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Smashwords End-of-Year Sale!

This year i’m joining the first-ever Smashwords End of Year promotion, taking place December 25, 2017 though January 1, 2018.  For eight days only, thousands of Smashwords authors and publishers will provide readers deep discounts on ebooks, with coupon code levels for 25%-off, 50%-off, 75%-off and FREE.

How the Program Works:

At one minute past midnight Pacific time on December 25, the special…

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Third of 2017 Gone

Third of 2017 Gone

A third of 2017 has passed, four months. We’ve made our resolutions on January 1st or at least promises to do better in a brand new year. What have you done with your four months so far? Kept going to the gym or working out? Finally took that class you’ve always wanted? Bowling with friends each week? Time and place get away from everyone but making time for you is absolutely vital for a healthy…

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15 Pounds Lost with my #SimpleHealthyFresh Cookbook Series

15 Pounds Lost with my #SimpleHealthyFresh Cookbook Series

During the past few years, I’ve had some stress to deal with-an unhappy marriage, multiple health issues, moving twice, having to give up my cats and so forth. Like most people I dealt with the stress by eating comfort foods and over eating. Since I’ve lost height as well (going from 5’9″ to 5’7″), I really didn’t need to be 180 pounds. I’ve moved to one of the Washington State Islands, less…

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Acceptable Body Measurements

Listening to health professionals of all walks of life, one would think an average person was morbidly obese, failing to achieve any measure of health, each and every one of us the epitome of laziness and sloth.

Throughout the years, I’ve done quite a bit of research on health, meaning exercise, fitness, eating, low carb, low salt, footwear, height, weight and body measurements.  Not to mention…

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EBOOK PRICING

All else being equal, most people agree that the longer a story is, the more you’re allowed to charge for it. A good barometer for all of this is a simple word count list (I borrowed and adapted this list from the Kindle forums):

Flash Fiction – <1,000 words

Short Short – 1,000 – 5,000 words

Short Story – 5,000 – 10,000 words

Novelette – 10,000 – 20,000 words

Novella – 20,000 – 40,000 words

Nove…

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Brick ONeil Product Review: Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8

Brick ONeil Product Review: Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8

Fire HD 8, 8″ HD Display

The Fire HD 8 from Amazon has been in my hands for a few weeks now and I’ve used many of the features. Overall, Amazon did a great job providing a basic, entry-level ereader+ for $149 ($165 + tax). If you’re expecting the performance of a Pro Plus Tablet with all sorts of whistles and bells, you’ll be sadly disappointed.

This is an Amazon device designed to utilize the…

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Brick ONeil Book Review: Finding Him: Gay For You Romance

Brick ONeil Book Review: Finding Him: Gay For You Romance

Finding Him: Gay For You Romance (The Law of Men Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Chad Lane Book Description:

When sexy, cynical divorce lawyer, Tobias Sheffield, is mugged, beaten, and left for dead behind a restaurant alley, it’s struggling office temp, Ben Giles, who comes to his rescue. A charming, even-tempered, Midwesterner at heart, Ben seeks refuge in his new friendship with the powerful,…

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Brick ONeil Book Review: Fires of Alexandria

Brick ONeil Book Review: Fires of Alexandria

Fires of Alexandria (Alexandrian Saga Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Thomas K. Carpenter Book Description: The greatest mystery of the ancient world remains the identity of who set fire to the Great Library in Alexandria.

One hundred years later, Heron of Alexandria—the city’s most renown inventor and creator of Temple miracles—receives coin from a mysterious patron to investigate the crime.…

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