Took a quiz on BlogThings, and "discovered" this:Your Life is Deeply Satisfying You live a satisfying life even when it's not easy. You are dedicated to being happy.You make sure to what you're passionate about. You don't waste any moments.You surround yourself with people you cherish. There is a lot of love in your life.You are thankful for everything you have. You don't take anything for granted.It's really true. Going through all my old … [Read more...] about Living a Deeply Satisfying Life
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Sales of Cut, Crop and Die to Benefit Homeless Great Danes
Once again, MAGDRL (the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League) is teaming up with mystery author Joanna Campbell Slan for a special fundraiser.Joanna's new mystery, "Cut, Crop & Die" features a rescue Harlequin Great Dane named Gracie and Joanna has agreed to donate 50% of the sales price to MAGDRL during this special promotion when you order your books through the link below. The book has received great reviews and, in addition to a Great … [Read more...] about Sales of Cut, Crop and Die to Benefit Homeless Great Danes
Great Review for Cut, Crop & Die
Here's the process for handling a book review--Fasten your seatbelt. Say some prayers. Remember it's just one person's opinion. Remind yourself that Tess Gerritsen said that one of her books that sold the most copies got the worst reviews. Think back to when Joe Konrath told you, "Only worry about the things you can control. Don't sweat the rest."Open the email.Read it. Here's a portion: About page two, I definitely knew this was going to be a … [Read more...] about Great Review for Cut, Crop & Die
Twitter Directory
As some of you know, I twitter. The micro-blogging site is a great favorite of mine. To find me go to www.twitter.com/joannaslanI use the site to share announcements about blog postings for the many blogs I participate in: Killer Hobbies (http://killerhobbies.blogspot.com), this blog and my character's blog (http://KikiLowenstein.blogspot.com)I use it to post appearances, special events, and contests I'm running. I find it very successful for … [Read more...] about Twitter Directory
Stand Up to Sell Your Books
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Festival of Mystery. I'm not sure how many books I had to sell--must have been 20 or two dozen at least. I sold out in the first hour and a half. After I sold out, I started taking orders for my books. That resulted in selling another 18 or so copies of my books. (Now, remember--I was standing there without anything to show people in a room full of other authors competing for sales. So I think that 18 or so more … [Read more...] about Stand Up to Sell Your Books
What Reviewers Are Saying About CUT, CROP & DIE
Here's what will appear in the May 15 issue of Booklist: "Slan fulfills all the promise of her first novel (Paper, Scissors, Death, 2008) with this second entry in the Kiki Lowenstein scrapbooker series. Her writing is much more assured this time out, and the book is filled with characters who we care about." Kirkus Reviews said: "Kiki's second outing is a nicely crafted cozy full of amusing moments, real-life insecurities and scrapbooking … [Read more...] about What Reviewers Are Saying About CUT, CROP & DIE
