Shellie Neumeier's Blog, page 14
March 2, 2011
Blog Tour Updates
Thank you for a wonderful launch day! I hope you had as much fun as I did.
I'd like to thank all the sweet host's who have been kind enough to share space on their blogs with me. Please take a moment and visit their sites or swing by when I'm scheduled for an interview and chat. All the blog tour dates are posted under the blogroll links to your right.
February 28, 2011
Online Driven Release Party
DrivenAmazon.com, Risen Fiction and Barnes and Noble.
What's the book about?
Robyn loves her friends, enjoys her youth group, and looks forward to meeting cute Caleb Montague. But when a caustic news reporter challenges her school's prayer team, Robyn must choose: defend their right to meet on campus and pray for whomever they wish or back down at the principal's request.
Now she must learn what God wants her to do. And she had better learn fast, because there's a supernatural enemy in town whose sole mission is to stop her—no matter the cost.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DRIVEN
Driven is a new take on the age old battle of good versus evil. Gripping from the first page, this is one book you won't want to put down.
–Leanna Kay, co-creator of www.samiesisters.com – a place for Christian girls to grow in faith.
Driven is a breathtaking book of tension, intrigue, and heartwarming emotion. From the moment I began to read until the very last word, I couldn't put it aside. It held me enthralled!
–Lindsay Below, author of Head Over Hand-Bought Heels
Oily creatures of the night are seeking to destroy a group of teens at Brookfield Central High School. Their primary target? A resilient teenage girl who refuses to question her calling. But how much guilt, how much pain, and how much accusation can one human take? Laced with other-worldly plot threads akin to Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness, Shellie Neumeier's debut novel inspires followers of Christ to stand strong in God's calling regardless of tragic circumstances. Along the way she explores tragedy in friendships and the beauty of redemption.
–Caleb Jennings Breakey, Refining Teen Writers into Rockstars www.CalebBreakey.com
In the tradition of This Present Darkness and The Screwtape Letters, Driven pulls back the veil between worlds and reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against Satan and his minions. But the journey of Robyn and her friends against both physical and spiritual enemies also illustrates the more exciting truth: that ultimate victory rests with our God.
–Anne Mateer, author of Wings of Dream, September 2011.
Purchase a copy today (3/1/11) and receive the following free e-gifts from some fabulous authors:
Let's Have School by Delia Latham
Come along with Jimmy, his classmates and Miss Parker on a frolicking adventure to a land where children don't go to school, numbers do not exist, and the absence of an alphabet makes communication a bit of a challenge.
Shoot the Wounded by Lynn Dove (receive the first five chapters of this best-seller).
Set in the small fictional town of Maplewood, in southern Alberta, best friends Leigh and Ronnie find their friendship and faith challenged when Jake, a good looking Christian boy, moves into their neighborhood. Leigh is especially delighted that Jake is paying more attention to her than any other girl at school or church, but what she does not know is that despite his bold declaration of being a follower of Christ, he's carrying a dark secret from his past that has the potential to destroy his integrity and have his friends question the legitimacy of his faith. (Shoot the Wounded (The Wounded Trilogy)
Joleen Allen is on the hunt for a man! Unfortunately, every time she meets a prospect, he ends up falling for one of her grown daughters instead. Meanwhile, her ex-husband is out of prison looking for revenge and will stop at nothing to get it. Get the first three chapters of this best selling romantic suspense by author Tracy Krauss.
Downloadable Cards by Brenda Hendricks
Nine different, unique, colorful greeting cards for children ages five through ten are yours FREE to download and print as often as you like. The front of each card sports hidden pictures within the picture. The inside has a verse of encouragement and a Scripture verse. The back has a story that correlates with the front picture.
Road to Dear Run by Elaine Marie Cooper
The year is 1777 and the colonies of America are at war with England. In the midst of this fierce and painful conflict, two enemies—a wounded British soldier and a colonial farmwoman—are brought together through circumstances that challenge their fortitude, their faith and their ability to forgive. In the struggle comes healing and love. But as their destinies become intertwined, so do the forces that oppose them.
Received Honorable Mention in the Romance category at the 2011 Los Angeles Book DIY Festival and Winner of "Best Romantic Excerpt" in the Clash of the Titles contest, Feb 2011
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The John 3:16 Marketing Network
DRIVEN's Amazon book launch has been coordinated through participation in the John 3:16 Marketing Network.
Exciting Week!!
We have quite the week for you. Today is the last day to enter our teen writer's challenge. Click here to enter your life-changing moment, now. They must be in by midnight tonight to qualify for the awesome gifts (all gifts are given at random to say thank you for entering).
