Scott Mullins
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Why are book reviews important for authors?
Being an author is just like running any business. Reviews will help build your credibility and integrity and encourage new customers (readers) to try your product (books). Reviews can help both author and readers in many ways; from sales to giving your audience a voice. Book Reviews Can Increase Sales There are several ways in…
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7 Ways To Make Your Plot Interesting For Your Readers
Plot is the backbone of a story. Even the most character driven tales, and those with the most intricate and intoxicating settings, rely on plot to push a consistent line from start to finish. A good plot gives an author the scope to flesh out the characters and themes, even if the plot isn’t the…
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The Relationship Between Character and Setting
Guest post by AP McGrath The small town in south Tipperary in Ireland where I grew up had a population of 5,000 and when I was a teenager I began taking black and white photographs of local people in the places where they worked and lived. My mum knew the editor of the local newspaper…
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Creative Writing Scholarship – Short Story Contest
And the Winners Are: 1st Place: The Savage Within by Vanessa Marie Rodriguez 2nd Place: Suspended by Ellouise Bailey 3rd Place: Larks and Stars by Nicole Angela Nazareno Gonzales Runner-ups: Coldest by Hannah Belyea Stranger Bedfellows by Ben Berman Ghan Fragments by Victoria Jones Red on White by Ewan Matthews Parched by Haralambo “Harleigh” Keriazes…
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Sexy Erotic Vampire Book Recommendations
The Erotic Vampire sub-genre is filled with fear, sex, longing, taboo, and a passion beyond what you’ve ever experienced. Perhaps you are searching for the next Twilight, or maybe you desire something deeper, something more erotic? Either way, you have come to the right place! After sinking your fangs into these novels, you won’t ever…
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Fabulist Fiction Recommendations
Fabulist Fiction is a sub-genre growing in popularity and it’s easy to understand why! This genre combines the best of all worlds including science fiction, fable, fantasy, horror, realism, and fairytale. Fabulist Fiction usually consists of short tales, however can include longer novels, and they often can involve animals or mythological creatures. Unlike the horror…
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Deadly Sins by Laura Read
Chapter 1 – Sacrifice A shower of silver liquid flowed from a rouge-tinted bottle onto taut skin – neck, collarbone, shoulders, wrists. The stench of strong perfume clogged the air. She felt the cocaine surge, suppressed emotions simmering beneath her skin. Reality transformed into elated numbness. The stopper penetrated the bottle, obstructing the fluid from…
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Political Thriller Book Recommendations
These books are full of danger and intrigue. The heroes of these stories are thrust in the midst of tense political atmospheres and dangerous conspiracies that could lead to their deaths or the deaths of everyone in the world. Some of these characters are highly trained while others merely happen upon dangerous circumstances but all…
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The Best Military Thriller Books
In this list of Military Thriller Books, the novels are full of war, violence, mystery and brave military men who must race against the enemy to save themselves and often the world. Whether the enemy is outwardly against them or hidden amongst them, time is short and the stakes are high. These books were written…
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Best Erotic Thriller Books
These erotic thrillers are exciting, intriguing and feature the enthralling and often terrifying stories of falling for people, whether emotionally or physically, whether or not they are good for you, or indeed are keeping secrets. These novels feature characters who are surrounded by secrets. But even caught up in trying to stay alive or solve…
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