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Month: September 2011
Booking it in the Beehive State
by, Lindsay Debach
September 6, 2011

Nestled between the outfitters shops and Western art galleries that dot Park City’s lower Main Street, lies the eccentric Atticus Used Books and Teahouse. The project of husband and wife team Ericah and Randy Winzeler-and christened after that noble lawyer of the Harper Lee classic–this Utah book shop is a popular local hangout and tourist attraction. But in a vibrant vacation town where each season… [Read More]

Filed Under: Atticus Book Store, Park City, Utah
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6 WordPress Tools Worth Installing
by, Danielle Sherwood
September 3, 2011

If you’ve read my last post on the difference between plugins and widgets and why every author platform should take advantage of these user-friendly tools, you will be happy to read this follow-up guide. I present to you, savvy WordPress user, plugins and widgets for a successful author platform. These are just a few of the basic plugins and widgets we recommend (and use ourselves)… [Read More]

Filed Under: audience engagement, author platform, Facebook, Marketing, plugins and widgets, RSS Feed, search engine optimization, Social Media, Social Networks, Twitter, word-of-mouth sales, WordPress, WPTouch
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Peter Nimble: an imaginative theft just short of magical vision
by, Danielle Sherwood
September 1, 2011

Jonathan Auxier’s debut book, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, released August 1st by Amulet Books, is an imaginative attempt within the Young Adult (YA) fiction genre. But what appears to be the beginning of an action-and-adventure-filled series starring a persevering and original cast of characters is in reality an imaginative but half-hearted tale foiled by an amateur voice and copycat style. By his own… [Read More]

Filed Under: adventure narrative, Amulet Books, Brothers Grimm, Captain Hook, child violence, Don Quixote, fairy tales, Hellboy, imagination, Jonathan Auxier, Lewis Carroll, Lord of the Flies, magical worlds, Oliver Twist, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, Roald Dahl, showing versus telling, Summer release, Suzanne Collins, The Chronicles of Narnia, theft, witty narration, Wizard of Oz, YA Fiction
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