Forbes Arnone's Blog, page 22
June 10, 2013
LOGLINES AND TAGLINES ARE DIFFERENT And You Need Both For Your Novel by R. Ann Siracusa
"Cannot. Stress. This. Enough. Every week I see scores of pitches – sent to my inbox, my ears or via script listing sites – and every week I see Loglines and Taglines being mixed up. PLEASE STOP."
May 11, 2010, Lucy V. Hay (script editor and novelist)
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE
So here I was, cruising along, a relative newbie as a published author, following the lead of others who were more seasoned in the business than I will ever be.
Do you know the difference between loglines and taglines?
June 5, 2013
Le Allegre Comari
June 2, 2013
Cover Reveal ~ Just Like in the Movies by M.B. Feeney
Just Like in the Movies by M.B. Feeney
Ava Jones has settled for a life that she’s not sure she wants anymore, but won’t admit it. Her best friend, Erica Davidson talks her into taking a break on the Isle of Wight. Her days on the island are spent thinking things through, and arguing with Morgan whom she hates on principal.
Is it so wrong for her to want a life that follows the script of a honest to God romance film?
Author Bio:
M. B. Feeney is an army brat who finally settled down in Birmingham, UK with her other half, 2 kids and a dog. She’s also a student teacher, a doodler and a chocoholic. Writing has been her one true love since she could spell, and publishing is the culmination of her hard work and ambition.
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Cover Reveal ~ Haunted Raine by R.E. Hargrave
Haunted Raine by R.E. Hargrave
Distracted by the everyday routine of raising children, being a wife, and keeping a home, Lorraine Morrissey let life pass her by. Her wakeup call comes when she realizes that with their children gone, her husband Richard is rarely home, and she’s filling her solitary days with trivial tasks. A crazy idea to save her marriage leads to a summer beach vacation unlike any she’s ever taken; one that involves unknowingly buying a haunted house.
Author Bio:
R.E. Hargrave is a fledgling author who has always been a lover of books and now looks forward to the chance to give something back to the literary community. She lives on the outskirts of Dallas, TX with her husband and three children.
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Cover Reveal ~ Summer Heat ~ Beach Reads Volume #1
In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
Just Like in the Movies by M.B. Feeney
Haunted Raine by R.E. Hargrave
In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
Anela Alborn’s life is a lie. After growing up without the love of a father, her mother reveals his identity. Tragedy strikes and she sets off on an adventure that leads to more than she could ever imagine. Bumping into Christian Sivers distracts her from the real man of her dreams, her father. Will he live up to her dreams? And does she follow in her mother’s footsteps?
Author Bio:
Jennifer Garcia’s (aka Forbes Arnone) love of travel began when she traveled to the West Coast to visit her father at the age of three. Her home until she was sixteen was a small coastal town near Boston. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.
Her lifelong love for reading and writing was put aside for many years while she made her way in the world and nurtured her young family. Even though she is older, and life never seems to settle, she’s finding her way while attending college full-time in pursuit of a B.A. in English Literature. She also runs a business, and is still caring for her family. Believing she can do it all, with the help of her family, she worked on her first novel during the late hours of the night while balancing the rest of her life during the day. Her hard work paid off, as her first novel, My Mr. Manny, will be published August 2013.
Find Jennifer on:
Just Like in the Movies by M.B. Feeney
Ava Jones has settled for a life that she’s not sure she wants anymore, but won’t admit it. Her best friend, Erica Davidson talks her into taking a break on the Isle of Wight. Her days on the island are spent thinking things through, and arguing with Morgan whom she hates on principal.
Is it so wrong for her to want a life that follows the script of a honest to God romance film?
Author Bio:
M. B. Feeney is an army brat who finally settled down in Birmingham, UK with her other half, 2 kids and a dog. She’s also a student teacher, a doodler and a chocoholic. Writing has been her one true love since she could spell, and publishing is the culmination of her hard work and ambition.
Haunted Raine by R.E. Hargrave
Distracted by the everyday routine of raising children, being a wife, and keeping a home, Lorraine Morrissey let life pass her by. Her wakeup call comes when she realizes that with their children gone, her husband Richard is rarely home, and she’s filling her solitary days with trivial tasks. A crazy idea to save her marriage leads to a summer beach vacation unlike any she’s ever taken; one that involves unknowingly buying a haunted house.
Author Bio:
R.E. Hargrave is a fledgling author who has always been a lover of books and now looks forward to the chance to give something back to the literary community. She lives on the outskirts of Dallas, TX with her husband and three children.
Links:
Filed under: Books
Cover Reveal ~ In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
Anela Alborn’s life is a lie. After growing up without the love of a father, her mother reveals his identity. Tragedy strikes and she sets off on an adventure that leads to more than she could ever imagine. Bumping into Christian Sivers distracts her from the real man of her dreams, her father. Will he live up to her dreams? And does she follow in her mother’s footsteps?
Author Bio:
Jennifer Garcia’s (aka Forbes Arnone) love of travel began when she traveled to the West Coast to visit her father at the age of three. Her home until she was sixteen was a small coastal town near Boston. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.
