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Gloria Oliver My First Video!

I tried to avoid this as long as I could, figuring I already had way too much to do (not counting writing!) but this year I saw it was inevitable so... Here is my first book video! Since branding is in, I made the first one of myself and quick flashes of the books. Had to wait till my logo was finished and have gone through much technological agony. (I swear it's like I am cursed!) But stubborness has persevered and so -- voila! Video! (Now I have to dry my eyes out looking for stock pics for… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on June 29, 2008 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Gloria Oliver's New Logo

Well, in the last few years a lot of the talk has moved toward the importance of branding. Nowadays you need to push your name, a tag line, and even a logo just like any other product out there on the market. Thanks to friends, I was able to get a tag line that fits… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on June 16, 2008 at 6:40am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Top 10 Ways to Know if You're Obsessed

Since I have suffered what seems to be My First Obsession Ever, I figured it might be helpful to create the Top 10 Ways to know if you're truly obsessed so I can make sure. Here we go! (Please feel free to add any others you think might be applicable.) 10. You watch/read all new episodes/editions three times during the same weekend. (Check! This one I am at 100%) 9. You have joined groups online to fanatically discuss your obsessed topic and froth along with others as obsessed as yourself and… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on May 26, 2008 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver May 2008 Newsletter

Greetings!

2008 seems to be flowing past fast! It's May already! Eek! Index 1) News 2) Marketing Madness 3) Latest Appearance Schedule 4) Upcoming Appearances 5) What's Up? 1) News -

New reviews are up for Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles!

Also more reviews for Willing Sacrifice!…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on May 4, 2008 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Quirky Top 10 List of things Never to Do!

1) Never ask a vampire if he'd like a drink 2) Never ask the bride's mother how she is holding out an hour before the wedding 3) Never sign insurance papers when you and your sweetheart are gazing down at Niagara Falls 4) Never lend a relative money if you expect to get it back 5) Never just do something because someone says "I dare ya" 6) Never not use a condom just because your partner says "It's just this one time, nothing will happen" 7) Never offer to put a flea collar on a werewolf… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on April 27, 2008 at 9:54am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver April 2008 Newsletter

April Showers are upon us! (As evidenced by some huge storms this past week! Eek!) Index 1) News 2) Marketing Madness 3) Latest Appearance Schedule 4) Upcoming Appearances 5) What's Up? 1) News -

"Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles" is now out in Trade Paperback! Woot! The day is finally here. Available at…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on April 6, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles NOW AVAILABLE in Print!

HI, all!

Just wanted to annouce real quick that "Cross-eyed Dragon Troubles" is now available in Trade Paperback!

Can be purchased at Amazon or for a bigger discount directly from the Publiser at…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on March 23, 2008 at 9:32am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver The Worst Promo Idea EVER...and yet....

Stress has been high this year what with work going full tilt, needing to do Promo for myself and the new books (which is far far behind), scraping time to write, and dealing with getting all the stuff done for my daughter's upcoming wedding. So I've been a little on edge of late. As hubby and I were ridding around from place to place getting things for the wedding, a thought came to us of such awesome scope and so horribly tempting...I must now share it with you. (Just remember, the temptation… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on March 16, 2008 at 10:06pm — No Comments

John Foxjohn Cold Tears

I’ve been writing novels for several years, but most of that time, I had to fend off the dreaded rejection letters.

This is nothing new to writers and a part of the process. Then one day, I broke through. When I did finally get to

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Posted by John Foxjohn on February 5, 2008 at 12:19pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver I've been Tagged! Nooooo!

Courtesy of Rachel Caine (darn her!), I've been tagged, and now some of you will be too ... basically, I have to post a blog with sixteen random personal facts or habits, and then pick twelve of my friends to tag. No tag backs, if you're playing at home! (How did I get roped into this???)

1. Uhm didn't need glasses till after I hit 40.
2. In less than a year I was put on bifocals. *cry*
3. I've always fallen for guys with dark hair and blue eyes. Ended up marrying on…
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Posted by Gloria Oliver on February 3, 2008 at 10:40am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver The Year of the Dirty Rat

Every year I look up to see what the new Chinese zodiac animal will be. Not only do they use the 12 year cycle for the 12 animals, they also add in the five elements, which enlarges the cycle to 60 years. Japan uses the cycle as well, but they actually have the year change with the Roman calendar, while the Chinese new year will actually land sometime in late January to early Feb.

This year landed on the Rat. The element is earth/metal. Hubby is a rat. And the first thing he did when I…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on January 13, 2008 at 8:15pm — No Comments

John Foxjohn Have you voted yet

If you haven’t voted yet, it is simple and takes very little time, and I would appreciate it.

Go to this web site: http

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Posted by John Foxjohn on January 2, 2008 at 10:29am — No Comments

John Foxjohn DEAD LINE IS APPROACHING

Best-Selling author John Foxjohn teaches an on-line class in January. For more information or to register for the class go to this web site: http://www.elementsofrwa.com/

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Posted by John Foxjohn on December 31, 2007 at 11:34am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver An Ipod, Music, and Me!

I've been a music junkie most of my life, especially focusing on Sountracks/BGM's (Background Music) for movies and Tv shows. Over time I accumulated a decent sized collection of tapes and later CD's. However, probably in the last ten years or more, I've bought less and less and I found it harder and harder to find time or the easy means listen to the music.

For several years at the job, it wasn't a viable option to have a radio or CD player. I used to be in one of those open cubes in…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on December 27, 2007 at 6:34am — No Comments

John Foxjohn LET ME HEAR FROM YOU

I am going to give everyone an opportunity to communicate with me and it doesn’t matter where you live, and you can call in and ask me questions, or you can ask on the computer and it won’t cost you a cent.

