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Cheryl Reif

Cheryl lives and writes with her inspirational family, two energetic dogs, and a small mammal menagerie, all of which are fairly tame. She writes about cool science stuff for children and adults, daydreams about stories and characters 87% of the time, and tries not to plot novels while driving.

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My friend and fellow writer, the fabulous Anna-Maria Crum, announced the release of her new interactive picture book Monster Numbers. It is SOOOO cute! This is an app for the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The program will read the story and count the monster parts—or you can record your own narration for a personal …

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Meet Award-Winning Author Nancy I. Sanders—and her Publisher, Chicago Review Press

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This week, I’m participating in Nancy I. Sander’s Book Launch Party for her new picture book, Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities. Here, she shares insight about working with her fabulous publisher, Chicago Review Press. Hop on over to her site for more book launch fun!

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Frederick …

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Ten Reasons You Should Attend a Writing Conference

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Just in case you’re still wondering whether a writer’s conference is worth your time and money, here are some of the benefits you’ll gain from your conference experience.

Image courtesy of mrsdkrebs on Flickr Creative Commons

Inspiration. Building a writing career might be easy to begin, but some days it’s a bear to …

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How a Virtual Book Tour Can Help You Publicize Your Book

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Guest Post by Ali Luke

If you’ve written a book, or if you’re part-way through writing one, you might be thinking about publication and agonizing over the choice between traditional and indie publishing.

Whichever route you go for, you’ll need to do a lot of work in marketing and publicizing your book. (Yes, a traditional …

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Book Launch: A.B.Wells’ Housewife With a Half-Life

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Head on over to A.B.Wells’ blog today to celebrate her book launch with nonstop action, giveaways, competition announcements, and a virtual treasure hunt.

And don’t forget to check out the first chapter OF HOUSEWIFE WITH A HALF-LIFE, a space romp with an attitude!

A.B.WELLS: HOUSEWIFE WITH A HALF-LIFE

What is a housewife …

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