The Spring Has Sprung Giveaway has come to an end. Thank you to all of you who entered by following the blog or liking The Deliverers Facebook page! Thank you to Rafflecopter for handling all the tracking, etc. Now, to announce the winner.
Drumroll...er, um, we didn't budget for a drumroll, so just bang on the table as you read this! And the winner is...De Ann Townes!
Congratulations. I'll be getting out your signed copy of The Deliverers: Sharky and the Jewel and your $25 Amazon gift card out to you right away.
Again, thanks to everyone who participated. If you're new to the blog, and are enjoying it, please spread the word to your friennds, family and anyone else that you can think of!
This was a challenging week at work. There was a lot of stuff going on. We were prepariing for the beginning of a four month training initiative for a new system that will affect a large portion of the company. Things have been getting down to the wire the last few days, with some last minute changes making for some late nights. Thank goodness I'm part of a great team that works well together. Everyone pitches in, which is a blessing.
In spite of that, I still managed to have a decent writing week. I wrote a little over 1,500 words. I was also able to map out much of the remaining plot line for the new book, tying together a lot of loose ends. I still haven't been able to weave together all the thematic threads, but I think I can see where there will be opportunities to do so. I'll have to leave the actual doing up to the characters. It will be fun to watch the story as it unfolds!
On the marketing side, my efforts to promote The Deliverers: Sharky and the Jewel have been somewhat successful. I launched a promotion, the Spring Has Sprung Giveaway. By the way, you still have time to enter by becoming a follower of this blog and/or liking the book's Facebook page. The prize is a $25 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of my book.
I also reconnected with a mentor, Louise Ladd. She's a children's book writer with a couple of series (The Double Diamond Dude Ranch Series and The Anywhere Ring Series) to her credit. She also is a freelance editor, aka The Book Doctor. She had been very helpful to me when I first started The Deliverers. She encouraged me to pare down my first three original chapters into one, which really made the beginning tighter and faster paced. Anyway, I'm sending her the book and she's going to look it over and give me some quotes to use for promotion. It's the first small step for me to use testimonials to promote the book. Wish me luck.
I had a decent sales week this week, so I'm back in the saddle on that score. It's funny, but when I have a bad sales period, it makes me more aggressive trying to drum up sales. Wish I could be so outgoing all the time. But hey, I'm a writer. I'm a better observer than talker.
Anyway, I'm energized to have a really great writing week. We'll see how well that works out. I'll talk with you again next week!
Here at The Deliverers Publishing Headquarters, the weather has been unseasonably warm. Even though the weather's been good, that doesn't mean that I'm not looking forward to the beginning of Spring this week. With that in mind, I thought it would be a good time for a little giveaway.
The Spring Has Sprung Giveaway
Those who enter will be eligible to win a prize pack that includes:
The giveaway will run from March 18 to March 31, so make sure you enter to be a part of it!
Here's what you need to do to enter to win:
1. Follow The Deliverers blog, and you'll get 2 points 2. Like The Deliverers Facebook Page, and you'll get 1 point 3. Follow The Deliverers on Twitter, and you'll get 1 point 4. Leave a comment below:What do you like best about spring? 5. Fill out the Rafflecopter entry below.
Best of luck to everyone!
If this is your first visit to The Deliverers, thanks for stopping by. Here's a rundown of our daily features:
Monday--The Monday Interview Series. This was inspired by the Deliverers Character Interviews where I interviewed characters from my book. This new series features interviews with famous characters from classic children's literature and fairy tales. No, there aren't any interviews with Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, because I can do without the copyright hassles, but they are entertaining and--I hope--fun.
Tuesday--Did You Know? This features trivia on the book or story in which the weekly interviewee appears. My wife says I'm a trivia magnet, all these useless facts stick in my head. This gives me a chance to dust some of them off and put them to good use.
Wednesday--What's Christian Reading? My ten year old son, Christian, is a fourth grader who lives to read. He reads anything and everything, some good, and some that are just glorified comic books. He discusses whatever he's reading in a particular week. He tells us a little of what it's about, and what he likes--and doesn't like--about it. He gives us a rating using his very own rating system--flaming monkey heads. .
Thursday--My Favorite Books. This is where I share my thoughts on some of my all time favorite books, and why I love them.
Friday--A Writer's Week. A weekly update on what I've done on the writing front over the course of the previous week. I try to give you an insight into what goes on in my (twisted) writer's brain. It also helps to keep me on track.
