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Friday Funny

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

Tagged with: Army Knife, author, Doug Solter, Dr. Seuss, Funny, Humor, illustration, picture
Posted in Humor

The First US Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin (Day 2)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Doug — 1 Comment ↓

Thanks to my father, I was indeed fortunate to be given the opportunity to go to my first Formula 1 race in person. I’ve been a huge F1 racing fan for many years. I love it so much I even wrote a…

Tagged with: Austin, author, being there, Doug Solter, experience, F1, fans, formula 1, Grand Prix, in-person, race, Texas, The Circuit of the Americas, United States, US Grand Prix
Posted in Stuff I Like, Travel

The First US Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin (Day 1)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Doug — 6 Comments ↓

Last Free Book Promotion for SKID

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

Hello, Everyone! Today and tomorrow the eBook version of SKID will be free on Amazon, Amazon UK, and International Kindle Readers. This will be the LAST time it will be offered free on Kindle. So if any of your Kindle friends…

Tagged with: amazon, author, Doug Solter, ebooks, formula 1, Free, Kindle, motorsports, novels, racing, Skid, UK, young adult
Posted in Events, Young Adult Books

Happy Thanksgiving America!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

To all my fellow Americans, have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I hope you’re sharing it with friends and family.

Tagged with: author, Doug Solter, Funny, Godzilla, Humor, roasting, Thanksgiving, turkey, YA, young adult
Posted in Humor

New Signed Paperback Giveaway of SKID!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Doug — 3 Comments ↓

The amazing Georgia book-blogger Froze8 is hosting a giveaway of SKID this week on her blog. Enter now to win a signed paperback copy along with some awesome SKID bookmarks that you can give to your friends!

Tagged with: author, bookmarks, books, Doug Solter, giveaway, racing, signed, Skid, YA, young adult
Posted in Giveaways

12 Greatest Science Fiction War Stories

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

Found this great post courtesy of io9.com. Enjoy! War changes everything. War is an apocalypse and a technological revolution and a life-changing adventure, all rolled into one. So it’s not surprising that many of science fiction’s most indelible stories are…

Tagged with: 1927, Amazing Stories, author, Doug Solter, greatest, H.G. Wells, i09.com, list, Science Fiction, Stories, War
Posted in Stuff I Like

Writing Race in Novels

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

I found this excellent post by legendary YA author Laurie Halse Anderson on writing race in novels. She has many links to other websites and a cool writing race checklist to help authors make sure they create a rich variety of…

Tagged with: author, Doug Solter, good tips, how to avoid, Laurie Halse Anderson, race in fiction, stereotypes, writing, young adult
Posted in Writing

Kate Interviews Me!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

The most awesome book blogger from Georgia, Miss Kate, interviewed me yesterday about Skid. She asked me about why I decided to use a female main character in a racing novel and about my publishing journey as an indie author. Great questions…

Tagged with: author, Doug Solter, formula1, Froze8 blog, indie publishing, Interview, Kate, novel, racing, Skid, writer, writing, YA, young adult
Posted in Author Interviews, Writing

SKID Book Signing in Tulsa!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Doug — Leave a comment ↓

What a day! Thanks to everyone who came out last Saturday to see me at Steve’s Sundry Books and Magazines in Tulsa! This was my very first book signing and all of you made it so fun and stress free. The…

Tagged with: author appearance, Book signing, Doug Solter, indie bookstore, novel, Skid, Steves Sundry books and magazines, teen fiction, YA, young adult
Posted in Events

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