Quanie Miller made a great first impression with her hilarious romantic comedy, It Ain't Easy Being Jazzy. Her second book is considerably different - Southern Paranormal genre - and she proves that her writing is both versatile and consistently engaging. Her...
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Need Inspiration?
by Sandra Ardoin, Inspirational Historical Romance Author The Shack, A Log Cabin Christmas, Into the Free, Dying to Read, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, Francine Rivers, Wanda Brunstetter, Terri Blackstock, Cindy Woodsmall. What do these books and authors...
Meet Author Susan Mills Wilson
Here at Proof Positive, we're huge fans of books that have something for everyone. Susan Mills Wilson's latest book, Her Lying Eyes, has it all: suspense, romance, mystery, murder, politics, and lies - lots of them. If you're looking for a book you can convince all...
Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales
by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor So you’ve given your new book as much social media play as you possibly can. Your efforts have resulted in a nice, steady uptick in visitors to your author website, which is just what you wanted. Your blog talks about things...
Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words
by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Did you trip over the title of this post? Did you have to read it twice? If so, that’s because both phrases, “superfluous verbiage” and “unnecessary words”, mean the same thing, but your mind was trying to discern a difference....
Can Writing Courses Kill Your Writing Career?
by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Writing courses are supposed to help build your writing career with insights into style, content, character development, and all the other things needed for a good novel. They also offer a...
Free Giveaway Contest Results!
First of all, a big thank you to everyone who participated in Proof Positive's 20-page critique giveaway, and another big thank you to everyone who congratulated us on our new website! We're so glad you love it as much as we do. Congratulations to the winner of our...
Calling All Critiques: Final Wrap-Up
The first Calling All Critiques event was a success! On behalf of all the bloggers, I want to thank all entrants and participants for taking time out of your busy schedules to take part. We hope you enjoyed it and perhaps learned something along the way. Got any...
Calling All Critiques: Submit Your Query Letter or Book Blurb Now
Starting now, Calling All Critiques is accepting entries for your query letter or book blurb. How to Enter Submit your entry to Critiques@Saboviec.com. Cut and paste the following template into your email and fill it in. Your name/pseudonym: Your website (optional):...
Calling All Critiques: Second Week Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who has participated so far in Calling All Critiques, whether you were a submitting author or a critiquer or just stopped by the blogs to see what was going on. The second week’s Rafflecopter random giveaway of two eBooks and a $10 Amazon gift...