Tag: reading
member name: Austin Camacho
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December 09, 2009 06:15 AM EST --
Thursday I’ll make a rare evening appearance at the Borders Express in Dulles Town Center, which will be gone in about a month. My farewell book signing at that store will be from 5 pm . . .
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December 08, 2009 08:38 AM EST --
It’s a busy time of year for book promotion. Tonight I’ll join two other authors whose work is featured in the holiday mystery anthology, “The Gift of Murder” at the Reston Regional . . .
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February 20, 2008 07:52 AM EST --
I often point you to places on line that will help you find great writing. The Book Ninja - http://www.bookninja.com/ < http://www.bookninja.com/ > - on the other hand, brings great writing . . .
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March 31, 2009 05:51 AM EDT --
Budding authors would do well to remember to read their prose aloud to try to hear how a stranger might interpret their words. Remember, if a sentence can be read two ways we can count on a reader . . .
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May 06, 2008 07:52 AM EDT --
It's hard to turn down anything that's free, and that includes a free web site, which is one reason you'll find me at AuthorsDen . It is surely the largest and most vibrant free online community . . .
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May 26, 2008 07:59 PM EDT --
The worst part of attending book fairs is that sometimes other authors forget why I'm there. They come to my table when I'm trying to interact with potential readers and stand there and . . .
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May 27, 2008 07:31 AM EDT --
Goodreads is a social web site designed to make reading fun. There are lots of book recommendation websites out there that list random people's reviews. On Goodreads, when a person adds . . .
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July 16, 2008 07:29 AM EDT --
Lately I've been exploring crossover fiction (at the suggestion of my agent who says these books are hot) and I must admit I've enjoyed what I found. This week I want to share a . . .
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July 18, 2008 07:51 AM EDT --
I already told you I'm signing at Borders in Ronald Reagan National Airport this afternoon, but now I want to tell you about one of the Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) I picked up at Thrillerfest. . . .
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April 14, 2009 05:51 AM EDT --
I like to point you to books that will be good additions to your personal library, or web sites that might help you find them. Today I want to tell you about a new on line television show from . . .
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March 25, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
In this section I often point you to good reads, or a source you can use to add them to your home library. One such source is a great blog called " Reading Under the Covers ." The . . .
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May 16, 2008 07:13 AM EDT --
This weekend I'll really be on the road, zooming up to Philadelphia for a massive book signing. More than 60 of the nation's top writers will gather in Philadelphia for the second Philadelphia . . .
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July 05, 2008 03:03 PM EDT --
One of the best things about attending writers' conferences is the chance to meet new writers and learn of their work before anybody else does. At Deadly Ink I got to know Peggy Ehrhart, . . .
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July 10, 2008 06:33 AM EDT --
Tonight I'm off to Thrillerfest. I will be one of countless authors present, but the star-studded cast will also include ThrillerMaster Sandra Brown and Spotlight Authors Eric Van Lustbader, . . .
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July 17, 2008 07:16 AM EDT --
Tomorrow afternoon I greet the folks going into or dropping out of the friendly skies at Ronald Reagan National Airport. From 1 pm to 3 pm I'll sit in at the Borders Booksellers in the airport. . . .
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December 22, 2008 06:01 AM EST --
My weekend started Friday evening at Borders Books in Silver Spring, MD. It was a great event, aside from finding a couple dozen new readers. First, new pal James Grady stopped by. . . .
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March 24, 2009 05:48 AM EDT --
In this section I like to point you to worthy additions to your personal library, and web sites that will help you find them. Today I want to focus on CrimeCritics.com.
CrimeCritics.com . . .
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February 05, 2008 08:35 AM EST --
I can never resist talking about it when I get positive feedback from a reader. That's why I want to introduce you to Shelbie Wells.
We met at a Borders book signing, . . .
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February 12, 2008 07:14 AM EST --
Yesterday at the American University event I again came face to face with the fact that people actually go to college to learn how to write. Listening to a few Masters of Fine Arts I wondered if I would . . .
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February 13, 2008 07:02 AM EST --
Sometimes in the process of finding myself on line I find some of the best web sites for those interested in the literary world. For example, just because I was at the same fiction seminar with Leslie . . .
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