Links---(And You DO NOT Want To Miss This Party!)

You writers out there WILL NOT believe this site mentioned on the ACFW e-mail loop. It's basically a blog thesaurus, but it covers such things as emotions, setting, colors-textures-shapes, symbolism



Here are some of the places I've been--or more accurately--my latest book, A Path Less Traveled , has been:



The first book review of A Path Less Traveled at OneDesertRose's blog is up at http://onedesertrose.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/a-path-less-traveled-by-cathy-bryant/ (She was one of my beta readers, so her review is over the unedited version of the book, but I greatly appreciate her help as a beta reader, and in taking the time to review the book. Thanks, sweet lady!)



The book trailer for A Path Less Traveled popped up at GodTube: www.godtube.com/watch/?v=7YZGKGNX



I'm over at Kathi "Easy Writer" Macias' blog for an interview and A Path Less Traveled giveaway: http://kathieasywritermacias.blogspot.com/2010/10/interview-with-author-cathy-bryant.html



Writing friend, Linnette Mullin, has graciously put up the book trailer to A Path Less Traveled at her website: http://www.linnettemullin.com/ (Check under the Author Buds tab, but she also has the news about the Book Launch Party up on her home page. What a gal!)



Speaking of the Facebook Book Launch Party, here are a few places where it showed up this week. I'm sure there are more, I just haven't seen them yet:

http://newsodrome.com/fiction_news/facebook-launch-party-for-a-path-less-traveled-nov-4-2010-21507341



http://newswritingworld.blogspot.com/2010/10/facebook-launch-party-for-path-less.html#comments



http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/



And if you haven't heard the details of the party, you might want to check out the fun below. Please, please, PLEASE let your friends know. The more people--the more prizes--the more FUN! The Scavenger Hunt alone is worth the price of admission, which is basically...well...er...FREE! ;0)



Post about it on your blog, your FB page, give us a tweet, whatever! If you'd like you can steal the HTML code for the Launch Party in the sidebar of WordVessel.



Here's the latest scoop:



DATE: Thursday, November 4, 2010



TIME: 6-9 p.m. (Central time)



LOCATION: my Facebook author page, under the Notes tab (http://www.facebook.com/notes/cathy-bryant/book-launch-party-for-a-path-less-traveled/107574039308014)



GRAND PRIZE: a Kindle! Two ways to win (and you can do both to get your name in the bucket twice!):·        Show up to the party and leave a comment or question below.·        Post the cover for A PATH LESS TRAVELED on your Facebook wall with a link to this page or to my website (www.CatBryant.com), then e-mail me at catbry1 at yahoo dot com (put KINDLE CONTEST in the subject line) or send me a message on Facebook.·        All entries must be in by the end of the party (9 p.m. Central Time). I'll announce the winner on the Facebook page November 5th at noon, so check back to see if you won!

BOOK PRIZES:·        1 Autographed print copy of A PATH LESS TRAVELED for every 20 comments below (must be 20 different people; 40 different people=2 giveaways; 60=3 giveaways, etc.)·        1 eBook copy of A PATH LESS TRAVELED for every 20 comments below (must be 20 different people)·        1 eBook copy of TEXAS ROADS for every 20 comments below (must be 20 different people)·        In other words, every time we get 20 new comments from 20 new people, I draw three names from the bucket for each of the three prizes above. And don't worry if you don't have an eReader—you can always read the eBook on your computer or pass it on to a friend who has an eReader.

"HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL" GIFT BASKET (for the Scavenger Hunt winner—more details the night of the party):·        An autographed copy of both Miller's Creek novels, TEXAS ROADS and A PATH LESS TRAVELLED·        A CD of This Road Leads Home, a song Hubby wrote to go along with TEXAS ROADS·        A coffee mug & Starbucks gift cards for those cool fall nights·        A journal to record your thoughts while you sip your coffee·        A candle to make it all smell nice·        Notepads & a pen for jotting reminders and lists·        (I think we've covered all the senses at least once!)

BOX OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS GIVEAWAY (for all "Heart for Home" newsletter and WordVessel blog subscribers—16 books in all—enough to last you all winter and then some!)·        If you'd like to become a blog subscriber, and get devotionals, new Christian fiction updates, occasional book giveaways, author interviews, and my random thoughts on writing and life in general in your inbox, visit http://WordVessel.blogspot.com and check out the side bar for how to subscribe. (I usually post 4-5 times a week, depending on my writing schedule.)·        If you'd like to become a subscriber to my monthly newsletter, "Heart for Home" which features a monthly devotional and a book giveaway, you can find out more at www.CatBryant.com under the newsletter tab.

OTHER PRIZES: Every 15 minutes I'll be giving out a CD of a song Hubby wrote for TEXAS ROADS, called This Road Leads Home. You have to be present to win these, so if I mention your name as a CD winner, respond as soon as possible to let me know that you're here.

Here's the tentative time schedule for the night (All times Central Time Zone):·        6:00 p.m. - Kick-off the party with pointers, prizes, and a tentative time schedule (and hopefully some book giveaways!)·        6:15 p.m. – Happy Fall, Y'all chat (and hopefully some more book giveaways!)·        6:30 p.m. - "Meet the Characters of A PATH LESS TRAVELED" chat (and giveaways)·        6:45 p.m. - "The Story Behind the Story" chat (and giveaways)·        7:00 p.m. - "The Message Behind the Story" chat (and giveaways)·        7:15 p.m. - "The Miller's Creek Trip" chat (Yes, there really is a Miller Creek!) (and giveaways)·        7:30 p.m. - SCAVENGER HUNT! (more details later)(and giveaways)·        7:45 p.m. - "A PATH LESS TRAVELED Video" chat (and giveaways)·        8:00 p.m. - "NaNoWriMo—Huh? What's That?" chat (and giveaways)·        8:15 p.m. - "Trip Back to TEXAS ROADS" chat (and giveaways)·        8:30 p.m. - "What's Next in the Miller's Creek Novels" chat (and giveaways)·        8:45 p.m. - Scavenger Hunt ends; Last Q & A session of the night; announce "Happy Fall, Y'all" Gift Basket winner; announce Box of Christian Books winner; and hopefully even more book giveaway winners!!!)

See what I mean? Like I said--you DO NOT want to miss this party! (BTW, it's a come-and-go party or come-and-stay-as-long-as-you-like party or come-and-go-and-come-back-again party!) =>D



Hope to see you there!



P.S. Just wanted to let you know about a special "two-fer" deal I have going for the month of November-- just in time for Christmas! ;0) You can purchase both Texas Roads and A Path Less Traveled for $23. That includes sales tax and S & H charges. The regular price is $28 PLUS S & H--an $8 savings. If you (or someone you know) would like to take advantage of this special, you can send your check or money-order to Cathy Bryant; PO Box 971; New Boston, TX 75570. Please put "two-fer" on the envelope or check memo line so I won't miss it, and don't forget to include a return address of where you want the books shipped.