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By Shannon Yarbrough on May 18, 2009
April Hamilton, founder of Publetariat.com, a website designed for indie authors, recently interviewed me about my thoughts on self-publishing, my personal use of Lulu, and the creation of the LLBR. I’ve always been a fan of April’s, ever since both of us participated in the very first ABNA contest. It’s amazing to look back and see how far both of us have come since then, and to see what we have accomplished. To me, Publetariat is my online newspaper of information when it comes to self-publishing. Before visiting all of the other review blogs, I usually stop there at least once a day.
Posted in Interviews, Opinions, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged april hamilton, indie authors, LLBR, lulu book review, publetariat |
By Guest Reviewers on May 14, 2009
I did enjoy Marva Dasef’s charming Tales Of A Texas Boy, with its bonus insight into past events and lifestyles. Based on her father’s reminiscence, these appealing stories take us back to 1930s Texas during the Depression era when life was very different. Each tale begins with an explanatory paragraph and is embellished with wonderful old family photos appropriate to the story. Modeled on Dasef’s father, “Eddie” narrates with a touch of dialect so natural it was as if I could hear his voice inside my head.
Posted in Historical, Linda Welch | Tagged Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, marva dasef, tales of a texas boy |
By Shannon Yarbrough on May 11, 2009
I first came across the writings of Paul Ciccone Jr. last year when I read and reviewed his book, OH Brother. That review went on to become our top review of 2008 and Paul’s book was probably the most talked about. Like Mick Rooney, Paul’s writing definitely commands your full attention and is one that you will want to take time to read and mull over, rather than rush through it.
Posted in Biography/Memoir, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged jr., Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, paul ciccone, the old man of naukeag |
By Shannon Yarbrough on May 8, 2009
Here at LLBR, we love to hear success stories from self-published authors and from writers who are using Lulu.com to their advantage. Recently, we were introduced to a website called Theo-Saurus. They provide specialized children’s books for their customers and use Lulu mainly as their printer. We contacted Leah Herde, writer and owner of Theo-Saurus, to learn about about her business and how it works.
Posted in Interviews, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged kids book, leah herde, lulu book review, lulu.com, recipeep, specialized kids book, theo-saurus |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 28, 2009
I remember coming across a blog post about this contest last year, and I thought about submitting something. But at the time, the deadline was fast approaching and I didn’t have a short story which I would describe as “Southern Gothic.” What is Southern Gothic you might ask?
Posted in Anthology, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged lulu book review, lulu.com, old south, pjm publishing, southern anthology, southern gothic, southern gothic shorts, southern literature |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 25, 2009
I have to admit that Thomas Patrick’s book appealed to me because of its book cover. Don’t judge a book and all. The cover itself is not appealing as it appears to be a bad scan of an old sepia photograph or quite possibly a photo taken of a photograph in a frame since there seems to be a shiny glare just across the woman’s face. However, I have a huge respect for the sepia photographs of yesterday and have been known to buy them up when I see them in junk stores and antique places. Yes, I have an odd collection of pictures of complete strangers…your great great grandparents, perhaps? So the old lady in the long dress feeding the chickens out in the yard spoke to me and I knew I wanted to read this book.
Posted in Historical, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged damn traitor's grave, historical fiction, lulu book review, lulu.com, thomas patrick |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 22, 2009
I received an email today announcing Lulu’s new Studio Cover Wizard. Not bad, and I’ve had loads of fun playing with it today. It sure beats those drab cover templates they offered forever, and may still.
Posted in Formatting, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged book cover, lulu book cover, lulu book review, lulu studio book cover, lulu.com, studio cover wizard |
By Dan Marvin on April 18, 2009
Do you know the picture of the little fish about to get eaten by the bigger fish, himself about to become dinner for a larger fish, and so on? Turn the fish into a variety of mutants and aliens held together by nanobots, and you have a pretty good starting point for reading Elysian Fields. Typically I try to give you a plot summary, a few quotes, and an idea of what you’re getting yourself into by reading the book I am reviewing. In this case I’m going to have to send you in without the wisdom of my council because there’s just way too much for me to try to make it make sense to you.
Posted in Dan Marvin, Science Fiction/Fantasy | Tagged aliens, andy bryenton, elysian fields, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, sci fi, science fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 10, 2009
I first came across Dawson Vosburg in the Lulu Forums and, like many, I found it hard to believe that Dawson is only 14 years old because he is so well spoken. At 14, I was filling up pages of my journal with short stories and poems and dreaming that I might one day be a published author. Thanks to computers and the self publishing technology of today, Dawson has far surpassed my dreams from way back when. Lulu helped me to eventually achieve my own dreams, but had I known Dawson back then, I have to admit I would have been totally jealous.
Posted in Science Fiction/Fantasy, Shannon Yarbrough, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged dawson vosburg, double life, imagination, Lulu, lulu book review, lulu.com, secret agent, teen book, teen lit |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 6, 2009
I’ve always been a fan of the single panel cartoon ever since the days of Larson’s The Far Side. As a child, along with reading the Sunday comics, the three single panel cartoons in the back of the Parade magazine were also required reading. Nigel Sutherland, one of the UK’s top cartoonists, is a master at such humor and has collected over 200 of his cartoons in this book published this year through Lulu.<
Posted in Cartoon, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged load of cartoons, lulu book review, lulu.com, nigel sutherland |
