Events

A REASON TO LIVE nominated for Big Al’s 2014 Reader’s Choice Awards!

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Friends – Big Al’s voting page is now live! 

I am thrilled to announce that A Reason to Live has been nominated by Big Al’s Books and Pals for their 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards! I made it past the 1,400 books submitted and the 368 actually reviewed to make it into Big Al’s top echelon.

But I need your help! Winners are selected by votes, so please cast yours for A Reason to Live  over at Big Al’s place, http://booksandpals.blogspot.com/. While you’re there, check out the nominees in the other genres…there are some wonderful books there.

If you want to get a look inside the book before voting, I recently made A Reason to Live free on Kobo and Smashwords, so grab your copy now (free on Amazon, iTunes, and B&N soon!) and take a gander before casting your vote.

Thanks!

p.s. Voting goes until midnight (EST) March 12th, so tell your friends!

VWC Symposium Q&A…plus Resource List

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As some of you may know, I am going to be a panelist on e-book publishing at the Virginia Writers Club annual writers symposium, Navigating Your Writing Life. Becky Mushko, author and panelist moderator, asked if I would mind posting both a Q&A of my self-pub experiences and a resource sheet I put together for the participants. Hopefully, both attendees and non-attendees should get a kick out of some of the answers and some mileage out of the resource sheet.

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Walk the Fire Anthology

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wtfI’m excited to let you know that I’ve been invited to take part in the next volume of the Walk the Fire shared-world, science fiction anthology, which features Campbell and Hugo award-nominated writers alongside yours truly.

The anthology is being supported by a Kickstarter campaign which has just a few days left in its run…and has almost reached its goal. Award levels are as low as $5 (which includes an ecopy of the volume) and go up from there–including some amazing prizes, like audio versions of the anthology, signed manuscript copies, and even having your name used in one of the stories!

If you have the time and inclination, please head over to the Kickstarter page for the project and consider putting some change in the cup…then keep your eye out for publication in September!

p.s. I played ten questions with the anthology’s co-founder and creative spark behind the project, John Mierau. Check it out!

Holiday Book Fair at Grounded Coffee, December 8

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For those of you in the greater Washington DC area, I’ll be participating in a groovy Holiday Book Fair at Grounded Coffee in the Kingstowne area of Alexandria, VA on December 8 from 2pm – 5pm.

Grounded owners Candy and Will Briffa, have a tradition of helping local writers, musicians, and artisans and are well known for an annual holiday craft bazaar, but this is the first Book Fair they’ve hosted. Come check out ten local authors whose writing spans a half-dozen genres and interests, from young adult to romance, horror to mystery.

The Fair is free and open to all visitors. Books by the authors will be available for purchase and signing, and there will be giveaway contests during the event. Parking is free and easily accessible from South Kings Highway and Telegraph Road.

Happy holidays! I hope to see you there!

Event Details
Date: Saturday, 8 December 2012
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Grounded Coffee, 6919 Telegraph Road , Alexandria , VA
http://groundedcoffeeshop.com/
(703) 341-6612

Participating Authors
Meredith Bond – Regency romance/horror
Amanda Brice – YA/romance
Karen Cantwell – chick lit mystery
Misha Crews – romance
Matt Iden – crime fiction/thriller
Lela Lane – paranormal
Kristing Levine – mid-grade/YA
Scott Meeks – green/eco issues for kids
Alan Orloff – mystery/horror
John Wren – mystery/true crime

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