My children's picture book Day's End Lullaby recently had a facelift - I had new interior and cover illustrations created to make this sweet, rhyming, and soothing bedtime story even better.Day's End Lullaby is based on an original lullaby and the sheet music is included in the back of the book. To check out a singing review go to:http://www.lullaby-link.com/days-end-lullaby.html
Or check it out on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ID1rZfGMYgTo celebrate the new illustrations, I'm having a week long virtual book tour through the
Working Writers Club and it starts Monday, March 26th.
Be sure to follow along and comment - there will be three great giveaways:1. $10 gift certificate to Amazon
2. Two copies of Day's End Lullaby
The winners will be based on the most comments during the week long tour. If there are ties, they'll be a random means of choosing a winner and the first and second runners up.
The tour schedule:Monday, March 26 - Irene Roth www.irenesroth.wordpress.com Tuesday, March 27 - Mayra Calvaniwww.mayrassecretbookcase.com Wednesday, March 28 - Suzanne Lieurancewww.suzannelieurance.com Thursday, March 29 - Faye Levowhttp://www.launchpadpublishing.com/apps/blog/ Friday, March 30 - Billie Williamshttp://printedwords.blogspot.comI look forward to seeing you on the tour!
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Always the marketer, here are links you might find interesting:Plan a Virtual Book Tour: The First StepsBook Promotion: The FoundationBook Promotion: Creating an Informational Funnel~~~~~~~~~~~
Until next time,
Karen Cioffi
Award Winning Author, Freelance/Ghostwriter, Editor, Marketer
Karen’s eBooks at:http://karencioffifreelancewriter.comKaren Cioffi Writing and Marketinghttp://WritersOnTheMove.comDKV Writing 4 Uhttp://KarenCioffiFreelanceWriter.comhttp://KarenCioffi.com (children’s author site)
Well, I'm at it again with another tour for Walking Through Walls, but this time I'm not doing it on my own, I'm going with World of Ink Tours.
And, the tour begins TODAY!
You might be wondering why I'm having another virtual tour for Walking Through Walls, and the answer is two-fold:
1. I have tremendous belief in my middle-grade fantasy adventure story,
Walking Through Walls, and want to give another opportunity to attract new readers, and I'm also promoting my first book, Day's End Lullaby.
Day's End Lullaby is a soothing, lyrical, and rhyming children's bedtime picture book with the sheet music to the lullaby included in the back of the book. To learn more about Day's End Lullaby and read some great reviews, and even a singing video review, go to:
http://daysendlullaby.blogspot.comTo learn more about Walking Through Walls and read some great reviews, and check out a couple of interior illustrations, go to:
http://walkingthroughwalls-kcioffi.blogspot.com2. These books are great holiday gifts and wanted to share them with readers.
Now on to the schedule for the World of Ink Karen Cioffi Book Tour:November 1stFamilies Matter Blog - Interview
http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.comNovember 2ndWorld of Ink Network – Spotlight/Guest Post
http://worldofinknetwork.blogspot.comNovember 3rdAmerican Chronicle – Interview/Spotlight
http://www.americanchronicle.com/November 4thThe Writing Mama – Interview
http://thewritingmama.blogspot.comNovember 6thUtah Children's Writer Blog – Guest Post: Tips for Writing eBooks
http://utahchildrenswriters.blogspot.com/ November 7thThe Maggie Project – Guest Post: Writing in Rhyme
www.themaggieproject.blogspot.comNovember 8thWriting to the Hearts of Children- Spotlight
http://terri-forehand.blogspot.comNovember 9thMomnBaby Network – Spotlight
http://momnbaby.com/blogsNovember 10thRoth’s Inspiring Books & Products – Interview
http://rothsinspiringbooksandproducts.wordpress.comNovember 11th
Thanks to Amy Robbins-Wilson, creator of Lullaby Link, Day's End Lullaby is now in a video.
Amy has a google search for "lullaby" and came upon my book. She contacted me and offered to include my book as a review video on her site. But, she didn't stop there, she offered to create a video of the lullaby on YouTube!
Last month was full of wonderful surprises and this was one of them. Well, Amy kept her word and provided me with links to both the review video on her site, and the video of the lullaby on YouTube.
Please check out these two videos and let me know what you think:
Day's End Lullaby Singing Book Review Video:http://www.lullaby-link.com/days-end-lullaby.htmlDay's End Lullaby YouTube Video - Entire song sung by Amy Robbins-WilsonCLICK HERE!This children's bedtime picture book has the sheet music to the lullaby included as an added feature at the back of the book.
I'd appreciate your feedback.
Thanks,
Karen
We are thrilled to announce that our children's bedtime story Day's End Lullaby is featured in an article in the Queens Chronicle. Ms. Lee Landor, Editor, wrote a wonderful piece about the book and about us as local authors. Below is the link to the article.
Queens Chronicle Features Day's End Lullaby
Also, please visit our website for more information about Day's End Lullaby and how you can order a copy for your own little one or for a gift.
Children's Books by Karen and Robyn
Karen and Robyn
This has been a wonderful two weeks. First my second grandson was born which is an amazing and joyful blessing. And, while my next two presents (I think of them that way) are insignificant in comparison, I do feel excited about them.
Yesterday, our local paper, The Queens Chronicle, published an article about our book, Day's End Lullaby, and us. The reporter/editor, Ms. Landor, liked the book so much she wanted to help us promote it. Today, I got my copy of the paper. I was so surprised when I saw the article took up more than half the page. I'm writing this with a smile on my face.
It gets better though. A couple of weeks ago I submitted Day's End Lullaby to Stories for Children Magazine for review. Today I received and email with the review. It received a 5 star review!
I've mentioned before that life is so interesting and funny. For the past year or so I've been wondering what my life would have been like if I didn't have MS. Would I have gotten my MBA or become a CPA? Would my personality be different, would I be thinner? :) Who would I be now at 55-years-old. I guess I'll never know. But, I do know having to give up my career led me onto a new path that opened up new opportunities and blessings.
Karen
I'm glad to see you using tours so effectively, Karen. Those interested in learning more about a variety of different tours (all the professional secrets!) will find tons on them in the new edition of The Frugal Book Promoter (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo).
Best,
Carolyn
This is my first chance to follow a book round the whole tour and I am looking forward to watching and learning what happens.
Annie
Carolyn, I read your First edition of the Frugal Book Promoter and it's full of great information. I have the Second edition and can't wait to read it.
Thanks for stopping by!
Annie, Thanks so much for stopping by! Following along will give you a good sense of how these tours work.
Hi Karin:
Best wishes on your latest virtual book tour. Book promotion is a constant and your schedule is a terrific one!
Warm regards,
Donna
Donna, thank you for your ongoing support.
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Looks like a great tour and a good example for others to follow on how to do a virtual blog tour. Be interested in your thoughts on how it works out for you (maybe another blog!) Thanks for sharing this.
Hey, Maggie, Thanks for stopping by.
LOL I've already started a 'how to' for virtual tours. After this 'paid for' one I'll wrap it up.
Best wishes on your tour, this is a noteworthy book with classic overtones,all who read it will be enriched by it.
Tony, thank you so much for your kind words!