Tomorrow is May 12th, which means that the largest nationwide attempt to feed the hungry is taking place. I’ve got two bags full of nonperishable food ready to go for my mailman, how about you? Can you help?
Stamp Out Hunger:
http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/
“1 in 6 Americans are facing hunger.”
“Nearly 49 million Americans are facing hunger. 16 million of them are children”
Over the past year I’ve received a great deal of email from aspiring writers asking for advice on publishing. They’ve asked about the pros and cons of going the traditional route as well as inquired about self-publishing. While I’ve tried to take the time to answer their questions and help guide them in the right direction, I’m afraid that it’s not enough. I wish that I could do more to help you. At some point when I master this industry and have some time I plan on writing an e-book to help those of you who would like help, but that will not be happening for a very long time.
I didn’t feel right about not at least trying to find a way to help. So, I took some time and did some research to find a publishing house, advice website, anything that could help with the daunting task of getting published whether it was through a publisher or through self-publishing. It took me some time, but I found a website that actually offers all the services that authors need at a decent price.
Let me just state this before I place the link on this post. I do not and will not accept paid advertisement on my website. If I list a link to a website that’s because I like the site. I would not feel right about promoting anything that I did not like and will not do it. The site that I am recommending has not paid me and does not have a contract with me. I will be giving them their own page because so many aspiring writers contact me, asking for advice and this seems like the most reasonable and efficient way to get this information out there.With that said, my recommendation for anyone interested in publishing the non-traditional way is:
The company is called BookRhythm.com They provide many services to authors. From my understanding you can either get a package deal or buy only the services that you need. If you’re just starting out I highly recommend them or if you’re already in this industry and need a little help, this site might be worth a look.
Well, I hope this has helped everyone that’s been contacting me. I will have a page set up for them soon. Let me know if you need anything else 
-R.L.
I know a lot of you are waiting for the next NFH book so I thought that I would let you know how things are going right now. This book is my main focus at the moment and will remain that way until it’s finished. That being said, I should probably tell you that I think this might be longer than the previous two books. The reason for that is that I want to incorporate the Bardfords in this book, but I don’t want them to be the main focus. A NFH book just wouldn’t feel right without the Bradfords. So, if you’ll bare with me, I’ll keep at this book and let you know when I think I will be finished. It might not be for a month or two before it’s ready to be edited.
Thank you for your patience and of course, thank you to those who offered me bribes to get my butt going, lol
How would you like to win a $20 gift card to one of your favorite online book stores? B&N, Amazon or iBooks?
Well, today I am having a little scavenger hunt at my Facebook page. Starting at 11am est time I will be releasing 2 clues. You take those clues and find the answers via the internet. Save your clues, because every hour I will release two more clues until 4pm est time. Once you have all 12 clues be the first to email me your answers. First one that wins gets the gift card.
I’ve set this up so that if you can’t get to a personal computer until 3 pm est time, you still have a chance to play.
Good luck
-R.L.
First, I would like to thank all the support Tall, Dark & Heartless has received Thank you for your e-mails and comments
I’m sorry that it’s not available yet for ibooks 
I’m waiting for Smashwords to approve it and distribute it to Apple. Hopefully it will be soon. It usually doesn’t take long. Now for all of you that have enjoyed the book, I think that it’s only fair that you know the reason.
Lieve Van den Heuvel and Maura O’Beirne-Stanko
For more than two weeks they put in long hours reading and editing. Granted, they also made fun of me, but that’s really important because I’ll get them back for that They both did a great job. Their help and advice improved this book a great deal. I don’t think the story would flow as well as it does without their.
So, this is me saying a big THANK YOU to Lieve and Maura
Tall, Dark & Heartless was released on Tuesday to Smashwords, B&N, and Amazon.com. As some of you have noticed, it’s not at ibooks yet. It will be, but since ibooks has a very difficult system set up for selling books I had to go through Smashwords.com. Once they’ve approved my book for distribution it will be sent out to ibooks, Sony and the rest of the stores. Unfortunately, it could take up to two weeks before it shows up in ibooks. I’m sorry about that. I wish that all the markets had it at the same time.
I’m stalking Smashwords every day to see when it’s been approved for distribution and then it’s just a matter of them shipping it off. I really hope it’s soon. I’m very sorry for the delay. As soon as it’s released at ibooks I’ll announce it.
In other news, I am getting back to the 3rd NFH book so hopefully that will be up soon
-R.L.
