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September 4, 2024
13 to Life and Two Book Covers to Choose Between
One of the great things about having been with a "Big 5" publisher like St. Martin's Press is the care they took with my debut series' book covers.
I loved the 13 to Life series' book covers and readers did too.
Now, having gotten my rights back last year the responsibility for things like book covers all falls on me. I mean, that's cool, but geez, I want to make sure it's right, you know? So I decided to do an A/B cover test. Honestly, my Wolf Pack members (they are awesome) got to see A, B, and C... and loved C so much I (cruel thing that I am) snatched it away from them for Book 6. I know: There's NOT a Book 6.
Not yet. ;)
The covers were done by Get Covers Design (and I love working with them).
So A and B are being tested briefly on a number of social media platforms (my Wolf Pack was pretty seriously split between them) and I'll know the results from that data Sunday morning. Then I'll freak out, freak out some more, and hope we're making the right choice choosing the one we choose. Then the real race is on to get everything processed the way it needs to be and ready for my first signing of the book at a small regional library (the amount of finger-crossing I'm doing makes typing difficult ;) ).
Let's see if I can share the potential covers with you, here...
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So...that'd be a nope...
Let's try a link instead (sorry to ask to whisk you away, but let's see...)
The Substack A/B Test Post That should get you to the actual "ads" I'm running to test (which is kinda cool if you like having the curtain drawn back).
Or... You can pop over to my Instagram.
So, if you want to have your say about the new cover, pop on over to one of those links before 7pm Saturday the 7th (EST).
I will be here NOT stressing out while time for the final results Pietr...peter...out.
I loved the 13 to Life series' book covers and readers did too.
Now, having gotten my rights back last year the responsibility for things like book covers all falls on me. I mean, that's cool, but geez, I want to make sure it's right, you know? So I decided to do an A/B cover test. Honestly, my Wolf Pack members (they are awesome) got to see A, B, and C... and loved C so much I (cruel thing that I am) snatched it away from them for Book 6. I know: There's NOT a Book 6.
Not yet. ;)
The covers were done by Get Covers Design (and I love working with them).
So A and B are being tested briefly on a number of social media platforms (my Wolf Pack was pretty seriously split between them) and I'll know the results from that data Sunday morning. Then I'll freak out, freak out some more, and hope we're making the right choice choosing the one we choose. Then the real race is on to get everything processed the way it needs to be and ready for my first signing of the book at a small regional library (the amount of finger-crossing I'm doing makes typing difficult ;) ).
Let's see if I can share the potential covers with you, here...
[image error]
So...that'd be a nope...
Let's try a link instead (sorry to ask to whisk you away, but let's see...)
The Substack A/B Test Post That should get you to the actual "ads" I'm running to test (which is kinda cool if you like having the curtain drawn back).
Or... You can pop over to my Instagram.
So, if you want to have your say about the new cover, pop on over to one of those links before 7pm Saturday the 7th (EST).
I will be here NOT stressing out while time for the final results Pietr...peter...out.
September 2, 2024
Well, Hello Again...
Looks like my last post here was in 2021. Sorry 'bout that!
I hope you all have been thriving in my absence---doing creative things, living life fiercely, and being kind whenever you can.
So where the heck have I been?
Around the time of my last post, I got picked up by a highly respected ghostwriting company and they've kept me quite busy. I'm working on my ninth book with them (as well as coaching other writers and doing some occasional editing) so, although you may have read some of my more recent works, you wouldn't know it. ;)
I also had another book published that I can tell you about (because it bears my name), but I'll get that link put up here in a little bit. It was fun and very much an experiment on my part. Also, my lovely agent, Richard Curtis, won my rights back for both of my series with St. Martin's Press (they were very gracious about it all). Richard then retired, but having my rights reverted to me has been such a strange blessing....
I've been able to return to Jessie and Pietr's world of Junction and spend some time reworking a little of their story. I've finally been doing some of the things I still wanted to after I'd been able to step out of their world a dozen years ago and clear my head.
More about that soon. If you'd like to hear some of the songs I've been listening to in the process, here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6If...
