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Thanks John for the friend invite. Thanks for making this page available. I can say I've learned it's hard to get noticed. Wouldn't it be great to all meet at Oprah's with our book in hand for dinner. ha! It's draining but I keep trying to get a foot in somewhere for that one "good word" about my book.

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THE RIVER by bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a "mile-a-minute pot-boiler mystery", according to the Edmonton Sun. Compared by fans to works by James Patterson, Dan Brown and Michael Crichton, THE RIVER is the story of Del Hawthorne and her search for a father she had thought long dead. As she travels with a group of near strangers along the mysterious Nahanni River, Del uncovers a world of painful youth serums, deadly nanobots and a conspiracy that threatens…

Hello everyone! I am having such fun with my career that I just had to tell everyone.

I write full time and have a part time job on the side. I love it. I am meeting so many new people all the time. Fans are emailing me and telling me how much they enjoy my first book. They're also trying to feed me ideas for more books lol. Let me tell you, some of those ideas scare me a little. I just got my first round of edits back from my second editor. She said it was written well but there were…

As time went by following Hurricane Katrina, and we talked with more people, we began to hear a recurring story. We saw and heard from many very good hearted people who were trying to do what they could to help in various ways, but were left feeling betrayed when the recipient did not act or react in the way that was expected. We heard questions such as, “Why…

Are you thinking about doing a Pay-Per-Click campaign and want to get an estimate on what other people are bidding for key terms? Or, do you want to see who the top bidders are in both the PPC results as well as the organic results? With SpyFu, you can view the rough cost per click…

Many times when you're starting out in business, or changing direction in business, you become overwhelmed with just where to start, or who you can contact for assistance. You have many contacts, have belonged to a number of associations or groups over the years, and have spoken to numerous groups and associations in your career. The overwhelm often comes from knowing many people and many things but not having any centralized method to access all that…

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When I began my business back in 1999, I had a website, but did very little with it, as it seemed almost impossibly overwhelming to get noticed by the search engines and come up on any type of search whatsoever. Despite the fact that I helped my clients be found online, I simply used my website as an online brochure and did NOTHING to bring any attention to my site.

Fast forward now to 2007, and almost all of my…

Tardif Trivia:

• From an early age, I wanted to be "Mrs. Stephen…

Dedicated to Tonia and Debbie, who have suffered numerous challenges this year, particularly the recent loss of their beloved dog, Buddy. But neither lady has lost her gracious and optimistic spirit. I pray these images lend a small measure of comfort to my dear friends.

Although my first love is writing mysteries and more mysteries , I also am in love with nature and photography. It's hard for…

The other day I wrinkled my nose at the advances in technology. But I have to admit, with tears dribbling down, my heart stirred in amazement at all it can bring to light.

Since my oldest son and his wife will make us grandparents for the first time, I decided to pen the joy that bursts in my heart by creating a diary. In it I relate the events that dot our…

Hello everyone. I'm very pleased to announce that my novel Sleep Before Evening, is now available. You can get a copy as of today at the following places:



Amazon US

Amazon UK

Amazon CA

Or just go to your local Amazon and type…

The hardest part of our job as writers is to become known, to connect with our readers or potential readers. No matter how big or small your publisher, your marketing budget has finite limits. With small publishers, though, it’s particularly difficult—not only doesn’t the publisher pay for much in the way of publicity or promotion, but advances are so small that it’s difficult to decide where to spend that hard-earned…