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The Gotta Write Network Online has added a "Paranormal" column to their Genre to Genre category and appointed author Ayn Hunt as editor.Ayn is the author of OBSESSED and UNWILLING KILLERS. Check out the site and click on the Genre to Genre category to "Paranormal" and enjoy.
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All aboard for the third run of MURDER ON THE WOO WOO EXPRESS. On this trip, we unwrap a new section to the WOO WOO EXPRESS. "Haunting News and Briefs" will feature news flashes and events that might be of interest to readers and writers of woo woo mysteries. Check out Ayn Hunt's appointment as new Paranormal Editor at the Gotta Write Network (GWN). If any of you have announcements or news that you'd like to share with the woo woo mystery community, please send them to me, Patty G. Henderson, at: pattyghenderson@aol.com
Our reviewed book this month is Lillian Stewart Carl's MEMORY AND DESIRE. Lillian is a favorite with woo woo readers and she rarely disappoints. MURDER ON THE WOO WOO EXPRESS is currently looking for reviewers. If you are interested in reviewing for us, please contact me. |
 MEMORY AND DESIREby Lillian Stewart Carl Wildside Press, 2000 Softcover, 16.99 ISBN: 1587152681 REVIEW The minute Claire starts asking questions, she begins to realize that nothing is as it seems in this charming little town and that the townspeople she thought she knew well are not all they pretend to be. When she starts to fall in love with the man she suspects, the trail becomes more dangerous than she ever imagined, both for her physical safety and her heart.
This delightful mystery is less murder and more romantic suspense. Ghosts and witchcraft keep the 'woo woo' in the mix. The town of Somerstowe comes alive with all the little British quirkiness one comes to expect of a good British cozy. Although that very same "Britishness" had me a bit confused with some of the words and descriptions (I'm not heavy into English mysteries), I was able to get past that, grow comfortable with Lillian's wonderful tale and characters and enjoy the book. I especially loved the way Carl leads us into the world of ancient tapestry restoration.
If you like haunted romances, cozy British mysteries and magical storytelling, give MEMORY AND DESIRE a read. And when you're done with it, check out Lillian Stewart Carl's other woo woo novels. They won't disappoint.
reviewed by Patty G. Henderson
Forget John Kremer. And the Ross books too. Okay, so some of you won't want to, but INTENT TO SELL may be the only book you'll need and actually use, in the marketing and promoting of your book.
After Jeff sent me the review copy and I read it, I decided that although INTENT TO SELL isn't a woo woo mystery, all authors writing and trying to sell their mysteries, especially a sub-genre like "woo woo," would benefit immensely from this book. So I included it in this month's reviews.
This is a no nonsense, practical guide to selling your genre novel. Unlike the Kremer book and other such marketing bibles that focus primarily on non-fiction books, Jeff's book deals with the realities of selling a novel.
If you're a new author, a self published author or print on demand, I can't recommend this book more highly. As an author who has published two books through small presses and used many of Jeff's marketing and promoting plans, I can honestly tell you that they work! It's all hard work, but use the ideas in this book, mark it up for reference and sell, sell, sell.
Reviewed by Patty G. Henderson
EMAIL: SoDeadme@aol.com
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INTENT TO SELL, MARKETING THE GENRE NOVEL