Cover Reveal: Cramping Chronicles: The First Twinge

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RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 13TH 2020

Cover Reveal: Cramping Chronicles: The First Twinge [CC]

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Jessie has no idea why the pretty girl hates her...

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As our eyes met again, I couldn’t help but smile back, a warmth filling me just for a heart beat, lifting my hand to wave, before she cut me down with a glare.
She looked royally pissed off, and I didn’t have the first clue why.

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Cover Reveal: Moonbroch by C.J Rodgers

Title: Moonbroch

Series: Book Two, The Bestower's Ruin Series

Author: C.J. Rodgers

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Release Date: TBA  
Cover Credits: Amala Benny at Mayflower Studio
 

On the run, Rose escaped the clutches of The League saving Marshal and her mother; now she seeks refuge with a bloodline connection lost through time. The Sirens have committed themselves to protect the Bestower’s gifts and as Rose steps up as the protector of the amethyst, she has to face the consequences of her betrayal, grasp the strength of her magic, and warn the Sirens of the danger that is coming. An old King’s mission to bring creatures and beings of the supernatural kind into the light, now lives on in the heart of the angriest souls living in the shadows. The League will not stop until the frenzy is revived, and the gifts have been retrieved; a war is stirring. Rose and The Sirens must fight back. 

C. J. Rodgers is an emerging self-published author who has always had a passion for books even as a little girl. Since she has put that first novel out, she has found many outlets to spread her wings and dive more rooted in the writing community. Eagerly immersing herself with available knowledge around her, Rodgers has since created her blog -Books and a Mug- covering a wide array of topics for reading and writing, become an active member in the authortube community, and hopes to attend her first literary conference.

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Cover Reveal: Dying Thoughts - Eighth Ending [CC]

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Life Of Joey - February 2019 [CC]

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Cover Reveal - She's Not Here by Mandi Lynn

About the book:  
Title: She's Not Here  
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Medical Thriller  
Release date: October 2, 2018

Blurb:

Willow watched her father diminish in front of her as Alzheimer's pulled him further away each day. When a fire creates the perfect disaster, Willow's desperation to find a cure to the disease causes her to change Samantha Ellison's life forever.

Treated as an experiment, Willow injects Samantha with a serum that mimics Alzheimer’s and deteriorates her brain. With Sam's mental capacity declining at an alarming rate, it won't be long until people start looking for answers. With Willow’s husband as the doctor, it’s only a matter of time before he uncovers the truth. The only question is whether he discovers Willow’s secrets in time to save the innocent life at stake.

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Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of Essence, I am Mercy and She’s Not Here, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the creator of AuthorTube Academy, a course that teaches authors how to grow their presence on YouTube and find loyal readers. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.
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Release Day Run Up - The After Process

RELEASE DAY RUN UP

Oh it is busy, busy in my house! I've trying to get everything sorted and ready for the coming week as I hurry towards the release of Dying Thoughts - Sixth Change (which you can pre-order here for 99p!) I'm also working hard on getting the edits done, the cover reveal planned and all that jazz for Walk A Mile, which is coming soon too! I thought I would take a moment to both breathe and give you some tips for the run up to release day. This isn't my first rodeo and yet it still stresses me out every time. As I've said before, it gets easier, but the anxiety never goes away completely.

So, what can you do to help keep yourself both on target and still remain calm enough to enjoy the release day buzz? As you know I am a big big big believer in to-do lists, in organisation and in having a week at a glance in regards to my work load. And yet still, I find that the release day rush still can't always be accounted for. So here are five tips for keeping your cool during that busy period.

#1. HAVE BREAKS PLANNED
I know I just said that time is limited, but this is a big big thing. You can't keep going at full steam for the eight or so weeks between your cover reveal and your release. You need to have some time off. Even if that time off consists of a book before bed, a bubble bath or a thirty minute chat with a good friend. You need you time, and no matter who you are, that's just not negotiable. Otherwise you're going to be ending up burnt out and drained by the end of it all. While not everyone plans two releases close together, you will be, probably, working on other projects alongside the release. That's going to eat into your time, and that's another reason to have breaks planned. It doesn't have to be days off, but it does have to be some time when you're able to breathe.

#2. MAKE A TO-DO LIST.
I know this doesn't work for everyone, and I get that not all people will plan things the way I do, but these are what works for me. I have my monthly goals, but I also have a breakdown of everything that needs to be done (and by when) so that I can check them off once they're completed. This allows me to plan my time better and make sure that as well as being on schedule with my release, I'm also able to get writing done, bits and pieces of admin work, and still remain in control of my emotions. I do this with sticky notes, and my monthly list on my private blog, but I also have it all down in a notebook because I do love drawing a line through everything once I'm finished with it. It also allows me to see ahead of myself as to whether there are things that aren't going to get done in time. And if so, rearrange things accordingly.

