Robin Van Auken

As a writer, you're not always concerned with visual or audio artwork. It's often secondary to the Muse dictating the story. As a self-published author, however, you need media for marketing your author brand ethically and legally. So, how do you find it and use it? “The Ultimate Guide to Free Photos, Media & More” was too ambitious, plus it wasn't an achievable goal. Instead, I created “A Useful Guide to Free Photos, Media & More, The Self-Published...

Muncy, a small river town founded shortly after the French and Indian War, was the earliest European settlement in the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna River. By 1769, land speculator Samuel Wallis had acquired more than 7,000 acres, so he sold much of this land to pioneers in search of a better way of life. By 1772, the West Branch Canal made Muncy a business thoroughfare and lumber boomtown. Like most Pennsylvania river towns, Muncy suffered...

Syndicated columnist Bridget Cormac has built a comfy lifestyle writing about history's mysteries. When Police Chief Alec Boone drops a 50-year-old murder case in her lap, she's eager to assist. Friendship kindles into a passionate affair, but their relationship is tested when the two professionals butt heads over the outcome of their findings. An ivory tower researcher, Bridget seeks fame. An honorable lawman, Boone seeks justice. When Boone uses...

When the "Sexiest Man Alive" reneges on his book contract, no-nonsense editor Erin Andersen is sent to rein him in. She heads to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to confront Stephen Spence. Spence doesn't have writer's block. His problem is something worse. He enjoys life too much to slow down and work on a book whenever wanted. Erin tags along on his adventures to avoid losing the assignment. Disdain gives way to desire after a few weeks alone with...