Archive for September, 2011:

Pump Up Your Book Presents October 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book! Announces Oct ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours Join a talented and diverse group of 42 authors, promoting 44 books, who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of October 2011. Follow them as they travel the blogosphere from October 3rd through October 28th to discuss their books. There are genres for everyone: from literary fiction to satire, from fantasy to historical fiction, from true crime to memoir, and more! Award-winning authors Kathi Macias and Marilyn Meredith return for their ninth virtual book tours to promote their latest releases. Literary fiction comes to you from Gregory Allen, John Banks,
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Camouflaged Killer by David Gibb Virtual Book Publicity Tour October and November 2011

Join David Gibb, author of the true crime novel, Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams (Berkley Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3rd – November 23rd, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Gibb David A. Gibb is a respected investigative consultant and journalist, who has developed a knack for uncovering the truth. He spent twenty-five years digging for answers as a private investigator – a career that involved many fascinating cases. Gibb is responsible for finding over 4,400 missing people, and has worked undercover in such challenging environments as a religious cult
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New Book for Review: Family/Relationship Nonfiction ‘Inside the Spaghetti Bowl’ by Frank Zaccari

Frank Zaccari will be touring November 14 – December 16, 2011, with his family/relationship nonfiction book, Inside the Spaghetti Bowl! Like many of the “baby boomers” my family faced the difficult task of burying our Mother. This is our story, this is your story. It is a story for every beating heart that has loved or has been loved. It is the story about the struggles and pains endured by those virtuous individuals who poured their lives into ours and filled our years with intimate memories and a gladdened heart. It is the story you will want to pass down to your children and grandchildren. This is a book
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Gregory Earls, author of Empire of Light

When Gregory Earls isn’t eating at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, he pays the bills by taking up space at 20th Century Fox in the Feature Post Production Department. He’s a proud graduate of Norfolk State University and the American Film Institute, where he studied cinematography. He’s an award-winning director who has amassed a reel of short films, music videos, and (yes) a wedding video or two. Steadfastly butchering the Italian language since 2002, he hopes to someday master the language just enough to inform his in-laws how much he loves their daughter, Stefania, who was born and raised in Milan, Italy. Gregory currently resides in Venice, California
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Beside the Still Waters by Jacqueline Lynch Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Jacqueline Lynch, author of the historical fiction novel, Beside the Still Waters (Smashwords), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5-16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jacqueline Lynch Jacqueline T. Lynch’s novels are available as ebooks from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Several of her plays have been published and produced around the U.S., Canada, and one of which was translated into Dutch and performed several times in the Netherlands. Her ONE GOOD TURN premiered as a winner of the 2011 Northern Kentucky University Y.E.S. Festival. Her one-act play IN MEMORY OF TRIXIE GAZELLE was chosen as a winner
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Katie’s Way by Marta Perry Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Marta Perry, author of the Amish fiction novel, Katie’s Way (Berkley Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1-18 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Marta Perry 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.
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Words of Inspiration from Your Own Kind by Rachel Greer Virtual Book Publicity Tour November, December, January and February

Join Rachel Greer, author of the poetry book, Words of Inspiration From Your Own Kind (AuthorHouse), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1st,2011 thru February 24, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! 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
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Adventure on a DARE by Fritz Sprandel Virtual Book Publicity Tour November, December and January

Join Fritz Sprandel, author of the true adventure novel, Adventure on a DARE (AuthorHouse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1st – January 13th, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Fritz Sprandel Fritz Sprandel was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania with his mother and two older brothers. Unfortunately, his family often didn’t realize his potential or affirm his value. Fritz’s brothers would bait him with dares that Fritz took them up on, which meant he was always in trouble. He was definitely the black sheep of the family. Besides thriving on dares, Fritz spent most of
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Death with Dignity: The Case for Legalizing Physician-Assisted Dying and Euthanasia Virtual Book Tour October 2011

Join Robert Orfali, author of the non-fiction current affair book, Death With Dignity: The Case for Legalizing Physician-Assisted Dying and Euthanasia as he virtually tours the blogosphere in October, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Robert Orfali Robert Orfali, the guru of client/server systems in the early days of Silicon Valley, co-authored three best-selling books that demystified the complexity of these mission-critical systems and made them understandable to a whole new generation of programmers. The books sold over a million copies. In this book, Robert uses his analytical skills to deconstruct the most complex system he has yet encountered: our modern end-of-life
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Telegraph Island Virtual Book Publicity Tour October 2011

