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Revise, Edit, Proofread! - Article by ER Arroyo | Gliterary Girl

Check out my latest article at Gliterary Girl about what I learned through the process of revising, editing, and proofreading my debut novel, Sovereign. 

Revising, Editing, & Proofreading for the Indie Author

Congratulations! You finished the first draft of your novel! It’s a brilliant concept, passionately crafted, and bound for the best-seller list. But you’re not done yet. Far from it. Whether you’re being traditionally published, or you’ve chosen to publish yourself, there’s a lot of work ahead. Today, I’m going to share my experience with self-publishing my debut novel, Sovereign....

ER talks YA: Young Adult | Gliterary Girl

Check out my latest article on Gliterary Girl and let's discuss!

The Phenomenon

If you don’t live under a rock, you’ve no doubt heard of Twilight and The Hunger Games. Maybe you’ve also heard of Divergent and Beautiful Creatures. Those series all share a common thread—they are all Young Adult book series that hit big and scored big movie deals. In fact, the Twilight franchise was so hugely successful, that film producers have clued in that Young Adult novel series...

GIVEAWAY & Interview -- INDELIBLE by Dawn Metcalf

Hey guys, check out my interview with Dawn Metcalf, and enter to win a copy of her new book Indelible. (click the excerpt below)

Today author Dawn Metcalf joins us for a chat with ER Arroyo. Check out ER’s review of Metcalf’s new novel,Indelible, and enter to win a copy at the bottom of this post.

We’d like to give Dawn a warm welcome. Thank you Dawn...

PODs by Michelle K. Pickett Giveaway

Hey friends, don't miss this opportunity to win a signed copy of PODs! Check out our interview and enter the giveaway!

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--E.R.

PODs

Creating the Novel Cover for Sovereign (GG Post)

Check out my latest post at GliteraryGirl.com...

It seems Gliterary Girl has been on something of a “cover” kick lately, so I figured I would join the fun and talk about the cover for my novel Sovereign. Since I first published it, and even in the blog tour we just wrapped up, I’ve received tons of compliments on the book cover.

Deciding to self-publish this novel was a long, hard decision. But one thing I determined up front was that if I would go that route, I would do it right. That meant.....

Read full article: here

Sovereign Blog Tour - Week 2 Recap

Thank you SO MUCH to all the bloggers and tours hosts involved in this book tour. I've been so grateful for all your support, enthusiasm, and kind words throughout these awesome two weeks. I love being a part of such a passionate community of book lovers.

Here is a recap of what took place in week two!

Guest Post by ER - The CurvyWriter

Sovereign Excerpt - The Blog of Jessica Posey

Blog Post - Fae Books

Guest Post by ER - Opps! I Read A Book Again

Guest Post by ER - SilverWoodSketches

Book Review - The Selkie Reads Stories

Blog Post - Auggie-Talk

Blog Post - That Girl Reads

Book Review - Appraising Pages

Thanks again everybody! It's been a wonderful tour. Don't forget about the giveaway -- 3 winners will be announced on Monday, but today is the last day to enter. Along with the winners, Gliterary Girl will be posting an exciting announcement about Sovereign that you don't want to miss. Check it out Monday!
Thank you!!
In case you missed my recap of last week, find it here.

Big thank you to Gliterary Girl Media and my publicist Sara O'Connor for a smashing success!
Last chance to enter the giveaway!
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Sovereign Blog Tour - Week 1 Recap

Hello friends. Gliterary Girl Media's blog tour for my novel Sovereign has gotten off to a great start. In case you missed it, here are the blog posts, interviews, and reviews from the first week of the tour.

Blog Post/Kick Off - Gliterary Girl

Blog Post - Author Amy Keen

Blog Post - The Blog of Jessica Posey

Author Interview - Lily Pond Reads

Book Review - Elfie Books
   *You can read her full review here

Book Review - Mommabears Book Blog

Guest Post by ER - The Compulsive Reader

Author Interview - Another World of Books

What a great week. Thank you so much to all who've participated so far. Follow my Twitter or Facebook to see the posts in the coming week. I'll do a recap again next weekend.

Don't miss out on the giveaway! Gliterary Girl Media and I are giving away three signed paperback copies of Sovereign. Enter the raffle to win here:
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If you are a book blogger and want to get in on the tour, it's not too late. Contact my publicist Sara with Gliterary Girl Media (soconnor at gliterarygirl dot com).

THE GUILTY ONE: a short story

The Guilty One

“Why do you want it to be a boy so badly?” my sister asked.  Meredith had chosen to be surprised and was currently hee-hee-hoo-hoo-ing her way through labor, leaving me in the agony of anticipation.

I met her eyes but couldn’t answer.  She knew the reason, she just thought maybe after six years I’d gotten over it.  She squeezed my hand when another contraction hit, and I squeezed back, hopefully letting her know how much I loved her because I never said it.  Neither of us did.  Not in six years.

............read the rest here.

Book Signing - Sat. May 4th - Norman, OK

I'll be attending Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc's annual conference the first weekend in May. The conference will feature an autograph party that is open to the public!

Saturday, May 4th, 2013 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Embassy Suites Normal Hotel & Conference Center
2501 Conference Dr, Norman, OK 73069

I will have paperback copies of Sovereign available to sell and sign. If you live in the OKC area, I'd love to meet you!

There will be many authors of different genres participating, so all book lovers are welcome to come out, meet some authors, and perhaps discover your new favorite book.

~E.R.

I'm going on Tour! Seeking Host Bloggers!

Gliterary Girl Media has set up a wonderful blog tour for me, and we're giving a Kindle Paperwhite to one lucky blogger. You can enter by signing up to host me during my tour! The Rafflecopter is now live, so sign up now!

We'll also be giving away signed books for your readers, too. Find out more & sing up here.