More later---take care!
I hope you all have been thriving in my absence---doing creative things, living life fiercely, and being kind whenever you can.
So where the heck have I been?
Around the time of my last post, I got picked up by a highly respected ghostwriting company and they've kept me quite busy. I'm working on my ninth book with them (as well as coaching other writers and doing some occasional editing) so, although you may have read some of my more recent works, you wouldn't know it. ;)
I also had another book published that I can tell you about (because it bears my name), but I'll get that link put up here in a little bit. It was fun and very much an experiment on my part. Also, my lovely agent, Richard Curtis, won my rights back for both of my series with St. Martin's Press (they were very gracious about it all). Richard then retired, but having my rights reverted to me has been such a strange blessing....
I've been able to return to Jessie and Pietr's world of Junction and spend some time reworking a little of their story. I've finally been doing some of the things I still wanted to after I'd been able to step out of their world a dozen years ago and clear my head.
More about that soon. If you'd like to hear some of the songs I've been listening to in the process, here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6If...
More later---take care!
March 21, 2021
Welcome to Spring!
Don't get me wrong--I love winter (as long as I don't need to drive on dangerous roads), and summer can be lovely (unless it's hot without a breeze...or buggy), and autumn is often my favorite season (so beautiful and dramatic), but spring wakes me up. I want to do ALL. THE. THINGS.
I want to dig around in my gardens, spend time laughing at bouncing lambs, cleaning, cooking, crafting, discover snippets of spring sunlight to sit and read in, and find inspiration.
I want to write and revise and grow as an artist.
And this spring there are contests I'm running as I prepare for the release of my newest book, Neither Sword Nor Fire. Have you entered the first contest for a $25 B&N card? Info's in my newsletter and on my blog (and Rafflecopter).
Go, have fun, and enjoy the rejuvenation spring brings!
I want to dig around in my gardens, spend time laughing at bouncing lambs, cleaning, cooking, crafting, discover snippets of spring sunlight to sit and read in, and find inspiration.
I want to write and revise and grow as an artist.
And this spring there are contests I'm running as I prepare for the release of my newest book, Neither Sword Nor Fire. Have you entered the first contest for a $25 B&N card? Info's in my newsletter and on my blog (and Rafflecopter).
Go, have fun, and enjoy the rejuvenation spring brings!
March 14, 2021
Title Reveal March 15th for the Newest Book
And of course there's a contest, too! This time it's for a $25 Barnes & Noble eGift Card for one particular person.
More info is on my blog at ShannonDelany.com !
Starting soon...
Title Reveal Contest.
More info is on my blog at ShannonDelany.com !
Starting soon...
Title Reveal Contest.
Surprised by the French Kindle Versions of the 13 to Life Series
Wednesday night, as I was trying to update things online in advance of my newest book's release (slated for June), I discovered covers and information for the French Kindle versions of the 13 to life series. These versions evidently started releasing in 2020, to my delight and surprise.
You can find the first cover and information in French here: ShannonDelany.com. I tried to share the book's new edition here, but it seems the publisher uses the same ISBN-type number for both formats, or some such.
One of the things I enjoy about other countries getting rights to my books is seeing how they interpret the book into a cover to suit the tastes and interests of their own audiences. It's always pretty amazing!
You can find the first cover and information in French here: ShannonDelany.com. I tried to share the book's new edition here, but it seems the publisher uses the same ISBN-type number for both formats, or some such.
One of the things I enjoy about other countries getting rights to my books is seeing how they interpret the book into a cover to suit the tastes and interests of their own audiences. It's always pretty amazing!
March 10, 2021
The Newest Book I am Writing...
The newest book I am writing deals with...
...and is expected to release in early June.
Although I earned my MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in 2020 (did the whole "virtual walk" for graduation due to COVID-19), the main thing I know is there is much I don't know, and much I can't know.
So many important sources have been lost or destroyed.
But this story needs more tellers, and I've spent nearly two years studying this genocide, and the people involved, and one very odd moment within it (and more than a year working on the planning and writing of the book).
