I'll read the back cover synopsis, usually don't read the blurbs unless something really catches my eye. Then I start reading. If an ebook with a free preview, I'll commit to the preview if I have my doubts. I know readers who read the final two chapters first, then begin at the front. I just cant d...

This is an interesting thread. I see a number of first authors who describe their first novel as "First in the ____ ____ series". Something or some workshop may be suggesting a series approach to self publishing success. Or perhaps the influence of some contemporary trilogies or series wor...

HI all, Im new to Booktalk and thanks for the welcome so far. Concealed: The Book of Joshua is available in paper and ebook via Amazon and Kindle. If you read it, I'd welcome your comments on Goodreads or Amazon. In a quintessential small Midwestern town, Professor Joshua Stone is a popular, outgoin...

Hi Chris, thanks, I know of others around the country, so I can share both what I know of others and tell a little about Two Mile. Writer's Retreats in general tend to be rural homes, farms, cabins or converted barns -- similar to a bed and breakfast. However, most of them are designed to host one p...

Hi and welcome. I like your bio and really enjoyed this: The minister at our wedding put it best: “Berg und Tal kommen nicht zusammen, aber die Leute”. Mountains and Valleys don’t come together, but people (who are different from each other) do.

I look forward to connecting.

Hi all, it's great to find this site and say hello to everyone. I'm Fritz. I have a small farm in southern Iowa where I raise free range and heritage breed poultry. After spending most of my career as a consultant and academic, helping other people tell their stories, I'm telling some of my my own. ...

Two things made today great. Finding this thread .... and Olivia22's smiles in her post. Good luck to you!

Hi David, I'm new too. Congratulations on your book. Three days -- awesome. When the muse speaks, listen, right?