Monday, November 2, 2015

Cover Reveal - 7

Happy Monday, everyone! OMG it's time to reveal the cover, blurb, and an awesome book trailer for the new collective by the award-winning authors of Fractured Glass, IIIII II--also known as 7. Ready? Let's get going! You've waited long enough. *grin*


First, some info about the book:

Title: IIIII II (7)
Authors: Casey L. Bond, Jo Michaels, Tia Silverthorne Bach, Kelly Risser, N. L. Greene
Genre: Adult Paranormal/Historical
Length: approx. 100k words

Blurb:
Seven marks upon a wall.
Tom may rise, but he may fall.
Through five lives, no one dares mention,
of the sin for which he seeks redemption.
Fates will meet, and you will see,
what will thus become of he.

Are you ready for the cover?

Yeah... Not just yet! Here's a trailer!

https://animoto.com/play/SqNj9J0WHz1Hcl4l8MV1IA

Now are you ready for the cover?

Wait! How about a teaser first?


Okay, okay! Here you go! May I present, THE COVER:


And, the full wrap!


Follow the authors:
Casey L. Bond
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Goodreads

Jo Michaels

Tia Silverthorne Bach
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Goodreads

Kelly Risser

N. L. Greene
Twitter
Facebook
Pinterest
Goodreads


Each of the bloggers have special teaser images, so be sure you check them ALL out! Here's the list:

http://lizclong.com/blog
http://paisleyreader.com
http://www.lulofangirl.com
http://www.valeriebiel.com/blog
http://facebook.com/voluptuousbdiva
http://bethanylopez.blogspot.com
strongnovels.blogspot.com
anewlookonbooks.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/WeReadWithAGlassOfWine
http://www.triciacopeland.com/blog--e-newsletter.html
http://elusivelyella.weebly.com/
http://stalkingshelves.blogspot.com/2015/11/cover-reveal-for-7.html?spref=fb 

My teasers:


Those are from section one, written by the FABULOUS Casey L. Bond!

This title hits the shelves January 7!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Friday, October 30, 2015

Tracking Your Universal URL

Happy Friday, everyone! Ohhhhhh, snap! It's weekend time. Hope you all have amazing plans! Today, I'm gonna show you a quick trick to track those links we made a couple weeks back.

So, pull up this post. Go through the steps there, and then come on back here to add a bonus level.

Ready? Great! Get those clicking fingers ready and let's get going.

So, you have a link now that looks a little like this:

http://a-fwd.com/asin=B00HQHF7PI

and will take folks in every country to the correct page on Amazon. Win!

Now, you throw it into the big, wide world that's the Internet, and pray someone clicks it, right?

Wrong.

You're likely taking that link and adding it to the back of books you've written, putting it on your website or blog (or the blogs of others), posting it on Facebook, or Tweeting it to every bird that follows you.

But how the heck can you know which one of those avenues is working?

Easy. You shorten that tiny link with something like bit.ly, that allows you to track all your clicks. You'll know where the clicks came from, and that will help you determine which marketing avenues are doing what.

Start by taking that cute link above and heading over here: https://bitly.com

Sign up for an account and log in, please!

Now, pull up a blank Word document or blank Notepad. Make a couple of headlines:
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • In the back of (title of book) [make one of these for each book you have]
  • Website
  • Blog 
  • Anywhere else you may market
Back to bit.ly! On your main page, you'll see a cute little puffer fish up in the top, left hand corner. He looks like this:



Take the link from a-fwd and paste it in the puffer box.

You'll get a pop-up on the right hand side of the screen with a shortened link in it. Looks like this:



Copy that one and paste it under the first headline in your document (Twitter).

Now, go on back to bit.ly. Click the tiny icon that looks like a price tag:



Type in Twitter (title of book) and click the checkbox to create new.



Click apply. Go to the search box at the top of the page and type in Twitter (title of book). You'll get something that looks like this:



Now, see that tag?



Click the text inside the tag:



Voila! You get all the links tagged with that exact title:



Now wash, rinse, and repeat until you have a separate link for each marketing avenue.

You can reuse tags on other shortlinks:
Back of book 1 Mystic Series (for each book you link there)
Website
Blog

Stuff like that. Then, when you want to find all the results on all your bitlinks for your website, you click the tag and poof! You're in the money! Alllll that data at your fingertips!

