Stirapalooza 2011:

5 E-Book Trends Stirring Up The Publishing Industry

December 16, 2011 By Leona DeRosa Bodie

Although the publishing industry is dramatically changing, how is technology rewriting the rules?

1. 1.   E-Book Versus Print Book…

As we head towards Christmas and New Year and people start to get into a festive mood, I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk about something that’s close to my heart. We all know about the great enjoyment we can get from reading, but I’m not sure many people are aware of the fun that can be had when making words, sentences and stories. I’ll try to give you some examples…

  Where Did Sadie Come From...

Sadie was raised in hell, the Devil’s daughter—a femme fatale character and serial killer in my short story series, The Devil’s Music. Sadie collects the souls of music legends who sign contracts with her in exchange for their success.

I originally wrote this story for a blues festival here in…

     I knew when I was sixteen I wanted to write. I don’t know why, I just did. I’d never even read a novel at that point; too energetic to sit still long enough. I remember coming home from football practice one night in the late ‘50s and lying across my bed with a notebook and pencil. I wrote two sentences, then took the next ten years off to think of a third one. So I came to this writing thing kind of bass akward, not like your typical book-loving library rat.

     In college,…

From Reviewer to Reviewed.

For two and a half years now I have been a book reviewer for the very well respected www.crimesquad.com during this time I have made friends with a lot of authors both face to face and via the world of Facebook. I have also been very fortunate to meet and interview some of the biggest names in…

A note to everyone reading this: I am about inclusion! That being said, I openly invite any author, blogger, or administrator of a Social Network or website to my blog and blogtalk radio show.

Now a word from the Mayor of Book Town on his upcoming visit to The G-ZONE:   

The Deputy Mayor and I will be in The G-Zone Friday December 16th

I am very pleased to announce that the Deputy Mayor and I have been invited back to Gelati’s Scoop GZONE.  The theme of the show is…

Fictional Speculation

                My husband and I were casually discussing the publishing industry and my latest release, Magic University, when we noticed a bizarre likeness between the current debate over traditional versus self-publishing and the divided magic system in my fantasy series.  Any similarities were entirely coincidental,…

It was another busy week for our authors as they continued to release new digital short stories and full length novels again last week. Here is the rundown of the new releases:

Carey Jane Clark- “After the Snow Falls”- a full length novel

Angelique LaFontaine/Eddie Frantom- “Thirty-1 Therabs-Volume 4 “

Angelique LaFontaine- “The Lipstick…

Michel R. Vaillancourt- “The Sauder Diaries-By Any Other Name” a full length novel

David L. Hoof-“ Just Machines”

Chantal Boudreau- “Insurance”

Malcolm Holt- “Crime Tyme Shots-Volume 2”

Graham Smith- “Harry Chambers Chronicles” a novella

Lisa Vooght- “Small Doses-Flash Fiction in a Medical Vein”

Amy Bennett-Rollo’s Journey” a…

Starting tomorrow and running through at least Friday, who knows maybe I will have to add Saturday, we have another intense week on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk radio show sponsored by Trestle Press. Here is the lineup:

Tuesday-December 13-Daniel Palmer and Graham Smith 4pm EST

Weds. December- 14- B.R. Stateham and Paul D. Brazill 4pm EST. Who knows who else may call…

  Obsession

I seem to have two speeds: obsessed and don't care. The greater part of the world falls into "don't care": politics, fashion, television, sports -- I just don't care. For that matter, add cooking and cleaning and talking to people who don't amuse me. Obsessions: writing, Peter Cook, The Fall, writing, myth, magic, folklore, writing, travel, theatre,…

What? You’ve Written a Book?

How long have you had the idea that one-day you would love to write a book? I think many, many people hold this ambition or so I have found anyway since I’ve let the cat out of the bag and admitted to my friends and colleagues that I’ve been lucky enough to have some of my writing published.

People have been…

Trestle Press and Lisa Taylor will be releasing the fourth installment of her popular “Shana Black series” called “Tensions and Traitors”. It will be available for sale December 11. Look for at Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook. Here is the synopsis and author biography.…

Heroes.

We all need them.  In a world filled with bad guys, bad times, and bad memories, heroes are the one set of safety pins that keep us all from going irretrievably insane.

But what about our heroes.  Do we really want the caped figures of a Batman or Superman?  Heroes of unimaginably super powers and incredible durability.  Figures born out…

Darren Sant on The Importance of Setting, Realism and Dialogue

There are so many vital things you have to consider when writing a novel. However, as a short story writer I want to discuss the importance of the setting. The reason I called my short story series Tales From The Longcroft Estate was that I wanted a clear place in mind, even if it is…

Trestle Press will release my traditional mystery, Speaking of Murder, on December 21. I have always been a writer but this is my first published full-length novel. Creating fiction, long and short, is my passion. Here’s a list of my short stories and links to them. I have made my living writing technical documentation in the software industry for nearly two decades. Before that I variously wrote features and essays as…

Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community, Trestle Press and The G-ZONE blogtalk radio will be teaming in the future to bring you incredible contests, author interviews, and segments on the blogtalk radio show. The synergy between all will create an informative and interactive experience for all readers as all three cover the gamut of genres. All three foster an atmosphere of…

We have had number of Twitter Parties @ #TrestlePress. The experiment has worked on many levels and it has been doing it. The obvious benefit is the increased number of followers but we have much more comes of it. In investigating what goes into a successful Twitter Party we have a few things which I would like to share with you right…

Another week and another full slate of guests to come at you. Here is what we have brewing this week for your entertainment:

Monday December 5^th- Jeffrey Dinsmore 4.30pm EST

Tuesday Dec.6-  Irene Woodbury and Cort McMeel starting at 4pm EST

Weds. Dec 7- S.L. Schmitz 11.30am EST

Thursday Dec. 8- Joan Meijer and Melody Carlson…

  5x5 Fiction: Skillfully Shortening the Short Story

Just about everyone, at one time or another, has read a short story. But ask someone if they’ve ever read any flash fiction, stories told in less than 1,000 words. You’ll most likely get a cocked eyebrow. Ask them about micro fiction, stories told in less than 500 words. It’s probable the reaction will be a deeper…