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Friday, November 6, 2015

Meet Logan from Ginger Simpson's Mystery/Romance, Lost in His Eyes

You're in for another treat today, and it's not even Halloween. multi-genre author Ginger Simpson sent over an interview of hcr hunky character in her book, Lost in His Eyes. You gotta love cowboys!


Lost in His Eyes by Ginger Simpson
Mystery/Romance

Ginger's Character Interview with Logan Carruthers from Lost in His Eyes
 

Interviewer:  “Today our guest is the good-looking Logan Carruthers, the hero in Ginger Simpson’s mystery-romance, Lost in His Eyes. Welcome Logan.”

Logan:  *chin dipped and cheeks slightly flushed*  - “Ah, I don’t consider myself as handsome as you make me out to be, but I reckon I am a hero…at least that’s what Harlee called me when I dragged her up from the bottom of the old well.”  *looks up, his eyes wide*.  “Boy, was I surprised to hear a voice say “ouch.”

Interviewer:  “I don’t understand.”

Logan: “I stopped by the homestead I thought had been abandoned to check it out for my pa.  He talked about buying the land to grow more feed corn for the ever-growing number of cattle people are raising these days.”

Interviewer:  “And…”

Logan:  “The temperature was sizzling that day, and I decided to get a drink, but when I threw the old bucket over the side, it unwound quickly and hit Harlee on the head.”  *clears his throat* “You see, Harlee had earlier tried to fetch water and fallen in?”

Interviewer:  “How?”

Logan:  “The well is pretty old and the stones gave way when she was trying to estimate how much water was left.”  *Fixes a serious gaze on the Interviewer* “The lack of rain is really taking a toll on some folks, and Harlee’s folks were having a shaky start to what they hoped was a new beginning.” *Dips chin and laces and unlaces his fingers in his lap.*

Interviewer:  “I’ll bet Harlee and her folks were glad you happened along.”

Logan:  “Well, Harlee definitely was…at least after she recovered from the fall.”  *Looks up and grasps the arms of his stool* “What really amazed her...and me…her family was nowhere to be found.”

Interviewer:  “You mean they’d gone to town or visiting?”

Logan:  *shoulders squared* “Nope.  The house was bare as a bone.  Not a stick of furniture to be had.  You should’ve seen the look on Harlee’s face when I suggested she might have hit her head a little harder than she thought.”

Interviewer:  “Now you’ve got my interest piqued. Did you find her folks? Was the place really her home?  What happened?”

Logan:  *smiling*  “I sure as heck can’t expect me to give away the ending to Ginger’s book, so just let me say, I first had to believe there really was a missing family, and provide Harlee with a place to recover.  She and my mom were like dynamite and a flame, but that eventually worked out but I’m pretty sure I don’t ever want to live in a house with two women who both have tempers. *he laughs.*

Interviewer:  “So, you’re just going to leave us hanging?”

Logan:  “I wouldn’t say that.  I’ll just tell you that Books We Love, Ltd. is having a Buy One Get One FREE sale on their site, and now is a great time to get a copy.  I gotta say, Harlee and I look pretty smitten with one another on the book cover.”  *Stares into space* “You know, this e-book thing sure is a wonderful thing.  Who would’ve thought you could read on some little hand-held thingy?”


Books We Love BOGO Sale
Interviewer:  “I don’t suppose you even know what a url is?”

Logan:  “I’m no dummy.  I may not understand all the ins and outs of this Innernet thing, but I do know if people follow a road map using http://www.bookswelove.com, they’ll find a place where they can click on Miz Ginger’s page.”  *Grins* “Just don’t ask me anymore about it cause that’s all I recall at the moment.*
Author Ginger Simpson
Ginger's Website

Interviewer:  “Thank you for being with us today Logan, and I for one, look forward to reading Lost in His Eyes.  Kinda sounds like Harlee found herself a new sweetheart.”