Tomorrow, Tuesday 3/1, my debut novel DrivenDriven releases. We'll be celebrating with an online release party. Stop by tomorrow to join us for the fun.
Wednesday hop around the blog tour and wish all those wonderful hosts Happy Mid-Week.
Drum-roll…Thursday our first Life-changing challenge entry will post. Don't miss that. I can't wait to share these amazing stories. Please encourage our entrants by commenting each week.
We'll round the week out with a re-cap and an invitation to a real Book Birthday celebration.
Hope you can join us this week. It'll be a wild ride!
February 25, 2011
New Blog Stop on the Tour
Check out YAB authors forever. Christine does a wonderful Interview. Thank you, Christine!
Driven Blog Tour Begins (and Guest Blogging)
The Blog tour for Driven began in ernest this morning. You'll find all the latest blog dates and tour sites beneath the blog roll links (along the right hand column). Join me over at Literary Mama's site and later I'll be joining Carmen Boley for an interview AND a book giveaway (don't miss that). Thank you both for hosting me.
Yesterday, I had a pleasant surprise from Lori Twichell of FictionAddict. Her review posted. Thank you, Lori for your kind words. Fiction Addict is a wonderful site for fiction buyers to rummage through before making their purchases. Check it out if you haven't already.
And we're still visiting with Elisa Marie Crites over at the Barn Door Book Loft today. Come visit with us for a great giveaway.
Have a wonderful weekend!
February 24, 2011
One More Thing.
Tracy Krauss, author of 'edgy inspirational' fiction, is launching her book My Mother the Man Eater
MY MOTHER THE MAN-EATER at amazon.com. You can help Tracy achieve 'best seller' status by purchasing the book at amazon.com TODAY!
About the book:
My Mother the Man Eaterhttp://mytinyurl.com/d3srfsw1f1/
DISCLAIMER: This Best Seller book launch has been coordinated with the help of the 'John 3:16 Marketing Network' and many other generous supporters. The free gifts are deliverable electronically over the internet or by email by individual authors and supporters. They are not in any way associated with, nor deliverable by, amazon.com
Guest Blogging Today…
Join me over on the Barn Door Book Loft for an interview with Young Adult novelist, Elisa Marie Crites. There's a giveaway.:D
See you there.
February 22, 2011
Where's the Good Inside of You?
There's good inside of everyone. Sappy or not, I believe that. Sometimes it takes a little more digging, but it's there. Where's the good inside of you? What do you do that puts others' needs before your own? Share with us…
And don't for get to share your life-changing stories. There's only one more week before the entries close. Check it out. There are people who need to here your story–it might just encourage them in their journeys. Plus there are awesome giveaways and great teen writer mentors willing to help.
And if you've already written in…Thank You! We'll begin posting them next week Thursday (3/2/11).
February 21, 2011
Meet Robyn Stanley
In one week my debut novel, Driven
DRIVEN, releases in paperback. In honor of its birthday I'd like to introduce the main character of the story. Her name is Robyn Stanley and she's like most seventeen year-old girls I know. She hales from Brookfield, WI where she is finishing her junior year in high school and she spends most of her time hanging out with her youth group friends. 
Hey Robyn.
Hi. Thanks for the interview.
Yeah, sure. No problem. So tell us what it's like being the main character in a novel.
Well, it's pretty cool, I guess. I get to do things most girls don't, like ice sailing, TV interviewing, and dueling demons. And the hero of the story is pretty cool, too. It's fun playing opposite him.
Would that be Caleb or Taylor?
Actually, I can't say. That's part of the suspense. You don't really know who the hero is until the very end. You'll just have to read it to find out.
Gottcha. Was there ever a moment when you wished you weren't the main character?
Yah. Like when I got cornered into a TV interview with a waspish news reporter. Or when I had to confront my principal. Who wants to do that? I would have shrugged that off on Em, but she didn't want to do it either.
Em?
Yeah, she's my best friend, ever. The kind that let's you do all the talking and has your back when you do something stupid. I love her. But you gotta hide the M&Ms when she comes over. She eats them all.
I hear your story has a tragic twist to it.
It does. All because of a demon who can't leave me alone. He's bent on destroying me and he'll use every one and every thing to do it, too. Kinda makes it hard to be my friend…or my family.
Any advice for your readers?
Sure. Don't give up. Ever. Sometimes God's purpose for you is in the tough stuff. You just have to ride it through to find out. Hey, I've gotta go…homework and all. I'll see you inside the covers of DrivenDRIVEN.
Thanks Robyn. If you'd like to ask Robyn a question feel free to add it to the comment section below.
**Robyn is a fictitious character and this interview was conducted in jest because I simply had too much time on my hands. Thanks for reading…
