Judi Moreo & friends will be at Pump Up Your Book on Monday, February 8 from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m., answering any questions you may have about their motivational anthology, Life Choices: Navigating Difficult Paths (Turning Point International) .
Leave a question or comment (along with your email address) between now and Friday, February 19 at that link and you may win a free copy of her book!
The lucky winner will be announced on February 22.
ONLY THOSE LEAVING EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE ELIGIBLE. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL ONLY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTEST.
During tough economic times when U.S. consumers are trying to cut back the indulgence they can’t seem to live without is books.
Three-quarters of adults questioned in an online poll said they would sacrifice holidays, dining out, going to the movies and even shopping sprees but they could not resist buying books.
About two years ago, Susie Larson had an idea for a book that directly connects our personal freedom to the freedoms of authors. As an author and speaker, she travels around the country speaking at women’s conferences and retreats. In her travels, she has found that though American women are literally free, most are not totally free. In fact, Susie feels she is still marching towards her own personal freedom as a lot of women and authors are doing themselves.
Susie says freedom is something for which we must contend and that all of us have been beaten up and bruised by life. “We’ve all had experiences that have affected us in a negative way,” she tells us, “and most times, without realizing it, we allow those painful experiences to stunt our growth, confirm our fears, and minimize the impact we could make in this world. We tend to make rules around our insecurities. We make excuses for why we don’t venture out into the unknown places God has for us. But to truly be free is to believe that Jesus can redeem every shred of our painful pasts. If we really want to be free, we have to walk by His side and face the lies we picked up when life let us down. As we experience new freedom and courage, we will grow in our conviction to see others know this same liberty. Most often, our world-changing call is directly connected to one of our painful life experiences.”
Embracing Your Freedom, Susie’s latest book, calls women to tenacious courage and gritty faith that we might live free and content for the freedoms of others.
On another note, we asked her how she was promoting her new book so that it will help other authors learn through experience. She says, “Writing a book is a significant endeavor, but some books simply take more out of us than other books do. Embracing Your Freedom was one such project for me. Though each of my books involved certain challenges, none of them stretched me, drained me, or cost me as much as this one did. But that’s okay. The opposition I faced while writing this book only confirmed to me the importance of its message.
“Since the release of the book, I’ve done a number of radio interviews, speaking engagements, blog interviews, and book giveaways. I will travel to ICRS this summer for a book signing and more media interviews. I’ve highlighted the book in my weekly devotional blog and my quarterly E-zine. Friends have promoted the book on Twitter and I recently joined the rest of the Tweeters out there!
“In about a month, my next book Growing Grateful Kids hits the bookstores. This book releases right when my busy spring speaking schedule kicks in. Already, there is a lot of buzz around this book and we are excited about it! Our efforts to market this book will include speaking engagements, radio interviews, blog interviews, online promotion, and book giveaways. We will do a number of book signings and will most likely plan a book release party to celebrate the release of Growing Grateful Kids.
“Marketing books is like raising children. Certain principles apply across the board, and yet each one is so different, so unique, it requires special attention and special direction to ensure the best possible outcome.”
If you would like to find out more about Susie Larson and her new book Embracing Your Freedom, visit her website at www.susielarson.com. Susie will be on virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book in January and February 2010. If you would like to visit her official tour page, click here!
