Bridgette Dutta Portman's Blog
April 19, 2023
Preorder The Word of the Muse
The Word of the Muse, Book Three of the Coseema Saga trilogy, releases April 25! I can't wait to share how this story ends.
You can preorder the ebook now from Amazon, and I'm offering some fun swag to go with it! Everyone who preorders will get a sneak-peek at Chapter One, plus a bookmark and signed bookplate. You'll also be entered into drawing for the Grand Prize: a pair of Twin Stars earrings, an art print of Coseema and Olive, and a $50 gift card to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Kobo.
You can hear me read an excerpt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDRj7...
Visit my website, www.bridgetteduttaportman.com, for information on how to enter.
You can preorder the ebook now from Amazon, and I'm offering some fun swag to go with it! Everyone who preorders will get a sneak-peek at Chapter One, plus a bookmark and signed bookplate. You'll also be entered into drawing for the Grand Prize: a pair of Twin Stars earrings, an art print of Coseema and Olive, and a $50 gift card to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Kobo.
You can hear me read an excerpt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDRj7...
Visit my website, www.bridgetteduttaportman.com, for information on how to enter.
May 3, 2022
The Silver Sail Launches!!!
Woo-hoo! It's launch day for The Silver Sail!
BUY YOUR COPY HERE: http://tinyurl.com/silversail
You can also view a short video of me discussing the book and reading an excerpt on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGWX...
To sweeten the deal, everyone who buys a copy of The Silver Sail this week (either the ebook or paperback) will be entered in a drawing to win a bundle of goodies! The lucky winner will get:
-A custom designed Silver Sail mug
-Marshmallow hot cocoa
-Chocolate sea salt caramels
-A custom designed, autographed Silver Sail bookmark
-Plus a handwritten note from me
To enter, just email me (bridgette.portman@gmail.com) with the date and time you made the purchase. As an alternative, if you can’t buy the book right now but still want to enter, you can do so by sharing one of my social media posts about the Silver Sail. Just send me an email letting me know where and when you shared it. Deadline to enter is 11:59 PM Sunday, May 8. (Due to the costs of shipping internationally, this giveaway is limited to people in the USA.) I will draw a winner on May 9 and contact that person for their address. Best of luck!
BUY YOUR COPY HERE: http://tinyurl.com/silversail
You can also view a short video of me discussing the book and reading an excerpt on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGWX...
To sweeten the deal, everyone who buys a copy of The Silver Sail this week (either the ebook or paperback) will be entered in a drawing to win a bundle of goodies! The lucky winner will get:
-A custom designed Silver Sail mug
-Marshmallow hot cocoa
-Chocolate sea salt caramels
-A custom designed, autographed Silver Sail bookmark
-Plus a handwritten note from me
To enter, just email me (bridgette.portman@gmail.com) with the date and time you made the purchase. As an alternative, if you can’t buy the book right now but still want to enter, you can do so by sharing one of my social media posts about the Silver Sail. Just send me an email letting me know where and when you shared it. Deadline to enter is 11:59 PM Sunday, May 8. (Due to the costs of shipping internationally, this giveaway is limited to people in the USA.) I will draw a winner on May 9 and contact that person for their address. Best of luck!
April 10, 2022
The Silver Sail ARCs available!
Woo-hoo! The Silver Sail, Book 2 of the Coseema Saga, is coming May 3! ARCs are now available, so if you're interested in reading an advance digital copy, send me a message! Honest reviews are appreciated.
By the way, have you seen my Giveaway? Enter to win one of 5 autographed print copies of The Silver Sail!
It's been a delight to write this book and I can't wait to share Olive's continuing adventures with you.
By the way, have you seen my Giveaway? Enter to win one of 5 autographed print copies of The Silver Sail!
It's been a delight to write this book and I can't wait to share Olive's continuing adventures with you.
February 11, 2022
Giveaway: 5 YA Space Fantasy Novels!
Happy February! As I gear up for the release of The Silver Sail this spring, I'm launching another giveaway! Enter to win a bundle of 5 YA space fantasy/space opera novels, ranging from a fairytale retelling to a tale of interstellar oppression to a beautiful graphic novel.
The books:
Skyward
Off Planet
Cinder
On a Sunbeam
The Twin Stars
Giveaway ends Feb. 20. For more information and to enter, visit http://www.bridgetteduttaportman.com/...
The books:
Skyward
Off Planet
Cinder
On a Sunbeam
The Twin Stars
Giveaway ends Feb. 20. For more information and to enter, visit http://www.bridgetteduttaportman.com/...
