The Linden Chronicles

  • The Place I Call Home: The Missouri Ozark Mountains

    I now live in the Ozarks.  It’s a great house in a great area of Missouri. In past blogs I wrote on the people here that I am proud and honored to be allowed to call my friends and neighbors. This blog, though, is about my cabin even further into the mountains. It is a…

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  • The Legend Returns Launch

    Originally posted on Lockie's Lectern: I am so grateful to everyone who came to my Launch Party on January 15th, and celebrated with me in my great fortune to present my new book to you all. The Legend Returns is a story about a boy and his love of and respect for nature. When Ryan…

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  • Why Do Wolves Howl at the MOON: BBC Zoo la la Earth Unplugged TV

    Have you ever wondered why wolves howl at the moon? There is so much folklore surrounding the mystery of the wolf.  Even a phase of the moon was named the Wolf Moon by the Native Americans.  Listen to the answer from Chris on BBC: Zoo la la Earth Unplugged TV!

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  • Top 10 Commands for Author-Publishers | Savvy Book Writers

    Excellent advice from Doris-Maria Heilmann with 111Publishing (Savvy Book Writers) about having a clear goal for your writing career. . . Do you have a clear goal for your writing career – and a plan how to reach your “dream job” – becoming a successful full-time writer? Or do you via Top 10 Commands for…

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  • Are there Wolves in Missouri?

    Originally posted on The Linden Chronicles: ? Could there be wolves in Missouri?  This is an interesting article By Rudi Keller in the Columbia Daily Tribune regarding possible wolves in Missouri.

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  • 6 Things You Didn’t Know About Publishing on ACX | Author Marketing Institute

    6 Things You Didn’t Know About Publishing on ACX | Author Marketing Institute

    Excellent article from Author Marketing Institute about Audible ACX from Amazon audio books. Did you know “The Wolf’s Moon”  is currently in production at Audible ACX?  Do you like the new cover for the audiobook? Mark Westfield will be narrating the audiobook!  I can’t wait for the final copy!! 6 Things You Didn’t Know About…

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  • My #Book #Marketing Secret by #Indie #Author Nicholas Rossis

    Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: I made this on Quozio.com My marketing strategy is really simple. In fact, it can be summed up as follows: Be real, be fun, be helpful. If you do that, people will buy your books simply because they will like you and will want to support…

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  • Taking Your Blog to Hollywood!

    Originally posted on Once Upon Your Prime: Want to have huge crowds eating popcorn and Whoppers as they’re enthralled by YOUR original words? Want a chance at an Oscar?  People talking about you at the water cooler?  Well, forget making your blog into a book.  Think BIG.  The film industry is running out of ideas…

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  • KINDLE UNLIMITED

    Originally posted on chrismcmullen: Background image from ShutterStock ? KINDLE UNLIMITED Toward the end of July, 2014, Amazon introduced a new subscription service called Kindle Unlimited, which allows customers to read unlimited books for $9.99 (US price) per month. This includes 100,000 traditionally published books in addition to 600,000 KDP Select books. Most of the…

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  • Authors write off Amazon subscription model | Nation & World | The Seattle Times

        I found this article about Amazon Kindle Unlimited very interesting.  It confirms what I have heard from other authors about the backlash to the author insofar as book sales.  Evidently, Kindle Unlimited is offered up by Amazon as a loss leader to draw in other sales.  However, the author is the one taking…

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