Many of you know that I publish wide. I’ve published Writer’s Corner posts on this topic in the past such as, “Why Put All Your Eggs in One Basket?” or “6 Reasons I Chose to go Wide with my Books“. All of the reasons mentioned in those posts still hold today, but the one that stands out the most for me today is maintaining control of my intellectual property (IP). Something many authors may not realize, is that each story they write has value as IP. Maintaining control of your IP means that you can restructure and reuse your IP as you see fit. Authors who sign away their IP to traditional publishers no longer have the right to reuse that IP.
So, if I sign a book with a traditional publisher, I sign away all rights to that book. The publisher decides when and how the book will be released. They have the right to change the title, choose the cover, and they may even have the right to tell you to change the wording or the whole direction that the story takes. But, if I publish independently, or at least be aware of the wording on any contract I do sign, I can retain control of my copyright. (With short fiction anthologies, usually your copyright is signed over for short time, 3-6 months, and then it reverts back to you, but you must make sure this is in the wording.) That enables me to turn around and use that same book in a box set collection, or that story in a short story collection of my own, giving it even more value. This is important because IP is an intangible that can be passed on to your family after you die. It is a part of your estate. It is best described in a book by Dean Wesley Smith, called The Magic Bakery, which I talk about in my “Review in Practice“.
I know lots of authors who just want to write. They don’t want to worry about promotion or selling. They can’t be bothered with worrying about their IP. They’d rather just publish on Amazon, enroll their books in KDP, and move on to the next story. But like it or not, when you are an author, you are a business. And if that’s the way these authors want to do business, that’s okay. They can do that.
But think about this. Amazon has been known to suspend author accounts for various reasons. If they claim you have breached their policies in some way, they can do this, and it’s up to you to prove to them that there has been no breach. This is no easy feat and could take an indefinite amount of time. Meanwhile, if you are exclusive on Amazon, your whole writing income has just been placed on hold. On the other hand, as a wide author, they can suspend me, and my book income from other channels still continues uninterrupted. Now, I admit that Amazon brings in the largest part of my sales income, so if that happened, it would still hurt, but it wouldn’t devastate me like it might an author who publishes exclusive through Amazon.
But publishing wide doesn’t just mean getting your books out with as many retailers as possible. Publishing wide means getting your books on subscription channels and library lists, as well. Selling direct is also a valuable piece to selling wide because an author keeps more of their royalties by cutting out the middleman. This is something I’m just dipping my toes in the water with, through my digital doubles deals I’ve run for my series books this summer. This month’s Sizzling Hot Summer Digital Doubles Deal offers my short fiction, with both Hidden Secrets and Last Call and Other Short Fiction for $5.
But don’t believe me. I’m still finding my way in the publishing landscape. Listen to the BookFunnel Podcast where Mark Leslie Lefebvre talks about the publishing aggressively wide, below.
I use BookFunnel to supply free copies of all my books for giveaways and reviews. My subscription is the lowest one, and I don’t even get to collect an email list from those who use the service to get copies of my books. Now, I could pay more and be allowed email collection, and also get access to other tools they offer that can be used to sell direct from my website, but I hope to be able to do so someday soon. I use BookFunnel to provide a valuable writer’s tool, which enables me to deliver to my readers. It makes delivering an ebook easy and convenient, with several methods of delivery, including reading in the BookFunnel app for those would be readers who don’t have a reader to read their ebooks.
About Kaye Lynne Booth
For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and Book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders.
Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.
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This segment of “Writer’s Corner” is sponsored by The Ones Who Stayed With Me, by Nurse Sammy, and WordCrafter Press.
Chronicles of the journey into the medical field as a young nurse and beyond, told with raw sensitivity and compassion. The Ones Who Stayed with Me offers small glimpses into the world of an L.P.N. put in difficult, often touching or humorous, situations—and Nurse Sammy’s courage, vulnerability, and insight are a gift to us all. In these pages, Nurse Sammy tells her story and that of those she met along the way.
One reckless murder is all it takes to change the world forever. An angry ghost is trapped in a crystal prison and an unlucky few are fused to the Stone, doomed to an eternal torment of maddening shared memories.
