Interview with Shane Stanley, Author of ‘What You Don’t Learn in Film School’ @shanestanley

“Remember, when you pitch an investor to finance a film, you’re selling something different. You’re selling the magic and the sizzle of Hollywood and most importantly, you’re selling yourself along with the upside (or fallacy) of what their investment might return. If someone is really in the position to write a check to finance a film, they’re probably pretty savvy. Trust me, they have been pitched everything from financing movies, to night clubs, clothing lines and widgets by someone a lot slicker and more qualified than you. Investors know they hold the key to unlocking the door to the dreams that can change your life, so go deep in
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Scene of the Crime Virtual Book Publicity Tour @JChaseNovelist

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer Chase’s SCENE OF THE CRIME Virtual Book Tour July 2 – October 31! Inside the Book Title: SCENE OF THE CRIME Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: JEC Press Pages: 300 Genre: Mystery Suspense BOOK BLURB: A calculating cold-blooded predator closes in… When a community has barely recovered from a ruthless serial killer six months earlier; now two more horrifying murders hit the radar again. It leaves police burdened with two of the most shockingly contaminated crime scenes ever documented in California’s law enforcement history. The Slayer works behind the scenes as a sinister puppet master, precisely pulling the strings, taunting
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Scornful Scones Book Blast & $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway! @MACozyMystery #bookblast #giveaway #win

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mildred Abbott’s SCORNFUL SCONES Book Blast July 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: SCORNFUL SCONES Author: Mildred Abbott Publisher: Wings of Ink Publications, LLC Pages: 300 Genre: Cozy Mystery BOOK BLURB: With summer approaching, Estes Park is abuzz with flowers, baking, tourists, and… murder. Tourist season is about to begin, and the lovely weather has Winifred Page and her corgi sidekick, Watson, leaving the comfort of the Cozy Corgi Bookshop and Bakery to reluctantly attend a celebration at the Black Bear Roaster coffee shop. But a chill of uncertainty settles over Fred when a choking death doesn’t seem so
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents LaLa Feels Blah-La Virtual Book Publicity Tour @TelaKayne

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tela Kayne’s LALA FEELS BLAH-LA Blog Tour July 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: LALA FEELS BLAH-LA Author: Tela Kayne Publisher: The Virtue Agency Pages: 30 Genre: Children’s Picture Book BOOK BLURB: Welcome to LaLa’s World: Where kids learn how to be the change! In this newly released children’s book, “LaLa Feels Blah-La,” a young girl and her stuffed bear wake up feeling blah for no apparent reason. LaLa’s mom teaches her to be mindful of her feelings and turn her mood around with the flip of a coin. Perfect for young readers, LaLa Feels Blah-La , teaches children
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Awakening: Dreamer’s Realm One Virtual Book Publicity Tour @karenarnprieste

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Arnpriester’s AWAKENING: DREAMER’S REALM ONE Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: AWAKENING: DREAMER’S REALM ONE Author: Karen Arnpriester Publisher: Createspace Pages: 344 Genre: Christian Fantasy BOOK BLURB: The horror of her sister’s abduction and Lucinda’s guilt manifest into years of acute insomnia. She appears to be miraculously healed when she participates in a test program that provides restful sleep but awakens a new dream realm … an alternative existence where Lucinda can create and manipulate any fantasy inspired by her imagination. Lucinda’s new realm is shattered by a dark evil that lurks there. Evil
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents What You Don’t Learn in Film School Virtual Book Publicity Tour @shaneStanley

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Shane Stanley’s WHAT YOU DON’T LEARN IN FILM SCHOOL Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: WHAT YOU DON’T LEARN IN FILM SCHOOL: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING Author: Shane Stanley Publisher: Industry Insider, LLC. Pages: 199 Genre: Nonfiction/Film BOOK BLURB: Multi Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Shane Stanley, a lifelong entertainment industry insider, has worked in every aspect of the film industry, covering a multitude of movies, television shows, and other projects. In his valuable new book, WHAT YOU DON’T LEARN IN FILM SCHOOL: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING, Stanley takes a candid look at
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Linked Virtual Book Publicity Tour @AuthorJSerrano

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judy Serrano’s LINKED Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: LINKED Author: Judy Serrano Publisher: Independent Pages: 265 Genre: Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: Daphne Foster is a substitute teacher stuck in an English class, waiting for that dreaded parent-teacher conference. With much preparation and anxiety, she encounters the unforgettable Charlie Cross. His charm and good looks, win her over but rumors of his involvement with organized crime make his continued disappearances disturbing. In walks Heathcliff Vanderpool, creating a love triangle of unusual sorts. Unknown to Daphne, Heathcliff and Charlie are old friends: Older than she could have
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Navy SEAL’s Match Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ALeighWilliams

