Author Archives: Renée Pawlish

About Renée Pawlish

Award-winning author Renée Pawlish writes the bestselling horror book, Nephilim Genesis of Evil, the Reed Ferguson mystery series, short stories and non-fiction ghost stories.

Introducing A New Middle Grade Novel

Every once in a while I get to toot my own horn .  I’ve just published a new middle grade novel, and I’m very excited about it.  Now I know most of my followers read this blog for publishing advice, … Continue reading

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Indie Authors – Think Quality Editing Doesn’t Matter?

I teach a class on self-publishing at a local community college, and the subject of editing comes up often.  And the more I work with indie authors, the more I’m amazed that many seem to think that editing doesn’t matter … Continue reading

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A Reed Ferguson Mystery In Spanish

One of the things I hear a lot is if you can get your ebooks translated into other languages, then you might be able to sell better because there is less competition in foreign markets for ebooks, and certainly ebooks … Continue reading

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KDP Select – What Happened After The Freebie Days

My free days are over – many thanks to all who downloaded This Doesn’t Happen In The Movies.  I greatly appreciate your support, and if you would leave an honest review on Amazon, I would be grateful.  Now to the … Continue reading

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Analyzing KDP Select – The Latest Results Of My Free Days

As all my regular readers know, I have been outspoken about the KDP Select program.  I don’t like how Amazon demands exclusivity in order to have an ebook in the program, and I don’t think that using the program is … Continue reading

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Try A Reed Ferguson Mystery At No Cost

I don’t normally put out blog posts that are blatantly a selling pitch, but this one is.  Until the end of the month, the first mystery novel in the Reed Ferguson mystery series is free until the end of the … Continue reading

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How To Sell A Book – Guest Post By Jason Halstead

I’ve blogged quite a bit about book marketing, and in particular, Amazon’s KDP Select Program.  I’m also interested in what other authors are doing to help sell books, and I recently reached out to Jason Halstead to see what he … Continue reading

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There Are Still Good People Out There

I was going to title this post When Tragedy Strikes, Remember The Good.  That’s probably an okay title as well…but I wanted to focus on people.  As I drove my dad to the airport this morning, a radio personality commented … Continue reading

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The Best of Film Noir – Clash By Night

This week in the Best of Film Noir, we’re taking a look at a classic movie, Clash By Night, starring the incomparable Barbara Stanwyck.  Some might think that Clash By Night is not film noir, but it has everything that … Continue reading

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Free Kindle Book Downloads And More From Digital Book Today

If you’re an indie author who likes or wants to take advantage of free kindle book downloads, then you need to know about Digital Book Today.  This wonderful site is run by Anthony Wessel, and I have been deeply impressed … Continue reading

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