I am so excited! I just had to share with you all that VEILED VIRTUES has been released! Yay!…

Here is a list I've compiled of some of the best paranormal / fantasy / romance combo YA books of 2011!! Most are geared toward a female audience. Please share your suggestions in the comments section! We always love to hear what you think!

(In no particular order)

Stand-alone books / first books of a series:

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson…

Hi CK!  Today, I want to welcome one awesome lady - C.K. Volnek!!  Her new tween horse story, A Horse Called Trouble debuts this Friday, December 16, 2011.

Thanks for joining us today! Can you tell us a little bit about your new book?

Hi Jan, thanks so much for having…

Today I have a list of twitter users who post great info for writers from Robert Brewer!! Please visit Robert Brewer's blog for more great stuff!!! (see link, below).

1. @glecharles
2. @JaneFriedman
3. @BrianKlems
4. @ChuckSambuchino
5. @…

What is a SMPK? It is a button you can add to your signature (or anywhere) that takes the user to a page the contains all the places you are on the web via one-click! Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Your Blog, YouTube, etc. Plus, you can imbed a video and info about you and your work, a profile pic, and some one-click links to other places too (like a buy link for your book, your publisher, etc.) It also has a twitter feed of your tweets The site is…

Hey everyone! I've been busy with NANOWRIMO, so my posts have not been on schedule, sorry about that, but I am back with a quick one about starting your own online newspaper, and it is soooo easy, FREE - and kind of fun too!!!  The site I am talking about is http://www.paper.li.com. I just started an online newspaper about, of course, book marketing and promotion!  You can find it at:…

Here's a great FAQ from Writers Digest on Copyrights by Brian A. Klems!

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/what-writers-need-to-know-about-copyrights-faqs

It's a week before Halloween so I thought it would be perfect to welcome Author C.K. Volnek to my blog. Her book, Ghost Dog of Roanoke Island became available by MIU Publishing last month…just in time for Halloween. It’s a tween ghost story, with a twist of…

Hey all SheWriters! I just joined Tumblr today and made a home page and a blog. If you are on Tumblr, please share you link so I and others can find you. I'd be happy to trade follows on there, since I have none so far! : )  Also, I am wondering what to put on it??? What have you guys done with your Tumblr pages? Please share!!! Cheers! Jan

Moi (ny book, Veiled Virtues):  http://veiledvirtues.tumblr.com/

Blog:…

Many writers are curious about the different publishing routes, and want to hear actual stories and experiences.  PLEASE share with us!

• If you self pubbed or did print-on-demand (POD), how much did it cost? What service did you use? (some listed below)
• What about those of you who went with an indie or small publisher? What's your cut?
• Strictly an E-publisher? What's your cut?
• Who went the traditional route?  And your cut of the sales?
• Did you…

Please share your twitter handle with everyone, so we know who you are and that we should follow you!!!

@veiledvirtues (Jan Fischer Wade)  http://twitter.com/#!/VeiledVirtues

Today I am not blogging about book marketing! Shocking, I know!!!  Instead, I am posting about writing mechanics.  So, here we go!

Show, don't tell is a direction often given to writers to write in a such a…