Her lifelong love for reading and writing was put aside for many years while she made her way in the world and nurtured her young family. Even though she is older, and life never seems to settle, she’s finding her way while attending college full-time in pursuit of a B.A. in English Literature. She also runs a business, and is still caring for her family. Believing she can do it all, with the help of her family, she worked on her first novel during the late hours of the night while balancing the rest of her life during the day. Her hard work paid off, as her first novel, My Mr. Manny, will be published August 2013.
Find Jennifer on:
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May 30, 2013
Anela’s Oahu ~ In My Mother’s Footsteps.
With complete and utter excitement of the cover reveal of my first book ever to be released, I want to take you on a partial tour of Oahu, Anela style. The heroine of my novella, In My Mother’s Footsteps is Anela Alborn and she takes a two month trip to Hawaii on the island of Oahu.
My family and I have been to Oahu a lot. I’m going to share a few pictures from my trips to Oahu over the past ten years.
These are plumeria trees. This first picture shows a pink and white flower, those are two different trees and actually in my front yard at home. I brought couple of branches from Hawaii with me over the course of my trips and now they’ve grown out of control. But I love them and plant them everywhere and give them away.
Here’s Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck. These pics were taken in 2007 and those are my boys signing their name on the truck. Seriously, the food there is impeccable.
This is the volcano Diamond Head. Our trip from the bottom to the top, the beautiful view, and back down again. It was a hike and a half, but so worth it.
This is Ko’Olina Beach and back when we used to go, it was small. It had just one hotel on it but now it has expanded so much, it’s unrecognizable. I’m so glad we got to experience it before all of the expansions. Anela gets to experience it the way I did.
Well, that’s just some of our travels. I’ll have to find more. I know I have some pics somewhere of Waimea Falls and The Polynesian Cultural Center. Also, swimming with the dolphins and Hanauma Bay.
Stay tuned, June 2nd is our big cover reveal and July 2nd the book will officially be for sale.
I’ve also gotten some really good news today: my book cover for my novel, My Mr. Manny was completed and is just perfect! Exactly what I hoped for but could never imagine.
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May 26, 2013
New Blog Tour for my novel, My Mr. Manny
Renaissance Romance Publishing just set up the Blog Tour for my first novel, My Mr. Manny. It’s a sweet romance about a single mother, her daughter, and the new male nanny. I’m looking for bloggers and authors that would like to sign up. Please use the link below.
Blog Tour Sign Up
Thank you so much!
Renaissance Romance Publishing is currently seeking bloggers for the My Mr. Manny Blog Tour. My Mr. Manny is the first full length Novel by Jennifer Garcia. She penned the novella, In My Mother’s Footsteps, that is in the upcoming release Summer Heat, the first volume of Beach Reads Anthology.
Summary:
After leaving her home and family behind to move across the country, Mia Balducci finds herself yearning for the people she loves. Grasping for a piece of her childhood, she find solace in the familiarity of an old hometown friend. Events beyond her control occur and she’s left alone with her daughter. In need of help, Mia lucks out with a handsome Manny (male nanny). Dominic is just what Mia and her daughter, Lucia, need in their lives. Dominic leaves his problems behind in New York in search of a ready-made family. He finds it and so much more in California.
Blog Tour Dates: August 27–September 9th.
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News on my Cover Reveal ~ In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
Exciting news!
My cover reveal for my novella, In My Mother’s Footsteps is scheduled for June 2nd.
The release is scheduled for July 2nd.
It’s getting real!
Click the link to add it to your Goodreads “to-read” list.
My novel, My Mr. Manny is due for release on August 26th.
Stay tuned here for more information. 
In My Mother’s Footsteps by Forbes Arnone
Anela Alborn’s life is a lie. After growing up without the love of a father, her mother reveals his identity. Tragedy strikes and she sets off on an adventure that leads to more than she could ever imagine. Bumping into Christian Sivers distracts her from the real man of her dreams, her father. Will he live up to her dreams? And does she follow in her mother’s footsteps?
Here’s an excerpt:
I swung the door open and jumped into Christian’s arms, wrapping my legs around his waist and locking him in my embrace.
“Oomph! I take it you missed me?” he asked with a chuckle.
“Yeah,” I whispered into his neck.
I felt something poking my cheek as it rested against his shoulder and pulled back to see what it was. My mouth dropped open and I felt my eyes bulge out. Before I could think, I jumped down and stood back, just taking in the sight before me. I wouldn’t be surprised if I was drooling. My man — my handsome man — was dressed in his Class A’s and looking mighty fine, I might add. The uniform had a navy blue jacket with royal blue pants. He was delicious from the beret on his head to the shine on his shoes. My heart thumped through my breastbone and I struggled to breathe. I looked up, turning bright red because he was watching me with such amusement.
“You like?” he wondered with his crooked cocky smile.
I shook my head in the negative. “No, I love,” I said with a smile and reached out to run my fingers over the stripes on his sleeve. He had five stripes, three on the top and two on the bottom. “What’s the occasion?”
“Just wanted to send you off in style, angel.”
