MIU Publishing-The POWER OF TRUTH-November 2010

Muse It Up Publishing

EXPLODED onto the Publishing World scene two months early thanks to the hard work every person at Muse put into it.

But could we sustain the

 momentum. Many, many e-publishing houses show up only to be gone in a heartbeat. Would Muse fall to that

curse?

November 2010 brought us another bunch of stories originally slated for AFTER the original launch date of December 1st, 2010.

The first six were making

inroads...some with greater impact than others, but isn't that the way this business is? I don't have the

statistics at my fingertips, but I remember seeing at least three of the six titles released in October making the perilous

climb into the ever changing e-world.

And now we have new ones to send out there to

dazzle the reading world again.

Once more, in no special order I give you NOVEMBER 2010.

1.) A TASTE OF TERROR by Chastity Bush

2.) WORLD OF ASH by Kevin Hopson

3.) THE FIREBORN CHRONICLES; RESONANCES by Mary Andrews.

4.) HURRICANE WARNING by Ginger Simpson

5.) BOATING WITH THE BUTTERMORES by Randall Lang

Now I have to take a moment here and admit I HAVE read most of these books and loved them. Having never been particularly keen on stories that make me look under my bed for monsters before climbing between the sheets and flipping out the light, I was surprised to find out how much I LOVE Kevin Hopson's nerve bending voice. WORLD OF ASH is creepy in a delightful way.

HURRICANE WARNING introduced me to a very delightful and prolific author, Ginger Simpson...and I will admit to eagerly grabbing and reading everything she writes ever since.

Chastity Bush's A TASTE OF TERROR also can deliver bone-tingling stories that make you want to hide but also make you want to play footsie with that danger. It is a dichotomy I am still trying to figure out, but I'm sure the more I read of Chastity Bush, the better I will get.

THE FIREBORN CHRONICLES: RESONANCES is still waiting for me in my Kindle, but here's the blurb and why I have it waiting for me in my Kindle...after you read it, you'll understand.
Blurb:

PSIONIC SCI FI: the inevitable fusion of man, machine and the paranormal.

THEY’RE  BACK

Once again the Dark Ops crew of the Nemesis is called into action.

But this time it’s personal.

When a former team member is kidnapped on a Hive drug mining planet both the Universal Government and the new Corporate Overlord have to respond.

For the first time the Nemesis team and the Corporate Archangels join forces against a psychic vampire, his strange twin brother,

and the Oracle menace threatening their universe.

But is anything truly what it seems?

Lastly, but not leastly (okay I KNOW that's not a real word, but it fits.) we have Randall Lang's BOATING WITH THE BUTTERMORES. I have not read this book either. I personally am not drawn to the subject, BUT I will say this, I have happily and quite joyously read his future books...but I'll tell you about them in a later posting. For now just know Randall writes with a passion that is exceptional.

And now for a blurb from BOATING WITH THE BUTTERMORES:

Blurb:
Years of jobs, kids, and  other family demands can take the excitement out of a marriage. But when neighbors become lovers, suddenly new and unexplored worlds can open up. Especially when they go "Boating with the Buttermores".

And aren't all the covers

AMAZING? One of the things I am learning, thanks to some private tutoring from one of the top

cover artists in the publishing world is what to look for...and every single one of these covers have stunning images, well blended and the fonts are easily read so you can tell what the title is and who the author is. Not bad for a new publishing house. Sometimes it takes years for a house to acquire this level of visual excellence. Congratulations Muse It Up Publishing on jumping way ahead of the creation curve.

October

and

November.

Muse It Up Publishing brought us, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ELEVEN books. That's pretty damned good!

However,

December is still to round out our 2010 explosion into the e-pub world...so I'll be back with more Muse Magic.

Until then...once more...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUSE IT UP PUBLISHING...You really ARE

PHENOMENAL!

MIU Publishing: The Power of TRUTH-OCTOBER 2010

October 2012...and WE made it!