Join John Milton Langdon, author of the historical fiction novel, Telegraph Island (Tate Publishing & Enterprises), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – 28 2011 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About John Langdon Author John Milton Langdon is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has a master’s degree in maritime civil engineering. Langdon retired and became a professional writer after an active and rewarding engineering career. Initially he worked in Britain but from 1972 until 2008, he dealt with project development in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria. Langdon lives in the Austrian
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Nephilim Virtual Book Publicity Tour October 2011

Join Mary Ann Loesch, author of the urban fantasy/paranormal novel, Nephilim (Lyrical Press, Inc.), as she virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – 28 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mary Ann Loesch Mary Ann Loesch is an award-winning author living in the Austin Area. Teacher by day, writer by night, Ms. Loesch has an extensive background in Theatre Arts and education. In 2009 her novel, Nephilim, won the Writers League of Texas Manuscript contest in the category of Science Fiction/Fantasy. Having published short stories in SNM Horror Magazine, A Side of Grits, and Red Fez, she is also a proud contributor
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Nemo James, author of Just A Few Seconds

Biography Born and based in England, Nemo James worked as a professional musician and singer/songwriter for more than 30 years. He now lives in Croatia with his wife Federika and their cat Jutko. His first book “Just a Few Seconds” was published this year. You can find Nemo’s website at www.nemojames.com or he welcomes friend requests at www.facebook.com/nemojames. About Just a Few Seconds Just A Few Seconds is a story of one man’s experience in the music business. It is an amusing and true story of a successful freelance musician whose gigs ranged from private parties to the very rich and famous to the roughest London pubs where playing
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A Death For Beauty Virtual Book Publicity Tour October 2011

Join Alberto Rios Arias, author of the historical mystery novel, A Death For Beauty or, An Immortal (Freedom River Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – 28 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Alberto Rios Arias Born in Jersey City and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, Alberto Rios Arias filled his leisure time writing and illustrating short stories and took an interest in creative writing after reading J.D. Salinger’s, Catcher in the Rye in high school. After a three-year stint in the Army, he pursued another obsession and enrolled in the popular School of Visual Arts in Manhattan under
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Real Eyez Realize Real Liez by Robert Nelson Virtual Book Publicity Tour November ’11 and January ’12

Join Robert Nelson, author of the urban thriller, Real Eyez Realize Real Liez (CreateSpace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1-23 2011 and January 2-27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Robert Nelson 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
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Veronica’s Nap Virtual Book Publicity Tour October 2011

Join Sharon Bially, author of the women’s fiction novel, Veronica’s Nap (Connaissance Media), as she virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – 28 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sharon Bially Sharon Bially lived for twelve years in Paris and Aix-en-Provence before settling with her family in Massachusetts. A graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, she’s a public relations professional and leads seminars for the Boston-based, nonprofit literary arts center, Grub Street Writers. She’s also an adult student of ballet and modern dance. Her latest book is the contemporary women’s fiction novel, Veronica’s Nap. You can visit Sharon’s
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with 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
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Lagan Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour October/November 2011

Join Peter Murphy, author of the literary fiction novel, Lagan Love (Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Peter Murphy Peter Murphy was born in Killarney where he spent his first three years before his family was deported to Dublin, the Strumpet City. Growing up in the verdant braes of Templeogue, Peter was schooled by the De La Salle brothers in Churchtown where he played rugby for ‘The Wine and Gold’. He also played football (soccer) in secret! After that, he graduated and studied the Humanities in Grogan’s under the
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New Book for Review: Humor ‘Donations to Clarity’ by Noah Baird

Noah Baird is touring in November & December 2011 with his humor book, Donations to Clarity! The plan was simple: hoax bigfoot, then sell tours to bigfoot enthusiasts. The plan wasn’t brilliant, and neither were Harry, Earl, and Patch. The three chemical-abusing friends only wanted to avoid the 9 to 5 rat race, but their antics attract the attention of a real bigfoot. When the misogynistic Earl is mistaken for a female bigfoot by the nearsighted creature and captured; it is just the beginning of their problems. The U.S. Government has a plan to naturalize the mythical creatures living within the U.S. borders. The problem is the plan needs
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New eBook for Review: Nonfiction ‘Writing Your Way: The Great American Novel Track’ by Julie Smith