January 6, 2022
The Silver Sail: Update
The first draft of The Silver Sail, book two of the Coseema Saga, is complete at 88K words and in the hands of my beta readers! I've greatly enjoyed writing this book and seeing how Olive and her friends' journey continues to unfold. To stay up to date and be the first to read excerpts, sign up for my newsletter.
Cover reveal to come by the end of February!
Cover reveal to come by the end of February!
October 9, 2021
YA Novel Giveaway!
October 10-16 is OCD Awareness Week and I'm pleased to announce I'm running a giveaway for a bundle of 7 YA novels whose protagonists have OCD. I tried to put together a range of genres and styles, from romance to paranormal to historical fiction to space fantasy (my own).
If you'd like to win these books for yourself or a loved one, visit http://www.bridgetteduttaportman.com/... and click on the raffle graphic. You can enter by subscribing to my monthly newsletter, and gain additional entries by sharing on Twitter. All entrants will receive a free short story, Rough Road Ahead, in which OCD meets Driver's Ed. Entrants must be 14 years of age or older and residents of the USA or Canada.
I'll be selecting the winner on October 17. I'll also be spotlighting one of these books each day for the next week, so follow me on social media!
If you'd like to win these books for yourself or a loved one, visit http://www.bridgetteduttaportman.com/... and click on the raffle graphic. You can enter by subscribing to my monthly newsletter, and gain additional entries by sharing on Twitter. All entrants will receive a free short story, Rough Road Ahead, in which OCD meets Driver's Ed. Entrants must be 14 years of age or older and residents of the USA or Canada.
I'll be selecting the winner on October 17. I'll also be spotlighting one of these books each day for the next week, so follow me on social media!
August 14, 2021
Kindle Countdown Deal!
If you haven’t gotten your copy of The Twin Stars yet, now is a great time! The ebook will be just 99 cents until August 21 as part of a Kindle Countdown Deal.
Purchase link here
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Purchase link here
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July 6, 2021
LAUNCH DAY!
The Twin Stars is now available on Amazon!!! The ebook is offered at a special discount price of $0.99 for the first three days only, so grab it while you can!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
I’m exhausted, overwhelmed, happy, and grateful. Seriously, I feel like I’ve just given birth. This was not an easy book to write, as it dredged up a lot of emotional stuff for me related to OCD, but I’m so glad I stuck with it, as working on it has been a source of joy during a challenging, uncertain, and difficult year in which I had some very low moments. Huge thanks to all my advance reviewers, beta readers, my publisher Titan1Studios, and everyone who has helped me launch this novel. I'm beyond grateful.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
I’m exhausted, overwhelmed, happy, and grateful. Seriously, I feel like I’ve just given birth. This was not an easy book to write, as it dredged up a lot of emotional stuff for me related to OCD, but I’m so glad I stuck with it, as working on it has been a source of joy during a challenging, uncertain, and difficult year in which I had some very low moments. Huge thanks to all my advance reviewers, beta readers, my publisher Titan1Studios, and everyone who has helped me launch this novel. I'm beyond grateful.
July 3, 2021
Congratulations to my Giveaway Winners!
10 lucky winners will receive a signed copy of The Twin Stars. If you're one of them, congrats!! I'll be mailing out your book in the next couple of weeks.
If you're not among the winners, thank you for your interest in my book! The Twin Stars will be available on Amazon July 6. The ebook version will be offered at a special discount of just $0.99 for the first three days. Check back soon for the link, and thanks again!
If you're not among the winners, thank you for your interest in my book! The Twin Stars will be available on Amazon July 6. The ebook version will be offered at a special discount of just $0.99 for the first three days. Check back soon for the link, and thanks again!
June 27, 2021
Lucasfilm-esque
The Twin Stars has received its first professional review, and it's a good one!
"The Lucasfilm-esque milieu, blending magic with exobiology, astrophysics, and a painless layering of multiculturalism, is a tantalizing one. Portman adds a layer of emotion via Olive’s struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, which impinges on the storyline in a more meaningful way than just checking a box in the character mental health problems column. YA readers raised on various permutations of the superhero mythos should be enthralled by the Coseema/Olive dichotomy in this metafictional series opener."
Read the full review here:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
"The Lucasfilm-esque milieu, blending magic with exobiology, astrophysics, and a painless layering of multiculturalism, is a tantalizing one. Portman adds a layer of emotion via Olive’s struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety, which impinges on the storyline in a more meaningful way than just checking a box in the character mental health problems column. YA readers raised on various permutations of the superhero mythos should be enthralled by the Coseema/Olive dichotomy in this metafictional series opener."
Read the full review here:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
