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Today I'm pleased to host Jac Wright, author of The Reckless Engineer . He's a little different than the other authors I feature on the blog: he's not self-published. I decided to pick his brain in a Q&A session, and learn how different he is from the indies I've known. Q&A with author Jac Wright JV: I see that the main character of The Reckless Engineer , Jeremy Stone, has an educational background similar to your own. How much of the character is modeled after you? Jac Wright: Great question.   A lot of Jeremy’s character is modeled after me and my good friend, but even more is modeled after what I should like to be.   Jeremy lives the ideal life I should like to live and I live it through him. JV: You’re an engineer, like your main character. If I don’t understand the first thing about engineering, will I still be able to enjoy and understand the book? Jac Wright: Of course you will.   You will understand and enjoy the books just lik...

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 Amy Saunders is visiting the blog today to answer a very important question: what are cozy mysteries? I blame my mom for my mystery fetish. Every day around three, we flipped on the TV and watched reruns of '70's and '80's mysteries. My favorites included Murder, She Wrote , Matlock , Hart to Hart , and McMillan and Wife . All essentially cozy murder mysteries in TV form. So it's no surprise that's what I wound up writing. But what are cozy mysteries? To unravel what makes a mystery cozy, let's deconstruct my favorite TV mystery series ever - Murder, She Wrote . How does Murder, She Wrote incorporate these basic elements: a murder, a sleuth, a setting, and suspects (one of whom is guilty)? As you'll see, that's key to making a cozy mystery...cozy.   Somebody Has Got to Die. On Murder, She Wrote , you see some of the players at the beginning and what they're up to (usually not good), and then the chosen Red Shirt of the episod...

A. K. Taylor is visiting the blog today with her character Neiko to give books away and introduce you to her Neiko Adventure Series . A. K. has won many awards for her writing, so be sure to enter the giveaways and get her books free!  Escape from Ancient Egypt Autographed Kindle and Paperback Amazon Paperback        Kindle My Book Orders Nook Amazon UK Seeking his revenge on Neiko for exposing him, Francesco banishes Neiko into ancient Egypt just like he did her friends eleven years ago. During her stay there, she unravels the mystery of what happened to her four friends. Now she's faced with a bigger problem--how to get home. After a series of unfortunate events, Neiko is now entangled with Pharaoh Ramesses II. Francesco also comes to make sure their fates are sealed. Can Neiko and her friends beat impossible odds and return to Hawote and back to the present? a Rafflecopter giveaway Neiko's Five Lan d A...

Oracle of Delphi Giveaway  Prizes are listed a Rafflecopter giveaway Prophecy of the Author's Genius Contest   Solve the prophecy, win a $25 Amazon Giftcard  (must guess the classic book title and author)   a Rafflecopter giveaway   About the Author Diantha Jones was born the day thousands of turkeys sacrificed their lives to fill millions of American bellies on November 22 which also happened to be Thanksgiving Day (Her mother says she owes her a turkey). She is a Journalism graduate who wants to be a career novelist (of books, not Facebook posts). When not writing or working, she is reading on her Nook, being hypnotized by Netflix or on a mission to procure french fries.   The  Oracle of Delphi  fantasy series is her first series. She is also the author of  Mythos: Stories from Olympus , a companion series, and there is another fantasy series in the works. She also writes...