Julie Smith will be touring December 5 – 16 with her nonfiction book, Writing Your Way: The Great American Novel Track! WRITING YOUR WAY is a no-nonsense, jam-packed book on writing fiction that came directly out of the author’s belief that most writing teachers need to cut their students a little slack. Edgar-winner Julie Smith’s approach is to help you find your own writing method, not bombard you with “unbreakable” rules. But make no mistake, she’s going to give you plenty of how-tos—on plot, character, setting, voice, point-of-view, dialogue, pacing and marketing. As well as plenty of practice exercises. And lots of motherly advice. She also thinks most writing
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New eBook for Review: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/Crime ‘Better Off Dead’ by Jason Krumbine

Jason Krumbine is touring November 1 – 23, 2011 with his urban fantasy/paranormal/crime novel, Better Off Dead, Book 3 in The Grym Brothers Series! They say dead men tell no tales, but that’s just because they’ve never worked as a Grim Reaper. Grim Reapers are real. They are governed by the Council of Reapers. Reapers are responsible for the capture and containment of dead souls that refuse to or cannot move on to the afterlife. Lori Standford’s mother died six months ago. Now she’s back, haunting Lori out of her home. Lori turns to her close friend, Emma Grym, mother of Thane and Mort Grym, for help. Now Thane
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The Luminist by David Rocklin Virtual Book Publicity Tour October and November 2011

Join David Rocklin, author of the literary historical fiction novel, The Luminist (Hawthorne Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Rocklin David Rocklin is an attorney and a mediator. He graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Literature. He lives in California with his wife and children. The Luminist is his first novel. You can visit his website at http://www.davidrocklin.com Connect with him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/drocklin or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Luminist/197726206912766 About The Luminist IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian
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Devil’s Hand Virtual Book Publicity Tour October/November 2011

Join M.E. Patterson, author of the supernatural fantasy novel, Devil’s Hand (Digimonkey Studios), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About M.E. Patterson M. E. Patterson is an author of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and thrillers, as well as an information technologist. He received an English/Fiction Writing degree from Virginia Tech, where he studied under nationally-recognized writers and poets. He has published short stories on RevolutionSF and his first manuscript for his book, Devil’s Hand, placed in the top five in the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest. You can visit his website at
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Pump Up Chats with Women’s Fiction Author Shobhan Bantwal

Besides authoring five novels, Shobhan Bantwal is a freelance writer and award-winning fiction writer featured in publications such as The Writer, India Abroad, Little India, India Currents and New Woman India. She regularly donates a portion of her book earnings to women’s charities. For information on her books, contests, events, recipes, photos, contact, and favorite charities, visit her website at www.shobhanbantwal.com or her facebook page at www.facebook.com/ShobhanBantwal.author Thank you for this interview, Shobhan. I (Jaime) have been working with you for four years now to spread the word about your books online. It’s been a wonderful pleasure. Can you tell the readers here about how things have changed since promoting your first book?
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A Christmas Journey Home Virtual Book Tour, October 2011

Join Kathi Macias, author of the Christian contemporary seasonal novel, A Christmas Journey Home (New Hope Publishers, October 5, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in October 2011 on her ninth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kathi Macias Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored more than 30 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women’s clubs and retreats, and writers’ conferences, and won the 2008 Member of the Year award from AWSA (Advanced Writers and
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Deliver Me From Evil Virtual Book Tour, October 2011

Join Kathi Macias, author of the Christian contemporary suspense novel, Deliver Me From Evil (New Hope Publishers, September 5, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in October 2011 on her eighth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kathi Macias Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored more than 30 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women’s clubs and retreats, and writers’ conferences, and won the 2008 Member of the Year award from AWSA
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Tamara Elizabeth

Tamara Elizabeth is a speaker, author, self love coach, radio host, a master motivator of women in transition, conductress of motivational seminars, professional photographer, small space designer, lover of social media, mother of 5, and a fabulously loveable woman after her first 50 years. She is determined to create a revolution of women. Tamara started her life over at fifty and believes that if she can do it, any woman can. That’s when she decided to take her experiences and help others with her latest book, Fabulously Fifty and Reflecting It! – Discovering My Loveable Me. I have 4 greatest accomplishments in my life – my 4 grown children.
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New Book for Review: Thriller ‘Naked Addiction’ by Caitlin Rother

