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DANCE WITH ME Cover And Goodreads Giveaway

Holy cow, I’ve been so busy working on the SHIMMY FOR ME audiobook and getting my new RomanceReadersClub.com site together, not to mention the last editing bits of DANCE WITH ME, I completely forgot to let you know that I’ll be giving away a few copies at Goodreads.
If you’re interested in signing up for a chance to win a free copy, please do it soon. The contest closes July 12, the day before — insert my happy dance — the official release of DANCE WITH ME!
If you enter, good luck!

 

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway


Dance With Me
by DeAnna Cameron

Giveaway ends July 12, 2015.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter to Win

Announcing: The Extraordinary Readers Club

If you’ve enjoyed reading “Shimmy for Me” and want to get a free copy of EVERYTHING I release in the future, you’ll want to check this out.
Click HERE  to find out more, including an EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK at the cover of “Dance with Me,” Book 2 in the California Belly Dance Romance series and the first full-length novel.

 

 

Time to Dance!

“Dance with Me” is shipped off to the copy editors, which means it’s time to dance!

 

Thanks Giphy.com.

 

Adventures Creating an ACX Audiobook

(This column originally appeared 4/22/15 at LitCentralOC.com.)

There’s probably a better time to begin the process of creating an audiobook than when you’re smack dab in the middle of finishing a novel, but I was too excited by the prospect to care.

Okay, that’s only partly true. What happened was I looked into it a few months ago, put up a post at ACX.com indicating I was interested in a royalty-share option (authors can choose to share royalties with the narrator/producer, or pay a per-hour rate and keep all royalties*) and I’ve been waiting for a producer to approach me.

But then local author Beth Yarnall shared her experience with audiobooks at a recent OCC RWA meeting, and she convinced me ACX was such a great opportunity, it was worth pursuing more aggressively.

So, I switched gears. Instead of sitting around waiting for auditions, I listened to samples producers have posted and discovered quite a few who would be a good fit for “Shimmy for Me.” And since the book is a novella, I figured I could afford to abandon the royalty-share option and pay a per-hour rate to improve my chances of attracting more interest.

After I narrowed my choices to a handful of producers, I messaged them through ACX to ask if they would be interested in my project. Lucky for me, my first choice was interested. Sarah Beth Goer and I quickly worked out a contract, and she has already recorded nearly half of the novella. I expect it’ll be done next month, and likely available in June.

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The Real Women of Belly Dance

People often ask where I get my story ideas, and the truth is they can come from anywhere: an overheard conversation, a dream, a slice of real life. For SHIMMY FOR ME, the first book in my new California Belly Dance series, it was a belly dance class. Actually, years and years of belly dance classes. I took my first one in college in 1990, and have continued with them off and on ever since.
In my experience, there is something incredibly special about the kind of women you find in the belly dance world. They are bold, strong, adventurous, and they are probably the most interesting people I have ever met.And these are the kinds of women I love to spend time with, and the kind I love to write about. I also love all the comments I get from readers that they’ve enjoyed getting to know the dancers in my stories, too. So I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the real women in the belly dance world who inspired them.



RACHEL BRICE

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You can watch her dance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMnBBIPGbIg

Photo by Heather Clemons via Flickr

ZOE JAKES

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You can watch her dance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6j0H3GEQc
Photo by Heather Clemons via Flickr



FAT CHANCE BELLY DANCE

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You can watch the full troupe dance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6j0H3GEQc
Photo by Trizek via Wikicommons

The March drawing is coming up…

 

This month’s prize is a $10 e-gift card to Sephora. The drawing will take place at noon on Friday (always the last Friday of the month!) and all subscribers are automatically eligible. Good luck!

‘Dance with Me’ Is So Close

Whew! The story is done. There are a few details to work out and some polishing to do, but if all goes well, I think there’s a good chance Melanie and Taz’s story will be ready BEFORE summer. Whoo-hoo!

P.S.  There should be cover art to share soon, too! Whoo-hoo!

Test Driving an Amazon Countdown Deal

My first 90 days on KDP Select is about up, so I figured it was time to take one of the Amazon promotion perks for a test drive. Want to know how my Countdown Deal went? I wrote about it in this month’s installment of “Confessions of an Indie Pub Girl” at Lit Central O.C.  You can check it out here:

 

http://litcentraloc.com/the-countdown-deal-experiment.

TRS Online Valentine’s Day Party

 

Join me and dozens of romance authors at The Romance Studio’s online Valentine’s Day Party from Feb. 10-14. We’ll be talking about books, giving away lots of goodies, and having a really fun time at http://trsparties.com.

Bookmark the site today so you don’t miss out!

Read2Rescue

I’m thrilled to be joining some writer friends on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Books on Broadway in Costa Mesa to support Run2Rescue, a wonderful organization that is making a real difference in the lives of many individuals caught in the sex trafficking trade right here in Orange and surrounding counties.

The authors will be reading from our latest releases and a representative from the organization will be on hand to share a little about Run2Rescue.

And what better place to enjoy some good book company, a few light refreshments, and support a good cause on a Sunday afternoon than Books on Broadway, one of the sweetest, coziest bookstores you’ll ever find?

Donations will be accepted and proceeds from sales will benefit Run2Rescue.

Hope to see you there!