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30 Days Of Halloween pt2. – Updated Guest List

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Our Guest List… For Far!

Three days ago, I pitched a request for authors to send me their requests for blog slots, and things are shaping up very nicely. Here’s a few of the things that will be coming up. I’ll be linking the individual authors and posts, and adding dates as things continue to develop.

Guest Name Featured Slot
Angela B. Chrysler Book Spotlight – “Broken”
Event Spotlight – TBA
Book Spotlight – TBA
Toi Thomas Author Spotlight
A.F. Stewart Book Spotlight – “Horror Haiku Pas De Deux”
Kayla Matt Book Spotlight – “Hell Bent Arc 1”
Ami Lutkus Pjhillips Book Spotlight – TBA
Stephanie Ayers Book Spotlight – TBA
Ed Ireland Story – “The Iconic Face”
Nina Johnson Book Spotlight – TBA

Readers: If you have a Halloween experience you’d like to share, please email me at timothy.bateson.author@gmail.com . I love collecting stories, and I’d love to hear from those of you who follow the blog. Alternatively, you can leave comments on individual posts, especially if you read a post and loved it.

Writers: I’m looking to gather 30 individual posts for this event. I’m looking for Author Spotlights, Book Spotlights, Poetry, and Guests Posts themed around Halloween. There are forms to fill out for the book and author spotlights, but for anything else, click the “Pitch A Guest Post” image, and email the information.

Deadlines: I need to get all the guest posts and spotlight information as soon as possible. If you would like the post to release on a give date, let me know in your email (or in the “Additional Notes” on the forms)

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30 Days Of Halloween – Send Me Your Guest Posts

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Under A Hunter's Moon - 3rd Anniversary Celebration“Under A Hunter’s Moon” – Celebrates 3 Years in Print

My first story, “Under A Hunter’s Moon” appeared in print for the first time, back in 2014. Every year since then I have mad an effort to celebrate the event in some way.

31 Days of Halloween

That means it’s time for me to host another 31 Days of Halloween, where I host a range of guest posts, book spotlights, etc. I’m hoping to have enough material to release one slot every day throughout October.

The month will culminate in a very special event over the weekend leading up to Halloween itself, but I’m keeping the details to myself until that time.

Here’s How You Can Take Part

Readers: If you have a Halloween experience you’d like to share, please email me at timothy.bateson.author@gmail.com . I love collecting stories, and I’d love to hear from those of you who follow the blog. Alternatively, you can leave comments on individual posts, especially if you read a post and loved it.

Writers: I’m looking to gather 30 individual posts for this event. I’m looking for Author Spotlights, Book Spotlights, Poetry, and Guests Posts themed around Halloween. There are forms to fill out for the book and author spotlights, but for anything else, click the “Pitch A Guest Post” image, and email the information.

Deadlines:

I need to get all the guest posts and spotlight information as soon as possible. If you would like the post to release on a give date, let me know in your email (or in the “Additional Notes” on the forms).

Book Spotlight – “Ambrosia ” by Heidi Angell

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Book Blurb

Whispers to the gods are like honey from a poet’s lips. When several poets raise their voices together, it’s a sacred feast of memories and dreams. Poetry is divine food for the soul, full of emotion and celestial feeling. Join us in our longing, our pain and passion, heartache, logic and insanity, fear, faith, confusion, hope, unity, solitude, daily life, and political strife brought to you by Eric Keizer, A.L. Mabry, Alyssa Trevitt, Mello Sakia, Phillip Matthew Roberts, Sam DeLoach, Stacy Overby, Stephanie Ayers and Veronica Falletta.

As the whispers of muses fly from poet’s lips, join us for this heavenly celebration.

Ambrosia is an eclectic collection of poetry from poets on various walks of life. Their words will jump from the page and brand themselves on your heart. The anthology releases on September 16th, 2017 and there is a book tour, open to the public. Learn more here: http://wp.me/p6KXDO-67E

Reserve Your Copy Now! E-Book

This project was a labor of love between the poets involved and the OWS team. Now we aim to take that love and put it to good use. The royalties from Ambrosia will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (www.afsp.org) . This is a cause that all of us at OWS feel strongly about and we are honored to be able to contribute to their efforts and programs. Purchase your own copy on Smashwords or Amazon

To learn more about these poets visit Our Write Side (http://ourwriteside.com) or to learn more about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention visit their website (www.afsp.org).

From the Authors

Ambrosia is an anthology completed by 9 wonderful poets Eric Keizer, A.L. Mabry, Sam DeLoach, Alyssa Trivett, Mello Sakia, Stacy Overby, Phillip Matthew Roberts, Veronica Falletta and Stephanie Ayers, and all royalties will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Where To Find Heidi Angell

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400 Posts And Counting (And A New Service For Authors)

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I’m proud to announce that “Ramblings of an Author” now has OVER 400 posts.

I’d like to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s visited, and taken the time to read my posts. Also to all the authors who’ve contributed to this milestone, by allowing me to interview them for Author Spotlights, and letting me share their books in the Book Spotlights. (See below the infographic for some exciting news for authors).

In honor of the occasion, I rounded up some statistics from the WordPress.com servers.

 

And Here’s Where Things Get Interesting For Authors

There’s a little something I’ve been working on behind-the-scenes of this blog, and I’ve had a couple of author friends test it out.

