Archived Posts from: February, 2009

Time flies, promo UP, deadline looming

Filed in: Contest Stuff | Writing    Tags: Cafe Nostimo | Field of Danger | The Taking of Carly Bradford | Written in the Stars
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OK…I’m pushing on to the end of FIELD OF DANGER. Too much to do to think about much else. Plus I still need to finish my Rita and Golden Heart entries. Everything always seems to come due at once, but that’s life. And it’s a GOOD thing, I remind myself, because it means the writing [...]

Gearing Up, Influencers Need

Filed in: Book Reviews | Contest Stuff   
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Cristine Bolley once told a class I attended that successful authors spends at least 40 percent of their time marketing. Before publication, you spend it networking, shopping proposals, making queries, researching publishers. After publication, you spend it networking, speaking, signing books, emailing fans and review sites, maintaining a blog.
I certainly believe it. In less than [...]

And the winner is . . .

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At long last, we’ve put all the names of everyone who entered last quarter’s contest (and a few from this quarter added for good measure) and drawn the first winner.
Just as a reminder, the details of every quarter’s contest will be on the website’s contest page. The prize basket will include gourmet chocolate, a gift [...]

Pulling It Back Together

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In my absence, I’ve been spinning like an out-of-control top. Life appeared to be unraveling, and I realized (once again) that this little nest of a life I had created was merely a blessing from God to be embraced but not dependent on. That took a few days. I have spent a lot of time [...]