Caitlin Rother will be touring January 3 – 27 2012 with her thriller novel, NAKED ADDICTION! Police detective Ken Goode is tired of working undercover narcotics and wants a transfer to homicide. When the Camus-reading surfer finds the body of a beautiful woman in an alley, he gets the go-ahead to head a team of relief detectives and wins the chance to prove he’s homicide-worthy. As Goode explores the underbelly of the affluent coastal enclave of La Jolla and its neighbor, Pacific Beach, he clashes with the patrons and employees of a neighborhood bar: real estate agents and beauty school students who have possible ties to an escort service
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New eBook for Review: Humor ‘Babes in Bucksnort’ by Davis Aujourd’hui

Davis Aujourd’hui will be touring in November 2011 with his humor/satire book, Babes in Bucksnort! Babes in Bucksnort is the first sequel to the highly praised The Misadventures of Sister Mary Olga Fortitude. Once again the unconventional bourbon-swilling, chain-smoking nun will spin outrageously funny new tales about the residents of Bucksnort, Wisconsin while she tests the will of a reformed prostitute who just happens to be her Reverend Mother. Unfortunately there’s trouble brewing in the Snortlands. The nasty and notorious town busybody, Priscilla Bunhead, goes on a crusade to stamp out what she calls the gay menace. That’s when she convinces her millionaire friend, Mildred Mayflower, to give away
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Carole Eglash-Kosoff

Carole Eglash-Kosoff lives and writes in Valley Village, California. She graduated from UCLA and spent her career in business and in teaching. In 2006 her husband, mother, and brother died within a month of one another, causing her to reevaluate her life. She volunteered to work with the American Jewish World Service and was sent to South Africa to teach. She returned there a year later, having met an amazing array of men and women who had devoted their lives during the worst years of apartheid to helping the children, the elderly, and the disabled of the townships. These people cared when no one else did and their efforts
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Well With My Soul by Gregory G. Allen Virtual Book Tour October and November 2011

Join Gregory G. Allen, author of the literary fiction novel, Well With My Soul (ASD Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 17 through November 18 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Gregory G. Allen 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
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Elysia Strife, A PROMISE IN ASH

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Kaylin McFarren, BURIED THREADS

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"I didn't realize that there is a place on amazon that you can see your stats for foreign sales; mine are really good and I believe it is your tweeting service. I think I might have found the key to successful self-publishing when I found Pump Up Your Books."
-- Suzanne Jenkins, PAM OF BABYLON SERIES

"Dorothy Thompson helped promote my book, Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey. Taking part in it was so much easier (and less expensive) than the travel schedule I was hving to keep doing on my own. She set up everything, coached me through my part, and I found my book and I promoted it all over the Internet. It definitely increased my book sales."
-- Malana Ashlie, GRINGOS IN PARADISE

"Dorothy was not only a lot of fun to work with but she helped me get the word out about my book. I would recommend her to both debut and experienced authors."
---Deborah Woehr, PROSPERITY: A GHOST STORY

“Dorothy is a firecracker promoter. She is skilled at finding the most visible placements in promoting your book with unmatched enthusiasm.She is creatively talented and a wonderful person to have on your team.”
--Kathy Holmes Eckardt, REAL WOMEN WEAR RED

“I invested in a three month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Books promotions for my noir thriller, Moonlight Falls. Not only did the marketing campaign work wonders for spreading the word about the new novel, in the very last month, on the very last day of the tour, Moonlight Falls became an Amazon Kindle bestseller!”
–Vincent Zandri, MOONLIGHT FALLS and THE REMAINS

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–-World Ahead Media

“This has been a wonderful experience. Dorothy Thompson and her whole team are very committed to each author, take each author’s tour very seriously, and work towards maximum exposure in the right places. This is the best book promotion expenditure I’ve made in terms of return on investment. I highly recommend Pump Up Your Book Promotion.”
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"I used Pump Up Your Book promotions a few months ago for my novel, Nephilim. My publisher is a great person, but when it comes to promotions, she encourages authors to do that on their own. Enter Dorothy Thompson at Pump Up Your Book. I had 8 reviews of the book and was featured as a guest author every day of the week at various websites during the month that I used her company. Amazing! She secured everything for me which was really nice and I didn't have to do anything but write a few blogs or answer interview questions. I would use Pump Up Your Book again in a heart beat!"
--Mary Ann Loesch, NEPHILIM

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How do you make sales happen for you?

A lot of hard work! I sponsor a lot of on line parties, festivals and contests. Book sales don’t magically happen, believe me. An author has to work hard to earn her readers. And then she has to work hard to keep them by giving them something they’ll enjoy reading. I try hard to make my books worth a reader’s time.

-- Sheila Roberts, Author of Winter at the Beach