Posts Tagged ‘virtual blog tour’

Little Did I Know Virtual Book Publicity Tour February & March 2012

Join Mitchell Maxwell, author of the historical fiction coming of age novel, Little Did I Know (Prospecta Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 6th to March 30, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mitchell Maxwell Mitchell Maxwell is an accomplished producer, director and 35-year veteran of the entertainment industry, known for his ability to spot the next theatrical innovation. He is the visionary producer behind the percussive theatricality of Stomp!, the rollicking Broadway revival of Damn Yankees featuring the legendary Jerry Lewis – which was nominated for multiple Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical – and the Pulitzer
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New Book for Review: Contemporary Fiction/Drama ‘Family Rules’

Vincent Tuckwood will be touring January 2nd through the 27th ’12 with his contemporary fiction/drama novel, Family Rules: A Novel (iUniverse). New York. In this city that never sleeps, anyone could make a brand new start of it. Or so the song goes. For some people, starting again is no option. Kenny is adrift in the city, tormented by the scars and memories of his unique upbringing as a child star in the UK, chasing any addiction that can fill the void he carries at his core. Increasingly unable to paper over the cracks, to numb himself with street corner narcotics, or build an abiding relationship with his junkie
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Mission Possible Spiritual Covering Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Deborah McCarragher, author of the Christian Non-fiction/Women’s Issues book, Mission Possible: Spiritual Covering(Alabaster Box Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5-16 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Deborah McCarragher Author Deborah McCarragher began her journey of creative writing soon after coming to know Jesus as her personal Savior in 1989. She enjoys using her spiritual gifts of encouragement and teaching. Deborah served on the board of a local intercessory prayer ministry, and has been active in her home church and various women’s bible studies for several years. Her primary goal is to share her personal testimony with others while bringing
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Family Rules Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Vincent Tuckwood, author of the contemporary fiction/drama novel, Family Rules: A Novel (View Beyond LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 2-27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Vincent Tuckwood Vincent Tuckwood is a story-teller working in fiction, song and verse. At any given point in time, he’s proud to be a father, husband, son, brother, cousin and friend to the people who mean the world to him. He is the author of the novels Escalation, Family Rules, Karaoke Criminals and Do Sparrows Eat Butterflies? as well as the 2010 poetry collection, Garbled Glittering Glamours. His screenplays are Team Building
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with author Rachel Greer

About Rachel Greer Rachel Greer was born in Milwaukeee, Wisconsin on October 25th, 1992.  In her teen years, she loved to recite Maya Angelou poems in the after school activity of Forensics. Her favorite poem to recite was, Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. She loved the confidence Ms. Angelou had. Rachel strives everyday to be the phenomenal young woman that she is. Rachel attended a suburban school in the state of Wisconsin. She managed to graduate 1 year early from high school and pushed on to college. She currently attends a technical school in her area with desires to earn a Associate’s Degree is Business Management. While being an
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Hollywood Stories: Entertaining Anecdotes about the Stars and the Legends of the Movies Virtual Book PublicityTour

Join Stephen Schochet, author of the non-fiction book Hollywood Stories: Entertaining Anecdotes about the Stars and the Legends of the Movies, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in November and December, 2011, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Stephen Schochet A professional tour guide in Hollywood, Stephen Schochet has researched and told thousands of entertaining anecdotes for over twenty years. He is also the author and narrator of two audiobooks Tales of Hollywood and Fascinating Walt Disney. His latest book, Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the Movies! Tim Sika, host of the radio show Celluloid Dreams on
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Teed Up for Love Online Book Tour December 2011

