Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

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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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 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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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Humor Author Noah Baird

Noah Baird wanted to attend the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, but his grades weren’t good enough (who knew?).  However, his grades were good enough to fly for the U.S. Navy (again, who knew?), where he spent 14 years until the government figured out surfers don’t make the best military aviators. He has also tried to be a stand-up comedian in Hawaii for Japanese tourists where the language barrier really screwed up some great jokes. On the bright side, a sailboat was named after the punchline of one of his jokes. He has several political satire pieces published on The Spoof under the pen name orioncrew. 
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Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Winners Announced!

We are happy to announce the winners at our Pump Up Your Book Live! October 2011 Author Chat / Book Giveaway Party last night in the Pump Up Your Book chat room! Congratulations to the following winners! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Richard Blunt’s Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic! April Pohren won a paperback copy of M.E. Patterson’s Devil’s Hand! Molly Edwards won a paperback copy of Mary Ann Loesch’s Nephilim! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Greg Messel’s The Illusion of Certainty! Melanie Ski won a paperback copy of Sharon Bially’s Veronica’s Nap! April Pohren won a paperback copy of Peter Murphy’s Lagan Love! Molly
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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: Born Mad

Robyn Wheeler is touring from November 1 -23 with her non-fiction self-improvement novel, Born Mad. Follow Robyn on her journey from fits of rage as an angry child, blunders and setbacks as an adult in deep denial, to her quest for awareness and enlightenment. Robyn takes you inside her deepest thoughts and fears, as well as her chronic anger and thoughts of suicide. After being diagnosed with a “bad state of mind” called dysthymia, Robyn wrote Born Mad to help others who may be unaware that they might be suffering from a low-grade chronic depression that will make l ife difficult, ruin relationships, and contribute to a negative and
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New Book for Review: Soldier of Rome: The Sacrovir Revolt

James Mace is touring from November 1 -December 16 with his historical fiction novel, Soldier of Rome: The Sacrovir Revolt. A Shadow Rising It has been three years since the wars against Arminius and the Cherusci. Gaius Silius, Legate of the Twentieth Legion, is concerned that the barbarians-though shattered by the war-may be stirring once again. He also seeks to confirm the rumors regarding Arminius’ death. What Silius does not realize is that there is a new threat to the Empire, but it does not come from beyond the frontier; it is coming from within the Empire’s borders in Gaul. Legionary Artorius has greatly matured during his five years
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New Book For Review : Well With My Soul by Gregory Allen

Gregory Allen is touring from November 1 – 23 with his literary fiction novel, Well With My Soul. Well with My Soul introduces two brothers who, although close in childhood, have drifted away from each other and closed the door to engagement and emotional connection. The older brother, Jacob, flees his small Tennessee hometown to seek a new life in New York, where he imagines he will overcome his self-hatred and growing sexuality as a homosexual. The younger brother, Noah, stays behind and feels trapped by his role as caretaker for his aging mother. As they grow apart, both brothers go through a series of traumatic events that irrevocably
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  • October 26, 2011
  • books for review, Featured
  • Comments Off on New Book for Review in December: “The 58th Keeper” by R.G. Bullet

New Book for Review in December: “The 58th Keeper” by R.G. Bullet

R. G. Bullet is touring from December 5th – 16th with his middle grade/crossover YA novel, The 58th Keeper. The 58th Keeper is the story of a boy called Archy Bass, who stumbles upon a mysterious and powerful relic. The moment he touches it, two warring forces race to find his whereabouts. One side thinks he’s simply too young and too inexperienced to keep it, and the other just want him dead. The 58th Keeper is a roaring trip that takes the reader on the most wonderful and hair-raising scenes imaginable. R. G. Bullet pulls out all stops in his debut novel to deliver an incredible journey with unforgettable
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New Book for Review: Invisible by Jeanne Bannon

Jeanne Bannon will be touring in December with her YA novel Invisible. Lola’s not pretty. Lola’s not popular. Lola wishes she could disappear … and then one day she does just that… For seventeen-year-old Lola Savullo, life is a struggle. Born to funky parents who are more in than she could ever be, Lola’s dream of becoming a writer makes her an outsider even in her own home. Bullied and despised, Lola still has the support of her best pal Charlie and Grandma Rose. Not only is she freakishly tall, Lola’s a big girl and when forced to wear a bathing suit at her summer job as a camp
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Pump Up Chats with Gregory Allen, author of “Well With My Soul”

Gregory G. Allen moved from Texas to New York in the late 80s and has been in the entertainment business for over twenty years as an actor, director, producer, songwriter, playwright and author. He’s had over ten shows that he has written produced on stage, been the recipient of musical grants from BMI, ASCAP and the Watershed Foundation, and has had short stories and poetry published in Off The Rocks, Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal, The Oddville Press, Perpetual Magazine, Loch Raven Review, Word Catalyst Magazine, and Rancor’d Type. He is a member of ASCAP, The Dramatist Guild, and the Theatre Communications Group. He now lives in the suburbs
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More Books for Review for December 2011!

