August 1st, 2021 Michael Embry
We’re a month away from the publication of my next novel, the fifth in the John Ross Boomer Lit series. And today, I’m announcing the title and revealing the cover. Drum roll, please: The cover was designed by graphic artist Trisha Fitzgerald-Jung, who has produced many covers for Wings ePress in the past few years. […]
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July 31st, 2021 Michael Embry
Are blurbs more effective in brick-and-mortar stores where prospective readers could pick up the book off a shelf and read the blurbs on the back cover or on one of the inside front pages? Or are they stronger on websites with catchy phrases to lure in potential readers? In other words, do they help readers […]
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July 14th, 2021 Michael Embry
While having lunch with a longtime friend, he mentioned that he enjoyed my novels but confessed that he almost couldn’t finish one because he found it depressing. He said he stayed with it and was relieved when it lightened up to some extent. I thanked him for the feedback. I told him that the novel […]
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July 10th, 2021 Michael Embry
It’s been a while since I last posted (a little more than two months) and there’s really no excuse for it. I believe it may have been a mild, or perhaps moderate, case of writer’s block because I’ve never gone that long without posting something. Did you miss me? Don’t answer that! It’s not like […]
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May 6th, 2021 Michael Embry
My latest manuscript is back in the hands of my able and trusting editor. She’ll make the edits, send it on to a proofreader, and format the work into a galley proof. I probably added another 800 words to the manuscript, bringing the total to about 60k. There were some transitions needed between scenes, dialogue […]
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