Author Archive

Life of Shouty: Food and Fitness by NeonSeon Virtual Book Publicity Tour October and November 2011

Join NeonSeon, author of the children’s book, Life of Shouty: Food and Fitness (Rixkin), as she virtually tours the blogosphere October 3rd through November 23rd, 2011 on her second first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About NeonSeon Creating Shouty Mack as a comic strip for a high school newspaper, NeonSeon developed Life of Shouty as a book series for children in 2010. NeonSeon grew up in Chicago’s Hyde Park community and currently resides in Atlanta. Honors include a Mom’s Choice Award for Life of Shouty: Good Habits. For more information, visit www.SHOUTY.com. About Life of Shouty: Food and Fitness Shouty returns with a new challenge: his
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Life of Shouty:Good Habits by NeonSeon Virtual Book Publicity Tour September 2011

Join NeonSeon, author of the children’s book, Life of Shouty: Good Habits (Rixkin), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5th – September 30th 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About NeonSeon Creating Shouty Mack as a comic strip for a high school newspaper in 1991, NeonSeon—-some 20 years later—-decided to develop Life of Shouty, a book series focused on life issues for ages 8 & up. You can visit his website at www.shouty.com. About Life of Shouty: Good Habits If change is the one thing we can count on, why is it so difficult for most of us to change our bad
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with James Mace

Since I can remember I have always had a passion for history. My love of Roman history started when I first watched the series “I, Claudius”. I then proceeded to read every Roman book I could get my hands on. I got my start writing bodybuilding and physical fitness articles forBodybuilding.com, as well as a lesser-know magazine, HardCore Muscle. I turned to writing historical novels when I was in Iraq. My intent was to write the stories that I wanted to read, but could not find. While we may hear stories about the Emperors and Generals of antiquity, we almost never hear the stories of the men who did
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lynne McTaggart

Lynne McTaggart is an investigative journalist and author, and a sought-after public speaker whose talks and workshops have transformed the lives of the thousands around the world who have heard her. She is also an accomplished broadcaster, who has appeared on many national tv and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra shows. The hallmark of her work is exhaustive research that produces science-based discoveries in the worlds of science, spirituality and health. She edits the monthly health journal What Doctors Don’t Tell You and was also the editor of the 48-lesson partwork, Living The Field, perhaps the most definitive work yet to bridge the worlds of physics and spirituality
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Kirsten Kelly

Kirsten Kelly lives in Miami, Florida where she enjoys kayaking, fishing, and travel. Like her characters, she lives for good friends, good food, and the next adventure. You can visit Kirsten Kelly’s website at www.pcwbooks.com To find out more about Kirsten visit www.pcwbooks.com On Halith Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? I have always had a fascination with the ancient world, especially the role of women in some cultures. Women were respected more, had greater roles before the dark ages. I wanted to explore the period before this change happened, and so Halith was born. Q: Which part of the book was the hardest to
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Suzan Still

Suzan Still holds a masters in art and writing and a doctorate in depth psychology. A retired university professor, she also taught creative writing in a men’s prison, where she became increasingly concerned with issues of social disenfranchisement. She lives in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband and an assortment of rescued fur children. You can visit Suzan at http://suzanstillcommune.blogspot.com On Commune of Women Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? Commune of Women insisted itself on me. I was happily engaged in writing another book. It sort of fell on me, whole, from the ceiling when I awoke one morning. There
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Dancing Her Dreams Away by Alretha Thomas Virtual Book Tour August & September 2011

Join Alretha Thomas, author of the Women’s Fiction Dancing Her Dreams Away (Diverse Arts Collective, Inc.), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August and September 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Alretha Thomas An author, playwright, producer and director, Alretha Thomas is making her name through her pen. Award winning plays and wanting to help her community, Alretha’s background is as diverse as her personality. She started at the age of ten, when her 5th grade teacher picked and read her short story assignment in front of the class – that simple, loving act empowered a new writer. Continuing in high
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with F.J. Dagg

