tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136227902010-01-13T12:31:21.147-05:00Hosted and maintained by author Dehanna Bailee, The Backroom provides helpful links, commentary, occasional reviews, and more for authors, readers, and industry professionals alike.dehannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499294343769816506noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622790.post-74551264760112006252010-01-13T12:29:00.002-05:002010-01-13T12:31:21.354-05:00

Is one of your resolutions for the new year to "get published" or start a writing career? If so, here's a very interesting article to read:ARE YOU STEPPING OUT ON FAITH WITH YOUR WRITING?Article by Poet/Author Marc Lacy"Remember, there is no such thing as an overnight rockstar author. This is a big misconception...we are living in a literary age and yes just about “everyone” is publishing books

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As there are so many authors (and going-to-be authors) filled with the good intentions of “getting published” or “selling more books” in 2010, I thought it might be helpful if I posted a few links to sites (that have even more links) featuring a wealth of information in regards to promoting and selling your work so that you can get going in the right direction with your promotion this year.Enjoy!

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Just when I thought I'd caught up with all the new and recently found companies, don't you know there had to be a couple more to come out of hiding soooooo I've updated the POD database once again...and as of this moment, there are now well over a hundred companies listed for your comparative research.Over a hundred. Wow! That's quite of few companies to look into when trying to pick the right

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As I try to get caught up with several projects this holiday weekend, I thought I would let everyone know that I recently updated the POD Database, tweaking a couple entries and adding two new companies.If you're not familiar with the Database, well it's a sixteen page comparison chart listing quite a few on-demand publishing services, which may also be referred to as self-publishing companies,

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Although grammar and spell checkers can’t (and don’t) catch every little mistake in your manuscript, when used regularly and correctly, they can help you to find the majority of them, so it was as I was perusing the blogs this past week I happened upon this post and thought I would pass it along since it has descriptions and links to several free ones:Free Grammar & Spell Checkers from the

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If you haven’t noticed, my blog has been offline for the last month or so--an interruption which was caused by a most unexpected incursion upon my webspace--however over the next few weeks I hope to get my new template code under control, my images and widgets back up to speed, my AdWords and ads added, along with all the other miscellaneous bloggy-type doo-dads I hope to tack on so that I can be

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Just a quick note: I'm participating in the "Dog Days of Summer Tour" (hosted by Saoirse Redgrave) this holiday weekend so be sure to drop by, check out my interview, the excerpts, and more and be sure to post a comment to get your chance to win!Don't miss it!LINK: http://13-to-life-a-werewolf-tale.blogspot.com/P.S.: Be sure to check out Saoirse's upcoming wolfie tale too!!

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Just a quick note to let everyone know that I have just updated the POD Database and there's now only three shy of a cool one-hundred companies listed, which I believe gives plenty of options, no matter what your specific independent publishing needs are.And this update also made me aware of another matter...soon it will be approaching a nice neat decade that I have spent doing this for all y'all

dehannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499294343769816506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622790.post-2767962257286071212009-02-16T18:46:00.001-05:002009-02-16T18:48:58.369-05:00

Just popping in to let everyone know that Calypso’s Revenge was cruising the “Top 25 Hot New Releases” in Science Fiction for the Kindle Edition at Amazon.com this past week--putting it just a few notches down from some mighty notable players :)(does little happy dance here)And in addition to that, I’ve just received my first review for my paranormal novella, “For Better or Worse,” from Maura at

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Hey all!I am so very excited for I just had a new review come in this weekend for my latest release, "Calypso's Revenge: A Traitor's Heart" -- and it's a great one!!!You can read the whole review at MyShelf.com but to give you a taste:"(Calypso is) an unflinching tale of friendship, forgiveness and trust. It’s also one of the best books I’ve read in a while. It was a hard book to put down. I

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This week's guest is Karen Cioffi. Karen, who lives with her husband Donald in New York City, is an author and freelance writer, a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Children’s Writing Coaching Club, Writer’s Digest and Writer’s Market. She's also a member of several other writing groups.1. Karen, now that you've got that first "book under your belt" as to say,

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Today I was getting some info from a reader who has just finished "Calypso's Revenge" and wanted to post a short review of it and happened to notice this (see graphic below):At first, being busy with the task at hand, I really didn't pay much attention to it until I'd finsihed what I was doing, and, out of total curiosity, clicked on the other title listed...and, boy, I was pleasantly

dehannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499294343769816506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622790.post-49522102415278290202009-01-15T11:22:00.004-05:002009-01-15T11:31:01.898-05:00

