Nikki_Leigh

Nikki_Leigh

I'm a fiction and non fiction author. I have two series - one is set along the Cape Ann coast of Massachusetts and one is set along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Misty Cove series has three book and is set along Cape Ann. The Cape Hatteras series has one book in print and its a murder mystery set in 1954 at the lighthouse. All my books...more »
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  • Gary  S

    gary s says

    Hi Nikki,
    My new suspense/mystery novella Murder By Association just published from Eternal Press...

    I hope you might check it out...

    here's a link to it

    http://www.freewebs.com/eternalnewreleases/murderbyassociation.htm

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of Whale Song

    cheryl kaye tardif, author of whale song says

    I thought you might be interested in a contest that I’m holding. It’s wacky, creative and ‘killer’ fun.

    ‘Create a Corpse’ Contest lets you name a character in my next suspense novel Divine Justice. Of course, you guessed it—the character dies. So here’s a great way to ‘kill off’ your boss, or childhood bully. ;)

    For contest details, just scroll over the following URL, copy and paste into your browser. This contest is for avid readers who’d like to be part of the process. I’ve been getting lots of entries from my Shelfari friends, and I look forward to receiving yours. :)

    http://www.cherylktardif.com/contests/

    ~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
    bestselling author of Whale Song, Divine Intervention and The River

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • carolynhowardjohnson

    carolynhowardjohnson says

    Dear Nikki:

    Because you are a writing friend and a Shelfari friend, too, I thought I'd pass on to you a quiz I'm using to promote my new book, the 2nd in the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers after the award-winning The Frugal Book Promoter is a must for writers and includes lots of good stuff important for any writer to know. It is, ta da! The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success.

    Check Your Sell-Your-Book Expertise with Carolyn's Quiz


    Every writer should know the answer to these or know how to find out :


    1. What is the rule posted by most agents and publishers I can break in order to sell my book faster?
    2. How can a style sheet help me edit my book or work better with my editor?
    3. Why do I need to know about indexing?
    4. How can I corral Word's Spell Checker to help rather than hinder my editing process?
    5. Why is editing important to getting a publisher or an agent when my publisher's editor will help me with that anyway?
    6. Why should I rarely send out a cover letter rather than a query letter?
    7. Why should I avoid using italics for internal dialogue? How do you avoid using them for internal dialogue?
    8. What perfectly natural and grammar-perfect thing should I avoid telling an agent?
    9. How can I turn adverbs that slow my narrative into metaphors?
    10. How can I purge my copy of passive constructions using a computer?
    11. How can code words in my document help avoid humiliation?
    12. How do I avoid superfluous quotation marks that annoy agents and editors?


    If you don't know the answers to most every one of these 12 questions without peeking you are sure to benefit from the newly released

    The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success
    available now on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/

    It's already rocketed to Amazon's Top Ten List in its category!

    It should be sitting on your shelf right next to the award-winning* first in the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers,
    The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't
    by UCLA Extension Writers' Program Instructor Carolyn Howard-Johnson

    *Winner of USA Book News Best Professional Book 2004
    *Winner of Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • ArlineChase

    arlinechase says

    Will get tihs figured out some day.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • bizlibrarian

    bizlibrarian says

    Very cool! I am experimenting with using Shelfari to promote new business books to the students I support. Your book is perfect for the business communications classes papers. Thanks for the shout out!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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