Dancing on the Inside Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Dancing on the Inside

Join Glen C. Strathy, author of the middle grade novel, Dancing on the Inside (iUniverse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 16 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Glen C. Strathy

Glen Strathy Glen C. Strathy started writing stories when he was 11 years old and too shy to have a life.  He eventually found a life when he started acting in community theatre and met other writers, actors, dancers, and artists.  He discovered that the best thing about performing arts (and other arts too) is that they give people more freedom to be who they want to be.  After spending time as an actor, teacher, and freelance writer, he returned to his first love, fiction and wrote Dancing on the Inside, a novel for ages 9-12.

Glen earned an M.A. in English from the University of Western Ontario, and graduated from the Artist in Community Education program at Queen’s University, Kingston. He co-authored two non-fiction books, one of which (The Coming Economic Collapse, Warner Business Books, 2006) became a New York Times Bestselling Business Book.  He belongs to the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). His website www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com provides advice to budding authors.

Glen lives with his wife, fellow writer Kaitlin Rainey, and their daughter in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

You can visit his website at www.glen-c-strathy.com.  Visit him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/glencstrathy and Facebook at www.facebook.com/Glen.C.Strathy.author.

About Dancing on the Inside

Dancing on the Inside Ever since her grandparents gave her a DVD of Swan Lake, twelve-year old Jenny Spark has wanted to be a dancer. But on her first day of ballet class, she suffers a panic attack and makes a horrifying discovery. She’s terrified of dancing in front of the other kids, and as for actually performing for an audience? Forget it.

Yet Jenny refuses to give up her dream. With determination and a little ingenuity, she finds ways to observe ballet classes without actually participating. She trains in the safety of her room, while hiding the truth from her parents. Then Jenny meets her exact opposite: Ara Reyes, an outgoing, spontaneous, and accident-prone girl who loves dancing but has always been overlooked.

The girls’ friendship blossoms as they help each other uncover their real talents. Ara’s dancing takes a leap forward and Jenny discovers she has an amazing gift for choreography. With the support of the school’s newest teacher, Jenny’s original ballet might just make it on stage … but will she?

Book Excerpt:

As she was getting ready for bed that night, Jenny bent down and picked up a pair of pyjamas that had fallen on the floor—without bending her knees. Straightening, she suddenly realized that, two months ago, she couldn’t have done that. She looked down at her legs, which had been firmed by hundreds of rélevés. She had changed in these past two months. And yet, she was just beginning. How much more was there to discover? How much further could she change if she had the chance?

There was something missing in her. A hole that dance promised to fill. It had called to her that first time she saw the DVD of Swan Lake, and it was calling even more strongly now.

Jenny decided that somehow she had to get back into that studio, and with her parents blessing next time. She didn’t know exactly how to do it. She just knew she would.

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Giveaways, Contests & Prizes!

Chat with Glen!

Join Glen Strathy at the Pump Up Your Book Live! November Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party on Friday, November 18 starting at 8 p.m. eastern!

Glen will be giving away a copy of his book! You could win a paperback copy of Dancing on the Inside simply by attending the chat and asking him a question. All there is to it!

For details on chat, visit the official chat page for the November authors at Pump Up Your Book Live!

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Enter to win a copy of Dancing on the Inside at Goodreads!

Contest begins on October 25 and ends on December 16.

Click here to enter!

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Join Glen at the Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Party!

Glen will also be appearing at  Pump Up Your Book’s 1st Annual Holiday Extravaganza Facebook Party on December 16.  More than 50 books, gifts and cash awards will be given away including a paperback copy of Dancing on the Inside!  Visit the official party page here!


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Dancing on the Inside Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

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books kk Tuesday, November 1

Book reviewed at Mad Moose Mama

Wednesday, November 2

Guest blogging at Pitching Pencils

Thursday, November 3

Guest blogging at Jagged Edge

Friday, November 4

Interviewed at The Hot Author Report

Monday, November 7

Interviewed at Review From Here

Tuesday, November 8

Book reviewed at The Phantom Paragrapher

Wednesday, November 9

Interviewed at Virginia Beach Publishing Examiner

Thursday, November 10

Book reviewed at Between the Pages

Friday, November 11

Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Monday, November 14

Book reviewed at Minding Spot

Tuesday, November 15

Book reviewed at Library of Clean Reads

Wednesday, November 16

Book reviewed at Bluerose’s Heart

Thursday, November 17

Interviewed at Blogcritics

Friday, November 18

Chat with Glen at Pump Up Your Book Live!

Book reviewed at Everyday Is An Adventure

Monday, November 21

Guest blogging at Reviews by Molly

Tuesday, November 22

Guest blogging at Morgen Bailey’s Writing Blog

Wednesday, November 23

Interviewed at Book Marketing Buzz

Monday, December 5

Guest blogging at Literarily Speaking

Wednesday, December 7

Interviewed at The Children’s & Teens’ Book Connection

Thursday, December 8

Interviewed at SOS Aloha

Book reviewed at Goodreads by SOS Aloha

Friday, December 9

Guest blogging at Hollywood Daze

Monday, December 12

Interviewed at Morgen Bailey’s Writing Blog

Tuesday, December 13

Book reviewed at The Phantom Paragrapher

Wednesday December 14

Book reviewed at Country Bookshelf

Thursday, December 15

Book reviewed at Words by Webb

Friday, December 16

Book reviewed at Kaitlin Usher’s YouTube Channel

Chat with Glen at Pump Up Your Book December Authors on Tour Facebook Party!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

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Glen C. Strathy’s DANCING ON THE INSIDE VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on November 1 and end on December 16 ’11. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing his book. Thank you!

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One Response to “Dancing on the Inside Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011”

  1. Glen Strathy says:

    I’m pleased to announce that since this tour “Dancing on the Inside” has won two awards, including the Gold Medal for juvenile fiction in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

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