#3. SCHEDULE POSTS
I know that it may seem like a simple thing, but I'll be honest with you, it took me a while to realise just how useful scheduled posts were. It meant that I no longer needed to cross-post or be on each social media at the exact same time. While I do use some cross-post websites (like ifttt.com) being able to write a post, schedule it and just let it go live on its own, made me life so much easier! I've played around with the best ones that work for me and have found things like Tweetdeck which allow you to schedule as much and as often as you like at no charge, and other such sites that give you the chance to post in groups, have been SO helpful. When you're releasing a book, you have so much admin work to do that sometimes it's better to schedule and deal with the interaction as it happens.

#4. MAKE USE OF CONNECTIONS
I know we're talked about this before, but author friends are great during the run up to release. I have people who are happy to be my cheering squad, have people ready to help promote if needed. I have groups that will help me spread the word and all of that stuff. Having those connections is vital to writing life because you never know when you'll need them, and you'll never know when you're needed. During a release it's always better to be able to ask people to help spread the word rather than paying for Facebook ads or the like, which are usually hit and miss as to whether they hit the target or not.

#5. MAKE USE OF SUPPORT OFFLINE
This is a big one. While my author friends are great and while I have made friends with bloggers and all of that in the past few years, disconnecting and still getting that support from my friends is amazing. It's a great way to boost your energy when you feel like you're flagging. It's a great way to talk through any issues with scheduling and it makes life just so much easier. I know I've very lucky to have a supportive family, in regards to writing and I know that a lot of people don't have that, so if you don't have it offline, it's okay to find these people online as well. I know there are some great circles on Tumblr in the #writeblr tag and have found a bunch of people on Instagram there as well with the #amwriting tag. We're all working towards the same goals, just at different times. Make use of your friends and be ready to ask for help, there's no shame in that!

So there you have it, my five tips for getting through the run up to release day. I've now got to go and send out a bunch of emails about ARCs so I'm gonna leave this here and ask that if you have any tips, feel free to share them in the comments!


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Cover Reveals & How They Work - The After Process

COVER REVEALS & HOW THEY WORK
So if you're been following my channel, or my blog, you'll have seen that I've done a cover reveal recently. Since this is something that's pretty common place now - especially in the indie world, I thought I would do a piece on what cover reveals are, and how they work. Plus throw in some tips and tricks to getting your cover out there and noticed. I'm writing this piece while getting ready for my second cover reveal of the year for Walk A Mile so I'm multi-tasking and giving you some tips that have spoken to me as I work.

So what is a cover reveal? Well, as it says in the name, it's when you reveal the cover for your upcoming book. You usually approach bloggers, vloggers and bookstagramers to help you spread the word. Along with the awesome cover, you'll reveal the release date and, usually, the pre-order link for everyone to go 1-click that bad boy! It can be framed to fit any number of blogs. I did mine with Dying Thoughts - Sixth Change on my youtube channel, and plan to do the same with Walk A Mile. On top of that, I had numerous bloggers etc reveal the cover on their platforms and send out the ARC link and the pre-order link.

They can be a ton of fun, but they are also a lot of work. You need to have some idea of who you're contacting, and collate that information in an easy to find place. I use Google forms to get people to sign up and then email them up to two weeks before the cover reveal will go live. This is for a number of reasons. One, it's easy for me to have everything in one place. Two, it allows the bloggers to queue up their posts. Three, it means that when I thank them on my vlog, I have their links all handy. It also means that I can work out who followed through and who didn't, which I'll get to in a moment.

So what is the point of a cover reveal? It's basically one of the many steps you take before that final publication date. It's all about driving up the hype about your book, about getting people excited and invested and it allows them to see a small part of what you've worked on. The work usually starts long before the actual date. I typically send out the google form link about 6 weeks before I'm even close to sharing the cover. That way I can post in various Facebook groups, all over social media and drum up interest from those awesome bloggers.

It's also the chance to get your buy link out there for the first time. If you're doing ARC, you can add that to the cover reveal info packet. If you're unsure what to provide the bloggers with, here's a few things I include:

1. The cover - this seems obvious, but I figured I'd expand on it a little. For my cover reveal, I had gifs made for both the vlog itself and for the people sharing the cover to use. So those got included in the email. I also had an instagram post ready, so I included that as well for anyone to share.

2. The blurb - this should seem obvious too, but you never know. If you're just sending out the cover, then people are gonna wonder what the hell the book is about, right? So you send the blurb along with everything else.

3. Any links - this can be buy links, or ARC links, or links to a pre-sale giveaway. Basically you want to give everything you want shared in the email.

4. The release date - They need to know this because otherwise no one knows when you're book goes live. And if they wanna one-click they wanna know when it'll turn up on their e-reader.