But that was all twelve thousand years ago. Now it’s 2096 and there’s no magic and no ghosts; everyone knows! There are only little people forever scrambling to stay out of the way of big tech. Everyone knows humanity is beleaguered by drought, flooding, poverty and society shot through with corporate corruption. But no one has time to care.
Yet as Nate, Chen and Tina struggle to get by from day to day and pay to pay, the ancient ghost rages on in the Stone and the chains of power that bind it are weakening. Strange earthquakes gather force off the coast of Akarana Island and when an old house is demolished, something unbreakable is broken and Nate, Chen and Tina and everyone in the world will be drawn into the legacy of the curse of the ghost in the Stone whether they believe in such nonsense or not.
Hard Fantasy. Hard sci-fi. Gritty realism and golden characters.
I received a digital copy of The Dreaming Crystal, by Dan Williams through Sandra’s Book Club review program in exchange for an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own.
This is a long book, but it is necessary for such an intricately detailed story, with well-conceived world building and a story crafted to span over thousands of years. The characters are well-developed, but are skillfully revealed in increments over the course of the story. By the end, I was rooting for Nate and Chen to be reunited, and hoping to see Teens, (or Tina, or Elayne?) and Rengi defeated. That being said, I must admit I was disappointed in my expectations and left feeling as if I’d missed more than a little something. Without giving up any spoilers, the ending was left a bit open ended, perhaps to give an opening for the next book in the series, but without things being wrapped up neatly, I felt there were several promises made on premises that were left unfulfilled.
An excellent hard fantasy/science fiction tale which left me feeling a bit cheated. I give The Dreaming Crystal four quills.
About The Slayer Rule
Set against the backdrop of the American West, “The Slayer Rule” is a sweeping crime drama that delves into themes of friendship, love, loss, and the silent tragedies that haunt the rural landscape.
The story begins with a dinosaur hunter being found dead at the base of a cliff, just days after our protagonist, Nick Yearsley, arrives in Jordan, Montana. Unfortunately for Nick, the local sheriff doesn’t believe in coincidences.
But Nick isn’t looking for trouble—he’s looking for dinosaurs. It shouldn’t matter what happened in Jordan thirty years ago when a twelve-year-old boy deliberately killed his drunken father in a hunting “accident.” Nor should it matter that the area has a history of disappearances and deaths dating back decades. And it certainly shouldn’t matter that the young sheriff was promoted from chief deputy because of the recent death of her husband, the previous sheriff.
What does any of this have to do with the present-day life of Nick Yearsley? On the day he arrives in Jordan, absolutely nothing. By the end of that day, with what he accidentally sets into motion, everything.
Richard DeGrandpre’s stunning crime novel employs great depth of characterization to harness the age-old power of storytelling. If you’re expecting a straightforward whodunnit or a formulaic crime thriller, prepare yourself for a page-turner that is, well, just the beginning.
I purchased The Slayer Rule, by Richard DeGrandpre through a free BookBub Deal. I’m offering an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own.
I chose this book by title alone, thinking it was a thriller. It’s not. It’s a crime drama, but it did turn out to be a decent mystery. Paleontologist Nick Yearsley comes to Jorden to confront an old colleague turned nemesis, who is on a dig there. But things don’t turn out the way Nick planned at all, and suddenly he’s the number one suspect in his colleague’s death, and the pieces aren’t adding up right.
When the pretty sheriff asks him to not leave town, Nick takes the opportunity to discover some real dinosaur bones, all while trying to clear his name and stay out of an old feud between two neighbors. As luck would have it, he keeps finding himself back dab in the middle of it all.
This story kept me pondering. I give The Slayer Rule five quills.
About Kaye Lynne Booth
For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and Book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders.
Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.
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We already ran the annual sponsor drive on Writing to be Read this year, and even a second request for sponsors. But, Writing to be Read has only a single sponsor this year. The yearly hosting fees and my Microsoft subscription are coming due this month and next and there’s not enough in the WordCrafter coffers to cover the annual subscriptions that keeps the site up and running, so I’m offering another chance to partner and advertise with Writing to be Read and sending out a third plea for sponsors.
