Tag: writing
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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January 13, 2008 03:01 PM EST --
At book signings, negative people and the idly curious sometimes ask me, "With so many writers out there, what makes you think you'll be a success?" Positive people and aspiring authors . . .
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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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July 07, 2008 07:08 AM EDT --
Today I make the first of several guest blog appearances promoting my author-targeted book, "Successfully Marketing Your Novel in the 21st Century." I'll be on All Book Marketing, . . .
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March 26, 2009 06:02 AM EDT --
Tomorrow night I get to return to the Borders Express in St Charles Town Center. Aside from signing books from 5 pm to 9 pm, I'll firm up more details for the release party of my next . . .
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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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June 11, 2009 07:44 AM EDT --
Russian Roulette has been gathering nice reviews and one of them has leaped from Amazon.com to my web site.
When I got my review copies of Russian Roulette I didn't just send them to the usual . . .
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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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March 22, 2009 09:19 PM EDT --
I had a great time Saturday at the Virginia Festival of the Book. First, I got to hang out with lots of members of the Virginia Writers Club that I don't see often at our hospitality room. . . .
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