I will be sharing more soon. <3
*The weight of the decisions we make
*Trauma and Tragedy
*Love and loss
*Murder and madness
*The Armenian Genocide
...and is expected to release in early June.
Although I earned my MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in 2020 (did the whole "virtual walk" for graduation due to COVID-19), the main thing I know is there is much I don't know, and much I can't know.
So many important sources have been lost or destroyed.
But this story needs more tellers, and I've spent nearly two years studying this genocide, and the people involved, and one very odd moment within it (and more than a year working on the planning and writing of the book).
I will be sharing more soon. <3
June 5, 2013
Shannon's Summer Schedule!
Here's what my summer schedule looks like--it's gonna be wild!
June 4th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with the ever-amazing Georgia McBride. Author of PRAEFATIO, editor, founder of Twitter's #YALitChat, publisher with Month9Books and all-around amazing woman--listen and call in starting at 7pm EST. (This show was so much fun and it's archived here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authorso... )
June 15th My WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour kicks off at A Great Read! http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/
June 15th: Book 3 in the WEATHER WITCH series is due to my editor! O.o
June 16th: WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour hops to Bookhounds YA http://foreveryoungadult.blogspot.com/
June 17th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour goes international with a stop at The Loyal Book http://theloyalbook.blogspot.it/
June 18th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour pops over to Morgan Wylie Author http://www.morganwylie.net/
June 18th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with Jennifer Murgia, author of the ANGEL STAR series and founder of YA FEST! A wonderful and inspiring woman who brightens people's days regularly! Show starts at 7pm EST.
June 19th: The WEATHER WITCH Book Tour stops at Book Nerds Anonymous http://avasmith.org/
June 20th: It's Book O'clock for the next stop in the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://bookoclock.blogspot.com/
June 21st: Paranormal Reads hosts this stop in the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://paranormalreadsreviews.blogspo...
June 22nd: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour is hosted by The Library Haunt http://TheLibraryHaunt.blogspot.com/
June 23rd: DJ's Life in Fiction welcomes the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.djwrites.com/
June 24th: The Overflowing Shelf interviews me for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://overflowingshelf.blogspot.com/
June 25th: From the Shadows brings the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour to light! http://www.fromtheshadows.info/
June 25th: Green Toad, Oneonta, NY. 5-7pm
June 26th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour visits with the wonderful Jennzah! http://Jennzah.net/
June 27th: My Reading Obsession spotlights the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/
June 27th: Mysteries on Main Street Johnstown, NY. 4-6pm
June 28th: Read My Mind asks me about Philadelphia as part of the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://aliseonlife.blogspot.com/
June 29th: A_TiffyFit's Reading Corner hosts the WEATHER WITCH BLOG TOUR http://tiffyfit.blogspot.com/
June 30th: RWA's Booth at ALA in Chicago, IL. 11am-12pm
June 30th: Barbara's Bookstore, Burr Ridge, IL. 2-4pm
June 30th: Pen and Muse shares some of my artwork as a special part of the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://PenandMuse.com/
July 1st: I return to The Litterbox ;) with the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://catholickittie.blogspot.com/
July 2nd: Crazy Book Reader hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://crazyreaderchick.blogspot.mx/
July 2nd: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with smart and savvy author Beth Fehlbaum of the PATIENCE trilogy and the upcoming BFD. Beth's a teacher and an author who writes from the heart and whose story should be heard by everyone. Join us starting at 7pm EST!
July 3rd: Intoxicated by Books hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour Http://intoxicatedbybooks.blogspot.com/
July 4th: Chick Loves Lit hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://chickloveslit.com/
July 5th: Tredyffrin Public Library, Strafford, PA. All day! :) Crafts, games, steampunk activities and a rave!
July 5th: The Cover Contessa is the hostess for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour today www.thecovercontessa.com
July 6th: Books-a-Million, Exton, PA.
