Looking For A Publisher??? links included

So you have written the next great novel....now what?

Here is a link for The Association of American Publishers

http://www.publishers.org/

Some of the information this site has is:

Information about them

http://www.bookjobs.com/

Conferences and publications

Copyright

Digital Issues

Diversity

Government issues

International copyright protection

School division

Resources for publishers

and so so much more

So, I guess the next step after finishing the next great novel

would be trying to get it published,

but you might want to try to get a literary agent first.

Be careful when looking though,

PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST.

There are many scam artists out there.

I am including a couple of links,

but read EVERYTHING first.

Do not sign

until you understand

what they are capable of doing, et cetera.

Authorlink

http://www.authorlink.com/

The Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.

http://www.aar-online.org/mc/page.do

Council for Wisconsin Writers, Inc.

http://www.wisconsinwriters.org/links.htm

Romance Writers of America

http://www.rwanational.org/cs/home

A piece of unsolicited advice for sure, but an important one.

If you have a book that you feel

fits in a certain category

or like for children an age range

remember to check out several bookstores

to see if they have something similar

to yours and the retail price range.

Keep in mind though that better known

authors, publishers, series of books sometimes

can demand a higher retail price.

In other words

shop around the stores, the publishers, the agents, the attorneys

to find one

YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.

If you have any doubts or feel you are being pressured to sign then do not sign.

Trust that little voice in your head telling you something is not right.

The person or company may be an honest one,

but that does not mean the person or company is right for you.

They are in business to make money for themselves first then you.

If you have favorite authors

check and see who they sign with

and maybe start with that as a jumping off point.

Check with the company not the author.

There are books with publishers/agents lists

and you can always try the library to find listings too.

Lisa Jackson---2 contests links included

The bestselling romance author

Lisa Jackson

currently has two contests going.

Contest Number One

First prize winner will receive:

An autographed 2007 Dennis Gage t-shirt

Neil Diamond's Hot August Nights CD

An autographed copy of a Lisa Jackson title

5 other winners

will receive

an autographed copy

of a Lisa Jackson novel

Winners will be chosen

July 31, 2008

and will be contacted by email.

The July 2008 contest link:

http://www.lisajackson.com/contestofmonth-july.cfm

Contest Number Two

Name a character for one of her books...how cool is that?

The name a character contest link:

http://www.lisajackson.com/nameacharactercontest.cfm

To find out more about

Lisa Jackson,

her books,

and her contests

click on the link below:

http://www.lisajackson.com/index.cfm

Another James Patterson Contest---link included Sony Reader Bundle

There is a new contest for James Patterson fans.

You can enter to win a

Special Edition

James Patterson

Sony Reader

Bundle.

It comes with the first six

Women's Murder Club

titles.

The Reader Digital Book

holds up to 160

of your favorite eBooks.

The contest link is below.

http://www.jamespatterson.com/contests_exclusive.html

James Patterson's official website link.

http://www.jamespatterson.com/

From Sherrilynn Kenyon **Free E-Book--Seize the Night** link

The bestselling paranormal romance author

Sherrilyn Kenyon

and

St. Martin's Press

has a free e-book offer for her fans.

You do have to fill in some information like

name, e-mail, et cetera

and agree to the terms.

The e-book is for

"Seize the Night".

"Seize the Night"

is part of the popular

Dark Hunter series.

This is to get ready for the "Acheron" release.

This is for a limited time

so hurry!!!!

http://www.yearofacheron.com/ebook.html

James Patterson--Alex Cross book order

I work in a bookstore (I bet you can tell which company--lol).

One of the biggest

dilemma's or questions

is what order to buy/read a book series.

With that once in awhile

I will try to post the order

in case you do not make it to

the author or publisher's website.

In the case of authors

sometimes there is not one

especially if they are no longer alive.

Since the

Alex Cross

by

James Patterson

series

is probably my favorite series so far

I thought I would start with it.

