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Week 2 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards -- Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story

Week 2 of Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards 
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
This week we have two categories to vote on. The Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fan Girl/Boy Story. 

Click here to vote on last weeks Best Social Media Tips.

Category 2: Most Creative Book Promotion -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
David Perlmutter -- #Cheeky Marketing to sell your book

Mark Sadler -- Pinterest Secret Files

Munir Bello -- Naked Marketing Flyers

Nicole Waggoner -- Teasing your Second Book on Website

Seumas Gallacher -- Using Linkedin to Promote Sales

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Most Creative Book Promotion
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Category 3: Best Fan Girl/Boy Story -- Nominees.
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
Camille Di Maio -- How she presented her book to Paul McCartney

Tom Nichols -- Hollywood Hills with Tarintino

Kim Hunt Harris -- Diana Gabaldon Ultimate Fan Girl

Edward Stanton -- Paul Stanley of KISS Fame Keeping his Identity Secret

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Best Fan Girl/Fan Boy
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Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting. 

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)

Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)

Vote on week 3 here: ( Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)

Vote on Week 2 here: (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story. 
Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.thors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Blondie and the Brit Awards -- Week 2 -- Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story

Week 2 of Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards 
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
This week we have two categories to vote on. The Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fan Girl/Boy Story. 

Click here to vote on last weeks Best Social Media Tips.

Category 2: Most Creative Book Promotion -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
David Perlmutter -- #Cheeky Marketing to sell your book

Mark Sadler -- Pinterest Secret Files

Munir Bello -- Naked Marketing Flyers

Nicole Waggoner -- Teasing your Second Book on Website

Seumas Gallacher -- Using Linkedin to Promote Sales

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Most Creative Book Promotion
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Category 3: Best Fan Girl/Boy Story -- Nominees.
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
Camille Di Maio -- How she presented her book to Paul McCartney

Tom Nichols -- Hollywood Hills with Tarintino

Kim Hunt Harris -- Diana Gabaldon Ultimate Fan Girl

Edward Stanton -- Paul Stanley of KISS Fame Keeping his Identity Secret

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Best Fan Girl/Fan Boy
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Please listen to Blondie and the Brit Awards Podcast where we review the best tips from our year podcasting. 

Please vote for previous weeks here:

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.

Vote on week 3 here ( Funniest and Best New Author Story)
Vote on Week 2 here (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story.  Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Blondie and the Brit Awards -- Week 2

Week 2 of Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards 
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
This week we have two categories to vote on. The Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fan Girl/Boy Story. 

Click here to vote on last weeks Best Social Media Tips.

Category 2: Most Creative Book Promotion -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
David Perlmutter -- #Cheeky Marketing to sell your book

Mark Sadler -- Pinterest Secret Files

Munir Bello -- Naked Marketing Flyers

Nicole Waggoner -- Teasing your Second Book on Website

Seumas Gallacher -- Using Linkedin to Promote Sales

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Most Creative Book Promotion
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Category 3: Best Fan Girl/Boy Story -- Nominees.
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.
Camille Di Maio -- How she presented her book to Paul McCartney

Tom Nichols -- Hollywood Hills with Tarintino

Kim Hunt Harris -- Diana Gabaldon Ultimate Fan Girl

Edward Stanton -- Paul Stanley of KISS Fame Keeping his Identity Secret

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Best Fan Girl/Fan Boy
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Week 1 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards Special Announcement -- Best Social Media Tip

Blondie and the Brit Podcast Award Special Announcement
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
Week 1 -- Category 1: Best Social Media Tips -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below:
Rachel Thompson -- #MondayBlogs

Laurence O'Bryan -- Extending Your Book onto Your Blog

Joey Pinkney -- How to Present Yourself Online Nicole Persun -- SEO Optimization Claude Bouchard -- Twitter Growth
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Best Social Media Tips?
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Rules:1. 1 vote per person per category.2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities. Quiz Maker



Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting. 

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)

Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)

Vote on week 3 here: ( Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)

Vote on Week 2 here: (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story. 
Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Blondie and the Brit Awards Special Announcement -- Week 1 Best Social Media Tip

Blondie and the Brit Podcast Award Special Announcement
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
Week 1 -- Category 1: Best Social Media Tips -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below:
Rachel Thompson -- #MondayBlogs

Laurence O'Bryan -- Extending Your Book onto Your Blog

Joey Pinkney -- How to Present Yourself Online Nicole Persun -- SEO Optimization Claude Bouchard -- Twitter Growth
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Best Social Media Tips?
[image error]Rachel Thompson[image error]Joey Pinkney[image error]Claude Bouchard[image error]Laurence O'Bryan[image error]Nicole Persun


Rules:1. 1 vote per person per category.2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities. Quiz Maker



Please listen to the Blondie and the Brit Awards Podcast where we provide the best tips from our year podcasting. 

