Posts Tagged ‘promote your book’

The Edge of Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour September 2011

Join Christa Allan, author of the contemporary fiction novel, The Edge of Grace (Abingdon Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – 30 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Christa Allan A true Southern woman who knows that any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, The Edge of Grace is Christa’s second novel. Her debut women’s fiction, Walking on Broken Glass, released in February from Abingdon Press. She is under contract for three more novels that will release in 2012 and 2013. She has been teaching high school English
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Nine Insights For a Happy and Successful Life Online Book Tour September & October 2011

Join Dr. Mitchell Gibson, author of the self-help book Nine Insights For a Happy and Successful Life as he virtually tours the blogosphere in September & October 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Mitchell Gibson Dr. Mitchell Gibson is one of the world’s leading authorities on the interface of science, the human soul, and the frontiers of human consciousness. He is the best-selling author of Your Immortal Body of Light, Signs of Mental Illness, Signs of Psychic and Spiritual Ability, The Living Soul, and Ancient Teaching Stories. He has delivered addresses to many of the world’s largest conferences related to science and consciousness.
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The Full Moon Bride Online Book Tour September 2011

Join Shobhan Bantwal, author of The Full Moon Bride as she virtually tours the blogosphere in September 2011 on her fifth tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Shobhan Bantwal Shobhan Bantwal calls her writing Bollywood in a Book, romantic, colorful, action-packed tales, rich with elements of her own Indian culture, stories that entertain and educate. Shobhan writes for a variety of publications including The Writer magazine, India Abroad, Little India, U.S. 1, Desi Journal, India Currents, Overseas Indian, and New Woman India. Her short stories have won honors/awards in contests sponsored by Writer’s Digest, New York Stories and New Woman magazines. Visit her website at www.shobhanbantwal.com About The
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10 Things You Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours

10 Things You Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours   By Dorothy Thompson, CEO & Founder of Pump Up Your Book By now, most authors know what virtual book tours are or at least have heard of them.  They’re that wonderful marketing tool that should be a must have in every new book’s campaign.  With each new book I write, I’m making a game plan before the book is even published and a virtual book tour is the first promotional venue on that list. While most of us know what they are, there are still a few new authors who might have heard of them but have no
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Space by Emily Sue Harvey Book Publicity Tour September, October and November 2011

Join Emily Sue Harvey, author of the women’s inspirational novel, Space (The Story Plant), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 19-November 11, 2011 on her fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Emily Sue Harvey Emily Sue Harvey, author and speaker, writes to make a difference. Dozens of her upbeat stories and articles appear in Chocolate for Women, Chicken Soup for the Soul, women’s magazines, websites, and other anthologies. She is the author of the novel Song of Renewal and Homefires and the novella Flavors.  Her new novel, Space, will be followed by another novel (Unto these Hills) later in 2011. To find out more about
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Once Upon a Groom by Karen Rose Smith Book Publicity Tour September 2011

Join Karen Rose Smith, author of the contemporary romance, Once Upon a Groom (Harlequin), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 19-September 30, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Karen Rose Smith Karen Rose Smith was born in Pennsylvania in the Susquehanna Valley. In college, she began writing poetry and also met her husband to be. They both started married life as teachers, but when their son was born, Karen decided to try her hand at a home decorating business. She returned to teaching for a while but changes in her life led her to writing romance fiction. Now she writes full
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New Book for Review: Nine Insights For A Happy and Successful Life by Dr. Mitchell Gibson

Dr. Mitchell Gibson will be touring in September and October with his book Nine Insights For A Happy and Successful Life. The Nine Insights is a book that is designed to be a guide for those who wish to rise above the suffering and confusion that so often marks this path of existence. As a medical professional, the Creator has given me thousands of profound moments of transformational insight. I began keeping notes on these insights and stored them away in a journal that over time, became the basis for this work. From time to time, I shared these insights with friends, family, clients, and colleagues. Simple in their
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Pump Up Chats with Dark Fantasy Author Benjamin Kane Ethridge

Benjamin Kane Ethridge is the Bram Stoker Award winning author of the novel Black & Orange. He received a Masters of Art in English Composition from California State University, San Bernardino, and his thesis was entitled: “Causes of Unease: The Rhetoric of Horror Fiction and Film.” When he isn’t staring into a burning computer screen, Benjamin is defending California’s water supplies as an environmental compliance inspector. His official web presence is www.bkethridge.com and you can FaceBook him here, www.facebook.com/benjamin.kane.ethridge and Tweet him here, twitter.com/#!/bkethridge Thank you for this interview, Benjamin.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your
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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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Get Er Done Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join Michael Martel, author of the self-help book, Get Er Done (PCG Business), as he virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – August 26, 2011, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Martel Michael Martel was barely eighteen when he walked into the Army recruiter’s office in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. He told him he wanted to see the world. He satisfied Michael’s wish and sent him to Berlin, Germany where he had a great time in the “Divided City.” There began his love of travel. All together he spent a total of thirteen years living in Germany, traveling around Europe, the
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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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The Manicurist Virtual Book Publicity Tour August, September & October 2011