F.J. Dagg grew up in Michigan, where for a time he was a musician in a variety of rock and blues bands. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a degree in Philosophy and an additional concentration in Music Theory and History. After moving to California, his focus turned from music to the writing of fiction, which he pursued as various day jobs allowed. Though not a member of any religious denomination, the mainstay of the author’s life is his faith, a fact reflected in his writing. His pastimes include playing the guitar and violin, reading, and surfing. You can visit F.J. Dagg’s website at http://branch92.com. On
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Paul Levine

The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity,International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. His critically acclaimed and bestselling “Jake Lassiter” novels have been published in 21 countries. The first of the series, “To Speak for the Dead,” was named one of the top ten thrillers of the year by the Los Angeles Times, and is now a bestselling e–book. A former trial lawyer, he wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama “JAG” and co-created “First Monday,” starring James Garner and Joe Mantegna. He is also the author of the “Solomon vs. Lord” series
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Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young Virtual Book Tour August 2011

Join Pamela Samuels Young, author of the legal thriller, Murder on the Down Low (Goldman House Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December-March on her 12th virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Pamela Samuels Young Corporate attorney Pamela Samuels Young has always abided by the philosophy that you create the change you want to see. Fed up with never seeing women or people of color depicted as savvy, hot shot attorneys in the legal thrillers she read, Pamela decided to create her own characters. Despite the demands of a busy legal career, Pamela accomplished her ambitious goal by rising at four in the morning
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Alexander Drake’s Extraordinary Pursuit Virtual Book Tour August 2011

Join Elizabeth Parkinson-Bellows, author of the Middle Grade fantasy novel, Alexander Drake’s Extraordinary Pursuit (Wild Child Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – August 26,2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Elizabeth Parkinson-Bellows Being the frizzy-haired tomboy with buck teeth gave Elizabeth Parkinson-Bellows a slight case of shyness as a kid. A colorful imagination meant escape and adventure at the drop of a hat. Over the years she learned that the insecurities she carried around were a waste of time. Elizabeth still prefers a football game to a manicure any day of the week. That indispensable imagination has found its
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Trees Cry For Rain Virtual Book Tour August and September 2011

Join Dr. Jeri Fink, author of the historical fiction novel, Trees Cry For Rain (Dailey Swan Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August and September on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jeri Fink Dr. Jeri Fink is an author, Family Therapist, and journalist, with over 19 books and hundreds of articles to her name. She writes adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction, and has appeared on television, radio, book events, seminars, workshops, and the internet. Dr. Fink’s work has been praised by community leaders, educators, reviewers, and critics around the country. To find out more about Dr. Fink http://www.drjerifink.com About Trees
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The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe Virtual Book Tour August, September and October 2011

Join Sandi Gelles-Cole, author of the fictionalized memoir, The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe (Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August and September on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sandi Gelles-Cole The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe is Sandi Gelles-Cole’s latest foray into fiction, building on her more than 35 years’ as a book editor, ghostwriter, and book doctor. She began her publishing career in 1973 with the David McKay Company and later held editorial positions with Dutton/NAL, Rawson Associates, and Dell. In 1983, she founded her editorial agency, Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises, which continues to provide editorial services to agents, publishers,
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Catriona Virtual Book Tour August and September 2011

Join Jeanette Baker, author of the historical romance, Catriona (Sourcebooks Casablanca), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – September 30,2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jeanette Baker Jeanette Baker is the award-winning author of fifteen novels, published by Pocket, Kensington and Mira Books, many of them set in the lush countryside of historical and contemporary Ireland where she lives and writes during the summer months. Her ancestors, the O’Flahertys, hail from Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands located off the coast of Galway. She takes great pride in the prayer posted by the English over the ancient citygates, ‘From
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The Bond Virtual Book Tour July, August and September 2011

