Dreams & Desires 3

DREAMS & DESIRES 3 releases tomorrow!

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This is the third volume that Freya’s Bower has released, and while I missed out on the second edition, I’ve had a short story in the first and now the third. All proceeds of this volume will go to St. Bernard’s Battered Women’s Shelter in New Orleans, which was just rebuilt this past year from Katrina. (The proceeds from the first edition go to a shelter in Florida, and from the second edition to a shelter in Los Angeles.)

You can by the ebook for $5.95 directly from Freya’s Bower or the print version for $12.99 from Amazon.

DREAMS & DESIRES 3 features stories from (in alphabetical order of last name): Shobhan Bantwal, Marci Baun, Jenna Bayley-Burke, Mychael Black, Amanda Brice, M.E. Eillis, Gemma Halliday, Candace Havens, Babe King, Bonnie Kinsey, Adelle Laudan, Susan Lyons, Debbie Mumford, Kari Lee Townsend, Lois Winston, and Barbara Witek, with a foreword by Carol Anne Davis.

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Do You Have a Default Writing Voice?

I started a new story the other day and when I came up for air, realized I’d been writing in a style totally alien to my norm. I had written the first scene in first person present tense!

Now, when I write my young adult and tween stories, I often write in first person, but never present tense. I always write in past tense. My fantasy and paranormal romances are always in third person past tense.

Where did this new scene come from? Do I have yet another writerly voice lurking in the back of my brain? Egad! How many personalities do I have?

*LOL* If I weren’t a writer, I might be freaked to find yet another voice clamoring to be heard. But unusual characters whispering their stories to the subconscious is all in a day’s work for an active writer…

Talk about a fine line!

So, how about you? What’s your default voice when you sit down at your keyboard? Does it change from story to story?

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Tuesday Cuteness for a Snowy January Morning

See? Cold weather’s not so bad…not if your hearts are warm!

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

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How's Your Internet Marketing Savvy?

I signed up for an Online Marketing class this week and thought I’d share some information about the class. I’m hoping it will help me establish a marketing plan so that I’m not just racing helter-skelter down the information highway!

****PERMISSION TO FORWARD GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED****

ONLINE MARKETING TIPS & TRICKS

INSTRUCTORS: Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow

COST: $15 for NEORWA members/$20 for nonmembers.
Registration information can be found at the NEORWA web site

WHEN: Feb 2 to Feb 13 (6 lessons posted over two weeks)

WORKSHOP:
Marketing on a Budget is a very real possibility especially if you know how to go about doing it. With today’s technology and the internet, it’s easier than ever to promote yourself and your book at a great price. With a little work on your end, you can spread the word.

To prove that we’re all about helping authors, anyone who registers for this workshop will receive a static cover ad spot on the Raven for one month (dates assigned by owners). That right there means the class has paid for itself.

Topics covered in this workshop:
Websites: Their importance, if you need one or not and ways to get one for a low cost.
Newsletters and personal author group: Establishing a place where your readers can be informed of new releases and coming soon material.
Online banner and cover ads: How to make your own to help cut cost.
Print promotions: Bookmarks, business cards and misc bulk material.
Blogs and blog touring: Getting started, interview tips and suggestions.
Social Networking sites: Myspace, facebook, etc.
Making a book video: Easy step by step guide.
Press Kit: What to assemble and how to make it assessable.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS:
Award winning authors and promotional goddesses Mandy M Roth and Michelle M Pillow combined have over twenty five years experience in the world of marketing and know what it takes to promote a book. They’ve been published by several publishing houses including Random House, Pocket Books and Ellora’s Cave. Their Raven Radio show has been mentioned in Romantic Times Magazine!

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So there you have it! Anyone feel like joining me for a crash course on Internet marketing?

Enjoy your weekend!

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Tuesday Cuteness for Inauguration Day

Blessings, President Obama. May you lead us well!

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