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	How to Write a Book in 30 Days or Less	by Fred Gleeck Feb. 07, 2012	$2.99	3731 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Fred Gleeck is an information marketer. He markets and sells books, ebooks, audios, videos and other info products. Pick up a bunch of free stuff at http://www.FredGleeck.com/ebooks. Also, check out: http://www.CoolVideoTool.com to get your own video email account.
	How To Create Emotobooks for Grit City Publications	by Ron Gavalik Feb. 06, 2012	Free!	8147 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Stuck in the dark and malevolent world of Grit City, I am submersed in the writing of that tale. Every month I push myself to the brink of self-destruction, but luckily I am able to surface from the lower depths of my writing space, unscathed. When the sun shines, you might find me walking the streets aimlessly or maybe biking on a remote trail. I hold a BS in Communications and an MA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.
	Write Better	by Ray Wiseman Feb. 04, 2012	$2.95	58233 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Ray Wiseman's early memory--being pushed up a rope ladder and over the side of a tramp steamer at age two--set the tone for his life. He has spent much time travelling, and most of his life looking from the hilltop of one adventure to the beginning of the next. Born in England, Ray has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and South Africa. He has traveled in Africa and Asia. Ray counts writing as his fourth career. He began his working life as an electronics technician, then returned to school to study for the Christian ministry. He spent time in the pastorate and overseas with a missionary society. He returned to electronics, working as a video systems engineer. In 1993, he took early retirement to pursue a career as a writer and speaker. Ray graduated from Radio College of Canada (now RCC Schools) in 1952. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of General and Biblical Studies from Briercrest College. He has also studied at the Toronto Institute of Linguistics and The International Institute of Christian Communications (Daystar University College) in Nairobi. Ray is a member of The Word Guild, an association of Canadian authors and writers who are Christian.
	How To Market Your EBooks, Everything You Need to Start Selling Your EBook	by Mike McCann Feb. 02, 2012	$0.99	31100 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: I write and speak with Global Business Cafe as my company. My three book series include: (1) "Connecting with Key Decision Makers" (for professional salespeople) (2) "Husband-ry 101 (marital communications) (3) How to Market Your EBooks (for authors and publishers) - - - - - Global Business Cafe focuses on providing resources for businesspeople interested in "business growth," "lifestyle," "travel" and "entrepreneurism" worldwide. My specialty areas are in business development, travel and marital communication. Water activities, family, travel, bible doctrine and speaking/presentations round out my life (in no specific order). One of my favorite moments in business is seeing people in an audience "light up" and become engaged in my presentation. Seeing audience members enjoying my presentations makes all the time in preparation worthwhile. "Connecting with Key Decision Makers (How to Reach "Hard-to-Reach" Businesspeople Who Can Say "Yes")" is my ongoing business book series. "Connecting" helps individuals selling products and services to senior executives and having trouble getting an audience with these prospects. "Husband-ry 101 (The Truth Unfolded)" covers serious marital challenges wives have with their husbands in a humorous, lighthearted manner. "How to Market Your EBooks" helps an author (or publisher) with more than 300 hyperlinks and actual techniques on marketing their eBooks. Please stay in touch with me via: "Mike-at-GlobalBusinessCafe.com and www.GlobalBusinessCafe.com. www.facebook.com/MikeHMcCann
	How to Write Better	by Dwayne Bearup Jan. 31, 2012	$3.99	9991 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Everything worth knowing about me can be discovered in my writings. Enjoy.