Join Lynne McTaggart, author of the Inspirational Self-Help Book The Bond (Free Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July, August and September 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lynne McTaggart Lynne McTaggart is an investigative journalist and author, and a sought-after public speaker whose talks and workshops have transformed the lives of the thousands around the world who have heard her. She is also an accomplished broadcaster, who has appeared on many national tv and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra shows. The hallmark of her work is exhaustive research that produces science-based discoveries in the worlds of
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Steve DeWinter, author of “Inherit the Throne”

Steve DeWinter’s goal as a writer is to transport the reader to fresh and exciting worlds that not only take them on a white-knuckle ride, but leave them hungry for more. He has made a solemn promise to the reader. He will continue to satisfy their never-ending desire for more. So keep reading! When one story ends, another begins. Steve’s debut thriller is Inherit The Throne. http://www.amazon.com/Inherit-The-Throne-ebook/dp/B004V9GKNW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1307149362&sr=8-2 You can visit his website at www.stevedw.com. Connect with Steve on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/stevedw, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mythmakersdw and Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/stevedewinter. Thank you for this interview, Steve. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come
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The Moon in Habock’s Mirror Virtual Book Tour July and August 2011

Join Kara Bartley, author of the young adult fantasy novel, The Moon in Habock’s Mirror (The Ivory Owl Company), as she virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – August 26 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kara Bartley Kara Bartley has always been interested in animals, so it comes as no surprise that her world is surrounded by them in both her life and imagination. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biology/Earth Science, a post-graduate diploma in Geographic Information Systems and a master’s degree in Vertebrate Paleontology. In the spring of 2002, she began writing her first novel The Siamese Mummy while
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Commune of Women Virtual Book Tour July and September 2011

Join Suzan Still, author of the psychological fiction novel, Commune of Women (Fiction Studio), as she virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – September 30, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Suzan Still Suzan Still holds a masters in art and writing and a doctorate in depth psychology. A retired university professor, she also taught creative writing in a men’s prison, where she became increasingly concerned with issues of social disenfranchisement. She lives in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband and an assortment of rescued fur children. You can visit Suzan at http://suzanstillcommune.blogspot.com About Commune of Women What
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Soldier of Rome: The Legionary Virtual Book Tour July and August 2011

Join James Mace, author of the historical fiction novel, Soldier of Rome: The Legionary (iUniverse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – August 26 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About James Mace Since I can remember I have always had a passion for history. My love of Roman history started when I first watched the series “I, Claudius”. I then proceeded to read every Roman book I could get my hands on. I got my start writing bodybuilding and physical fitness articles for Bodybuilding.com, as well as a lesser-know magazine, HardCore Muscle. I turned to writing historical novels when I
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Solstice Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join P.J. Hoover, author of the YA Dystopian Mythology novel, Solstice (Andrea Brown Literary Agency), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 20th- July 15th on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About P.J. Hoover P. J. Hoover first fell in love with Greek mythology in sixth grade thanks to the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. After a fifteen year bout as an electrical engineer designing computer chips for a living, P. J. decided to take her own stab at mythology and started writing books for kids and teens. P. J. is a member of THE TEXAS SWEETHEARTS & SCOUNDRELS. When not writing, P. J.
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Nzingha West, author of “Is My Kid Stupid? Avoiding an Educational Disaster” “

