Asher Brown

Courthouse News Service: HOUSTON (CN) - A school district will not face claims that it violated the due process of a bullied teenager who committed suicide, a federal judge ruled.
Amy Brown Truong says her son Asher Brown endured constant bullying while attending Hamilton Middle School in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District.
Asher had Asperger's syndrome, spoke with a lisp, and walked with a slight "sashay" because he was pigeon-toed, according to the federal complaint.

Amazon.com: Sins of the Father eBook: RJ Palmer: Kindle Store

Amazon.com: Sins of the Father eBook: RJ Palmer: Kindle Store:



If you like Gothic mysteries full of supernatural intrigue and more read Sins of the Father by R.J. Palmer. it will keep you enthralled until the very end. R.J. weaves the scenes and makes you feel every drop of emotion described. You feel the pain of Bowen and his ambition to make his own path. The books pull you in so much so that it will be hard to let it go at all.

Kristen Stewart Talks Bullying in Vanity Fair - iVillage

Kristen Stewart Talks Bullying in Vanity Fair - iVillage: Kristen Stewart has transformed from a tomboyish teenager into one of the most popular and sought-after actresses on the planet -- and, thanks to The Twilight Saga, she's done it largely in the public eye. And while the 22-year-old Snow White & the Hunstman star has received more than her fair share of ribbing at the hands of the media (the press likes to criticize her apparent distaste for smiling, among other things), the says that's nothing compared to the bullying she was subjected to when she was younger.

'Fifty Shades of Grey'

'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James is now the bestselling Ebook on Kindle ever - Chicago Literature | Examiner.com:

"Author E.L. James first wrote her “Fifty Shades” series as fan fiction of the popular “Twilight Saga” by Stephenie Meyer, but her work is truly a sexual and moving work all her own now.

She was initially a self-published author on the Kindle, but after seeing her book take off online (many readers admitted they were embarrassed to have the sexy book in hand, and rather enjoyed the safety and discretion that could be found in the Ebook), the online trend continued."

and people wonder why I think my series will be the next big thing.

"Crystal Origin"

Here's the info for my latest:

Scarred from a battle they barely survived, Larissya and her companions embark on a journey that will take them far away from everything they have ever known. Determined to find the source of her powers, Larissya retraces an ancient path through the stars. It is a path that will lead them into the unknown. Into danger. Into a place where magic flows like blood.

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CRU2YM

Smashwords Link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/174113

Bio:

I have been writing science fiction and fantasy stories for many years.
My writing has an edge to it. I enjoy exploring the dark and surreal landscapes of the mind.

The first two novels in my Legend Of The Crystals series are out (Crystal Warrior and Crystal Origin).
Book Three (Crystal Legacy) should be out in 2013.

I also have a science fiction short story collection out called Skin Of Giants,
a Twilight Parody called How To Keep Sparkly Emo Vampires Off Your Lawn,
and a poetry book called End Of The World Love Songs.

I am currently working on a Lovecraftian Thriller called Fade Away.

Thanks for reading!
Mike

Twitter: @last_writes

Blog: http://mikecooleyfiction.com

Publishing Market Shows Steady Title Growth in 2011 Fueled Largely by Self-Publishing Sector - MarketWatch

Publishing Market Shows Steady Title Growth in 2011 Fueled Largely by Self-Publishing Sector - MarketWatch: NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information, released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew six percent in 2011, from 328,259 titles in 2010 to a projected 347,178 in 2011, driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market. This is the most significant expansion in more than four years for America's traditional publishing sector, but removing self-publishing from the equation would show that the market is relatively flat from 2010.

Ridley Scott optioning an indie novel - Lexington Literature | Examiner.com

Ridley Scott optioning an indie novel - Lexington Literature | Examiner.com: Who says indie authors can't be taken seriously? Who says their books don't make the grade? Certainly not Ridley Scott, director of such films as Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Thelma and Louise.