	Dollars and Deadlines' 10 Essential Freelance Templates	by Kelly James-Enger Jan. 31, 2012	$6.99	6015 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Kelly James-Enger “escaped from the law” in 1997. Today, the former attorney has written more 700+ articles for more than 50 national magazines and 13 books, including eight under her own name. She’s the author of writing-related books including: • Goodbye Byline, Hello Big Bucks: The Writer’s Guide to Making Money Ghostwriting and Coauthoring Books (CreateSpace, 2010); • Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money (Random House, 2005); and • Ready, Aim, Specialize! Create your own Writing Specialty and Make More Money, second edition (Marion Street Press, 2008). James-Enger is also a ghostwriter, speaker, and published novelist. Her contemporary women’s fiction titles include Did you Get the Vibe? and White Bikini Panties. She blogs at http://dollarsanddeadlines.blogspot.com about making more money as a nonfiction freelancer and lives outside Chicago with her husband, son, daughter, and golden retriever.
	Writing Through the Year (Winter)	by Winslow Eliot Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	13687 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Author of PURSUED, HEAVEN FALLS, BRIGHT FACE OF DANGER, A PERFECT GEM, and others. Also, I write a weekly newsletter called "WriteSpa - An Oasis for Writers." The writing practices are compiled in four volumes: Writing through the Year - Winter is available, and Spring is coming soon. You can sign up to receive amonthly WriteSpa(it's free!) on my website: http://winsloweliot.com/ I teach high school English at a Waldorf school and I also write poetry, read Tarot cards, love belly-dancing, singing, and people.
	The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Russia	by Irene W. Galaktionova Jan. 23, 2012	$2.99	46213 words	Sample 20%
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	How to Write and Sell Gay Erotica	by Nathan J Morissey Jan. 21, 2012	$4.99	8202 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Nathan J Morissey loves to read and write gay erotica. When he's not reading or writing, he's rock-climbing, exercising and weight-training. Are you a gay erotica/fiction writer? Are you frustrated about how to write, how to publish and how to market your work? Nathan J Morissey is now offering consultation services. He has been in the business for almost 2 years, has had 5 books on Amazon US's Gay and Lesbian Erotica Bestseller list at the same time, and sold over 30,000 books combined, and counting. He usually sells over 2000 copies a month, and that's just on Amazon US alone. He is now making a living writing gay erotica and can help you try to do that too. See his blog for more details. http://nathanjmorissey.blogspot.com/2012/01/nathan-j-morisseys-consultation.html
	How To Write Your Own Zombie Novel	by Ian Hall Jan. 16, 2012	$2.99	6162 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I am Scottish, born in Edinburgh, and spent the first 41 years of my life, not far from my fair and bonnie "Athens of the North". I now live in Topeka, Kansas, with my wife (bless her), no pets (don't like 'em), no children (all moved out), and with many gallons of home-made wine bubbling as I write. My biggest acheivement to date (apart from the successful parenting of my darling daughter) is my published novel; "Opportunities: Jamie Leith in Darien." I'm not confined by genres, having equal success in Historical adventure, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror and hard hitting gritty crime. I watch far too much football (Don't even think of calling it 'soccer'.) and at times chase a dimpled ball along carefully manicured countryside, with a collection of calibrated, graphite-shafted sticks. I play guitar and sing in a folk/rock band, and would love to have enough money to tour the world's archeological sites until I'm too old to walk. I love to write, and enjoy literary challenges of all kinds. My blog is; http://www.jamieleith.blogspot.com My website is; http://www.jamieleith.com Thank you for your time. Ian.
	Two Year Novel Course: Set 2	by Lazette Gifford Jan. 16, 2012	$0.99	17806 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lazette is an avid writer as well as the owner of Forward Motion for Writers and the owner/editor of Vision: A Resource for Writers. It's possible she spends too much time with writers. And cats.
