It’s that time of year again: when friends and relatives alike complain that they don’t know what to give the bookworms in their lives. The answer is actually pretty simple: BOOKS.
Books
“Smashwords Book Marketing Guide 2018 Edition” by Mark Coker #FREE
Smashwords Book Marketing Guide: How to Market Any Book for Free: 65 Book Marketing Ideas (Smashwords Guides 2)
by Mark Coker
Genre: Publishing & Books/Advertising/Writing Skills
This is a FREE download on all retailers!
The all new 2018 edition of The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide.
Updated and expanded with 65 book marketing ideas and dozens of new insights that will help authors, publishers and book marketers make their books more discoverable and more desirable to readers. Learn how how to put more of your marketing on “autopilot” so you can spend more time writing and less time marketing.
Includes new “Deep Dive” bonus sections covering social media strategy for authors, how to work with beta readers, and how to earn free press coverage. You’ll also learn how to write a press release.
This popular book marketing guide offers easy-to-implement advice on how to market books at no cost. The book is useful to all authors and publishers, even if they’re not yet working with Smashwords.
Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon
The Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon is hosted by Wishful Endings. It runs from September 11th through 24th with the goal of diminishing our to-read pile of books. All books in any format and source count and you do not have to be a blogger to participate. There are challenges and giveaways as well. You can sign up through September 23rd. Read all the specific details here. You may also join the Goodreads group, if interested, here.
~ My Reading Goals ~
My TBR looks like a library exploded—and it probably always will. But for the reading challenge, I’d like to complete at least six of the ARCs which have been on my Kindle WAY too long (thank you for your patience, authors!)—and of course, for each book read, I have to write and post a review!
~ The ARCs/Reads ~
~ Daily Updates ~
I’ll post my daily updates here either through links to reviews for completed reads or number of pages read.
September 12th – Broken Promises – 138 pages
September 13th – Broken Promises completed! Review posted.
September 14th – I Used to Cry – 57 pages read
September 18th – I Used to Cry completed! Review being written.
September 19th – Fender – 75 pages read.
September 19th – Give in to the Feeling – 34 pages read.
September 20th – Okay, I cheated (kinda) and stuck in an unexpected book – Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books For Faster, Better Writing by Libbie Hawker… and I finished it! Back to our regularly scheduled programming! 😀
September 20th – Fender – 91 pages read.
September 20th – Give in to the Feeling – 39 pages read.
September 22nd – Fender completed. Review to be written.
September 22nd – Give in to the Feeling – 61 pages read.
September 22nd – Something New – 40 pages read.
September 23rd – Give in to the Feeling complete. Review to be written.
September 23rd – Nicu (The Dark Shadows) completed Review to be written.
September 23rd – Something New – 57 pages read.
September 24th – Something New completed! Review to be written.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED AND ACCOMPLISHED!!!
Now to write some reviews!
~ The Challenge ~
Part of the enjoyment of reading a book is sharing thoughts and opinions about the story through a book review. My challenge to readers is to:
Post the Amazon or Goodreads permalinks from TWO book reviews.
Books MUST be read during the Read-a-thon – September 11-24.
A randomly drawn winner will receive $10 in Paypal cash and a digital copy of In the Best Interest of the Child.
Rafflecopter is open internationally!
Review links can be entered into the Rafflecopter below.
Winner announced September 30th!
Good luck and Happy Reading!
~ R A F F L E C O P T E R ~
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#TacoTuesday
Taco Tuesday with AC! 😉
Taco Tuesday is back! I’ve missed the last couple of weeks, so for those just tuning in, this is a fun way to share your WIPs or published works on the Writer Menu -and/or- share your favorite books on the Readers Menu. Check out the original post HERE for the objectives. There’s absolutely no time limit for you to join in, just remember to leave a pingback to your post in the comments below, so I can check it out!
This week’s ingredient is…
Writer’s Menu
Lettuce:Share anytime money was used, stolen, given, exchanged or otherwise the main topic of conversation in a significant way.
“Lay on the bed exactly how I instructed last night,” he ordered.
Tessa turned her back to him and started crawling across the mattress, moving things out of her path along the way. Her hand landed on a computer printout that read
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Turn the Pages #KindleUnlimited
Get 29 amazing romance novels for FREE!
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~~ My Life in Books ~~
Snapped up this idea from blogger-bud, Didi Oviatt! Please stop by Didi Oviatt, Author – and tell her I sent you! 😉
Find a book for each of your initials. I’m using books from my Review page!
F – Four (The Republic #2) by Archer Kay Leah
E – East to West by Lolita London
L – Long Time Coming (Hot Rods Book 8) by Jayne Rylon
I – If I Stayed (Let Love In)(Amish Romance) by Becca Fisher
C – Complexity (The Kinky Connect Chronicles #4) by Harper Miller
I – If Only in My Dreams (Seven Brides Seven Brothers #5) by Belle Calhoune
A – Avarice: A Hell on Earth Novella by A.C. Melody
Count your age along your bookshelf: What book is it?
Number 56 is Lucian Bane’s Reginald Bones.
Pick a book set in your city/country.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks. The ending tears me apart, but still love the story!
Pick a book that represents a destination you’d love to travel to.
It is a purely fictional town, but after reading Farrah Rochon’s six-book series located in Maplesville, I’m always wondering why I can’t find a sleepy little southern town like that. Moments in Maplesville (Bundle Edition)
Pick a book that’s your favorite color.
Purple is my favorite color and I’m going to choose MY book, In the Best Interest of the Child, since the cover was made especially for me! *Shameless self-promotion!*
Which book do you have the fondest memories of?
Without a doubt, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye! I was a teenager and before that book, I read mostly mysteries and fairy tales. But The Bluest Eye was the first book that had me bawling like a baby and connecting with Morrison’s use of simile and hyperbole. She counts it as one of her lesser works, but for me, it’s simply the best!
Which book did you have the most difficulty reading?
The Millionaire’s Regret by Nicholas Field! And no, it’s not about some brooding, dominant, rich guy romancing some silly broad! It’s a Suspense/Thriller…which is what I had a problem with – no suspense, no thrills. I tried THREE times to read this book. It was so dry and uneventful, I’d move on to something else. I hate DNFs and tried a fourth time and stuck with it…and was rewarded with a great story and the MOTHER of all plot twists! It’s not the best book I’ve ever read, but it is tightly written…once you get past page thirty or so, however, the plot twist IS the best I’ve ever read. It’s a shame this author didn’t continue writing. (My review!)
Which book in your TBR pile will give you the biggest accomplishment when you finish it?
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideals in America by Ibram X. Kendi. If I can make it through a nearly six hundred page book about ideals, beliefs, and practices that only serve to destroy, I will more than deserve the several drinks I’ll have after I finish.
If you enjoyed reading this, consider yourself tagged! 🙂
Big Book Sale!
Big Book Sale!
November 25-28!
More than 60 authors are offering more than 80 books for 1.99 or less…even #FREE! Multi – Genre event! Something for EVERYONE! NO signups…just shop and download!
“In The Best Interest of the Child” is part of this great book event and will be #FREE through Amazon!
Free reading apps available for non-Kindle users!
Facebook Event – join the party!
BLACK FRIDAY (November 25, 2016) all the way though CYBER MONDAY (November 28, 2016).
