Thursday, June 23, 2011

Winners of the Blog Hop: Party 'Til Your Heels Fly Off




Well, I have to say that this was a a lot of fun!!!  Still, it saddens me that we were not able to give all of the participants a free copy of the eBooks.  However, there will be more opportunities to participate and possibly win in future Blog Hops.  We have more planned, so stay tuned!!!

Now to announce the lucky winners of each free copy of the following eBooks.  Thank you for joining us and having fun on our blog tour.  

THE LUCKY WINNERS ARE!!!!
1. First Prize - "Doubleback" by Libby Fischer Hellmann  - 1 eBook copy
WINNER - Jean P

2. Second Prize - "Impeding Justice" by Mel Comley - 1 eBook copy
WINNER - stina6891


3. Third Prize - "In Search of Lucys" by Lia Fairchild - 1 eBook copy
WINNER - shadowestr
4. Fourth Prize - "The Assassin's Village" by Faith Mortimer - 1 eBook copy
WINNER - shadow
5. Fifth Prize - "Child of the Portal" by Sarah Barnard - 1 eBook copy
WINNER -  tannis.herron 

You will receive an email requesting your desired format.  As always, your email will be concealed at this point and will not be used for any other purpose but to contact you about the contest.  CONGRATS!!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Party 'Til Your Heels Fly Off - Mega Author Blog Hop Tour







This blog tour is dedicated to the evolution of dance.  Much has changed in how we party, but one thing  has always remained the same...WE ALL LOVE TO DANCE!!!

TOUR RULES:

1)  HAVE FUN!!!

2)  INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3)  THIS TOUR STARTS:  Monday, June 13, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
      THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, June 20, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
      Winners will be drawn and posted June 21st! *** 

4)  MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS! EXPERIENCE A NEW PARTY DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!

5)  PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW EVERY AUTHOR SOME LOVE!

6)  DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN?  WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!



***Authors have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PARTY ANIMAL!!!



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NOW FOR THE PRIZES!!!

1. First Prize - "Doubleback" by Libby Fischer Hellmann  - 1 eBook copy

2. Second Prize - "Impeding Justice" by Mel Comley - 1 eBook copy
3. Third Prize - "In Search of Lucys" by Lia Fairchild - 1 eBook copy
4. Fourth Prize - "The Assassin's Village" by Faith Mortimer - 1 eBook copy
5. Fifth Prize - "Child of the Portal" by Sarah Barnard - 1 eBook copy (Avail. June 21, 2011)

Each prize will be randomly drawn for one lucky winner for each eBook copy.  Each participant has an opportunity to win multiple prizes in this tour.  For future opportunities to win AWESOME prizes, click on the link in left column and follow this blog for more fun and excitement to come.  GOOD LUCK!

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO!

1. Leave a comment on my Facebook Page telling me your best dance moves! (Optional)

OR...

2. Leave a comment on my Facebook Page telling me which dance move you've tried but found you have two left feet. (Optional)

OR...

3. Tell at least 2 friends to join in on the fun.  There are multiple trips and authors with numerous opportunities to win.

AND...

4. You must leave a comment on this blog stating which one of the tasks you have done for your chance to be entered into the drawing.  (Be sure to leave a way in the blog comments, in which you can be contacted if you're the lucky winner!) - Come back to my blog to go to the next HOT PARTY!


JUST FOR FUN!


NEXT STOP - KAY SPRINGSTEEN'S BLOG  Keep your dancing shoes on, the party is still going on!  You will not want to miss this trip!

And the tour starts here: Kristine Cheney


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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Guest Blog featuring Christine Rice


Author of  Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Did you ever read an author biography, and snicker to yourself when the writer is so poor, so destitute, so hungry that they write something to put bread on the table?

I love that. It cracks me up every time. Some people gambled. Some worked their fingers to the bone. These guys wrote stuff. I'm sorry, I'm still laughing over here.

I know traditionally published authors, and they don't write for money. In fact, they do something else for money and get whatever they can from writing. That's their sauce, and if they have a slow year, it's just less sauce, because they have jobs.

When did writing become the work of the dilettante? When did it go from meat to sauce?

Well, honestly, I don't care about the "when's" all that much. Nor do I care about the "why's". But I care about the "what", which is "What do I have to do to get back to the old days when you wrote a story to make a buck?"

I wrote a passion piece called Blue Valley. First it was an unsold screenplay on my hard drive, then it was a novel that garnered award-winning rejection letters. Now it's an indie published novel that's making me a little sauce. If people love it enough, I'll write the sequel. If not, I don't have to, because it's not keeping a roof over my head or anything.

But now I'm working on a murder mystery set in the fashion industry; an industry that has kept a roof over my head for upwards of twenty years. It's commercial. Wildly so. And I think I have a better chance of getting a publishing deal with this one than any previous story. But I don't want to any more. I want money and I want it now, not in the two years it's going to take me to get an agent, let them find me a publisher, negotiate a contract and wait for them to put it on the shelf. If it's commercial for agents and publishers, it will be commercial for readers. And they're the ones with the money. 

If I can get it traditionally published, I can indie publish it and make, you guessed it, more money. Coin. Bread. Green. What you get when you work.

So rather than accepting the slow pace of the dilettante, I'm cranking out the revision, because there's money on the line, and that roof over my head needs some fixing.


Blurb
At the outset of World War 2, with the government terrified of Japanese sabotage, Will Leary is sent to California to investigate a spreading, deadly blue soil. When he falls in love with the magical woman who is unwittingly causing the destruction, he must decide between science and his soul.