Join Barbara Weitz, author of the contemporary romance novel Teed Up for Love as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December 2011 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Barbara Weitz BARBARA WEITZ lives in a quiet suburb of Chicago with her husband and a mischievous German shepherd, Heiko, thankful her three grown sons are off making mayhem elsewhere. A career executive secretary most of her life, she’s also held a variety of mundane and unusual employment opportunities, during her sons growing years. This, coupled with a passion for animals, music and poetry, has helped shape the fictional characters she creates. You can learn more about
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Queen Vernitas Visits the Islands of Enchantment Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Dawn Menge, author of the children’s book, Queen Vernitas Visits the Islands of Enchantment (Outskirts Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dawn Menge Dawn Menge is the mother of three children and three grandchildren. She has a Masters and clear Credential in special Education from California State University San Bernardino. She is currently a PHD candidate in Curriculum and Instruction through Capella University. She has been working in the education field for fifteen years. She is currently the director of the Snowline Young Adult Center for the San Bernardino County
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New YA Short for Review: The Caldecott Chronicles (No.1) by R.G. Bullet

R.G. Bullet will be touring in December with his YA short story The Caldecott Chronicles (No.1). Caldecott Estate, the ancestral home of the 32nd Earl of Rothshire, is besieged. The undead are traipsing and crawling across overgrown lawns, intent on ripping the very flesh from the Earl’s body. But many of them will not make it that far as the 32nd Earl has two things in their way: A prised Purdey shotgun and an accomplice named, Saffy. Saffy is a young and simple girl from the local village. She is quick of foot at setting traps, and dispatching the undead to the afterlife. She is endlessly coming up with
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In the Middle of Almost and Other Stories Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join S.B. Lerner, author of the women’s fiction short story and memoir collection e-book, In the Middle of Almost and Other Stories (Samson Books, September 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About S.B. Lerner S.B. Lerner worked as an attorney in Manhattan for many years, and in the evenings she wrote and published short stories. They are now available as a collection, called In the Middle of Almost and Other Stories.  After getting married and becoming a mom, she was struck with the importance of knowing family history, so she researched and wrote the story of
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Nate Rocks the World Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Karen Pokras Toz, author of the middle grade fiction book, Nate Rocks the World (CreateSpace, June 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Karen Pokras Toz  Karen Pokras Toz is a writer, wife, and mom. Karen grew up in the small town of Orange, Connecticut and graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Finance. She also attended the University of Richmond, where she studied law and business, receiving both a JD and an MBA. Karen has spent the last several years working as a tax accountant, writing in numbers. She recently discovered a passion for writing
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Sea Turtle Summer Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

 Join Nancy Stewart, bestselling author of the children’s picture book, Sea Turtle Summer (Guardian Angel Publishing, November 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Nancy Stewart After having been both an elementary school teacher, a university professor of education and a consultant for New Options, Inc. in New York City, Nancy Stewart writes children’s books full time.   She, her husband and three sons, lived in London for eight years, where she was a consultant to several universities, including Cambridge.   Her travels take her extensively throughout the world, most particularly Africa. Nancy is US chair of a charity
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Zaftan Miscreants Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Hank Quense, author of the humorous/satirical science-fiction novel, Zaftan Miscreants: Book 2 in the Zaftan Trilogy (CreateSpace/Smashwords, October 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Hank Quense Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat.  They have two daughters and five grandchildren.  He writes humorous fantasy and sci-fi stories.  On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun.  He refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page
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Alex Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Dianne Hartsock, author of the paranormal/ suspense novel, Alex (Solstice Publishing, July 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dianne Hartsock Dianne Hartsock lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters play.  She says Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write her tales. There’s something about being cooped up in the house while it pours rain outside and a fire crackles on the hearth inside that kindles her imagination.  The intricate and fragile
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Murder on the Down Low Virtual Book Publicity Tour January & February 2012

Join Pamela Samuels Young, author of the legal thriller, Murder on the Down Low (Goldman House Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January and February on her 13th 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
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Traegonia: The Ember Rune Virtual Publicity Book Tour December 2011