February ‘10 Authors on Virtual Book Tour include:
Maria Andrade, author of the relationship book, Heart Magic: Keeping Love Alive and Well Carla Buckley, author of the apocalyptic novel, The Things That Keep Us Here James R. Goldberg, author of the current affairs healthcare book, The American Medical Money Machine Angela Henry, author of the mystery novel, Schooled in Lies Barbora Knobova, author of the relationship book, Tales for Delicious Girls Susie Larson, author of the inspiration/motivation/devotion book, Embracing Your Freedom: A Personal Experience of God’s Heart of Justice Alan Markowitz, author of the gritty memoir, Topless Prophet Kaylin McFarren, author of the women’s contemporary fiction, Flaherty’s Crossing Judi Moreo and twenty-five other authors of the motivational book, Life Choices: Navigating Difficult Paths Gary Morgenstein, author of the relationship book, How to Find a Woman…or Not Ogo Ogbata, author of the historical fiction novel, Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman Victor Pross, author of the art/humor book, Icon & Idols: Pop Goes the Culture Misa Ramirez, author of the mystery with romantic elements novel, Hasta la Vista, Lola! Jay Slosar, author of the psychological book, The Culture of Excess: How America Lost Self-Control and Why We Need To Redefine Success Kay Marshall Strom, author of the nonfiction book, The Second-Half Adventure: Don’t Just Retire – Use Your Time, Skills & Resources to Change the World Marnie Swedberg, author of the nonfiction book for writers, eBooks: Idea to Amazon in 14 Days Michele Wahlder, author of the self-help/inspirational book, Alphatudes – The Alphabet of Gratitude Bill Walker, author of the soul searching romance novel, A Note From an Old Acquaintance Chris Wardle, author of the children’s book, The Lighthouse of Mr. Tinfish Pamela Samuels Young, author of the legal thriller, Buying Time Vincent Zandri, author of the thriller novel, Moonlight Falls
Click here to see their official tour pages to find out where you can pick up your copy of their wonderful books!
Moonbeam Dreams is a children’s fantasy picture book written in an intricately rhyming format. It is 40 pages long and contains 22 bright and colorful full-page illustrations. It takes the reader and listener on a Dr. Seuss-like romp through a fantasy land, with strange and wonderful creatures amid entertaining imagery, which one might encounter in one’s dreams. It is a fun and up-lifting story that will delight readers of any age, and teaches that almost anything is possible if you can dream it.
What has been done to promote it?
Gina Browning is here today to talk about the steps she and her publisher took to promote her children’s book, Moonbeam Dreams.
“Since its publication, I’m told the publisher sent out press releases to over 40,000 media outlets,” she says. “I sent out copies of the same release to several hundred bookstores and additional media outlets in Australia. I have walked into several book stores, promoting it in person. I’ve featured it on Facebook and Twitter, and Book Tour and purchase info is included in my signature line of my emails.
“The local library featured my book at their contribution to the annual Desert Arts Festival in Alice Springs, Australia. I read the book at this event and signed copies afterwards.
My book was also featured at another “artist information night” associated with the same festival.
“I showed it and sold several copies at 3 Christmas markets that I recently attended.
I invested in “Pump up your book promotions”. We’re currently in the second month of my 2 month “book tour”.
“Also, I paid a little extra to have the publisher physically take my book to the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany this past October. There were “expressions of interest” from several publishers (to purchase the rights to publish it locally) from China, Thailand, Japan, Turkey, Poland, Greece, and the UK!! I’m hoping for GREAT things as a result of this little endeavor!! And YES! They’re also taking it to the book fairs in London, New York, and Beijing. I might try to attend one of these, but it depends on my daughter’s school schedule whether I can manage it or not.
“I have 3 copies on consignment at a Dymock’s bookstore in Glenelg, (South Australia) and I’m talking this week with a book store in Alice Springs about a book signing event in the very near future.
“I have had a few dozen copies on hand, at all times, and have sold some to family and friends personally.
“I was also invited to show my book (and illustrations) at a local week-long “Art teachers” gallery exhibit, where I sold several copies.
“The whole publishing and promoting business is a very long process and a lot of work, which eventually (and hopefully) will pay off in the long run. This book has been a LONG labor of love and I definitely feel that all of this promoting will eventually be worth it.”
Every Sunday I will be updating you with my most interesting tweets from the week before. No, I won’t be adding updates about the wonderful weather we’ve been having (a balmy 50 degrees!) and no, I won’t be talking about what I did last Saturday (unless it’s about attending a great conference!) or what I cooked for dinner last night (I never do that anyway). What I will be adding is useful information I don’t want to get buried that will come in handy sometime down the virtual road….
Even though I have plenty of reading material to keep me busy for the next century, I can never resist a new book that’s up my alley. It’s something about curling up with a good book that gives us an escape from the world. Without books, where would we be?
If you love to read like me and have a blog and don’t mind taking the time to post your review on your blog, there are places you can go to get these books absolutely free.
You can, of course, check out what Pump Up Your Book has to offer by clicking here. The page is always updated with the latest books available for review and a simple email will bring your books to you in a short time.
