While looking for something completely different today, I noticed that Don’t Judge a Book By Its Magic had 17 ratings and 10 reviews up on Goodreads! Several of these reviews were unexpected and they made my day. Some were even up on other sites, including an online magazine. Big thanks to the reviewers! Please drop by and see what they said.
http://www.indtale.com/reviews/don%E2%80%99t-judge-book-its-magic
Today is my book’s day on the Blog-in! Please visit these great sites to see Compulsively Writing Fiction there:
http://michael-ogara.blogspot.com/
The winner of my Goodreads giveaway with 399 entries (!!!) was Stephanie Manning! Congratulations!
The blog hop is now over. I’ll post the results for the Hop page contests as soon as they’re out!
In honor of the upcoming New Year’s Blog Hop, I’ve posted a giveaway of The Lustre on Goodreads! Be sure to drop by Jan 11-15 to learn about the Hop and how you can win books from over 60 authors and more!
Is it just me or does everybody have this problem: When I get to the exciting part of the book, or am almost to the end, my whole family just seems to pick up on that vibe and decide it’s a great time to interrupt me a whole lot. It never fails! I constantly have to abandon my book right before the last page, or right at the greatest parts because that is when they all want something from me. Sometimes the phone even rings! Our new one-year-old pound puppy is especially sensitive to this and my screens are all smeared with slobber because of my exciting reading material.
My actual dog with her face on my laptop.
It also works with things that frustrate me. If I’m getting irked over a form or the bills, they all want to throw the slobbery tennis ball, tell me about something on TV or have a little snack. Sometimes it’s much worse.
If something is boring, I have a day of tranquility in which to handle it, but give me a little excitement and everybody picks up on the vibe. What is with that?
Not my actual baby, but so cute!
Bess McBride is the latest Author Spotlight on my Examiner column! I’ve started an exciting new interview format.
http://www.examiner.com/article/seattle-author-spotlight-bess-mcbride
Starting in February the Author Blog-in will perform the amazing feat of changing while also staying the same! See how here:
There are many ways to quantify the best of something. Popularity, personal opinion, sales numbers, and reader response are all ways to choose the best books. Readers can decide for themselves who knows best and find reading gems from those lists. With the publishing world changing in so many exciting ways, the list of the best more interesting than ever.
Read the full article here: http://www.examiner.com/article/best-books-of-2012
Thank you!
I forgot one of the contributors to my November success! I signed up for a listing on http://ereadernewstoday.com/category/free-kindle-books/ in exchange for 10% of sales. It netted me 142 sales for The Disenchanted Pet.
I’m adding them to my Book Promotion Companies list with good marks. I really like the pay in exchange for results, and they got results. I didn’t get any notification ahead of time when my book would be up, but it could have been eaten by Google’s ravenous Spam folder.
Come join a party of talented Indie authors at the Holiday Blog Hop! You can win lots of great books and there will be tons of freebies. Visit the links below to win. (Some links are day-specific and won’t work until their day. Be sure to drop by each day to win something new!)
Here is the rundown of holiday festivities on my blog for the week: Continue reading
Choosing how to publish. An Examiner article about questions every author must answer.
Please visit my book on these wonderful sites:
http://blog.seditionbook.com/?p=175
http://julidrevezzo.com/2012/11/20/amputeddy-goes-back-to-school-by-jean-boelter-and-kate-policani/
It’s not too late to sign up TODAY (Nov 16) for the author blog-in! I know you last-minute cats out there like to jump in when the ride starts. Jump! Post about your book and email me at katepolicani(at)gmail.com to grab one of those extra slots!
For you rockin’ authors who have signed up, don’t forget to send me your post link if you haven’t already! I want to be sure we all get our books shared.
In 2005 I co-wrote a series of three books with my dear Aunt Jean. (We children in the family all called her Mimi.) Since their first publication, Mimi has passed away due to cancer.
These books were her creation to accompany her Amputeddy bears. I was honored to help her write and format the books for the appropriate age group.
Amputeddy is a little bear who has just recovered from an accident in which he lost his leg. This is his first day back at school! Join him in his fears and triumphs as he learns that he can still be a regular bear, just like everyone else.
Purchase paperback here https://www.createspace.com/3854942 (Available now!)
FREE ebook in all formats! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/153192
Buy it on Amazon
Be like Lorenzo: patronize an artist like me!
Kate Policani 