	Giornalista 2.0	by Giuseppe Franco Jan. 08, 2012	$0.99	4759 words	Sample 18%
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	Story Telling; Story Showing	by Shannon Donnelly Jan. 08, 2012	$0.99	14837 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Shannon Donnelly's writing has won numerous awards, including a RITA nomination for Best Regency, the Grand Prize in the "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer" contest, judged by Nora Roberts, RWA's Golden Heart, the Laurel Wreath, the Winter Rose, the Bookseller's Best, and multiple finalists in the Holt Medallion, the Colorado ACE, the Golden Quill, and others. Her work has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: "simply superb"..."wonderfully uplifting"....and "beautifully written." In addition to her Regency romances, she has had novellas published in several anthologies, has had young adult horror stories published and is the author of several computer games. Currently, she is a member of several chapters of RWA, and she is a past-president of the Beau Monde, Regency Chapter of RWA. She has spoken at past writer conferences, including RWA's national conference, and regularly gives workshops online. Her abiding passions include--besides writing--her dogs, reading, gardening, painting, belly dancing, and the ever present horses in her life. She can be found online at sd-writer.com and twitter.com/sdwriter.
	The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells	by Ben Bova Dec. 28, 2011	$8.99	76537 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Ben Bova is the author of nearly 125 futuristic novels and nonfiction books about science and high technology. In his various writings, Dr. Bova has predicted the Space Race of the 1960s, solar power satellites, the discovery of organic chemicals in interstellar space, virtual reality, human cloning, the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars), the advent of international peacekeeping forces, the discovery of ice on the Moon, electronic book publishing and zero-gravity sex. Dr. Bova received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, “for fueling mankind’s imagination regarding the wonders of outer space.” His 2006 novel TITAN received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year, and he received the 2008 Robert A. Heinlein Award “for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature.” Dr. Bova has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the space age. President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc., Dr. Bova was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has been a member of the Arizona Astronomy Board. He is a columnist for the Naples Daily News and a widely-popular lecturer. Earlier in his career, he was an award-winning editor and an executive in the aerospace industry. He has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry. His “Grand Tour” novels – including his award-winning TITAN - show how the human race will expand through the solar system, opening a new era of wealth and opportunity – and conflict. His nonfiction books, such as IMMORTALITY and FAINT ECHOES, DISTANT STARS have been honored by organizations such as the American Librarians’ Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has won six Science Fiction Achievement Awards (Hugos) and many other awards for writing.
	Write Compelling Fiction	by L. J. Martin Dec. 24, 2011	$5.95	31329 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: L. J. Martin is the author of 23 published novels and 7 non-fiction works. He lives in Montana with his wife, NYT best-selling romantic suspense and historical romance author Kat Martin. They enjoy travel, cooking, hunting, fishing, photography, and wintering in California. Learn more about L. j. at www.ljmartin.com, www.wolfpackranch.com, and http://fromthepeapatch.com, and more about Kat at www.katmartin.com.
	What Makes A Writer A Writer? An Exploration in Asking and Answering This Question.	by Julie Cordova Dec. 22, 2011	$4.99	12262 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Julie has a Master's in Liberal Studies in Arts and Culture with a Creative Writing Specialty at the University of Denver. She earned her BA in Communication graduating Magna Cum Laude also from the University of Denver. When she isn't working, reading, or writing, she likes to watch movies and go camping. She happily shares her life with her husband of over twenty-years. The empty-nest couple enjoy spending as much time as they can with their sons. Julie does her best to live by the mantra: never let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
	Two Year Novel Course: Set 1	by Lazette Gifford Dec. 08, 2011	$0.99	11641 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lazette is an avid writer as well as the owner of Forward Motion for Writers and the owner/editor of Vision: A Resource for Writers. It's possible she spends too much time with writers. And cats.
	Write Hard: Prompts, Prods, and Pep-Talks for Writers	by Aaron Polson Dec. 05, 2011	$0.99	8811 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Aaron Polson currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two sons, and a tattooed rabbit. During the day, Aaron works as a mild-mannered high school English teacher. His stories have been reprinted in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2009 and 2010, listed as a recommended read by Tangent Online, received honorable mention in the storySouth Million Writers Award and Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year. Aaron prefers ketchup with his beans.
