Christina Bauer's Blog, page 58
October 30, 2017
My Q&A With Foreword
Can I tell you how much I love Foreword magazine? They are dedicated to independent voices in novels, and they (for whatever reason) have taken a shine to WOLVES AND ROSES!!! The title will be the book of the day tomorrow, and they threw in a SUH-weeeeeet author Q&A as part of my ad package to promote the title.
So, thank you, Foreword! Here’s the Q&A…
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October 23, 2017
COVER REVEAL!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey to help me pick my novella cover for MOONLIGHT AND MIDTOWN, book 1.5 in the Fairy Tales of the Magicorum Series! The votes are in and the winner is…
Moon without a face! (Fellow Gen X-ers: you heard Billy Idol sing that, didn’t you?)
MOONLIGHT AND MIDTOWN launches in Spring 2018, SHIFTERS AND GLYPHS in Fall 2018 and WOLVES AND ROSES arrives October 31, 2017!
DESCRIPTION
After battling werewolves and evil aunties, Bryar Rose is ready to enjoy her new life. No more crazy aunties. Her curse is toast. And Bry’s new man, Knox, is literally a dream come true. Best of all, Bry will soon attend a regular high school. Forget those sketchy tutors! To get ready, Bry is dedicating the rest of her summer to some serious back-to-school shopping with her best friend, Elle. It’s a blast, except for one thing:
Mysterious strangers are following Bry across Manhattan.
All these stalkers have oddly familiar scents and an uncanny ability to slip into the shadows whenever Bry tries to confront them. Even worse, their presence is making Knox act crazy with a capital C.
But Bry’s having none of it. Enough of her life has already been ruined by secrets. With Elle’s help, Bry plans to confront these strangers, find out what they want, and send them packing. Trouble is, the truth about their identity won’t be so easy to manage, especially when Bry finds out how these stalkers could change her future with Knox…and not for the better.
***An interim novella between WOLVES AND ROSES and SHIFTERS AND GLYPHS***
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October 18, 2017
New Book Tour Video
Video not working? Visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oatx6VIP5c4
To register for the tour: http://magicorumbook.com/2017/09/21/tour2017/
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October 13, 2017
Help pick my novella cover?
I can’t decide which cover to choose for my Spring novella in the Fairy Tales of the Magicorum series. If you have a sec, please click on the link below and vote for your fav. Thanks for taking a peek!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CGK9X8S
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October 11, 2017
Book Tour Photo Album
The official launch event isn’t until November, but my character Blanche from WOLVES AND ROSES recently stopped by the Barnes & Noble in Corte Madera, CA to make her presence known! Want to meet her in person, get your book signed, and grab some great swag? RSVP today: http://tinyurl.com/sanfranWR
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October 6, 2017
THRAX Launch Tour – All The Interviews
Custom Topics
My Guilty Pleasures
-Angel’s Guilty Pleasures Blog
A Day In The Life Of Christina Bauer
-Loves Great Reads Blog
Top Ten Things You Don’t Know About Being A Writer On The Autism Spectrum (By Christina Bauer, A Writer On The Autism Spectrum)
-Sprinkle of Books
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Supernatural Baby (By Myla Lewis)
-Whatever You Can Still Betray
Question and Answer Interviews
“What was it like writing THRAX?”
-The Brizzle Lass Blog
“Describe your book in one word…”
-Butterfly-o-Meter Books
“Tell us about yourself…”
-Full Moon Bites
“What’s your biggest influence…”
-Padme’s Library
“Do you have a fav character…”
-Two Ends Of The Pen
Thanks to all these awesome bloggers! More blogs and fun to follow soon with the launch of WOLVES AND ROSES later this month!
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September 26, 2017
Happy Book Birthday, THRAX!
So you know, I’ve been super-happy with the response to THRAX. While I was writing it, I had not a few moments where I was like” “WTF, imagination? Are we really doing this?” And then I thought, “hells yes, we are doing this.” Even so, I wasn’t sure how readers would respond. There’s some really wacky sh*t that does down! But folks have been loving it, so I am PUMPED!
And as always, I am super-excited to launch this title with lots of giveaways and goodies. Let’s get to it, shall we?
There’s a rafflecopter with a really cute angel charm bracelet. I want one for myself!!!
All my live Angelbound books are on sale for a limited time
Have you seen the series book trailer? It’s awesome.
I’m loving the early reviews!
Description: Angelbound THRAX
Myla Lewis has married Prince Lincoln, and now they’re expecting! All the after-realms rejoice. Myla should be happy too, but she has a serious problem. The day after their honeymoon ended, Myla’s real husband disappeared.
The man who’s sharing her bed is an imposter.
Myla tries explaining about “Evil Lincoln,” but no one will listen. The reason? People think that Myla’s supernatural pregnancy is making her cray cray. Mostly because that’s what Evil Lincoln is telling everyone, and that man’s a great liar. What a creep.