Nzingha West is a special education specialist working in New York City. As an instructor, Nzingha’s expertise has been featured on Radio Disney, 106.7 Lite Fm in New York, News 12 Connecticut, NPR radio and in several parenting magazines. Before starting her education career Nzingha worked in several labs as chemist. Nzingha has honed her education expertise over 10 years in New York City schools and in private companies. Nzingha has worked with several prestigous schools/companies such as The Harlem Children’s Zone, University Settlement, the New York Foundling, The American Museum of Natural History and The city College of New York among others. Nzingha is also the owner of Urbane Academics where she provides Special Education
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Halith Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join Kirsten Kelly, author of the young adult science fiction/fantasy book, Halith (PCW Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kirsten Kelly Kirsten Kelly lives in Miami, Florida where she enjoys kayaking, fishing, and travel. Like her characters, she lives for good friends, good food, and the next adventure. You can visit Kirsten Kelly’s website at www.pcwbooks.com To find out more about Kirsten visit www.pcwbooks.com About Halith Can one ever recall the very moment when the first step of destiny was taken? Retrospect can make this possible; or in 462 BC, the aid of a
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The Bronze and the Brimstone Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join Lory Kaufman, author of the Young Adult Fantasy book, The Bronze and the Brimstone (The Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June and July on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lory Kaufman “I write Post-Dystopian fiction. After society’s collapse, which is imagined in so many great dystopian stories, humans will either fade into history, with the dinosaurs, or, if it learns the right lessons, society will go on to construct a civilization to last tens of thousands of years. History Camp stories are the exciting adventures of young people doing the latter.” -Lory Kaufman On the artistic side of
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The Lowlands of Heaven Virtual Book Tour June, July and August 2011

Join F.J. Dagg, author of the inspirational fantasy fiction novel and San Diego Book Awards Finalist, The Lowlands of Heaven, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June, July and August on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About F.J. Dagg F.J. Dagg grew up in Michigan, where for a time he was a musician in a variety of rock and blues bands. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a degree in Philosophy and an additional concentration in Music Theory and History. After moving to California, his focus turned from music to the writing of fiction, which he pursued as various
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New Book For Review: Hard Boiled Crime Fiction ‘Flesh and Bones’ by Paul Levine

Paul Levine is touring in June and July with his hard boiled crime fiction novel, Flesh and Bones ( William Morrow and Company). “I was sitting at the end of the bar sipping single-malt Scotch when I spotted the tall blond woman with the large green eyes and the small gray gun.” The next thing Jake Lassiter knows, the woman pumps three bullets into the man on the next barstool. And Jake, the linebacker-turned-lawyer, has a new client. She’s stunning model Chrissy Bernhardt, and the dead man is her wealthy father. The defense? Chrissy claims that she’s recently recovered repressed memories of having been sexually abused by her father.
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Flesh and Bones Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join Paul Levine, author of the hardboiled crime fiction novel, Flesh and Bones (William Morrow and Company), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June and July on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Paul Levine The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. His critically acclaimed and bestselling “Jake Lassiter” novels have been published in 21 countries. The first of the series, “To Speak for the Dead,” was named one of the top ten thrillers of the year by the Los Angeles Times,
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The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe Virtual Book Tour May and June 2011

Join Sandi Gelles-Cole, author of the fictionalized memoir, The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe (Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May and June on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sandi Gelles-Cole The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe is Sandi Gelles-Cole’s latest foray into fiction, building on her more than 35 years’ as a book editor, ghostwriter, and book doctor. She began her publishing career in 1973 with the David McKay Company and later held editorial positions with Dutton/NAL, Rawson Associates, and Dell. In 1983, she founded her editorial agency, Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises, which continues to provide editorial services to agents, publishers,
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Revelations Virtual Book Tour June 14

Join Laurel Dewey, author of the crime thriller, Revelations (Story Plant), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in June on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Laurel Dewey Laurel Dewey was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is the author of two nonfiction books on plant medicine, a Silver Spur nominated Western novella, hundreds of articles, two previous Jane Perry novels, Protector and Redemption, and the Jane Perry novella, An Unfinished Death. She lives in Western Colorado with her husband. To find out more about Laurel and her books visit: http://www.laureldewey.com About Revelations The small, upscale Colorado town of Midas had barely registered
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Pump Up Chats With Ron Fritsch