	Essential Outlines for Better Business Communication	by G. Allen Clark Dec. 01, 2011	$1.99	2749 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Clark has been writing commercial copy for over 20 years. As a commercial writer, his expertise spans a variety of venues from Marketing and Business writing and consulting, to technical writer, and Adult education instructor in Small Business. His website is http://Write4Me.net By night he steps out of the business role however, and into fictional stories getting himself lost in the characters he creates. Clark has written other self published ‘how-to’ e-books – one on Professional Selling entitled “The Perfect Profession” another on “Writing Copy as a Career,” and another on writing structure for managers & professionals, entitled “Writing to be Read.” Hardcopy books can be found at http://bit.ly/BookStore Multiple Media copies can be found here on Smashwords. In addition to the writing articles, ghost writing, web content and marketing copy for his clients, he has authored numerous articles on business development and business marketing available at: Ezine Articles http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Gary_A._Clark and Article Base http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/gary-clark/200419.htm
	Writing Sex When You Don't Feel Sexy	by Em Petrova Nov. 28, 2011	$0.99	9809 words	Sample 5%
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	The Character Book	by Joan Meijer Nov. 24, 2011	$2.99	43905 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Joan Meijer is the author of 15 books including the best selling "MetaFitness:Your Thoughts Taking Shape" co-authored with Suzy Prudden. Her first novel "Tranquillity Initiative" a medical thriller with a political edge has just been released to five star reviews and ratings. She lives in Southern California.
	The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Courtroom Law	by Lynne Murray Nov. 17, 2011	$2.99	6680 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: In 1973, Lynne Murray just happened to take a proofreading job at what was then the largest law firm in San Francisco. Little did she know that the firm would contribute many plot twists and a couple of murder victims to her first mystery, Termination Interview (St. Martin's Press 1988), wherein a personnel director is thrown out a 12th-story window at a huge stuffy law firm. Fascinated with the ins and outs of the law, Lynne found that the big firms needed 24/7 word processing. That was the ideal job for someone who needed to work weird hours to support her fiction writing habit. She has typed every sort of legal document, and transcribed tapes from police interrogations and FBI surveillance to court hearings. Lynne lives in San Francisco. She has had a total of eight novels published and collaborated on a humorous e-book of encouragement for writers.
	365 Writing Prompts for Writers	by Toby Welch Nov. 13, 2011	$1.99	13763 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: After living in a dozen countries and earning an accounting degree, Toby Welch followed her dream of becoming a writer. Since penning an article in 2003 on travelling to Saudi Arabia, Toby hasn't stopped writing and has over 200 published print articles to her credit and another 250 online pieces.
	Barefoot Bloggers - Write to Save the Planet	by Karin Kloosterman Nov. 08, 2011	$18.00	38381 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Karin Kloosterman, editor of Barefoot Bloggers, is an award-winning journalist, blogger and media consultant whose work in the Middle East has broken down barriers, inspired change, and accelerated clean technology deployment, sustainable businesses and activism. Her green news blog, Green Prophet (www.greenprophet.com) founded in 2007, is read by key policy makers, activists, green investors and heads of NGOs around the world. Her blog is now the leading source of environment news about the Middle East, linked to by the New York Times, AOL News, the Guardian, National Geographic, and hundreds of other influential media. She also blogs for The Huffington Post. Karin Kloosterman can be reached at karin@greenprophet.com.
	From Pen to Page	by Gioya McRae Nov. 06, 2011	$2.99	28756 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Gioya McRae is Founder of Mocha Mind Communications, a literary firm. She is a professional writer and speaker, whose experience ranges from writing books, magazine articles and web content to creating theater reviews. McRae’s Self-Publishing and Creative Writing Seminars guide aspiring authors to reach their publishing dreams.
