This is the big media mention I teased a few days ago. It’s an unbelievable write-up and a crazy video, both discussing me and the book. They even sent a photographer to my house to take shots of me for the piece. Too bad they didn’t use one of the many with Bella in it. […]
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October is a great month, there are so many fun and important topics to cover. There is Fire Safety week, Red Ribbon week, Columbus Day, Freedom from Bullies week, Kids Care week, National Character Counts week, School Bus Safety week, Pumpkin Day, Bat day, National Apple Month, National Book Month, and of course Halloween. This is a list of books that only touches a few of these important topics but would be great read alouds for the month of October. These books are listed in no particular order. Bats at the Library is written in rhyme, explores the library and has all the bats enjoying a good read aloud. The perfect book for the month of October - National Book Month and Bat day are represented. Circle The Story of a Garden has great photographs depicting the seed to pumpkin process. If you are doing a pumpkin unit, this is a must have book. Columbus Day will be celebrated October 8th this year. This little gem will delight your students with Columbus and this National holiday. I just love books that are written in rhyme, and this is one of my Halloween favorites. In the story a very friendly witch helps out some very little friends by giving them a ride on her broom, but when the witch gets into trouble, will those little friends return her kindness? Your students will love this mild-manner tale! The Ant Bully is a perfect story to read to introduce the topic of bullies (Freedom from Bullies week). It is a story of a boy that bullies some helpless little ants, but when he becomes an ant he learns the importance of friendship and teamwork. A great lesson for all! Big Cindy's School Bus is a fun and engaging story about Big Cindy and her school bus. Big Cindy goes around and inspects the bus and as she does this your students will learn all sorts of things about how the bus works and how to be safe. A great book for School Bus Safety week! For Fire Safety Week I chose this book, Stop Drop and Roll. This book will help alleviate any fire worries and it will help students to understand how important fire safety is. I just love all the "The Night Before..." books, Natasha Wing does such an amazing job writing these stories for all the holidays with the perfect rhythm and rhyme of the original. This is the perfect Halloween story to just sit back and enjoy! Since October has National Character Counts week, I thought this book was an obvious must have on my list. This book is filled with true stories, thought provoking situations, activities and inspiring quotes to help our young kids grow to teenagers with character. If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do? is a fantastic book that puts your students into specific situations giving them a chance to show their true moral character. I hope this list has introduced you to new books you might not have known about or reminded you of some oldies you might have forgotten about, either way I hope you have a wonderful October of teaching - how could you not with so many great topics available?. Happy October!
Reviews for “Amelia’s Shadow” a Short Story by Marie Benedict & “The June Paintings” by Maggie Shipstead. Summary: Blaze is a collection of seven short stories about incendiar…
Let's assume people want to support your books. There are some genuine souls who really want your success and they would love to help you. Good intentions are not enough, you need to know are those people are your readers or this support is only formal. What kind of readers you can meet? Some people will share your book links but never open them. There is no use, they do it automatically. People will congrats you, but they are not interested in what are you doing. This is a usual phenomenon, people want to support you for some reasons, but your books are not interesting them. Maybe a guy wants to approach you to flirt, maybe your friend wishes to support you, but their real intention is to be close to you, not to read your books. People will support you expecting you to do the same. "Read my book I will read yours" is a common deal, but not always recommended. You read his book, he never returned. Or he pretended to read, but you can see from the review it is only formal. So, what to do if you want to target the right market? Watch around. If you need to repeat a few times that you are asking for reviews, this is not the right audience. Say NO. The last time I saw NO I got few reviews of one star, but at least I know who did it. Say thanks when you get reviews. People appreciate it when you are grateful. Listen. If your readers are asking questions about your book, if they want to read other books from your collection, if they make preorders, they are your audience. Don't post under others' promo links. Never. People will block you or mark you as spam. The final conclusion: Trying to sell books is the hardest task you will have as an author. Even if you invest a big money it will not make a guarantee of your sales. Don't get discouraged. When you see one star, lack of sales, or ignorance, this is your test. Don't let them break you so easily. Make an interview. I did more than 15 interviews, you never know who is reading. Selling books mean introducing yourself too, and if you are an interesting person, it is one more reason to sell your books.
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This book is 70 shades of messed up, and I loved every last word of it. Read RAW if you're strong enough to handle the dark, twisted underbelly of humanity and get turned on by it.
