Musetracks Agent/Editor Blog Hop & Pitch Event – by Candi Wall

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Hello! A huge thanks to all my wonderful hosts as I run all over cyberspace talking about Agent/Editor Shop at the Musetracks blog.

In this crazy world of easy access to information, it’s also easy to miss huge opportunities, or forget! Because I get so many comments that writers either forgot, or didn’t know Musetracks did pitch sessions, I asked a bunch of fellow writers, bloggers and readers to help me spread the word.

For those of you who don’t me, I’m Candi Wall, one of the authors who co-contribute to the Musetracks blog. Jennifer Bray-Weber, Marie-Claude Bourque, and Stacey Purcell are my super smart co-contributors and goodness knows where I’d be without them!

I’ve been hosting acquiring Agents at Musetracks for almost two years, and only recently, we decided to add editors as our guest. We’ve been lucky to have agents like Melissa Jeglinski, Jessica Alvarez, Mollie Glick, Becky Vinter, Kevan Lyon, Scott Eagan, Lois Winston, Jill Marsal, Michelle Grajkowski, Kimberley Cameron, Emmanuella Alspaugh (now Morgan), Laura Bradford, Jenny Bent, Sara Crowe, Weronika Janczuk and Stan Soper.

Our guest editors thus far have been Rhonda Penders w/ The Wild Rose Press, Jennifer Miller w/ Samhain Publishing, Debby Gilbert w/ Soul Mate Publishing, Beth Walker w/ Secret Cravings Publishing, and the editors at Books To Go Now have booked three dates in the future!

What we offer is a ‘Pitch Day’. I only take 30 pitches, and only the first thirty VIABLE pitches that come in on pitch day will be seen by the agent or editor. And I will warn you, I’m a stickler for following guidelines. If you don’t include exactly what is in the rules… I delete without prejudice. And I delete quite a few. (And yes, I receive plenty of hate mail.)

You can find us here:

Musetracks and there is a sidebar with Agent/Editor Shop dates and attending professionals

You can find the rules for pitching here:  Musetracks Agent/Editor Shop rules Please read them carefully!

I’ve also created a Yahoo group so writers can sign up to receive Agent/Editor Shop updates. I only send messages with agent/editor attendance updates, reminders of pitch dates, and any information about the contests we run on pitch day. Usually a giveaway or a chance to comment for the Top Pitch Slot. You can request to join here: Editor/Agent Shop Newsletter Group

Easy as pie! We welcome every stage of writer and at Musetracks, we strive to help other writers, the way we were all helped when we first started out, and the way we are supported today.

Hope to see you all at a pitch day, and if not, feel free to pass the word along to others.

The date for our next Agent/Editor Shop Pitch event is May 18th, and our guest agent is Becky Vinter.

So get ready! I’ll post the word GO this Saturday around 10:00am EST.

Send your pitches to candi_agent_shop  @ yahoo.com (take out spacing around the @ sign)

Read the rules for pitching under the tab above marked Agent/Editor Shop!

Happy reading and writing!

~Candi

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A little about Candi:

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Candi Wall is an author of contemporary romance, and YA.

Her début novel PRIMITIVE NIGHTS released from Samhain in Jan 2013, and STAY, the first in the Changing Tides series releases from Samhain on Aug 6th 2013.

She’s a mother of four (21,17,12,9), a rescuer of six (4 dogs & 2 cats), proud auntie of too many to count, a soon-to-be grandmother and great-auntie, a retired Cub Scout leader of 16 years, an avid animal lover/protector and ex-animal control officer. Oh yeah, and wife. J

You can find her here:

www.candiwallbooks.com

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Children’s Book of the Week and Other Book Reviews

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This week’s children’s book reviews are up over on my website. Please drop by and see them. As ever, I hope you enjoy my varied choice of books and the reviews of them, and, of course, my choice for Book of the Week. Don’t forget to scroll down the page at Mungai and the Goa Constrictor where you can read the full reviews of all the books.

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2012 RONE Awards: Week 4 Voting Period

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2012 RONE Awards: Week 4 Voting Period

Co-Sponsored by http://www.indtale.com/

RONE Award voting list for week 4

Friday, May 10 thru Friday, May 17, 2013.