July 6th: Simply Infatuated hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.simplyinfatuated.com/
July 7th: YA Book Nerd hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://yabooknerd.blogspot.com/
July 8th: What the Cat Read shares the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://whatthecatread.wordpress.com/
July 9th: Cupboard Maker Books, Enola, PA. 5pm signing followed by a visit at 7pm to Book Club (not Fight Club, Book Club--can't talk about Fight Club ;) )
July 9th: Sabrina's Paranormal Palace is the place to be for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://sabrinasparanormalpalace.blogs...
July 10th: Reading Between the Wines hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub...
July 11th: Where Fantasy and Love Take Flight hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://NicoleZoltack.blogspot.com/
July 12th: Colonie Centre Barnes & Noble, Albany, NY. 1-3pm
July 12th: Cocktails and Books is the stop for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/
July 13th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour concludes the way all things should, with The Top Shelf! http://www.the-top-shelf.com/
July 13th: Colgate Bookstore, Hamilton, NY. All day! :)
July 16th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with Lucienne Diver--author of the VAMPED series, agent with Knight Agency, speaker, and a powerhouse in the industry. Lucienne is another of my favorite people and her books are delightfully snarky!
July 29th: Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY (details to follow!)
July 30th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Join me for an interview with Torrey Maldonado, the author of SECRET SATURDAYS and a teacher, Torrey is one of the most charming (and fun) men I've had the pleasure of chatting with in this industry. Please listen to our talk and call in with questions--he's wonderful!
September 14th: PLRWA in Easton, PA. Workshop on Worldbuilding
October 21st: Utica Public Library, Utica, NY. (details to follow!)
November 25th: ALAN panel in Boston, MA.
June 4th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with the ever-amazing Georgia McBride. Author of PRAEFATIO, editor, founder of Twitter's #YALitChat, publisher with Month9Books and all-around amazing woman--listen and call in starting at 7pm EST. (This show was so much fun and it's archived here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authorso... )
June 15th My WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour kicks off at A Great Read! http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/
June 15th: Book 3 in the WEATHER WITCH series is due to my editor! O.o
June 16th: WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour hops to Bookhounds YA http://foreveryoungadult.blogspot.com/
June 17th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour goes international with a stop at The Loyal Book http://theloyalbook.blogspot.it/
June 18th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour pops over to Morgan Wylie Author http://www.morganwylie.net/
June 18th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with Jennifer Murgia, author of the ANGEL STAR series and founder of YA FEST! A wonderful and inspiring woman who brightens people's days regularly! Show starts at 7pm EST.
June 19th: The WEATHER WITCH Book Tour stops at Book Nerds Anonymous http://avasmith.org/
June 20th: It's Book O'clock for the next stop in the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://bookoclock.blogspot.com/
June 21st: Paranormal Reads hosts this stop in the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://paranormalreadsreviews.blogspo...
June 22nd: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour is hosted by The Library Haunt http://TheLibraryHaunt.blogspot.com/
June 23rd: DJ's Life in Fiction welcomes the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.djwrites.com/
June 24th: The Overflowing Shelf interviews me for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://overflowingshelf.blogspot.com/
June 25th: From the Shadows brings the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour to light! http://www.fromtheshadows.info/
June 25th: Green Toad, Oneonta, NY. 5-7pm
June 26th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour visits with the wonderful Jennzah! http://Jennzah.net/
June 27th: My Reading Obsession spotlights the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/
June 27th: Mysteries on Main Street Johnstown, NY. 4-6pm
June 28th: Read My Mind asks me about Philadelphia as part of the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://aliseonlife.blogspot.com/
June 29th: A_TiffyFit's Reading Corner hosts the WEATHER WITCH BLOG TOUR http://tiffyfit.blogspot.com/
June 30th: RWA's Booth at ALA in Chicago, IL. 11am-12pm
June 30th: Barbara's Bookstore, Burr Ridge, IL. 2-4pm
June 30th: Pen and Muse shares some of my artwork as a special part of the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://PenandMuse.com/
July 1st: I return to The Litterbox ;) with the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://catholickittie.blogspot.com/
July 2nd: Crazy Book Reader hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://crazyreaderchick.blogspot.mx/
July 2nd: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with smart and savvy author Beth Fehlbaum of the PATIENCE trilogy and the upcoming BFD. Beth's a teacher and an author who writes from the heart and whose story should be heard by everyone. Join us starting at 7pm EST!