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Amber Leigh Williams’ NAVY SEAL’S MATCH Blog Tour June 4 – July 27! Inside the Book Title: NAVY SEAL’S MATCH Author: Amber Williams Publisher: Harlequin Pages: 384 Genre: Contemporary Romance BOOK BLURB: He believes he can’t be saved—she’ll prove him wrong! Former SEAL Gavin Savitt always knew who he was—until his last deployment ended tragically. Now he’s home, his mind hijacked by trauma and the shadow of his once-perfect sight. Yet in this new hazy, unclear world, one person stands out—Mavis Bracken. There are a million reasons why Gavin shouldn’t be with Mavis, including that she’s his best friend’s little
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents What Happens in Summer Virtual Book Publicity Tour @CaridadPineiro

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Caridad Pineiro’s WHAT HAPPENS IN SUMMER Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: WHAT HAPPENS IN SUMMER Author: Caridad Pineiro Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Pages: 320 Genre: Contemporary Romance BOOK BLURB: The sizzling heat doesn’t always stay in summer. . . Connie Reyes and Jonathan Pierce only discovered how different they were after a magical summer on the Jersey Shore. She was ambitious and practical; he was artistic and rebellious. Their parting was heartrending, and the intervening years have only made a reunion less and less possible. Now, Jonathan is back in Sea Kiss, having made a fortune
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Nurse to the Marquess Virtual Book Publicity Tour @KatyWalters07

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Katy Walters’ NURSE TO THE MARQUESS Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: NURSE TO THE MARQUESS Author: Katy Walters Publisher: Celtic Circle Publishing Pages: 181 Genre: Regency Suspense/Romance BOOK BLURB: Under pressure from her aunt, Lady Rosamond Whitney agrees to attend the Little Season in support of her widowed friend Lady Harriett Templeton. Still mourning for her young husband, Lady Harriett also has no desire to marry again. Yet they both give in to their beloved aunt who fears for their future if they do not meet worthy husbands. After visiting the modiste who is preparing
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Interview with Benjamin Mester, Author of ‘The Banished Lands’ #interview #fantasy

Benjamin Mester is native of San Diego but can often be found wandering the woods of northern Minnesota. He fell in love with language at an early age – the eloquence of poetry or the grandeur of an epic story. Fantasy is his favorite genre, crafting new and magical places of heroism and adventure. When he isn’t writing, he’s often taking long walks through nature or wondering about his place in the wide world. Benjamin is the author of The Banished Lands series. You can visit him on Goodreads. Can we begin by having you tell us how you got started writing fantasies? Benjamin: I’ve always been a huge
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Author Interviews: Andreas Algava, Author of 600 Days in Hiding #interviews #Holocaust

Andreas Algava was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1939, the only son of Henri Algava and Allegra Carasso-Algava. When Andreas was 16 months old, Hitler’s forces invaded the country of his birth. Having to decide whether to believe the Nazi propaganda about a safe haven for Jews in Poland or go into hiding and risk execution, Andreas’s parents chose the latter relying on the courage and character of their Christian friends. After the war, the Algava family moved to New York City and became U.S. citizens. Andreas became known as Andrew who later attended Cornell University where he earned an engineering degree. This was followed by military service in
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Interview with Michael Okon, Author of ‘Monsterland Reanimated’ @IAmMichaelOkon #PUYB #YA #monsters #thriller

Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of entertaining people through unforgettable characters. Michael is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker for
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Dawsons Virtual Book Publicity Tour @TDawsons

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lydia and Santina Casablanca’s THE DAWSONS Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: THE DAWSONS Author: Lydia and Santina Casablanca Publisher: Xlibris Pages: 432 Genre: Fantasy/Romance BOOK BLURB: Witnessing the horrific demise of everyone he knew and loved has made Derrick Dawson strong, but it has also made him cold and broken. Tormented by his past and fears for the future, Derrick drowns himself in alcohol and drugs to dull the pain he can’t seem to escape. When Rose, the granddaughter of his sworn enemy, suddenly appears in his life, his world turns upside down. The wall
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Chronicles of Eledon Series Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ParkerJoni

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joni Parker’s THE CHRONICLES OF ELEDON SERIES Blog Tour June 4 – 29! About the Series Eledon, the world of the Elves, is doomed unless someone can find out what is causing it to break apart. For over a thousand years, a rogue island threatens to pull the rest of the world through an entry point to a wormhole, destroying it and the mortal world known as Earth. The task falls to Alex, a young woman born on the island, to find a solution. Her magical power is tested in the first book of the series, “Spell Breaker,” where she
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Conch Shell Confessions Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ConchieConfess