Ron Fritsch grew up in rural northern Illinois, the son of poor but hard-working tenant farmers who loved to read. He obtained a bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Illinois and a law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School. He became a public-service attorney representing indigent and disabled adults and abused and neglected children. For many years now, he’s lived in Chicago with his partner. He’s writing and publishing a four-book Promised Valley series of novels asking whether history and civilization, with their countless heaven-sanctioned wars and genocides, might’ve begun and proceeded differently than they did. Promised Valley Rebellion is the first novel in the series.
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Inherit the Throne Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join Steve DeWinter, author of the suspense thriller, Inherit the Throne (CreateSpace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June and July on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Steve DeWinter I was born and grew up loving to read. But enough about me; you’re here for my books. If you like super-charged thrillers that merge high-tech gadgetry with ancient mythology and pit the outcast against powerful clandestine organizations, you are among friends. My goal as a writer is to transport you to fresh and exciting worlds that not only take you on a white-knuckle ride but leave you hungry for more when you
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"I just wanted to let you know that tonight Steven Manchester's Twelve Months became The Story Plant's first #1 Kindle bestseller. This couldn't have happened without you. Barb's cover is an absolute showstopper, Sue's copyediting boosted the overall work, Jackie's proofreading kept all of us honest, and Tracee Gleichner's blog tour started what has become an avalanche of great reviews."
-- Lou Aronica, STORY PLANT

"Blog tours have been the most effective promotion I’ve done. Dorothy Thompson and her company Pump Up Your Book are the greatest. I’ve spent money with other promotion companies that advertised packages then didn’t deliver the service they advertised, inflated their audience and reach and point blank falsely represented themselves. Dorothy has been a Godsend, and by far, her services are the best promotional endeavors I’ve invested in thus far."
-- Alicia Singleton, DARK SIDE OF VALOR

"I didn't realize that there is a place on amazon that you can see your stats for foreign sales; mine are really good and I believe it is your tweeting service. I think I might have found the key to successful self-publishing when I found Pump Up Your Books."
-- Suzanne Jenkins, PAM OF BABYLON SERIES

"Dorothy Thompson helped promote my book, Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey. Taking part in it was so much easier (and less expensive) than the travel schedule I was hving to keep doing on my own. She set up everything, coached me through my part, and I found my book and I promoted it all over the Internet. It definitely increased my book sales."
-- Malana Ashlie, GRINGOS IN PARADISE

"Dorothy was not only a lot of fun to work with but she helped me get the word out about my book. I would recommend her to both debut and experienced authors."
---Deborah Woehr, PROSPERITY: A GHOST STORY

“Dorothy is a firecracker promoter. She is skilled at finding the most visible placements in promoting your book with unmatched enthusiasm.She is creatively talented and a wonderful person to have on your team.”
--Kathy Holmes Eckardt, REAL WOMEN WEAR RED

“I invested in a three month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Books promotions for my noir thriller, Moonlight Falls. Not only did the marketing campaign work wonders for spreading the word about the new novel, in the very last month, on the very last day of the tour, Moonlight Falls became an Amazon Kindle bestseller!”
–Vincent Zandri, MOONLIGHT FALLS and THE REMAINS

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–-World Ahead Media

“This has been a wonderful experience. Dorothy Thompson and her whole team are very committed to each author, take each author’s tour very seriously, and work towards maximum exposure in the right places. This is the best book promotion expenditure I’ve made in terms of return on investment. I highly recommend Pump Up Your Book Promotion.”
--Phyllis Zimbler Miller, MRS: LIEUTENANT

"I used Pump Up Your Book promotions a few months ago for my novel, Nephilim. My publisher is a great person, but when it comes to promotions, she encourages authors to do that on their own. Enter Dorothy Thompson at Pump Up Your Book. I had 8 reviews of the book and was featured as a guest author every day of the week at various websites during the month that I used her company. Amazing! She secured everything for me which was really nice and I didn't have to do anything but write a few blogs or answer interview questions. I would use Pump Up Your Book again in a heart beat!"
--Mary Ann Loesch, NEPHILIM

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How do you make sales happen for you?

A lot of hard work! I sponsor a lot of on line parties, festivals and contests. Book sales don’t magically happen, believe me. An author has to work hard to earn her readers. And then she has to work hard to keep them by giving them something they’ll enjoy reading. I try hard to make my books worth a reader’s time.

-- Sheila Roberts, Author of Winter at the Beach