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Glorious Morning at my Place of Work
I snapped these this morning right outside my classroom. This is, in essence, what I see everyday when I look outside my room. Isn’t it inspiring?
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“Beauty Rising” featured on IndiesUnlimited!
My novel is featured in a “Book Brief” on Indies Unlimited. Here’s a teaser and you can read the rest on their site! Thanks so much! Mark, how did you come up with the title for your book? Does it have any special meaning? The meaning of the title “Beauty Rising” is explained clearly in…
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24 Hours until my first reading: A few reflections
I’m giving my first public reading for “Beauty Rising” tomorrow night. Here’s what I’m thinking tonight: 1. I am humbled. To have people show up (presumably a few will) to listen to me read from my book is really an honor. When anyone listens like you have something worth listening to is really quite something.…
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Drama & Writing
(This post starts an occasional series on the connections I see between writing and teaching or performing drama. As always, your thoughts are appreciated.) Before I get into how working with drama has helped my writing, I’d like to recount how I ended up getting involved in drama. I was a writer that hadn’t written…
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“Beauty Rising” now available through the Book Depository with free worldwide shipping!
I’m happy to announce that the paperback version of “Beauty Rising” is now available for order through the Book Depository (UK). It’s very reasonable at $9.98 INCLUDING free worldwide shipping. Check it out! Here’s the link: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Beauty-Rising-Mark-Sasse/9781481211284
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New review from “Whatisthatbookabout”
Got a great new review of “Beauty Rising” from http://www.whatisthatbookabout.com! You can read what Michelle had to say HERE!
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The New Gate Keeper, I Am
(I did a guest post for Melissa’s Midnight Musings that just published. It concerns some issues for indie authors and how they are the new gatekeepers into the realm of books and readership. Here’s the first paragraph and you can read the rest on Melissa’s site.) The New Gate Keeper, I Am I visited China…
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“Beauty Rising” Available in Malaysia!
I was happy to see that my novel “Beauty Rising” is now available from Malaysian book retailer Kinokuniya through their Kinokuniya Book Web Malaysia. Retail Price is: RM49.10 Privilege Card Member Price: RM44.19 Now all my Malaysian friends have a local buying option. Here’s the link. (sadly, they haven’t linked the book’s cover yet!) http://www.kinokuniya.com/my/index.php/fbs003?common_param=9781481211284
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Amazon – Barnes & Noble “Beauty Rising” Price Wars, LOL
As a first time novelist, it’s been enjoyable to see how the big two – Amazon and Barnes & Noble – have played games with the pricing my novel – the paperback version. Amazon has exclusive rights to the digital version, but the paperback is available from a variety of on-line merchants. I set the…
