The God’s Wife by Lynn Voedisch Virtual Book Publicity Tour September and October 2011
Authors on Tour, Featured — By Tracee Gleichner on August 20, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Join Lynn Voedisch, author of the historical novel, The God’s Wife (The Fiction Studio), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – October 28 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Lynn Voedisch
Lynn Voedisch is a Chicago journalist and fiction writer with many years experience working for newspapers and magazines. She is a member of the America Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society of Midland Authors, where she is one the board of directors. She started out as editor of her college newspaper at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and went on to work for WBBM-TV, Chicago; Pioneer Press in suburban Chicago, the Los Angeles Times, and spent a 17-year stint at the Chicago Sun-Times. She was an entertainment reporter and technology reporter there and helped develop the newspaper’s fledgling Web site. The site and staff won Best Innovation from the Inland Daily Press Association and the Dvorak Award for Web content.
She has been on television (“Chicago Tonight”) and radio (WBEZ-FM) talk shows, discussing arts topics that affect the city. After leaving the Sun-Times, she pursued a freelance career where she was published in the Chicago Tribune and in the Industry Standard, Grok and Connect-Time (all technology magazines). She also did arts stories for Dance Magazine and the Tribune. A short story of hers, “Wili,” was published inFolio literary magazine in Winter, 2001. She is now working on fiction. Her first novel, “Excited Light” (ASJA Press, $14.95) is available at Amazon.com, bn.com,booksamillion.com and can be ordered at any Barnes & Noble store. Her current novel, “The God’s Wife” (Fiction Studio Books, $9.99 e-book, $16.95 paperback) goes on sale Aug. 9.
Visit her website at http://www.lynnvoedisch.com/TheGodsWife-LV.com/Welcome.html
About The God’s Wife
The women of ancient Egypt were the freest of any civilization on earth, until the modern era. In several dynasties of ancient Egypt the God’s Wives of Amun stood tall, priestesses of wealth and power, who represented the pinnacle of female power in the Egyptian state. Many called The God’s Wife of Amun second only to the Pharaoh in dominance. THE GOD’S WIFE follows the adventures of a 16-year-old girl, Neferet, who is thrust into the role of The Gods Wife of Amun without proper training. Surrounded by political intrigue and ensnared by sexual stalking, Neferet navigates the temple, doing her duties, while keeping her family name pristine and not ending up like her predecessor—dead. Meanwhile, a modern-day Chicago dancer, Rebecca, is rehearsing for a role in an ancient Egyptian production and finds herself blacking out and experiencing realistic dreams about life in Egypt. It’s as if she’s coming in contact with Neferet’s world. Are the two parallel worlds on a collision course? They seem to be, for Neferet has just used an old spell to bring protection to her world, and Rebecca meets a mysterious Egyptian man who says he’ll whisk her away to Alexandria. Magic and realism mix for a powerful ending in THE GOD’S WIFE.
Book Excerpt:
Door after door gave way to the procession until they faced a hut-sized entrance with a red door allowing passage for only one or two persons at a time. She and Nebhotep had permission to touch it. She descended from the litter, aided by the priests, and stood, legs quivering under her linen gown, before the portal. She pounded once upon the wood, and the priests all bent forward prostrate on the floor. The way opened. She drew herself up, steadied her breath and faced the blue icon of the god Amun. He sat, life-sized, on a granite pedestal. His eyes, of the most uncanny stones, followed her every movement, even the shift of her eyes.
As instructed, she placed an armful of flowers at the god’s feet. Priests, bent over and mumbling apologies to the great Amun, handed her food to lay at the icon’s pedestal. Then, at the door, they covered Neferet with a great, gold-flecked robe and crowned her wig with a diadem. They sang a song of matrimony, and Nebhotep joined her hand to that of the great statue. It was as cold as the night waters. The priest read a long statement, detailing the lands and properties that the temple afforded to her, now that she was the bride of Amun. Her mind swam. All through these declarations, the heady incense threatened to knock her out. The sacred drug didi had her head swimming, because now the room was full of blue – the same color as the faience beads on her full collar necklace. She relaxed and couldn’t take her eyes off the Amun effigy.
Like fleet-footed beings of the night, the priests left. Closing the door behind them, they abandoned her with this husband of rock. In the moment his jewel eyes fastened onto hers, she knew her life was no longer her own.
The God’s Wife Book Publicity Tour Schedule
Monday, September 5
Interviewed at Associated Content
Tuesday, September 6
Interviewed at Review From Here
Wednesday, September 7
Book reviewed at Buddy Acres
Thursday, September 8
Interviewed at Broowaha
Friday, September 9
Interviewed at As the Pages Turn
Monday, September 12
Reviewed at Owl Tell You About It
Tuesday, September 13
Interviewed at Examiner
Wednesday, September 14
Interviewed at The Writer’s Life
Thursday, September 15
Interviewed at American Chronicle
Friday, September 16
Guest Blogging at Owl Tell You About It
Monday, September 19
Book Reviewed at Reader’s Refuge
Tuesday, September 20
Guest Blogging at The Book Faery Reviews
Wednesday, September 21
Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book
Thursday, September 22
Book reviewed at Book Brats
Friday, September 23
Interviewed at Divine Caroline
Monday, September 26
Interviewed at You Wanna Know What I Think
Wednesday, September 28
Book reviewed at Situations Where You May Need It
Thursday, September 29
Interviewed at Allvoices
Monday, October 3
Book Reviewed at Luxury Reading
Tuesday, October 4
Book Reviewed at Wakela’s World
Wednesday, October 5
Interviewed at Literal Exposure
Thursday, October 6
Interviewed at Shine
Monday, October 10
Book Reviewed at The Mortal’s Library
Tuesday, October 11
Interviewed at Digital Journal
Wednesday, October 12
Book Reviewed at Live to Read
Thursday, October 13
Book Reviewed at Musing of a Book Junkie
Friday, October 14
Interviewed at Musings of a Book Junkie
Monday, October 17
Book Reviewed at Hands and Home
Tuesday, October 18
Guest Blogging at Hands and Home
Wednesday, October 19
Book Reviewed at TBF Reviews
Thursday, October 20
Interviewed at Blogcritics
Friday, October 21
Interviewed at Redroom
Monday, October 24
Book Reviewed at Celtic Lady’s Reviews
Wednesday, October 26
Guest Post at Literarily Speaking
Friday, October 28
Guest Post at Feeling a Draft
Lynn Voedisch’s THE GOD’S WIFE VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on September 5 and end on October 28 ‘11. Please contact Tracee Gleichner at tgleichner(at)gmail(dot)com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing her book or click here to use the form. Thank you!
If you would like to book your own virtual book tour with us, click here to find out how!
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