Please vote for previous weeks here:

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.

Vote on week 3 here ( Funniest and Best New Author Story)
Vote on Week 2 here (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story.  Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Blondie and the Brit Awards Special Announcement

Blondie and the Brit Podcast Award Special Announcement
Find our podcast here! 
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 
Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)
Week 1 -- Category 1: Best Social Media Tips -- Nominees 
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below:
Rachel Thompson -- #MondayBlogs Laurence O'Bryan -- Extending Your Book onto Your BlogJoey Pinkney -- How to Present Yourself OnlineNicole Persun -- SEO OptimizationClaude Bouchard -- Twitter Growth
BODY {padding:2%} #main {background:transparent;}#qp_main797494 .qp_btna:hover input {background:rgb(5,134,170)!important}
Best Social Media Tips?
[image error]Rachel Thompson[image error]Joey Pinkney[image error]Claude Bouchard[image error]Laurence O'Bryan[image error]Nicole Persun


Rules:1. 1 vote per person per category.2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities. Quiz Maker

Susan Spann Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing on Blondie and the Brit

Susan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in PublishingSusan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing


This week Susan Spann shares her writing journey that began with a love of Japanese culture and through the advice of agents she created the award-winning Shinobi Mystery series. Susan is the Rocky Mountain Fiction Author of the Year and an accomplished publishing attorney who takes to social media with her weekly twitter #PUBLAW advice and blog. Susan's enthusiastic retelling of the journey from wanna be writer to the launch of her fourth book is as heartwarming as it is funny. Don't miss this engaging interview chock full of great inspiration and advice for writers.

Gisela Hausmann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews

Join us on Blondie and the Brit for a really great chat with Gisela Hausman, a top Amazon reviewer. She shares her wealth of knowledge about the review process and some great information about email marketing. 



Gisela Hausmann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews



You will not want to miss this great chat with Gisela Hausman who is a Amazon ecommerce expert, PR and communications coach, and a multi-award winning author. A native of Austria, Gisela is the author of The Naked Truth series and a top Amazon reviewer. We talk about the unadorned truth of the review process and how to win the heart of a reviewer. As a self-professed email evangelist she shares her best tips on crafting emails and newsletters to get the best out of out of all your communications. 

Winners from the #RRBC Block Party

Winners on my page for the  #RRBC BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK and BLOG BLOCK PARTY I hosted on August 13, 2016! My Four Lucky Winners:1. $25 Amazon Gift Card --JOHN FIORAVANTI​ Three signed copies of Stealing Time1. STEPHANIE COLLINS2. NONNIE JULES3. JAN SIKES
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Thank you to everyone who downloaded a free ecopy of Stealing Time. Because of your help I made it to #1 on Amazon for Time Travel Free downloads!! I am so grateful for your help. #RRBC has been an amazing find for me.

If you didn't win and you still want to read this 4.7 out of five star rated book with 41 reviews it's only $2.99.   Get your copy here! You can also check out my short story that's only 99 cents and has a rating of 4.8 out of five stars.  Get your copy here!Here are two reviews to entice you:Stealing Time: 18th Century? Time-Travel? I COULDN'T RESIST! A fantastic journey!, April 1, 2016By Thomas WhaleyVerified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Stealing Time: Book 1 (Kindle Edition)As an avid fan of ANYTHING 17th or 18th century AND once addicted (...maybe still) to Quantum Leap, when I stumbled across Stealing Time, by author KJ Waters, I couldn't resist adding it to my long list of things to do! Being a teacher, father of two and busy author myself, I find it very difficult to read as much as I would like, but once I began reading Stealing Time, it did not seem to be a challenge at all. The realistic mental imagery of 18th century London, perfectly mixed with the enticement of a perfect storm, time travel and spicy characters kept me on the edge of my seat. KJ Waters undoubtedly researched her history! I found her book to be historically refreshing and educational, rather than eye-rolling and inaccurate, which I have encountered in other "time-travelish" books.

Stealing Time is pleasantly packed with believable, well-developed characters worth investing your time with. They all keep you involved, and I applaud the Ms. Waters with the flawless way the characters differ based on the century they were from. This must have been a challenge.

