by Gloria Oliver | Jan 17, 2010 | Marketing
Since marketing is a part of the duties of an author, I like to keep my eyes open for what other people are doing even in other venues.This particular marketing tactic of using multi outlets is something ABC has done before. In 2004, when Stephen King’s Kingdom...
by Gloria Oliver | Jan 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Monday I read at post over at www.terribleminds.com (Yeah it was Chuck Wendig again) talking about needing to eat a good breakfast to get those creative juices flowing. For me, it actually threw me back thinking about breakfasts I used to have back in the day. That...
by Gloria Oliver | Jan 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yes, I know! Been neglecting the blogging. Argh! Time just constantly seems to be running away from me. Will be trying to make a more concerted effort to post more regularly, but no promises. 😛 (Need a blood infusion from Chuck Wendig at http://www.terribleminds.com...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been wanting to rant, err, write about this for a while but held back due to that old adage “If you can’t say something nice…” Yet I realized that sometimes, the only way to fix something or have others become aware of it is to say...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’d decided to log my progress on my latest WIP called Jewel of the Gods. While this manuscript did not evolve in the most straightforward manner, I still thought it might still be fun to share how it evolved over time.There will be several spots where the...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Miaka sensed immediately that something in her kingdom had changed. There was a new scent filtering through the house — one that spoke of nature and outside. It sent a tingle through her furry frame, awakening primal instincts. She scurried to the corner of the...
by Gloria Oliver | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
It started as a low rumble that built and built, reverberating off the walls of downtown.Smiles peaked out at the increasing sound from dirty, scarred faces, their owners looking out toward the street from boxes and alleys, others through the open soup kitchen window...
by Gloria Oliver | Nov 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Trying to help a fellow author promote a most unique writing workshop! Writing while cruising in the Caribbean!Lynn Flewellin is an internationally acclaimed Fantasy author. And she will be holding a multi part writing course aboard the Freedom of the Seas with Royal...
by Gloria Oliver | Nov 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Her hunger tore at her guts, once more demanding its due. She ignored it, already on the prowl, seeking for the means to satisfy it. So far the darkness had revealed nothing. Honed senses scanned for the merest hint of prey. Deftly, she skirted the trees and other...
by Gloria Oliver | Nov 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Tor Books I won a copy of the novel FlashForward through a contest on Twitter. I’ve also been watching the series on TV (actually on the ABC site as Thursday nights have way too much on at the same time! I’m a week behind everyone else to boot! Hopefully...