July 3rd: Intoxicated by Books hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour Http://intoxicatedbybooks.blogspot.com/
July 4th: Chick Loves Lit hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://chickloveslit.com/
July 5th: Tredyffrin Public Library, Strafford, PA. All day! :) Crafts, games, steampunk activities and a rave!
July 5th: The Cover Contessa is the hostess for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour today www.thecovercontessa.com
July 6th: Books-a-Million, Exton, PA.
July 6th: Simply Infatuated hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.simplyinfatuated.com/
July 7th: YA Book Nerd hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://yabooknerd.blogspot.com/
July 8th: What the Cat Read shares the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://whatthecatread.wordpress.com/
July 9th: Cupboard Maker Books, Enola, PA. 5pm signing followed by a visit at 7pm to Book Club (not Fight Club, Book Club--can't talk about Fight Club ;) )
July 9th: Sabrina's Paranormal Palace is the place to be for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://sabrinasparanormalpalace.blogs...
July 10th: Reading Between the Wines hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub...
July 11th: Where Fantasy and Love Take Flight hosts the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://NicoleZoltack.blogspot.com/
July 12th: Colonie Centre Barnes & Noble, Albany, NY. 1-3pm
July 12th: Cocktails and Books is the stop for the WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/
July 13th: The WEATHER WITCH Blog Tour concludes the way all things should, with The Top Shelf! http://www.the-top-shelf.com/
July 13th: Colgate Bookstore, Hamilton, NY. All day! :)
July 16th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Interview with Lucienne Diver--author of the VAMPED series, agent with Knight Agency, speaker, and a powerhouse in the industry. Lucienne is another of my favorite people and her books are delightfully snarky!
July 29th: Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY (details to follow!)
July 30th: BOOKED! with Shannon Delany on Authors on the Air... Join me for an interview with Torrey Maldonado, the author of SECRET SATURDAYS and a teacher, Torrey is one of the most charming (and fun) men I've had the pleasure of chatting with in this industry. Please listen to our talk and call in with questions--he's wonderful!
September 14th: PLRWA in Easton, PA. Workshop on Worldbuilding
October 21st: Utica Public Library, Utica, NY. (details to follow!)
November 25th: ALAN panel in Boston, MA.
February 5, 2013
WEATHER WITCH's Thunderstruck Tour and How YOU Can Get Involved!
So much has happened so fast! As many of you know, my new YA series (through St. Martin's Press) is in the steampunk genre (though, for reasons readers will quickly come to understand, I call "stormpunk"). The first novel, WEATHER WITCH, releases in the United States on June 25.
In this post, I'll cover:
*Where you can pre-order WEATHER WITCH now;
*Where I will be signing this year (so far--the list keeps growing--with and without WEATHER WITCH);
*How to get your book store, library or tea house to host me for a signing and interactive steampunk-themed party (a few with live music);
*How to be part of the WEATHER WITCH "Thunderstruck Blog Tour";
*How your book club or summer reading program can win some cool stuff just by doing what you love to do--READING!
WEATHER WITCH is already available for Pre-Order Here:
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Book Depository
Amazon.com
Powell's Books
Some of My Favorite Indies?
Mysteries on Main Street
The Green Toad
Flights of Fantasy
RiverRead
Colgate Bookstore
The Briar Patch
If YOU have a favorite indie, please pre-order WEATHER WITCH through them.
Tell them I love them and if they want book marks or postcards or mini posters (or if they can handle hosting me for an event), ask them to contact me. I LOVE people!
*2013 Signing Schedule (Conferences/Conventions/Chapter Events So Far):
BEA (Book Expo America) at NYC (courtesy of Month 9 Books). If you want to bring your 13 TO LIFE novels or your WEATHER WITCH ARC, or SPIRITED (from Leap Books) or last year's Month 9 Anthology (TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES) I will sign ANY of those for you, too, because I <3 my readers. If you can't bring your 13 TO LIFE books to BEA but want them signed, find me fast for a special book plate. :) Yes, I <3 you that much!
