Stories To Tell Books

11/10/2024

MUST READ MONDAY

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

• Babel is an alternative history set in the mid-19th century at Oxford’s prestigious and magical (but fictional) Royal Institute of Translation.

• Students at Oxford set up a rebellion within the institution against the conduct of the British Empire.

• Kuang is a great young writer. Her three-book fantasy series The Poppy Wars is worth checking out as well.

What are you reading this Monday? Leave a comment.

11/10/2024

11/10/2024

11/09/2024

‘Patriot to Passenger’: Revolutionary War Vet to Mayflower Passenger (part 1) on GenealogyBank Blog

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about people whose ancestors were Revolutionary War patriots descended from Mayflower passengers.

11/08/2024

IndieView with Alethea Lyons, author of The Hiding, offers great advice to Future Indie Authors on The IndieView

IndieView with Alethea Lyons, author of The Hiding Posted on November 8, 2024 by admin Fantasy readers are so diverse and I’m not targeting a particular subsection. There’s a lot of genre crossover in my writing. For example, this series is dark fantasy but has horror elements and a bit of scien...

11/08/2024

11/07/2024

Food, Our Ancestors and the General Mills Archives on A Genealogist In The Archives

It's that time of year when we celebrate the Holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Celebrations abound and a common denominator i...

11/05/2024

If you are planning to self-publish a book Stories To Tell advises that you:

GET A PROFESSIONAL EDITOR

• Meet industry standards and maintain a professional image
• Increasing readability: easier to read and comprehend, attracting and retaining readers’ attention.
• Building credibility: Professional editing lends credibility & signals that you take your craft seriously.

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11/04/2024

MUST READ MONDAY

Gutshot Straight by Lou Berney

If you like capers like those written by Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen, Gutshot Straight is for you. A whimsical adventure of blind-sided double crosses wrapped around an improbable love story.

Leave a comment: What are you reading this Monday?

11/03/2024

Can Indie Authors Achieve Traditional Print Quality with POD? The Member Q&A Podcast with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black on The Alliance of Independent Authors

Discover if indie authors can achieve traditional print quality with print-on-demand services in this episode of the Member Q&A Podcast.

11/03/2024

WHAT WILL WRITING A BOOK DO FOR YOUR CAREER?

Forbes reported that:

Strategic authorship can enhance your personal brand, open the doors to public speaking and position you as an industry authority. Your book can serve as a living, breathing business card, a comprehensive statement of your knowledge and vision.



Leave a comment. What do you think?

11/02/2024

IndieView with Francine Falk-Allen, author of A Woff in the Family offer Great Advice to Future Indie Authors on The IndieView

IndieView with Francine Falk-Allen, author of A Woff in the Family Posted on November 2, 2024 by admin My mother had never told me or my siblings that any of her family had been placed in an orphanage. The reason for that was even more surprising, and I thought, “This is too good a story for it no...

11/02/2024

LOTS OF WAYS TO READ A BOOK

American Association of Publishers reported sales in December 2023:
• Hardbacks 36.8%
• Paperbacks 35.0%
• Mass Market 1.6%
• eBooks 11.3% up 16.4%
• Audio Books 9.7% up 24.5%
• Others 4.2%

community

What book format do you prefer to read?

11/01/2024

Breaking Point, Back Story, Resolution: A Three-Part Structure for Memoir on Jane Friedman

Memoir can benefit from starting at the moment that change became inevitable, then explaining what came before and what followed.

11/01/2024

It’s NATIONAL AUTHORS DAY.

Celebrate By:
• Curling up with a good book and enjoying being in another world.
• Buying one of your favorite author’s books.
• Encouraging a young writer
• Sharing your favorite author or book in a comment.

11/01/2024

FAMILY HISTORY FRIDAY

Stories To Tell is launching new monthly feature Genealogy / Family History Calendar with a shout out to everyone attending the

Southern Jewish Historical Society Annual Conference in Louisville, KY today through Monday.

If you are at the conference post a picture and your conference news in a comment.

11/01/2024

A SALUTE to everybody accepting the challenge of

NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH

from STORIES TO TELL.

Leave a comment if you’re participating in NaNoWriMo this year or have in past years.