Malevolent Musings: July 2010

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Time to vote!

Tomorrow is August 1st. Not only will it be time for a new featured author, but it will also be the time to vote for FADE TO BLACK or PROMISES TO KEEP.

Voting starts tomorrow and ends on Aug 31 on D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters. Since my books were featured on there in July, you can now vote for your favorite cover, first line, last line, and best first chapter! To vote just go on First Chapters tomorrow morning and scroll down to where it says CONTEST! Polls open at 12:02am EST on Aug 1.

FADE TO BLACK

PROMISES TO KEEP

Vote tomorrow for your favorite one!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters: Promises to Keep

Stop by D. Renee Bagby's Blog to read the first chapter of PROMISES TO KEEP!

D. Renee Bagby Presented My First Chapter

http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/2010/07/promises-to-keep-by-heather-kuehl.html

Blog Talk Radio stations for book promo

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Updates!

I didn't say this before, but July was my vacation from promotion. Since October I've been doing nothing but updating websites, writing guest blogs, and promotion the wazoo out of myself. I've earned many new readers from all that hard work, but I really really needed a break and with MALEVOLENT DEAD's release just around the corner (SEPTEMBER 7th!) I knew that break had to happen now.

Well, July is almost over and things are already starting to pick up again. I have an interview on Poetic Monthly at 6:30pm EST on August 3, a live chat at Romance Junkies at 9pm EST on August 4, and blurb party the week of August 8th. My MALEVOLENT DEAD tour is quickly forming, and the growing list of events can be found here.

And speaking of MALEVOLENT DEAD, the full first chapter can be found on MD's page. I've also updated my Zazzle store with new merchandise, including Team Jared and Team Damian tshirts as well as MD bumper stickers and magnets.

I was notified today that, thanks to a contest I entered at Fang-tastic Books, I won 100 postcards from Uprinting.com. I love free promo things and I love Fang-tastic Books!

I also added a countdown on both my website and this blog. Only 41 days until MD's release. 41 days until you can see what happens next with Sarah Vargas. Don't worry; it'll be here before you know it.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters: Fade to Black

Stop by D. Renee Bagby's First Chapters Blog today and read a piece of FADE TO BLACK!

http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/2010/07/fade-to-black-by-heather-kuehl.html?zx=fce3df97fbd7f414

And don't forget that the sequel to FADE, MALEVOLENT DEAD, is due out on Sept 7th!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Another New Review

FADE TO BLACK has gotten another great review, this time from Bitten By Books. It makes me so happy that everyone seems to love it and they want to know what happens next. :o)

Here's the link: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=27629

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Authors Read Closing

I got this email today from Authors Read. It's really sad that their closing their doors, since this was (in my opinion) one of the best promo opportunities out there.

Apologies in advance to all concerned with this message:

Authors Read Radio will be closing its doors as of noon, July 31. Apologies to all the guests who have booked with us for Aug-November of 2010 for this program. We will be unable to fulfill that obligation with you.

We will no longer be accepting applications on the program - however if you feel you have a topic suiting our Conscious Discussions audience (nonprofit orgs, greening the planet, etc) than please do feel free to query us for that. See our site for more info: www.brummet.ca. We will be not able to run the radio program as of July 31st due to a change in the family that requires us to make more time available. It is with some sadness that we let this radio program go, as it was such a wonderful experience supporting other authors in this way. However all the archived episodes of Authors Read will remain online indefinitely for those who would like to sample those previously aired shows.

Our other endeavors including the newsletter, blogs, media ad exchanges, and Conscious Discussions Radio show, etc, - will all continue as usual. And as such we continue to welcome networking, ad exchanges and so on. *New website changes at www.brummet.ca will be happening over the next couple of months, so keep dropping by to see what we've done there as you have time. Also - Coming in Aug/Sept we will have affiliate opportunities for our e-books for those of you who are interested in this. Watch for announcements in our newsletter and on the blog :)

Thank you, too, for all our writing-colleagues who have supported us by purchasing one of our 3 books - helping us keep our projects going as well. I greatly appreciate the feedback from publicists and publishers who have seen the value of Purple Snowflake Marketing and have begun to recommend it to others! Thank you all, so very much.

