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February 24, 2011
Amazon Campaign: Buy 'My Mother the Man-Eater' and Enter for Free Gifts
Today I'm doing something a little different, helping one of my author friends to get the word out about her new book. Tracy Krauss, author of 'edgy inspirational' fiction, is launching her book My Mother the Man-Eater today at amazon.com. You can help Tracy achieve 'best seller' status by purchasing the book at amazon.com TODAY! [...]
February 21, 2011
25 Years Ago Today: Win A Kindle Download Or Book From Suspense Author Ellis Vidler
I'd like to welcome Ellis Vidler to my blog today. Along with Jim Christopher, Ellis is the co-author of The Peeper, available on Amazon. Upon retiring from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Jim Christopher turned his energies to writing what he knows best—crime. Then he met Ellis Vidler, a published author, and they [...]
February 17, 2011
Sink or Swim 6: Meet Rock Star Mitchell Voss From Trevor's Song & Giveaway
Your humble emcee is excited to announce that we have a celebrity competing today on our fictional reality show Sink or Swim. And not just any celeb. Ladies in the audience, we have none other than the gorgeous Mitchell Voss, frontman of the band ShapeShifter. Mitchell, twenty-something, hails from Riverview, USA and is from Susan [...]
February 14, 2011
25 Years Ago Today: Blues Mystery Author Peggy Ehrhart
I'd like to welcome my guest, fellow Sister in Crime Ehrhart Peggy is a former English professor who lives in Leonia, New Jersey, where she writes mysteries and plays blues guitar. She holds a doctorate in Medieval Literature, and her publications include a prize-winning nonfiction book. Her short fiction has appeared in FMAM, Crime and [...]
February 11, 2011
Blog Tour Recap and Reminder to Enter CSN Stores/Book Giveaways
I'll have another great line-up of guest authors starting next week, but in the meantime, I wanted to post a quick update about my efforts to raise awareness of my mystery novels Twenty-Five Years Ago Today and Sink or Swim. Below are links to some of my January interviews and guest blog posts, in case [...]
February 7, 2011
Stop Here for Follower Love Giveaway Hop: Win Chance At 33 Books!
If you like giveaways, you've come to the right place! To celebrate the launch of my new reality show-themed mystery suspense novel Sink or Swim, I am participating in the Follower Love Giveaway Hop organized by the super-efficient Inspired Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. To help me celebrate, nine of my [...]
February 5, 2011
CSN Stores Gives Away $50 Gift Card to Celebrate New Reality Show Mystery Novel
To celebrate the launch of my brand new reality show-themed mystery novel Sink or Swim, CSN Stores is generously offering a $50 gift certificate to one lucky winner to spend on anything from a laptop messenger bag to barstools, dishes, suitcases and diaper bags. With over 200 online stores to choose from, the winner will [...]
February 3, 2011
Survivor Star Steph LaGrossa Says "Sink or Swim" is Reality
I'm throwing an online launch party celebration for my brand new reality-show themed mystery novel Sink or Swim from Feb. 6-14 and I'm excited to kick off the festivities with guest of honor Stephenie LaGrossa, television personality/fan favorite from Survivor: Palau, Guatemala, and Heroes vs. Villains. Since her appearances on the hit CBS reality show, [...]
February 2, 2011
Sink or Swim 6: Meet Skye Summers from The Cutting Edge
Today's contestant on the fictional reality show Sink or Swim is Skye Summers from my good friend Darcia Helle's book The Cutting Edge. Here's a recap of the rules: the three literary characters with the highest number of unique commenters to their post will be chosen as winners at the end of the year. Here [...]
January 29, 2011
25 Years Ago Today: Science Fiction Author Jaleta Clegg Recalls the Challenger Explosion
One of my Bestseller Bound friends, science fiction author Jaleta Clegg, has shared a touching post recalling a day that shook up the whole country. I remember being in seventh grade, coming back from lunch. I saw the tear-stained face of my science teacher and knew something was very wrong. When I heard about the [...]
