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August 12, 2011
Follow Friday
To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://www.Parajunkee.com + http://www.crazy-for-books.com/ } and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
3. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
4. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
5. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
6. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
7. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday!
Follow it up with your twitter address if you want to get that one out!
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Stop by the host sites for the lists!!!
August 9, 2011
Teaser Tuesday: Clockwork Angel
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
""The law protects us. We surrender to you. The Law-""You have broken the law," snarled Benedict. "Therefore its protection no longer extends to you. The sentence is death.""Page 253 of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
""The law protects us. We surrender to you. The Law-""You have broken the law," snarled Benedict. "Therefore its protection no longer extends to you. The sentence is death.""Page 253 of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
August 5, 2011
Follow Friday
To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://www.Parajunkee.com + http://www.crazy-for-books.com/ } and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
3. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
4. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
5. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
6. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
7. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday!
Follow it up with your twitter address if you want to get that one out!
*********
Stop by the host sites for the lists!!!
August 4, 2011
ANASAZI RELEASE ZOMG!
OMG THE RELEASE IS COMING in just a FEW HOURS!!!!
Yes, the image is reversed, I apologize. : D I am not scary happy or anything.... Of course not... *Goes to squeal with glee at her desk after dancing around the room*ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT AND HUGE SURPRISES TOMORROW!!!!
Anasazi
One year ago, something happened to David. Following the only clue he had he headed out into the desert. Now he has asked me to come see him. But when I arrived, he was gone. The people in town claim they have never heard of him and everyone wants me to leave.
But I know he was here and he is in trouble.He can't survive out there for long.
Can he?
David. I will find you.
Will be only $2.99 e-Book and $10.99 paperback!
Yes, the image is reversed, I apologize. : D I am not scary happy or anything.... Of course not... *Goes to squeal with glee at her desk after dancing around the room*ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT AND HUGE SURPRISES TOMORROW!!!!
Anasazi
One year ago, something happened to David. Following the only clue he had he headed out into the desert. Now he has asked me to come see him. But when I arrived, he was gone. The people in town claim they have never heard of him and everyone wants me to leave.But I know he was here and he is in trouble.He can't survive out there for long.
Can he?
David. I will find you.
Will be only $2.99 e-Book and $10.99 paperback!
August 2, 2011
Teaser Tuesday: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
"She hadn't expected to be sorry, and at first she wasn't. The act itself was neither disappointing nor magical; it was what it was: a new closeness. A shared secret.Or so she thought."Page 21 of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
"She hadn't expected to be sorry, and at first she wasn't. The act itself was neither disappointing nor magical; it was what it was: a new closeness. A shared secret.Or so she thought."Page 21 of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
July 29, 2011
Follow Friday
To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://www.Parajunkee.com + http://www.crazy-for-books.com/ } and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
3. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
4. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
5. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
6. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
7. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday!
Follow it up with your twitter address if you want to get that one out!
*********
Stop by the host sites for the lists!!!
July 28, 2011
Book Trailer Thursday: Pinelight by Jillian Peery
Here comes Book Trailer Thursday!
Every Thursday we (all who wish to join and the wonderful host http://quillcafe.blogspot.com/) welcome everyone to join us in celebrating the awesomeness that is book trailers.
To participate, on a Thursday you post an entry in your blog with an embedded book trailer of your choice (note: the trailer can be fan made but please no movie trailers of book adaptations) with your thoughts and comments underneath. It can be a book you have read, want to read or have never even come across before.
My book trailer for this week is...
Pinelight
Okay, you might be thinking the same thing I did when I first heard the title Pinelight. Pinelight.. light... twi... hmmm...
BUT STOP THERE!
I have started reading (thanks to this beautiful trailer) and DON'T LET YOURSELF NIX IT FOR BEING SCARED it might be another twilight. I can tell you, even though I am not all the way through yet *stares at e-reader but must finish post first* it is not a copy cat. So far I actually think it is better and I am saying that as someone who really enjoyed twilight and even goes to see the movies. The voice is both emotional and lyrical. Oh wait... I am supposed to be talking about the trailer. opps. See! That is how much I am enjoying it... I am actually gushing on a trailer post instead of a review!
Trailer time now: I love the voice and the song in the background. I also like that it wasn't from the leads perspective because when you are reading you are taking a journey with her which normally doesn't mean listening to her talking but hearing other talk through her ears/eyes. Normally I would actually have the opposite reaction but the characters voice is so emotional and relate-able and a certain character I will not name in the beginning is sooo addictive you just want him to come back over and over again even though you know you shouldn't. That is what I loved about Rahl in The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind and somehow she not only captured that same feeling but also made it something different and even more addictive. AHHH This is turning out to basically also be a review!I better tie it up before I start overflowing with book love.
Overall, LOVE the trailer and it made me buy the book that it turns out I am falling in love with.Yeayness!
Only $0.99 which in my opinion is a total steal for this book and a HUGE plus!
Every Thursday we (all who wish to join and the wonderful host http://quillcafe.blogspot.com/) welcome everyone to join us in celebrating the awesomeness that is book trailers.
