Host Blog: CynnerJane
My Bestest Buddy, Cynthia, who left my house an hour ago, just posted her host post!
http://cynnerjane.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/the-lustre-virtual-launch-party/
My Bestest Buddy, Cynthia, who left my house an hour ago, just posted her host post!
http://cynnerjane.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/the-lustre-virtual-launch-party/

Kathleen Firstenberg is the illustrious editor of The Lustre! I met her long ago when our kids were teeny and running around getting in trouble at Mom’s group. She has since moved away from Seattle to California, but thanks to the glorious internet it made almost no difference where editing was concerned.
Kathleen has been editing for 8 years and earned a University of Washington Extension Editing Certificate in 2009. She has written and edited accreditation documents and manuals, and edited content for workandworship.com and the Mars Hill Ballard blog. She has beautified writing of all kinds from term papers, resumes, a policy and procedure manual to the parenting book Inspiring Childhood, Inspiring Life in addition to her fabulous work on The Lustre.
Her thoughts on her career: “I like to edit all kinds of writing, from instruction manuals to novels. I love that I learn a little bit about a wide variety of subjects, such as education, theology, sociology, the medical industry, parenting, mythical creatures, etc. (This is one of the best things about being a freelancer…I know a little about a lot, haha!)”
Kathleen enjoys reading, traveling, relaxing on the beach, and spending time with friends and family. She lives with her husband and two children in Newport Beach, California. (I can also always get her to forward snarky photos on Facebook about grammar and the English language!)
For more information and to hire her (hypnotic suggestion), visit her site! http://kathleenfberg.webs.com
Visit Kate’s post with review, comment and win! http://kateschannel.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/book-it-party-room-kate-policanis-the-lustre/
Thank you, Kate, for your super-awesome review!!!
Visit Kathleen’s blog, comment, and win! http://kathleenfberg.webs.com/apps/blog/show/13198452-the-lustre-is-available-for-purchase
Also here in her wonderful review! http://kathleenfberg.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/12686610-the-lustre
Come visit these blogs for more party fun! Remember, I’m giving away a free copy of my book to one lucky Human who comments on these blogs!
http://christianfantasyforwomen.com/
http://meganmichaelisphotography.blogspot.com
http://tahlianewland.com/blog/
http://kateschannel.wordpress.com/
http://kathleenfberg.webs.com/apps/blog/
http://pagesunforgotten.wordpress.com
Info on all the participants and prizes can be found here: https://katepolicani.com/the-lustre/launch-party-the-lustre
Don’t miss out on my free ebooks and print book giveaways!
These 8 will win a free ebook on Smashwords and of these eight, three will be randomly chosen to receive a free print copy!
One fortunate blogger will win a copy of The Queen and the Handyman by Maria Tatham. She gets to pick that winner!
First Review! by Laura PfundtBecause it is already the 15th in Melbourne, Australia, I have my first review and the first post for The Lustre Virtual Launch Party!
Thank you oodles, Laura, The Quillwielder, for your wonderful review: http://quillwielder.com/2012/03/15/book-review-the-lustre/
Be sure to keep your web browsers peeled for more wonderful reviews and more!
None of the proofs are in the pudding. That would make them all sticky! One week till launch and here they are!
Wait! What is that? That first book isn’t yours!
Why yes, that is one of my guest books and one of the prizes you could win during my Virtual Book Launch! In fact, you could win one of these four copies! Just don’t get too excited. I don’t want anyone having health issues because of elevated blood pressure.
Take a deep breath and relax for just one more week, OK?
(Yes I get really silly when I get a new proof delivered!)
I’ve completed and sent out all the tools for my blogger pals to join the party! I have a banner, a party badge, and a book cover picture. For content, I have synopses of the book, an author bio, and some interview questions I’ve answered. I have been thinking about providing a special excerpt too.
If you are participating haven’t gotten your email for the blog postings, please let me know so I be sure they get to you!
If you want to participate, email me or reply to this post to join in!
So what is this Virtual Launch Party thing, Kate?
Why, I’m glad you asked! I’ll get into detail:
If you have hosted a blog tour before, it is very similar to that only a shorter time frame and not as wide a range (because I can’t afford to pay to have that done right now.)
I will be posting all day with lots of juicy things: Of course, I’ll be advertising my new book. The Pre-reviewers will all be featured when they post their reviews. I’m also posting “Guest Books” by authors I know in person or online. This means I just introduce another book in a post during the party. I’ll have posts linking reviews of the “Guest Books” too. I have a few “Guest Artist” features where I’ll tell about an artist and post some images of their work–So far I have my author image photographer and my cover artists for The Disenchanted Pet. I’ll post about the editor of the book, and some others. I’ll also be having giveaways. I’ll give away several ebooks and some print books, including one print copy of a “Guest Book”.
If you are interested in participating, what I ask from you is for you to post on your site about the book, whatever you’d like be it a review or one of the post materials I supply, along with the pretty party banner. I also provide a “Party Badge” to put up too if you like that kind of thing. If you’d like to be featured, I need the pictures and descriptive content about what you’d like to share. For artists, etc. I need a little bio information and a sample of your work to feature. For “Guest Books” I need all the info you would provide for me to advertise your book on my site. That includes links and pictures and stuff. If you have a giveaway such as a coupon or freebies, I’ll need to know that too. I understand that giveaways give you lots of attention for your services or books.
If any of this appeals to you, please let me know because there is plenty of room on the internet for any size of party we want!
All the people involved so far and the giveaways are listed on the Party Construction Page here: https://katepolicani.com/the-lustre/launch-party-the-lustre-under-construction/
This is your official invitation! Be sure to drop by the site on these dates for lots of great book release fun! I still have room for guest bloggers, guest books, pre-reviews (you’ll have to be a fast reader) and guest artists.
Please reply to the email or this post to get listed! The current list of participants can be seen on the post site! https://katepolicani.com/the-lustre/launch-party-the-lustre-under-construction/