Quality DNA
Sep 1, 2017by Beth MartinFREE Shipping on eligible ordersIn StockRead this and over 1 million books withKindle Unlimited.Get it TODAY, Apr 21Mental Contact
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Blog postOne of my goals for the posts I make on this site is not to have three book reviews in a row. This is actually really hard for me. First of all, I read a lot. Second, book reviews are easy content to create. And, finally, they tend to draw a lot of people to my website. I know this last fact thanks to Google Analytics. I can see which searches land on this site, so I know what you’re looking
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Blog postThis time, I decided to pick up a novel that had the backing of a large publisher in order to ensure that I would be reading something of higher quality. I had run across a few promos for the The Handmaid’s Tale adaptation on Hulu, and was intrigued by the story—but not enough to subscribe to Hulu. In retrospect, a month of Hulu would have been cheaper than purchasing the eBook. But enough about
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Blog postI picked up Secondborn because every time I browsed Amazon, the site was like, “BUY THIS BOOK!” Since I read a lot of dystopian-fiction-with-strong-female-lead novels, it seems that this one would be a natural recommendation. And Amazon published it, thus the not so subtle promotions. Secondborn by Amy Bartol My rating: ★★★☆☆ In Secondborn, the first child is a member of elite society,
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Blog postI had an absolute blast at Four State Comic Con this past weekend! Since I’m a planner, I had done a test set-up for my table and packed everything way in advance. I thought I’d share all the items I brought to give you an idea of what’s involved in setting up a table to sell books at an event. Keep in mind that not all conventions and fairs provide vendors with the same setup. Some give you
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Blog postWriters get inspiration from all kinds of places, and when I was trying to come up with an idea for a novel, I thought, I’ll write a book with aliens! The result of that inspiration is Mental Contact, which (not really a spoiler) is a story with absolutely no aliens. I crafted a world in the far future where warp travel is possible, but not commonplace. I wanted to have a flawed protagonist
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Blog postI’ve only written up product reviews of books for this site, since I figure people who follow an author’s website like books. I also read a good bit, so reviews are fairly easy content to create. Aside from devouring novels, I also play a lot of board games. Since I have small children—and good babysitters are hard to come by—I’ve never had the opportunity to do an escape room. So I was really
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Blog postI’ve decided to branch out a little bit and read some non-dystopian fiction, so I was happy to find a psychological thriller with a cool premise. Silent Victim by Caroline Mitchell My rating: ★★★★★ When Emma’s husband receives a new job opportunity, her family decides to finally sell their home, the one Emma grew up in and inherited from her father, and move to the city. However, there’s a
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Blog postI was going to post a book review this week, but it’s going to have to wait. Being an indie author, I try to read and review a lot of books written by other indie authors. I do this to help fellow authors out (reviews can be hard to get), to show readers that there are tons of high-quality indie books, and also to hopefully attract some of other author’s fans to my work. Since traditional
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Blog postI’ve lived in several different areas of the US in my life, and this is particularly evident when I check in with friends using Facebook. Recently, some people I went to high school with shared a lovely news article concerning the county I grew up in. See, the (thankfully ex) chairman decided to fund a massive sports stadium that the city couldn’t afford and to make up for the deficit, the
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Blog postOur Last Night by Taylor Adams My Rating: ★★★★☆ Dan doesn’t really believe in ghosts, god, or the paranormal, even though he’s the host of a popular ghost-hunting show. But when his fiancée passes away suddenly in an accident, he desperately wants to believe in something. He seeks out a notoriously haunted Russian firearm, which is apparently cursed and has caused every previous owner kill
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Blog postI’m currently running a promotion for Quality DNA, and it’s going pretty well. Even so, the whole process is a bit nerve-wracking—I still haven’t really gotten a handle on ads. I’m pretty excited that my local writing group has decided to reintroduce their novel-writing small groups. Writing can be a pretty isolating activity, so having a group of people to support each other and discuss the
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Blog postThe Glitch by Ramona Finn My Rating: ★★★★☆ Lib has been rejected from the Norm, a utopian society of the future. Her memories have been wiped, and she’s been left in the barren desert to fend for herself. A clan of rogues—people who don’t live in the Norm—take her in as she tries to uncover her past and her purpose. Although she doesn’t get along initially with the other rogues, she meets a