✨Maybe the third time will be the charm. ✨
I offer sponsorship for this blog site to help support the time and effort required to assure we can continue to bring you great content. Sponsorship money helps cover the costs of the annual hosting fee, (which is coming due soon), and other services required to keep our content going. Right now, the WtbR blog team contributes not only content, but time and effort without any kind of compensation. My ultimate goal is to be able to compensate the members of the blog team for the content they contribute, but right now, I’m just hoping to pay the hosting fees on time.
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Winners for the WordCrafter GEM Book Blog Tour Giveaway
We had a great tour last week and a successful. Launch of this groundbreaking method of empowerment for those with pre- and type 2 diabetes. If you followed the tour, by now, you’ve been thoroughly educated about Dr. Daniel J. Cox’s GEM method for managing diabetes and, if you have pre- or Type 2 diabetes, you may be ready to grab a copy of the book and get started. As promised, we’re giving away four signed print copies of A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes (non-U.S. residents, digital copies only), and now, it’s time to announce who the lucky winners are in the GEM Tour Giveaway.
And the Winners Are:
(Drumroll Please)
PVCann (Roberta Writes)
Liz Gauffreau (Roberta Writes)
Kymber (Roberta Writes)
Beth (Poetry by Mich)
Congratulations to the winners! If you haven’t heard from me yet, please contact me at KLBWordCrafter@gmail.com to claim your prize. (If you don’t think you need this book, prizes are transferable to someone who does.)
August Release: Legends: Monsters That Go Bump In The Night
I’m so excited to tell you about this themed anthology, Legends: Monsters That Go Bump In The Night, which is scheduled to release August 18, 2026. Wendigos, succubus, chupacabras, the angel of death, the phoenix, Trooper 666, killer Jack O’Lanterns, Gilgul and urban legends of the babysitter, and the ghost girl of Cleveland; this anthology has it all. Contributing authors include: Kaye Lynne Booth, Abe Margel, Chris Barili, Joseph Carrabis, Sara W. McBride, C.R. Johansson, Robb T. White, Rebecca M. Senese, Daneaka Scrimshaw. Filled with tales shaped by diverse legends of haunting monsters that will keep you awake at night, in this thought provoking collection of stories. And the best part is, this exciting new themed anthology is already available for pre-order: https://books2read.com/LegendsMonsters, so you can reserve your copy today!
WordCrafter Legends Book Blog Tour
The WordCrafter Legends Book Blog Tour will run August 17 – 21, 2026. I’m excited about this tour because besides meeting some of the contributors through guest posts and readings, and some really fun stuff. Contributing author Chris Barili is offering his own fun photo game and giveaway connected to his story, “The Legend of Trooper 666”. He’ll be featured at the first tour stop and you’ll have all week to send us your photos, so you’ll want to be sure and catch that first stop for that. The winner will receive a print copy of Legends: Monsters that go Bump in the Night signed by Chris.
Then, you’ll want to follow the rest of the tour to get in on the cool new giveaway, where you get to put a puzzle together by naming the legend that each story is associated with. Winners will be chosen from the players with the most puzzle pieces at the end of the tour and they will receive one of three digital copies that we’re giving away. It’s going to be a lot of fun and hope you all will join us as we launch this originally themed anthology.
A Question About P.O.V.
Okay. So, July was supposed to be a writing month, so I could work on revising Marta. Mainly, I’m changing some of the characters to make the story more colorful. But, here’s the thing. Both of the first two books in the Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, were written in a single p.o.v., but with Marta, for certain things which I need to happen, there almost has to be multiple p.o.v.s for the story to unfold smoothly.
So, what do you think? Each book is about a single woman, and the first two books are in single p.o.v., which makes sense to me. Will readers expect this third book to also be in p.o.v.? Can I fulfill the promise of the premise of a book titled for the main character if I use multilple p.o.v.s? Would multiple p.o.v.s make the book less of a fit in the series? Let me know in the comments. I will greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts.
