It’s Read an E-Book Week (March 7-13th), which means that several places are offering terrific discounts on e-books. Touch of Fate is less than $2 at Barnes and Noble right now (I haven’t seen it cheaper). If you were thinking about buying an e-book, this is the time to do it!
Last weekend’s book signing at Parkside books was a success! The quaint little shop in Blue Springs, MO sells primarily used books and is a great way for the voracious reader to save money. You never know what you’ll find. The owners are lovely women, eager to point you in the right direction. Saturday was full of cookies, coffee, and friendly chats.
Some of you may be aware of this, some may not, but “Touch of Fate” was originally supposed to be available through Barnes and Noble’s web site. In fact, we had quite a few pre-orders through their site because they undercut amazon.com’s price. I won’t bore you with the details, but shortly before the book came out there was an error that caused “Touch of Fate” to be listed as out of stock at Barnes and Noble’s web site. It has taken many months, but we’re back! And once again, Barnes and Noble has undercut amazon.com’s price, especially if you’re a member. (Hey, I have absolutely no preference between the two sites…I”m just trying to get you the best deal.)
Now that the new baby is here and we’re getting past the most tiring parts of having a newborn, my husband is helping me to launch a new marketing campaign for “Touch of Fate.” He’s been doing a great job. I should have hired him as my marketing manager months ago. I guess we all have our strengths. I’m a writer, an artist. I’m a little shy by nature and find myself getting tongue-twisted when asked to talk about my work. Austin has no such trouble. I’ve heard him on the phone with several people, talking them into putting my book on store shelves and having me for author events even when they initially said no.
The book is now available at several independent bookstores. I’ll have a complete list up on my front page soon. I also have a number of events coming up, including a second appearance at both Borders and Hastings. Look for specifics on my calendar in the next few days.
| August 23, 2008 | ||
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Borders was so good to us in February that we just had to go back. The staff is extremely friendly and they have a great selection. Please come and see us there.
| August 2, 2008 | ||
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Christine will be teaming up with Jeffery Leever, author of Dark Friday, to sign books and discuss the art of writing mystery and suspense novels. Please join us and Park Side Books in a celebration of local talent.
| November 29, 2008 | ||
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It was so much fun last year we just had to go back. Please come an visit us at Hastings in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.
| September 29, 2008 | ||
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Christine is proud to be entertaining the residents of Aberdeen Village. The event is open to other that are not a member of this community and is a good opportunity to experience the life there if there is interest.
My February 16th book event at Borders was a success!
The people at Borders were friendly and helpful. Together, we sold many copies of my book and got the word out a little bit.
A few of my friends stopped by to support me and bring me chocolate. :=)
At the next book event, I think I’ll bring some candy to give away and to help encourage people to stop by my table.
I’ve got some pictures that should be going up soon…hopefully they turned out!
I just had a radio interview with John Akpata at CHUO in Ottawa. It was a great opportunity to talk about my novel and read some excerpts — something I needed to practice doing anyway! John was easy to talk to and made the interview a breeze.Thanks!
