In honor of Halloween week and all things horrifying and disturbing, I’m excited to have with us again Baltimore’s very own literary horror writer Harrison Demchick, author of The Listeners (Bancroft Press, 2012). The Listeners (Bancroft Press, 2012) “Harrison Demchick has written a beautiful and disgusting, wonderful and horrifying book with a strong voice and lyrical quality . . .” —Ageless Pageless Reviews…
Readers & Writers Retreats
Hey there! I’m author Lia Mack and, just like you, I love to write. And read. That’s why I created my Blissfully Beguiling blog way back when blogs were new to do just that: have a place to do both. At the Blissfully Beguiling Books blog, I host an ongoing BBBooks Readers & Writers Retreat…
New! Author Blog Tours
Welcome to the BBBooks Blog! It’s my pleasure to offer you the opportunity to connect with my ever growing readership for your blog tour. Sandy Smith, president of Smith Publicity, which helps authors create awareness about their work, says, “A book blog tour is a marketing initiative in which an author — instead of physically visiting a bookstore…
Guest Author Breakfast with Yona Zeldis McDonough, author of "TWO OF A KIND"
Good morning, writers! Today at the BB B&B, guest author Yona Zeldis McDonough is sharing with us her favorite breakfast recipe 🙂 “Breakfast: multigrain English muffin with cottage cheese and apricot butter + sliced bananas.” “The apricot butter comes from a farm in Ohio though I bought it at a farm strand in the Hudson…
An interview with Sonia Taitz, author of DOWN UNDER
Who hasn’t drooled over Mel Gibson before?… I know I have. Buff, slick, rugged. But these are all descriptors of what Mel is like in the movies, as an actor. What is he like in real life? Or rather, what is his real life really like? To answer those questions in the best possible way…
Why You Can’t Make the Draft Without Making the Time… by guest author Harrison Demchick
Good morning writers! Today we have with us return guest author Harrison Demchick to talk with us about how to make time for writing. Because, as we all know, it’s not an easy task. However, it’s a necessary one if you want to realize your writing dreams, right? So, without further adieu, here’s his words…
WHAT THE LADY WANTS is like GONE WITH THE WIND meets the North… a BB B&B Book Review
by Lia Mack When guest author Renee Rosen sent me her newest novel WHAT THE LADY WANTS as a thank you, I was touched. A free book for me? How sweet! I wasn’t sure when I’d get around to reading it as my own editor is tapping fingers, waiting for me to send back my manuscript,…
The Dog and Pony Show of Book Promotion… by Guest Author Yona Zeldis McDonough
Yona Zeldis McDonough, author of TWO OF A KIND kindly came by the B&B today to share her good news. She has a new book coming out next week, October 7th! YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME. Isn’t that just the cutest cover ever? Yona also left some great information for fellow authors in search of ways to promote…
10 Reasons to Self-Publish… by guest author Gale Deitch
Good day, y’all 😉 The summer is finally coming to an end…and what a summer it has been. Today at my BB Writing Retreat, I have invited Gale Deitch, author of A FINE FIX: A Trudie Fine Mystery Series. I met Gale in a writer’s group years ago and I was so delighted to finally…
10 Books to Read this Summer… part I
Not too long ago, my high school science teacher and friend on Facebook asked that I make her a “Top 10 Summer Reading List.” I instantly said yes and then realized: even after 20 years, she’s still giving me homework ;)… Of course, while compiling my list, I realized I have a varied taste in…
BB Interview: Jim Denney, author of the TIMEBENDERS and WRITING IN OVERDRIVE
800×600 TGIF! I couldn’t sleep as I had one of the best writing conversations today with Jim Denney. And, of course, I invited him to stay a while longer for a quick interview. (which, if you know anything about writers, nothing is ever quick 😉 Author of the Timebenders, a science fantasy series for young…
BB Interview: Cindy Young-Turner, debut author of THIEF OF HOPE
Good afternoon and welcome back to the BB Writers Retreat! While sipping some good ol’ sweet tea out on the front porch, debut author Cindy Young-Turner stopped by for a chat. And as always I asked her some of my favorite questions: why do you write? The answer to that is always fun 😉 But…
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