Join K.S. Krueger, author of the middle grade fantasy novel, Traegonia: The Ember Rune (Outskirts Press, August 2011 ), as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 19 – 30, 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.S. Krueger Although her background has been in business, K.S. Krueger has always loved to write. She has written poetry and several children’s stories originally for her eldest daughter. Kim enjoys the idea of seeing the world through the eyes of her imagination and finds herself submerged in the worlds she creates. Imagination has never been in short supply ever since she was a child.  Because her Traegonia series rides a fine
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Traegonia: The Sunbow Prophecy Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join K.S. Krueger, author of the middle grade fantasy novel, Traegonia: The Sunbow Prophecy (Outskirts Press, August 2011 ), as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.S. Krueger Although her background has been in business, K.S. Krueger has always loved to write. She has written poetry and several children’s stories originally for her eldest daughter. Kim enjoys the idea of seeing the world through the eyes of her imagination and finds herself submerged in the worlds she creates. Imagination has never been in short supply ever since she was a child.  Because her Traegonia series rides a fine line
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Empty Time Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Frank Scully, author of the thriller/mystery novel, Empty Time  (MuseItUpPublishing, October 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Frank Scully Frank Scully was born and raised in a small town in North Dakota and received a Bachelor’s degree in History with Phi Beta Kappa Honors and a Juris Doctor degree in Law from the University of North Dakota.  He then served more than five years as a Judge Advocate General Corps Officer in the U.S. Army in the U.S., Vietnam, and Thailand. After that he attended the prestigious Thunderbird School and received a Masters in
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Tumbleweed Christmas Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Beverly Stowe McClure, author of the early reader holiday book, Tumbleweed Christmas (4Rv Publishing, August 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Beverly Stowe McClure When Beverly was a kid she hated to read. Even though her eighth  grade  teacher sent her poem “Stars” to the National High School Poetry Association, and it was published in Young America Sings, an anthology of Texas high school poetry, she hated to write.  In spite of her rocky relationship with the written word, she attended Midwestern University where she read too many books to count, graduated, and became a
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Dax Rigby, War Correspondent Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join John Rosenman, author of the sci-fi romantic adventure novel, Dax Rigby, War Correspondent (MuseItUpPublishing, September 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere from December 5 – 16, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About John Rosenman John recently retired as an English professor at Norfolk State University where he designed and taught a course in how to write Science fiction and Fantasy. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Horror Writers Association and has published approximately 350 stories in places such as Weird Tales, Whitley Strieber’s Aliens, Fangoria, Galaxy, The Age of Wonders, and the Hot Blood anthology series. John has published
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Marta Perry, author of “Katie’s Way”

A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania, where she still lives, and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People and their rich heritage in her current novels. The author of more than forty novels, with over five million copies of her books in print, Marta is active in her church and community. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Pennwriters. When she’s not writing, she and her husband enjoy traveling, gardening, and visiting their six beautiful grandchildren. For more information, visit Marta on the web at www.martaperry.com, on Facebook at Marta Perry Books, and check out
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Pump Up Chats with Robert Nelson, author of “Realize Real Eyez Real Liez”

Robert Nelson was born and raised in Garner, North Carolina where he earned the connections and street credibility needed to bring a sense of authenticity to his work. Consequentially, this lead to his stay in the luxurious NC-DOC where through a lot of retrospection he developed a strategy to defeat what he had become. Through the guidance of the Aryan Brotherhood and the variety of other hardened criminals he  played cards with he focused his energy into developing his skills as a writer to keep the youth from making the same mistakes he did. If he can open just one pair of eyes through his writing, everything he’s put
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Pump Up Chats with David Friedman, Author of “Fundamentally Different”

David Friedman, author of Fundamentally Different, is the former President of RSI, an award-winning employee benefits brokerage and consulting firm in the Philadelphia area.  He is a frequent guest speaker and seminar leader on organizational culture, leadership and values.  A graduate of the College of William & Mary with a degree in Philosophy, Friedman currently lives in Moorestown, NJ with his wife and 2 college-age children. Website:  http://fundamentally-different.com/ Blog:  http://djfriedman.com/blog/ Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/DavidFriedman4 Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/FundamentallyDifferentBook  Thank you for this interview, David. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? I’ve always enjoyed writing, but mostly non-fiction. 
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Pump Up Chats with Paranormal Romance Author Jaime McDougall

