Hi all,
Some news about Amazon:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2008_amazon_fighting4?
If you’re an animal advocate and would like to help further, you can send a message to Amazon’s CEO (using the link above) urging him to stop selling material that promotes illegal animal fighting.
Thanks,
Mayra, aka The Dark Phantom
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June is ‘Book Reviewing’ month at Blogcritics Magazine!
To promote the release of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, co-author Mayra Calvani will be interviewing 15+ reviewers and review editors during the month of June. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most popular reviewers on [...]
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The Women, Words and Wisdom Blog Tour starts today, May 19th! Visit the authors' blogs for a different story each day. Each author will be offering prizes (books, goodies, gift certificates) to people who leave a comment.
Here's the line up:
May 19 - Mary C. (http://marycastillo.blogspot.com/)
May 20 - Barb Ferrer (http://fashionista-35.livejournal.com/)
May 21 - Lara (http://www.lararios.blogspot.com/)
May 22 [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Articles, Book Reviews, Ezines, Interviews, tagged reviews, Articles, books, fiction, nonfiction, the fountain pen newsletter, ezine, Interviews on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
The Fountain Pen, April 2008
In this Issue…
From Mayra’s Desk
News
Articles
“Demystifying Virtual Book Tours,” by Mayra Calvani
Interviews
What Does Amazon’s Decision Really Mean?
Historical Novelist Catherine Delors
SF Author Phoebe Wray
SF Author Lee Denning
Romantic Suspense, NY Times Bestseller Author Lisa Jackson
Dark Fantasy Author Justin Gustainis
Illustrator K.C. Snider
Multi-genre Author Hill Kemp
Reviews
The Darkest Evening of the Year, by Dean Koontz (paranormal)
Monkey [...]
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Dear Readers,
From June 1st to June 30th, my co-author Anne K. Edwards and I will be interviewing about 15 book review site moderators. The interviews will be featured on Blogcritics Magazine and various other high-traffic sites. Learn all about the business of book reviewing and what’s in the mind of some of the most popular [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Latino/Hispanic, Paranormal, Romance, Short Fiction, chick-lit, tagged barbara caridad ferrer, blog tour, fiction, hispanic, jamie martinez wood, latino, Margo Candela, mary castillo, mayra calvani, stories, valentine's day on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Five Latina authors, five stories, five prizes! From February 10 to February 14. All you have to do is leave a comment in order to be eligible for the prize.
Here’s the line-up:
February 10 – “Por un Amor” by Mary Castillo, a $10 Starbucks gift card
February 11 – “The Painting” by Mayra Calvani, here on the [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, News, The Writing Craft, tagged anne k edwards, how to write a book review, mayra calvani, the slippery art of book reviewing, twilight times books, writing reviews on February 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you passionate about books? Do you have the desire to share your thoughts about a book with readers, yet are unsure about what makes a good review? Are you curious about the influence reviews have on readers, booksellers, and librarians?
If you’re a beginner, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing will show you how to [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Latino/Hispanic, News, Short Fiction, tagged 12 days of chica lit, books, chick-lit, christmas, contest, giveaway, hispanic, latino, prizes, Short Fiction, stories on December 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Starting December 11th until the 23rd travel to a new blog for a Christmas story, recipe and prize giveaway. The prizes will range from print books to gift certificates to goodie baskets!
Here’s the schedule of the chica-lit stars:
12.11.07: Mary Castillo, author of Switchcraft
12.12.07: Berta Platas, author of Cinderella Lopez
12.13.07: Mayra Calvani, author of [...]
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Dear Book Lovers,
To promote the release of her first children’s picture book, The Magic Violin, author Mayra Calvani (aka The Dark Phantom) will be touring the blogosphere during the month of December. Shell be giving away a $20 Amazon certificate on Christmas Day! To be eligible, all you need to do is leave a coment [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Ezines, tagged awe-struck ebooks, bookstores, guardian angel publishing, pod, publishing, self publishing, traditional publishing, twilight times books, vanity publishing, voice in the dark on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Hi all,
The special publishing issue of Voice in the Dark Ezine is out for your reading pleasure.
In this issue…
Editor’s Note
Fictional Character Interview
Special Publisher Interviews
–Meet Lida Quillen, Publisher, Twilight Times Books
–Meet Kathryn Struck, Publisher, Awe-Struck E-Books
Featured Interviews
–Meet Lida Quillen, Publisher, Twilight Times Books, Interview by Mayra Calvani
–Meet Lynda S. Burch, Publisher, Guardian Angel Publishing, Interview by [...]
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