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5 Top Selling Books Given Away Free to Five Lucky People

 

I am going to try something totally different for the next few days. Starting today 12-11-09 through 12-14-09, I am going to give away five top selling books with the author’s autographs and personal notes in them.

 

In the past I held a drawing to see who will get them. I am not doing that this time. These books will go to the first five people who sign up for my free newsletter.

I am go to describe each book to show you that they are not just any book, but top quality, and nationally known:

The Shack: Written by William Paul Young

 es I said, The Shack. I met William Paul Young at a writer’s conference, and two other times after that. He not only wrote a personal to you the reader but he autographed it. I will be giving away two copies of this book.

This book has sold over 7 million copies so far, and is still on the top selling list of many of the top selling lists.  This book started out as a book just written to his children and close friends. Some of those friends told him to send copies to some of the other friends on his list. He did and the rest is history. The book took off faster than Young and his partners could handle.

The book is about questioning God, and how to survive after you have lost a loved one. It has a very unusual approach as what God, the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit look and act like.

The Shack is a little cabin up by a lake, and the symbolism of the shack is that it has the door to your heart that you sometimes need to open to grow.

(BTW… the cheapist I could find The Shack  in the stores, was $10.00 at Walmart. Good price, but you can get it off of this site by clicking on the Amazon icon and getting it for $6.00! Even with shipping it is cheaper than any where else. Great Christmas present.)

Three Cups of Tea: By David Oliver Relin.

Three Cups of Tea, is one of the top selling books for the last three years. It was number 1 on the New York Times best selling list for many months.

It is the story of Greg Mortenson, and his quest to build schools in Afghanistan. He felt that if the children had a proper education that there wouldn’t be many going into the Taliban terrorist camps as soldiers. He was doing this to promote peace one school at a time. The troubles and trail he went through to get this project started, and the burden of getting all the equipment need to the sites is well worth the read.

Not only did David autograph the book, he also wrote a personal note. I met him at a signing, and we had a nice conversation.

The Lord of the Films: by J. W. Braun.

This is the unofficial, official guide to the several movies about The Lord of the Rings. The author put in many hours of research, and study to give you everything about the background and making of the films.

It is autographed by J. W.  It is full of pictures from the sets during the film making, and statements by the actors, and producers. The forward is written by Clifford Broadway who played a soldier in the movies.

A must have for anyone who has followed these fun and exciting movies.

Creed of Old Montana: by Stephen Bly.

Stephan Bly has written over 100 books. He has won the prestigious Christy Award. It is even written in large print, so it will be easy on the eyes.

I met Stephan at a writer’s conference in Oregon. He is a great keynote speaker, and easy to sit and talk with.

Here is the exciting part. This will not be a drawing. These books will go to the first 5 people who sign up for my free newsletter. The first one to sign-up will have the choice of any of the five books, and then each one after that will choose. 

To do this is very simple. Go over to the right sidebar, and click on the icon that speaks about signing up for the newsletter. Notice that it also says you will be able to download a free eBook, called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World.

So, you will get a free book if you are one of the first five people to sign up; a free newsletter that has excerpts from my book, Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World. Plus excerpts from my latest book, Becoming Famous Before you are Famous, and a free eBook called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Trouble World.  

Becoming Famous before you are Famous, is in process. I am writing it with Michael Clark from Jacksonville, FL. It is like a manual on how to build a platform, and get known long before you even consider approaching a publisher or an agent. It will speak about Facebook Twitter, My Space, Friendster, Linkedin, etc. You will be able to read each chapter as it is first written, and will help by making suggestions on how to improve it. It will be “our,” book.

Take time to sign-up, and receive one of these wonderful books. There is no obligation to stay with the newsletter. There is an opt-out area at the bottom of each issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just 20 Hours Left before the Big Drawing

Last Chance to Win a Top Selling Book by Brandilyn Collins

Well… the countdown had begun. There will be a drawing in about 30 hours for the top selling book written by Brandilyn Collins called, Eyes of Elisha.

Collins has become one of the top mystery and suspense writers in her niche.

She has had many top selling books such as, Violet Dawn, Web of Lies, Brink of Death, and Dread Champion.

She has some top endorsements for this book:

“The twists and turns in,  Eyes of Elisha, kept me guessing and gasping and frantically turning the pages to see what happened next.”  Terry Blackstock, best selling novelist.

Eyes of Elisha, grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go. ”  James Scott Bell, Christy Award-winning novelist.

Collins autographed this book, and makes it a valuable collector’s item.

To have a last chance to win this book, go to the right sidebar and click on the icon that talks about signing up for my free newsletter.

Here is everything you get for just signing up:

  • A free newsletter with several pages. The front page I will have excerpts from my book, Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World.  Another page has an on going rough draft of my newest book, Becoming Famous before you are Famous. It has many chapters on how to get yourself known before you even start to knock on the publisher’s door. A third page is just for fun. It has sports stories. Most about my beloved Oregon State Beavers. They are in a showdown for who plays in the Rose Bowl. I have an complete write-up on that in my next issue. The last page has thoughts on how to cope in this troubled world.
  • For signing up you will also get a free eBook to download called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World.
  • Of course there is the drawing for top selling books with the authors autograph and even some personal notes in some of them.

So you get….. a free newsletter, free eBook, and are in free drawings for book for all future books, just for signing up one time.

Don’t wait any longer. The best selling book by Brandilyn Collins will be gone by this time tomorrow night. The drawing will be held at 5:00 P.M. Pacific time on 11-30-09.  Just do it . It might as well be yours!!

 

 

Social Networking Can Change Your Future in Writing

Facebook is an Outstanding way for Authors to get Known.

Social networking wasn’t very will known as few as five years ago, as far as authors using it to promote their books.

Now there are thousands of authors using this approach to reaching out to readers.

My Space, Twitter, You Tube, Friendster, Linkedin, etc, have become an important part of an author’s publicity kit.

On Facebook you can show videos, pictures, images, audio, and media, that will give the “friends,” plenty of information  on the author’s book.

On Twitter, you reach millions of people with one push of a key.  You can also promote your book there, but many use it more for social contact, and then “lure,” the contacts into their websites, or onto Facebook.

If you can build each of your Facebook, Twitter, Blog subscribers, My Space lists to over 2,000, you will do very well when your book finally comes out.

Having these many “followers” on each of these avenues, will also impress agents and publishers.

If you haven’t started working with these promotional techniques, I strongly suggest you look into each of these channels and see if they are for you.

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There are six more days left on the latest book give away, of the book, Moments This Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer’s, Written by Bonnie Nester. Bonnie wrote about her mother Ruth.

Here is a review about the book:

“Nester offers the reader a path to gentle acceptance, and even moments of playfulness and joy-and always, always models profound love and respect for her mother.”

                                                                                                        Ellen Waterson

                                                                                           Author of the award-winning memoir, Then There was No Mountain and I am Madagascar.

Bonnie has many examples for caregivers on how to be loving, and understanding at the same time.

I know the need for that as I have a 92 year old mother that battles dementia.

I highly recommend her book, and Bonnie has autographed it along with a personal note to the reader.

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To have a chance to win this book, go to the right side bar and click on the icon that talks about subscribing to my free newsletter, Signs of Hope Press. Notice that it also says that you will be able to download a free eBook I have written called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World. You can down load it when you receive the first newsletter.

So you get a free newsletter with several pages of good information. A free eBook with ways to cope, and chances to win free top selling books with many them having the author’s autograph, and personal note in them.

Go ahead and try. You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain.

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