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Can Dogs Sell Books to Non-Bookstores?
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Farley thinks he can! Yesterday Farley helped me deliver books to the General Store. Tourist season is here, and it’s a great time for the shelves to be stocked. DESCENT, BLAZE and AVALANCHE now have a front seat, right beside the till. Theres’s little poster highlighting I’m a local author, so people visiting the resort…
Farley’s Friday: Do all dogs like car rides?
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Farley here, I’ve just been on a long vacation. Vacations are great. I get to spend time playing with my humans more often, I get to explore new places, and I get to meet new friends. The drawback? The car. Thirteen hours in one go is just too long. I…
Mystery Mondays: Ann Morris on Using Mystery in Children’s Books
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Today on Mystery Mondays we have Ann Morris. She’s sharing her experience with Children’s Books. She’s tackling a subject we haven’t covered yet, so get ready for an interesting read. Ann (Ana) Morris on Using Mystery in Children’s Books Thank you, Kristina, for inviting me to guest blog for you today.…
Sell Your Books To Non-Bookstores?
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Following my own advice, I’ve restocked two stores in the small town near me with DESCENT and BLAZE. This happened in two ways. As per the advice I give in the guide, I went by one of the stores and noticed they were down to 2 copies of Descent and…
Instant Book Previews Via Amazon. Very Cool!
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One has to wonder…Is it possible to stay on top of book marketing? Sometimes I’m overwhelmed with the amount there is to learn. This week, I discovered, well discovered is not quite right…My publisher, Imajin Books, informed me there is a feature on Amazon where people can read a sample of…
Are Endorsements Important?
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Publishing a book takes an incredible amount of time and energy, so an author has to choose where they spend this time and energy. I chose to research who would be a good fit to endorse AVALANCHE, to write letters requesting endorsements, to send out ARC’s of AVALANCHE, and to…
AVALANCHE RELEASE DAY! A Stone Mountain Mystery #3
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Imajin Books releases AVALANCHE today! In celebration, I’m sharing the first chapter with you. Enjoy 🙂 AVALANCHE EXCERPT CHAPTER ONE Fearless of skiing in the backcountry, Roy McCann climbed to the summit of Stone Mountain Resort and paused at the entrance to the Dragon’s Bowl. His muscles ached, and his calf…
Frozen By Fear…Heli-Skiing…An Idea
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I lay face down in the snow wondering what happened… My skis are scattered, my face is cold, but I think I’m ok. I hear ski boots clomping across the run. “Are you alright?” Andrew Nelson, famous BC avalanche forecaster and guide asks. “Yeah.” Mostly I’m embarrassed. I’m skiing with…
Researching an AVALANCHE and Writing a Book.
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Exciting, exhausting, satisfying – that’s what the week before a new release is. Yesterday, author Kat Flannery kicked of my blog tour and kindly let me write about research… Reblogged from Kat Flannery RESEARCHING A NOVEL: Rewriting the novel gave me time to do more research into avalanches. I met with…
Mystery Mondays: A Gift For You
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Today is the one year anniversary of Mystery Mondays. I’m very excited to announce Mystery Mondays: 2015-2016 Writing Tips From Over 30 Contributing Authors. So many of the authors who contributed to Mystery Mondays agreed to have their posts included in this free book. If you’d like a free copy,…
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