In appreciation,
Lillian

At least the back episodes will still be available. That's always good. But now this means that I won't be reading from MALEVOLENT DEAD on there in Sept. :,(

Monday, July 12, 2010

Would you appear in your book's movie?

I don't know if I would or not. I wouldn't want any lines, that's for sure. If I were in FADE TO BLACK, I'd want to be one of the Weres in Donavan's house during his meeting. Just in the background. In PROMISES TO KEEP I'd ask to be one of the witches at Iris Falls Church. In MALEVOLENT DEAD I'd again want to be in the background, a Were or one of Damian's vamps. It would be an inside joke of sorts, one that my fans would pick up on.

I started thinking about this when I saw the premire of Eclipse. We went to the theater that was showing all three Twilight movies and for those of you who didn't know, Stephanie Meyer is in the Twilight movie. See Charlie over her left shoulder? It's really quick, and if you're not looking for it it's easily missed.

A lot of authors were in the movies that their books are based off of. I think Stephen King was in one (can't remember which right now). S.E. Hinton was in The Outsiders movie (she was the nurse.) Even Stan Lee is in most of the Marvel movies. Here's a picture of him in Daredevil:

So my question to my writer friends is this: if a movie based on your books was being made, would you make a cameo?

Monday, July 5, 2010

Two Great Things Today

I'm loving today, and it just began! I check my email and discover that I won a free month of advertising from Coffee Time Romance. Yayy! Just in time for MALEVOLENT DEAD's release. Have I ever mentioned how much I love free stuff?

I'm also blogging on how I find a good book at Cate Masters blog today: http://catemasters.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-author-spotlight-heather-kuehl.html

Do I judge a book by its cover? How many pages do I read before I give up on a book? You'll just have to stop by Cate's blog to find out!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Reading From FADE TO BLACK

I'm going to be reading chapters one and two from FADE TO BLACK on Authors Read today. To listen to the show live stop by http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authorsread at 12pm EST but don't worry. I'll edit this post later today to add the show link in case you miss it.

I'm going to risk sounding like a commercial but Authors Read is a phenomenal place to promote your writing. If you're a writer and haven't been on their show yet, shame on you for missing out.

Edit (1:22PM) - : Here's the link for the show!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/authorsread/2010/07/02/heather-kuehl--fade-to-black

Awards for Heather Kuehl

"Beauty is the Beast." Preditors & Editors Readers Poll 2010 - Best Poem
"Siren's Song." Aphelion's Best Poetry of 2010.
"Susan's Ghost." Ethereal Tales Halloween Contest - People's Choice Award, 2009.
"Redemption." Fantasy Gazetteer, 2nd place short story contest, March 2009.
"Buried Alive." Tales of Torment Contest - honorable mention, 2009.
“Blythe’s Vengeance.” Fantasy Gazetteer – 2nd place short story contest, May 2008
"Miscommunication." The Drabbler 11 Contest - Second place, 2008.
“Swirling Gray Storm Clouds." Aphelion's Best Poetry of 2008.

"Looking for fantasy with a big dash of paranormal? Look no further, Kuehl has this and much, much more!" The Pen and Muse for Promises to Keep
"When I think of Heather Kuehl, I think of great action packed paranormal writing. Why? She simply provides it with such ease that as a reader, you invest in her works, her characters, and the world these characters are in." The Pen and Muse for Blood Moon
"A definite winner to add to any writers and readers shelves who love flash fiction and poetry." The Pen and Muse for Far and Away
"With a solid plot and interesting characters that I enjoyed reading about, it's a fantasy romance that could be read and certainly enjoyed in a single sitting." Long and Short Reviews for Epiphany
"I would recommend this story to people who are looking for a fast, feel good story. It gives you a bubbly awe feeling!" Siren's Song Reviews for Epiphany
"Kuehl brings a wonderful little romance with her short story, Dream Lover." The Pen and Muse for Dream Lover

About Heather Dade

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