WordCamp US 2026 is the flagship North American event for the WordPress community, bringing together developers, designers, agency owners, bloggers, and builders for four days of sessions, workshops, networking, and contributor collaboration. This year, WordCamp US will be held at the Pheonix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, August 16–19, and since I am an affiliate, they are offering my audience a great deal. The new Sunday–Wednesday schedule means the weekend before is free to explore the Phoenix area and the Pheonix Convention Center is fully air conditioned for cool comfort to enjoy WordCamp 2026.
The $100 general admission ticket covers four full days of sessions, workshops, and meals, and you can meet and chat with the representatives from WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and Pressable, who sponsor WordCamp US 2026. Even better, as members of my audience, you can get $20 off a general admission ticket by using the code AF26 at us.wordcamp.org/2026/tickets/, so your admission will only cost you $80. But the offer is only good through the end of July, so if you plan to go and wish to use the affiliate discount, get your tickets now.
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Whether it’s editing, publishing, or promotion that you need, WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services can help at a price you can afford.
This post is in response to Dan Antion’s CFFC – Crayola Box of 8 challenge. This week the color is, my favorite, purple! You can see Dan’s original post here: The Crayola Box of 8 – Purple — CFFC – No Facilities. He’s got a purple painted cow that you won’t want to miss.
Because purple is my favorite color, you’d think I’d have a lot of purple stuff. Oddly enough, I don’t. My Facebook page has bunches of purple images, and my Pintrest account, as well, because I collected purple for a while several years ago. But as far as actual tangible stuff, I really don’t. I was surprised.
The windchime above was made by my daughter especially for me, so it is a custom job. I loved all the purple she put into it and I sleep below it every night. Then, I have my hat collection with a couple of purple hats, and the warm, purple hat was crocheted by my other daughter. I guess they know me pretty good.
Nature’s Purples
Purple ViolasPurple IrisPurple Wildflowers
Purple Hats and Accessories
Me in my Purple Witch HatPurple Cowboy Hat Adorned with Purple FlowersMe in my purple crocheted hat
Purple Architecture
Gray house with purple trimBlue and purple houseBlue house with Purple Door
Other Purple Stuff
Fountain with Purple Lights, Glenwood Springs Hot Springs PoolIce Sculpture with Purple Lights, at Cripple Creek Ice FestivalPurple Neck Pillow
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This post is sponsored by the Time Travel Adventure Series and WordCrafter Press.
Got a question or an observation about the book, the GEM method, the author, or the tour? If not, just say, “Hello!” Comments at each stop earn entries in the Giveaway for a chance to win one of four signed print copies. (If you live outside the U.S. a free digital copy will be substituted due to the high costs of international shipping.)
About A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes
Have you just been diagnosed with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes and don’t know where to turn, or have you tried different weight-loss programs or medications that haven’t done enough?
GEM—Glucose Everyday Matters offers a practical, science-based approach to preventing and managing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes by focusing on one powerful idea: reducing blood glucose spikes that can quietly damage health, energy, mood, and motivation.
Developed from decades of clinical research and real-world coaching, GEM helps readers understand why blood sugar rises—and how small, realistic choices can improve it. Rather than rigid diets or exhausting exercise plans, GEM teaches flexible strategies that fit everyday life: eating smarter, moving with purpose, understanding your body’s signals, and using glucose feedback as a tool for empowerment.
Inside this book, you will discover how to:
• Lower blood sugar naturally and sustainably • Reduce cravings, fatigue, and energy crashes • Lose weight without feeling deprived • Improve motivation, confidence, and emotional well-being • Use simple movement and meal strategies to reduce glucose spikes • Personalize diabetes management to fit your lifestyle and goals • Build lasting habits that support long-term health
Whether you are newly diagnosed, trying to avoid diabetes, struggling despite medications, or supporting a loved one, GEM provides a compassionate, evidence-based roadmap toward better health—one manageable step at a time.
This is not about being perfect. It is about discovering what works for you and making meaningful changes.
If you have had type 2 diabetes (T2D) for 24 months or less and would like information about our ongoing NIH GEM study, contact Jacqueline Rodriguez at ZMT8XG@uvahealth.org or 434-422-2653.