	The 365-Day Writer’s Block Workbook (Volume 1)	by Morgen Bailey Nov. 02, 2011	$1.49	15167 words	Sample 7%
	Author bio: Writer, blogger and interviewer, Bailey's Writing Tips podcaster / critiquer, host of two in-person writing groups, and Radio Litopia contributor. Morgen write novels, articles, 'how to's and some poetry but her first love is short stories. She is also on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/107111645945063089287) and Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6918390-morgen-bailey)
	KISS: Keep it Short and Simple	by Jacquie Ream Oct. 28, 2011	$3.95	7302 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Jacquie Ream was born June 10, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was raised in San Bernardino, California. She attended college on writing scholarships (Pitzer, Claremont and Cal-State SB) completing her master’s degree in Creative Writing at the University of Washington. She has written one how-to-write book, KISS a historical fiction novel, Forcing the Hand of God, and two of five children’s books, Bully Dogs and YNK You Never Know. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband. Her daughter retired from the Air Force and resides in Hawaii, currently doing graduate work in Australia. “I benefited greatly from professional writing groups, and I have taught creative writing for ages five through sixty-five years old. I have published a book on how to make writing easy, written two more adult novels, three children’s books and numerous short stories. I should like my epitaph to read: “She lived, she loved, she wrote.”
	211 Expert Tips for Non-Fiction Writers	by Joe Wisinski Oct. 25, 2011	$1.99	34630 words	Sample 20%
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	The Kaizen Plan for Organized Authors: Take Control of Your Writing Career 10 Minutes at a Time	by Lynn Johnston Oct. 25, 2011	$3.99	33916 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lynn Johnston blogs about how to take control of your life 10 minutes at a time using the kaizen approach: http://www.smallstepstobigchange.com Each week, readers of her blog receive a small, simple step they can use to improve some area of their lives. She's also the author of The Kaizen Plan for Healthy Eating, which describes a gentle, stress-free process to ease you into eating more nutritious foods. Connect with Lynn: Email: kaizenlynn@gmail.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kaizen-Plan-Take-Control-of-Your-Life-10-Minutes-at-a-Time/128938320505399 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TheKaizenPlan
	The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Horses	by Becky Burkheart Oct. 24, 2011	$2.99	10501 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Becky takes frequent flights of fantasy, in real life as well as in her writing. It’s said that life is stranger than fiction, but Becky’s out to prove it’s possible to integrate it both ways. Whether she’s racing her Arabian horses through the woods, rapid firing her .45 or gargoyling from local rooftops, Becky finds it hard to stay grounded in the real world. Although she has yet to ride in a space ship (she did get to simulate crashing a 727) or to meet a real vampire (that she’s aware of), piratey dress, “arrgh matey’s” and pints of brew are standard fare on the odd weekend.
	Chapter One: A Fast, Fun Way To Write Fiction	by Meredith Bond Oct. 20, 2011	$4.98	26270 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Meredith Bond, is the award-winning author of four Regency romance novels. She has been teaching creative writing for five years, enjoying every single class and student she has had. She is now moving into self–publishing a series of Young Adult fantasy novels—look for The Children of Avalon Series by Merilyn Wolff at your favorite on–line ebook retailer soon.
	Basic Poetic Forms (and how to write them)	by Charles Rossiter Oct. 20, 2011	$1.99	3835 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Charlie Rossiter, NEA Fellowship recipient and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, hosts the audio website poetrypoetry.com. He is the author of four books of poetry and numerous chapbooks. His work has been featured on NPR, and at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in NJ. He was among a handful of poets chosen to perform at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2005. His latest book, is All Over America: Road Poems, (FootHills Publications, 2009). He also authored The Night We Danced With the Raelettes, a memoir in poetry of his college days in the late 1960’s (FootHills, 2007). For more info: www.charlierossiter.com
	The Quickster's Guide to Novel Plotting	by Sara Harricharan Oct. 14, 2011	$1.99	10967 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Sara is a Christian author with a penchant for writing across the spectrum of inspirational Christian Fiction and Christian Fantasy. She is a graduate of the Christian Writer's Guild and currently attending state university for her B.A. She has written over two-hundred short stories and is published in anthologies, inspirational newsletters and e-zines. Her dream is to write stories that anyone can enjoy.
