Were you thinking of participating but weren’t sure? Now is your chance! Visit the party page to see how you can join in. Guests of all kinds are welcome, and I’ll announce your guest posts via the party page and my blog.
You are cordially invitedto the Virtual Release Party for Don’t Judge a Book By Its Magic.
This online soiree will feature contests, giveaways, freebies, featured reviewers, guest books, and a great celebration of the people who made the first book of my first series possible.
Yes, it’s all online! Visit when you like, participate, and have fun, all without any tiresome travel or diet-busting treats. Anything you want to know about what’s happening is right here: https://katepolicani.com/release-party/
The party will last for three days from Oct 26-28 here at katepolicani.com. Please join in the fun!
Huge thanks to Fox Cutter, who has reviewed my upcoming book here: http://foxcutter.livejournal.com/2012/10/18/ Fox was my Kickstarter hero, contributing the amount that made the difference and I got my funding! He’s written a very insightful review with a lot of great detail.
A big round of applause for all our great viewers and especially for the wonderful books! Today is our last day of the October Blog-in. Please visit my book on these fantastic blogs:
http://seanmacuisdin.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/october-author-blog-in-kate-policani/
http://themrsgraff.blogspot.com/2012/10/author-blog-in-kate-policani.html
http://thehighsthelowstheinbetweens.wordpress.com/new-books/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-magic/
If you have a book and a blog, you are invited to join us for the November Blog-in! Read all about it here: https://katepolicani.com/author-blog-in/
Today I would like to tell anyone who might be reading this blog about my recently released novel, The Truth about Dandelions. I am an award winning author (recently taking first place in the Alice Munro Short Story Competition) with a long list of essay and short story publications. This is my debut novel:
Mara isn’t a slut; she just can’t find what she wants. She wants to forget her mother’s death, her father’s hypocrisy, and the plane crash that follows her. As a child she couldn’t understand why the grass never got cut, and now as she gropes her way through university life, all those weeds, those dandelions, have stayed with her, haunting her dreams.
She can’t see a way out of her dark hole until she gets hit by a car on an Ottawa street and starts spending time with Jack, the guy behind the wheel. Kind, thoughtful, and a virgin – he’s the last person she’d ever expected to fall for.
As she opens up to Jack, the wounds she’d been trying to ignore surface, and she’s forced to finally choose between running from or facing the past that’s been haunting her all her life. Through nights out looking for release to the ultimate event that forces her to face herself, Mara finally learns the truth about dandelions.
(cover design by David Morris Photography: http://www.davidphoto.ca/)
You will not like this book if:
– you hate classic literature, particularly Charlotte Bronte
– you hate Richard Dawkins or people who criticize organized religion
– you get uncomfortable hearing about the brutal side of life
You WILL like this book if:
– you like questioning why people act they way they do
– you can hold two opposing views in your mind at the same time and not explode
– you can watch a person make mistake after mistake and still give them another chance
You can read the first 10% of The Truth about Dandelions for free on Amazon (link below).
It is now on sale for 99 cents starting on October 15, but only until October 31. DON’T WAIT!
Download your copy at:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/167710
http://www.amazon.com/The-Truth-About-Dandelions-ebook/dp/B008A3JVQI
And if you don’t already have an e-reader, join the 21st century and GET ONE!!
A book of poetry written at each stage of my life. Childhood, University Student, Mother, Married, Separation and a Single Mother. Life is tough for everyone. I believe that everyone has struggled through one aspect of their life, others every aspect. I do have faith that one day, it will get better and the journey will end with a stronger, wiser woman at the end of it.
Life can get you down, but it is how you deal with these struggles that make you the person you are today. I find writing helps me deal with every aspect of my life. The pleasant experiences are written so that I can turn back and be grateful for the things I have achieved in life. The unpleasant experiences are written, so I can overcome them and deal with the problems that I am facing at the moment. I am publishing these personal parts of my life, to help others see that they are not alone. I am not an expert in any domain, I have not succeeded in any aspect of my life, but I try to learn from my mistakes and in turn, I have become wiser. Knowledge gained by experience, rather than through a book or education. Therefore, take this journey with me, through every aspect of my life, the highs, lows and the inbetweens.
THE HIGHS, the lows, The Inbetweens, now for sale at Smashwords
THE HIGHS, the lows, The Inbetweens, now for sale at Lulu
THE HIGHS, the lows, The Inbetweens, now for sale at Amazon
For the next few weeks, I’m going to be participating in an Author Blog-in, courtesy of Kate Policani, and her wonderful efforts to showcase indie authors, and help each other gain more exposure and a larger potential fan-base.
Today I’ll be featuring my book.
My book, Moments Collide, is available here on Amazon and CreateSpace, and more information can be learned about my writing on my Facebook Page, or this blog.
Moments Collide is the story told by Felix LaPage, a young man with huge musical aspirations. Growing up, Felix developed a love of music, and with his cello, worked his way through school to try and become a musical success.
However, that’s not the whole story. While working toward his musical dreams, Felix met a woman who would change the course of his life, but not necessarily in a good way. With this woman, Rayne, Felix learns that not everyone is kind or selfless. Struggling through Rayne’s verbal and emotional abuse, Felix also must face getting over her multiple affairs.
It’s one night, on a long train-ride home, where Felix meets a young woman who shows him a different path, a path that could lead to his own personal happiness, free of struggle and pain. It’s up to Felix, however, to choose whether or not he’s meant to walk the painful path with Rayne, or a path that allows him to be free.
Below is a short excerpt from the book. The book is available on the Kindle Library, which I highly encourage people to check it out. Any and all reviews are highly appreciated. Please enjoy the small bit of my story. Much love to all the readers and writers out there. Thanks for checking out my blog!
Note: this excerpt has had the language edited to keep it to a G rating for other bloggers. Please note that the actual text in the book consists of adult language. Thank you!
Guest spots available! Please email katepolicani(at)gmail.com to join the party as a guest!
Here is what my editor Kathleen Firstenberg has to say about my upcoming book: http://kathleenfberg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/14688705-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-magicians
A review by the Bookworm Extraordinaire: http://www.thebookwormextraordinare.blogspot.com/2012/09/review-dont-judge-book-by-its-magic-by.html
I’m a normal girl. I am. I love shoes, fragranced body care, and hair products. I love all the chick flicks that have come out in the theaters in the last 2 years (and a lot of the old ones) and I obsess about my wardrobe. I respond positively to most of the marketing directed at females in my age group.
My name is Colleen Underhill, and the only abnormal thing about me is that I just discovered I am, or I transformed into, a magician; not the disappearing bunny kind, but the power-shooting-out-of-your-hands kind of magician.
My problem now is that I do NOT believe in magic. Well, I believe in it. I have seen it shoot out of my own hands, but I oppose it in a moral sense; no hexes, no spells, no incantations, no potions, no amulets, no tomes, no casting circles, no eye of newt, none of that. I have to be very clear because people pressure me about it. Whatever they say about “how it’s done,” this is a morality issue for me and I will not cave in to their pressure.
But what do I do now?
Don’t Judge a Book By Its Magic on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16045564-don-t-judge-a-book-by-its-magic
I just love the stories! I’m not too picky about genre as long as the writing is passable. But why?
Why do you love stories?
Sometimes you just have to say it with a picture.
Preconceptions about self-publishing and promotion.
This was my first Examiner article. Aaaww! Isn’t it cute!
Plug in to the Seattle writing scene: Part 1.
Here is the first of my “Plug into Seattle” series of articles on Examiner!
Be like Lorenzo: patronize an artist like me!
Kate Policani 