Join Phyllis Schieber, author of the literary fiction novel, The Manicurist (Bell Bridge Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – September 30 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Phyllis Schieber The first great irony of Phyllis Schieber’s life was that she was born in a Catholic hospital. Her parents, survivors of the Holocaust, had settled in the South Bronx among other new immigrants.  In the mid-fifties, her family moved to Washington Heights, an enclave for German Jews on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, known as “Frankfurt-on-the-Hudson.” She graduated from high school at sixteen, earned a B.A. in English from Herbert H.
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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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Voice Virtual Book Publicity Tour August & September 2011

Join Joseph Garraty, author of the horror novel, Voice (Ragman Press LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – September 30 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joseph Garraty Joseph Garraty is an author of dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He has worked as a construction worker, rocket test engineer, environmental consultant, technical writer, and deadbeat musician. He lives in Dallas, Texas. His latest book is the horror novel, Voice. You can visit his website at www.josephgarraty.com. Connect with Joseph at Twitter at www.twitter.com/JosephGarraty. About Voice Local rock band Ragman is finally taking off. Stephanie Case’s flamboyant performances and
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The Bum Magnet Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join K.L. Brady, author of the romantic comedy, The Bum Magnet (Simon & Schuster), as she virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26, 2011, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.L. Brady K. L. Brady is a D.C. native but spent a number of her formative years in the Ohio Valley. She’s an alumnus of the University of the District of Columbia and University of Maryland University College, earning a B.A. in Economics and M.B.A., respectively. She works as an analyst for a major government contracting firm and is an active real estate agent with Exit Realty by day—and writes by night
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White Sleeper Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

Join David Fett & Stephen Langford, authors of the thriller suspense novel, White Sleeper (Synergy Books), as they virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26 2011 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Fett DAVID FETT is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist  and Fellowship trained Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery around the eye.  He has a busy private practice in Los Angeles and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Fett earned his MD from Dartmouth Medical School.  He completed his Ophthalmology Residency training at UCLA and The Jules Stein Eye Institute and Fellowship
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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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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 19

Welcome to Day Nineteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 18

Welcome to Day Eighteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Expiation Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join Greg Messel, author of the historical romance novel, Expiation (Trafford), as he virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – 29 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Greg Messel Greg Messel has spent much of his life in the Pacific Northwest living in Portland, Oregon and in the Seattle area since 2008.  He has been married to his wife, Carol, for 40 years.  Greg and Carol were high school sweethearts just like the couple in “Expiation.”  He has lived in Washington, Oregon, California, Utah and Wyoming.  Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from high school there and also
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The Fear of God Online Book Tour July 2011

Join B.A. Chepaitis, author of the sci-fi mystery with romantic elements The Fear of God as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July 2011 on her second tour with Pump Up Your Book! About B.A. Chepaitis BARBARA CHEPAITIS is author of 7 published novels, including the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams, as well as the sci-fi series featuring Jaguar Addams. The fourth novel in that series, A Lunatic Fear was a finalist for a Romantic Times Bookclub award. Her first nonfiction book, Feathers of Hope, came out through SUNY Press in July. She has optioned two scripts, and has recently been awarded a seed grant to develop
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 17

Welcome to Day Seventeen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 16

Welcome to Day Sixteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 15

Welcome to Day Fifteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 14

Welcome to Day Fourteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Black & Orange Online Book Tour August & September 2011

Join Benjamin Kane Ethridge, author of the award-winning dark fantasy horror Black & Orange as he virtually tours the blogosphere in August & September 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Benjamin Kane Ethridge Benjamin Kane Ethridge’s fiction has appeared in Doorways Magazine, Dark Recesses, FearZone, and others. His dark fantasy novel BLACK & ORANGE (Bad Moon Books 2010) has won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel. Beyond that he’s written several collaborations with Michael Louis Calvillo, one of which is a novella called UGLY SPIRIT, available in 2011. He also wrote a master’s thesis entitled, “CAUSES OF UNEASE: The Rhetoric
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 13

Welcome to Day Thirteen of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 11

Welcome to Day Eleven of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Absolute Obsession Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the contemporary romance, Absolute Obsession (Wings ePress), as she virtually tours the blogosphere July 5 – 29 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About C. Elizabeth C. Elizabeth lives in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.  She stumbled upon writing, it found her, she finds writing a peaceful escape and is very excited to have her characters come alive in her readers’ minds. Her contemporary romance novel, Absolute Obsession, is about 42 year old Rose Gerbaldi who by an intervention of fate unites her heart and soul with 30 year old British movie star, Michael Terrance. Please visit and blog
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Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 10

Welcome to Day Ten of Pump Up Your Book’s June 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on June 30 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before June 30, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178034587393 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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