The order of the series:

1. Along Came a Spider (also a movie)

2. Kiss the Girls (also a movie)

3. Jack & Jill

4. Cat & Mouse

5. Pop Goes the Weasel

6. Roses Are Red

7. Violets Are Blue

8. Four Blind Mice

9. The Big Bad Wolf

10. London Bridges

11. Mary, Mary

12. Cross

13. Double Cross

14. Cross Country (release date 17 November 2008)

These books should be available

at your local

Waldenbooks

or

Borders

bookstore.

If they are out of stock

they might be available for special order.

Just ask a sales associate.

Special ordering is free.

They might also be available for free ship to home.

Please note that not

every book always qualifies

for the free ship to home feature.

You will also be able to

RESERVE your copy of

Cross Country

coming out

17 November 2008

at any

Waldenbooks

or

Borders

bookstore or online.

To find your local

Waldenbooks

click on the link below:

http://www.bordersstores.com/features/world.jsp?file=waldenlocator

To find your local

Borders store

or to order

or reserve online

click on the link below:

http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home

James Patterson---Contest link

The extremely

popular

and

bestselling

author

James Patterson

has a contest going.

You can win

a copy of his

"summer" series

(pictures below)

by going to his

official website

(link below).

You do have to sign up

for his weekly newsletter,

but if you are a fan

that should not be a problem.

The link to

James Patterson's

website/contest.

http://www.jamespatterson.com/contests.html

These books

should be available

at your local

Waldenbooks

or

Borders

stores.

If the book you want is

out of stock

please ask the sales associate

to check to see if it available

for special order.

Special ordering is free.

The book may also qualify for free ship to home.

Then you would pay for the book in advance

and it is shipped directly to your house

(or someone else's if it is a gift).

Please be advised

that not all books

qualify for the

free ship to home.

To find the closest Waldenbooks click on the link below.

http://www.bordersstores.com/features/world.jsp?file=waldenlocator

To find the closest Borders store

or to order from the website click on the link below.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home

Book Signing at Racine Public Library 24 June 2008

The Racine Public Library

will be having a book signing on:

24 June 2008

For:

"The Sixth Lobe"

ISBN

13 digit

9781434960221

10 digit

1434960226

By:

Michail Miller

Where:

Racine Public Library

75 Seventh Street

Racine, Wisconsin

Time:

7 p.m.

Admission:

FREE

The Racine Public Library link:

http://www.racinelib.lib.wi.us/

To read the press release for the book signing click on this link:

http://www.racinelib.lib.wi.us/PDFS/6_08_sixthlobe.pdf

This book may be available at your local Borders store or you can buy online.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home

To find your local Waldenbooks store click on this link:

http://www.bordersstores.com/features/world.jsp?file=waldenlocator

The Official Cover for "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer

The fourth and final book

in the wildly popular

(by both teenagers and adults)

"Twilight" series

"Breaking Dawn"

by Stephenie Meyer

is being released

2 August 2008.

This is the official cover of the book.

Cool very cool.

I am sure my brother would like it

since he plays chess.

Possible

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY

Many if not all

Waldenbooks or Borders stores

will be doing a

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY

but in order to do that they need your reservation for the book.

So, reserve your copy today

Tell your friends to reserve their copy today.

The stores really want to have the

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY.

The first three books should be available

at your local Waldenbooks or Borders store.

If they are out of stock

they should be available to special order.

Waldenbooks and Borders

special order system is free.

The books may even be available

for free ship to home.

If you are interested

in the free ship to home

just let the sales associate know this

and he/she will be happy to check on that for you.

You can RESERVE your copy of "Breaking Dawn"

at any Waldenbooks or Borders stores.

Many if not all will be doing a

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY

for the book.

They would love to do a

MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY

but they have to have enough reservations

in advance to be able to do that.

So, do not hesitate reserve your copy today.