Coming in April 2012…..
Tall, Dark & Heartless
Here’s an excerpt, enjoy
“Oh my god, you sick bastard!” Danni snapped as she struggled to hold onto the tree limb he’d left her on twenty minutes ago.
“Stop being such a baby and get down here,” he said, gesturing impatiently once again for her to simply let go of the limb and float the thirty or maybe it was more like eighty feet down here. It was really a simple concept and he couldn’t for the life of him figure out why she was having such a tough time of it.
“Get me down!” she snapped, which of course was followed by a little squeal as she opened her eyes and looked down before snapping them shut once again.
“Are you going to go get her?” Jax asked, standing next to him and still pointing that damn flashlight on Danni, which of course could be one of the reasons why she was squeezing her eyes shut. The man didn’t need the flashlight. Thanks to his Alpha blood he could see just as clearly as Caine could, but the rest of his pack couldn’t and they would bitch and whine if Jax shut it off.
He considered going back up there and getting her, but really, how would she learn anything if he did? When they left the comfort of their tent an hour ago they worked on controlling her fangs and eyes, but when it became obvious that she wanted to see if she could kick his ass he decided that they should move onto other things.
If all she wanted to do was spar he would probably be alright with that…..in time, but no, not Danni. She wanted to go full-contact and see if she could hold her own against him, or judging by that devious little smile she sported just before he floated her ass up to that tree limb, she wanted to see if she could kick his ass now that she’d turned. She wouldn’t be able to of course. Well, not now anyway since she didn’t have full control of her abilities yet and they would never find out one way or the other, because he would never be able to raise his fist against her. He loved her too much to do anything that would upset her.
“This is kind of cruel,” Jax said, making no moves to get the woman down, he noted. Then again the man knew him well enough to know that he’d simply grab her and put her sexy little ass right back up there. Actually, he’d probably put her a good ten feet higher to teach her a lesson about letting other men touch her. The other reason the Alpha wasn’t moving his ass to save her might have something to do with the little betting pool they had going. Not him, the pack. Jax bet that when she fell she’d break both legs, half her ribs and her arm.
That was pretty stupid, because he’d catch her before she hit the ground. He of course mentioned that when the stubborn pack decided that he couldn’t partake of the bet. Cheap bastards. For clarity sake he of course pointed out that if he didn’t catch her, which he was ninety percent sure that he would, that she would probably break all her limbs, a few ribs, her hip and her neck on the way down on the long thick branches that would slow her fall, but they wouldn’t listen to him.
“Do you have a better way of showing her how to float?” he asked, gesturing to the woman hugging the tree branch while muttering, “Don’t look down,” every other second.
Where the hell was the trust? He told her he loved her, so why the hell was she worried about getting hurt? To prove her love and devotion to him she should let go and get her hot little ass down here and finish tonight’s lesson so that he could get her beneath him again.
Jax pursed up his lips in thought as he studied Danni. After a long minute he exhaled long and loud while shaking his head. “I really don’t.”
Today I’m going to finish gathering old clothes to donate and tomorrow I’m going to drop them off at the donation box. I’d like to get it done today, but I’m going to be stuck inside most of the day finishing this book.
I’m going to create a page for charities, if you know a noteworthy, LEGITIMATE charity please post here today. I will check it out and place it on the page sometime this week. If you post a charity that is urgent, i.e. a fundraiser for a child or something of that nature please let me know. This site gets a decent amount of visits so it would be foolish not to take advantage of that fact and try to get help for a good cause.
Please provide a link, your name, the name of the cause, a brief description of the cause and how people can help.
The charities that have already been mentioned in earlier posts will be placed on that page.
Thank you in advance
-R.L.
For those of you who have been patiently waiting for the second Pyte novel it’s finally done. Now I just need to edit it and look it over before sending it off to the very talented Lieve and Maura who will make me cringe and cry, but will hopefully smooth out the book’s rough spots
And yes, once I’m done with it I will be going back to the next NFH book
Today is Pay4ward Friday & we’re going to get a little serious here for a second. A situation has come to light with a dear friend. I’m not going into details here, but I am just going to say this, if you know a woman who is in a bad situation, a controlling situation or you suspect that she is being hurt, please don’t hesitate to help her or at the very least talk to her. If anyone out there has advice of a phone number for any woman in need of help or someone to listen to them, please leave the information here or on my facebook page.
Thank you,
R.L. Mathewson
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