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Memories of Mom Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Alexia Fraser, author of the memoir, Memories of Mom (Createspace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Alexia E. Fraser Alexia Elizabeth Smart-Fraser was born in the beautiful island of Jamaica. After marrying her high school sweetheart Edward, she migrated to the United States. She is the proud and loving mother of two children, son Sean and daughter Paige. Alexia studied acting at H.B. Studio. She worked as an extra on the set of “Cosby Mysteries” with Bill Cosby, “New York Undercover” with Malik Yubo, “Central Park West” with Lauren Hutton, and
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The MacGuffin Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2011

Join Michael Craft, author of the mystery novel, The MacGuffin (Questover Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Craft Michael Craft is the author of a dozen prior novels and three stage plays. As a mystery writer he has been known for many years as the author of the popular “Mark Manning” series, set in the Midwest, as well as the “Claire Gray” series, set in California. Three of his novels have been honored as national finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. His latest mystery novel, The MacGuffin, features a new protagonist,
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Questions in the Silence Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Karen Glick, author of the literary fiction novel, Questions in the Silence (CreateSpace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Karen Glick Karen Glick lives outside of Philadelphia. She is a clinical psychologist whose other interests include writing, painting, and acting. When not feverishly engaged in these pursuits, she enjoys spending time with her four children, husband, cavalier king charles spaniels and cats. Karen has just published her first novel, Questions in the Silence. You can visit her website at http://www.bellalunavoicecompany.com/. Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon
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Pump Up Chats with Dr. Eric Osansky

Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractic physician who was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease, and restored his health back to normal by following a natural thyroid treatment protocol. He has also helped many other people with hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, and is author of the book ”Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease”. While Dr. Osansky was a “traditional” chiropractor for 7 ½ years, focusing on conditions such as neck and back pain, after he was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease and experienced the benefits of following a natural treatment protocol, he began helping other people with hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, along with other thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions. While
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New Book for Review in Jan 2012: Sea Turtle Summer by Nancy Stewart

Award-winning children’s author Nancy Stewart returns in January 2012 with her latest bestseller, Sea Turtle Summer. Bella and Britt think living by the beach is the coolest thing ever. When they discover a Loggerhead Sea Turtle laying her eggs in broad daylight, the girls go into action to help. No one, though, seems to care about the nest. The beach is a busy place and is getting busier by the minute on such a beautiful summer day. What can they do? Who will help, and what do they learn about themselves? As a bonus, Sea Turtle Summer contains kid appealing facts about sea turtles. Read an excerpt! Next morning,
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Pump Up Chats with Douglas Misquita – Author of Haunted

Douglas Misquita hails from Mumbai, India. When not writing, he plays lead guitar and sings with a rock n roll band, and enjoys travelling to places steeped in history and art. He is currently with the wireless telecommunication industry as a Project Manager. Haunted is his debut action-thriller novel and has been very well received by fans of the genre. Find out more at http://www.douglasmisquita.com , join the fan page on http://www.facebook.com/Haunted.Novel , find out what piques his interest at http://www.douglasmisquita.com/blog or subscribe to tweets at @douglasmisquita. Thank you for this interview, Douglas. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later? Do
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How OK! Magazine Taught Me a Thing or Two About Book Promotion

How OK! Magazine Taught Me A Thing Or Two About Book Promotion Let’s say I’m the editor of a weekly supermarket tabloid that focuses on celebrities. I’m writing an article on a certain celebrity couple’s relationship that’s been all over the news lately and I need quotes from a relationship expert. And…I’m on a deadline. The few relationship experts I have in my Rolodex are either out of town, won’t answer their phone or are tired of being harassed by weekly supermarket tabloid editors. Whatever the reason, I’m sweating, hyperventilating and don’t have a moment to spare. Then, a light bulb goes off. This isn’t old journalism, I scream!
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Radio Interview with Laura McHale Holland – Author of Reversible Skirt

Click on Play to play the radio interview! [haiku url=”http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Laura_Holland.mp3″ title=”Interview with Author Laura McHale Holland”] About Laura McHale Holland Laura McHale Holland’s memoir, Reversible Skirt won a silver medal in the 2011 Readers Favorite book awards. Her stories and articles have appeared in such publications as Every Day Fiction Three, Wisdom Has a Voice, the Vintage Voices anthologies, NorthBay biz magazine, the Noe Valley Voice and the original San Francisco Examiner. A member of both Redwood Writers and the Storytelling Association of California, Laura has been a featured teller at the Lake Tahoe Storytelling Festival. To keep up with her, please visit http://lauramchaleholland.com. About Reversible Skirt When the
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New Book for Review: Thriller ‘Daddy’s Home’ by A.K. Alexander