Yes, it's going to take you a minute to set it all up the first time. But you'll get better, and faster, as you go along!

Did this help? Got questions? Ask 'em!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Thursday, October 29, 2015

7 Cover Reveal Monday and How We Wrote the Book

Good morning, and happy Thursday, everyone! I'm so excited I can't stand myself. In just four days (on Monday) the cover reveal for 7 happens. It's completely different from anything I've seen on the shelves today, and the story inside is along those same lines.

BUT!

Today, I'm gonna tell you all how we wrote the book(s). That's right, there's more than one. Yes, they'll be released as a set, because we feel you can't read one without having the others IN your hands.

As we created the story, we nearly drove one another nuts. *grin*

Why? Because of the process we used. So, if you're ready, sit back, relax, and let me regale you with a story on how this novel was conceived and written.

As you may know, the five of us, Casey L. Bond, Tia Silverthorne Bach, Kelly Risser, N. L. Green, and myself, all go to the author event Utopia. During the con, we set aside time to brainstorm new collectives. Our first attempt was Fractured Glass, which released at the end of 2014. It was so well received, and we ladies loved working together so much, we decided to write something else together. This will become a tradition. Every year, you'll get something new and different from us.

Anyway, we met in one of the rooms at the hotel with journals in our hands (surprisingly, we all brought the exact same journal) and started talking. Idea after idea was tossed around until we all said "oooooooh, yes!" at the same time.

Hours passed as we fleshed out our tale, and suggestions were received and added to the journal pages. In time, we had a plot that left us all with our bottom jaws swinging. We decided to all write in third person, past tense, with no restrictions on POV, and we fleshed out the main character.

Then, we gave it a title. Because of restrictions, we've taken to calling it 7. Not the word, but the number, because it's represented by this:


It was decided that we'd use our own names in the story, but we wouldn't write about ourselves. That task was assigned to the lady sitting to our right. How fun is that?

This novel has the following construct:

Part One was written by Casey.
Part Two, by Jo.
Part Three, by Tia.
Part Four, by Kelly.
Part Five, by N. L.
Part Six, by all five of us at once.
Part Seven (a bonus short story), by all five of us at once.

Yep. It has seven sections. But, until the conclusion (Part Six) was completely written, we didn't get to see what any of the other women had done.

It made for the most interesting construct I've ever seen.

We used Google Drive to write Parts Six and Seven, and we all penned it at once, like programmers do when writing code. Rapid fire questions and answers happened, and we've been blown away by our ability to pull it off.

I hope you're as excited about this book as we are, because I can guarantee you've never seen anything like it before.

And the story... Well, none of us knew what would happen in the end, so we hope you're as surprised by it as we were.

There will be a Goodreads giveaway that will start right after the cover reveal. Keep an eye out for that, and for the FACEBOOK launch party! YAY!

What do you think? Gonna try it? Eager to read the book? Tell us what you think in the comments.

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Chasing Destiny Release Party

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Yay! I know you're all super excited about this one. I won't mess around today. Let's get going!

Join the Chasing Destiny release party over on facebook here.

Friday, November 13, 2015 from 3pm-10pm EST

There's an amazing lineup of authors! Plus, it's Friday the 13th! Helloooooo!

If you're not familiar with this series, let me give you the 411:

Author: Tia Silverthorne Bach
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal

Chasing Memories is the first in the series (and is FREE on Kindle). It was released June 5, 2013. Here's the blurb and cover: 

There isn’t another way; not now. The others are coming. I can’t let them have you…

Seventeen-year-old Reagan has a problem: She can’t remember what happened the night her brother was taken. Now, the dreams haunting her from the incident are becoming more intense by the day. All the while, the lines between what’s real and what’s a product of her paranormal-obsessed mind are becoming blurred.

Is she losing her mind or has she just stepped into a world she thought only existed in books?

Caught in a web of worried parents, competing boys, Wiccan relatives, protective amulets, and psychiatrist babble, Reagan must determine the truth before it’s too late.


Chasing Shadows is book two, and it came out May 4, 2014. Here's the blurb and cover:

2014 Reader's Favorite International Book Awards Finalist in Young Adult Paranormal

Reagan thought one night changed her life forever, but her fate was written long ago.

