March Book Blurbs

As I mentioned in my last Free Books post, our give-away books for March are WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen and EXPOSURE by Brandilyn Collins. To qualify for the drawing, let me know if you had to slog through, drive through or shovel snow this winter and if you love it or hate it,…

Bayliss Book Club

The Bayliss Book Club (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) will discuss INTERPRETER OF MALADIES by Jhumpa Lahiri at 7 p.m., March 25, at the Bayliss Library. Their April book is HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jamie Ford. If you are interested in joining the group, email Susan James at sjames@baylisslibrary.org.

MARCH FREE BOOK!

How better to celebrate spring than with a new book!  And with spring in mind here’s how you qualify for the drawing March 21, 2010. If you shoveled snow, drove in snow or slogged through snow this winter, you’re qualified. Just let post and let us know if you prefer life with or without snow!…

Free Book Winner!

Congratulations to Milly Balzarini! You won our February free book, JEFF HERMAN’S GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHERS, EDITORS and LITERARY AGENTS 2010.  Milly, please email me at sue@sueharrison.com. Thank you! Next week I will post a blurb about our free books for March (2 bestselling novels).  See if you qualify for the drawing! Blessings!  Sue

Pickford Reading Group

When I was a child, my favorite story book was about a little boy and his sister who discovered a key that opened a door into a magical world. I remember thinking how incredible it would be to discover a key like that. A few years later I realized that that key was any book I chose…

Marketing Fiction

Jody Hedlund, a novelist whose first historical romance was just picked up by Bethany House for a Fall 2010 release, posts a couple of great articles about marketing fiction. Check them out at http://short.to/16u09. Blessings, Sue

Interview

Last Saturday, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Ray Case, the editor of “Encompass Magazine.” The magazine is regional to the southwestern area of Michigan, but Ray and the staff have wonderful plans for expansion, and I’m very excited that they chose to interview me for one of their articles. I will let you…

Inspiration

Your Question – Justin Knabe asks: Do you write what you are passionate about or what is selling?  I have a lot of great ideas, but that is as far as it goes. Sue’s reply:   I am currently trying to jump-start my career after a hiatus due to family caregiving needs and also after the bottom…

Marketing

Your Question: Milly Balzarini asks,”The Lost Road Home” became a book because my husband suffers from PTSD due to combat in Vietnam. Writing the book was easy compared to selling it. I am not a salesman and I need some help marketing this book . Any suggestions would be helpful to me. Thank you! Sue’s…

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