5. An author bio - This is one that I've only recently started adding. I didn't do it with Sixth Change, but I've decided to do it with Walk A Mile, simply because those blog posts look great with something about the author included.

6. An author photo - See above, no good having a bio if you don't have the photo to go with it!

7. Anything else you want included - this speaks for itself. For me it's things like the time my vlog will go live and when I'd prefer the bloggers to post. For other people it can be something else.

Going back to the fact that not everyone will follow through, I just want to touch on this briefly. Sometimes you'll have blogger who sign up but don't actually post on the day, and yeah that sucks, but it's not a reason to get upset over. Sometimes other commitments have come up, or they simply forgot. This is usually why I like to nudge people a few days before to remind them of the date, the time and all of that stuff.

And ARC, if you don't know, are Advanced Reader Copies, they are a way for you to get reviews on your book come release day. I plan to expand on this a little more in another piece, but basically I find it's best to pair that form with the cover reveal form. You might not get any sign ups, but the form is out there and it's a good starting point.

So that's cover reveals for you -do you have any tips or tricks you'd like to share? Let me know in the comments down below!

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Cover Reveal: Dying Thoughts - Sixth Change [CC]

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Cover Reveal: Daughter Of The Night by Tiki Kos

Daughter of the Night by Tiki Kos

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Daughter of the Night #1 Genre: paranormal romance, young adult Release date: October 31st, 2017

Synopsis

Daughter of Nótt, your sacrifice will bring the end. When Serena returns home from a day of work, she witnesses a terrifying event which uproots her quiet existence. Attacked by a vicious creature, she is saved by a mysterious figure and introduced to the Einherja, warriors trained to protect Earth from demons. Serena soon finds out she is the descendant of an Aesir god, and her recurring dreams might just be the answer to Avonmore's ritualistic murders. Will she be able to protect her hometown, or will she be forced to sacrifice her new love? Daughter of Nótt, your sacrifice will not be in vain. A tale of passion, loss and self-awakening, Daughter Of The Nightis the debut release of Tiki Kos, and the first in the Daughter Of The Night trilogy. For fans of Mortal Instruments and Buffy, let yourself get sucked into the whirlwind of adventure and Norse Mythology.

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Author bio

YA Author of Daughter of The Night (Halloween 2017)  House Stark, Rebel, Sailor Scout, Hufflepuff, Cthulhu obsessed, Board game addict. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada. She started working on her YA novel Daughter of The Night in 2016. The first book in the trilogy. Tiki has been married to her husband Joel since 2015. She is a mother of two wonderful children.  When she isn't working on her novels, you can find her drinking coffee and eating sushi. She enjoys baking/canning, reading fantasy books, gardening and playing video games.

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Cover reveal - It's Not Always Rainbows - Joey Paul

It's Not Always Rainbows

The LGBTQ rainbow covers people from all walks of life. Catherine and her friends all have to struggle for acceptance in their own lives. Parents, friends, teachers, pretty much everyone seems to have their opinion on how they should live.

The only people who don’t tell them what they should do are each other and the people inside the LGBTQ community.

So when people from that community start getting attacked and then murdered, Catherine feels she has to do something to stop it.

Dealing with her own issues with her religious parents is tough enough, but what do you do when who you are is the reason someone wants you dead?

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Cover Reveal - First Christmas - Heather Karn

 

First Christmas

Vixen is an ice dragon shifter whose obsession with Christmas increases each day. Her clan’s village is located at the North Pole: the home of the one and only Santa Claus and his elves. She lives a life of carefree celebration until an attack from a vengeful dragon lands Vixen at the feet of her mate, a man who has never celebrated Christmas.

Lunar is from none other than the South Pole, the farthest place on Earth from Vixen’s beloved home. And as for her favorite holiday, he’s never joined in any of the human rituals surrounding it. If anything, he’s purposefully avoided them. Vixen must now take the reins and teach her mate all about the joyous time of year she celebrates year round. 

Just when their relationship starts to blossom, Vixen is kidnapped and held for ransom. Lunar will stop at nothing to save her as his first Christmas draws near. After all, there is no place like home for the holidays.

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RELEASE DATE: JULY 8TH 2017 

Cover Reveal - Sweet Destiny - Janet A. Mota

~*~*~*COVER REVEAL~*~*~*

Sweet Destiny

By: Janet A. Mota

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Release Date: May 16, 2017

Ashley and Drake meet and sparks fly immediately.  There’s an instant connection and they feel they could be more.  Their relationship gets stronger and it’s time to meet the families.  Amber has a jealous sister who needs a reality check and Drake’s mother will stop at nothing to break them up.  A crazy ex-girlfriend is added to the mix and Ashley starts to rethink her whole relationship with Drake.   They have some battles to overcome but will love win?

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