	How to Write a Book Blurb that Sells (And Other Ebook Marketing Advice)	by Marti Talbott Oct. 07, 2011	$0.99	6266 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Of Scottish and English descent, Marti Talbott lives in Seattle and has written several full length novels. She began writing the Highlander Series in August of 2009. The first five books are a collection of 20 short stories followed by Betrothed, The Golden Sword, Abducted, A time of Madness, and Triplets. Book 11, Secrets, is coming soon.To be notified when new books are available, visit her website at Marti Talbott's Stories.
	Business Writing That Counts! 5th Edition	by Julie Miller Oct. 04, 2011	$9.99	52438 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: "Self-starters”—how do you define them? Dr. Julie Miller, leadership consultant, business owner, and author did so in her new book, “Secrets of Self-Starters.” In Secrets of Self-Starters, Dr. Julie features 48 men and women of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicity and education. Some have impacted their own communities in amazing ways; others have changed the lives of people around the globe. Dr. Julie’s short but surprisingly deep stories inspire and empower readers to unlock their potential and kick-start their self-starter success. She has crafted a book that appeals to people who dream of something else—who have a thirst for something better, a desire to do or have more, a realization that the status quo is far from satisfying. During the past 25 years, Dr. Julie has engaged, motivated, and supported more than 600,000 business professionals across the continent—including those at numerous Fortune 500 companies. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Julie has an extensive client list. A sample includes: eBay, Microsoft, Costco, Kiewit Construction, Kenworth Trucks, Wells Fargo, Ernst & Young, Bank of the West, City of Seattle, Washington State’s Office of the Attorney General, and New York Life. In addition to her very successful business, Dr. Miller is repeatedly recognized for her strong commitment to the community. In 2008, Dr. Miller was awarded the Women Business Owners Woman of Excellence Award. She served for the past eight years on USC’s Board of Governors and currently serves on the USC Catholic Center board. Recently, Washington State’s Governor Gregoire appointed Julie to the Trustee Board of Cascadia College.
	Lost the Plot? 500 Writing Prompts and How To Use Them	by Adam Maxwell Oct. 03, 2011	$4.49	21094 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Adam lives a semi-misanthropic life beside the seaside in Northumberland in the UK. He spends most of his days in the attic and sometimes throws pebbles at passers-by. His first book, Dial M for Monkey was published in 2006 and was a cult success on both sides of the Atlantic. The time Adam doesn't spend writing is spent building websites including his own www.adammaxwell.com where you can also see more of his short stories, flash fiction and listen to his award winning podcast. If you keep coming back here and visiting his website he may consider a cessassion of pebble-throwing but if you wave at him he will not wave back.
	PR Basics in a Connected World	by Ann Streetman Sep. 28, 2011	$0.99	4107 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Ann M. Streetman may have inherited her interest in storytelling from her father who could spin a good tale. Then came her degree in journalism and a lifelong career in many kinds of communication. She served more than 14 years in various management positions (including president and chief paid staff) of Texas Safety Association, which was a not-for-profit statewide educational organization. Before and after association management, she enjoyed freelance manuscript book editing (21 books). Along the way, she also served for 9 years as media contractor for Region 6 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (5 states and the Indian Nations via the Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Highway Safety Program). Her duties there included writing many news releases, news conference notifications, public service announcements, and educational materials for Region 6 entities and their partners. She enjoys writing ebooks and helping clients with their editorial projects.
	The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner's Manual	by Victoria Mixon Sep. 24, 2011	$9.95	66800 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Victoria Mixon is a professional writer and editor and has worked in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and technical documentation for over thirty years. She co-authored the nonfiction Children and the Internet: A Zen Guide for Parents and Educators, published by Prentice Hall in 1996, for which she is listed in the Who’s Who of America. Her first book on writing, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner’s Manual, is one of the elite handful recommended by Preditors & Editors. Victoria has been blogging since 2009 and has been voted one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers. She lives and works in Northern California in the house her family built out of the timbers from their own land.