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Blog postThe delay between this review and the previous one is totally artificial. In all actuality, as soon as I finished Numbers Ignite, I started reading Numbers Raging. So, if I get the stories of the two novels a little mixed up, it’s because the two books have kind of run together in my mind. But enough with the excuses, and on to the review! Numbers Raging by Rebecca Rode My rating: ★★★★★
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Blog postThe beginning of the year is always exciting because it’s a fresh start and an excellent time to make some goals. I started the year off with a bang, announcing my next novel, Mental Contact. I just finished a final edit on another manuscript, which is now ready for a professional edit, and have started the first round of edits for the manuscript I wrote during NaNoWriMo. Since I don’t really
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Blog postNumbers Game ended with a teaser for the second book in the series, Numbers Ignite. And, if you’ve read my review for the first novel, you’ll know I didn’t immediately pick up the second installment because I wanted to read something more ‘adult.’ Yeah, that didn’t turn out so well. I read a little bit of a lot of different things, and after flailing through most of Pandemic, I decided to grab a
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Blog postHappy New Year! I want to start off 2018 with a bang, and what better way to do it than an announcement? So, without further ado: I’d like to share with you my upcoming novel, Mental Contact! I see things that aren't really there. Well, not things. Just her. Lola. Stranded on a small planetary system, gazing at the stars is the only thing that brings Jake any joy. When he was a child, he
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Blog postMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I wanted to spread some cheer today since I’m celebrating with lots of family. Coming up to the holiday got me thinking about traditions—both those practiced widely by society and personal traditions carried out amongst just our closest loved ones. Growing up, we always drank hot chocolate with tons of marshmallows and candy canes while decorating the tree.
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Blog postUsually, I don’t write reviews for books I don’t finish, but I have read HUNDREDS of pages of this novel, so I feel qualified to say a thing or two about it. Honestly, I should have stopped reading it a while ago, but just haven’t found another novel I want to start. Most of the books I put down before finishing, it’s because the story doesn’t really grab me. This usually happens when I start
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Blog postI’ve been wracking my brain all day about what the heck I’m going to get my loved ones this Christmas. Generally, I hate gift guides. Women’s magazines always have spreads on what to get your fashionable lady friends, beauty gurus recommend the trendiest makeup items, techies find gadgets every programmer would love, and book lovers recommend books. I mean, feel free to give books as gifts.
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Blog postI’ve posted before about using stock photos for book covers, which you can find here. In that post, the photo in question lends itself well to steamy romance, so there was no chance it would ever end up on one of my novels. Conventional wisdom is that indie authors ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT MAKE THEIR OWN COVERS. I tend to gravitate to simple covers and have the photoshop skills to at least put
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Blog postRecently, my ‘did not finish’ pile of books has grown quite a bit. Whenever I don’t finish a novel, I won’t write up a review, partially because I don’t have the full story (pun— har har) and partially because I don’t like leaving low-star reviews. This is also why I haven’t been posting many book reviews recently. I actually don’t read many nonfiction books. Most of my reading is for
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Blog postWhere does an 800lb gorilla sit? Wherever the fuck he wants. I try to be pretty upbeat in these posts, but I just can’t do it today. I’ve read quite a few articles recently (one, two, three, and four) about Amazon stripping page reads or royalties or flat out terminating accounts from authors who’ve had a spike in sales. The idea is that the author has hired some sort of click farm
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Blog postNaNoWriMo has been going really well so far! I’m already 16,337 words into my new novel and am absolutely loving it. This story-line has really recaptured the initial exhilaration and love of writing which fueled me through the first draft of The End of Refuge. However, I have a confession to make. I’ve never won NaNo before. The past two times that I participated, I kept up with the daily
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Blog postIt’s November 1st, which means that NaNoWriMo has officially begun! To celebrate, I wanted to share the novel I’m working on this year. The Other Humans A sci-fi dystopian novel by Beth Martin Synapsis In the future, there are only two things worth owning: land and robots. Leona's family has both—Rommel’s has neither. The disparity between the rich and poor is essentially the difference
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Blog postHappy Halloween, everyone! Halloween is no longer the crazy party day it was in my early twenties, although I am totally happy staying at home, handing out candy, and squee-ing over all the cute kid costumes as my husband takes out our two munchkins—both dressed as Batman—trick-or-treating. There’s a fun Halloween book tag going around called “All Hallows Write Tag.” Since I’ve just finished
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