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dax Marie’s CONCH SHELL CONFESSIONS Blog Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: CONCH SHELL CONFESSIONS Author: Dax Marie Publisher: Author House Pages: 202 Genre: Memoir BOOK BLURB: This is a book about love: hunting it, chasing it, losing it, tripping, and falling into it. And yes, it’s a book about sex: hunting it, chasing it, losing it, tripping from it, and falling onto…ahem…it. But more than anything, it’s a book about self-discovery, navigating the learning curve of adulting, and learning the kind of tough lessons that only come when you have to pick yourself off the floor,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Sunwright Chronicles: A New World Blog Tour @SunWrightCron

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kevin M. Villegas’ THE SUNWRIGHT CHRONICLES: A NEW WORLD Virtual Book Tour June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: THE SUNWRIGHT CHRONICLES: A NEW WORLD Author: Kevin M. Villegas Publisher: Independent Pages: 120 Genre: Fantasy BOOK BLURB: The Sunwright Chronicles : A New World, takes place in the world called Alavar, the Sunwrights a mostly Magical family made up of Paris Sunwright, Suadela Sunwright, Calia Sunwright, Tobias & Jaedus Sunwright and last but not least Pershing Sunwright, have all arrived from a long but bitter stay from modern earth. Alavar is a fresh new world, so the Sunwrights
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Getaway Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maureen Brady’s GETAWAY Blog Tour May 15 – June 15! Inside the Book Title: GETAWAY Author: Maureen Brady Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 230 Genre: Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: After stabbing her abusive husband and leaving him dying on the kitchen floor, Cookie Wagner flees to remote Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. For a moment, she seems to have gotten away with murder. But, consigned to a secretive life with a new name and the need to be on constant alert, she faces all she has not gotten away with. She is helped by the recently widowed Mrs. Biddle, who offers her a place
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Strayed Pre-Publication Blitz – Win $25 Amazon Gift Card! @AuthorKristaLyn

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you KristaLyn A. Vetovich’s STRAYED Pre-Publication Blitz May 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: STRAYED Author: KristaLyn Vetovich Publisher: Glass House Press Genre: YA/NA Fantasy BOOK BLURB: In the struggle between good and evil, humans don’t stand a chance—not on their own. Which is why, for every living soul, there is a Firn: a spirit assigned to guide and defend humans from demonic spirits like the Aropfain. But earning a place in the fight is a process that requires several lifetimes—of service, experience, and sacrifice. Having just returned from her most recent life as an Ancient Roman martyr, Anaya is
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Sunset Beach Book Blast @CMDonovan #bookblast

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Christine Donovan’s SUNSET BEACH Book Blast June 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: SUNSET BEACH Author: Christine Donovan Publisher: Independent Pages: 328 Genre: Contemporary Romance BOOK BLURB: Until Sarah Kennedy is 17 she spends her summers at Sunset Beach with a close-knit group of friends. They are young, carefree, and just a tad wild—as teenagers tend to be. They share secrets, love, and a deep connection. But that final summer life as the friends know it begins to unravel. Domestic violence plagues one family, one of their group becomes a criminal. Sarah severs all ties with her friends and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents 600 Days in Hiding Virtual Book Publicity Tour #holocaust #memoir

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andreas Algava’s 600 DAYS IN HIDING Virtual Book Tour May 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: 600 DAYS IN HIDING Author: Andreas Algava with Daniel Levine Publisher: For Passion Publishing Company, LLC Pages: 424 Genre: Memoir BOOK BLURB: The Nazis invaded Salonika, Greece in April 1941. Within two years, the city’s Jews were shipped by cattle cars to the Auschwitz death camp. There were just three families who stayed in the city and survived because of the courage and kindness of Greek citizens who risked their lives and hid these Jewish families in their homes. Among the survivors
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Breathe In Virtual Book Publicity Tour @MichelleBellon

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michelle Bellon’s BREATHE IN Virtual Book Tour May 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: BREATHE IN Author: Michelle Bellon Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 272 Genre: Thriller/Suspense BOOK BLURB: Breathe in. Breathe out. This mantra gets Tessa Benson through the day. The man she loves walks all over her, and she just wants to get by without her heart shattering to pieces. If she could find her voice, she’d scream. Everything changes in one night, when she’s snatched from the streets and tied to a bed, a camera set up to capture her dying moment. And the person who paid
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Self-Promotion: If I Build It, Will They Come?

