Kate McVaugh's Blog, page 10

Spring Break is Just Around the Corner

Tel Aviv...Cairo...Brazil...California...Bali...Mexico
If you can't go, you can always travel there through one of my books.
Ebooks available for only $2.99 on Amazon.

Goodreads Giveaways....not the best for this author

I ran my first Goodreads giveaway five years ago. Initially, I was thrilled with the response. Of the two books I listed, I received over 600 requests on one of the titles, and nearly 500 on the other. When the winners were chosen, I sat down the following day to write notes to each of the 10 winners, pack up their books, and head down to the post office. And then I waited.

Not too long after my books had been sent out, I got a 4 star rating and review of Murder, Jaz, & Tel Aviv. I was off to a good start. As the weeks, and then months rolled by, I began to realize that maybe I wasn't going to get any more feedback from the winners of my giveaways.

True, it is clearly stated in the Giveaway guidelines that one cannot request reviews. Other authors have written that one should give their books away and not expect to get a review. On that, I have to disagree.

I have run giveaways as a way to promote my books. I do not expect readers to give me 5 star ratings or glorious reviews. But I did expect that people who requested my books had an actual interest in reading them. That does not seem to be the case.
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NaNoWriMo Headquarters

National Writing Month is in full swing, so what better time to visit their corporate headquarters?

Like many people, I assumed that the whole deal was run out of someone’s breakfast nook. Or at least that’s the impression I got when looking at their website. And I do believe that it did start out of Chris Baty’s apartment back in 1999. Then last year, while looking into NaNoWriMo, I stumbled upon the fact that they had a physical presence a short drive from my present home. I knew I had to go.
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Costa Contente - Giveaway

Enter my Giveaway for a copy of The Many Wonders of Costa Contente
10 Nov - 20 Nov
(USA only)

Latin American Fiction, Magical Realism

Bad Accounts Giveaway - NOW OPEN

Enter for a chance to win one of two copies.
Oct 4 -21
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Bad Accounts Giveaway

Bad Accounts Giveaway is now open!

Enter for a chance to win a copy.
Oct 4 - Oct 21

Still Want a Copy?

The giveaway is over and the books are in the mail to the winners.

I still have a few books sitting in my house so would like to offer a copy of "Broadsided in Bali" in exchange for a review.
I have two copies to give away. Regrettably, I can only offer these to US addressees.

Please PM me if you are interested.

Braodsided in Bali Giveaway

To commemorate the gorgeous new cover of Broadsided in Bali I am running a giveaway.

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Giveaway runs through 8 Oct.

Bali Giveaway

The Giveaway is on until 8 Oct.
Enter for a chance to get Broadsided in Bali:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Broadsided in Bali


by Kate McVaugh

Giveaway ends October 08, 2017.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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Total Eclipse 2017...Fogged Out

It is Total Eclipse Day all across the USA. I’m about 12 hours south of the Path of Totality, but 75% blockage seemed reasonable enough for me. Except there was always the threat of fog. And the fog ruined the day.
No matter what the weather folks had been saying for the past week, I knew their predictions for a clear day would be wrong. Here in the San Francisco area, right along the bay, we haven’t seen the sun for most of August. Or if there is any sunlight, it’s after 2:00PM. And the past several days have been socked in and cold. When the fog went out last night, I thought there might be a slight chance of fair skies. But by 6:00AM this morning, it was nothing but grey.
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