Until last month, if an author wanted to book an Author Spotlight, or Book Spotlight slot on this blog, they had:

  • Approach me on social media, or email me a request
  • Wait for me to respond with the criteria and list of questions, required images, and links
  • Give me enough lead time to format the post
  • Then I had to check the post for errors, email the author and confirm any new images/changes
  • Finalize the post schedule, and then email the author the posting date, time, and links

Well, I just removed MOST of the first three steps of that process… How?

Announcing The Author & Book Spotlight Application Forms…

Starting about a month ago I decided that I wanted to make things easier for my fellow authors to apply for a slot on this blog. To that end, I’ve put together two forms, which both serve the same functions:

  • They walk you through the entire list of things I need to know
  • They allow you to upload images directly into the form
  • I receive an email to let me know that you’ve applied for a blog spot
  • All the information goes into a database, which I can refer to at any time
  • A draft blog post is AUTOMATICALLY created, and formatted with the information you provided

From there the following things happen:

  • Once I get the email notification, I check the draft post, and make any changes that are immediately obvious (like removing text for links that aren’t provided).
  • If it’s a Book Spotlight, I create the advertising poster, and insert it into the post.
  • I then touch base with the author, by email, with any questions, requests for further information, (and approval on Book Spotlight posters), as well as confirm any preferences on posting dates.
  • Once any changes are finalized, I email the author the date and time the post will go live, as well as the links to that post (which only work once the post is live).

My Preferred Genres to Feature:

  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Paranormal
  • Urban Fantasy

However, just because your book doesn’t fall into one of those categories, that doesn’t mean I won’t feature it if something about it catches m interest.

Apply For A Slot Today… Or Bookmark These Links For Later…

Book Spotlight – “Knight After Night : Vampire Assassin League #1” by Jackie Ivie

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Book Blurb

THE VAMPIRE

Highland Vampire Thoran MacKettryck’s lonely. Bitter. Vengeful. For centuries now, he’s taken lives for profit and drained blood for free. Just like always. But then he’s gifted what every immortal craves: his mate. He just can’t believe his eyes when he finally hunts her down.

HIS MATE

Jolie Pritchard’s young. Studious. Driven. Studying Medieval Literature is her life and this scholarship – her dream. She’s the last thing an arrogant, gorgeous, world-class playboy should be pursuing and she knows it. If only he wasn’t the most thrilling male she’s ever imagined…

THE CURSE

She was warned. She didn’t listen.

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From the Author

Jackie Ivie has written several winning historical romances with Kensington Publishing, added some edgy historicals with her Brocade Collection…but then she discovered paranormals.  And vampires.  Dark angels.  Time travel.   Nowadays, she can usually be found researching, writing, and dreaming about the Vampire Assassin League, a series where only the luckiest vampires find their mate; or the Chronicles of the Hunter where dark angels get another chance, or her newest, a time travel series called the Portals of Time.

Where To Find Jackie Ivie

 

Book Spotlight – “The Hunter : The Chronicles of the Hunter” by Jackie Ivie

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Book Blurb

Kane’s one of The Hunters. Special-forces trained. Structurally balanced. Aerobically fit. Strong. Powerful. Tough. Deadly accurate. Emotionless. To an inhuman level. He’s got an assignment. Protect a young woman who is somebody’s hit.

LeeAnn is a CPA because she likes numbers. Figures never lie, but her business partner just might be. She’s got a meeting in Miami with him. She’s not thrilled to be here. She expects an explanation. A lot of sun. Sand. Heat. Maybe some hot guys to look at. She sure wasn’t expecting Kane.

Miami just got a whole lot hotter…

Buy Your Copy Now!

From the Author

Jackie Ivie has written several winning historical romances with Kensington Publishing, added some edgy historicals with her Brocade Collection…but then she discovered paranormals.  And vampires.  Dark angels.  Time travel.   Nowadays, she can usually be found researching, writing, and dreaming about the Vampire Assassin League, a series where only the luckiest vampires find their mate; or the Chronicles of the Hunter where dark angels get another chance, or her newest, a time travel series called the Portals of Time.

Where To Find Jackie Ivie

 

Book Spotlight – “Thief of the Night Guild” by Andy Peloquin

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Overview

“I am Ilanna, Journeyman of House Hawk. I do the impossible.”

A cunning thief of unrivaled ingenuity, Ilanna is determined to secure her freedom. Nothing will prevent her escape from the Night Guild’s callous cruelty, not even the most powerful man in Praamis, Duke Phonnis.

Commanding a crew of pickpockets, bounty hunters, poisoners, and assassins, Ilanna schemes to disgrace the Duke. She must survive blackmail, a bloodthirsty rival syndicate, and enemies within her own House to claim her spoils: vengeance for the deaths of her friends and gold to buy independence.

But all Ilanna’s skill may not suffice to protect the one person who matters most: her son.

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From the Author

Andy Peloquin

I am, first and foremost, a storyteller and an artist–words are my palette. Fantasy is my genre of choice, and I love to explore the darker side of human nature through the filter of fantasy heroes, villains, and everything in between. I’m also a freelance writer, a book lover, and a guy who just loves to meet new people and spend hours talking about my fascination for the worlds I encounter in the pages of fantasy novels.

Fantasy provides us with an escape, a way to forget about our mundane problems and step into worlds where anything is possible. It transcends age, gender, religion, race, or lifestyle–it is our way of believing what cannot be, delving into the unknowable, and discovering hidden truths about ourselves and our world in a brand new way. Fiction at its very best!

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