While there are other places you can go to find books, I have found a new place called BookSneeze. As of January 12th, already 8,025 bloggers have signed up with them. BookSneeze works like this. Sign up here for a free account. Browse their book selection and choose your book. BookSneeze will then send you a free copy. Post a review of 200 words or more on your blog, then login to Booksneeze, provide a link to your review, then request another book. Sounds simple enough. To read more about BookSneeze, click here.
There are other great places to sign up for free books for review, and these are only a couple of places, but if you’re a blogger and love books, there are a lot of authors waiting in the wings to have their books in your hands as you snuggle up on these long and cold winter months up ahead.
Enjoy a good book and we look forward to your reviews!
We’ve got a free book giveaway going on at Pump Up Your Book today only!
Jackie Griffey, author of the cozy mystery novel, The Devil in Merrivale, will be giving away a free electronic copy of her book from now until 11 p.m. tonight.
When she’s not reading one, Jackie Griffey is more than likely working on a cozy mystery or a romance-suspense novel. She and her family live in Arkansas and she loves to meet and hear from readers and fellow writers. Her web is www.jackiegriffey.com and her blog, Breaktime With Jackie is jjgbreaktimewithjackie.blogspot.com.
About The Devil in Merrivale
Murder isn’t the usual order of business in the little town of Merrivale, Tennessee, so the brutal stabbing death of popular high school student Denise Davis sends a shock through the community. Sheriff Cas Larkin is determined to find the killer, and the last thing he needs is distractions like the increasing reports of missing cattle and other livestock.
But as he digs deeper, Cas uncovers another mystery–a strange “club” the members are afraid to talk about, and for good reason. One of the recruits is brutally beaten when he refuses to take the club’s activities seriously. He also refuses to talk about those activities–until they turn turn deadly.
There’s something dark and sinister going on in Merrivale, and if Cas can’t figure out what it is and put a stop to it, there’ll be the devil to pay.
Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of the health and anti-aging book, The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer, will be giving away a free copy from now until Jan. 22.
Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, a board-certified nutrition specialist with a master’s degree in psychology, is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition, and health. A popular speaker and a former personal trainer with six national certifications in exercise, he was the acclaimed “Weight Loss Coach” on iVillage for twelve years, and is now a regular contributor to AOL, a columnist for Better Nutrition and Clean Eating magazines and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Men’s Health. He’s also the nutritionist for the popular website, www.eatdrinkordie.com, where his entertaining videos on food and nutrition can be seen daily.
His books have been acclaimed by a virtual who’s who in the field of nutritional medicine, garnering endorsements by Christiane Northrup, MD, Mehmet Oz, MD, Barry Sears, PhD. (who calls him “one of the best”), Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD (who calls him “the personal health coach I would want in my corner no matter what”), and many others. His book, Living Low Carb: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss has more than 100,000 copies in print. He is also the author of the Amazon best-seller, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising Truth About What to Eat as well as The Healthiest Meals on Earth and The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth and The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy.
He has been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Time, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Oxygen, Remedy, Family Circle, Self, Fitness, Allure, Essence, Men’s Health, Pilates Style, Prevention, Woman’s World, In Style, Fitness, Natural Health and Shape and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS as an expert on nutrition, weight loss, and health..
Dr. Bowden is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the American College of Nutrition and is adjunct faculty for Clayton College of Natural Health. He lives in the Topanga Canyon area of Southern California with his three dogs, Woodstock, Emily and Lucy.
His DVD “The Truth About Weight Loss” as well as his popular motivational CDs, programs and free newsletter can be found at www.jonnybowden.com.
A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story by Charles Franklin Emery III
We’ve got a free book giveaway going on tomorrow at The Writer’s Life!
Charles Franklin Emery III is giving away a copy of his pet memoir, A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story. Deadline to leave a comment on his interview is January 22. The winner will be selected and announced on January 25.
A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story – Second Edition, is a heartfelt memoir about Bunkie, the yellow Labrador Retriever Wonder dog. The memoir contains highlights of a 14 year chronological voyage through Bunkie’s and the authors life.
It won’t take you 14 years to read it; but it’s got 14 years worth of love, laughs and tears buried within. The memoir is primarily a humor piece but has some serious components as well and deals with the positive aspects of pet ownership as well as the grief associated with losing a loved pet and family member.