A.K. Alexander will be touring March 19 – May 11 2012 with her thriller, Daddy’s Home! A KILLER STALKS HIS PREY… A calculating and deadly killer is in search for what he terms as his perfect family. Preying upon single mothers and their innocent children, the police have dubbed him “The Family Man.” HE WATCHES THEM…HE TAKES THEM… He plays out his role as the perfect father. When things don’t go so perfect in his insane fantasy world, the family man kills. HOLLY JENNINGS IS ON THE CASE… Crime Scene Investigator Holly Jennings of the San Diego Police Department is determined to track him down and see that justice
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Pump Up Chats with Jeanne Bannon – Author of YA ‘Invisible’

As a special part of Jeanne’s tour, Invisible is available for $0.99 at Amazon.com and Smashwords from December 5th to 16th! Jeanne Bannon has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty years. She began her career as a freelance journalist, then worked as an in-house editor for LexisNexis Canada and currently works as a freelance editor and writer. Jeanne’s had several short stories published and won first place in the Writes of Caledon Short Story Contest. Invisible, Jeanne’s debut novel, is about a teenage girl who isn’t happy with herself and wishes she could disappear. And one day she does. Invisible is available on Amazon, Smashwords, and the
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The Secret of the Sacred Scarab Virtual Book Publicity Tour January/February 2012

Join Fiona Ingram, author of the middle grade adventure novel, The Secret of the Sacred Scarab: Book 1 in the Chronicles of the Stone series (iUniverse), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – February 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Fiona Ingram Although Fiona Ingram has been a journalist for the last fifteen years, writing a children’s book—The Secret of the Sacred Scarab—was an unexpected step, inspired by a recent trip to Egypt. The tale of the sacred scarab began life as a little anecdotal tale for her 2 nephews (then 10 and 12), who had accompanied her on
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Guest Blogger: Bestsellers Are Not Born. They’re Made! by Terri Giuliano Long

Bestsellers Are Not Born. They’re Made! Terri Giuliano Long When I published my debut novel, In Leah’s Wake, in October 2010, I had no clue as to what I was doing. Stupidly, too embarrassed to self-promote, I posted the book on Amazon. That was it. I mean really it – not even my parents knew I’d published the book! I sold two books in October, four in November, and thirty-four in December. For a month or so after the holidays, as people bought books for their new Kindles, I sold a few copies a day. By March, with sales lagging, and I realized that, if I didn’t do something,
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Pump Up Chats with Karen Pokras Toz

Karen Pokras Toz is a writer, wife, and mom. Karen grew up in the small town of Orange, Connecticut and graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Finance. She also attended the University of Richmond, where she studied law and business, receiving both a JD and an MBA. Karen has spent the last several years working as a tax accountant, writing in numbers. She recently discovered a passion for writing with words. In June 2011 Karen published her first novel for children, Nate Rocks the World. Karen is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Association of Independent Authors (AIA), and the Independent
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Historical Fiction Author Carole Eglash-Kosoff

Carole Eglash-Kosoff lives and writes in Valley Village, California. She graduated from UCLA and spent her career in business, teaching, and traveling. She has visited more than seventy countries. An avid student of history, she researched the decades preceding and following the Civil War for nearly three years, including time in Louisiana, the setting for Winds of Change and her earlier novel, When Stars Align. It is a story of bi-racial love. It is a story of war, reconstruction, and racism, but primarily, it is a story of hope. This is her third book. In 2006, following the death of her husband, she volunteered to teach in South Africa.
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Pump Up Chats with S.B. Lerner

S.B. Lerner has worked as an attorney in Manhattan, and in the evenings she wrote and published short stories. They are now available as a collection, called In the Middle of Almost and Other Stories. After getting married and becoming a mom, she was struck with the importance of knowing family history, so she researched and wrote the story of her father’s life. It was through learning about his early interest in a Zionist youth group in Poland that she became interested in the subject of her first novel, A Suitable Husband, which is set in prewar Poland. When not writing, teaching an ESOL class, doing ‘mom’ things or
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Pump Up Chats with Hank Quense

Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He writes humorous fantasy and scifi stories. On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun. He refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page of any daily newspaper and on the evening TV news. Visit Hank online at http://Strangeworldsonline.com and http://hankquense.com. You can find his blog at http://hankquense.com/blog Thank you for this interview, Hank. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did
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New Book for Review: Act of Grace by Karen Simpson