Muse It Up Publishing BURST upon the Publishing World

Two Years ago on October 1, 2010 because everyone at Muse worked our

buzzing little tales off to bring our debut forward from December 1st. By everyone I mean our publisher

Lea Schizas, her partner

Litsa Kamaetors, the coterie of

editors, THREE gifted

Cover Artists, and our gifted

Web Designer.

We were about to arrive and were we

READY!

So...

with our first month, October, 2010 and the direct buy links to each book...just in case you missed them the first time around.

OCTOBER 2010 We brought forth

amazing titles, and many have gone on to win

awards and accolades attesting to the hard work all of the Muse It Up Family put into bringing

the World out There, OUR world here at Muse It Up Publishing, Inc.

The following books are in no particular order.

1.) The Killer Valentine Ball by C.A. Verstraete.

2.) Fallon O'Reilly and the Ice Queen's Lair by Debra K. Dunlap

3.) The Ghost of Grover's Ridge, by James Hartley

4.) The Harvest Moon by Krista D. Ball

5.) Grounds For Murder by John Russo

6.) The Halloween Dino Trip by Lee Hovris Schizas.

What a powerful first month.

Truth time...

I must admit I have not read ALL of the books Muse releases...Until I

win a lottery..and since I don't play the lottery, that's probably not going to happen any time soon...but until I do, I have to carefully decide how may of these great offerings to invest in.

So which have I either read or have waiting for me in my

Kindle...and why did I choose them?

Like everyone else, my first clue a book is coming out is its cover...and hey...look at these six covers!

Cover One...is

scary and tells me this book is going to have me diving beneath my covers and praying the scary noises just beyond my vision of darkness are not parts of this book coming to life.

Did I read THE KILLER VALENTINE BALL? Life is scary enough without me trying to entertain myself with terror...however I also don't go to see the movies popping up with nerve shaking regularity around Halloween either. If I'm going to have a

heart attack I'd rather it not be because I am scared out of my bejeeburs.

STILL, Muse knows it has an audience for scary tales...

(Meet Bonella, our publisher's October Icon who comes along to remind all of us October can be a really scary month.) The story AND the cover for this book guarantee a delightfully bone chilling ride for that person.

Cover Two...this is AMERICA'S answer to Harry Potter. I have to admit I

LOVE this cover...and the book is waiting for me in my Kindle. (If I read all the books I've snatched and are waiting for me in my Kindle I'd have to mainline my Kindle 24/7) I'd only make one suggestion, the author's name should have been in a color that doesn't blend into the background, but other than that, the cover is a perfect introduction to Debra K. Dunlap's

mystical world.

Cover Three...I am a HUGE James Hartley fan, and I admit I read this book, loved it and have it safely tucked in the memory of my Kindle for future re-reads. The cover, especially the

wand angling guy, is a perfect introduction to a world where James Hartley delivers HIS magic with a resounding snap!

Cover Four...This was the very first Muse It Up Publishing Book I read and I was not in the least disappointed. I am a great aficionado of anything that whispers

Native American. This cover doesn't just whisper it...it bellows it along with the hint of an ominous orangey moon. Love, Love, Love this tale.

Cover Five...I'm going to let you in on a secret...well a secret to you...not to my daughter, author Kat Holmes...because she lives with me she knows I am a fan of

mysteries, and no body does them with the panache of John Russo. His cover...gotta love steam rising from a cup of coffee atop a mountain of coffee beans morphing into a poisonous skull. Talk about a delicious teaser. Not all teasers deliver, though, but boy does this one!

Cover Six...I have read this book many times. I have reread it to my young relations, and recommended it to teachers I know from before my retirement as a teacher. The cover is nothing short of

brilliant. It shows the

prehistoric world this books wings us to on the night of a Halloween party unlike any

 Halloween party I've ever been to. The storyline is brilliant and the cover brings the author's brilliance to enticingly accurate life.

And there you have the

DEBUT MONTH...it came two months ahead of schedule so Forever More we can celebrate October 2012 as Muse's Two Year Birthday.

Check back for the next MIU PUBLISHING: THE POWER OF TRUTH-NOVEMBER 2010 as Muse It Up Publishing continues to celebrate October and Two Years of award winning tales.