Jaime McDougall is a citizen of the world, currently loving life in beautiful country Victoria in Australia. She loves eating sushi, kidnapping her husband and naming her pets in honour of science fiction authors. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: High School: The Real Deal and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Campus Chronicles. So You Want to Write a Guest Post: An Author’s Guide to Promoting with Guest Blogging is her most recent non-fiction ebook. She has also enjoyed writing a column called ‘The New Australian’ in local newspapers as well as various articles online. Echo Falls is her first paranormal romance novel. You can
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Nor’Easter Leaves Many Without Power

You might be asking yourself right now, why this is appearing at the Pump Up Your Book! website? Well, for those of you who don’t know, I live in one of the areas impacted by the freak October snowstorm that pummeled the Northeast this weekend. That means I have no power at home and will be without power until Friday. What that means to our tour hosts is I don’t have access to any of your contact information, because it is on my server at home that will remain out of service until electricity is restored. If you requested to be a tour host for any of the book tours
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Rise of the Vampire Virtual Book Publicity Tour December ’11 and January ’12

Join Joann Harris, author of the horror novel Rise of the Vampire (Esquire Publications), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 -16, 2011 and January 2-13, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joann Harris Joann was born in Durham, North Carolina. She has three wonderful children. She started writing at the age of nine years old, just little stories, and really got into horror at the age of nineteen. It was at that point that she knew she was meant to be a horror writer, even though she tried to write other genres. Rise of the Vampire is her first book.
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New Book for Review for December 2011: ‘Empty Time’ by Frank Scully

Frank Scully is touring from December 5th – 16th with the third book in his Decade Mystery Series, Empty Time. Jim Lang’s life sputtered into a workaholic rut on a middle rung of the corporate ladder while his colleagues, using his business plan, became the international business titans he once aspired to be. Bad memories of busted marriages and broken promises are all that keep him company in his personal hours so he is more than willing to sacrifice that empty time to his job to make the corporation grow.  His bosses have one more sacrifice in mind for him.  To die for them. Deceived, betrayed and framed for murder
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New Book for Review: Light Under the House

Aaron L will be touring December 5 – 16 with his Christian fantasy historical suspense novel Light Under the House. Light Under the House is the saga of an American family—the Levis, a family of secrets. None greater than the secret of what lies under their house, a secret that could destroy them. A secret that an ancient evil will stop at nothing to uncover. The novel follows the Levi family line for a generation, creating a story that explores lives lived in the aftermath of the cultural rebellion of the late 1960’s. It is a historical fiction novel that shows the power of consequence and the hope of
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New Book for Review: CyberLife

W.H. Buxton will be touring December 5, 2011-February 17, 2012 with his fantasy science fiction novel CyberLife. The year is 2069 and Jim Murphy thinks he has the world pretty much figured out, as a Knowledge Management Consultant (whatever that is!) muddling through various technology consulting jobs. That is, until his company, SciPop Inc., assigns him to work a particularly unusual project involving the acquisition of a small backpacking and hiking services business owned by techno-hater Laura Meyers. Jim, however, never works alone. He, like everyone else in the world, is armed with the ultimate technology super-support tool: a personalized, artificially intelligent, holographic Virtual Life form, more commonly known
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Light Under the House Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Aaron L, author of the Christian fantasy historical suspense novel Light Under the House (Ravensbrook Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 -16 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Aaron L Aaron L might be a newcomer to the creation of Christian fiction but is not one when it comes to the arts and all things creative. He spent a lot of his time drawing as a kid, growing up in many places, from Seattle to South Africa. Aaron always knew that his future lay in this field. In 2010, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree
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