Karen Simpson will be touring in February with her contemporary speculative fiction novel Act of Grace. Why would Grace Johnson, an African American high school senior, take a bullet to save the life of a Ku Klux Klansman named Jonathan Gilmore? The question hovers unanswered over Grace’s hometown of Vigilant, Michigan. Few people, black or white, understand her sacrifice, especially since rumor has it years ago a member of Gilmore’s family murdered several African Americans including Grace’s father. Grace doesn’t want to talk about it, but the decision to speak is not hers to make. Ancestor spirits emerge to insist, in ways Grace cannot ignore, that she bear witness
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New Book For Review: The Canker Death by James R. Bottino

James R. Bottino will be touring February 6 – March 30th 2012 with his fantasy/sci-fi novel The Canker Death. When the reclusive, cynical systems administrator, Petor Fidelistro, discovers that one of his own servers has been cracked late one night, he makes it his personal business to track down the perpetrator. What his search uncovers thrusts him, unaware, into a mad shifting between worlds, time and alien minds. Fighting to keep his grip on reality, and forcing him to cope with his past, Petor finds himself uncontrollably transitioning between sentient minds that range from semi-conscious to dominant, from beings whose bodies and identities he can control, to those who
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Unbridled Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Dr. Michael J. Norman, author of the Christian/inspirational non-fiction book, Unbridled Grace (Dog Ear Publishing, LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 6th – 29th on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Michael J. Norman Dr. Michael J. Norman has owned a family health center offering chiropractic care and wellness programs since 1992. Since 2003, he has served as a staff doctor at a non-profit center offering health care and life services to the indigent and un-insured of his community. In addition to his practice, Dr. Norman enjoys writing, speaking, mission outreach and completing graduate studies in Theology. He lives with his family near
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Pump Up Chats with Dianne Hartsock

Dianne 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. Currently, Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which she says is the perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage. Blog: http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/ FB: http://www.facebook.com/diannehartsock Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/diannehartsock Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4850270.Dianne_Hartsock Thank you for this interview, Dianne. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later? Do you remember your first published piece? A: I’ve always been
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New Book for Review: Historical Fiction ‘Pictures of the Past’ by Deby Eisenberg

Deby Eisenberg will be touring February 6-29 2012 with her historical fiction novel, Pictures of the Past! First-time novelist Deby Eisenberg hits the ground running with PICTURES OF THE PAST, an epic family and historical saga, sweeping through Chicago, Paris and Berlin, reliving events from pre-World War II Europe, but beginning in contemporary times. An Impressionist painting, hanging for decades in the Art Institute of Chicago and donated by the charismatic philanthropist Taylor Woodmere, is challenged by an elderly woman as a Nazi theft. Mary Lignor of Book Pleasures says, “This novel is one of the most intriguing and beautiful books that I have ever read. The ending of
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Pump Up Chats with John Rosenman

John Rosenman 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 twenty books, including SF action/romantic adventure novels such as Beyond Those Distant Stars and Speaker of the Shakk (Mundania Press), A Senseless Act of Beauty (Crossroad Press), and Alien Dreams (Drollerie Press and Crossroad Press). Shorter books include A
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New Book for Review in Feb 2012: Christian/Inspirational Non-fiction: Unbridled Grace by Dr. Michael Norman

Dr. Michael Norman is touring in February 2012 with, Unbridled Grace. Answering a two-line classified ad in the newspaper had life-changing consequences for a trustingly naive doctor fresh out of school, just starting his career and life as a new father. In a nightmarish true story that could occur to any of us, he innocently takes a part-time chiropractic job from employers who were later found to be a Russian-organized crime ring involved in money laundering, insurance fraud and other crimes. Despite his cooperation in a federal government investigation, the author soon finds himself surrounded by deception on all sides. As his cooperation is turned cruelly against him, Michael endures
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Talking Virtual Book Tours with Chuck Waldron

U.S. born, Canadian novelist Chuck Waldron is currently working on his fourth novel, a thriller about an investigative blogger who uncovers more than he ever imagines…and has no idea what to do with his discovery. His first novel, Tears in the Dust, is a mystery set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War in 1937. When Alestair Ferguson volunteers to fight in the International Brigade he doesn’t realize the true price he will have to pay. Chuck’s second novel, Remington and the Mysterious Fedora, is a quirky fantasy, a story about what happens when a young man sits at the keyboard of a manual typewriter and puts on
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Pump Up Chats with Contemporary Romance Author Barbara Weitz

