Crystal Marcos's Blog, page 21

I have been blessed to receive another wonderful review! This time it is from Allbooks Review. Allbooks is featuring BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale on its website. Allbooks Review website has been chosen one of 101 Best Websites for Writers two years in a row by Writer's Digest Magazine. You can take a look at the review through the link below. WARNING: There are spoilers in this review found in the second paragraph. You could always skip that one if you don't want to know. =)

http://www.amazon.com/review/R270GG0B...

This is my first blog post to give an insight into my personal life. I was hesitant at first, but I think it only comes natural to want to share "Growing up with Kaylee". I felt weird about only making posts about my accomplishments and events as a writer. That is only a fraction of who I am. I am first a mother to a wonderful baby girl named Kaylee who is now 16 months old. Kaylee is very bright and talks very well for a 16 month old. She also turns the page of a book very carefully. Something I think she learned by watching mommy and daddy. We are book lovers.

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf was a Children's Picture Book Club read for the month of October. This wonderful group located here on Goodreads has helped me stay in tune with one of my most favorite things; children's books. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

My favorite part of this book is the instructions for making bird treats. I made the bird treats last week with Kaylee, her two aunts, and her younger cousins. Can you tell what shapes the bird treats are? We all had fun. Kaylee understood that the bird treats where not for her, but for the birds. Max however was a little hungry. Don't worry we made sure to watch them carefully and wash their hands as we were working with raw eggs. My parents' chickens ate the left over bread that Max didn't eat. I hope you enjoy the pictures that tell the story. Sometimes pictures say more than words. =)

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The birds were feeding off them for a couple days. On the third day, there was nothing left there but the yarn! As you can see in the picture we hung them low for the children and we suspect they made a deer very happy!

I was more than excited to find out my book was picked to be featured out of the average of 2300 books submitted for review for month to Midwest Book Review! I was even more delighted when I found out the review was being provided to the Helen C. White Library's "Cooperative Children's Book Center" (University of Wisconsin, Madison) where it will be made available throughout Wisconcin's public school systems and community libraries. The review has also been provided to the Cengage Learning, Gale interactive CD_ROM series "Book Review Index" (published 4 times yearly for academic, corporate, and public library systems).


http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/...

I am honored to have received a fantastic Review from Moms Review 4 You! They are also hosting a Giveaway- Wonderful Kids novel- BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale by Crystal Marcos Enter between now and Oct 31st (Halloween) to Win a signed copy at http://momsreview4you.blogspot.com/20...

One lucky TheKitsapDaily.com reader will win a signed copy of my book. Must be able to pick it up in Port Orchard at my signing this Saturday. Enter here http://www.thekitsapdaily.com/?p=228

I am excited to announce I am spotlighted in the October/November issue of South Sound Magazine! If you have a chance check it out. It is a beautiful magazine. http://southsoundmag.com/

I received a wonderful review from Mom to Bed by 8
http://www.momtobedby8.com/2010/09/be...
They are also hosting a signed BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale Book Giveaway until October 10th, 2010. Open to US & Canada.
http://www.momtobedby8.com/2010/09/be...
I would love it if you entered and read the review!

I will be signing my debut children's novel BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale Oct 16th from 12-3pm at
The Bethel Avenue Book Store
1037 Bethel Avenue
Port Orchard WA 98366

I am honored to be one of the authors selected to be a guest and to have a giveaway on The Itzel Library 6 month Celebration! Please visit this lovely site! The giveaway is worldwide.

Remember, you can always use the google translator.

http://the-itzel-library.blogspot.com...

(Portion of email sent by moderator of Book Freaks)

This September-October the Goodreads group Book freaks will be hosting a small writing competition for anyone who wants to enter! The goal of the contest is to encourage growth and creativity and just have fun with the english language. Anybody can participate as long as you're a part of this group!

Submissions must be short stories with five hundred (500) words or more. All submissions must contain the sentence "Only the bare bones remained."

To submit your story just post it on your goodreads page and leave a link to it on the thread that says "September-October Writing Contest 2010". Any submissions admitted later than October 22nd of this year will not qualify!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

P.S. I am a member of the "Book freaks" group. I am NOT runnning the contest.