Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tour’

Pump Up Your Book Chats with L Blankenship

ABOUT L BLANKENSHIP L. Blankenship is the alternate identity of a mild-mannered graphic designer. She started writing animal stories as a kid and it’s just gotten completely out of hand since then. Now she’s setting out to publish her gritty fantasy and hard science fiction adventures. L grew up in New Hampshire but currently lives near Washington, DC. Visit L on the web at http://discipleofthefount.blogspot.com Q: Do you remember when the writing bug hit? I remember asking my parents if I could use the typewriter… sitting down with a sheet of paper loaded onto the roller… the crickety hum when I switched it on… and I typed a little
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Gary’s Gray World Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ryan J. Cunningham, author of the children’s picture book, Gary’s Gray World, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – January 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GARY’S GRAY WORLD When Gary’s father is too busy to play, a scary moment at the baseball field brings his dad rushing to the park to rescue him. But instead the two discover that making time for each other is the most important thing in a father and son relationship. I feel like Chrissy Fanslau did a really good job at creating visuals for what Ryan J. Cunningham wanted…I see that the words are
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New Children’s Picture Book for Review: Gary’s Gray World by Ryan J. Cunningham

Ryan J. Cunningham will be touring in January 2013 with the children’s picture book, Gary’s Gray World. When Gary’s father is too busy to play, a scary moment at the baseball field brings his dad rushing to the park to rescue him. But instead the two discover that making time for each other is the most important thing in a father and son relationship. 37 pages Visit Gary online at http://imagination-inspiration.webs.com If you would like to review Gary’s Gray World or host Gary in another way, please fill out the form below or email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. Limited number of review copies available. Deadline for inquiries is December
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  • November 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Gary Grossman, author of the political thriller, Executive Command, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Executive Command Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your very own!   ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMMAND The clock is ticking down to an attack on America’s most vulnerable natural resource: Water. Our nation’s water resources are high on terrorist target lists, but low on America’s consciousness. Water sources are largely unprotected, providing open access to any enemy with chemicals and biotoxins.
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Fumi Hancock

ABOUT FUMI HANCOCK Ah, yes…. A Grateful Heart for all the awesome people that’s crossed my path, an Author of Inspirational Books and Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Young Adult Novels… an avid Book Lover who resides in Spring Hill, Tennessee! ​ Oh, I said it- absolutely crazy about these authors: Stephenie Meyer, Amanda Hocking, Samantha Young…and a Self Proclaimed Writer of the Year (Ok, perhaps a stretch but I’m on my way!). ​ Alright so I’m not in my twenties… probably starting my writing career just a tad-bit late… but I’m determined to be a success story too! I heard 40’s s the next twenties in this century… If
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  • November 24, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Linda Kovic-Skow, author of the memoir, French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The French Illusions Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT LINDA KOVIC-SKOW Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join J.W. Nicklaus, author of the fiction drama, The Apocalypse of Hagren Roose, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 – 14 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT J.W. NICKLAUS J.W. Nicklaus attests to living somewhere between the city closest to the Sun and upon the precipice of Hell—but the winters are mild in Arizona. An avid reader and peerless amateur philosopher, he is “DNA and energy. I am cellular and soulful. I am shadow and light. I am carbon and water . . . and I am stardust. As are we all.” His singular ambition is simple: to leave the world a
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  • November 23, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Deborah Dupre, author of the nonfiction, Vampire of Macondo: Life, crimes and curses in south Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico that powerful forces do not want you to know, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Vampire of Macondo Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge $100 Visa Card giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ———————————————–   ABOUT DEBORAH DUPRE   New Orleans native Deborah Dupré reports censored human rights news stories. With Science and Ed. Specialist Grad Degrees from U.S. and Australian
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Spring Break Virtual Book Publicity tour

Join LC Kanon, author of the thriller suspense novel,  Spring Break, as she tours the blogosphere January 7 through February 28, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LC KANON LC Kanon is a native of Chicago, Illinois and has lived and worked in various locations across the country. A first-time author, LC was driven to write after reading far too many thrillers with damsels in distress. Compelled to meld the drama of chick lit with action and suspense, LC began writing and never stopped. Her first book, “Spring Break,” mixes coeds and cartels in a bloody romp through Mexico. When she’s not
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ The Greeks of Beaubien Street Blog Tour + $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Suzanne Jenkins’ women’s fiction The Greeks of Beaubien Street Book Tour/$100 Amazon GC Promotional Giveaway! This event will take place between January 2 and March 29. We are looking for at least 10 more bloggers who would be willing to review her book, interview her, have her write a guest post for you, post a book trailer reveal or just a plain and simple book spotlight. All bloggers will be included in the Rafflecopter form which means more Twitter or Facebook fans for you and you also will are eligible to win the $100 Amazon Gift Card as well. To sign up,
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Catherine Doughty

