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Publishing My First Book: Tara Yellen I wrote AFTER HOURS AT THE ALMOST HOME in three days—and spent the next eight years revising it. The novel began as my Masters thesis for the writing program at the University of Colorado—though it wasn’t my original thesis. Two months before the due date, I was working on a collection of short stories. I was also working at two bars—one an upscale martini bar, where I lied to get the job because, despite years of waiting tables, I . . . Visit Publishing My First Book now to read the full story. Meet the Author: Meet the Author: J. Kelley Carlson I remember English Composition 101 well. It was there that I discovered I could write material worth reading. That might not have been so strange if I hadn’t been 41 years old at the time and had not been inside a classroom for twenty years. I owe many thanks to the school superintendent for forcing my return to school. In 1988 the superintendent decided that the nurses working for the school system should have a four-year degree. I . . . Visit Meet The Author now to read the full story.

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The Shaman and the Rose, Bill Haynes After 2000 years of imprisonment, Satan has been freed. Whose side will he join when the horsemen arrive with the Armageddon? One angel, an elf and a few wizards stand as humanity's last Read an excerpt from The Shaman and the Rose now. Writing as a Small Business, Nash Black Writing as a Small Business is the perfect guide to help writers navigate the world of creative self-employment. This volume provides an overview of the publishing industry, marketing, promotion, and the tax structures that are imperative for an author's financial success. Read an excerpt from Writing as a Small Business now. If I Were an Eagle: Book 2, D.L. Hale It's 1969 and life or death in Vietnam, but half way around the world, an elderly man is dying. Haunted by his past, he needs to find his heir. He hires a tough ex-cop, detective who is soon caught in an international Read an excerpt from If I Were an Eagle: Book 2 now. If I Were an Eagle: Book 1, D.L. Hale It's 1947 in Tennessee Moonshine stills, bootleggers dot the landscape. Karen Quincy, young and naive, struggles with her beauty and desires soon falling headlong onto a trail of misery one can only hope she Read an excerpt from If I Were an Eagle: Book 1 now. Tainted Hero, Michael Davis As a decorated Army Ranger, Eric Emerson is honor bound to defend the helpless, and trained to survive against a ruthless enemy, yet these skills were useless to protect his family. Riddled with guilt, he’s torn between his combat experience and the rules governing society. The conflict shatters his marriage, his job, and his sanity, until she Read an excerpt from Tainted Hero now. Some Glad Morning, Irene Steele Mildred Johnson is orphaned when her parents are killed in a protest for voting rights in the South. Her Aunt Rose flees with her to a Chicago relative's. Years later, they join a campaign to elect Chicago's first black mayor, and Mildred falls for the leader of a grass-roots voter registration drive. During the campaign, the truth about her past Read an excerpt from Some Glad Morning now.

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Enter to Win Free Books We have some great books for this month's giveaway contest. To enter to win a copy of any or all of these books, visit www.oncewritten.com/Win-Free-Books.php now. You may enter as many giveaway contests as you like, but in order to win, you must enter each contest separately. Free Food for Millionaires Some Glad Morning If I Were an Eagle: Book 1 If I Were an Eagle: Book 2 Writing as a Small Business The Shaman and the Rose Girls in Trucks The Lost Dog Lady and the Vamp Pursuit Want to See Your Book Listed Here? OnceWritten.com Featured Author package includes a listing in our book giveaway contests, which generates more than 1,000 page views per month. Learn how to Advertise your Book at OnceWritten.com.