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Featured Services: Writers Win

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”

– Leonardo da Vinci

Where Writers Win was born from a keen desire to help great writers become successful authors. It’s been a collaborative effort of the WWW team to create a one-stop experience for the emerging author: offering social media and media trainers, videographer and website designers, editors, research hounds and author marketing bloggers.

But emerging authors contribute as well, because they’re on the front lines talking about what’s really needed out there. And what folks have been telling us is that you often just don’t have the time or expertise to research your author marketing options. So out of frustration, you pay someone else to do that for you. Sadly, much of the time you’re disappointed, overcharged and under-served. Continue reading “Featured Services: Writers Win”

To the Flash Fiction Polls!

Pow! Zap! Bam! It’s that time again. Vote for your choice in this week’s Flash Fiction Challenge.

We had a number of great entries. Kudos to all the entrants. Now IU readers to choose: Who will be this week’s Flash Fiction Star?

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your fave then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

 

Who do you think wrote the best Morning on the Bay story?

  • Mandy White (35%, 13 Votes)
  • William C. Busch (24%, 9 Votes)
  • Ed Drury (19%, 7 Votes)
  • Chris Verstraete (19%, 7 Votes)
  • sandyn1949 (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 37

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The Long Game

Guest post
by Jake Bible

I have to admit something which you really aren’t supposed to: I’m a really good poker player. Like really good. Good enough that I used to play online for hours a day and actually win. I won tournaments, sit and go tables, stakes tables.

At least until the tide turned. Online poker started getting flooded with rookies that played wild and didn’t have a clue how the game worked. They threw enough chaos into the mix that even my best moves would lose. You couldn’t bluff them because they were too stupid to be bluffed. You couldn’t bully them because they were too stupid to be bullied. All you could do was hope the luck of the cards would come your way on a showdown.

And I don’t play by luck. I don’t. So I quit playing poker online. Just cashed out and walked away. I mean, why sit for hours on end in front of a computer screen when you have no clue if there will be a pay off or not? Continue reading “The Long Game”

Goodreads Giveaway – How Not to Murder Your Grumpy

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of twenty copies of Carol E. Wyer’s humorous non-fiction book, How Not to Murder Your Grumpy.

Is your Grumpy Old Man getting under your feet? Is he wrestling with retirement? Are you wondering if you should bundle him up and entrust him to basket-weaving classes? Then this book could be the answer to your prayers. This light-hearted guide is packed full of lively ideas, anecdotes and quips.

Written tongue-in-cheek, this book succeeds in proving that getting older doesn’t mean the end of life or having fun. Ideal for trivia buffs, those approaching retirement, (or just at a loose end) and frustrated women who have an irritable male on their hands, this book will lighten any mood and may even prevent the odd murder.

Slide on over to Goodreads and sign up to win one of twenty free copies of How Not to Murder Your Grumpy! Hurry, the giveaway ends Saturday, June 1. Don’t want to wait to get one free? Grab your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon UK.