September 2007 Blog Posts (234)

Hi, folks!

I rarely accept requests to review books - only because it's so hard to fit in my own writing in the few hours a day I have left after the "day" job and related family responsibilities. ;o) But here is one I agreed to read/review - 'cause I know Maggie Ball is a wonderful writer. She runs the www.compulsivereader.com site - check it out if you haven't yet.…

My review of the children's book "Harry's Piano" by Susan McCray is now online. "Harry's Piano" is the charming tale of the young life of Susan's father, Academy Award-winning composer, Harry Sukman.

To read the review go to: http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2007/09/harrys-piano-by-susan-sukman-mccray_25.html

Cheryl

I have posted a new article, in answer to Lorraine's question from my last teleseminar:

"Does the length of the title make any difference to the salability of the book?"

I answer this question in the article, "…

Yesterday, I visited the Red Deer Chapters and held a book signing during the afternoon. The staff was awesome and very helpful, and the customers were great.

I'm quite happy to say we sold out of Whale Song, and I sold some copies of The River and Divine Intervention as well. But as always, it is…

"Raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but?"

I must repeat this oath at least a dozen times a day. Oh no! Not because I’m in court giving my own testimony. What I am doing, as a Spanish Court interpreter, I am interpreting court proceedings. Among the dialogue between judge and defendant is the oath all…

My latest book (Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: 5 Step Action Plan), which I have published as an e-book, is now available.

I wrote this book to help those, who are looking for more in life, achieve what they…

I would like to thank all of you who voted for my sci-fi novel on www.americanauthorcontest.com I won the fiction category.

Winners of each category are based on the number of votes they receive.

After the four winners of each category are selected a grand prize winner from the indivdual category winners will be selected. My chances will be one out of four.

If anyone is interested they are currently taking submissions…

The issue of stem cell research can be a confusing one. Author Yvonne Perry has sought to break down that confusion in her new book, "Right to Recover: Winning the Political and Religious Wars Over Stem Cell Research in America".

Come read more on this helpful new book about a controversial topic which is sure to be part of the 2008 presidential election.

Go to:…

Welcome to Monday September 24, 2007, of the virtual book tours. Today, I'm offering the following interviews -

Nikki Leigh visits www.thestorybehindthebooks.blogspot.com/ to promote her book Lady Lightkeeper – Misty Cove Chronicles Book Two

Yvonne Perry shares information about her book Right to Recover Winning the Political and Religious Wars over Stem Cell Research in America at…

Welcome to Monday September 24, 2007, of the virtual book tours. Today, I'm offering the following interviews -

Nikki Leigh visits www.thestorybehindthebooks.blogspot.com/ to promote her book Lady Lightkeeper – Misty Cove Chronicles Book Two

Yvonne Perry shares information about her book Right to Recover Winning the Political and Religious Wars over Stem Cell Research in America at…

Amazon

Timely, vulnerable and great food for thought! August 29, 2007

By Patrick D. Goonan "www.meaningful-life.us" (Pleasanton, CA)

*Amazon Top 500 Reviewer –

4-Star Review

The editorial reviews do a good job of describing the concept of this book. In short, Louise Lewis…

Here is an update:

amazon.com but you must have recently purchased the book from them online.

bandn.com if your book is carried by them or one of their used book sellers

bookcrossing.com--a site about setting your books free but also anybody can put a journal book review together and these come up when you search for books. We found this one recently when one of our authors was reviewed on the site.

any free press release site--you can submit book reviews…

The 2005 Independent Newspaper "Best Foreign Book of the Year" - The Flea Palace by Elif Shafak - certainly doesn't have a compelling plot.

What it does have, though, is three clever styles of writing:

1. The whole book is a "story within a story" - a bit like peeling away the layers of the onion skin. Some call this style Kafkaesque.

2. Play on the names of characters. e.g. Injustice Pureturk suffers terrible injustices (a style most famously associated with allegories…

My review of Judgment Fire, Marilyn Meredith's latest installment in the Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series is now posted at Pump Up Your Book Promotion's Galleria of Books.

You can check it out here: http://pumpupbookreviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/judgment-fire-by-marilyn-meredith.html

You'll find instructions on how to submit your book for review at:…

When trying to get word out on the street about a book signing or event, consider sending out online press releases. You'd think that people would read them and they do of course but ultimately, it makes you a searchable subject. Many allow you to put in keywords. It's a way for more links to come up with you in a typical search engine search.

But if you really want to get something out of your press releases, find the media around the book signing area or even in the State or a…