ALA in Chicago This will be the first conference I will be signing WEATHER WITCH at and it's courtesy of St. Martin's Press (of course) and RWA (Romance Writers of America--I will be signing at their booth).
PLRW (Pocono-Lehigh Romance Writers Chapter) in Easton, PA--I'll be returning to give a Workshop on Worldbuilding in September
I will not be attending RWA or RT this year as I tighten my belt in some ways (which bums me out, but I plan on returning next year).
*The Thunderstruck Tour (Blog Tour, Radio Interviews, and In-Person Events):
Book tour events started being scheduled late last week and spots are filling fast. If you have a book store or a library, a teen center, a book club, an arts center, a YMCA or a Rotary Club (are you catching my drift?) that would like to host me for a talk on creativity, writing, publishing, history, steampunk or to have me do artsy-crafty and historically-inspired activities, contact me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com (and do it fast)!
RELEASE DAY: Tuesday, June 25
ONEONTA, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at the Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, NY from 5pm-7pm.
Wednesday, June 26 TBA
Thursday, June 27 JOHNSTOWN, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at Mysteries on Main Street in Johnstown, NY.
Friday, June 28 ALA Chicago
Saturday, June 29 ALA Chicago
Sunday, June 30 ALA Chicago
Monday, July 1 ALA Chicago
Tuesday, July 2 TBA Somewhere in NY
Wednesday, July 3 TBA Somewhere in NY or PA
Thursday, July 4 Probably just having some fun with the fam!
Friday, July 5 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Saturday, July 6 EXTON, PA: Books-A-Million in Exton Mall, PA (More details TBA)
Sunday, July 7 Family fun and soaking up history
Monday, July 8 Family fun and soaking up history and spooky stories
Tuesday, July 9 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Wednesday, July 10 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Thursday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Friday, July 12 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, or NY
Saturday, July 13 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, NY, or MA
Sunday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, NY, or MA
Monday, July 12 TBA Somewhere in NY
Tuesday, July 13 TBA Somewhere in NY
*How do YOU Get ME to YOUR Favorite Bookstore, Library, Community, or Arts Center?
Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com with your suggestion or proposal and don't be scared--I love going new places and doing cool and different things!
*Want to be part of the Thunderstruck Blog Tour?
I need great bloggers to help spread the word about WEATHER WITCH and would love YOUR help! Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com for more details!
*Do You Have or Know a Summer Reading Program or Book Club that a YA/NA Steampunk novel like WEATHER WITCH would be great for?
I'm providing some pretty cool incentives to Summer Reading Programs, and Book Clubs that read WEATHER WITCH during June, July, August, September or October and have at least three members post a book review and book rating on either Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, or Librarything including a specialized reading guide, a personalized thank you note to your book club, a free one hour Skype (or conference call) Question & Answer with members of your club, and signed swag for everyone who read WEATHER WITCH.
In this post, I'll cover:
*Where you can pre-order WEATHER WITCH now;
*Where I will be signing this year (so far--the list keeps growing--with and without WEATHER WITCH);
*How to get your book store, library or tea house to host me for a signing and interactive steampunk-themed party (a few with live music);
*How to be part of the WEATHER WITCH "Thunderstruck Blog Tour";
*How your book club or summer reading program can win some cool stuff just by doing what you love to do--READING!
WEATHER WITCH is already available for Pre-Order Here:
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million
Book Depository
Amazon.com
Powell's Books
Some of My Favorite Indies?
Mysteries on Main Street
The Green Toad
Flights of Fantasy
RiverRead
Colgate Bookstore
The Briar Patch
If YOU have a favorite indie, please pre-order WEATHER WITCH through them.
Tell them I love them and if they want book marks or postcards or mini posters (or if they can handle hosting me for an event), ask them to contact me. I LOVE people!
