
Enter the phrase “How To Write a Great Thriller,” into a Google [...]
July 11th, 2010 admin We have a special guest today. Bill Walker, author of A Note From an Old Acquaintance (iUniverse), is here to talk about setting and why it’s an important element of a novel.
A graduate of Emerson College’s prestigious film school, Bill wrote and directed his first feature film, Pawn, while still a student. After graduation, he [...]
July 11th, 2010 admin “My life has not gone according to “The Plan.”
The Plan was for me to go to medical school and eventually pull down a respectable salary of about $150,000 a year.
Had I gone with The Plan, by this point in my life (I’m in my mid-forties) I probably would have just finished paying off my student [...]
Posted in Author Interviews Tags: Ben Bella Books, blog tour, book entrepreneur, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, Gary Fong, inventor, Lightsphere, memoir, online book promotion, Paul McCartney, Photo printing, Pictage, renowned photographer, Ronald Reagan, story-booking, Sylvestor Stallone, The Accidental Millionaire, virtual blog tour, virtual book tour, wedding photography 2 Comments » July 11th, 2010 admin “What is the formula for happiness? As if there is a secret formula, which you could mix up a batch of in the lab. Well, actually it isn’t even that complicated. You don’t need the lab, you don’t need to mix any solutions, and that wouldn’t result in real happiness. As funny as this notion [...]
Posted in Author Interviews Tags: blog tour, book publicity, book tour, Ericksonian hypnosis, family dynamics, family systems theory, habitual thinking, happiness, Lake House Publishing, law of attraction, Live Happily Ever After Now, NLP, positive psychology, promote your book, relationships, sedona method, self-help book, sell your book, success, success principles, Terry M. Drake, virtual book tour 1 Comment » July 9th, 2010 admin “I was so not the kind of mother who would ever snoop in her daughter’s diary. But I did it anyway, standing in the hallway outside her bedroom, my heart beating wildly, because I knew my daughter would totally flip out if she caught me. Maybe most mothers eventually break their own code of ethics [...]
Posted in Author Interviews Tags: author tour, beach book, beach read, bestseller, bestselling author, blog tour, book campaign, book marketing, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, chick lit, chick lit book, Claire Cook, Family Circle, Good Morning America, Hyperion, Must Love Dogs, online book promotion, People's Magazine, promote your book, Pump Up Your Book, sell your book, Seven Year Switch, The Today Show, virtual book tour, Warner Brothers, women's fiction, women's fiction author 3 Comments » July 9th, 2010 admin G.F. Skipworth who loves a good book wherever he is!
“Edielou Zingarella chose not to marry. Among the possible reasons for avoiding it, she cited neither lack of time nor interest. Indeed, she gave it a great deal of careful thought, sitting up nights for almost two weeks adding and subtracting the numbers, figuring the rate [...]
Posted in Author Interviews Tags: 1919, book campaign, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, British Music Halls, Edwardian, fascism, G.F. Skiptworth, historical fiction, Mussolini, online book promotions, promote your book, Rosslare Press, sell your book, suffrage, The Simpering North Dakota Literary Society, virtual blog tour, virtual book tour No Comments » July 8th, 2010 admin Every month, we pick wonderful books we’ve read to spotlight at Literarily Speaking. Today we’re happy to be reading Claire Cook’s book, Seven Year Switch (Hyperion). Not only will she be giving us a glimpse into her book, but she will be giving a copy of her book away, too! Announcement of winner will [...]
Posted in Book Club Selections, Book Contests & Giveaways Tags: author tour, beach book, beach read, bestseller, bestselling author, blog tour, book campaign, book marketing, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, chick lit, chick lit book, Claire Cook, Family Circle, Good Morning America, Hyperion, Must Love Dogs, online book promotion, People's Magazine, promote your book, Pump Up Your Book, sell your book, Seven Year Switch, The Today Show, virtual book tour, Warner Brothers, women's fiction, women's fiction author 5 Comments » July 7th, 2010 admin 5 Things You Should Know is one of Literarily Speaking’s newest features. Here we find out five things about our favorite books, authors or whatever they’d like us to know about – right out of the author’s mouth. Today’s guest is Claire Cook, author of the women’s fiction novel, Seven Year Switch [...]