Add it to your Goodreads “To Be Read” list.
Or you can get three great stories in one with the Summer Heat (Beach Reads #1) compilation.
In My Mother’s Footsteps
Anela Alborn’s life is a lie. After growing up without the love of a father, her mother reveals his identity. Tragedy strikes and she sets off on an adventure that leads to more than she could ever imagine. Bumping into Christian Sivers distracts her from the real man of her dreams, her father. Will he live up to her dreams? And does she follow in her mother’s footsteps?
Just Like in the Movies
Ava Jones has settled for a life that she’s not sure she wants anymore, but won’t admit it. Her best friend, Erica Davidson talks her into taking a break on the Isle of Wight. Her days on the island are spent thinking things through, and arguing with Morgan whom she hates on principal.
Is it so wrong for her to want a life that follows the script of a honest to God romance film?
Haunted Raine
Distracted by the everyday routine of raising children, being a wife, and keeping a home, Lorraine Morrissey let life pass her by. Her wakeup call comes when she realizes that with their children gone, her husband Richard is rarely home, and she’s filling her solitary days with trivial tasks. A crazy idea to save her marriage leads to a summer beach vacation unlike any she’s ever taken; one that involves unknowingly buying a haunted house.
Author Bio:
Jennifer Garcia’s (aka Forbes Arnone) love of travel began when she traveled to the West Coast to visit her father at the age of three. Her home until she was sixteen was a small coastal town near Boston. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.
Her lifelong love for reading and writing was put aside for many years while she made her way in the world and nurtured her young family. Even though she is older, and life never seems to settle, she’s finding her way while attending college full-time in pursuit of a B.A. in English Literature. She also runs a business, and is still caring for her family. Believing she can do it all, with the help of her family, she worked on her first novel during the late hours of the night while balancing the rest of her life during the day. Her hard work paid off, as her first novel, My Mr. Manny, will be published August 2013.
Find Jennifer on:
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April 27, 2013
AuthorsdB
As indie authors it’s important to get your name out there. Do you find yourself signing up for every single social site out there for wider range of exposure? Yeah, me too.
But recently I came across a wonderful site, AuthorsdB. It’s a data base for authors to create a page and list their bio, books, covers, videos, and links. It sort of reminds me of IMDB.
Here’s my page … Jennifer Garcia’s AuthorsdB page. Favorite my page and see what it looks like. Then take just a few minutes to create your page. It’s not time consuming at all and doesn’t need any checking in like Twitter or Facebook. The only time you’d need to update is if you want to add another book or change your profile picture. It’s a free site. No charge at all. Just create a profile and once you’re approved, you’re in!
Like their Facebook page and follow their 
Twitter page.
Here are some words from the AuthorsdB website.
At AUTHORSdB, we strive to help authors spread the word about themselves and their work. With over 1800+ registered members … we continue to grow.
Here at AUTHORSdB we’ve formed the only database of authors, including social media, book listings and much more, for today’s mind-field of thousands of aspiring and established writers. We are a dedicated website that helps authors for free. Why free? We have a few Angels who simply want to see authors flourish. Readers no longer have to Google from several different websites to find out more about a particular author – it’s all here.
AUTHORSdB uses software that engages search engines in a friendly manner. As an AUTHORSdB author you can enjoy the benefits:
Organic (non-paid) Google backlinks are critical to any Social Media Marketing. There is no guarantee however authors on AUTHORSdB are enjoying being indexed in Google in less than 24 hours. See for yourself, in April we have over 30,000. Google search: site:authorsdb.com and see if your listing comes up. We tweet Google alerts when authors get indexed in Google.
Share. Share. Share. In the new world of Social Media Marketing, sharing on social platforms helps gain exposure to our authors. When an author is listed, we tweet @[author name] #gotlisted NEW AUTHORSdB Pls RT [link back to author details] We also Like author’s facebook pages and when liked back, we share something from the authors Facebook page. (Must have a Twitter and Facebook page to qualify) We Google+, LinkedIn & Pininterest you!
Like our Facebook page and we will share a post from you on ours.
Awards
TOP25 AUTHORSdB. The more views you receive on your author details page, the more you climb to the TOP25 list*. Announced every Friday. @[author name] AUTHORSdB TOP25 & is currently #1 Pls RT [link back to author details]
AUTHOR OF THE WEEK. Each week authors who are in the TOP 25 will be put into randompicker.com and a draw will be awarded for a banner weekly.
VIP BLOGGER We appreciate when author’s share the word about AUTHORSdB on their blogs. We offer a VIP Blogger Award for bloggers who blog about AUTHORSdB of a free banner drawn weekly for members with listings on AUTHORSdB.com. If your blog is not drawn, you are entered into the following week’s draw. Valid as long as your blog post about AUTHORSdB is live. Announced every Friday.
FEATURED AUTHORS are random authors selected via our database and shown in the Featured Authors section giving every author equal promotional benefits.
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT each week the database will spotlight an author randomly bringing attention to the author. No qualifications other than they must be listed on AUTHORSdB
SHARE. SHARE. SHARE.
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