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by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Rhyming statements hold incredible power. Anyone remember "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit!"? Start using rhyming in your book marketing!

Using a blog as my creative fiction outlet has been an amazing journey. Tale Spinning, my experiment in creative fiction blog, began in February 2011. This was an offshoot of my other blog, BornStoryteller, where I had been, well, bored. I decided to do a little writing, asking people for some prompts to write a short piece, while I was figuring out the whole blog thing. The creative writing part got to be tremendous fun, and very fulfilling, that it became its own entity.

Click now to read the latest PDB author gossip, news and events. Have you noticed the new "Thank You" book covers box on the front page of the site? Wonder how to get listed there? (Details inside) I've collected a basketful of other goodies to share, so jump in and start reading now!

The Polka Dot Banner recently had the pleasure of interviewing PDB Featured Author Sarah Tregay. Sarah is the author of several books including Love and Leftovers, a novel written in verse (Katherine Tegan Books/Harper Collins), B is for Boston Terrier, books on model horse painting and a variety of short stories and verse.

Rejected? Can’t get an agent? Can’t sell, even though your critique partners LOVE your work? Award-winning, multi-published Harlequin and Silhouette romance author Susan Meier will be teaching Can This Manuscript be Saved? AND Discover how to transform your story into an attention getting page-turner, and receive a critique of the first 500 words of your story. Published author Catherine McLean will be teaching Cause & Effect Sequences. Click below for more info.

You've made it to 2012! What's new besides the year? New books and book deals, favorite tweeters, secrets and newsy items, all to be found in the latest edition of the PolkaDotBanner gossip. Step inside and see who, what, and where is mentioned... it might even be you!

by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Man, I hate it when people don't take writers seriously!!

by Cheryl Carpinello

In this installment of my self-publishing blog, I am comparing the pre-publication process from my first book Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend published with Outskirts Press with that of my second book, Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom which will be published by e-publisher MuseItUp Publishing of Canada.

by Rudy Waldner

Stop in to see Rudy Waldner's latest video blog on how he turns a trip into a book signing, reading, or lecture--no matter where he finds himself, even in foreign lands. (Hint: This is his best tips video yet!)

by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

You've honed your idea for your children's story and now you're ready to put it on paper. One of the key elements is going to be dialogue and how your characters interact with each other.