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July 6, 2016
My First Author Signing: Indies In NY Unite (NYC)
New York City in the summer is tons of fun! I know because I use to live there:) Why not make it extra fun by attending an indie author signing event. My first signing event ever! This is going to be a very intimate event. You will definitely get to speak with all of your favorite indie authors one on one. So see you there!
Date & Time:
Saturday 6th August 2016
10am-2pm (10am entry is for VIP only) Free admission is 11am-2pm
Venue:
Madison Square Tavern
150W 30th St, New York
Ticket sales:
Free admission 11am-2pm
VIP Tickets will be on sale shortly
Includes exclusive entry 10am and all day access
Plus VIP swag bag $35 per ticket (only 100 available)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/indiesinny/
My preorder form for paperbacks: https://goo.gl/VqRiIQ
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June 3, 2016
Limited Time Only: Cousins Book One Is Free!
During June 3 – June 7 only, I am running a FREE promotion for the first book in the Cousins series, because let’s be real here. Shouldn’t everyone have the opportunity to fall in love with dirty talking Roman? lol! Make sure to download your FREE copy of the book and tell your friends about it: http://LisaLangBlakeney.com/c1
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May 9, 2016
Authors & Bloggers: Participate In My Birthday Blog Hop!
My birthday is June 1st and to celebrate I’m throwing a blog hop! Yipppeee!!! All authors and bloggers are encouraged to participate to have a little fun and to increase your readership. Here’s the link to sign up:
See you there!
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May 2, 2016
Cousins In Love Is Live On KU & Paperback!
Cousins In Love Is Live On Amazon Kindle, KU, and Paperback.
Buy Link: http://amzn.to/1WAzYB1
Let me know what you think about it!!!
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April 6, 2016
Cousins In Love Coming Soon: Cover & Synopsis!
COUSINS IN LOVE – BOOK 3 Cousins Series
They all think that I’m a phase. A fetish. A temporary fixture. But I love my cousin Elizabeth, and there isn’t sh*t anyone can do to change or destroy that … even her.
Being hopelessly in love with tatted, sexy, bad boy, Roman Masterson can be exactly what one would imagine. Intense. Passionate. Consuming. Dangerous.
After fighting so hard to be together, there still continues to be forces working against them. Yet the most difficult obstacles seem to be the ones that come from within.
Author’s Note: Cousins In Love is a reader requested continuation of Roman & Elizabeth’s story. It would be best enjoyed after reading both Cousins 1 and 2 of the Cousins Series. HEA. No cliffhanger!
Be notified of it’s release by joining my VIP mailing list!
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February 3, 2016
Would You Like A Signed Bookmark For Free?
Would you like a signed bookmark from me? I’d love to send you one. They’re pretty:) Here are your three options:
Purchase a signed paperback from me, and I’ll send you a signed bookmark for free.
Send me a SELF ADDRESSED & STAMPED envelope to THIS ADDRESS, and I’ll send you one for free.
Purchase a signed bookmark for $3 HERE, and I’ll send you one asap.
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January 25, 2016
Facebook Party!
I’m throwing a party because my author page reached a milestone recently: 2000 Likes!!!Please join me on February 7th for mischief and mayhem, as I celebrate with games and prizes.
Here’s the link to the deets: https://www.facebook.com/events/776487809122337/
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December 30, 2015
I Made A Blogger’s Top Ten Author List!
I’m so excited. I never thought a year ago that I would have made someone’s favorite author list, but I did! I’m so honored and just plain ole giddy!
In fact, the bloggers over at Booksessions are throwing a great giveaway in honor of their Top Author and Top Book Boyfriend list of 2015. So why don’t you head on over there and enter to win lots of cool author books and swag:
http://madbookreader.blogspot.com/2015/12/top-ten-for-2015.html
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December 20, 2015
What Is The Bookworm Box?
Sending Cousins To Bookworm Box
The Bookworm Box is a not-for-profit company formed by one of my favorite authors Colleen Hoover. It is a subscription service that sends readers a monthly box of two SIGNED paperbacks from great indie authors as well as some author swag (bookmarks, pens, etc.). All books and swag are donated to the organization and 100% of the proceeds (after expenses) go towards different charities of the company’s choosing. They’ve been able to raise an astounding amount of money in their first year and look to ramp things up in 2016.
One of my goals for the new year is to give more of my time and/or my talents to things worthwhile. Things that I normally have said no to in the past, because I was concerned about the time commitment, I’m going to say yes to. It’s easy to get mono-focused about the bills we have to pay. And while that is uber important, it was the only thing I thought about for a very long time.
I changed that in 2015. I started writing for pleasure instead of for profit and guess what? That’s how Cousins was born AND I should have done it fifteen years ago! I love every minute of it. I also want to be mindful that I’m also doing things to help others. It’s important to me and it’s important to show my girls. That’s why one of those things will be to regularly give to The Bookworm Box. It ties my love of reading with giving, and while I can’t give a slew of books like some of the more established authors, I will give what I can for as long as I can. And I’m going to feel real good while doing so!
Let me know if you subscribe to The Bookworm Box in the comments below.
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December 11, 2015
Scrivener Tips: How To Label Your Scenes By Point Of View
I write New Adult Contemporary Romance. In this genre, many authors like myself will write from a dual point of view. This can make things very tricky when you’re writing and editing a novel, as it was for me when I was first writing Cousins. I had no quick way of visually seeing what chapters were in what point of view in Word and even when I first started using Scrivener, I didn’t know what to do. But it’s super easy to label your scenes and chapters with a point of view in Scrivener. I’ll show you:
In the right hand column of Scrivener, in the notes section, scroll down to the “General” section where you will see this image. You will be working with the Label drop down area. When you drop this down you will see default labels such as: notes, chapter, scene, etc. But the cool thing about Scrivener is that you can EDIT these labels.
1. Click on the label drop down button and then click on EDIT.
2. When you click on EDIT, a Meta-Data box will open where you can start filling out your label information like this:
3. Simply click on the color label you’d like and edit the NAME of that label. You can add or eliminate labels and play with the colors. Then click OK to save.
4. Now that you’ve made your labels, you go back to the chapter or scene you were working in and select the label that is appropriate for that scene. For example, when I write scenes written in the point of view of my protagonist Elizabeth, I select the yellow Elizabeth label.
5. If you view your entire manuscript in corkboard mode, you will see that all your cards have been color coded by their labels in the right hand corner. That means with a quick glance, you can see a synopsis of each of your scenes and whose point of view each are in!
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