	The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual	by Victoria Mixon Sep. 23, 2011	$9.95	74650 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Victoria Mixon is a professional writer and editor and has worked in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and technical documentation for over thirty years. She co-authored the nonfiction Children and the Internet: A Zen Guide for Parents and Educators, published by Prentice Hall in 1996, for which she is listed in the Who’s Who of America. Her first book on writing, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner’s Manual, is one of the elite handful recommended by Preditors & Editors. Victoria has been blogging since 2009 and has been voted one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers. She lives and works in Northern California in the house her family built out of the timbers from their own land.
	Self-Editing: Two Half Brains Make a Whole Writer	by Deborah J. Lightfoot Sep. 20, 2011	$0.99	13079 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: I began as a journalist, or at least that's what I got my degree in. After college, I worked for a newspaper, then as a magazine editor and feature writer. These days I earn my living as a freelance editor for a national nonprofit organization. I've written three award-winning books of history and biography. I'm a member of The Authors Guild. My newest work is a fantasy, WATERSPELL, an intricate, multi-layered trilogy about a girl and the wizard who suspects her of being so dangerous to his world, he believes he'll eventually have to kill her ... which poses a problem for him, since he's fallen in love with her. My married name, and a name I've sometimes been published under, is Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore.
	Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writer's High	by Amber Polo Sep. 19, 2011	$4.99	19293 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: As a yoga teacher, she loves to teach people to relax As a librarian, she loves interesting research projects As a writer, she loves to write As a traveler, she packs more guidebooks than underwear – and still gets lost Following the wise advice - teach what you need to learn - Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writer’s High brings together all her loves. Amber’s fiction has been called quirky and profound. She has published short stories, two novels, Romancing Rebecca and Flying Free, and won the Story Circle Network ’08 LifeWriting Competition. Relaxation One Breath at a Time, her first CD, won praise as an accessible, not too woo-woo, relaxation instruction. Relaxing the Writer Relaxation (CD and MP3 download) complements Relaxing the Writer. Relaxing the Writer Hand Meditation is a 10-minute innovative aid for the writer.
	Infinite Possibilities: A Freelance Writer's Journey	by Scott Cosby Sep. 18, 2011	$1.99	1768 words	Sample 35%
	Author bio: 40s, enjoys books and writing. Technical writing mostly, but I like to explore outside my comfort zone as well. My normal work includes a monthly column for a drilling trade publication and article projects for various Siemens Corporation magazines. Recently, started writing manuals and other items for a local manufacturing company. My interests: History, Science, Science Fiction, and Comics.
	WORDS OF LOVE - How to Write a Romance Novel	by Jewel Adams Sep. 15, 2011	$4.99	37464 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Jewel Adams - Best Selling Author of Romance with a Touch of Spice! The last few years have certainly seen changes for Jewel. An outstanding author of over 15 novels and novellas, she will be the first to tell you that the Romance genre is thriving here on the internet. As an author, Jewel found the freedom to take her love of Romance beyond the established barriers. Danger, love, tears and romance; Jewel’s Erotic and sensual romance Time Travels, Gothic, Paranormal, Fantasy, Westerns and Contemporary Romances will take you on a thrilling journey sparked with adventure, and fill your lifetime with the love that can cross centuries and worlds. Be sure to go to my website for the monthly coupon savings on my books! :) Jewel Adams Romance with a Touch of Spice www.hippiechicks68.com Check out HIPPIE CHICKS Blog: http://hippiechicks68.blogspot.com/ Join Jewel at the Night Writers blog for her Words of Love Series http://sevennightwriters.blogspot.com/ Look for new and spicy releases... Afternoon Delights and Undercover Love My Newest release HELL TO HEAVEN
	Self-Editing for Writers	by Harvey Stanbrough Sep. 13, 2011	$2.99	3519 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Harvey Stanbrough is a retired US Marine whose works have been nominated for a National Book Award and several other prestigious awards. He is a writer who lives in southeast Arizona and quotes Ray Bradbury: "I love to write. It's all I do."