Deadline.com posted this weekend that 20th Century Fox and Scott were in negotiations with author Hugh Howey for the film rights to Howey's novel, Wool -- the omnibus version, which includes the first five of a projected series of six separately published novellas. Howey confirmed the deal as having been signed, sealed, and delivered this weekend on one of the Kindle forums. Howey also confirmed script writer Steve Zaillian is also attached to the project.

"Big Dragons Don't Cry"

The book is Big Dragons Don't Cry
Author: C. M. Barrett

 A cunning opportunist incites the people of Oasis to kill the local dragon so that he can convert Druid's swamp into suburban housing. The would-be dragonslayer also plans to have the current head of state assassinated and assume power. Unless the dragon joins a kitten with attitude and a human with unlawful psychic gifts, Oasis is finished.

The second book in the series is Dance with Clouds. The third, to be published before the end of the year, is House of the Moon. The fourth, The Book of Sorrows, is in process.

Bio: Because C. M. has to spend so much time thinking like a cat in order to write her series, A Dragon's Guide to Destiny, and to survive in a home run by feline overlords, she sometimes forgets that she's human. The cats encourage this until it's time for a run to the pet store.


She lives in upstate New York in the woods. Besides writing, reading, and serving her overlords, she paints in watercolor, observes wildlife, and daydreams.



The book is available at

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Dont-Guide-Destiny-ebook/dp/B004MYFND4

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-dragons-dont-cry-c-m-barrett/1030022830

Apple Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/big-dragons-dont-cry/id419794887

Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Big-Dragons-Dont-Cry/book-k4uSH901xEKzoToOF99toQ/page1.html

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/40395


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Gone to Flowers: A Novel of Communal Living in the 1960s.

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Bowker Report Shows Self-Publishing Driving 6 Percent Growth in Print Book Output

Bowker Report Shows Self-Publishing Driving 6 Percent Growth in Print Book Output:

Bowker today released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, and, based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew six percent in 2011, from 328,259 titles in 2010 to a projected 347,178 in 2011, driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market.

The Self-Publishing Project: Local woman helps authors launch their books | My Edmonds News

The Self-Publishing Project: Local woman helps authors launch their books | My Edmonds News: “Sleep? At (age) 62, it’s highly overrated,” said local micro-publisher and coach Emily Hill recently, while staying awake checking international book sales for her press, A.V. Harrison Publishing, and tweeting to her followers. Her round-the-clock efforts helped her sell “close to 4,000 books in the past 18 months.”

How Amazon Saved My Life

How Amazon Saved My Life: How did I end up on my own? It began when I couldn’t get my first YA book, "Relatively Famous", published, despite getting stellar feedback from editors and nearly selling the film rights to a teen pop star. I was at a loss for what to do. I couldn’t keep writing books without selling them. What if the next thing I wrote flopped? I took a risk, in many ways, and wrote "Flat-Out Love". It was the first book that completely came from my heart, and it was a book that ignored all the industry rules. I knew in the back of my head that I could self-publish it, but at the time it seemed like that would have been an admission of defeat.

After viral e-book, Iowa author inks seven-figure deal | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

After viral e-book, Iowa author inks seven-figure deal | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com: A self-published Clive author whose manuscript was rejected by 14 publishers a year ago hit a writer’s jackpot last week.

Tracey Garvis Graves of Clive signed a two-book deal with Dutton & Plume, which she says is worth “seven figures, a good seven figures.”

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700,000 books later, she finally has a ‘bestseller’ - The Style Blog - The Washington Post

700,000 books later, she finally has a ‘bestseller’ - The Style Blog - The Washington Post: Dropped by her print publisher after lackluster sales, Belleville, a Stanford economics grad and a former singer/songwriter, started self-publishing her e-books two years ago. When steamy titles like “Take Me” and “Game for Love” caught on, she started writing new books as fast as her fingers could fly (and that’s pretty fast — she writes several books a year). Online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Nook caught the sales and she hit those retailer’s lists, but she remained under the radar of non-retailers.