Friday,

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Posted by John Foxjohn on December 26, 2007 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Andrea Campbell New E-course Starting Soon! THE GATEKEEPERS: All About Agents and Editors—Getting them, working with them, and growing as a career author

The Course Objectives

In order to succeed in this industry, you, the writer, must know it intimately from all sides. If you were a clothing designer: you wouldn’t start without creative talent, the right materials, and a pattern to guide you. If you opened up a retail business, you wouldn’t expect to: sell yo… Continue

Posted by Andrea Campbell on December 25, 2007 at 10:26pm — No Comments

John Foxjohn An answer to your question

Fans, friends, family, acquaintances, and even strangers ask me questions all the time. However, over the last couple of years, one question pops up more than any other does.

In fact, a newspaper reporter asked

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Posted by John Foxjohn on December 25, 2007 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Fans4Writers.Com - Let's show our support!

As an author, I definitely feel the need to try to support my fellow writers out in TV land now t… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on December 16, 2007 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver The Weirdness that is my Subconscious

I tried to look up a definition of the word subconscious and sadly found the answer to be somewhat lacking. Per The Free Dictionary it means - The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception. Though I suppose the fact that the definition is so vague does somewhat imply how little we truly do know about the subject, but I still had hoped for something a little more concrete. :P

Well, anyway, mine has been a little quirky lately. After quite a spell of no dreams (didn't eve…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on December 6, 2007 at 6:33am — No Comments

Andrea Campbell Would Love to See You as a Student

I teach two different e-courses with Absolute Write. They are both intense but my students always fair well afterward.

The first is: Absolute Write Sponsored E-Course: New Class Starts January 15, 2008.
PUBLISH THAT BOOK: How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal That Sells

Nowadays, big publishers simply don't read unsolicited material. They depend on agents to muck through the "slush pile" in search of the gems. If you want to get a book published, knowing and u… Continue

Posted by Andrea Campbell on November 22, 2007 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Soon it will be Christmas in July!

Every year it seems like the Christmas holiday marketing push gets started just a little earlier than the one before. But never has it seemed as bad as this year!

I was shocked when two weeks before Halloween, 10/31, I saw Christmas decorating materials at Walmart. Two full Weeks before Halloween! Heck, nothing is supposed to happen until the day after Thanksgiving, right?

Finding the stuff at Walmart was shock enough, but then it got worse. I went Arby's on 11/12 and they wer…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on November 15, 2007 at 6:22am — No Comments

John Foxjohn Live radio interview about Cold Tears

November 15, 2008, Thursday, 8.35 AM PST/10.35 AM CST

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Posted by John Foxjohn on November 13, 2007 at 10:11am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Nascar and Me

In many ways 2007 has been an incredibly odd year. It's been ripe with a lot of torture, but also a lot of unexpected opportunities. I got to experience one such opportunity this past Sunday. (As an author I could NOT pass this up.)

Through work, due to a new client we're dealing with, I, along with several fellow workers, and our significant others, got to spend a close up and personal day at the Texas Motor Speedway.

The Texas Motor Speedway is a huge race track facility wh… Continue

Posted by Gloria Oliver on November 8, 2007 at 6:40am — No Comments

John Foxjohn Frisco, Texas and beyond

This coming Saturday, November 10, from 11:00-4:00 I am appearing and signing all my novels at “It’s A Grind Coffee House,” in

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Posted by John Foxjohn on November 6, 2007 at 11:08am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Willing Sacrifice - YA Fantasy - Now Available!

Well, after a long wait and battling the Curse of the Cover - Willing Sacrifice is finally out!!!

Willing Sacrifice

To save the world she must die! Or does she?

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on November 1, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver Will I Ever Learn? The Stand Back Routine

As a writer there are many lessons you learn over time. Aside from things like grammar and following submission rules and a few other things, a lot of the items you have to know about concerning how to write can be somewhat fluid and dependent on the individual. Some revelations just have to come to you, sort to speak.

Though it took me a while, there's one lesson that has proven itself time after time after time. Even so, I stupidly still find myself every once in a while ignoring it…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on October 25, 2007 at 6:16am — 1 Comment

Gloria Oliver How an Audit made my Day!

This week and last week have been...AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHIIIIIEEEEEEEAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!! And that's putting it mildly. :P

But much to my surprise I got pumped back up and relaxed last Friday from probably one of the most surprising things ever. A visit from a Texas Sales/Use Tax Auditor! Yeppers, you heard right!

Stress has been a major meal ticket since I was sick back at the beginning of the month. Came in last Friday feeling beat down, moody, unhappy, lower than low. Brain wa…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on October 18, 2007 at 6:12am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver And the Winner is....Virus!

Hubby was out sick all last week and I was out three days. Normally, I am the stubborn type and drag myself to work no matter how crappy I feel unless I am in either too much pain or too dizzy to drive. Last week I was neither and yet the virus won.

It was a weird virus. And I did stay home at least one of the days because I flipped between being hot and cold and figured I had a fever (finding the thermometer around here can be like looking for a needle in a haystack) and figured no on…

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Posted by Gloria Oliver on October 11, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Gloria Oliver New Interview!

Had a blast talking to Jack Holesy from Wander Radio a couple of weeks ago. The interview is now posted at Podio Media Chat!

Enjoy!

Gloria Oliver
Unveiling the Fantastic
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Posted by Gloria Oliver on October 6, 2007 at 4:41pm — No Comments

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