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How to Copyright a Book
When I wrote my first book quite a few years ago, I wanted to be sure no one could steal it, so I started investigating how to copyright a book. It turns out that since then no one has tried to steal it, so I guess my advance research and preparation worked! I learned...
Dialogues with Yeshua and Mary Magdalene
In this true story, a former priest asks Yeshua (Jesus) and Mary Magdalene his unresolved questions about the Bible, the church, and new age spirituality. Yeshua and Mary’s answers—channeled by Mercedes Kirkel—are the embodiment of love, humor, and enlightened...
Elements of Submission by Karissa Knight
When a powerful young billionaire hires Chicago’s hottest legal star, she must decide whether he’s a killer or the man to unlock her most private fantasies. Wilhelmina Green is the lawyer of choice for sexual predators and murderers. Her latest victory, the acquittal...
Persian Blood by M. G. Haynes
A U.S. Special Forces team, code-named Reaper, is hunting insurgent leaders in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan when it discovers an ancient artifact. Revered by the local tribes in myth and legend, the relic disappeared from sight two thousand years ago. The...
E. J. Bridgewater – The Man in the Bleachers: A Novel
"With a dashing of noir, The Man in the Bleachers is lively and clearly written. Dynamic dialogue peppers the story and is gracefully blended with exposition. Bridgwater’s mix of murder mystery and 1920s baseball is a crackling combination." —BookLife...
Brogan Thomas – Creatures of the Otherworld Series
In a dangerous and deeply patriarchal world, monsters lurk among humanity. Demons, shifters, vampires, fae and creatures beyond imagination carve out their precarious lives in a world where the strong prey on the weak and the only thing that matters is survival. But...
Dee Skelton – Dare to Abide: Cultivating God’s Prevailing Presence in Your Life
Daily learning to abide in God’s vine turns an ordinary into an extraordinary life. Dare to Abide will open your eyes to how God moves in everyday life situations. Each chapter of this inspiring book stirs the heart and soul. Dare To Abide combines faith testimony,...
Victor Bucklew – The Hidden Gifts of Addiction: The Direct Path of Recovery
2020 Nautilus Book Award Winner Most of us have felt trapped at one time or another in an addictive cycle. Some of us may feel currently trapped. Whether we turn to substances, alcohol, food, screens, sex, people, thought, or compulsive behavior, the suffering of...
Rich X Curtis – Silver’s Gods
An Amazon #1 Time Travel Bestseller!
Her name is Silver, an immortal assassin traveling through time for thousands of years. A tool of mysterious gods who assign her missions to shape humanity, death is impossible and she endures wars, ancient kingdoms, greedy rulers, plagues, and human desperation. They...
How to Write in Someone Else’s Shoes
Creating believable science fiction and fantasy characters
Long ago in a universe far far away, I left my job at Macmillan Books in NYC to go to Seattle and attend the Clarion West Workshop for writers of science fiction and fantasy. The workshop is transformative, but listening to hours of peer review is tough…so the day’s...
Brahima Diallo – Far From Home
A story of struggle, love, and uncommon resilience.
Far From Home: An African Son in the Promised Land by Brahima Diallo
9 Rules of Writing to Break, 1 to Obey
Rules are meant to be broken, right? I asked some of our editors to weigh in on rules of writing and not be negative, but we ended up with a great list of rules to break. In the end there really is only one rule to keep. 1. Write/meditate on what you know. If all...
13 Alternatives to Microsoft Word (Some are Free)
Microsoft Word has been a reliable computer program for as long as most of us can probably remember—starting way back when computers first came onto the mainstream scene. Word is a great program, but has it become more of a habit rather than the most efficient...
Best Military History Books of 2020
History editor David Alan shares his favorite history books of 2021
2020’s Best in Indie Fantasy Books
L. James Rice, award winning author of the Sundering the Gods series writes about the best fantasy books of 2020.