Brooklyn teen Alvaro Blanco writes and publishes sci-fi novel five years after learning English - NY Daily News

Brooklyn teen Alvaro Blanco writes and publishes sci-fi novel five years after learning English  - NY Daily News: Alvaro Blanco will never forget the day last month he came home and found the first copy of his self-published book folded in with the rest of the mail.

Blanco, 17, tore open a tiny box with his name on it and pulled out his 144-page sci-fi epic that took more than a year to write and publish.

“When I first opened it I started to cry,” said Blanco.

The Colombian-born teen - who now lives in Bath Beach - came to the United States with his mother in November 2006 and didn’t speak a word of English.

David Thorne Earned More With Self-Pub Book Than Traditional Publication - AppNewser

David Thorne Earned More With Self-Pub Book Than Traditional Publication - AppNewser: For David Thorne, a NYT Bestselling author, self-publishing has been more profitable than working with a traditional publisher.

In fact, the author has made more money from his newly self-published book I’ll Go Home Then; It’s Warm and Has Chairs, than he did from his book The Internet is a Playground, which was published by Penguin’s Tarcher imprint.

Autistic woman: pole dancing cured my fear of outside | The Sun |News

Autistic woman: pole dancing cured my fear of outside | The Sun |News: Kaiya Latham, 27, taught herself pole dancing from the comfort of her own home using tutorials on video site YouTube.

After spending years trapped indoors she now has the confidence to pursue her dream and teach others to pole dance.
 

CreateSpace Featured Author Theresa Ragan Talks Indie Publishing | Good E-Reader - ebook Reader and Digital Publishing News

CreateSpace Featured Author Theresa Ragan Talks Indie Publishing | Good E-Reader - ebook Reader and Digital Publishing News: Romance author Theresa Ragan, a featured author through the CreateSpace platform who also publishes her mystery and thriller titles under the name T. R. Ragan, spoke to GoodEReader at BookExpo America last week about how both options are ideally suited for self-published authors. In the case of Ragan, who actually sold over 250,000 ebooks in her first year of indie publication, the attention her books received in terms of sales led to a contract for her books to be published by Thomas & Mercer, the mystery imprint of Amazon’s traditional publishing house, Amazon Publishing.

The Amazon Effect | The Nation

The Amazon Effect | The Nation:
From the start, Jeff Bezos wanted to “get big fast.” He was never a “small is beautiful” kind of guy. The Brobdingnagian numbers tell much of the story. In 1994, four years after the first Internet browser was created, Bezos stumbled upon a startling statistic: the Internet had been growing at the rate of 2,300 percent annually. In 1995, the year Bezos, then 31, started Amazon, just 16 million people used the Internet. A year later, the number was 36 million, a figure that would multiply at a furious rate. Today, more than 1.7 billion people, or almost one out of every four humans on the planet, are online. Bezos understood two things. One was the way the Internet made it possible to banish geography, enabling anyone with an Internet connection and a computer to browse a seemingly limitless universe of goods with a precision never previously known and then buy them directly from the comfort of their homes. The second was how the Internet allowed merchants to gather vast amounts of personal information on individual customers.

Asperger's no obstacle for young Kolkata inventor | TwoCircles.net

Asperger's no obstacle for young Kolkata inventor | TwoCircles.net: Kolkata : Asperger's syndrome has never been a disability for Shashank Agarwal. The 20-year-old has invented a light sensitive alarm to monitor tigers, a vertical-axis windmill that can withstand strong winds and an aeroponic structure to grow plants sans soil.

Now the teenager is going to New Zealand to do a degree in environmental management.

"Once I get my degree and the requisite experience, I plan to start a company and introduce technologies for ecological conservation and provide employment opportunities to others. I hope to do something for the cottage industries too," Shashank told IANS.

Leading Self-Publishing Company Offers Two Times as Many Free Books to Authors Publishing in June - PR.com

Leading Self-Publishing Company Offers Two Times as Many Free Books to Authors Publishing in June - PR.com: Denver, CO, June 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing self-publishing and book marketing company today announced that authors beginning their self-publishing process in June are eligible to receive two times as many free authors’ copies with their respective publishing package.

