Calling all Beta Readers
Calling All Beta Readers!
Some Truth
by #FRIPPTOPIA aka William Fripp III Here’s some truth for your day… …right now, in this country, MILLIONS of people who HAVEN’T BEEN TESTED have CORONAVIRUS… …they’re STOCKING SHELVES, working the DRIVE THROUGH, DOING YOUR TAXES, or, if you’re from Charlotte, DEFENDING YOU IN COURT… …in OTHER WORDS, the CHANCES ARE GOOD that YOU ‘GON GET THE ‘RONA… …whether you KNOW IT or NOT.You’ll think back and say, “You knowww, I DID have the cruds for week in April…: …coughing, wheezing, fever, food tasted like what you would imagine s**t would taste like had you a point of reference… …and…
Avoid the Slush Pile (#1)
Learn from professional Crimson Cloak Publishing executive editor Denna Holm (and prolific writer) on how to best avoid the dreaded slush pile upon submitting to publishers.
A Personal View
by Paul White Ex Libris The book was old and covered in worn, cracked, scratched leather. It must have in existence for almost forever, during which time it was used and abused, thumbed through again and again. Its pages turned countless times, corners bent, folded and straightened once more. The gilt worn from the edges of those pages and, what little was left, was no longer bright and shiny but aged to an antique bronze. The blood-red silk ribbon, the page marker, was frayed. Long strands of silk thread dangled scruffily over the page. Each of those pages slowly yellowing…
Kindle Fire Give-a-Way
Hello all! For the whole month of November, if you purchase any Crimson Cloak Publishing eBook you’ll be entered into the drawing on December 5th. One book purchase = one entry. So five eBook purchases = five entries, and so on. All screenshots etc of your receipts must be received by December 2nd to be included. You don’t have to read the book, you can gift it to others. Just make sure to do so at checkout. All of our eBooks are available on Amazon Kindle, and are in Kindle Unlimited, but will not count as a “purchase” unless you…
Rise of a Warrior
by Denna Holm Want a free eBook of Rise of a Warrior? This is the newest book in Denna Holm’s Immortal Warrior’s Series. Simply go here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/313266 Read below for a excerpt of the book: Carla Trystan is a half-breed vampire who has spent her entire life running from powerful Hunters—aliens from another world. She is also plagued by nightmares, hearing the same deep, dark voice say night after night, ‘If you wish to live, child, take my hand.’ When she finally meets the man behind the terrifying voice, it is to discover he is one of the aliens she…
The Trafficking Murders at special introductory price of $1.99/1.99 GBP/EUR by Author Brian O’Hare
Get The Trafficking Murder (just released) for a special price, and get The Doom Murders (book 1 in the series) for $0.99. All books are in Kindle Unlimited as well!
An Authors Tale to writing ‘If Only You Knew’
by Louise Mercer Ever since being a little girl, I have always wrote short stories. More to humour myself than anything else. Despite reading large quantities of Enid Blyton and as I got older, romantic fiction, I never found the ‘perfect book’ for me. Back then, I couldn’t quantify what my perfect book would be either, but at bed times, particularly during the colder months when my feet were snuggled around a hot water bottle and the rain blew hard against my window, I would imagine myself in another world, somewhere safe, warm, cosy, and of course….with the ‘perfect…
You Cannot Buy What’s Not for Sale
by Peter D. Capen Author of Random Reflections on American Society, Politics and the Human Condition, a book of Aphorisms. I have often wondered in a culture where everything is treated as having a price, including “human beings”, what if there was something that was “without a price”, no matter how much was offered for it? Where would someone draw the line and not be seduced by money? It is often said that one cannot buy love. Are there other things that are priceless as well? I, for one, believe some things, be they tangible or not, and no matter…
Marketing in Challenging Times
Written by Elizabeth Crocket Author of books: A Path to the Lake, Full of Grace, The Smell of Roses and a children’s haiku book Happy Haiku (illustrated by Jack Foster) Like many authors and poets, I am constantly looking for ways to promote and share my work. But during this time of struggle for so many people, in so many ways, I have to admit I’ve struggled with a ‘look at me, look at my work’ approach to marketing. I remind myself writing and creating is what I do, and so I carry on posting my latest review or poem…