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10 Questions with Authorgraph Creator Evan Jacobs (@evanjacobs)

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This Author Spotlight features Evan Jacobs author/creator of Authorgraph ebook autograph software Have you ever had the opportunity to attend a book signing to meet one of your favorite authors, but you owned only the eBook edition of their book, so you whipped out a Sharpie and had them sign the back of your Kindle/Nook/Kobo/iPhone, and then ran home and slapped clear packing tape over the signature? If you're anything like me, you have a special place in your heart for eBooks (and you've never done the above; well, maybe just that one time, since you're not allowed in that store anymore). eBooks are extremely convenient, weigh far less than a printed volume, and you can carry hundreds and hundreds of them on your choice of eReader. But have you ever wished you could somehow get an autograph from one of your favorite writers for the eBook edition of their work? Now you can. (I even got one from E.L. James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey )

10 Questions with Science Fiction/Thriller Novelist Michael R. Hicks (@kreelanwarrior)

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This Author Spotlight features Michael R. Hicks author of DEAD SOUL In anticipation of his new Science Fiction novel DEAD SOUL, I had a chance to interview novelist Michael R. Hicks, who is quickly becoming one of the break-out indie novelists in the world today, alongside writers such as J.A. Konrath, John Locke, and Amanda Hocking, all of whom have put up some very impressive sales figures through their combination of talent and hard work. DEAD SOUL, the latest in the IN HER NAME series, is scheduled for release October 1, 2011. Without further ado. . . . 1. How did you get into writing? I’ve enjoyed writing since late in high school, and did a lot of technical and analytic writing during my career in the government. But I started writing novels because I had hit a major rut in reading science fiction, which was my favorite genre. The breaking point was after I read a book by an author whose work I had always enjoyed, but the book was terri