To participate, on a Thursday you post an entry in your blog with an embedded book trailer of your choice (note: the trailer can be fan made but please no movie trailers of book adaptations) with your thoughts and comments underneath. It can be a book you have read, want to read or have never even come across before.
My book trailer for this week is...
Pinelight
Okay, you might be thinking the same thing I did when I first heard the title Pinelight. Pinelight.. light... twi... hmmm...
BUT STOP THERE!
I have started reading (thanks to this beautiful trailer) and DON'T LET YOURSELF NIX IT FOR BEING SCARED it might be another twilight. I can tell you, even though I am not all the way through yet *stares at e-reader but must finish post first* it is not a copy cat. So far I actually think it is better and I am saying that as someone who really enjoyed twilight and even goes to see the movies. The voice is both emotional and lyrical. Oh wait... I am supposed to be talking about the trailer. opps. See! That is how much I am enjoying it... I am actually gushing on a trailer post instead of a review!
Trailer time now: I love the voice and the song in the background. I also like that it wasn't from the leads perspective because when you are reading you are taking a journey with her which normally doesn't mean listening to her talking but hearing other talk through her ears/eyes. Normally I would actually have the opposite reaction but the characters voice is so emotional and relate-able and a certain character I will not name in the beginning is sooo addictive you just want him to come back over and over again even though you know you shouldn't. That is what I loved about Rahl in The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind and somehow she not only captured that same feeling but also made it something different and even more addictive. AHHH This is turning out to basically also be a review!I better tie it up before I start overflowing with book love.
Overall, LOVE the trailer and it made me buy the book that it turns out I am falling in love with.Yeayness!
Only $0.99 which in my opinion is a total steal for this book and a HUGE plus!
July 26, 2011
Teaser Tuesday: White Cat
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
"This is the moment of truth, and when I look into the face of the mark at the counter, I can tell I've got him. He's probably not a bad guy, but that five hundred dollars if quiet a lure. Plus the collar."Page 151 of White Cat by Holly Black
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
My Teaser:
"This is the moment of truth, and when I look into the face of the mark at the counter, I can tell I've got him. He's probably not a bad guy, but that five hundred dollars if quiet a lure. Plus the collar."Page 151 of White Cat by Holly Black
July 25, 2011
#Anasazi twitter release party on August 5th!
To start out the new week I have a special invitation for my wonderful followers and twitter party lovers! Anyone is welcome so feel free to invite a friend! I already have! @Cinnamon_Quill my co-host is also a fellow blogger at: http://quillcafe.blogspot.com/ and a close friend of mine, not to mention tons of fun. Last year we had such a great time that we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to have another party! (For those of you who were there last year, hopefully I don't get put in twitter jail again. Even if the bailout stories were hysterical!)
Hope to see you there on August 5th!
host pages:
@EmmaMichaels
@Cinnamon_Quill
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Please feel free to help us spread the word!
P.S. If you don't know how to attend a twitter party I have a tutorial on Tweetgrid here from last year.
Hope to see you there on August 5th!
host pages:
@EmmaMichaels
@Cinnamon_Quill
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Please feel free to help us spread the word!
P.S. If you don't know how to attend a twitter party I have a tutorial on Tweetgrid here from last year.
July 24, 2011
(Project to Published/Advice) Supporting other authors
Support Other Authors, Even if Just by a Library Visit
Dedicated to all of the authors I have seen these last few weeks, signing in stores or trying to get into them and finding that sometimes the next step after publication can be even harder to take than the ladder to get there.
We've all been in each other's shoes (and if you haven't go ahead and imagine) - there is nothing more nerve-wracking then sitting in a small chair, with a stack of your books in front of you, hoping that one of the many people who are passing by will at least stop and look at your book. I've done it quite a few times and I'm known for selling out my copies when I do. One thing I have going for me is that I am an extrovert in many ways (I LOVE to talk to people and while my comfort zone used to not include standing behind a table full of my own work, now it does). But many other authors are introverts, making it especially difficult.
In many ways, sitting there trying to sell your book(s) is/are like trying to apply for a new job or querying every person who walks by. It is, for all intents and purposes, a speed interview. You've got a few seconds at most to flash a smile, hold your book up and often without saying anything (because you rarely get the chance to if you are in a large store and people are going right past you to get into a mall or to get to their favorite section) to try to convey to passerbys that they should give your book a chance. My publisher once explained to me about online sales (typically offline too) and how the best sales pitch in the world will get at most a 3% to 5% success rate. That means IF an author is doing the BEST he or she can there might be 3 to 5 customers out of a hundred that will buy a book.
Fortunately, I'm a stubborn person. Which is not always a good thing but it is a wonderful thing when it comes to this career. Being downright stubborn can really make a difference and in many cases keep an author going.
When we began as writers we had to strive to climb a seemingly impossible ladder to become published authors. Now that we are published, we're finding there is still some ladder to climb (even more) - and that last part is filled with our readers, both old and new, before you go back to the next book and start all over again. When we find ourselves in these difficult situations, our primary support group is each other. We understand the feelings and situations that we each through as authors. It can be a lonely, but rewarding, experience.