Barbara Weitz lives in a quiet suburb of Chicago with her husband and a mischievous German shepherd, thankful her three grown sons are grown and off making mayhem elsewhere. A career executive secretary for most of her life, she has also held a variety of mundane and unusual employment opportunities, during her sons growing years. This, coupled with a passion for animals and music, has helped shape the fictional characters she creates. She invites you to visit her website at: http://barbaraweitz.com Thank you for this interview, Barbara. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later? Do you remember your first published piece?
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First Chapters: Death On a High Floor by Chuck Rosenberg

Pump Up Your Book is proud to bring you the first chapters of fantastic books from magnificently talented authors. Not only does this give you a chance to see the author’s writing style, but it also helps in your book buying decisions. Today’s first chapter is from Chuck Rosenberg’s legal thriller, Death on a High Floor. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Death On a High Floor By Chuck Rosenberg Sliding Hill Press (August 12, 2011) Legal Thriller 453 pages Chapter One © Copyright Charles Rosenberg 2011 All Rights Reserved
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First Chapters: Remington & The Mysterious Fedora by Chuck Waldron

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Remington & The Mysterious Fedora By Chuck Waldron WriteByMe Books (April 6, 2011) Fantasy 256 pages Chapter One Walking through a door one afternoon was a life-changing event for Josh. Earlier that morning, he had made a grand announcement. Grandiose might have better described it. “I’m going to write a novel, and what’s more I’m going to write it in a month.” When his friends stopped laughing he said, “I’m not kidding. I saw it on the internet, a challenge to write a 50,000-word
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New Book for Review: Memoir ‘Memories of Mom’ by Alexia E. Fraser

Alexia E. Fraser will be touring January 3 – 16 with her memoir, Memories of Mom! Memories of Mom (M.O.M.) is a poignant story about an extraordinary mother, written by a daughter who loved and cared for her during her last lap of life. This story is written from the heart, and will inspire love and affection in millions of daughters and sons who will someday be caring for their elderly parents or loved ones. It is about undying love, unyielding sacrifices and compassionate role reversal. The circle of life. You can visit her blog at www.alexiafraser.blogspot.com. If you would like to review Memories of Mom, please fill out
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First Chapters: Red Hot Sky by Gordon Gumpertz

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Red Hot Sky By Gordon Gumpertz CreateSpace (October 12, 2011) Action/Adventure Fiction Chapter 1 Ben Mason pulled on a ski jacket and watch cap and walked out of his Arlington apartment into the bitterest ice storm he could remember. Head down, he forged his way to his aging Chevy Blazer. He set the defrost on max and inched through the whiteout, finally reaching the lab in Falls Church at 7:35 p.m. His lab partner, Shorty, six-foot-five Bertrand Short, stared at rows of rolling numbers
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First Chapters: In Leah’s Wake by Terri Giuliano Long

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In Leah’s Wake By Terri Giuliano Long CreateSpace/Inspired Quill (September 27, 2011) Women’s Fiction Chapter 1 September Zoe and Will Tyler sat at the dining room table, playing poker. The table, a nineteenth-century, hand-carved mahogany, faced the bay window overlooking their sprawling front yard. Husband and wife sat facing one another, a bowl of Tostitos and a half-empty bottle of port positioned between them. Their favorite Van Morrison disc—Tupelo Honey—spun on the player in the family room, the music drifting out of speakers built
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--Jo Sparkes, THE BIRR ELIXIR

❤️"I just wanted to let you know that tonight Steven Manchester's Twelve Months became The Story Plant's first #1 Kindle bestseller. This couldn't have happened without you. Barb's cover is an absolute showstopper, Sue's copyediting boosted the overall work, Jackie's proofreading kept all of us honest, and Tracee Gleichner's blog tour started what has become an avalanche of great reviews."
-- Lou Aronica, STORY PLANT

❤️"Blog tours have been the most effective promotion I’ve done. Dorothy Thompson and her company Pump Up Your Book are the greatest. I’ve spent money with other promotion companies that advertised packages then didn’t deliver the service they advertised, inflated their audience and reach and point blank falsely represented themselves. Dorothy has been a Godsend, and by far, her services are the best promotional endeavors I’ve invested in thus far."
-- Alicia Singleton, DARK SIDE OF VALOR

❤️"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

❤️“I’m so pleased every day when I look at Google Alerts and see our titles all around the blogosphere, so thanks for that!”
–-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.”
--Phyllis Zimbler Miller, MRS: LIEUTENANT

❤️"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