The King of the Blues, BB King Dies at Age 89. Very nice retrospective on blues legend BB King, that offers more than just the facts and a superficial assessment of his many accomplishments.
Paid Reviews: Why Authors Should NEVER Buy Amazon Reader Reviews. More sage advice from Anne R. Allen on why paid reviews ain’t such a hot idea.
Can’t Everyone In The Publishing Industry Just Get Along? Makes a great case for just being grateful that books come in all types and from many sources. Hooray for books.
Publication Opportunities for New Writers at Endless Edits is a nice post with lots of tips and links to writing opportunities for new writers.
Agonizing Over Antagonists by Keith Cronin. Is a great straightforward post about giving your bad guys some dimension and making them more like real life. Basically, if real bullies have something good about them. I agree. Makes for a better villain in my mind.
Enjoy the reads and have a great week everybody. Let BB get you there:
WC
Anita Rodgers Mystery Writer 
Ugh, paid reviews? Who came up with the concept? Another great Monday post, Annie. Just the way I like them 🙂
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Yeah Ramona, apparently it’s quite a thing these days. The thing that is troublesome is that apparently these shysters talk a really good game and have tricked a lot of authors. Man, it’s always something, right?
Annie
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