	Marketing Your EBook	by Pam Stone Sep. 11, 2011	$0.99	5348 words	Sample 15%
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	Writing Fight Scenes	by Rayne Hall Sep. 11, 2011	$4.99	40512 words	Sample 30%
	Author bio: Rayne Hall is the author of thirty books in different genres and under different pen names, published by twelve publishers in six countries, translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies. After living in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has settled in a small Victorian seaside town in southern England. Rayne holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Over three decades, she has worked in the publishing industry as a trainee, investigative journalist, feature writer, magazine editor, production editor, page designer, concept editor for non-fiction book series, anthology editor, editorial consultant and more. Outside publishing, worked as a museum guide, apple picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, trade fair hostess, translator and belly dancer. Currently, she writes subtle horror and outrageous fantasy fiction and tries to regain the rights to her out-of-print books so she can republish them as e-books. She edits a series of themed short story anthologies (coming soon), and teaches online classes for writers ('Writing Fight Scenes', Writing Scary Scenes','Writing about Magic', 'Edit your Writing'and more). https://sites.google.com/site/writingworkshopswithraynehall/ The author portrait is by the artist Kuoke.
	Genghis Khan's Rules for (Warriors) Writers	by David Wilkin Sep. 05, 2011	$4.99	34400 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: A graduate in history, Mr. Wilkin has been writing in various genres for twenty five years. His enjoyment of English Regency-era dancing, which he taught for over ten years, led him to a wider study of the time period. Combining his training with his enjoyment of the period has led Mr. Wilkin to write several Regency era historicals.
	How To Beat Writer's Block	by Abner Senires Sep. 04, 2011	$0.99	2203 words	Sample 2%
	Author bio: Abner Senires has been published in Anotherealm, Neverary, Flashshot, Pulp and Dagger, WUSA.com, womenssoccer.com, and millenniumSHIFT. He currently writes the weekly webfiction serial KAT AND MOUSE: GUNS FOR HIRE at http://www.katandmouseserial.com He confesses to being an avid SF/Fantasy/movie/genre TV/comic book/anime/manga fan. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and a small menagerie.
	Reading a Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story	by Linda Acaster Sep. 02, 2011	$2.99	53721 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: An award-winning writer and novelist living in Yorkshire (England, UK), Linda Acaster is the author over 100 articles & short stories ranging from Horror to Crime to Literary, four novels and a fiction-writer's resource. See links at the foot of the page. "Torc of Moonlight" Paranormal thriller set in contemporary/Romano-British northern England, the first in a trilogy of novels about the resurrection of a Celtic water goddess. Includes research articles, author interview, excerpt from Book 2: "The Bull At The Gate". Adult content. "Contributions to Mankind and other stories of the Dark" A selection of short, dark, ghost and speculative fiction, and an introduction to "Torc of Moonlight". "Beneath the Shining Mountains" Romantic suspense set among the Apsaroke people of the northern plains of America when the land was theirs alone. Heat level: sensual "A Hostage of the Heart" Mediaeval romantic suspense set on the English/Welsh borders in 1066 Heat level: sweet Available as ebook and audio download "Dead Men's Fingers" Post Civil War Western set on a wagon train crossing the Oregon Trail (p/back).
	Creating Romantic Characters	by Leigh Michaels Aug. 30, 2011	$6.99	42782 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Leigh Michaels is the award-winning author of 100 books, including contemporary romance novels, historical romances, and non-fiction. She teaches romance writing and critiques manuscripts. Find out more at www.leighmichaels.com.