*2013 Signing Schedule (Conferences/Conventions/Chapter Events So Far):
BEA (Book Expo America) at NYC (courtesy of Month 9 Books). If you want to bring your 13 TO LIFE novels or your WEATHER WITCH ARC, or SPIRITED (from Leap Books) or last year's Month 9 Anthology (TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES) I will sign ANY of those for you, too, because I <3 my readers. If you can't bring your 13 TO LIFE books to BEA but want them signed, find me fast for a special book plate. :) Yes, I <3 you that much!
ALA in Chicago This will be the first conference I will be signing WEATHER WITCH at and it's courtesy of St. Martin's Press (of course) and RWA (Romance Writers of America--I will be signing at their booth).
PLRW (Pocono-Lehigh Romance Writers Chapter) in Easton, PA--I'll be returning to give a Workshop on Worldbuilding in September
I will not be attending RWA or RT this year as I tighten my belt in some ways (which bums me out, but I plan on returning next year).
*The Thunderstruck Tour (Blog Tour, Radio Interviews, and In-Person Events):
Book tour events started being scheduled late last week and spots are filling fast. If you have a book store or a library, a teen center, a book club, an arts center, a YMCA or a Rotary Club (are you catching my drift?) that would like to host me for a talk on creativity, writing, publishing, history, steampunk or to have me do artsy-crafty and historically-inspired activities, contact me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com (and do it fast)!
RELEASE DAY: Tuesday, June 25
ONEONTA, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at the Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, NY from 5pm-7pm.
Wednesday, June 26 TBA
Thursday, June 27 JOHNSTOWN, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at Mysteries on Main Street in Johnstown, NY.
Friday, June 28 ALA Chicago
Saturday, June 29 ALA Chicago
Sunday, June 30 ALA Chicago
Monday, July 1 ALA Chicago
Tuesday, July 2 TBA Somewhere in NY
Wednesday, July 3 TBA Somewhere in NY or PA
Thursday, July 4 Probably just having some fun with the fam!
Friday, July 5 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Saturday, July 6 EXTON, PA: Books-A-Million in Exton Mall, PA (More details TBA)
Sunday, July 7 Family fun and soaking up history
Monday, July 8 Family fun and soaking up history and spooky stories
Tuesday, July 9 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Wednesday, July 10 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Thursday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ
Friday, July 12 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, or NY
Saturday, July 13 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, NY, or MA
Sunday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, NY, or MA
Monday, July 12 TBA Somewhere in NY
Tuesday, July 13 TBA Somewhere in NY
*How do YOU Get ME to YOUR Favorite Bookstore, Library, Community, or Arts Center?
Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com with your suggestion or proposal and don't be scared--I love going new places and doing cool and different things!
*Want to be part of the Thunderstruck Blog Tour?
I need great bloggers to help spread the word about WEATHER WITCH and would love YOUR help! Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com for more details!
*Do You Have or Know a Summer Reading Program or Book Club that a YA/NA Steampunk novel like WEATHER WITCH would be great for?
I'm providing some pretty cool incentives to Summer Reading Programs, and Book Clubs that read WEATHER WITCH during June, July, August, September or October and have at least three members post a book review and book rating on either Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, or Librarything including a specialized reading guide, a personalized thank you note to your book club, a free one hour Skype (or conference call) Question & Answer with members of your club, and signed swag for everyone who read WEATHER WITCH.
January 23, 2013
What and Where Wednesday: Win an Agent or WEATHER WITCH!
We have two chances to win this week--one for readers and one for aspiring authors.
Let's start with the authors. WRITERS DIGEST is hosting a contest to connect an aspiring author with a literary agent. They are specifically looking for YA and Science Fiction. Go, check it out!
Dear Lucky Agent Contest
And for readers?!?! St. Martin's Press has announced a contest on Goodreads for my upcoming YA steampunk/stormpunk novel WEATHER WITCH! Copies are available to 100 lucky winners here for a limited period of time--good luck!
WEATHER WITCH contest on Goodreads!
Good luck, gang!