 

Categories: Fantasy, Paranormal, Time Travel

And the Nominees Are;

Fantasy:

Kris Kringle’s Magic – Diane Stringam Tolley

A Thousand Glass Flowers – Prue Batten

Merlyn’s Raven – Rose Vanden Eynden

My Familiar Stranger – Victoria Danann

Remedy Maker – Sheri Fredricks

The Falcon and the Wolf – Gabi Anderson

King’s Raven – Maggie Secara

The Archer’s Hollow – Peggy Urry

A Comedy of Terrors – Graeme Smith

Duty (A Novel of Rhynan) – Rachel Rossano

 Paranormal:

Fracture: the Secret Enemy Saga – Virginia McKevitt

Vortex: Return of the Effra – Lindsey J. Parsons

Blood From a Stone – Cynthia Lucas

Bodyguards – Kallysten

Butterfly – Charlie Daye

Chasing Adonis – Gina Ardito

Dawn of a Dark Knight – Zoe Forward

Descended – Dana Pratola

In Like A Lion – Karin Shah

Released (The Shapeshifter’s Library) – Amber Polo

Siren Song – A.C. Warneke

The Colonial (Curse Breaker’s Series #2) – Charlie Daye

The Gypsy’s Dance (Hunter’s Series Book One) – Charlie Daye

The House (A Curse Breaker’s Novel) – Charlie Daye

The Hunted: Fracture, The Secret Enemy Saga, Bk 2 – Virginia McKevitt

Born of Blood – S.B. Knight

Love’s Prophecy – Brenda Dyre

Redemption in Blood: A Novel of the Penitent – Tara S. Wood

Nightfall – Norah Wilson

  Time Travel:

The Rake and the Recluse REDUX – Jenn LeBlanc

Dreamspell – Tamara Leigh

Quicksilver Moon: When Lightning Strikes, Bk.2 – Cynthia Lucas

The Ruby Brooch – Katherine Lowry Logan

Captive Hero – Donna Michaels

Yours Affectionately, Jane Austin – Sally Smith O’Rourke

 

Cast your vote today! http://www.indtale.com/2012-rone-awards

Guest Post – (NEW) COVER REVEAL: The Funnny Adventures of Little Nani, by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa

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Hello, everyone!  I am thrilled to be here, so I can share with all of you the new cover I got for my book “The Funny Adventures of Little Nani”. My book was published last September 2012 with a cover that I created with one of the templates offered by CreateSpace. It is OK, but it is not what I wanted for my book. But now things are different. I got a gorgeous new cover created by Mark Stone and I think it is time I share it with all of you. From now on, all my Little Nani covers will follow the same format, so they will be easily recognizable for its readers. So thanks for being here and enjoy the gorgeous new cover!

funny_adventures_print_coverLittle Nani is a little girl who likes helping people. However, when she helps people the results can be a bit unexpected. Why is that? Little Nani is a witch! Or at least she wants to be a witch. With her magic wand, she will try to cast different spells to help her friends, but she won’t be successful all the time.

Follow Little Nani in her funny adventures and meet her extraordinary friends. Funny ostriches, horses that love reading, super-fast turtles, grumpy zombies… Little Nani has lots of friends! You can also draw your own characters!

Little Nani is willing to become a good witch. Will she manage to do it? Who knows? Read the stories and discover what happens next!

website pic AUTHOR BIO. Cinta Garcia de la Rosa is a Spanish writer who has loved the written word since he discovered she was able to read books at age 5. Since then, she has become a bookworm and reads around 100 books every year. She also writes, every day, compulsively, even in the middle of the night. You cannot control when inspiration hits you, can you? She writes in English because she is convinced that in a previous life she was British, so writing in English feels more natural to her than writing in her native language. Yes, she is crazy like that. Cinta Garcia is the author of “The Funny Adventures of Little Nani”, a collection of short stories for children, and “A Foreigner in London”, a short story published on Smashwords.

Website: http://www.cintagarciadelarosa.com/

Blogs: http://cintascorner.wordpress.com/

LINKS TO THE BOOKS.

Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/3914481

Amazon (US): http://amzn.com/B009YMBXJW

Amazon (UK): http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009YMBXJW

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/298936

2012 RONE Award: Week 3 Voting Period

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2012 RONE Award: Week 3 Voting Period

Hi all.  Just a quick note in concern to the voting list for week 3 – Friday, May 5 thru Friday, May 10, 2013.  