I love to go to local signings and pick up a copy of a book then gush about it for a few moments in front of the stall so that other people can hear and come over if an author is having a hard time getting a group around them. They are curious and if they see that someone else thinks a book is worth their time, they are more likely to think it might be worth their own. Plus, I love all things signed, though I will admit my VERY favorite thing is stickers. If every author has stickers at his or her signings I would have to do a lot more traveling to book stores.
So if you are already an author, or a hopeful author, remember to support other authors, even if just by visiting a library to pick up their book and give it a chance. Or even just to visit and tell them hello and that you know they exist – it is encouraging to see faces in the crowd and especially heartening to see familiar ones. Plus, it will help us be the stubborn people that our readers love so much. Especially when we bring them a new book!
Keep trying and remember that all of your favorite authors started out somewhere. They didn't write a book and the next week have hundreds of people at a signing; they had to climb these same ladders, find windows when doors closed and keep taking steps forward even when at times it started to feel like a walk through the Sahara without water. Everyone starts out somewhere and if this career really has a place in your heart, then you want to push and you can get there to as long as you keep moving forward and growing as an author. You may even find yourself growing to be a better and more driven person. I know I have.
This career has become a part of who I am. Now I am able to talk to people even if I don't know them and LOVE doing it. I can keep pushing for a 'yes' even when I hear people say 'no'. Now I actually have a wonderful group of fellow bloggers, writers and overall, wonderful people, who I care about and who help me keep pushing forward. It really can all be worth it as long as you are ready and willing to take the risk and step out of your comfort zone.
Are you ready?
Dedicated to all of the authors I have seen these last few weeks, signing in stores or trying to get into them and finding that sometimes the next step after publication can be even harder to take than the ladder to get there.
We've all been in each other's shoes (and if you haven't go ahead and imagine) - there is nothing more nerve-wracking then sitting in a small chair, with a stack of your books in front of you, hoping that one of the many people who are passing by will at least stop and look at your book. I've done it quite a few times and I'm known for selling out my copies when I do. One thing I have going for me is that I am an extrovert in many ways (I LOVE to talk to people and while my comfort zone used to not include standing behind a table full of my own work, now it does). But many other authors are introverts, making it especially difficult.
In many ways, sitting there trying to sell your book(s) is/are like trying to apply for a new job or querying every person who walks by. It is, for all intents and purposes, a speed interview. You've got a few seconds at most to flash a smile, hold your book up and often without saying anything (because you rarely get the chance to if you are in a large store and people are going right past you to get into a mall or to get to their favorite section) to try to convey to passerbys that they should give your book a chance. My publisher once explained to me about online sales (typically offline too) and how the best sales pitch in the world will get at most a 3% to 5% success rate. That means IF an author is doing the BEST he or she can there might be 3 to 5 customers out of a hundred that will buy a book.
Fortunately, I'm a stubborn person. Which is not always a good thing but it is a wonderful thing when it comes to this career. Being downright stubborn can really make a difference and in many cases keep an author going.
When we began as writers we had to strive to climb a seemingly impossible ladder to become published authors. Now that we are published, we're finding there is still some ladder to climb (even more) - and that last part is filled with our readers, both old and new, before you go back to the next book and start all over again. When we find ourselves in these difficult situations, our primary support group is each other. We understand the feelings and situations that we each through as authors. It can be a lonely, but rewarding, experience.
I love to go to local signings and pick up a copy of a book then gush about it for a few moments in front of the stall so that other people can hear and come over if an author is having a hard time getting a group around them. They are curious and if they see that someone else thinks a book is worth their time, they are more likely to think it might be worth their own. Plus, I love all things signed, though I will admit my VERY favorite thing is stickers. If every author has stickers at his or her signings I would have to do a lot more traveling to book stores.
So if you are already an author, or a hopeful author, remember to support other authors, even if just by visiting a library to pick up their book and give it a chance. Or even just to visit and tell them hello and that you know they exist – it is encouraging to see faces in the crowd and especially heartening to see familiar ones. Plus, it will help us be the stubborn people that our readers love so much. Especially when we bring them a new book!
Keep trying and remember that all of your favorite authors started out somewhere. They didn't write a book and the next week have hundreds of people at a signing; they had to climb these same ladders, find windows when doors closed and keep taking steps forward even when at times it started to feel like a walk through the Sahara without water. Everyone starts out somewhere and if this career really has a place in your heart, then you want to push and you can get there to as long as you keep moving forward and growing as an author. You may even find yourself growing to be a better and more driven person. I know I have.
This career has become a part of who I am. Now I am able to talk to people even if I don't know them and LOVE doing it. I can keep pushing for a 'yes' even when I hear people say 'no'. Now I actually have a wonderful group of fellow bloggers, writers and overall, wonderful people, who I care about and who help me keep pushing forward. It really can all be worth it as long as you are ready and willing to take the risk and step out of your comfort zone.
Are you ready?
