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Where Had That Dog Gone?
Where had that dog gone? I vowed to buy that leash everyone insisted on as I stomped through the woods. Then Max’s desperate whine, intermingled with high-pitched voices, floated on the wind to me. I bolted toward the sound. Three Pixies flew around Max as his muzzle nudged a fourth who lay on the ground. I dropped to my knees to examine the tiny fae, resisting the urge to swat at the others now hovering around me. “Don’t hurt her!” they cried. Ignoring their distrust, I freed the Pixie from a web of discarded plastic. “Our hero!” they sang. A 99-word story featuring Sloan and her dog Max, from the…
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Use Bookmarks to Market Your Books
Bookmarks are an easy and inexpensive addition to an author’s marketing arsenal. They are far less expensive than handing out copies of your book, and yet they are great representations of your book or brand. People like to collect them as souvenirs and keepsakes, and it’s something readers can actually use. What should be on your bookmark? Book cover and ISBN Book title and author name Your website and social media links Your email and logo or tagline Eye-catching colors and graphics that match your brand What else can you add? Release date if the book is not yet available Review quote Short story blurb or concept Author photo and/or…
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Shaggy Dog Authors Award Finalists
We are proud to announce that two of our authors, Susan Moore Jordan and Sahar Abdulaziz, are finalist in the 2019 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Susan Moore Jordan has had two books named as finalists: Book #2 in “The Augusta McKee Mystery Series,” THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DIRECTOR, and her novel, MAN WITH NO YESTERDAYS. Author Sahar Abdulaziz’s novel, UNLIKELY FRIENDS, has also placed as a finalist. “THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DIRECTOR is the second book in The Augusta McKee Mystery series, however, all of Jordan’s Augusta mysteries are stand-alone reads. If you like a musical mystery combined with a ghost story, this one is for you!…
