📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Witch Port Video Game Virtual Book Publicity / Blog Tour #YA

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Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Leonard Bassed’s THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME Virtual Book Tour September 2 – November 29!

A YA must read! THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME by Leonard Bassed @leobassed #YA #newrelease #ASMSG #PUYB Click To Tweet

Inside the Book

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Title: THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME
Author: Leonard Bassed
Publisher: Independent
Pages: 108
Genre: YA

BOOK BLURB:

Leonard Bassed had no plan to write a novel titled THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME when he set out to create a movie script with a similar name.  “I had written the pilot script first and I kept the same ending for the novel…everything from the script I wrote found its way into the finished book version of ‘The Witch Port Video Game,’ said writer-singer-actor Leonard Bassed.  “I was able to spend more time developing the characters and their world…the whole thing was just such an organic experience and extremely enjoyable, creative for me.”

THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME tells the story through the lives of three ordinary teens who live in the fictional town of Cradle Creek, USA – a small town they hope to one day escape, attracted by the bright lights and promise of the Big City.  All three are students at a prestigious performing art school with hopes of one day making names for themselves in the entertainment world.

Mr. Bassed continued about his story, “A chance encounter the three have with a girl named Bianca Morris threatens to derail their plans. Bianca introduces them to an enticing video game, ‘The Witch Port Video Game’.  This encounter, coupled with the arrival of the MacQuoid brothers sets in motion a series of bizarre events that spins their lives into chaos and disarray as the three head into a world of sorcery with an ultimate fight for survival.”

As a young boy growing up in South Africa, Leonard dreamed one day of working in the arts.  He wanted to write, to act, to sing.  While drawn to acting and song writing, he was also a good story teller.  “The auditions I would go out for as an actor were never reflective of the kinds of roles I was after to play. It was this realization that led me to writing the pilot script which I planned to pitch to TV and movie producers.  But, once I finished the script I’d grown too attached to the characters and the wonders of their world that ultimately led the script into the shape of a full novel,” he went on to say.

PRAISE

“While the book’s final moments leave us with a rather sudden, enigmatic ending, an end note does indicate a sequel Witch Port Igniting the Coven on the horizon. For those who enjoy the entertaining literary chemistry that results from inquisitive teens and their foray into the mysterious world of sorcery, Bassed’s venture should prove an intriguing reveal.”

–Pacific Book Review

“Filled with cheeky references to famous pop-culture stories of sorcery and mixed with some classic teenage angst, this book is a fast-paced, suspenseful story. The novel’s premise that some teenagers gain special powers through a video game is an updated, modern take on magic and suits the story quite well for a 21st-century setting. The author sets up the story mechanisms so that everything that happens through the students’ video game play also happens in real life. The author states that this novel was originally a screenplay, and those elements shine through, from the descriptive settings to the fast pace in which the action occurs on the page. It will be interesting to see how the protagonists grow with their powers in the sequel.”

–The U.S. Review of Books

Book can be purchased at the author’s web site at www.leonardbassed.com

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Meet the Author

Leonard Bassed

Writer-actor-singer Leonard Bassed was born in the town of Middleburg, Mpumalanga and raised in Johannesburg.  He started taking vocal lessons at age eight and studied drama throughout his high school years.  A mentor encouraged him to pursue an acting career.  Leonard went on to complete acting classes in both South Africa and later Los Angeles.  Currently, when not writing or singing, Leonard continues to study acting techniques with the renowned Margie Haber Studio in Hollywood. In his free time, he enjoys travel, reading and movie going.

WEBSITE & SOCIAL LINKS:

Website: https://leonardbassed.com/

Facebook page for author: https://www.facebook.com/leobassed/

Twitter page for author: https://twitter.com/LeonardBassed

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Blog Tour Highlights Fall

 

Monday, September 2

Book Feature & Tour Kick Off at PUYB Virtual Book Club

Tuesday, September 3

Interview at The Writer’s Life e-Magazine

Wednesday, September 4

Book Feature at Momma Says: To Read or Not To Read

Thursday, September 5

Book Feature at I’m All About Books

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Monday, September 9

Interview at Pump Up Your Book

Wednesday, September 11

Guest Blogging at Blogging Authors

Thursday, September 12

Book Feature at A Title Wave

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Monday, September 16

Book Teaser Feature at YouTube

Tuesday, September 17

Book Review at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Wednesday, September 18

Interview at Self-Publishing Showcase

Thursday, September 19

Interview at I’m Shelf-ish

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Monday, September 23

Book Teaser Trailer Feature at Literarily Speaking

Wednesday, September 25

Book Feature at What the Cat Read

Friday, September 27

Book Review at Books for Books

Book Feature at Book Cover Junkie

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Tuesday, October 1

Interview at My Book Launch

Thursday, October 3

Character Guest Post at As the Page Turns

Book Review at Sefina Hawke’s Books

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Monday, October 7

Guest Blogging at Sybrina’s Book Blog

Tuesday, October 8

Interview at The Literary Nook

Thursday, October 10

Interview at Book Bloggin’ Princess

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Monday, October 14

Book Feature at BookHounds YA

Tuesday, October 15

Book Review at Jazzy Book Reviews

Wednesday, October 16

Book Feature at T’s Stuff

Thursday, October 17

Book Review at Cheryl’s Book Nook

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Monday, October 21

Interview at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection

Tuesday, October 22

Book Feature at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews

Friday, October 25

Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner

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Monday, October 28

Character Interview at Pimp That Character

Thursday, October 31

Book Review at Stranded in Chaos

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Monday, November 4

Interview at I’m Shelf-ish

Tuesday, November 5

Book Feature at Laura’s Interests

Wednesday, November 6

Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book

Thursday, November 7

Book Feature at Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic

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Monday, November 11

Interview at Nuttin’ But Books

Tuesday, November 12

Book Trailer Feature at My Bookish Pleasures

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Monday, November 18

Interview at The Dark Phantom Reviews

Interview at Shannon Muir Author – Infinite House of Books

Tuesday, November 19

Book Trailer Feature at The Writer’s Life

Thursday, November 21

Book Review at StoreyBook Reviews

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Monday, November 25

Book Feature at Write and Take Flight

Tuesday, November 26

Book Feature at SheWrites

Wednesday, November 27

Interview at Book Publishing Secrets

Friday, November 29

Interview at Blogger News Net

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