There’s no way Myla will take this lying down, though. She’s going to rescue her man, and she has a pretty good idea where he’s being held. With her best friend, Cissy, along to help, Myla sneaks off to Earth. All she has to do is blend in with the humans, avoid Evil Lincoln, and find her real man before the baby arrives. How hard can it be?
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September 21, 2017
MagicorumBOOK.com IS LIVE
As many of you know, I’m about to launch my first book with major print distribution, WOLVES AND ROSES. To put into context, the initial buy is close to 10,000 units. On the hush-hush, I was told that some major movie-franchise type shifter sagas began with buys of just 1,200 units. So, no pressure.
:::feels pressure:::
Here’s the deal. It turns out that print book launches are like movie launches: opening sales determine how well a title will do. In the case of books, it’s all about your first week, which in my case is the first week of November. So, for WOLVES AND ROSES I’m doing a big cross-US tour. And because all the stores know me (uh, no they don’t) I’m driving additional excitement by adding in some giveaways and character appearances to the signing events. I’ve also been working on a new web site and WOW, IT’S NOW LIVE!!!!
The goal of the site is to drive attendance to the signing events, but I’m also hoping to get lots of press traction too, especially with the idea of combining interactive theater into a live shopping experience. Think Disney Princesses on acid, and that’s the general idea. To that end, I’m holding pre-signing character appearances at the same bookstores where I’ll have the actual launch events later on. At the pre-event, we’ll have a photographer/videographer capture the fun and hopefully get some buzz with the local media. Our story is that we’re adding live theater into a shopping experience to make it more fun. And did I mention that we’re giving stuff away? We are. Like these cooly-cool shirts and that suh-WEET pin.
For the record, both giveaways are for the signing events. The pins are free for anyone while supplies last, while the shirts are FREE for the first 25 people who buy a new book at each event.
On a side note, I think brick-and-mortar stores try to go head-to-head with online shopping in terms of price, which is fine. But I think playing up the face-to-face angle can be powerful as well, which is why I’m trying to make this more of a fiesta than me just sitting on a chair. At least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Oh, and did I mention that my lovely and fabulous publishing assistant Arely did most of the leg work on this? She did. Check out the costumed characters she found below. (Okay, you can also check out the web site but why click until you’re ready?)
This represents an buttload of work and Arely has been a CHAMP! Thank you, Arely!
So when you have a sec, please click through the site and all that jazz. If you register for one of the events, that would be MEGA cool. And if you find a bug or type-o, I will not be insulted or anything if you tell me. In fact, I will be super-grateful as the city-specific sections are getting sent out to local press next week, so the fewer errors the better! Feel free to email me at cbauer (at) monsterhousebooks.com. You know I love to hear from you anyway 
September 17, 2017
Angelbound Books On Sale
ANGELBOUND ORIGINS
Prequel – Duty Bound – Presale only
Book 1 – Angelbound – $.99
Book 2 – Scala – $1.99
Book 3 – Acca – $1.99
Book 4 – Thrax – Launches Sept 26th
Book 5 – The Dark Lands – Presale only
Book 6 – Armageddon – $1.99
ANGELBOUND OFFSPRING
Book 1 – Angelbound Offspring – Maxon – $1.99
Book 2 – Angelbound Offspring – Portia – $1.99
Be sure to lock in these prices ASAP—these limited-time discounts will end soon!
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September 15, 2017
Meet The Bloggers: THRAX Launch Tour!
Check them out below!
September 25th
–Angel’s Guilty Pleasures >> Guest post
–Adventures Thru Wonderland >> Review
–A Dream Within A Dream >> Excerpt
September 26th
–CBY Book Club >> Excerpt
–Padme’s Library >> Interview
–Movies, Shows, & Books >> Excerpt
–The Reading Life >> Review
September 27th
–Mythical Books >> Top 10 List
–Books,Dreams,Life >> Excerpt
–Full Moon Bites >> Interview
September 28th
–Loves Great Reads >> Guest post
–The Genre Minx Book Reviews >> Review
–Nazish Reads >> Top 10 List
September 29th
–Book Addict >> Review
–SprinkleOfBooks >> Top 10 List
–The Book Junkie Reads . . . >> Review
–Whatever You Can Still Betray >> Guest post
October 2nd
–Two Ends of the Pen >> Interview
–Daydreaming Books >> Review
–Evermore Books >> Review
October 3rd
–Shh, I am Reading >> Excerpt
–YA & NA Bookshelf >> Review
–Angelic Book Reviews >> Review
October 4th
–Butterfly-o-Meter Books >> Interview
–BrizzleLass Books >> Interview
–Haddie’s Haven >> Review
October 5th
–Jazzy Book Reviews >> Excerpt
–Cloud 9 books >> Review
–Lisa Loves Literature >> Excerpt
October 6th
–Fiona Reads and FoodSpots >> Review
–The Avid Reader >> Review
–Smada’s Book Smack >> Review
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