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November 9, 2009
Changes
There, now that Heroes is over...do you like this turkey better?
Time for a Change!
Oh my gosh, what are those skeletons doing still dancing across the top of my page?!! Time to switch to something more Thanksgivingish. But first, I have to go watch The O'Reilly Factor and Heroes!
Blog Tour for "The Ball's In Her Court", by Heather Justesen
Today kicks off the blog tour for The Ball's in Her Court, by debut author Heather Justesen! Read reviews of her book and interviews with Heather from November 9 - December 4, and watch for fun giveaways along the way! I will be reviewing The Ball's In Her Court on November 20, so be sure to check back here on that day.
Follow along with Heather's blog for new review updates each day!
November 8, 2009
Week 3 at Costco
Well, some of you have said you want another update, but this one will be short, since I can't say this was one of my better sales weeks.
Thursday, November 5:
Signing at Tempe Costco. Slowest sales day yet, but then it was also the slowest foot-traffic day I have yet experienced. I kept telling myself, "I've got to step it up and hand out more bookmarks." Then I'd look around and think, "But how can I hand out bookmarks if there are literally no people walking past me?" I'm not kidding…it was ...
Thursday, November 5:
Signing at Tempe Costco. Slowest sales day yet, but then it was also the slowest foot-traffic day I have yet experienced. I kept telling myself, "I've got to step it up and hand out more bookmarks." Then I'd look around and think, "But how can I hand out bookmarks if there are literally no people walking past me?" I'm not kidding…it was ...
November 1, 2009
Further Adventures at Costco
Does anyone really want to hear any more about my Costco book signings? I wasn't going to type any more because I wasn't sure I had anything newly significant to say, but someone suggested that I do another blog, so here it is.
Let me start right off by saying that after reading someone else's blog about their own Costco book signing, I feel a bit like a failure. This guy apparently sells, like, between 50-80 books per signing! My sales pale in comparison to that. However, in case you turn...
Let me start right off by saying that after reading someone else's blog about their own Costco book signing, I feel a bit like a failure. This guy apparently sells, like, between 50-80 books per signing! My sales pale in comparison to that. However, in case you turn...
October 28, 2009
Linda Weaver Clarke: Author Interview and Giveaway
Today I have another author interview to share with you. This one is with Linda Weaver Clarke, who writes historical fiction aimed at children and young adults. Linda writes with a unique perspective, using her own family history as resource ideas for her novels. I hope you enjoy the interview and yes, stick around, because there will be a giveaway at the end!
JDP: Thank you for joining us today, Linda. Please tell us a little about your "Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho" series.
Linda: In my...
October 26, 2009
Adventures at My Costco Book Signings
The first thing I did when I learned that I would be doing book signings for my medieval novel,
Illuminations of the Heart
, at Costco stores in Arizona was hop on the internet to see if I could find any tips for "how to do a Costco book signing". While I found several articles and tips for book signings in general, to my dismay, I only came across one Costco-specific blog about doing book signings there. While I appreciated reading about this author's experience, I wanted more! What should I ...
October 19, 2009
Winner of "Martha's Freedom Train"
Congratulations to Donna Hatch, winner of an autographed copy of the children's historical novel,
Martha's Freedom Train
, by C. LaRene Hall!
Thank you to everyone who entered. And stay tuned...I'll be posting a new author interview with a new book giveaway sometime next week!
Thank you to everyone who entered. And stay tuned...I'll be posting a new author interview with a new book giveaway sometime next week!
October 16, 2009
Illuminations of the Heart at Costco!
Remember that "new venture" I mentioned yesterday that will leave me limited time for blogging in the immediate future? Well, that's due to the fact that Illuminations of the Heart is hitting the big time...sort of! For the next two and a half months, I will be signing copies of my sweet medieval romance, Illuminations of the Heart , at various Costco's in Arizona. I'll be signing three days of the week, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons for four hours a day, rotating between four...
October 15, 2009
Medieval Word of the Day
Mural chamber: chambers built inside the thickness of a castle's wall
Though I didn't use this term directly in my story, my character Acelet got thrown into a mural chamber in Illuminations of the Heart . But you'll have to read the book to find out who threw him in there and why!
And now Medieval Word of the Day is going on hiatus, because I've used up all the words from my glossary in Illuminations of the Heart , and I will soon be starting a new venture that will leave me with limited time fo...
Though I didn't use this term directly in my story, my character Acelet got thrown into a mural chamber in Illuminations of the Heart . But you'll have to read the book to find out who threw him in there and why!
And now Medieval Word of the Day is going on hiatus, because I've used up all the words from my glossary in Illuminations of the Heart , and I will soon be starting a new venture that will leave me with limited time fo...
