Tag: beauty rising
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The Amazing Race and that B52 in Hanoi
Much has been said recently about The Amazing Race using the downed wreckage of a B52 in a Hanoi lake as a prop for their TV scavenger hunt. CBS just came out with an apology for the producers lack of taste in choosing a scenario which was offensive to veterans and others alike. They were…
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Using Imagery in Writing: The Example of the Phuong Flower
I’m holding a writing workshop on Monday so I thought I’d unpack a few items I will be talking about. I’ll start with imagery. When I started writing Beauty Rising, I didn’t want it to be an interconnected mess of episodic writing. I wanted overarching themes and imagery which would, hopefully, drive home what I…
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Essay length review of Beauty Rising
Book reviewer Fran Lewis just wrote an essay length review on my novel “Beauty Rising.” You can read it here where she posted it on Goodreads. Enjoy. READ REVIEW HERE!
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Finally, “Beauty Rising” paperback is cheaper! Now only $6.37!
I was waiting for this to happen. Barnes & Noble started offering the paperback version of “Beauty Rising” for $6.37 about a month ago, right after its release. Amazon held out and kept selling it at the list price of $9.99. But as of today, Amazon is matching the price which is GOOD for everyone.…
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Free Day Promotion Success!
My “Beauty Rising” download goal seems measly when I think about it now. After a two day free promotion on Kindle for “Beauty Rising”, the results were beyond my wildest dreams. Remember, I had never done this before and I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t expect this: An average of 288 downloads an…
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Cross-Cultural Storytelling
(I just did a guest blog for http://www.ritareviews.net, called “Cross-Cultural Storytelling.” It gives some insight into how I used the cultural contexts of Vietnam in my novel “Beauty Rising.” I’ll give you a teaser here and you can read the rest on her site. I hope you enjoy.) I’ve been fascinated for years with cultural…
Author Mark W Sasse 