It is free to reserve.

To find your nearest Waldenbooks store click on the link below:

http://www.bordersstores.com/features/world.jsp?file=waldenlocator

To find your nearest Borders store

or to order from the website click on the link below:

http://www.bordersstores.com/

The "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer link:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html

Stephenie Meyer's official website link:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html

Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunter Contest

The extremely popular and best selling author

Sherrilyn Kenyon

has a new contest going.

You can

sign up

to win

a complete

signed copy

of the

Dark Hunter

series.

Dark Hunter contest link:

http://www.yearofacheron.com/sweepstakes.html

This link is for the new book

"Acheron"

coming

5 August 2008:

http://www.yearofacheron.com/home.html

Sherrilyn Kenyon's website:

http://www.dailyinquisitor.com/sherrilyn/

The Dark Hunter books

should be available at your local

Waldenbooks and Borders stores.

If they are out of stock ask to special order them.

Waldenbooks and Borders

do not charge extra to special order.

If they are out of stock

and are available

to special order

the books may qualify for

free ship to home

using regular shipping.

Please let the sales associate know

if you would like he/she

to check if the book qualifies for free ship to home.

Do not forget to use your

Borders Rewards card

(it is free to sign up).

To find your closest Waldenbooks use the link below:

http://www.bordersstores.com/features/world.jsp?file=waldenlocator

To find your closest Borders

or to order from the website click on the link below:

http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp

Thank You Jacquelyn Frank and Terry Spear

A tale of how nice authors can be.

A while back I contacted Ms. Frank

about possibly sending

an ARC (Advance Reader Copy)
for the store
and possibly some bookmarks or postcards or something

to hand out to her fans or to recruit new ones.

She responded saying she would be happy to.

Ms. Frank sent

beaded bookmarks,

signed book covers and postcards,

magnets and even signed playing cards.

To top it all off she sent a ARC signed to me,

boy I can not even express how surprised I was at that.

I have never had anyone do that before.

I have bought books and even prints of artwork and had them signed

(which I was happy to do because I really liked the person),

but to receive an advance copy of a book

of one of the most popular romance series just threw me for a loop.

Also,

Ms. Spear another paranormal romance author

sent bookmarks and press releases of her book "Heart of the Wolf".

The book had already come out

when I blogged about it after reading the ARC our store received.

We only had a couple of books left when the bookmarks and press releases showed up.

We had the book on an endcap and it sold fast

and we put the last two back in the section,

but I decided to put them back on the endcap

along with the press release

and they were gone when I came back to work the next day.

**smiling here**

I do apologize the picture for "Heart of the Wolf" is so small.

I had to use a "stock" picture instead of taking a picture as I did with "Noah".

Our store thanks both of you as do our customers.

Customers and employees really do appreciate it

when famous people in any genre recognize them.

I have had a few authors and charities

either leave comments on my blog,

send a personal message through My Space,

or e-mail me thanking me for spreading the word.

I think I should be the one thanking you for giving me a reason to blog.

It is sometimes hard to find things I like

or think is worthy enough to actually blog about.

It is just so much easier to find things I do not like to blog about.

So, please keep up the good work.

Bloggers like to know when someone reads their blog

and likes what they see

instead of always hearing what is not liked

just like customers and employees of stores, et cetera.

So thank you all for past, present, and future responses.

International Crime Fiction (link to blog)

This was today's Blog Of Note

and it fits my blog for

anything having to do with reading.

I have to say I am a little surprised

I did not find this one before today.

I love mysteries

and am always looking for new authors and/or books to read.

There are authors on the blog I never heard of....

yay for me....

nay for me.

Yay because I have someone new to get excited about

and nay because I probably should have heard of these authors.

Curious???

What authors am I talking about???

To find out check out the blog.......LOL......I am not spoiling the fun of reading the blog below.

Detectives Beyond Borders:

A Forum for International Crime Fiction

http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/