ABOUT CATHERINE DOUGHTY Catherine Doughty, MS, CCHI is an award winning author who lives with her two children in Bellaire, Texas. Her career as Director for a Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging is enhanced by the fact that she is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She serves as an adjunct associate professor for three universities and holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics earned at the University of Texas. She is available for interviews, media appearances, radio interviews, book signings, and speaking engagements. If you would like a review copy of the book or additional information on the secrets of scientific methodology or would like to
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  • November 10, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Rosedale the Vampyre Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lev Raphael, author of the historical supernatural fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 –  14 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LEV RAPHAEL Lev Raphael is the author of twenty-four books in genres from memoir to mystery to Jane Austen mashup.  He’s been in love with storytelling since second grade and a reader of catholic tastes since he discovered his first public library.  Lev has published traditionally with large and small houses, and recently gone indie because it’s the wave of the future.  His latest fiction, Rosedale the Vampyre, grows out of his love of The
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Color of Evil and Hellfire and Damnation II Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Connie Corcoran Wilson, author of the thriller/psychological suspense novels, The Color of Evil and Hellfire and Damnation II, as she tours the blogosphere December 10 through December 14, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CONNIE CORCORAN WILSON Connie (Corcoran) Wilson (www.ConnieCWilson.com) graduated from the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University, with additional study at Northern Illinois, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. She taught writing at 6 IA/IL colleges and has written for 5 newspapers and 7 blogs, including, currently, as a Featured Contributor to Yahoo. (2008 Content Producer of the Year). Her stories and
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  • November 10, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sydney West Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rebecca McKinsey, author of the young adult suspense fiction novel,  Sydney West, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 through January 18, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT REBECCA MCKINSEY www.BlackbirdBooks.net is the website for Rebecca McKinsey, a 21-year-old novelist who learned to drive a library cart before she learned to drive a car, and still prefers the library cart, if it would only get her to appointments on time. She was born in a town, raised in the country, and now lives in the city, but spends most of her time in places that don’t exist. She is a lover
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Pump Up Your Book Present Order of the Dimensions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Irene Helenowski, author of the science fiction novel,  Order of the Dimensions, as she tours the blogosphere January 7 through January 25, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT IRENE HELENOWSKI Irene Helenowski is statistical analyst collaborating with several biomedical researchers who lives and works in Chicago. She recently received her doctorate degree in Biostatistics from the University of Illinois – Chicago. Her interests include attending art exhibits and music concerts of all types, reading about current scientific advances and theory, and creative writing. She is also looking into foundations which help promote the sciences to youth groups. To purchase Order of
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  • November 9, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Gangster’s Garden Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Marc Cortez, author of the crime drama A Gangster’s Garden, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 through March 15, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARC CORTEZ Marc Cortez began his storytelling career in the third grade, when he entered a school writing contest and won with his story THE ANT WHO STOLE EASTER. Since then he has become a marketing writer and frequent blogger, leveraging his writing skills into success as a business executive and entrepreneur. With A GANGSTER’S GARDEN, he has turned his lifelong passion for storytelling into a full-length novel. Mr. Cortez studied creative writing at the
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  • November 9, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Self-Help Stress Solutions Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Kindle Fire Giveaway

Join Darlene Josaphe, author of the self-help stress release series Self-Help Stress Solutions, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 through May 17, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT DARLENE JOSAPHE     Darlene Josaphe helps women manage stress successfully with resources that educate, combined with personal support. Her website, Natural Stress Relief Tips For Women, is an exclusive website for women that provides self-improvement articles, stress reduction resources, and transformational tools to women who want to improve their lives and achieve their life goals. Natural stress relief tips for women is a site about turning your life from OK to
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with author Vlad Vaslyn

ABOUT VLAD VASLYN VLAD VASLYN writes genre fiction from a literary perspective, bringing a unique voice and gritty realism to all of his works. He spends time researching and developing his plots and characters in order to create vivid worlds and themes that resonate with his readers. His debut novel, BRACHMAN’S UNDERWORLD, has been called “mesmerizing” and “wildly imaginative,” and is available now in paperback and all major digital formats. Visit Vlad on the web at www.thevlad.net. Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? The premise for my novel is rooted in my interest in what happens after we die, and by the fact that certain
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Thomas Block, author of ‘Captain’

ABOUT THOMAS BLOCK Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of “Mayday” in 1979. That novel was rewritten with novelist Nelson DeMille in 1998 and remains on DeMille’s extensive backlist. “Mayday” became a CBS Movie of the Week in October, 2005.Several of the other novels by Block include “Orbit” (a top bestseller in Germany, among other nations), “Airship Nine”, “Forced Landing” (also done as a radio serialization drama in Japan), “Skyfall”, “Open Skies” and his latest novel, “Captain”. Thomas Block is still writing both fiction and non-fiction, and
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with V Frank Asaro, author of ‘The Tortoise Shell Code’

