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Cheryl talks about using contests to promote novels at 'Your Shelf Life'

Today I was featured at 'Your Shelf Life', a great blog geared for writers and readers. The main question asked is what can you do to extend your 'shelf life' as an author and the 'shelf life' of your books.

I talked to Sandy about how I use contests to keep things fresh, interesting, exciting and interactive.

How Contests Can Promote Your Novels & Extend Your Shelf Life

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a Canadian suspense author.
http://www.cherylktardif.com

ESC Trillium student: "The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif is the first book that I couldn’t put down

Here's another review/book report I received from Angèle, a student in grade 12 at ESC Trillium High School:

“The River” by Cheryl Kaye Tardif is the first book that I couldn’t put down...“The River” is filled with a thrilling adventure and a love story which really interested me...the novel kept me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning. There was no time wasted, the action started right away and the story did not drag. Everytime I would put the book down my mind would keep wondering ab

ESC Trillium student says The River would "make a great movie"

Here's another review/book report from Dan, an ESC Trillium student:

"The River was one of those books that I could not put down. It was a very interesting thriller...all of the characters are introduced and described very well...also very descriptive, I could visualise every event and every place mentioned in the book...Although time travel is hard to explain in an original way, I think that it was well done. Furthermore I think this book would also make a great movie one day...this book was ver

Cheryl's deadly 'Create a Corpse Contest'

This contest is now open!

From now until July 30th, 2009, you can submit a name (first and last) of someone you know, or a fictitious name you like. It could be your own name, the name of your boss, husband, wife, friend, or a school bully.

I am looking for a male name, suitable for a 50-ish cigar-smoking man.

On August 1st, 2009, I will select one winner from all the entries and use that name, fictitiously of course, in Lancelot's Lady, my novel-in-progress and an entry in the Textnovel/Dorchester

Whale Song "flowed perfectly and the story was very beautiful"

Recently I held a contest on Twitter for all my followers. I gave away about 60 prizes. Most were donated by my sponsors, and some of the prizes were signed copies of my novels Whale Song, The River and Divine Intervention.

One of the winners, Julie K. Nichols, posted a lovely review of Whale Song on Amazon.com.

Here's a condensed version:

"This book told a beautiful story of a young girl who experienced a personal tragedy, but at the same time, learned life lessons from some very special people an

Read an excerpt of THE RIVER

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E.S.C. Trillium High School student says THE RIVER "kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it"

Over the past month or so, grade 12 students from E.S.C. Trillium High School in Chapleau, Ontario, studied my thriller The River . It's been a lot of fun for the teacher Pam Morin, her students and me, especially since we've kept in touch, were able to do video conferencing and I felt like I was part of the class. Thank you, Pam!

Over the next few days I'm going to post bits from some of the students' reports/reviews, and I have to say, these young adults really "got" was I was saying. The River

Check out the exciting book trailer video for my thriller THE RIVER

The South Nahanni River area of Canada's Northwest Territories has a history of mysterious deaths, disappearances and headless corpses, but it may also hold the key to humanitys survival―or its destruction.

Video created by Kelly Komm.

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Vote for Lancelot's Lady

I've entered a contest on Textnovel.com and I really need your votes. The grand prize is a guaranteed publishing contract with Dorchester. I'm submitting a novel I started years ago that I've always wanted to finish. The genre for the contest is ROMANCE. You'll be able to read as I write.

I can't do this without you. To become a top finalist ALL I NEED ARE YOUR VOTES, and those of your friends (so please forward my email to friends and family.) If you'd like to leave a short review comment too, t

Writer's Block and Alice in Wonderland

Talking with a friend of mine today, we somehow ended up on the topic of writer's block and Alice in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll. I recall years ago reading something about the author being on drugs during that period of his life. It certainly explains the wacky adventure poor Alice finds herself on.

My friend and I surmised that whatever Carroll was on, it certainly broke through any possible writer's block. Not that either of us would advocate using drugs. In fact I've yet to experience wr