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Interview with Peaks and Beyond Author, MF Erler

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A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH
Author M.F. Erler

by Suzanne Parrott

Erler is currently working on her 10th novel. But her past also offers some interesting tidbits on how these works came to life: from trekking across Ireland to traveling to China. The flavor or her experiences shows in her writing, one that is rich with flavor.
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The Pearl by Marco Lobo, Podcast

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SHORT STORY:  “THE PEARL” by Marco Lobo

June 15, 2022 • 30 min 
Evil travels through the ages via a beautiful object held in esteem by the rich and powerful as well as the poor and weak. How that evil manifests is as unique as the evil that the object’s owners can imagine. [Read more…] about The Pearl by Marco Lobo, Podcast

THE FORGOTTEN ARTIST, The Story of Evylena Nunn Miller by Leslie Compton

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Much of the evidence of women’s struggle for recognition in the arts has disappeared and so have those who have taken part in them. In the 21st Century, where women comprise fifty percent of the professional artists, we cannot afford to neglect their achievement. Leslie Compton introduces you to one of those women, her Great-Aunt, Evylena Nunn Miller, The Forgotten Artist.

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7 Things Publishers Really Want: Book Business Plan

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Business Partners: Teamwork: Author, PublisherWhat publishers seek in an aspiring author doesn’t just involve your book idea or even your writing. You need a book business plan.

By producing a business plan for your book, you’ll have done the work to prove your idea is, indeed, one publishers want.

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SPECTER ~ The Lazarus Project, A Paranormal Suspense Thriller

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S.P.E.C.T.E.R. - The Lazarus Project, Book 1
In the afterglow, the grid vanished, and Ryan’s breath caught in her throat when she saw what remained. There was Jean, walking through her living room just as she had imagined her. Except, this woman was outlined in a halo of blue light—a hologram with every living detail that had been Jean—when she was alive. [Read more…] about SPECTER ~ The Lazarus Project, A Paranormal Suspense Thriller

Where I’m Bound, A Civil War Novel by Allen Ballard

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Where I'm Bound A Civil War Novel by Allen Ballard
Available from FSP Bookstore, Amazon and Everywhere Books are Sold

Where I’m Bound, a stunning and engaging Civil War novel, was the first novel (in 2000) to focus solely on the soldiers of an African American regiment. Throughout the war, more than 180,000 African-American men fought for the Union Army. Many were escaped slaves, others were freed men; yet all voluntarily enlisted for one cause: freedom. [Read more…] about Where I’m Bound, A Civil War Novel by Allen Ballard

Voices in the Past: Journeys Beyond the Peaks (The Journeys Saga) by M.F. Erler

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Voices in the Past, Journeys Saga by M.F. Erler
Available from FSP Bookstore, Amazon, B&N and everywhere books are sold

In this historical fiction novel, thirteen-year-old Cinda Parker knows she and her brother Ian have a special mental connection. When a mysterious stranger, Lexi, arrives from the future, they realize they are more than typical mid-twenty-first century children. [Read more…] about Voices in the Past: Journeys Beyond the Peaks (The Journeys Saga) by M.F. Erler