July 6th, 2010 admin Vincent Zandri standing in front of Lenin’s tomb, in Red Square, Moscow
October 2, 2008
Albany, New York
In the deep night, a woman sits down at her writing table. Fingering a newly sharpened pencil, she focuses her eyes upon the blank paper, brings the black pencil tip to it.
She begins to write.
Dear Mol,
I’ve been dreaming [...]
July 6th, 2010 admin Join James Hayman, author of the thriller novel, The Chill of Night (Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
Like McCabe, James Hayman is a native New Yorker. McCabe was born in the Bronx. Hayman was born [...]
July 5th, 2010 admin Join L.G. Bradshaw, author of the general literature book, Dot to Dot (Createspace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
L.G. Bradshaw lives in Minnesota. He served in the United States Army and worked as a Minneapolis police officer for 14 [...]
Posted in Announcements Tags: blog tour, book promotions, Dot to Dot, L.G. Bradshaw, virtual book tour No Comments » July 5th, 2010 admin The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Gary Fong, author of the memoir, The Accidental Millionaire: How to Succeed in Life Without Even Trying (Ben Bella Books, Inc.).
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“The accidental millionaire-how to succeed in [...]
July 5th, 2010 admin Join Soren Paul Petrek, author of the historical thriller, Cold Lonely Courage (Black Rose Writing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book.
Soren Petrek is a practicing trial attorney with a passion for studying World War Two. He lived in England [...]
July 5th, 2010 admin Join Vincent Zandri, author of the thriller suspense novel, The Remains (Stone House Ink), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July ‘10 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
The Remains author, Vincent Zandri, is an award-winning novelist, essayist and freelance photojournalist. His novel As Catch Can (Delacorte) was touted in [...]
July 3rd, 2010 admin Title: The Accidental Millionaire
Author: Gary Fong
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Ben Bella Books
Language: English
ISBN-1933771917
ISBN-978-1933771915
The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography aids, entrepreneur, contrarian, bon vivant and a man who really, really didn’t want to become a doctor. A first-generation Chinese-American, Gary was raised in one [...]
Posted in Book Excerpts Tags: Ben Bella Books, blog tour, book entrepreneur, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, Gary Fong, inventor, Lightsphere, memoir, online book promotion, Paul McCartney, Photo printing, Pictage, renowned photographer, Ronald Reagan, story-booking, Sylvestor Stallone, The Accidental Millionaire, virtual blog tour, virtual book tour, wedding photography No Comments » July 2nd, 2010 admin Join G.F. Skipworth, author of the historical fiction/humor novel, The Simpering, North Dakota Literary Society (Rosslare Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
G.F. Skipworth has toured much of the world as a concert pianist, symphony/opera conductor, composer, vocalist and opera [...]
Posted in Announcements Tags: 1919, book campaign, book promotions, book publicity, book tour, British Music Halls, Edwardian, fascism, G.F. Skiptworth, historical fiction, Mussolini, online book promotions, promote your book, Rosslare Press, sell your book, suffrage, The Simpering North Dakota Literary Society, virtual blog tour, virtual book tour No Comments » July 2nd, 2010 admin Join Paula Deen, author of the home and garden decorating book, Paula Deen’s Savannah Style (Simon & Schuster), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
She is the quintessential American success story, a best-selling author and a television show host, a tastemaker [...]
Posted in Announcements Tags: bestselling author, blog tour, book campaign, book promotions, book publicity, cookbook, cooking, cooking show, cooking with paula deen, down home southern cooking, garden decorating, garden decorating book, online book promotion, Paula Deen, Paula Deen's Savannah Style, promote my book, promote your book, sell my book, sell your book, Simon & Schuster, southern cooking, success story, television show host, The Bag Lady, The Food Network, The Paula Deen Show, virtual blog tour, virtual book tour 1 Comment »
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