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Turkeyism

You should be able to make me dribble from write your turkey description. Can you? I challenge you. My sample below: add yours. Crisp, taut, skin a caramel-browned canvas stretched across a mountain of juice-infused flesh beckoning a peel, sliver-sliced and bite-sized. […]

B&PNovember 22, 2018November 22, 2018

5 Deadly Mistakes That Get Your Story Rejected

We get many submissions each month. And we read each of them, even if we know they will not make publication. As time has passed we know that there are at least FIVE deadly mistakes that new writers make, disqualifying them from […]

B&PNovember 16, 2018November 16, 2018

Articles Blog Writing

Will You Die Before You Are Published, and Does It Matter?

Let’s face it, everyone wants recognition, many want fame and fortune, and a few want power. But for the majority or writers, we write to EXPRESS ourselves––cheaper than therapy, better than solitude––allowing us to find peace in an otherwise conflicted world. Am […]

B&PNovember 14, 2018November 15, 2018

Blog Contests

Win a Personalized Autographed Copy of Peter James’ “Absolute Proof” and much more….

Looking for Great Giveaways? How about winning a free, personalized, autographed copy of international bestseller, Peter James’ new book Absolute Proof? It’s EASY to enter and no purchase is necessary. Simply join our newsletter mailing list and on October 31, a winner […]

B&POctober 17, 2018October 17, 2018

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URGENT: Authors Need to Read This! Publicists, too!

URGENT: Authors Need to Read This! Publicists, too! As a magazine publisher, one of the biggest problems I encounter during layouts is imagery; specifically the fact that most authors have low-resolution headshots and book cover images, totally unsuited to any print publication. […]

B&POctober 4, 2018October 7, 2018

Blog BP Issues

➪ The October 2018 Issue of Books ‘N Pieces is HERE

This issue features: Craig DiLouie, Edward Willett, Richard Paolinelli, Lance Thompson, Jill Hedgecock and JS Ririe interviews, short stories by Sue Ellen Herring, Jay Seate, Charles Hitchcock, and Salvatore Difalco. We also have book chapters from JS Ririe, Kurt Koontz and Danielle Calloway, as […]

B&PSeptember 27, 2018February 16, 2022

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Get Our NEWSLETTER and Be the FIRST to READ the NEW ISSUE of Our Magazine

We’ve revamped our Books ‘N Pieces Newsletter which we send out once a month. In it we offer advance peeks, extra items, things that you will not see on the Website until much later (like short stories, interviews), as well as advance […]

B&PSeptember 24, 2018September 24, 2018

Blog Interviews

Writers On the Edge: Watch It

Q: The Writers’ Edge started last year (on YouTube), and features a wide range of guests from newbie and Indie authors, thru New York Times bestselling authors. What was the genesis of the idea behind this show and how has audience (YouTube) […]

B&PSeptember 22, 2018September 22, 2018

Blog Stories

A Short Story by Mark Towse: Hugh’s Friend

When I speak to my friends we often joke and reminisce about the imaginary friends we used to have as kids, sometimes we would play or discuss things with them and even argue with them, perhaps it was just an instinctive way […]

B&PSeptember 22, 2018September 22, 2018

Blog Interviews

An Exclusive (Full) Interview with Bestselling Crime Author Peter James: Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?

Peter James has had a most colorful life. He is a New York Times bestseller, as well as having 11 consecutive Sunday Times No 1s, and he is published in 37 languages. His DS Roy Grace crime novels have sold 18 million […]

B&PSeptember 22, 2018September 22, 2018

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Do You Like the October Issue Cover?

I’m very excited to show you the cover for the next issue of Books ‘N Pieces Magazine out at the end of next week. The cover author is Craig DiLouie, an exciting author who has hundreds of reviews proclaiming that Craig’s novels have […]

B&PSeptember 20, 2018September 20, 2018

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The October Issue of B&P is Coming Soon! 90+ pages packed.

I know it’s a tease, but I am excited that the next issue is coming out. We’ve spent this year testing out different formats, hoping to have a standard print edition that would be readily (and affordably) available. As of now, that […]

B&PSeptember 20, 2018September 20, 2018

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Read the August 2018 Issue FREE…because it is FREE to read!

Here is a list of some of what is in this “packed” issue. If you like what you’re reading, please join our mailing list and receive our newsletter. We’ll offer things in the newsletter you won’t get on the Website. To join […]

B&PSeptember 15, 2018February 16, 2022

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The Message is the Medium but is Medium the Best Way to Message Your Writing?

I just joined MEDIUM, the online publication where you can read and post stories, articles, whatever content you feel will gain you an audience. I’ve known about Medium for some time, however every time I considered posting anything in the past, a […]

B&PSeptember 9, 2018September 9, 2018

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GREAT NEWS for Books ‘N Pieces Readers

I am making the digital edition of Books ‘N Pieces Magazine FREE to EVERYONE! Read the August 2018 Issue FREE HERE If you have not joined our mailing list, please do so HERE . You will receive two newsletters each month keeping you […]

B&PSeptember 9, 2018December 15, 2018

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Print/Digital Royalties and the New Kindle Print Process Pricing

Createspace has started phasing out of the self-publishing business, shifting to the Kindle Direct arm of the business, and in the process, changing up the costs and royalties involved. With some variations for book sizing, the calculations for deciding how to price […]

B&PSeptember 1, 2018November 24, 2018

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The Scam of the Bestseller List

Have you ever wondered how one gets on the bestseller list, whether the New York Times, USA Today or even the Amazon list? Simply put — every bestseller list is a lie because no bestseller list measures the best selling books. Let me repeat […]

B&PAugust 21, 2018November 24, 2018

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“They Almost Never Ask Who Wrote the Bloody Movie!”

Any film buff can confirm that for any given movie, reference is usually given as such: “XYZ movie starring ABC actor, directed by PDQ director.” Rarely will you hear the name of the writer spoken aloud. You may see, briefly, the name […]

B&PAugust 20, 2018August 21, 2018

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Being Literal Means Having To Be Careful

The Internet is vast and wonderful. It is also dank and creepy. This is not more apparent than the care you need in selecting domain names. Here are a handful that are cringeworthy, although harmless, after you interpret their true intent. If […]

B&PAugust 19, 2018

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Be Honest. What’s the Strangest Place Where You’ve Written?

Writers manage to write in the strangest of places, using whatever materials are handy. It could be a drink napkin at a restaurant or bar, a few sheets of toilet paper when nothing else is handy, the side of a supermarket grocery […]

B&PAugust 19, 2018November 16, 2018