If you are looking for a suspenseful, historical, witch-hunt of a journey - read STEALING TIME...and like me, you'll be impatiently waiting for round two.
My second book in the series, Shattering Time, will be out this fall. If you want to get on my mailing list for free deals and updates please comment below. 
There is a free chapter of Shattering Time at the end of my short story BLOW as a teaser. Here is a review of BLOW, that is a 20 minute read that reached #8 on the paid charts when it was release in April. 
Blow: 5.0 out of 5 stars You’ll be Blown Away!By Amazon Customer on April 12, 2016Format: Kindle Edition
Set against the dramatic backdrop of one of nature’s most powerful forces of chaos and destruction, Blow
intertwines the suspenseful stories of it characters as the winds howl and emotions rage. K.J. Waters has
the reader hanging onto each gust as the story unfolds—as lives, trailers, and Weber grills (both literal and
metaphorical) are tossed around like matchsticks. Packing an even stronger punch than Hurricane Ivan
(arguably the catalyst, powerfully moving the storyline and its characters in unexpected directions), Blow
delivers a Category 5 performance, providing the perfect transition between the author’s first thriller, Stealing
Time, and her upcoming novel. Brace yourself for an exciting ride! KJ Waters absolutely delivers just that!

Where to find me online:Website: www.kjwaters.com www.blondieandbrit.com/ www.blondiebooks.com/ Twitter: @kamajowa  @blondiebookcov @Blondie and the Brit
Facebook: KJWaters, Author page, Blondie and the Brit, Blondie’s Custom Book Covers
LinkedIn: KJ Waters
Blog: www.kjwatersauthor.blogspot.comInstagram: @kamajowaPinterest: kamajowa

#RRBC BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK & BLOG BLOCK PARTY

Welcome to the #RRBC BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK and BLOG BLOCK PARTY! 
Here’s What I’m Giving Away Today to four Lucky Winners: $25 Amazon Gift Card Three signed copies of Stealing Time
Get your FREE e book copy here until Aug. 14! All comments are eligible.
Hi! I'm KJ Waters and welcome to Rave Reviews Book Club’s Back-To-School Book and Blog Block Party. For all the stops and oodles of chances to win a myriad of prizes, check out all the posts. The list can be found here. I've already won a $10 Amazon card from another blogger.



This stop is my blog Blondie in the Water and my pool here in Dirtville, USA. Take a dip and relax awhile in the hot tub while you learn a bit about me. 
I recently joined The Rave Reviews Book Club and am now a huge fan. Within a month or so my book, Stealing Time, was selected for the push it Tuesday and my book shot to the highest it ever was on Amazon. If you're not a member I highly recommend joining. It's a great community of authors and I've made some great professional connections.
A little about me:I am KJ Waters, the author of the best-selling short story Blow (was #8) and full length time travel novel, Stealing Time, that is currently #2 in time travel that happens to be free this weekend so grab your copy here and help me get to #1!

  You can find it here                       FREE Until August 14, 2016You can find it here. I also am the co-host of the popular podcast Blondie and the Brit where we interview authors about writing, publishing, and a lot more. I work with Suzanne Kelman, an international best selling author and Nichols Fellowship semifinalist (read Oscar for screenplay) One of our mottos is if it isn't fun we aren't doing it. It is a great weekly podcast that provides tons of tips for authors and a fun and relaxed format. You can find out more here on our website www.blondieandbrit.com. We are on podbean and iTunes. 


In addition to my other Blondie fun projects (writing and podcasting) I run a book cover design business called Blondie's custom Book Covers. You can find out more here: www.blondiebooks.com. 



How is the tub? I hope it's not too hot. Oh where are my manners, I forgot to offer you a drink.




I didn't mention the hot tub you're in is a time machine. It is set for August 13, 2004 when my novel Stealing Time starts. I hate to tell you but Hurricane Charley is about to hit and take you for a ride through the eye of the hurricane to 1752 London. Hang on it's going to be a wild ride!





Here is a quick blurb of Stealing Time:

Stealing Time is a "Breathtakingly original" time travel adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As Hurricane Charley churns a path of destruction towards Orlando, Florida, Ronnie Andrews and her best friend, Stephanie McKay, scramble to prepare for the storm. Ronnie seeks shelter at her boyfriend’s weather lab while Steph heads back to her house.

During the peak of the storm Ronnie is hurtled back in time to eighteenth-century London where she is caught in a web of superstition, deception, and lies in a life and death struggle to return to her own time.

Steph is thrust into the middle of the hurricane, but it quickly turns into a living nightmare as she is faced with losing everything. Stealing Time: Book 1 in the Stealing Time Trilogy. 


Where to find me online:
Website: www.kjwaters.com www.blondieandbrit.com/ www.blondiebooks.com/
Twitter: @kamajowa  @blondiebookcov @Blondie and the Brit
Facebook: KJWaters, Author page, Blondie and the Brit, Blondie’s Custom Book Covers
LinkedIn: KJ Waters
Blog: www.kjwatersauthor.blogspot.comInstagram: @kamajowaPinterest: kamajowa