Serious Wednesday: More Opportunities to Buy a Book for $.99!!

Readers!

Here's another opportunity for you to

obtain a book for a great price!

Only $.99 Kindle price

Catch Me If You Can

(Book One in the Nursery Rhyme series)

is just $.99.

A touch of romance,

A hint of whimsy.

A cat with perceptive intelligence.

A woman who's determined to find the answer in spite of threats, scary situations, 

an unfriendly manager, and unwelcoming workers. 

Can she?

Check out the book here:

 Amazon

Reviewers have this to say about the book:

*  Lively characters. Snappy dialogue.
Fantastic work.

*  The author has given us well-developed characters, plenty of plot twists and turns and has given me a whole new look at the childhood ditty about the Gingerbread Man. There is a mystery that must be solved, a business to save and a perpetrator to be found. So just sit back, enjoy the ride and try to figure out who does not want to be caught!

*  Wow!! This story is definitely the author’s best to date. It is somewhat mysterious, a bit creepy but oh so intriguing.Did I figure out who the guilty person was? No but that just shows me how good she is at keeping readers in suspense til the very end.

Serious Wednesday: Here's Your Chance!

 Don't you just love a good sale?

Here's an opportunity to read the first book in the 

Spies of WWII series:

With Music in Their Hearts

(In this series, you'll find:

Three Spies

Three Redheads,

Three Love stories and suspense)

It's only $.99 for this first Kindle book, 

it can be YOURS!

Check it out here:

Amazon

What reviewers are saying about this book:

*  Ms. Brown’s historical novel is a delight.

*  I opened to chapter one in my Kindle and heard the music coming from the piano at the boarding house. I felt a part of the intrigue and saw the characters as they interacted with one another. Carole Brown’s World War II spy novel With the Music in Their Hearts is a fascinating read. The realistic dialogue, setting and characters' dress drew me into this 1940’s mystery.

*  I love WWII era stories and was eager to read With Music in Their Hearts. Carole Brown did a great job of capturing the essence of the era. The colorful cast of characters entertained me, the story engaged me, and the mystery kept me guessing until the very end!

Book two is:  A Flute in the Willows

Book three is:  Sing Until You Die

Happy Reading! 

Rambling Friday: Updates on my Life!

Hey!

I thought I'd take this Rambling Friday post
(late, I know!)

and share what's happening now

and in the near future

with my life.

First:

This sale will go on through September 9th! 

Knight in Shining Apron, the second book in 

The Appleton, WV Romantic Mystery series

is in this collection.

If you haven't read this series,

then check it out! 

***

Next:

I'm featuring my two books from

The Spies of WWII series

WITH

a surprise announcement in store! 

My hour starts at 5:30!  Monday, July 13!

I will be giving away several nice prizes

(including the books in the meme above!)

***

I'm visiting several blogs this month

promoting 

CALEB'S DESTINY

July 14th at Jodie Wolfe's blog:

https://www.jodiewolfe.com/blog/

More details will follow.

July 16th I'll be at Sandra M. Hart's 

Historical blog:

https://sandramervillehart.wordpress.com/

talking about CALEB'S Destiny

and history

Michelle Levigne's blog,

https://michellelevigne.blogspot.com/2020/05/introducing-adventure.html?fbclid=IwAR153VwDjKI6Folw_cY8B0gGOdPHEWTRtNMTE7Wd6n15ltMH0fCImft9dpQ

Date to be announced soon! 

PLUS!

Progress on our remodeling!!!

That's it for now.

Have a great week, and

HAPPY READING!

Serious Wednesdays: Take Action!

Ways to Market

Today, I'd like to share a few places, some of which might seem obvious, but are well worth looking into. Don't overlook avenues you think aren't worth your time. You might be surprised! 

Quote:

 “You can’t expect to just write and have visitors come to you – that’s too passive.”            

–Anita Campbell

• Pinterest:  They say the eyes are a good way to catch attention of others. One way to use pinterest is to create boards for your books such as memes. Be creative: add your pet to one meme with your book in the picture and a cute saying. What is the setting of your book? Add a board with probable images of places that "could be" the locale of your book. Character pictures, including minor characters, are "wow" items for a board. What about hair styles? Do make sure they all include your book's title/cover.  (CAUTION: you can become addicted to this site! Lol)
• Twitter:  I love this marketing avenue! Short, to the point (and you learn how to promote in brief :) ) and they also offer promotional options. To gain attention, add a pic too. It's a fantastic way to market. Remember, you can also use Hootsuite, or similar, to schedule tweets ahead of time which is especially useful during sales, etc. 
• Interviews:  If you're in any writer groups, you'll usually find people who are offering invitations for author to do interviews/posts/promotion spots on their sites. Take advantage of these! You'll not only gain marketable visibility but gain readers too. Even one or two good, faithful readers if well worth your time and effort.

Take action--today!
Successful Writing Efforts wished for you! 

Serious Wednesdays: Marketing January 2019

"A year from now, you'll wish you had started today."

-Karen Lamb

How do I get started with marketing? It's so scary! And I'm a loner!
Really?
So?
So am I. You must take yourself by the "bootstraps" or "shirt collar" and move ahead. Truly.
Venturing out into an unknown world is scary for many of us. We'd rather lurk in our self-imposed writing "hut" than to meet and greet those in the BIG world of marketing. But it can be done. Here are a couple encouraging ideas to help you get started:

1. Take small steps. Ask friends, family and close associates for help. Whether helping you prepare a few memes or doing a small free promotion on their website, it will get you moving. Think small, think easy, think friendly. And one step...at...a...time.
2. Allow yourself time. Don't try to take it all in at once. Begin small, read and re-read the online marketing place that caught your eye. Pour over all their material. And if it sounds viable, take a breath and go for it. What's the worse that can happen? They say no? Reject your request? Accept? Either way, you've made a start, and each step helps you on your marketing journey!

Now, here are a few suggestions on marketing for this month:

• Check out marketing gurus who offer freebies and/or heavily discounted programs.
• Book Heaven is growing and seems to be a great source of promotion.
• Offer to write articles for magazines and blog sites. I'm not sure how many sales you'll obtain, but your name will be in front of multiple eyes. Don't discount this avenue.
• Don't overlook your own personal space, and by that, I mean your hometown/state. Get acquainted with writing groups in your area, check to see what marketing festivals and smaller writing conferences are available. Snag a spot if possible. Put each group in a folder and keep track of when and where events are happening. Libraries, small hometown bookstores, specialty groups that you may have a hand-in by including something of interest in your books. All of these are important.

That's it for this month. Don't despise the small. Whatever works for you, use it! 

Have a great COLD? SNOWY? month!