Protecting and Extending Your Investment
About Daniel J. Cox
Daniel J. Cox (Dan) is a professor of Psychiatry, Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center and a member of the Center for Diabetes Technology. He is a longstanding investigator of behavioral diabetes- how behavior affects diabetes and how diabetes affects behavior. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and industry (LifeScan, Abbott, DexCom, Lilly).
In 2010 he shifted his research focus from type 1 to type 2 diabetes (T2D) following his own diagnosis of T2D. He was not optimistic about losing weight and was not thrilled about a lifetime of medication, so he developed an alternative and effective way of managing T2D. Glucose Everyday Matters focuses on preventing high blood glucose (BG) by choosing foods that do not raise BG much and by lowering high BG with physical activity. Since an initial diagnostic A1c of 10.3 (reflecting a three-month BG average), GEM has put his diabetes in remission-lowered his A1c below 6.5 with no medication. This transformation was achieved with significant critique, support, and help from his wife Debbie.
Wrap Up
That’s it for today’s tour stop, and it also wraps things up for the tour as a whole. If this book is something that might be useful in your life, I hope you’ve followed along and learned something already. Don’t forget, you could win a signed print copy in the giveaway, and commenting to let us know you have visited each stop earns more chances to win. There’s still time to follow the links below and visit every stop. The winners will be picked in a random drawing, and there will be a list of winners posted in Monday’s “WordCrafter News” here on Writing to be Read, so you really have through Sunday to get those comments in.
We’re over at Undawnted today for Day 4 of the WordCrafter GEM Book Blog Tour. Host, DL Mullan shares two guest video posts on the research behind the GEM method and managing blood glucose through physical activity. Undawnted does not allow comments, so please enter comments and questions here for today’s tour stop for a chance to win one of four signed print (or digital) copies of A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes. Join us to learn more and get in on the giveaway.
It’s Day 3 of the WordCrafter GEM Book Blog Tour, and we’re over at Patty’s Worlds. Host, Patty Fletcher brings us an interview with author Daniel J. Cox and dietician Monica Davis. Join us for a chance to win one of four signed print copies of A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes.
I’m kicking off today’s post with my poem called Cape Buffalo or ‘Black Death’. This poem features in Story Chat Digest Where Stories Meet: An Anthology of Short Stories & Poems (Story Chat Series Book 3) compiled and edited by Marsha Ingrao. You can purchase this book from Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Chat-Digest-Where-Stories-ebook/dp/B0GRKS8QDD/
Cape Buffalo or ‘Black Death’
Don’t be fooled by my mild expression
or mislead by my delightfully curious look
Know I’ve never been domesticated
due to my unpredictable temperament
I’m not a wild yak or wild water buffalo
my attitude is cantankerous and bad
nicknamed ‘Black Death’ or ‘Widow Maker’
I am dangerous and extremely aggressive
fiercely protective of my young and herd
I will charge you with surprising speed
my ferocity will horrify you. Respect me!
Weighting up to 2,000 pounds
my massive frame is supported by
sturdy and muscular legs. Boy, can I move!
I’ll charge you at 56 kilometers per hour
My horns, a hard shield called a ‘boss’
cover my entire head. I use them for defence
against my natural predators including lions,
African wild dogs, spotted hyenas, and Nile crocodiles
You are nothing – you have no teeth and no fur
I will use my horns to toss you with intention
your fall to the ground knocking the air from your lungs
effectively disabling you. Then, I will gore you
while trampling you with focused determination
If you hunt me, don’t miss.
Don’t leave me wounded.
I will deliberately and consciously
hunt you down. Lying in wait for your return
I am a dangerous adversary, and I will kill you.
My painting of a Cape buffalo inspired the above poem. I wasn’t entirely happy with the yes so I repainted them and this is the updated photograph.
Picture caption: Acrylic painting of a Cape buffalo by Robbie Cheadle
Interesting facts about Cape Buffalo
Calf-feeding hack – mother buffaloes have a unique adaption that allows their young to suckle from between their hind legs. This allows the calf to feed while its mother and the rest of the herd are on the move.
