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June 9, 2010
Bribery AKA My Biggest Giveaway Yet
I've always tried to be pretty laid back about promoting myself. e.g. I really want the work to speak for itself. I do like to give away stuff here on the blog, and free books are almost always welcome, aren't they? If some kindly reader posts a review or rating somewhere, I'm incredibly thankful.
Let's face it: reviews and ratings matter. The more ratings and reviews a book garners, the more attention will follow. It's a gradual snowball effect, especially when you're a very small fish ...
My First Romantic Times Review!
For Dear Sir, I'm Yours, Romantic Times gives 4 stars! Review
This story of long-lost love coming into its own is sure to please readers looking for a happily-ever-after ending, with a little spanking and light BDSM thrown in. The grandmother is a gem.
Way to go Miss Belle! Conn feels the need to dedicate an Ode to her.
June 8, 2010
Carina Guest: Kaz Augustin
Hello all. I'm another one of those Carina Press authors. We're blocking all the intertubes at the moment, aren't we? 
Before I begin, I'd like to thank Joely for having me here. It really is a pleasure meeting all of you.
I was wondering what to write about, and going through the comments on Joely's past posts, and I thought of…games. And school. And how things come from unexpected places.
Our son, The Wast, had a problem when he was about six. No matter what we tried, we couldn't get him...
Guest Post at Kaz Augustin's Blog
Did the Maya really sacrifice people? Find out in my guest post on fellow Carina Press author Kaz Augustin's blog!
Synopsis Xibalba
My only goal through MayNoWriMo was finishing the Maya#2 synopsis. That sounds easy — until you realize I haven't written the book yet.
So really what I had to do was build my characters, plot out the story, and THEN write the synopsis. I had Tara and Quinn started thanks to an axed subplot from THE BLOODGATE GUARDIAN, but they needed significant work in order to carry an entire 60K+ story.
Then, the plotting. My favorite thing to do. Not.
The problem (for me) in writing this synopsis was I...
June 7, 2010
Carina Press is Live!
What a journey this has been! Carina Press launched today with great books from Carrie Lofty, Shannon Stacey, Megan Hart, and Bonnie Dee, just to name a few. Take a look, read a few excerpts, and enjoy 20% off any title purchased.
Oh, and The Bloodgate Guardian (releasing June 14th) is available for pre-order at Carina, Amazon, and B&N!
June 5, 2010
Carina Guest: Carrie Lofty
Austria, 1804
Eight years ago, composer Arie De Voss claimed his late mentor's final symphony as his own and became an icon. But fame has a price: fear of discovery now poisons his attempts to compose a redemptive masterpiece. Until a new muse appears, intoxicating and inspiring him…
Mathilda Heidel renounced her own musical gift to marry, seeking a quiet life to escape the shame surrounding her birth. Sudden widowhood finds her tempted by song once more. An unexpected introduction to...
June 4, 2010
Busy Work
Sorry for my slow blog and e-mail responses lately. I'm still trying to recover from MayNoWriMo and Coyote Con, which means I've got a thousand things I didn't do last month that I have to get through now.
First and foremost, I finished the first-round edits on Victor (HURT ME SO GOOD) and sent them back to my editor tonight. I've also got several guest blogs I'm working on for the Carina launch and release of THE BLOODGATE GUARDIAN on June 14th. Whew!
Not to mention the MayNoWriMo prizes...
June 3, 2010
Attention Victor Beta Readers!
I want to appropriately thank everyone who helped me polish Victor before I turned him in to my editor. If I'm missing anyone, PLEASE, please shout out and correct me! Also let me know how you'd like to have your name in the dedication (whether full name, real or pen, shortened). Right now I have:
Sherri, Pearl, Nicole, Susan, Christine, and Sharon
Thank you!
I'm in the final sweep of first-pass editor notes before sending Victor back in, so I do have a little time to handle corrections if...
June 2, 2010
Lynn Viehl Giveaway Winner
The winner of Shadowlight and Dreamveil is: SPOT! Please drop me an e-mail at joelysueburkhart AT gmail DOT com with your snail mail address. Thank you to everyone who entered!