Category:

 Historical Novella, Novella/Short Story

Nominees:

Historical – Novella:

A Devil Named DeVere (The Devil DeVere Volume 2) – Victoria Vane

Saving the Rifleman – Julie Rowe

Trusting the Law – Kendall Evans

Dangerous Ties – Debra Parmley

Her Prairie Knight – B.M. Bower

A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection – Sarah M. Eden, Heidi Ashworth, Annette Lyon, Joyce DiPastena  - Donna Hatch, Heather B. Moore

A Candlelight Courting – Joyce D. Pastena

Word and Deed – Rachel Rossano

A Wild Night’s Bride – Victoria Vane

The Devil’s Match – Victoria Vane

The Virgin Huntress – Victoria Vane

A Kiss for Midwinter – Courtney Milan

The Governess Affair – The Governess Affair

Where the Four Winds Collide – Hildie McQueen

 Novella/Short Story:

Hotter on the Edge:Anthology – Erin Kellison , K.C. Klein, Jessa  - Slade

Seasons of Love: Hearts, Hearths, and Holidays – Jessica Ferguson,Lori Leger, Alicia  - Dean, Karen Sue Burns, Jennifer  - Jakes, Trish F. Leger

Be My Hero – Nell Dixon

Bud’s Christmas Wish – Ashley Nemer

Hart’s Desire – Lori Leger

Jordan’s Battle – E.A. West

Third Time’s the Charm – Heather B. Moore

Tudor Rubato – Jaimie Salisbury

Star Prince – Ashlynn Monroe

The Corruption of Mila – J.F. Jenkins

Her Druid Temptation – Trish F. Ledger

Highlander Reborn – Laura Hunsaker

Unsinkable Vampire (A Begotten Bloods Novella) – Kristin King

A Collie Rescue – Lindsay Downs

The Whisper of Time – Ute Carbone

Imperfect Beauty – E.A. West

Play With Me – Piper Shelly

Cast your vote soon! http://www.indtale.com/2012-rone-awards

“Secrets & Lies” Nominated For Indie eBook Award!

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Award Nomination Promotion

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“Secrets & Lies” – Book 1 (Series) Interracial/Multicultural Romantic Drama

“Sometimes a need for keeping secrets…

Can be just as intriguing as a reason for telling lies…”

 This is a story about real love, real life, and real drama. ~

  “Secrets & Lies,” is a provocative, character-driven, emotional journey into the private lives of four central characters and their desperate struggles to survive in the shadows of life-altering secrets and lies. At the heart of the story is a beautiful transgender woman with a connection to everyone, who questions her personal worth as she fights to keep the life and love she has always wanted. Even the elements of true confessions get lost in translation as the details of who these people really are brings them together in a surprising, yet necessary finale that will change all of their lives forever….

 Amazon: http://amzn.com/B005G5L36O

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/105522

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2013 eFestival of Words Award Nominations!

The eFestival of Words Virtual Book Fair has released the full list of nominees for the 2nd annual Best of the Independent eBook Awards. The Best of the Independent eBook Awards is a peer-nominated program designed to showcase the depth and range of content available in digital format from small presses, micro publishers, and independently published authors.

This year’s competition includes 482 nominees across thirty-two different categories, including format specific awards (novel, novella, audiobook, etc), genre-specific awards (horror, romance, historical fiction, etc) and special awards such as the “I’ve Been Shyamalaned” Award for Best Twist Ending and Best Villain Award.

Finalists will be selected by the eFestival of Words volunteer staff and announced on July 1, 2013. Winners will be selected through public vote at the festival site and announced during this year’s festival, scheduled for August 23-25th.

View the complete list of nominees here:

http://bardsandsages.com/juliedawson/2013/05/01/2013-efestival-of-words-award-nominations/

 

Introducing: “Jumper” (Time Travelers) by Jeff LaFerney

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Cover_Jumper_-(New)(VersionB)Title: Jumper (Time Travelers)

Author: Jeff LaFerney

Publisher: Tower Publications

Publication Date: April 30, 2013

Genres: NA, Action/Adventure

SUMMARY

After spending three years in jail and others completely alone, twenty-four-year-old Cole Flint discovers an amazing ability—he can time-travel and teleport. He’s a jumper. So what should the motorcycle-riding, cage-fighting tough guy do? He should protect an innocent eighteen-year-old girl who happens to be in possession of the Staff of Moses. Following the direction of a trio of angels who are determined to shake things up in the Middle East, Cole pairs up with Hannah Carpenter and her pet grizzly while he also tries to change his past and learn the mystery of his birth. Curiously, the King of Jordan knows all about Hannah, and he’s determined to gain possession of the staff. He’ll do anything to possess its power, but is it possible that he’s no more than a pawn, manipulated in time along with Cole and Hannah? Jumper is a mysterious roller coaster of action and a time-traveling adventure that will keep readers guessing right to the very last page.

