Cate Baum | Self-Publishing Review

Interview With Author Keith Soares

Interview with Keith Soares, author of The Oasis of Filth series, The Fingers of the Colossus, and more.

Tell us something about your book. The basics: what’s it about?

My first book series is called The Oasis of Filth. There are three parts: The Oasis of Filth, The Hopeless Pastures, and From Blood Reborn, available separately or in one volume called The Complete Series. All three individual parts have been separately reviewed by SPR.

The story is told by a suburban doctor who leads a rather privileged life when suddenly he’s on the front lines of discovering a […]

Cate Baum2014-06-24T14:01:28+02:00June 24th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

Review: The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden

The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden is eerie, magical and gritty, getting into the grimy seams of New Orleans in the tradition of Anne Rice or Poppy Z Brite. A taunting and mysterious chant haunts during the read,

Seven girls tied by time
Five powers that bind
One curse to lock the horror away
One attic to keep the monsters at bay

As Adele Le Moyne and her father make it back into the French Quarter following a Katrina-like storm; abandoned, musty streets stare back at them – with unfamiliar elements that send shivers through the Gothic South. When Adele […]

Cate Baum2019-01-22T05:59:04+02:00June 21st, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Horror Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Six More Common Editing Mistakes in Self-Published Books

Following on from my last article about editing, I thought it was about time we tackled some more bugbears uncovered in my most recent journeys into the self-published world I tend to inhabit these days.

1. The “s” – Plural usage vs. Possession

For some unknown reason, some writers grow up and make life complicated for themselves with plurals. Often I walk by stores advertising “tomato’s” and “offer’s”. When we were kids at school, we all knew to make something plural you add an “s”. This all seems to fall by the wayside for some of […]

Cate Baum2014-06-21T10:57:55+02:00June 18th, 2014|Categories: Features|Tags: Book Editing Tips|

An Interview With Author Elaine Bassett

An interview with Elaine Bassett, author of The Xidoran Prophecy and Return of the Clonsayee.

Tell us about your book.

The Xidoran Prophecy is the first book in the young adult series that I am currently writing. It’s about the extraordinary adventures of Charles Brookfield. In this book, Charles is a typical teenage boy who has grown up helping out around his grandparent’s farm. On Charles’ fifteenth birthday, his grandparents reveal to him that they have a secret. They belong to an elite group of time travelers and coin collectors called Sojourners. Those who belong to this elite group are […]

Cate Baum2014-06-16T11:19:40+02:00June 16th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

All About Paid Reviews With BlueInk Review Founder Patty Moosbrugger

In this interview, BlueInk Review founder Patty Moosbrugger gives advice and tips on how to make the best of a paid review service.

Tell us about yourselves, and your roles at BlueInk Review

We both come from book backgrounds. Patti Thorn was the books editor at the Rocky Mountain News for 12 years before the newspaper went out of business. I worked in traditional publishing for almost twenty years as rights director for various publishing houses and then as a literary agent representing a number of bestselling authors. The two of us are the backbone of the company. Patti Thorn […]

Cate Baum2020-02-21T05:35:36+02:00June 13th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Book Reviews|

Six Reasons Self-Published Books Have Subtitles

When browsing through books on Amazon or Smashwords it is pretty striking that so many more books have subtitles these days. Why is that? Six reasons halfway to explaining this trend.

1. A self-published book has to explain itself

While bestselling books by authors we know come on reputation, such as “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt (could be about birds, actually is about the life of a boy with PTSD) or “Big Brother” by Lionel Shriver (could be about politics, is actually about morbid obesity), it is more difficult to make a new reader stop and read your synopsis if […]

Cate Baum2014-06-12T13:01:06+02:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Features|

Review: The Gospel According to Yeshua’s Cat by C.L. Francisco

The Gospel According to Yeshua’s Cat is a Christian fiction story by world religion expert C.L. Francisco.

Mari, a little black cat, travels with Yeshua, tucked inside his robe as he fulfills his destiny as the son of God. Through the eyes of a cat, details of his life and times are elegantly described to the reader for an especially spiritual Mashup Fiction experience.

There is a comparison to the bestselling book, The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber, in which an Aramaic translator finds a lost scroll that turns out to be a controversial testament to Jesus’ life. In that […]

Cate Baum2014-06-03T14:28:45+02:00June 3rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Christian Fiction Book Reviews, Religious Fiction Book Reviews|

Interview With Author Teneca Meeks

Teneca Meeks is the author of Cat Eyes, an original take on the science fiction subgenre of monster erotica.

Tell us about your book.
Cat Eyes is the first book in a series I intend to write. It introduces the reader to the leading lady Tia Calloway. It tells how Tia came to live with the equestrians and explains the crazy situation the equestrians are in. Cat Eyes is the start of the journey Tia will take not only to find herself but to find her place among the equestrians.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try […]

Cate Baum2014-05-31T13:30:46+02:00May 31st, 2014|Categories: Interviews|