Welcome back to author Shannen Crane Camp.
I was fortunate to get my hands on a very early review copy of Shannen Crane Camp's release The Break-Up Artist. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and my review can be found HERE.
Shannen Crane Camp
Bio:Shannen Crane Camp was born and raised in Southern California where she developed a love of reading and writing, completing her first (very) short story in the fifth grade. She continued to write throughout junior high and high school before finally deciding that enough was enough; it was time to be an author. She moved to Provo, Utah, to attend Brigham Young University where she attained a bachelor's degree in Media Arts and a very well received proposal from her fellow California resident Josh Camp. The two are now happily married and living in Provo.
http://breakupartistbook.com/GUEST POST: “Budgeting your time with exact change”Recently I’ve been busy. Not the “should I play video games or read a book?” busy but “I just worked 11 hours and now I need to sneak in a meal before going to bed and starting all over again” busy. Not the fun kind of busy. The unfortunate part of this is the fact that my very first book just came out on December 8th and I have absolutely no time to market it.
I look around at the other authors with books similar to mine doing book signings a few times a week, writing blog posts like they’re going out of style, and giving away ipads if you sign up for their mailing lists… OK… maybe they aren’t giving away ipads but still. As a first time author with very little time on her hands and no money to spare on giveaway items, it can seem overwhelming to compete in this market.
And then I stopped feeling sorry for myself. At least, I’m working on it. But while working on this feat I realized there are probably a lot of authors in the same boat as me. Struggling with your day job while also struggling to market a book you know could do well if only you had the time and resources to get it out there.
So here are a few things that have worked well for me even with my limited time and budget.
First off, the internet is a WONDERFUL source of marketing. This blog post, for example, I am writing after an 11 hour day at work (which may be evident by the fact that it’s all over the place and I’m switching tenses like there’s no tomorrow), but it’s still something I can do in a half hour to help people hear about my book. Online marketing has been a savior for me since the only time I can market is late at night after work. Ready fo
Of Thoughts and Words and Oh! For the Love of Books are hosting a New Author Blog Hop. Currently there are 45 sites signed up to participate, most are hosting a giveaway in conjunction with the event.
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I'm featuring 2 new authors today, Shannen Crane Camp and L.M. Long. Each giveaway is being done on a separate form so be sure to read to the end of the post.
Shannen Crane Camp
I was fortunate to get my hands on a very early review copy of Shannen Crane Camp's upcoming release The Break-Up Artist. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and my review can be found HERE.
Shannen Crane Camp
Bio:Shannen Crane Camp was born and raised in Southern California where she developed a love of reading and writing, completing her first (very) short story in the fifth grade. She continued to write throughout junior high and high school before finally deciding that enough was enough; it was time to be an author. She moved to Provo, Utah, to attend Brigham Young University where she attained a bachelor's degree in Media Arts and a very well received proposal from her fellow California resident Josh Camp. The two are now happily married and living in Provo.
http://breakupartistbook.com/
Interview:Any other books in the works? Goals for future projects? Right now I’m about two seconds (not literally) away from sending in a YA LDS fiction novel called “June”. I’m halfway through the sequel to it so that story is taking up all of my time right now. I do have a YA fantasy book I finished years ago that needs some hardcore editing and a handful of other half finished books I’ve neglec
Most teenage girls can agree that the worst part of starting a relationship in high school, is the inevitable breakup. All the careful planning in the world doesn’t ever seem to be enough to prevent that horribly awkward moment of telling your soon-to-be ex-boyfriend “It’s not you, It’s me”. But what if you had someone to do that for you? Imagine being able to hire a breakup artist the same way you’d hire someone to do your nails. That’s where Amelia Marie Bedford comes in. Blessed with good looks and absolutely no friends, Amelia finds her true calling in the subtle art of the breakup. But when a gorgeous green-eyed client named David seems to actually be interested in her for more than just her looks, Amelia starts to falter on her “no dating your paycheck” rule. As the pre-Prom deadline closes in on her Amelia has to decide if David’s intentions are true, or if something more sinister lurks behind that perfect face.
I should probably wait a couple months to post this review. The Break-Up Artist by Shannen Crane Camp doesn't even have a cover yet and won't be released until December. However I know myself well enough to know that if I wait any longer I won't remember the book well enough to say much more than I loved it.
I received an early review copy of this book and had no intention of reading it yet. It was a digital review copy that I didn't have a clue how to transfer to my Kindle so I had to sit at my computer to read. I hate reading at my computer but I opened it up to read just the first couple pages and didn't want to stop reading. With as much as I read it has become increasingly hard for a book to grab me and suck me in. The Break-Up Artist managed to do that. I found it light, refreshing, humorous and I just kept reading and reading while sitting at my computer.
This book has potential to be a 5 Star book. It is still in editing so I'm hoping a couple things will be cleared up and clarified while it goes through editing. Even if nothing gets tightened up in editing I would still highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys clean, light, fun young adult books.
Rating: 4.5 Stars - Highly Recommend
Content: Clean
Source: Review copy
The Break-Up Artist will be released on December 8, 2011 by Sweetwater Books an imprint of Cedar Fort.
I am RIGHT THERE with you, honey. I've been working crazy hours, my book just came out, and finding all that time for blog posts and whatnot is so exhausting. The internet IS a wonderful tool. ;)
Adding this to my TBR pile. It sounds awesome!
This one looks like a very fun read! I can't wait to check it out. :D
This sounds like a wonderful, fun read! Sometimes that's just what the doctor ordered! I've got to check this one out!
Thank you for another great giveaway op!
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Great blog! It seems that in this fast paced world, we are all so time depleted! Spare change would be nice once in a while:)LOVED your book!! Such a fun read:)
Thanks for all the nice comments guys! I'm glad I'm not the only one with no time :) Thanks for letting me guest post Kathy! LOVE your blog!
Thanks for the giveaway!