Fan Fiction Contest!

Posted by on Jan 5, 2012 in Middle Grade, Splash | 0 comments

Fan Fiction Contest!

Contest dates JANUARY 6, 2012 – FEBRUARY 6, 2012 In celebration of the release of the second book in the Dragons Forever series (BLINK OF A DRAGON), Eisley Jacobs is inviting you to take part in the BORN TO BE A DRAGON Fan Fiction and Poetry contest! Who is elegible? Children ages 4-99 What is fan fiction? Fan fiction is a variety of stories about the characters or settings of a book as told by the fans. In this contest, entrants are encouraged to write a short story (200-600 words) about a missed adventure (something that could have happened but didn’t) with any of the main...

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Kindle Fire Giveaway…

Posted by on Jan 4, 2012 in Misc | 8 comments

I know what you are thinking… another one? But yes, it is another Kindle Fire Giveaway! DragonBlogger.com gave away two right before Christmas and is giving away a third at the end of the month. Since I am all about technology and I want to get one of these bad boys for my kids, I am entering again. AND YOU SHOULD TO! Right here… DragonBlogger.com It’s easy… and fun. Not to mention you end up getting a lot of great information about the tech crunch and other things you thought you may never need to know… but do! I’m always looking for new tech stuff, so...

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Indie Book Fair!

Posted by on Jan 1, 2012 in Indie | 4 comments

Did you find a new Kindle, Nook, or iPad under the Christmas tree? Browse the Indie Book Fairand find a new ebook to break in that reader! These great new books were released Nov 2011-Feb 2012 by Indie authors, priced right so that taking a chance on a new author doesn’t have to break your wallet. (Check out the previous Internet Book Fair for other great Indie finds.) [Indie = self-published or small-publisher, for the purposes of this post, because no matter how we’re published, we’re all in this together, trying to get the word out about our books] Note: Links are given for...

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It’s a wrap!

Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in Life, Middle Grade | 0 comments

With 2011 coming to a close, I’m forced (quite literally) to start to wrap everything up. Not only the presents (Christmas and two birthday’s in quick succession) but all the writerly things of 2011 in preparation for 2012. In reflection, 2011 has been a completely amazing year. It was a hard year but so many amazing things took place. My year started off in Ethiopia on a short term mission, with long term vision. Our church, Living Way Fellowship, is building a school for a remote village in Gojjo Ethiopia… and this was our vision trip to see what needed to be done and to...

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Vlog time: Dragon Blogger and Kindle Fire

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011 in Life, Misc | 3 comments

It’s been a while since I vlogged (which is a video + blog) so I figured why not get the whole family involved in this one. We are talking about Dragon Bloggers contest for a Kindle Fire! You could win too! Watch! Dragon Blogger’s contest can be found at http://www.dragonblogger.com/kindle-fire-giveaway/ and there are many ways to enter! As for what we mentioned in the video… here is the breakdown with author purchase links: My 12yo girl said the first three books (series) she would purchase on her Kindle Fire would be: Rick Rioradan - Percy Jackson Series Pseudonymous...

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