Let's start with the authors. WRITERS DIGEST is hosting a contest to connect an aspiring author with a literary agent. They are specifically looking for YA and Science Fiction. Go, check it out!
Dear Lucky Agent Contest
And for readers?!?! St. Martin's Press has announced a contest on Goodreads for my upcoming YA steampunk/stormpunk novel WEATHER WITCH! Copies are available to 100 lucky winners here for a limited period of time--good luck!
WEATHER WITCH contest on Goodreads!
Good luck, gang!
January 9, 2013
What and Where Wednesday: WIN BOOKS!
Last Wednesday I shared great sites for writing prompts for aspiring authors so this Wednesday I wanted to provide a quick list for readers. The following are a few websites very well known and respected for giving away books to lucky winners. This is far from a comprehensive list (and really doesn't include bloggers) but it's a quick start.
Let's begin with one I adore! Every week a new book and a different author is spotlighted on the popular Free Book Friday website. New books show up on the website on Saturday and winners use a Raffle Copter to enter, the winner being selected on the Friday immediately following. FreeBookFriday.com includes exclusive interviews and other cool things for readers and if you're a blogger, this is a great spot to jump in and check out some books and authors you might want to do a Waiting-on-Wednesday post about, or maybe interview!
FreeBookFriday.com has grown tremendously since its start several years ago and now includes different subsites for teens/YA (TEENS), the fiction subsite
(FICTION), the non-fiction option(Non-FICTION), and one for indie novels (INDIE). Usually there are multiple copies offered up of each novel so there are multiple winners of each genre. So every week readers have great chances to win terrific new books!
Another respected site created by great people where you can win novels on is Fresh Fiction. The site's full of great stuff about fiction authors and there are blogs and columns and reviews. They list the month's contests in a handy format and you can click through the links to learn more. FRESH FICTION
Bitten by Books is a cool site with book reviews, author interviews and contests that focuses on paranormal/fantasy fiction and lists a link under "Great Events This Week at Bitten by Books" that includes book giveaways and other author-related contests for all sorts of great things. Check out BITTEN BY BOOKS!
Two other sites that regularly give away novels of many genres to readers who enter to win--the idea being that readers will read and objectively and maturely review the books they receive. You must have a free membership with them, but the perks are cool--these (especially Goodreads) are all about community, connection, and participation.
These sites include:
GOOD READS
LIBRARY THING
So get on out there, read, enter, win, and get to read some more! :) Good luck!
Let's begin with one I adore! Every week a new book and a different author is spotlighted on the popular Free Book Friday website. New books show up on the website on Saturday and winners use a Raffle Copter to enter, the winner being selected on the Friday immediately following. FreeBookFriday.com includes exclusive interviews and other cool things for readers and if you're a blogger, this is a great spot to jump in and check out some books and authors you might want to do a Waiting-on-Wednesday post about, or maybe interview!
FreeBookFriday.com has grown tremendously since its start several years ago and now includes different subsites for teens/YA (TEENS), the fiction subsite
(FICTION), the non-fiction option(Non-FICTION), and one for indie novels (INDIE). Usually there are multiple copies offered up of each novel so there are multiple winners of each genre. So every week readers have great chances to win terrific new books!
Another respected site created by great people where you can win novels on is Fresh Fiction. The site's full of great stuff about fiction authors and there are blogs and columns and reviews. They list the month's contests in a handy format and you can click through the links to learn more. FRESH FICTION
Bitten by Books is a cool site with book reviews, author interviews and contests that focuses on paranormal/fantasy fiction and lists a link under "Great Events This Week at Bitten by Books" that includes book giveaways and other author-related contests for all sorts of great things. Check out BITTEN BY BOOKS!
Two other sites that regularly give away novels of many genres to readers who enter to win--the idea being that readers will read and objectively and maturely review the books they receive. You must have a free membership with them, but the perks are cool--these (especially Goodreads) are all about community, connection, and participation.
These sites include:
GOOD READS
LIBRARY THING
So get on out there, read, enter, win, and get to read some more! :) Good luck!
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