Logan:  *cheeks flushed again*.   “I ain’t telling, but she definitely is a pretty little filly.”
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Yee-haw! Told ya' you were in for a treat! Now, Partner, wrestle yourself up so you can hop on over to Ginger's blog, Dishin' It Out,  and visit with me. Read my blog post and let me know if you can decide if I'm telling the truth or not.


Wednesday, November 4, 2015

IWSG: Doubts About Social Media

Hello and welcome to  the IWSG blog hop. 

What is IWSG? Founder of the  Insecure Writer’s Support Group and author Alex J Cavanaugh explains the group's purpose is "to share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!" You're invited to become a member of this supportive group.

The group blogs the first Wednesday of every month.  The list of bloggers is always available so you can hop around to the author blogs filled with humor, advice, and thought-provoking topics on writing and publishing. You can find the list of participants at Alex's IWSG page

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Facebook Tablet by Stuart Miles
Courtesy of freedigitadownloads.net

Doubts About Social Media by J.Q. Rose

My insecurity this month is my doubts about social media. With my new mystery e-book just released, I'm trying to get the word out to readers about Deadly Undertaking using social media such as Facebook, G+. and my blog. I was so sure I had a plan until I was on a chat at the Writers Chatroom on Sunday evening. The guest was Barb Drozdowich, a social media expert. 

Deadly Undertaking by J.Q. RoseAvailable now at major online booksellers.

I was shocked to hear her talk about using Facebook not for promotions, but as the venue to get readers to your blog/website. I know I can't yell "buy my book" on Facebook  or any other social media 100% of the time and turn off readers. ( I'd be so bored with that too.) But I noticed when I link my "brilliant" blog posts to Facebook, I get fewer views than if I put up some cute picture of a cat or make a stupid observation about my life. I know Facebook wants to sell ads instead of allowing a free link to my blog. I don't understand how you drive readers to the blog, or as Barb calls it--your real estate. So this advice is a conundrum for me.

Social media is all about connecting to folks and building relationships. I get that. Last week I was surprised when listening to the Blog Maven, an expert on blogging. She suggested not putting any social media links on your blog/website because you don't want the readers to be tempted to click on the link to leave your site. No social media, no  blogroll, nobody leaves. This idea was new to me. I always thought the more avenues for an author to get her name out into the world, the better. 

How do you use social media? Please soothe my insecurity about using social media by sharing your tips. Thank you.
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This Week:

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November 6--Ginger Simpson visits the J.Q. Rose Blog

Thank you for stopping in today. Please sign up to follow the J.Q. Rose blog.  Leave your email addy in the Follow by Email box at the top of the sidebar. You don't want to miss a new blog post or a chance to win books and prizes during the November Deadly Undertakng Blog Tour. 

Monday, January 16, 2012

Kindle Free E-books, Yes Really!


FREE E-books! I know it sounds like a come on, but this is a valid program through the Amazon Kindle library. Author Ginger Simpson shared the information on the Muse Authors loop. 


I already downloaded four books....mostly self-help, so far. You can download anything that sounds interesting to you for free, but if you don't like it, just delete it. If you subscribe to the service, you will receive the list of available e-books in your e-mail inbox.


I always wonder why. What's the point of giving away an e-book? I believe it is purely a promotional reason. First, amazon gets a lot of traffic and more exposure to their product resulting in more sales in the store. I'm sure the author hopefully "sells" a book hoping the reader will like the offering and return to spend real money on one of her books to gain a reader for all the present and future books in her list.


So it sounds as if we all win with such a promotion. Incidentally there are not just a few books for free. There are over 2000 at this writing. I'm sure there will be one or more you might like to get. Hey, it's free!! Have fun.

Friday, June 3, 2011

FREE Recipe Collection for You

Gloria Hart's The Garden for Eatin' Recipe Collection is available for you as a gift of appreciation for reading this blog. Who is Gloria? You probably recognize her as the main character in my book, Sunshine Boulevard. She introduces the collection to you today at Ginger Simpson's Dishin' It Out Blog.

If you love to use fresh veggies, then email me for a copy of this recipe collection e-book at jqrose01@gmail.com

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