Self-publishing boosts US print output | The Bookseller

Self-publishing boosts US print output | The Bookseller: New figures suggest that recent growth in the self-publishing market has led to the first increase in print book output in the US in four years, while the print-on-demand industry’s growth has declined 69%.

Preliminary figures from Bowker, the US bibliographic information services company, are leading it to project that between 2010 and 2011, traditional print book output increased by 6%, from 328,259 titles to 347,178 books, which it says was “driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market".

Paul Martin: 10 American Heroes You Didn't Know About

Paul Martin: 10 American Heroes You Didn't Know About: Inez Milholland Boissevain's brief life (1886-1916) was filled with drama: A pacifist and idealist, she was a record-setting athlete and vocal student leader at Vassar College, a crusading New York attorney who investigated the disgraceful conditions at Sing Sing prison, and a martyr to suffragists for her refusal to give up her fight for women's rights despite having developed a life-threatening case of pernicious anemia. Though she didn't live to see it happen, Boissevain was instrumental in winning women the right to vote in 1920.

Catching Fire's Finnick: Casting Down to Final Three for Hunger Games Sequel? - E! Online

Catching Fire's Finnick: Casting Down to Final Three for Hunger Games Sequel? - E! Online: Has The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire found its Finnick Odair?

Not just yet, but it sounds like the movie franchise's studio Lionsgate could be getting close to finally picking its man to play the dreamy tribute...

A Case For Self-Publishing - GalleyCat

A Case For Self-Publishing - GalleyCat: The stigma around self-publishing is beginning to go away. Now that author’s have many of the tools for designing, editing and producing books, as well as marketing themselves, some authors question if working with a publisher is really worth it.

For author David Thorne, self-publishing has proven to be more profitable than working with a traditional publisher. In March Thorne self-published I’ll Go Home Then; It’s Warm and Has Chairs using Lulu.com. The book has earned more than his first book The Internet is a Playground, which was published by Penguin.

Tales of Aradia: Big Changes Coming in Volume 2 - the official website of Harrison Bradlow

Tales of Aradia: Big Changes Coming in Volume 2 - the official website of Harrison Bradlow: there is at least one plot bombshell dropping in Volume 2: a human learns some hidden secrets. That's right. You heard it here first (maybe).

But who? And how much do they learn?

click on the link to find out more straight from my fabulous editor Harrison R. Bradlow

Hugh Howey: How My Self-Published Book 'Wool' Became A Hot Movie Property

Hugh Howey: How My Self-Published Book 'Wool' Became A Hot Movie Property: Many moons ago, long before I dreamed of seeking fame and fortune as a self-published author, back when I was of that peculiar age when young men choose to live in smelly apartments with other young and smelly men, I had as a roommate the incredible and talented drummer of Charlie's on Acid.

Rusty was a lovely chap with the long hair and authentic facial hair you'd expect of a rock and roll artist, and he was quite beloved for being considerably less messy than my brother and I. But what made Rusty a legend in my eyes (aside from the groupies) was his minor role in a feature film. Charlie's on Acid, you see, was the band chosen to play Brandon Lee's backup in The Crow. When they show band posters in the film featuring Brandon as the lead singer, those are my friends Sean, Rusty, Eric, and Toby in the background trying to look suitably boss.

Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Why Society Is Failing Young Boys

Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Why Society Is Failing Young Boys: Have you noticed how guys are being portrayed in movies lately? Unless you've been living under a rock you've seen at least one of these: Knocked Up, Failure to Launch, Hall Pass, Old School, or the Jackass series.

All the leading male characters are presented as expendable losers usually incapable of taking responsibility for themselves, often plotting intricate but seldom realized plans to get laid, and generally running the opposite direction of any kind of commitment. Not only do they avoid the future, sometimes they attempt to re-live past glory in order to avoid living in the present. It seems these guys don't have much value to contribute to society beyond their ability to entertain the other male characters, and of course, the audience.