Merging creature and white blood,
One of flame, one of night,
At eighteen years it will commence,
Spiritual warrior and power,
Will bring an end to the lawless ones.

A war looms: One that pits brother against brother for werewolf supremacy. Angels and demons will each have a say before a victor is chosen.

With her eighteenth birthday only six months away, time is running out. Reagan must find a way to harness the two powerful, ancient bloodlines coursing through her: Werewolf and Wiccan. Then, she has to figure out her role in the century-old prophecy foretold by her great-grandmother.

However, if Reagan can't save her family from her most vicious rival, Rafe, the forces of Hell will be unleashed and the war will be over before it starts.

Chasing Forgiveness is a companion novella, and tells the story of two sisters. It released April 11, 2015. Once again, the blurb and cover:

2015 Utopia Award Nominee Best Companion Novella

When terror strikes, forever altering your life, it doesn’t ask permission or forgiveness.

Madeleine and Amélie’s quiet lives are ripped apart by a creature they never imagined could exist outside a horror story. Their mother is murdered, their father is missing, and the only safe haven is with a family full of secrets. But rescue comes at a price.

Ripped from the light of youth, the sisters are forced into the shadows—where they meet brothers Rafe and Rowan.

It’s not the time for infatuation or love, but the heart rarely listens to reason.

Now, the young women have decisions to make. Will they be able to achieve their unified goal of stopping evil, or will it consume them from the inside out?

They soon learn some choices can’t be undone.

Now, we get to celebrate Chasing Destiny, book three of the series. It will release November 12, 2015. Here's the blurb and cover:

An ancient prophecy set forth her ultimate destiny:
Destroy the lawless ones or Hell’s gate will burst open.

So much has changed since Reagan shifted for the first time. She found the grandfather and brother she thought were dead, reunited with her grandmother and aunt, met a twin sister for the first time, discovered a powerful magic pulsing through their family’s veins, fell in love, and became part of a pack.

Evil also came into Reagan’s life in the form of Rafe, a madman who commands a demon-werewolf army. He’ll stop at nothing to destroy everything good.

Destiny may have determined Reagan’s fate, but she refuses to allow it to define her path. To save the world, she must:

Gather powerful allies.
Call forth a team of angels.
Form an unholy alliance.
Discover an angel sword.
Survive devastating losses.

Along the way, Reagan will discover that strength comes from faith, from believing in the unbelievable, and a new battle cry emerges…

With Faith, We Fight

How amazing does that sound? 

Yeah. So come on over and join the party!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Reap is FREE - Resist and Reclaim on Sale

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Wow, have I been busier than a one-armed paper hanger! Today is playing catch up. But, I ran across this amaaaaazing sale I have to clue you in on. Ready? Get your clicking fingers ready and let's get going!

Today is award-winning author Casey L. Bond's two year authorversary. (HAPPY AUTHORVERSARY, CASEY!) To celebrate, she's offering a sale on the second two books in the Harvest Saga series. Just 99 cents each! That's right, for the low price of $1.98, you can read all three books right now!

It's a good day for readers everywhere. Rating?

4.7 Happy Stars on 79 customer reviews.

Yeah, it's that good. As an added bonus, it's YOUNG ADULT dystopian. That's right, it's a clean read.

So, here are the links you want:

Reap - FREE on Kindle
Resist - $0.99 on Kindle
Reclaim - $0.99 on Kindle

What are you waiting for? Do you need to see the cover? Okay, here it is:


Now get off your bums and get on over to Amazon!

HAPPY READING!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Monday, October 26, 2015

Giveaway on the IBGW Blog Today

Happy Monday, everyone! Today, I'm just giving you a heads up about the giveaway going on over on the IBGW blog.

If you love to win free books, be sure and sign up for our newsletter! We ONLY e-mail out giveaways when one of our authors publishes a book. That's right, we don't nag you any other time or fill your inbox with crap.


