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April 6, 2010
Book Contest: Help Me Tweet It Up!
Tweeted blog contests are a double edged sword. If there is a contest out on a blog site, and those entries can be kept at a minimum, then those who have entered the contest obviously have a better chance of winning the prize. So why would anybody want to promote the contest with twitter? Isn't it better to enter the contest, and then keep it secret? Makes sense to me.
I want to do an experiment… I have a contest going on over at Goodreads. It is for a free copy of my book (a g...
April 2, 2010
Book Review – I'll Know You By Heart, by Kimberly Job
I don't read romance. Occasionally I will read a suspense novel that has romance in it, and I know this book qualifies as romantic suspense, but it is not the norm for my reading shelf. As far as the romantic element of this story goes, Kimberly did a fine job with it…in my humble opinion…even though I am not qualified to have an opinion within the genre.
But I am qualified to judge one element of this book, and that is the part which pertains to the abuse portrayed in the...
April 1, 2010
David J. West's Book Review of The Thorn
Today begins the month long Virtual Book Tour of my book, The Thorn.
March 30, 2010
Virtual Book Tour starts TOMORROW
I am quite excited for the next few weeks… my book goes on a "Virtual Book Tour", and will be reviewed by a whole bunch of very cool bloggers. I will be posting short comments here with a link to the review on the reviewer's blog.
Stick around! This month will be BUSY. But fun!
See you at the LDS Storymakers Conference! (for info, click on the graphical link in my sidebar).
Oh… one more thing. A gigantic THANK YOU, to all of you authors who don't write books full of profanity...
March 20, 2010
Book Review – Summer in Paris, by Michele Ashman Bell
Summer in Paris is a YA Coming of Age/Romance novel, and therefore certainly not the type of book I normally read. But I was intrigued by the title and the back cover copy. And I think as an author it's a good thing for me to read different types of books. It keeps the saw sharp.
I can say without hesitation that I really liked the book. The setting of the story is in Paris, Idaho and much of the action takes place around the small towns which line the shores of Bear Lake, a...
March 18, 2010
Interviewed by Krista Lynne Jensen
Just a quick note to let you all know I was interviewed by Krista Lynne Jensen, and the interview is on her blog today.
March 17, 2010
Storymakers Conference Contest for Seat at VIP Table
The time for the drawing has come…
This was a fun contest. I really got a kick out of the creative entries. In the end, I narrowed my choices down to four:
Andrea's contacts, Carolyn's puppet, Deborah's Lamborghini, and Taffy's brownies.
It was a tough race. It really was. I wanted those brownies. I also wanted the puppet. But in the end, I had to do a random drawing between the four entries. And the winner is: DEBORAH!
Now I want to know what color that Lamborghini is…
Deborah,...
March 16, 2010
Book Launch Today – THE THORN, book one of THE CHRONICLES OF GAN
Today is the day on which I go from being a writer to being a published author. This has been a wonderful journey so far. I have met so many authors, publishers, and editors…people who I would have normally been afraid to meet in person. And it has been a blast.
If you come to the book launch party today (Barnes & Noble at The Gateway, SLC, UT, 6:00 – 8:30 pm), please don't be afraid to come meet me. I don't bite. I will have chocolate…
I plan to post pictures of the book...
March 12, 2010
Contest Winner Announcement – B&N Card and Book
Contest #1 from my post a few days ago is now complete. Methods of participating in the contest included posting about the contest on personal blogs, becoming a Twitter follower and tweeting about the contest, becoming a fan on Facebook, and following my blog through Networked Blogs. Some folks did them all. Others did a few. According to my records, the winner did three out of four methods.
Consulting random.org…… typing in the MIN and MAX number of entries……..
And the winner ...
Socks For The Homeless
My good friend and fellow author Tristi Pinkston is doing a worthy project for the homeless as part of her book launch. Please see the following blog post for more information:
http://secretsistersmysteries.blogspot.com/2010/03/operation-sock-hop.html
Besides socks, blankets or coats are also welcome.
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