Blog Ahead Challenges for March 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017 by fundinmental

I really need more motivation, so these challenges are fantastic.

Why not join in?

Dates: March 1- March 15

Goal: Schedule an additional 15 posts during the challenge.

On Day 1 of the challenge look at your number of scheduled posts. Add 15 to that. That is the number of scheduled posts you should have finished at the end of the challenge.

Any type of post counts! It just has to be a completed post.

The only stipulation is it must go live AFTER the challenge ends in order to count.

I got very behind at the end of last year and am still trying to ‘ketchup’.

I began this challenge with 4 Posts already scheduled.

My goal is a minimum of 19 posts.

I ended up with 33 post minus the 4 I originally had, so I was ahead 29 posts.

Yeah! Now to keep ahead.

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Mini Blog Ahead #2: June 15-30

Blog Ahead: October

I am really excited to participate. It really helped me last year and I just wish I would have kept up with it.

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Have A Book Idea? World’s Best Story Wants To Know

Posted on January 19, 2017 by fundinmental

I wanted to bring to your attention the world’s first crowd-sourced literary contest and discovery platform for readers and writers: World’s Best Story!

The contest aims to find a manuscript that has the potential to be a smash hit in books and beyond – from movies, to video games, to graphic novels, to merchandise. Anyone with a story can enter their synopsis and sample chapter for the community to review and help select ten finalists.

This is the third year they are open and accepting submissions. If you have a manuscript for a story you or someone you know has written in the following genres, it can now be submitted:

General Fiction

Crime / Mystery

Romance

Horror / Thriller

Sci-fi / Fantasy

Young Adult

18+ Adult Fiction

All – including Non-fiction

This is a free contest submission.

Writers from around the world can submit stories for free in several fiction and non fiction genres while readers across the world vote on those stories using WBS’s easy and fun to use proprietary blockbuster story potential™ voting algorithm. All winning stories receive a pedigree building publishing deal represented by WBS Entertainment Inc.

Ready for your book deal?

Submit your story!

Visit World’s Best Story

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Audio Book Blast – The Voice of Divine Love by Arlene Dayrit

Posted on October 1, 2016 by fundinmental

I will be sharing a lot of dark and gruesome this month, so I wanted to share The Voice of Divine Love by Arlene Dayrit to let you now, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

thevoiceofdivineloveaudio screen-shot-2016-09-27-at-09-50-35 “The truth of God’s love is a message many of us have always known, but we need to be reminded of it again and again. In our limited understanding, we have difficulty comprehending it.

God has loved you with an everlasting love, and yet no matter how deeply we feel him in our lives, the word of God often goes unheard. This is why, in the noise of the modern world, the simplicity of his message is all too easily lost. Yet while our prayers have no answers we can hear, that does not mean God has no voice.

The Voice of Divine Love brings his word to you, brings you the light of God’s acceptance, the comfort of his presence and love, and a guiding hand to live your life in his service. It is a chance to hear his voice amongst the raucous chatter of the world and choose to follow his way to righteousness and eternal love.

With this book, written in the hope of drawing others closer to God, helping them understand the depth of his love, and narrated as in the voice of the Almighty, you are provided a retreat in times of stress; not to simply hide from your problems, but to find their true purpose, alongside the purpose in all things. Close your eyes and rest, find solace in knowing that, even when you are alone, he is always at your side, guiding you and taking care of you, in ways no other can.

And as you are consoled, as you hear the one guiding voice which no person’s life should go without, you will find answers to the questions you have always yearned to ask: why does God allow pain into your life, why do your prayers go unanswered, your wishes unfulfilled? There is no need to turn inward, to torture yourself for these answers. Simply listen, and understand The Voice of Divine Love. “

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I am Participating in #BlogAhead2016

Posted on October 1, 2016 by fundinmental

It’s time, once again, for Blog Ahead! Woohoo!

This challenge it’s all about getting ahead and giving yourself a blogging buffer.

It’s amazing how much having extra scheduled posts can make during emergencies, vacations or just when dealing plain ol’ blogging slumps. It can really cut the stress during every day blogging as well 🙂 And what better way to get ahead than with the support of other bloggers?

Dates:

Begins– Oct 1

Ends– Oct 31

Who Can Join?

Anyone who has a blog.

Blog genre/topic doesn’t matter.

You can be a reviewer or an author, brand new, been at it for years, etc.

Everyone is welcome!

Goal:

The goal is to hunker down for the month of October and increase the number of scheduled posts you have by 30.

Ex. On Oct 1st if you have 5 posts scheduled you would then need to end the month with 35 posts scheduled.

Whatever number you’re starting with just add 30 to get your final goal.

To sign up, visit burning cats & serving soup.

MY CURRENT STATUS.

I spent a lot of time blogging ahead. My hubby, Mr Wonderful, has a lot of time off the last six weeks of the year, so I used this challenge as motivation to get ahead, instead of scrambling trying to put something together in between the FUN we have traveling, golfing, and hanging out with family. I feel good about where I ended up. How about you?

Nov: 26
Dec: 17
Total: 43

Now the real challenge is to stay ahead! 🙂

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Buy A Friend A Book Day – End of the Month Review Recap

Posted on August 31, 2016 by fundinmental

Today is Buy A Friend A Book Day

I love books and I love to share them with YOU!

In case you missed any of my reviews, and some of these look like they are for you, just click on the cover to read my review and get a copy of your very own.

HAPPY READING!

