Writing Unleashed with Laura M. Harkins

Today is THE day to help Jessica Bell's debut,  STRING BRIDGE ,  hit the bestseller list on Amazon, and receive the all-original soundtrack ,  Melody Hill: On the Other Side ,  written and performed by the author herself, for free ! All you have to do is purchase the book today (paperback, or eBook), November 11th, and then email the receipt to: jessica.carmen.bell(at)gmail(dot)com She  will then email you a link to download the album at no extra cost! To purchase the  paperback : Amazon USA Amazon UK To purchase the  eBook : Amazon USA Amazon UK To listen to samples of the soundtrack, visit  iTunes . If you are not familiar with  String Bridge , check out the book trailer: Rave Reviews for String Bridg e: “ Jessica Bell’s  STRING   BRIDGE  strummed the fret of my veins, thrummed my blood into a mad rush, played me taut until the final page, yet with echoes still re...

News Source Amazon the New Library? Lauren Hazard Owen with paidContent covers the early stage of Amazon’s venture into e-book lending . Similar to Netflix and a library, the service would be made available to their Prime members. The venture leaves more questions than answers at this point. Do you think e-book lending through Amazon will create problems? Source Interview with Haruki Murakami Enjoy Haruki Murakami’s interview as The New Yorker’s fiction editor discusses his novel 1Q84 (hitting U.S. shelves in late October) and the excerpt, “Town of Cats,” available online and in print. The setting of 1Q84 is 1984, and Murakami struggled with the lack of technology. Have you faced similar challenges when dealing with settings in your stories ?     Source Vintage Dust Jackets Check out these vintage dust jackets for novelists Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, J.D. Salinger, etc. Which one is your favorite? So...

digitaltrends.com News The E-Reader Invasion Citizens are racing to Barnes and Noble , Borders and Amazon to join in the e-reader insanity that has taken over the United States.  If you can’t shell out the $139+ to buy the genius reinvention of the book, you can download the Andriod application to your phone.  Google Books and Kindle are a touch away on my T-Mobile G2.  This infectious hysteria is weaseling its way into every aspect of life.   Growing up with the smell of freshly printed pages, the comforting aroma of used books and the collection of bookmarks has proven a struggle for book lovers.  Should they hold on to what they love or buy a ticket for the e-reader train?  Magpie Writes is working through her indecision by investigating the craze to determine the impact it will have on her as a writer.  The debate over e-readers and print books plastered in news papers, magazines, TV and online, proves they are here to stay....