I would like to welcome this week author Kathy Stemke. Kathy has a passion for writing, the arts, and all things creative. She has a bachelor of science degree from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Hanging her hat in the North Georgia mountains she has been a dancer,

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Whilst I was perusing some information this morning, I happened to find out that my latest release, "Calypso's Revenge: A Traitor's Heart" has made the "Hot New Releases: The Bestselling New & Future Releases in Science Fiction" rankings at Amazon.com for the Kindle edition.Sitting at Number #43, it puts it right in the mix with noteable authors like Alex Archer, Alan Dean Foster, Raymond Feist

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Joining us today is author Rosemary Chaulk. Rosemary grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, which used to be a small farm town, after moving from Waltham when she was in the third grade. She began writing when she was a teenager, but later found, after college, she had no free time or even the desire to write. It wasn't until about three years ago she started writing again, only to become totally

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Announcing the much-anticipated newest release of "Calypso's Revenge: A Traitor's Heart" by bestselling author, Dehanna Bailee."Every honorable act demands sacrifice, not just of flesh and blood, but one of heart..."Former Brigadier Teah Valtamise is wanted for killing her partner and abandoning her post. It's been eight years since she fled Calypso and she thinks she’s just out testing her

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As I was getting ready to upload a pic of the wonderful flowers I was sent today (by my Mom) I was also doing a bit of random browsing and can you believe it?? "Calypso," my recent release, Hit #1 at Women-Authors.com for being the best-selling science-fiction title (by a woman)!! Yeah![Silly little happy dance inserted here!]You can see the screenshot by clicking here

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A quick update to all my friends and fans, as of this evening, "Calypso's Revenge" is sitting at No. #39 at Fictionwise out of 4000+ titles and, on top of that, it has just shown up at eReader.com and at Amazon.com in the Kindle format (for all those lucky readers who just might have one of those neat little readers under their tree).But not to be outdone, for my paranormal romance fans, I have

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Recently Suzanne Lieurance stopped by for a visit and while she was here I decided to ask her a few more questions about her work and her goals in being a writing coach. Read on for the full interview:1. What one aspect of writing have you found to be the most difficult? How have you managed to conquer it?Plotting is always difficult for me when I'm working on fiction. But, I've learned to create

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I've just gotta jump in here real quick this evening and post for it seems that hot on the heels of "True Nature's" rise on the "Hot New Release" charts at Amazon, as of 7:00 p.m. EST, my newest release, the romantic speculative fiction novel titled "Calypso's Revenge," is sitting at #53 in the Science Fiction category at Fictionwise (out of more than 4000+ titles)! What's that? You hadn't heard

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This week's guest is Suzanne Lieurance. Suzanne is the author of twenty books and has written articles for a variety of magazines, newsletters, and ezines. She teaches children’s writing for the Institute of Children’s Literature and is the founder and director of the National Writing for Children Center. She's the host of a talk show about children’s books called Book Bites for Kids on

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Just thought I would post an update before I logged off for the evening: as of roughly 9:30 p.m. EST, "True Nature" has just hit #61 on Amazon Kindle's Hot New Releases in Romance and is now #38 Bestselling Futuristic, Fantasy, & Ghost Kindle Romance title. I post some more screenshots tomorrow and let you know when they're up!

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Just a quick note to let you know that the Kindle Edition of my multi-five star rated paranormal romance "True Nature" hit the Top 100 Bestsellers list in the Futuristic, Fantasy, and Ghost Romance category today at Amazon.com -- number #94 to be exact! (Which is not bad when you consider there's well over 700+ titles to choose from in this category alone - and over 10,000 for the Romance

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Today’s guest is Vivian Zabel. Vivian has been a storyteller and reader as long as she can remember. When she was in the eighth grade, she told a friend that she was going to write a novel. Her friend laughed at her, but she knew one day she would. Vivian, a teacher of English and composition for twenty-seven years, has written poetry, short stories, novels and articles, and to improve her

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We know there are certain times during the holiday season when it’s better to receive than to give and, with that in mind, the authors of NUW thought it would be a great idea to give you a chance to “get something” just for yourself this year!!How can you do that? By participating in this year’s NUW Authors Holiday Scavenger Hunt of course!! The NUW Authors Holiday Scavenger Hunt will start on

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