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Author Solutions' Keith Ogorek Publishes Book "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors" | SYS-CON MEDIA

Author Solutions' Keith Ogorek Publishes Book "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors" | SYS-CON MEDIA: BLOOMINGTON, IN -- (Marketwire) -- 05/29/12 -- Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI), the world leader in indie book publishing, today announced senior vice president of global marketing, Keith Ogorek, has released his third book, "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors." Published through the company's DIY e-book publishing platform, Booktango, Ogorek's book provides advice and tips designed to help self published authors successfully publish, market and promote their works.

Christopher Herz Success Story

Christopher Herz Success Story:
Christopher Herz was used to hard work. In order to complete his first novel, The Last Block in Harlem, he wrote for two hours each morning and on the subway to and from his day job. “It went like this. Wake up at 5 a.m. Make coffee. Write. Store across the street raises steel gate. Supers start to sweep and hose. Write some more. Sun hits bricks on the building across the street. Time to save everything and go to work.”

Announcing the Autism Education Fund

Announcing the Autism Education Fund: Thanks to the immense support of the community, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Autism Education Fund through the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region.

Self Publishing Podcast" Helps Writers Achieve Their Publication Dreams in the High-Potential Kindle and eBook Age

Self Publishing Podcast" Helps Writers Achieve Their Publication Dreams in the High-Potential Kindle and eBook Age: Self publishing is accessible to everyone, and the podcast helps savvy, hard-working writers learn how they can make full-time livings from fiction to nonfiction - something that was close to impossible before the eBook age.

When Journalists Should Use Kindle Singles to Self-Publish

When Journalists Should Use Kindle Singles to Self-Publish: Published articles are a rite of passage for any aspiring journalist, but those clips might be better self-published — possibly as a Kindle Single.

Victoria Turk, who just graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, published a long-form journalism piece as a short book that sells for $0.99 on Amazon’s web platform.

Vivalogue Helps Acclaimed Author

Vivalogue Helps Acclaimed Author: Vivalogue, a specialty publisher, stepped in when a trade publisher folded. The author was able to re-publish her book with full editorial control, higher retained earnings and access to new markets.

Darkiss Reads: Tales of Aradia the Last Witch Volume 1 (Tales of Aradia: The Last Witch #1) by L.A Jones

Darkiss Reads: Tales of Aradia the Last Witch Volume 1 (Tales of Aradia: The Last Witch #1) by L.A Jones: A brief outline of this novel; it follows the life of Aradia.
"The novel begins with the Salem witch trials and the attempt to wipe out all witches by vampires but- a baby girl is saved and sent through the ages by the Seer of the coven to present time. She is raised by adoptive parents not knowing who or what she is, only that she is different- she is given the name Aradia. After a move back to the town of Salem she discovers other "Hiddens" -Vampires, Werewolves, and the Fae etc.-and she starts to find out who she is."

Big Board Traders Launch Fundraiser to Build School for Autistic Kids

Big Board Traders Launch Fundraiser to Build School for Autistic Kids:

Big Board traders in a few days will be doing something magical. They will be working to make life better for autistic children and children who have bi-polar disorders.

Metro - The promise of self-publishing: Kiana Davenport signs Amazon

Metro - The promise of self-publishing: Kiana Davenport signs Amazon

 "Kiana Davenport faced a problem that many writers are familiar with. Despite being an award winning and bestselling author, her collection of short stories entitled “Cannibal Nights,” which she considered to be her best work, had been rejected for publication. “I had submitted them as a collection to all of the Big Six publishers in New York,” she told me, “but their response was uniform.  ‘Story collections don't sell.’  So these prize-winning stories sat in my files for a couple of years. It was utterly depressing. And I know many writers share this experience.”

 

Aspiring novelist finds happiness through indie publishing

Aspiring novelist finds happiness through indie publishing

i know i did.