Monthly Archives: March 2013

Smashwords Promotion

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Part of me is a little leery of mentioning this, but it’s too late now.  I’m part of the Read an Ebook Week from March 3 – 9 at Smashwords.  It means discounted ebooks, which for Beginning of a Hero … Continue reading →

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Quick Author Advertising Site

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just found this site called Bookpinning.com.  It is fairly new, but you upload your cover art with the Amazon page address.  It works like Pinterest from the look of it, but it’s more of a database that your book … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle (Violent Video)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I probably picked the video because I saw a trailer for ‘Red 2’ and I loved the first one.  Love the look of the second because it looks like Helen Mirren gets more actions scenes than in the first one.  … Continue reading →

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Elusive Interview

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m hunting for sites that do author interviews and I’ve found a few.  Kindle Mojo, Novelspot, and Yammur, so I’m waiting on those.  Are there any author interview sites that people can suggest to me? Also, can anybody tell … Continue reading →

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Invention of the Tie

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A failure at the noose Tool of his chosen trade His victims always lived To meet a better knotsman   He pondered every night Ignorant of his mistakes Believing himself a genius And the masses merely fools   They did … Continue reading →

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Morning of Awards

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’d like to thank the people who have been nominating me for the blogger awards.  I greatly appreciate it.  The only thing is that I’m getting things for the second and third time and I don’t have a lot of … Continue reading →

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A Question of Price

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The rapidly approaching sequel has forced me to think about the pricing of my books.  I’ve been told that it’s smartest to make the first book free and price the preceding books at $2.99.  It has also been pointed out … Continue reading →

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Sequel Up-Date and Free E-book Week

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Believe it or not, I have an up-date on the sequel and it hasn’t even been a week since the debut of Beginning of a Hero.  You see, books 2 and 3 are already finished and edited.  So, Prodigy of … Continue reading →

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Riddles in the Dark

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

As a fantasy author, it isn’t hard to believe that I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  It also isn’t hard to believe that I have a favorite scene from the books, which is ‘Riddles in … Continue reading →

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Monster Origin: Vampire

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m doing this post now for various reasons.  One is that I’m tired of hunting for vampire pictures and sifting through pages upon pages of Twilight photos.  I’ve had it.  The other is that it shouldn’t take long because most … Continue reading →

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