Watch my YouTube video to see a Cape buffalo calf feeding from between its mother’s hind legs.
Helmet of bone – Male and female Cape buffalo have horns but older bulls develop a fused, hardened shield across their foreheads known as a “boss”. This helmet acts as a crash helmet during intense territorial fights between the males.
Watch my YouTube video to see a set of magnificent Cape buffalo horns:
The “Dagga Boys” – older male buffalo leave the main breeding herd to live alone or in small bachelor groups called dagga boys. Dagha is the Zulu and Xhosa word for mud. Older male bulls are well known for their fondness for wallowing in mud to protect themselves from the sun and biting insects.
Picture caption: A lone male Cape buffalo covered in thick mud. The animal is feeding at sunset. I love this picture with the golden sky and green grass. Picture caption: I got pictures of this ‘old boy’ at the salt lick in Madikwe Game Reserve. In this picture you can clearly see his ‘boss’ and you can also see his is old.
Unmatched defense – Cape buffalo are very protective of their herds and have been known to actively mob and chase off lions to rescue injured calves or herd-mates. They were nicknamed ‘black death’ by big game hunters in Africa due to their aggressive and highly unpredictable natures when threatened or wounded. Cape buffalo have killed more hunters in African than almost any other large animal. Unlike other animals that run away when injured, wounded buffalo are known to circle back and hide in the thick, tall grass. When the hunter tracks the buffalo into the bush, it ambushes him.
I was especially pleased with the following two photographs of a male Cape buffalo taken in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. The buffalo was very close to the vehicle and the winter sun was shining on his horns and coat.
Roberta Eaton Cheadle, is a South African writer and poet specialising in historical, paranormal, and horror novels and short stories. She is an avid reader in these genres and her writing has been influenced by famous authors including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Amor Towles, Stephen Crane, Enrich Maria Remarque, George Orwell, Stephen King, and Colleen McCullough.
Roberta has two published novels and a collection of short stories and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories included in several anthologies. She is also a contributor to the Ask the Authors 2022 (WordCrafter Writing Reference series).
Roberta is also the author and illustrator of seventeen children’s books, illustrator to a further three children’s books, and the author and illustrator of four poetry books published under the name of Robbie Cheadle, and has poems and short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.
Roberta’s blog features discussions about classic books, book reviews, poetry, and photography. https://roberta-writes.com/.
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This segment of “In Touch with Nature” is sponsored by the Midnight Anthology Series and WordCrafter Press.
Midnight Roost: Weird and Creepy Stories: 20 authors bring your nightmares to life in 23 stories of ghosts, paranormal phenomenon and the horror from the dark crevasses of their minds. Stories of stalkers, both human and supernatural, possession and occult rituals, alien visitations of the strange kind, and ghostly tales that will give you goosebumps. These are the tales that will make you fear the dark. Read them at the Midnight Roost… if you dare. https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Roost-Kaye-Lynne-Booth-ebook/dp/B0CL6FPLVJ
Midnight Garden: Where Dark Tales Grow: 17 authors bring you 21 magnificent dark tales. Stories of magic, monsters and mayhem. Tales of murder and madness which will make your skin crawl. These are the tales that explore your darkest fears. Read them in the Midnight Garden… if you dare. https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Where-Tales-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0DJNDQJD3
Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares: 14 authors bring you 16 dark tales that explore your deepest fears. These are the stories which nightmares are made of. Tales of monsters, mayhem, and madness which will make you shiver in the dark. Read them while you burn the Midnight Oil… if you dare. https://books2read.com/Midnight-Oil
Today, we are over at “Roberta Writes” for Day 2 of the WordCrafter GEM Book Blog Tour. Robbie Cheadle is hosting with two more videos about the GEM method, brought to you by the author, Daniel J. Cox. He’s also giving away four signed print copies of the book to U.S. Residents, (digital copies will be substituted outside the U.S., or for those who are print disabled and would prefer a digital copy.) Join us to learn more about A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes and comment to enter the giveaway.