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What do Elvis and Puzzles have in Common – The Enigmatologist by Ben Adams @bentadams

Posted on July 4, 2016 by fundinmental

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Twenty-something, John Abernathy is disillusioned. His job as a private investigator is unfulfilling, and he can’t find work in his chosen field, Enigmatology, the study and design of puzzles. He is about to quit when the National Enquirer calls. A woman in Las Vegas, New Mexico sent them a photo of someone who’s supposed to have died 35 years ago—Elvis Aaron Presley. And they need John to investigate it.

When the Elvis impersonator, Al Leadbelly, is murdered, John investigates, finding Air Force colonel, Alvin Hollister—convinced Leadbelly has information regarding Elvis’s death—at the crime scene conducting his own investigation. John discovers great-great-great grandfather’s journal—unearthing a conspiracy entwining Elvis, shape-shifting aliens, and Mary Todd Lincoln. When John finds Leadbelly, alive and wearing a sequined jumpsuit, John must help him escape before Colonel Hollister finds him, and discover if Leadbelly is really Elvis, an obsessed fan, or something more.

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AUTHORS! Check out Red Empress Publishing @RedEmpressPub @thebookgardenpr

Posted on May 21, 2016 by fundinmental

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Red Empress Publishing is currently seeking submissions in any genre of fiction but especially romance, mystery, fantasy and historical fiction. Authors can submit their books and request more information on their website http://redempresspublishing.com. For the company’s latest news and updates, visit Red Empress on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RedEmpressPublishing ;and Twitter https://www.twitter.comredempresspub.

Red Empress Publishing, a full-service publishing company founded and run by an all-female team, has announced its open call for book submissions. The brand-new outfit is actively seeking submissions by women and people of color as part of the company’s philosophy of diversity and inclusion.

“Publishing works by authors with diverse backgrounds is not only the right thing to do, but also smart business,” said Red Empress founder Amanda Roberts. “The only way to stand out in a crowded industry such as publishing is to give a platform to stories that have not been told before.”

Red Empress Publishing also provides a wide range of services from editing and cover design to multi-language translation and marketing, at no extra cost to authors. These services are managed by a core team of women of different nationalities and backgrounds. “Being based in China gives us an opportunity to meet and connect with women from different countries but with similar professional goals,” Roberts continued. “It’s a great hub of diversity and ideas, and we hope to reflect this with Red Empress.”
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New Cover & Sale for Award Winning Novus by Crystal Marcos

Posted on April 30, 2016 by fundinmental

NOVUS (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1) has recently received two book awards and a revamped cover! To celebrate the eBook will be on SALE for $1.99 from 4/30/2016- 5/15/2016

Crystal Marcos is one of those authors who can write in multiple genres and keep you hanging on to the words spread across the pages of her novels. I am happy to share her award winning news and the new cover for Novus by Crystal Marcos.

~”Official Selection” Winner in the E-Book Young Adult category, 2015 New Apple Book Awards!~

~Winner Best Books in the Young Adult category, 2016 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards!~

Description

Ideal for Hunger Games and Divergent fans, Crystal Marcos delivers Novus, a riveting novel set in a dystopian future of action-adventure, suspense, and romance. Intriguing characters and a gripping storyline keep the reader turning page after page.

Being a teenager is hard enough. And what if your life’s path is predetermined? On top of that, you aren’t even Human?

Cayden was given life as a Cresecren. He expected to live out his days with the dysfunctional Human family he was assigned to serve. One fateful night, however, landed him in Gavaron, the home of maimed, elderly, or defiant Cresecren.

Beyond its borders is the Den, an area much more dangerous than he ever imagined. Now seventeen, Cayden unwittingly becomes involved in a conspiracy and is one of a handful of survivors fleeing a deadly attack. They set off on a perilous journey in search of refuge and the truth. Along the way, Cayden begins to comprehend the difference between fully living and merely surviving, while trying to balance his emotions and a forbidden love.

Reviewed by Kim Anisi for Readers’ Favorite- 5 STARS

Novus by Crystal Marcos is one of those gems that make you care about the characters within the story, and while you definitely want to know what happens to them, you can’t help but also not want to get to the end of the book. It’s the kind of book whose characters you miss when you finish the book.

For full review visit http://www.readersfavorite.com/book-review/novus

Purchase Links: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Smashwords / Website

Author Bio

Award-winning author Crystal Marcos has been a storyteller her entire life. As the oldest of five children, she had to do a lot of entertaining. She lives on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State with her husband, daughter Kaylee, and infant son Jaxon. Crystal is the author of BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale and HEADACHE: The Hair-Raising Sequel to BELLYACHE. Novus, her third book and first Young Adult novel, is Book One of The Cresecren Chronicles.

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MY REVIEWS FOR CRYSTAL’S BOOKS

Novus

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I’m a 1%er…on Goodreads

Posted on April 8, 2016 by fundinmental

I’m a 1%er of reviewers on Goodreads!

I have written 477 reviews since joining Goodreads on May 1st, 2012.

One of my first reviews was 9 Lives by George Moser. See it HERE. Buy it HERE.

Out of all the reviews I’ve written, this is the review that got the most attention:

The Beach by Jaye Frances. See it HERE. Buy it HERE.

I eat and breathe books and love to get lost in the words authors write. I love sharing all the wonderful books and authors I have found since being a member and I hope you do too.

Goodreads shares so many fantastic books and authors you may never hear of if you are not a member, so you are missing out. You may want to consider joining. I look forward to seeing you there!

If you would like to see what I have read and reviewed this year on Goodreads, go HERE.