ABOUT V FRANK ASARO V Frank Asaro is a lawyer, musician/composer, inventor and author/philosopher who began developing the theory of co-opetition not long after he was selected out of law school as lawyer-clerk to the California Courts of Appeal. He went on to receive the highest-category law career peer review, Martindale Hubbell rating, and appeared in Who’s Who in American Law, 98-99 and Who’s Who in the World 2000. Purchase on Amazon – click here Purchase on B & N – click here What inspired you to write your first book? I wrote Universal Co-opetition because I felt I had struck upon an axiom for resolving issues and problems
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Eileen Hodgetts, author of ‘Whirlpool’

ABOUT EILEEN HODGETTS Eileen Enwright Hodgetts is the author of Whirlpool.  She is a much traveled writer. Brought up in England and Wales, she has also lived and worked in South Africa and Uganda and now makes her home in Pittsburgh, PA. Her life experiences allow her to use exotic backgrounds for her novels and to understand how an adventure can begin with just one small incident. For ten years she directed a humanitarian mission in East Africa and is also involved in a Ugandan Coffee Farm. Much of her writing reveals not only her great fondness for the British Isles, but also her British sense of humor which
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at Road to Here – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Road to Here, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://squirrelqueen2.blogspot.com/2012/11/terminal-ambition-review-and-giveaway.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at My Devotional Thoughts – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at My Devotional Thoughts, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.mydevotionalthoughts.com/2012/11/pump-up-your-book-presents-terminal.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Killer Poet’s Guide to Immortality Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join AB Bard, author of the crime fiction/urban fantasy novel, The Killer Poet’s Guide to Immortality, as he tours the blogosphere November 19 through January 18, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT AB BARD Reclusive Seattle author AB Bard’s poetry has twice been nominated for the Pushcart. He is the author under a pseudonym of two other hysterical novels, or perhaps historical novels, neither of which is funny. Mr. Bard is not now, nor has he ever been, a member of the Republican Party. Mr. Bard does not Tweet. He was awarded a sheepskin (BAaa) from Reed College Sleeper Cell. His one
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Join ‘Mr. Breeze’ Morrie Richfield at Book Reviews by Dee – Win a free Kindle Fire HD!

Morrie Richfield, author of Mr. Breeze, is stopping off today at Book Reviews by Dee, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://bookreviewsbydee.com/blog-tour-mr-breeze-by-morrie-richfield-guest-post-kindle-fire-giveaway/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins October 1 and ends on January 13 2013. If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they will be appearing so you won’t miss out on a great opportunity to win the Kindle Fire HD, visit http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/09/07/pump-up-your-book-presents-mr-breeze-virtual-book-publicity-tour-kindle-fire-hd-giveaway/. Good luck!


Join ‘The Sons of Jude’ Brandt Dodson at Pump Up Your Book! – Win a Kindle Fire HD!

Brandt Dodson, author of The Sons of Jude, is stopping off today at Pump Up Your Book, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2012/11/05/pump-up-your-books-book-trailer-of-the-week-the-sons-of-jude-by-brandt-dodson/. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins November 5 and ends on February 15 2013. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else she will be appearing so you won’t miss out on a great opportunity to win the Kindle Fire HD and/or the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Christian Alphabet Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Tracy Sands, author of the Children’s Christian novel, The Christian Alphabet, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 through December 14, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TRACY SANDS Tracy Sands is from Peachtree City, Georgia, where she lives with her husband, Albert, and their three sons, Chase, Gabe, and Adam. Tracy taught art and “church school” to all ages for many years. She now spends her time caring for her active family and working on The Christian Alphabet™. To find out more, please visit her at www.thechristianalphabet.com ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN ALPHABET In 1999, the Lord inspired me at a church
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Union Hypocrisy Virtual Book Tour November 2012

Join R.M Smith author of the non-fiction Union Hypocrisy as she virtually tour the blogosphere on her virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About R.M. Smith R. M. Smith started with the Teamsters in the Convention Industry. In 2000, she went into the Southern Nevada Teamsters’ Training Trust as a trainer and then advanced to Executive Director. While an Executive Director, she sat on negotiating committees, arbitrated cases for apprentices. Smith developed, implemented, and directed a registered apprenticeship program as well as wrote the training manuals. Smith had several articles written in trade magazines and the newspaper regarding this apprenticeship program as well as an Innovation award
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sam Slater Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery series, Sam Slater Mysteries, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GREG MESSEL Greg Messel has written five novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by Expiation in 2010 and The Illusion of Certainty in 2011. Last of the Seals is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series Deadly Plunge will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Heart’s Journey Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Barbara Cameron, author of the Amish fiction, The Heart’s Journey, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BARBARA CAMERON Barbara Cameron is CBD, CBA and ECPA bestselling author of 35 books (including an exciting new series Stitches in Time for Abingdon Press) including fiction and nonfiction books for Abingdon Press, Thomas Nelson, Harlequin, and other publishers. Barbara has sold three films to HBO/Cinemax and is the first winner of the Romance Writers of American Golden Heart Award. Her two novellas won 2nd and 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest from
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