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  • Release Week, Excerpt, and February Writing Prompts

    It’s release week! This Friday (Feb. 23rd), The Dry Rain by Alex Westhaven will finally be available in digital format. The print version may take a little longer, but it’s coming soon as well. Here’s the blurb: The earth has a bug problem – one large enough to potentially threaten humanity. But in the small…

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  • The Heart and the Triangle, and Writing Prompts

    Wednesday is Valentine’s Day, in case you missed the swath of pink, white and read hearts all over the place lately. I was thinking about love triangles the other day, and how there always seems to be one, even if one or two of the people in the triangle are unaware of the other’s feelings.…

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  • Love vs. Romance & February Writing Prompts

    It’s February, which means hearts and flowers all over the place, whether you’re into that sort of thing or not. It also generally means that if you’re in love, you’re thinking about Valentine’s Day and whether or not to celebrate, based on your personal preference. If you’re not in love, you’re probably looking at everyone…

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  • The Art of Covers & Submission Deadline Weds.

    How much impact does a book’s cover have when you’re browsing the shelves (physical or digital) for something to read? We’ve all heard the old adage to “never judge a book by its cover”, and yet, we all do, even if it’s merely a subconscious note in the back of our mind. I was thinking…

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  • Coming Soon – Insects and Adventure

    Are you ready for some new reading material? We’re ready to help you out with that! We have two new books coming out in the next two months – The Dry Rain is an Insecticide novella by Alex Westhaven, and The Time Stone is the first book in a debut young reader series called The…

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  • New Year, New Plans, New Prompts

    Happy New Year! We hope yours is off to a great start so far, but if not, the Chinese New Year is still ahead, and perhaps that one will bring you more luck. Or at least more books! We’re still working on this year’s schedule, but it will include a few new books coming out,…

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  • A Gift, A Break, and Weekly Writing Prompts

    To help with your last minute gift-giving needs, we’re giving away three holiday stories (or the collected version) that you can keep for yourself, or copy and gift to friends and family with our best wishes. Download links for each book are below, but please remember these are adult stories, and not suitable for minors.…

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  • Bookish Gifts & Weekly Writing Prompts

    I think we can safely say the holiday season is well upon us now, and many of us are probably trying to figure out what to wrap up for our loved ones (or the office gift exchange). It’s not always easy to get readers a book, especially if they’re the sort (like myself) who buys…

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  • Movies First & Weekly Writing Prompts

    Movies First I think most readers will agree that it’s rare when a movie based on a book is better than the book. It’s because a movie has to condense so much story into such a relatively short amount of time that scenes have to be cut or abridged, and a lot of the detail…

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  • Reading Westerns & Weekly Writing Prompts

    BSB News I know the quarterly newsletter is late – my apologies. What with NaNoWriMo and trying to get things organized for potential holiday releases, I kind of got a little behind. Look for this quarter’s newsletter sometime in December, and hopefully there will be some fun announcements included! Reading Westerns with Grandpa When I…

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