GOODREADS LINK (TO ADD TO BOOKSHELF)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17855971-jumper

PURCHASE LINKS

Amazonhttp://amzn.com/B00CKMKIE4

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Jeff-LaFerney?keyword=Jeff+LaFerney&store=book

AuthorPhotoABOUT the AUTHOR

Jeff is currently an 8th grade English teacher for Davison Community Schools. He coached for 25 years. In the past three years, he stopped coaching and has published three mystery/suspense novels. Loving the Rain, Skeleton Key, and Bulletproof are three stand-alone novels featuring Clay and Tanner Thomas. A fourth novel, a time-traveler action/adventure called Jumper was published on April 30, 2013. Jeff loves sports, reading, writing, and spending time with his awesome family.

AUTHOR LINKS

Blog – http://www.jefflaferney.blogspot.com/

Website – http://www.jefflaferney.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/authorJeffLaFerney

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4121665.Jeff_LaFerney

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-LaFerney/e/B008WB47BM/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1367333865&sr=1-2-ent

 

Cover Reveal: Butterfly Kisses (Book 2) by Mia Castile

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BK-Front-ecoverButterfly Kisses

(Book #2 in – The Butterfly Chronicles)

Everything changed for the Baxter sisters last spring. Lacey blew it with Henry her lifelong crush, only to discover a blooming relationship with her best friend, Chase. While he picked her up and put her back together, they grew closer over the summer. Now that school has started, he’s found popularity thanks to his band Cate’s Ashes, and he’s hiding secret phone calls and text messages. Plus, did his ex-girlfriend just appear out of the blue at his show? Forcing Lacey to wonder if he’s over the feelings he pronounced for her at the beginning of summer. Add to the tension, a realization and secret of her own to keep about her worse enemy. Lacey vows to be the bigger person and keep Byron’s revelation, but what will it cost?
Meanwhile, as Lana tries to find herself again after her suicide attempt, she’s befriended by the school’s resident bad girl, Britt, and new chicano boy, Tomas, in the same week. Britt offers unconditional acceptance that Lana didn’t realize she craved, while Tomas brings out the best in her, and makes her feel alive again. Britt is dangerous and daring, while Tomas exudes security and safety. Vices come easily when you are already addicted to something you crave, and Lana muddles through figuring out who she wants to be.

With their parents constantly arguing, and their dad moving into the guest bedroom, the pressure on the girls may explode destroying them all. Is there a place for happiness when their world is crumbling around them?

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Mia Castile

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/MiaCastile

(@MiaCastile)

Goodreads:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15713051-butterfly-kisses?auto_login_attempted=true

Butterfly Kisses (The Butterfly Chronicles) http://amzn.com/B009V8HW5S

 

Too Controversial For Traditional Media? Excuse me?

*Gasp*

After numerous submissions, posts, and open conversations, it has finally been brought to my attention, by various sources, that the subject matter of my books are too controversial for traditional media even though they contain no explicit sex, no extreme acts of violence, or anything much else outside of the condition of being emotionally human. Well now.  How about that?  My response to that is hmmm…

I don’t really see myself as an activist type of writer.  What my work does is show that there are other types of people of race, creed, and sexual orientations, usually unseen or noticed, who endure the joys and pains of everyday life just as anyone else.  If that makes my work controversial, then I must be doing something right.  The human condition is a part of us all and if it is wrong to bring fair and honest attention to their cause, oh well, life goes on.  I totally understand that no matter how open-minded people have become, there are still some subjects that are too real for some to face. The point is, people are people, no matter what type of life or lifestyle they live

For all of my friends, fans, and colleagues who continue to support me and my work, I thank you, and for those who don’t, in the words of one of my mom’s favorite songs; “A Change Is Gonna Come.”

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If I get into trouble over this picture, I will remove it.  But the post will still stand.

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