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“Backword Books: Full Frontal” Now Available on Smashwords

Posted in: Andrew Kent

  • Over a span of seven weeks in the fall of 2009, the Backword Books authors published interviews of each other on the Backword blog. Now, these interviews have been gathered together in a single volume available for free download (or “you set the price“) via Smashwords, allowing authors, publishers, and readers to enjoy these insightful [...]

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  • Interview with Kristen J. Tsetsi - CONTEST CLOSED

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi, Uncategorized

  • BK: The subject of military separation lends itself to gravity and heartache. Yet, you’re funny. And the book is darkly humorous. I think you need to explain yourself!

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  • Killing people is an art.

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • When I was 21 and working as a quality assurance representative at a telemarketing agency, I’d recently ended a pretty serious relationship.

    Not too long after the relationship ended, my roommate – at my silly, ill-conceived, and misguided recommendation – started dating my ex.

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  • “Immorality” vs. “Honesty”

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • The talk show host, afraid to upset the show’s listeners, wanted to change topics from talking (with a book club) about Homefront’s story and characters to talking about publishing and writing, in general, because there was concern the readers of the book, and listeners of the show, would get upset.

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  • Behind the scenes of “Homefront”: photos of Mia’s world.

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • Because my memories of Fargo are still vivid (I lived there for seven years), having Mia move around that apartment was easy enough while she was inside. All I had to do was remember my time there the first four months Ian was gone. Dredging up the emotions was absolutely no trouble.

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  • Has Oprah called YOU?

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • MAN: I’m an associate editor at Harpo, and we received a copy of Homefront. [HOLY CRAP THEY STILL HAVE IT! I SENT IT OVER A YEAR AGO!] We’re putting together a segment for Oprah’s Book Club about authors who have chosen to self-publish…

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  • Live podcast Wednesday with book club re: “Homefront”

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • Will I be tricked into telling them which scene in the book is (mostly) true? I’d kept it a secret until recently, when I gave it away to a Stars & Stripes reporter. I don’t know why I told him about that scene. It was something I’d meant to keep to myself, because it wasn’t one of my prouder moments.

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  • “Homefront” giveaway winner!

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • Last week, Heather J. at “Age 30+…A Lifetime of Books” (a book review blog, whose review of Homefront can be found here) allowed me space for a guest post introducing Backword Books and inviting her readers to participate in a Homefront giveaway.
    Heather’s rules:

    Leave a comment with your thoughts on Backword Books’ authors collective - what [...]

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  • Popping my TV cherry: the “Better Nashville” interview experience

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • I felt the sweat in places sweat grows. I saw Producer Kacy sweating, too–and she’d even taken off her blazer. I tried not to blow my hair out of my face or wipe my cheeks and eyes and forehead.

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  • The little steps that are so exciting to an indie writer

    Posted in: Kristen Tsetsi

  • Wish me luck! Oh boy, a TV interview. How fun is this?

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