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	<title>By Michael West</title>
	<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com</link>
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		<title>Bringing &#8220;Poseidon’s Children&#8221; to Life</title>
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The Sci-Fi Guys Book Review site asked me to do a guest blog on my upcoming Seventh Star Press novel, Poseidon&#8217;s Children  (due out next month).   As faithful readers know, the idea for the novel, and the series it kicks off, The Legacy of the Gods, has been with me for a very long time.   I thought it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/bringingpctolife</link>
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		<title>Book Den Interview and Giveaway!</title>
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Jennifer at Book Den just posted a new interview with me on my two Seventh Star Singles, &#8220;Goodnight&#8221; and &#8220;For the River Is Wide and the Gods Are Hungry.&#8221;  We also talked about my upcoming novels, Poseidon&#8217;s Children, the first book in my epic, dark Urban Fantasy series, The Legacy of the Gods, and Spook [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/bookdeninterviewandgiveaway</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Wide Game,&#8221; &#8220;Cinema&#8221; Among Best Reads of 2011!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Sci-Fi Guys have put out their list of the The Best of 2011: Books, and my two Harmony, Indiana novels, The Wide Game and Cinema of Shadows, both made the list! 

Cinema of Shadows came in at number 9.  Here&#8217;s what they had to say about it:
&#8220;Cinema of Shadows was everything that I could want in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/scifiguysbest2011</link>
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		<title>Sci-Fi Guys Rate and Give Away Shorts!</title>
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The Sci-Fi Guys have interviewed myself, Steven Shrewsbury, and Stephen Zimmer about our $0.99 short stories and other works available from Seventh Star Press.  They also rated my entries, giving &#8220;For the River Is Wide and the Gods Are Hungry&#8221; 4 out of 5 stars and  &#8220;Goodnight&#8221; a 5 out of 5! 
Read the interview here!
If you leave a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/scifiguysshort</link>
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		<title>Between Two Books Contest and Interview</title>
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The website Between Two Books is giving you a chance to win all the Seventh Star Press Singles e-Books, including my short stories, &#8220;Goodnight&#8221; and &#8220;For the River Is Wide and the Gods Are Hungry.&#8221;  They also conducted an interview with me on everything from my favorite books and writing style to what I think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/btbinterview</link>
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		<title>&#8220;The Gods Are Hungry&#8221; for Kindle, iPad, and Nook!</title>
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My newest short story, &#8220;For the River Is Wide and the Gods Are Hungry,&#8221;  is now available as a $0.99 eBook for Kindle, iPad, and Nook!
In this never before published Tales from Harmony short story, it should be the best time of Becky&#8217;s life. Her studies at Stanley University are going well, and her boyfriend, Mark, has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/godshungryforkindle</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Poseidon&#8217;s Children&#8221; One of &#8220;Top 10 Books I&#8217;m Excited to Read in 2012&#8243;</title>
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Jennifer at Book Den just posted her list of the &#8220;Top Ten (Series) Books I&#8217;m Excited to Read in 2012,&#8221; and Poseidon&#8217;s Children, the first novel in my Legacy of the Gods series, is on it. 

Man no longer worships the old gods; forgotten and forsaken, they have become nothing more than myth and legend.  But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/excitedtoreadpc2012</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Tales from Harmony&#8221; eBook Series Now On-Line!</title>
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Michael West joins the Seventh Star Press  Seventh Star Singles line of $0.99 eBooks with &#8220;Goodnight,&#8221; the first short story in his Tales from Harmony collection for the Seventh Star Singles line.  Michael West&#8217;s Tales from Harmony collection features stories with ties to Harmony, Indiana, a location synonymous with horror and the site of many of his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/talesfromharmonynowonline</link>
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		<title>The Wide Game One of 2011&#8217;s Best Reads!</title>
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Rhonda Wilson, a reviewer with Monster Librarian, just listed her Top 10 Reads of 2011, and my first novel, The Wide Game, made the list!  
&#8220;My top 10 reads of 2011 were:
1. Floating Staircase &#8211; Ronald Malfi
2. My Soul to Steal &#8211; Rachel Vincent
3. Smile No More &#8211; James A. Moore
4. A Bad Day for Voodoo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/widegame2011bestread</link>
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		<title>Monster Librarian Calls &#8216;Cinema&#8217; Recommended Reading!</title>
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Monster Librarian recommends my novel, Cinema of Shadows.  Here&#8217;s an excerpt of their review:
&#8220;Cinema of Shadows is a very creepy but fun take on the haunted house/building theme.  There are interesting and well-rounded characters and a fantastic history for the old movie theater.  We are given eerie glimpses into the tragic happenings, all the while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bymichaelwest.com/cosrecommended</link>
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