Happy New Year - I think 2011 will be a Doozy!

I just want to do a brief posting here today to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I believe 2011 is going to be a wild ride and I'm looking forward to every peak and valley, every twist and turn. I also look forward to sharing some of the highlights with you here. I have promised a monthly book review and my plan was to post them on the 1st of each month. You know what they say about the best laid plans, the road to hell, etc., etc. To be honest, I am traveling and left the book I wanted to review and my notes behind in Dubai. I thought it was only fair to the author and to you to postpone it and do it properly when I can re-read my notes and properly share some of my favorite excerpts.

Stay tuned next week for my review on The Woman Who Fell from the Sky - it's a page turner!

The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Journalist in Yemen

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Where Did i Go? a Memoir Plus by Francene Gillis is on Tour!

As we celebrate the launch on June 22 of Where Did i Go? a Memoir Plus by Nova Scotia-based author, Francene Gillis, we're reaching out to reviewers, bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, and avid readers who would like to receive a review copy. Our tour schedule is starting to take shape so wanted to share with you those who have already joined the virtual book tour. Make sure you visit and follow these folks and show the love for those who support authors in their mission to spread the word! As reviews, author interviews and spotlights run, we will be updating the links so come back often :) If you have a favourite book blogger/reviewer, podcaster, BookToker, or Tuber that you think would be interested, add them in the comments below. The Where Did i Go? T our Line-up: Francene Gillis Sarah Butland's Imagination Captured Author Takeover - Kicked off the tour on May 14 Tea with Francene Gillis on Toons & Wooden Spoons with Mary Janet MacDonald - June 8 Lisa Has...

Guest Blog - Mari Barnes, Author of My Peace Place

I'm very pleased to host Mari Barnes today as part of her virtual book tour for her book, My Peace Place. Mari is participating in D'Vorah Lansky's Book Marketing Boot Camp , which is where we 'met'. Take it away Mari! Eye on the Why I read this recent post from a discouraged new author: My friends don't seem very excited about my new book. Does no one read anymore? I've sold 4 whole copies so far. That did more than ring a bell—it set a gong clanging in my mind. I remember those days too well. Some friends and family weren’t even reading gift copies of my book, much less actually spending money to support me. It created a hollow feeling unlike anything I can adequately describe but despair, disappointment and betrayal all come close. How could they not understand how important this is to me? Haven’t I bought every Girl Scout cookie--supported every sport, church and school fundraiser? When little Cindy Lou was selling crocheted key rings, who boug...

Seeking a Literary Agent… Is There a Needle in that Haystack?

Several months ago I started to query literary agents for my first novel, which I wrote last year during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) . At the time, I considered writing the odd blog to keep everyone updated on the progress… does the term wading through cold molasses mean anything to you? Rejection hurts! Well, due to a variety of assorted reasons (excuses), the plan to write a series on agent querying ground to a halt after the first five polite rejections. It really doesn’t matter how polite the rejection is, or how stoic you’ve received them at the time, it still stings. Even though I kept reading on all my writer/author forums that so many very famous authors were passed over hundreds of times before a publishing company picked them up, I still didn’t want to publicly share my humiliation. Then I realized how cathartic it would be to share with people who care or who have been through the process before and can reassure me...

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