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Indie Author and Self Publishing Authors can Get Reviews for FREE and get FREE Advertising on Aspiring Author's Blog!

I'm working hard on self publishing my first children's book, which is quite the laborious process, but in the meantime, I feel like it could be very helpful for me to read what other indie and self published authors have written, and offer to read and review their work, for FREE , and put the review on my blog, with a link to the author's website, if applicable, so people can immediately purchase the book if they want. What qualifies me to offer my services to review your work?   Not much.  Well, except I read a great deal, and a variety of literature for that matter.   I write as often as I can.  I have a Masters Degree , and taught middle school language arts for many years, and worked as a librarian for 5 years. So, not much, except all that....AND I'm willing to do it for FREE , and give you free advertising on my blog, which I'm obviously determined to continue and improve by offering this service FREE of charge. But I'm only one person, and...

A Rave Review of 24 Hour Comic Madness Extravaganza by Evil Genius Team, Kevin Bixby & Arthur Bixtone

FREE is GREAT, but FREE & GOOD, that's just Genius! Artist, Kevin Bixby and Author, Arthur Bixtone, of Bixtone Productions  took a chance, and attempted to conquer the 24 Hour Comic Day Challenge, to draw a 24 page book comic in 24 hours.  They failed, but I for one am extremely happy they did, because what they eventually published three years later, 24 Hour Comic Madness Extravaganza ,  which is a collection of three hilarious and creative stories, coupled with incredible art! And best of all, they gave this one away for FREE!  The Attack of the Undead (aka...The Winchester Chronicles), The Revenge of Devilman (aka..Devilman vs. the Amazing Moron), and Frankie's Story (aka...How Lazy can I Get?), are three stories in this edition, that show the variety of hilarious, and evil genius characters, that this duo has in store for their books, including the hero Mystery Man. My personal favorite, although I chuckled through each one, was Attack ...

Inspiration for Another Promising Children's Book from Self Publishing, Indie Author about Stray Cats and Dogs

I'm a Sucker for Rescuing Needy & Stray Dogs and Cats!  My husband would say this year I've gone "cat sh*t crazy". It's the truth. They (we now have two dogs and two cats, all rescues) find their way into my yard, and some of them eventually find their way into our home, and into our hearts. Like our newest, and only female pet, Joey, who walked right up to me crying and rubbing my leg, and hasn't left my side yet since, except for nap time, of course. What's the point of all this? Well, it's inspired me to finish a story I started years ago about my first adopted pet ever, Barney the Wonder Dog . He even was a star in a couple short films I produced during my younger years, titled, The Porta Party (which never made production..but the trailer is below), Reunion Revenge, and my all time favorite, The X-mas Story Reprise. (We were young, and stupid, and obviously had way too much time on our hands, but boy did we have fun!) E...

Bixtone Productions: A New Hope(ish)...

Bixtone Productions: A New Hope(ish)... : Have you asked for your free copy of the 24 Hour Madness Extravaganza yet? You might not have to ask. The wheels are in motion to get this FREE comic!

The Self-Publishing Dilemma Continues for Indie Authors Trying to Avoid Publishing Scams!

Are you trying to figure out how to get your book published?  Tired of searching the web for the most legitimate, and affordable way to make your dream of publishing your own book a reality?  ME TOO! I've been scrounging the internet for months now, searching for the best way to get a children's fiction picture book published , and this is what I've come up with so far....there are WAY TOO MANY SCAMS OUT THERE, and it can be a scary world for Indie authors who are trying to weed through the garbage subsidy and vanity publishers trolling the web for writers with aspirations of becoming published.  What a discouraging process this can be for self-publishing authors! Who to trust?  Please, don't give up!  If you are like me, you are determined to find the best route to take, which is why I would like to start a conversation on this blog, so Indie authors who are publishing books themselves, can share their horror stories and hopefully provide many of...

The Hardest Part of Self Publishing a Children's Picture Book is creating the Perfect Cover!

Thanks to all the hard work from several illustrators that submitted their ideas for Loose Tooth Trouble!  We have a winner! I'm proud to announce that Adam Barney created the perfect cover for the soon-to-be-released picture book, Loose Tooth Trouble!