Here are the details:

Title: The Selection (Sapient Salvation, Book 1)
Author: Jayne Faith with Christine Castle
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 196 pages
Buy Link: Amazon $0.99


Synopsis: Twice a year, the alien Lord Toric demands a selection of human women between the ages of 18 and 20 to compete in the Tournament of the Offered for a place in his harem. Maya must get through just one more selection and then she can marry the man of her dreams. She should have been safe, but when a young woman who was supposed to compete dies the day of the selection, Maya is forced into the Tournament. '

Now she must compete against women who have been training for the Tournament for years to hone their skills of poise, charm, cunning, and seduction. And there is only one winner in the Tournament. The losers will be sacrificed.

Thrown into the fight of her life with no preparation, Maya must shed her innocence and win Lord Toric’s favor. Will she survive the first round, or will she pay the ultimate price for her inexperience?

Next in the series: Sapient Salvation Book 2: The Awakening

Head on over there to enter via Rafflecopter!

What do you think? Sound interesting?

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Friday, October 23, 2015

Asking for a Like

Happy Friday, everyone! Today, I'm asking you all for a HUGE favor :)

Would you please go here and like the comment with my page listed. Don't comment, please; just click like. :)

And, this isn't necessary, but would be appreciated by all the bloggers taking part, would you head on over and give a few likes to the participating blogs' facebook pages as well? As authors, we all need book bloggers in our lives. Can't hurt to connect with them, right? Here are the links:

1. A One-Click Addict's Book Blog
http://on.fb.me/1OV8baz

2. Ab Fab Book Blog
http://on.fb.me/1PJVeRF

3. Amazeballs Book Addicts
http://on.fb.me/1kxrxYh

4. Artsy Book Lovin Sisters
http://on.fb.me/1PJVsZ6

5. Bad Boy Book Addicts
http://on.fb.me/1PJVy2V

6. bloggin with m.brennan
http://on.fb.me/1jX9gmz

7. Book Crazy Friends
http://on.fb.me/1Xng2AP

8. Book Fancy
http://on.fb.me/1hYpXwB

9. Book Lovers Hangout
http://bit.ly/1NWSnFO

10. book review virginia lee
http://on.fb.me/1MW3367

11. Bookhooked
http://on.fb.me/1Gl1q0L

12. Books and Bindings
http://on.fb.me/1GXJGTF

13. Books and Warpaint
http://on.fb.me/1Lqx3Vn

14. BookSkater
http://on.fb.me/1Lqx6k2

15. Cupcakes and Vodka Book Blog
http://on.fb.me/1RZS8YW

16. Fictional Rendezvous Book Blog
http://on.fb.me/1PJWe8o

17. Harlie's Books
http://on.fb.me/1Ksa1tl

18. Hellmouth's Bookblog & Reviews
http://on.fb.me/1QYMGVx

19. Here is what I read
http://on.fb.me/1hYr6o0

20. Jazzy Book Reviews
http://on.fb.me/1hYra7h

21. Jazzy World of E's Bookshelf
http://on.fb.me/1LJb35V

22. Love Danielle's Escape
http://on.fb.me/1OV8HVY

23. Loves 2 Read Romance
http://on.fb.me/1NWSTU9

24. Marebare's Book Shelf
http://on.fb.me/1PEosSX

25. My Book Filled Life
http://on.fb.me/1LQ6WIM

26. My Book Obsession
http://on.fb.me/1QYNj1m

27. My Girlfriends Couch
http://on.fb.me/1GtTs53

28. Obsessive Compulsive Divalicious Books Pimps and Promos Blog
http://on.fb.me/1W7rQoa

29. Sassy Book Lovers
http://on.fb.me/1kxu84j

30. She's a Lip Biter
http://on.fb.me/1MHiWsH

31. Sinfully Hot Book Promotions
http://on.fb.me/1jxqeYm

32. Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
http://on.fb.me/1GXKDLS

33. Sweet N Sassy Book A Holics
http://on.fb.me/1KsaP16

34. The Book Disciple
http://on.fb.me/1NWTaX5

35. The Book Fairy Reviews
http://on.fb.me/1LQ7s9K

36. This Mom Loves Alphas
http://on.fb.me/1kxuJ65

37. Twisted Sister's Book Reviews
http://on.fb.me/1XnhwLq

38. Under The Cover Book Lovers
http://on.fb.me/1GtTMkb


Not a lot. Just needing a favor :)



Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo