Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ripple the Twine Blog Tour Heads to the Midwest

Today’s stop on the two week whirlwind Blog Tour takes Ripple the Twine all the way to Lincoln, Nebraska  for a review on Change the Word, run by the spunky and sweet Laura. I was thrilled to learn how much we have in common – we’re both two-time NaNoWriMo winners (woo hoo for Wrimos!), we both enjoy sports, and we’re both hard at work on our third manuscript. How cool is that? Very…but not as cool as it was for this Indie Author to read her review of my first novel!

Laura gave Ripple the Twine four out of five stars and said that I had “Well-developed, realistic characters with relatable issues” which was cool to hear as that’s exactly what I was going for when writing it. She also gave me about the hugest compliment in the world by saying “Ripple the Twine is a solid debut fiction novel. I look forward to seeing Flynn-Shon's future projects.”

Wowza, thanks so much for the solid review on Change the Word Laura, I’m pretty much going to be doing my own version of the touchdown dance for the rest of the day after reading it!

Please check out my review on Change the Word and leave a comment then poke around Laura’s blog, and follow her on social media (see Contact page for details). If you have a book you’d like reviewed she also has info on that so get cracking writers and get your books out!

I’ll be sticking around Laura’s abode for a couple days, she’s let me share some space at her place overnight, and I have a guest post going up tomorrow. Come on back & hang with us at CtW again on Thursday. I’ll get the link out tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the rave Laura, I greatly appreciate it, but most important for an Indie Author is that people read and review it at all so I’m doubly thanking you for taking the time to do just that!

UPDATE

Ripple the Twine is currently sold in print format but is due to hit the virtual shelves as an eBook in the fall of 2012. Details to follow after the CLP Blog Tour wraps up so stick around!

In the meantime you can go and check out my book on:

Happy reading everyone!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ripple the Twine Blog Tour Next Stop…

Samantha March is hosting me over at her fun blog today as the Ripple the Twine train pulls into the next station! I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Samantha for today’s post and I must say, her questions really made me stop to think. I appreciate being able to dig a little deeper inside to answer her questions honestly.

As the owner and operator of the blog Chick Lit Plus – the organizer of this wild ride of a Blog Tour I’m on right now – Samantha has been AH-mazing! She’s super friendly & sweet, incredibly organized and works hard to make a Blog Tour the best it can be! When she suggested that I could be featured on her blog too I was thrilled!

Be sure to check out the post and leave Samantha some love. I would like to thank her profusely for doing such a great job with organizing and promoting my Tour and for featuring my interview and excerpt on her own blog today. You rock Samantha, thanks!

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Ripple the Twine Blog Tour Continues

You all remember Books Etc. right? The blog is run by Kaley and she posted a wonderful review of Ripple the Twine this past Wednesday. Well Kaley has me back today with a Guest Post - Why Self-Publishing Fit with My First Novel. Thanks so much!

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share a bit about my experience in self-publishing and the steps it took for Ripple the Twine to be shaped into a finished product. My sights were first set on traditional publishing. It didn’t work out and after a while I decided that all I really wanted was to have the book released into the world. Self-publishing was right for me and right for Ripple the Twine.

Stop on over today to Books Etc. to read the rest of the story about the journey Ripple the Twine took from written to released! 


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Don’t forget you can still enter the GIVEAWAY on Every Free Chance Book Reviews to win a copy of Ripple the Twine in paperback! Already have a copy? Who cares! Give this one to a friend, family member, donate it to a charitable organization, wherever. Just ENTER TO WIN TODAY! Ends Monday August 20, 2012!

Also, Chrissy was kind and generous enough to post her review on my Amazon page. Check it out, how cool! That was a surprise to discover yesterday, and a VERY pleasant one at that! Thanks! Indie Authors need reviews on sites like Amazon to bloster their ratings position and I couldn't be more grateful to Chrissy for taking the time to post hers. Every little bit helps!