The following authors will be on tour from December 1st – 16th. Please contact Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net or use the form at the bottom of this post if you are interested in hosting any of the following books. Please specify electronic or printed format if an option is given. Deadline is November 15th or until the tours are filled. Thank you! Dianne Hartsock is touring with her paranormal suspense novel, Alex. Alex is twenty and confused. He always is. The world presses on him with its horrors and pain, with scintillating auras that pierce his eyes and drive the migraines deeper. He hears the cries of children, the
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Pump Up Chats with NeonSeon, author of “Life of Shouty: Food and Fitness”

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. On Life of Shouty: Food & Fitness Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? Life of Shouty: Food & Fitness is the second book in the Life of Shouty Series. One of the opening lines came to me and served as the basis of the book. I struggle with making healthy
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Fundamentally Different Virtual Book Tour November 2011

Join David Friedman, author of the business/leadership book Fundamentally Different (Infinity Publishing, June 2011) as he virtually tours the blogosphere in November 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Friedman How does a philosophy major with virtually no finance, marketing, or management education go on to become an award-winning business leader? To understand that, you have to understand David Friedman’s approach to life. While he’s always been known for his discipline and his relentless work ethic, what sets David apart, more than anything, is his curiosity and his philosophical nature.  He’s a student of business, and of life.  Quite simply, he’s a thinker.  And that thoughtfulness has influenced his
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The Nine Lives of Christmas Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the women’s fiction novel, The Nine Lives of Christmas (St. Martin’s Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sheila Roberts Writing since 1989, Sheila Roberts has had 26 books published, both fiction and nonfiction, under different names. Her books have been chosen for book clubs, Readers Digest Condensed books, and her popular novel ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a movie and appeared on the Lifetime Movie Network. Her novel ANGEL LANE was named one of Amazon’s Top Ten Romances for 2009. However, before she settled
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New Horror Novella for Review: The Noctuary by Greg Chapman

Greg Chapman will be touring in December with his horror novella The Noctuary. Struggling writer Simon Ryan’’s life has gone to Hell. Shadows are pouring into his reality and his words are not his own anymore. He has been chosen to become a scribe for some of the worst creatures of the Underworld – the ones whose sole purpose is to torment human souls – The Dark Muses. As Simon writes, he falls deeper into the abyss and before long he has no sense of what is real. With the help of another scribe, old and mutilated, Simon comes to discover that his writing can mould people and places
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New Book for Review: Natural Treatment Solutions For Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease by Eric M. Osansky D.C.

Eric M. Osansky D.C will be touring in December with his alternative health book, Natural Treatment Solutions For Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease. If you have hyperthyroidism or Graves’ Disease and are looking for a natural treatment solution to get to the underlying cause of your condition, then this book will show you how to restore your health naturally…and avoid radioactive iodine. In the United States, radioactive iodine is commonly recommended as the first line of treatment for hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease. While radioactive iodine is necessary at times, in most cases it should be the last resort. Antithyroid drugs may be necessary to manage the symptoms, but they of
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In Leah’s Wake Virtual Book Publicity Tour Nov/Dec 2011 & Jan 2012

Join Terri Giuliano Long, author of the women’s fiction novel, In Leah’s Wake (Createspace/Inspired Quill), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – January 27 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Terri Giuliano Long Terri Giuliano Long is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel In Leah’s Wake. Books offer her a zest for life’s highs and comfort in its lows. She’s all-too-happy to share this love with others as a novelist and a writing teacher at Boston College. Her life outside of books is devoted to her family. In her spare time, she enjoys walking, traveling to far-flung places, and
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The Grym Brothers Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Jason Krumbine, author of The Grym Brothers Series, Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better off Dead (One Stray Word Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 23 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jason Krumbine Jason Krumbine is the author behind the pulse pounding, wisecracking Alex Cheradon Series, the dead soul hunting Grym Brothers Series (including Two and a Half Dead Men, The Dead Couple and Better Off Dead), and the tongue-in-cheek paranormal romance “A Graveyard Romance.” You can visit his website at www.jasonkrumbine.com or visit him at Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasonkrumbine and Facebook
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Inside the Spaghetti Bowl Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Join Frank Zaccari, author of the family/relationships book, Inside the Spaghetti Bowl (Createspace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – December 16 2011 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Frank Zaccari A native of western New York, Frank Zaccari earned a degree in finance from California State University at Sacramento after serving as a military medic in the U.S. Air Force. He spent over 25 years in the high-tech industry holding positions from account representative to CEO, and for nearly 20 years specialized in turn-around management of companies under 100 million dollars. Upon becoming a single, custodial parent after nearly 25
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  • October 16, 2011
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  • Comments Off on New Tween Book for Review: The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell by Karen Mueller Bryson

New Tween Book for Review: The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell by Karen Mueller Bryson

Karen Mueller Bryson will be touring in December with her comedic adventure novel for teens, The Incredibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell. History made fun! In this fast-paced and action-packed time travel adventure, the wise-cracking whiz kid, Puggie Liddell’s modified Gameboy activates a time travel portal and he lands in the 1890s with his sibling rival, annoyingly prissy teen sister, Gigi, who thinks history is like-totally-gross. The kids must learn to work together to find a time travel portal back to the present before the eccentric scientist, Nikola Tesla, or his arch nemesis, inventor Thomas Edison, can steal the Gameboy and use it to complete a death ray machine,
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New Book for Review: Fission by Tom Weston

Tom Weston will be touring in December with his historical novel Fission. Lise Meitner: a physicist who never lost her humanity First they tried to deny her. Then they tried to destroy her. But she survived to discover nuclear fission and spark the race for the atomic bomb. The clue is to be found in her headstone. No, it isn’t the physics. For, as much as I like science, the scribbling of mathematical equations on blackboards and the clicking of Geiger-counters does not make for riveting story-telling. What drew me to the Lise Meitner story is the humanity. Imagine a story of hate and greed, intrigue and danger, war
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Dancing on the Inside Virtual Book Publicity Tour November/December 2011

Join Glen C. Strathy, author of the middle grade novel, Dancing on the Inside (iUniverse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 16 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Glen C. Strathy Glen C. Strathy started writing stories when he was 11 years old and too shy to have a life.  He eventually found a life when he started acting in community theatre and met other writers, actors, dancers, and artists.  He discovered that the best thing about performing arts (and other arts too) is that they give people more freedom to be who they want to be.  After
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