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Not So Winners, Inspiration, and Self-Pubbed Books

Hello readers,

Sorry for posting so late today. I thought I could go somewhere with a contest. But apparently not.

So before I get upset let's get to my topics. Today on Kristy's blog is a Write. Be. Series and today is an inspiration. To me anything and everything is inspiration. I just had a chat with WritersRoad about inspiration. It was awesome! You should join if you haven't already.

Other than that, I'm participating in this month's TCWT blog chain.

The prompt: “Choose one self-published book to read, then briefly review it or talk about your experiences reading it."

I have read self-published books. It's not any different from traditionally published books. As of my little knowledge most self-published books are only in e-book format. And some come free because the authors like to test different genres. Or at least that's what I think. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The first self-published book I've read is 'Born of Fire' by Heather McCorkle. Another self-published book I read is 'Jars of Clay' by Lee Strauss. I've already done a review here on my blog.

So back to 'Born of Fire'. I re-read it because I love it that much. I'm not really into fantasy much, but I'm also a dreamer. I love color vibe thing going on. And in a small amount of time there was so much suspense. Having a baby and being in a car chase. That's all I'm saying, you should read it. I owe to Heather for writing such a good book.

Participants:

February 5th – The Writing Junkie
February 6th – Miriam Joy Writes
February 7th – Musings From Neville's Navel
February 8th – the post you are already on.
February 9th – Sarah Hudson Scribbles
February 10th - Avon's Babbles
February 11th - Notebook Sisters
February 12th - Mirror Made of Words
February 13th - Lily's Blog
February 14th - Writer Bewildered
February 15th - Real Teen Reader
February 16th - Epistolary Girl
February 17th - Incessant Droning of A Bored Author
February 18th - Teens Can Write, Too! (We’ll announce the topic for next month’s chain)

-Fida Islaih
{all writing is copyrighted}

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CG @ Paper Fury said…
Ah, more titles for me to check out. I really haven't found many *good* self-pubbed titles, but honestly, I don't think I've looked deep enough. There seem to be some amazing ones out there!

stopping by from the TCWT chain
February 9, 2013 at 9:58 PM
Fida Islaih said…
I know, there is lots I need to check out.
February 10, 2013 at 9:28 PM
Lily J. said…
I'll have to check those books out!

Just out curiosity, what was the answer to your contest/puzzle? I tried to figure it out, but only got gibberish.
February 12, 2013 at 6:23 PM
Fida Islaih said…
@Lily: thank you so much for trying my contest!! I just put an update on it, so be sure to check it out! Thanks again and I hope you enjoy my blog!
February 13, 2013 at 7:18 AM
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