Self-Promotion: If I Build It, Will They Come? Authors are always looking for that golden key to book sales. What’s discouraging it that what might work for one book might not work for another to a degree and that leaves you wringing your hands and trying to figure out just what will work. Authors are a business. They are out there to sell a product – their book. With all the work that goes into their product – said book – it’s a lot of pressure on the author to find that golden key. The question that was presented to me was, “If I build it, will they come?”
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Monsterland Reanimated Virtual Book Publicity Tour @IAmMichaelOkon

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Michael Okon’s MONSTERLAND REANIMATED Virtual Book Tour May 1 – July 27! Inside the Book Title: MONSTERLAND REANIMATED Author: Michael Okon Publisher: WordFire Press Pages: 250 Genre: YA Fiction/Monsters/Thriller BOOK BLURB: After Monsterland has imploded, the entire world is thrown into chaos. World leadership is gone, economies have collapsed, and communications are non-existent.  Wyatt must go beyond the boundaries of his small town to reestablish contact with the outside world, and alert the government about a traitor-in-chief. During his journey he discovers a new threat released from the bowels of the defunct theme park. When an army of relentless mummies,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Probable Cause: Rethinking the JFK Plot Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Robin Haines’ PROBABLE CAUSE: RETHINKING THE JFK PLOT Virtual Book Tour May 1 – 30! Inside the Book Title: PROBABLE CAUSE: RETHINKING THE JFK PLOT Author: Robin Haines Publisher: Createspace Pages: 71 Genre: Politics BOOK BLURB: This book is a refreshing new look at the JFK Conspiracy theories. After years of meticulous research the author has compiled new evidence to suggest a different theory on this important moment in our nation’s history. It is a must read for anyone interested in a different view of the JFK assassination. Amazon ______________________ Meet the Author Robin Haines was born in Jersey City,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Banished Lands Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Benjamin Mester’s THE BANISHED LANDS Virtual Book Tour May 1 – June 29! Inside the Book Title: THE BANISHED LANDS (BOOK ONE) Author: Benjamin Mester Publisher: Independent Pages: 384 Genre: Fantasy BOOK BLURB: A kingdom in danger. A prophecy that will change everything. But will they understand it in time? The old world is gone, and barely even histories remain. But something from that time is returning. The closing lines of a farewell poem, written centuries ago by the last great king of the age to his slain wife, might be more than just a poem: The world and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents At Shutter Speed Virtual Book Publicity Tour @RABurrelle

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rebecca Burrell’s AT SHUTTER SPEED Virtual Book Tour May 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: AT SHUTTER SPEED Author: Rebecca Burrell Publisher: Cranesbill Press Pages: 381 Genre: Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: In the click of a shutter, #Resistance becomes more than just a hashtag. Pass the bar exam. Convince someone—anyone—in the Egyptian government to admit they’ve imprisoned your husband. Don’t lose your mind. For fledgling human rights attorney Leah Cahill, the past six months have been a trial by fire, ever since Matty, a respected but troubled war photojournalist, disappeared during a crackdown in Cairo. Leah, the daughter of
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Rosie and Friends: One-Of-A-Kindness Virtual Book Publicity Tour @RosieThePinkHippo

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Helen Hipp’s ROSIE AND FRIENDS: ONE-OF-A-KINDNESS Virtual Book Tour April 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: ROSIE AND FRIENDS: ONE-OF-A-KINDNESS Author: Helen Hipp Publisher: A Different Kind of Safari, LLC Pages: 40 Genre: Children BOOK BLURB: Embark on a new safari with Hornsby the rhino as he comes face-to-face with losing his sense of belonging. No longer accepted by his herd, Hornsby searches for companionship. With the help of his new buddies, Hornsby learns that his life is one of a kind, and that spreading his kindness is a good way to make new friends!   Amazon ______________________ Meet
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Amos Faces His Bully Virtual Book Publicity Tour @ccmalandrinos

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Cheryl C. Malandrinos’ AMOS FACES HIS BULLY Virtual Book Tour April 2 – 27!   Inside the Book Title: AMOS FACES HIS BULLY Author: Cheryl C. Malandrinos Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing Pages: 20 Genre: Christian children’s picture book BOOK BLURB: Amos is targeted by the town bully because he is so small. When word reaches Amos of his friend David’s battle with Goliath, he thinks back to what David told him about putting his faith in God’s protection. Perhaps the same God can help Amos face his bully too. Suggested age range for readers: 4-8   Guardian Angel | Amazon
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The ABCs of Living Green Virtual Book Publicity Tour @abcskids

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Theresa A. McKeown’s THE ABCS OF LIVING GREEN Virtual Book Tour April 2 – 27! Inside the Book Title: THE ABCS OF LIVING GREEN Author: Theresa A McKeown Publisher: The ABCs of Everything, LLC Pages: 56 Genre: Picture/poetry book for children and tweens BOOK BLURB: “The ABCs of Living Green” completes the ABC trilogy of picture books focused on raising happy, healthy, conscious children in body, mind and spirit. Written from the voice of Mother Earth, every letter of the alphabet and corresponding word gives readers a multitude of fun ways to be mindful not only of the planet we
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