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1. WHAT WAS I THINKING????

By: Elizabeth Varadan, on 9/14/2011
Blog: Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Blog Talk Radio, radio show, The Fourth Wish, platform building campaign, Crypto-Capers Review, contest, awards, give-away, Add a tag

What was I thinking when I said I would post again Monday? Argh! Saturday we went out of town to visit old friends, right after I posted that. Then Sunday I met with my two writing groups, and, as always, I left with homework, because my beta readers always have such insightful suggestions. Monday I had book reviews to turn in to Sacramento Book Review -- and I was working on some of those suggestions. Then yesterday (Tuesday) I had a radio interview with Renee Hand. So. Now. A moment to catch my breath. And post.

First, I want to mention how much I enjoyed being interviewed by Renee Hand on her new radio show, http://www.Blogtalkradio.com/storiesfromunknownauthors . She has an easy style that relaxes you and gets rid of your nervousness. You can still hear the interview if you click on that site and then scroll down. You can also hear an earlier interview with Nicole Weaver, author of My Birthday Is September 11, and you can read about the coming interview September 19th with Britt Menzies, author of The Stinky Kid Series.

As a follow-up to the interview, Renee is holding a new give-away of my book, The Fourth Wish, ending on October 15th. If you go to her site, you can read the rules in full in a coming post. But, basically, if you follow both of us, your name goes on the list that will be submitted to random.org. So, if you are following me, and want new chance at a free copy, please go to The Crypo-Capers Review and follow her blog.

Second, I was pleasantly suprised to find that I received The Versatile Blogger Award from Elizabeth at elizabethannewrites. Elizabeth is a cool blogger I met on the Platform Building Campaign hosted by Rachel Harrie . Rachel will be hosting another one in January, and I would really advise getting in on it. For one thing, it's fun. She gives you some writing challenges. (The first one was to write a flash fiction. I'm eagerly awaiting the next two.) For another, you increase your circle of good blogging and writing friends.

The rules for award recipients are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave it to you and link back to them. (done)
2. Tell seven things about yourself. (See below. Way below.)
3. Pass the award along to 15 recently discovered blogs and let the bloggers know. (Doing that one before #2, and it's a chance for you to meet some new bloggers, too, so d

21 Comments on WHAT WAS I THINKING????, last added: 9/18/2011

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Susan Kaye Quinn said, on 9/14/2011 11:00:00 AM

Thanks for the award! I will hop over to enter your giveaway! Best of luck with your writing and your book! :)

MG Higgins said, on 9/14/2011 11:03:00 AM

I love that you and your husband met through a cat ... and that its name was Meathead makes it an even better story. Thanks for the award!

Shallee said, on 9/14/2011 11:04:00 AM

Thank you for the award! It was fun to get to know more about you. I think that's so cool you've tried to learn to speak an Indian language.

J. A. Bennett said, on 9/14/2011 11:27:00 AM

Thank you so much! It's been fun getting to know you! And I totally agree that there are WAY to many good books out there :)

Joanna said, on 9/14/2011 12:43:00 PM

Thanks so much for the award, Elizabeth, I am enjoying following your posts :)

Gary Gauthier said, on 9/14/2011 12:44:00 PM

Thank your for selecting my site for the Versatile Blogger award, Elizabeth. It sounds like you had quite a weekend! But being busy is always a good sign. Enjoy the rest of the week and don't work too hard. Thanks also for your comments.

Cat said, on 9/14/2011 1:10:00 PM

I like the name Meathead -- and wonder why it was called thus.

Thank you for passing the award on to me too. I'll have to follow up on it after the 22nd though because I'm running a blog-hop-ring thing.

Jess said, on 9/14/2011 2:58:00 PM

Galicia again??? I'm so jealous :)

Gail Shepherd said, on 9/14/2011 3:05:00 PM

Thanks so much for the prize Elizabeth! I'm with you on the camping: I only like it if somebody else does all the work.

Annie Peters said, on 9/14/2011 5:31:00 PM

Mitty, congrats on the award. I love your list. You have a genuinely delightful personality.

(I told you I'd post a comment. :) )

Ron Smith said, on 9/14/2011 7:20:00 PM

Thanks for the award, Elizabeth! Fun blog you have. I'll be back to look around a little more in-depth.

Michelle Fayard said, on 9/14/2011 7:38:00 PM

Congratulations, Mitty, both for receiving this award and for being on Renee's radio show! I'm also glad to hear how much you're enjoying Rachel Harrie's platform-building campaign.

Donna K. Weaver said, on 9/14/2011 9:14:00 PM

Thanks so much for the award. *hugs*

Rebecca Bany said, on 9/15/2011 5:26:00 AM

Thank you so much!! I appreciate it.
www.rebeccabany.com

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 9/15/2011 8:32:00 AM

To all of you who got awards, you are very welcome.

Cat and M.G. - Meathead was so named by his owners because he was huge - with a huge head. I was cat-sitting and my husband was a neighbor. I tell him he was my reward for a good deed.

Susan and Gary - Thanks for the good wishes.

Joanna and Ron - Glad you are enjoying my blog. Likewise.

J. A. - I have a friend whose Tee shirt reads, "So many books, so little time!"

Shallee - "Try" is the key word here! :-)

Cam - Keep me posted on the blog hop ring. It's such a good idea.

Gail - And if it doesn't rain . . . .

Jess - Don't be jealous. Come visit instead. We have a guest room. BTW, your book is on the way.

Annie - Thanks for the compliment.

Donna - Thanks for the hugs.

Michelle, thanks for the good wishes. I think you would like Rachel's next Campaign. I read she is doing it again in January.

Rebecca - Have a great week-end!

Rachna Chhabria said, on 9/16/2011 7:13:00 AM

Loved reading the 7 things about you, Elizabeth. Congrats to your awardees.

kirstenlopresti said, on 9/16/2011 1:40:00 PM

Congratulations on your award! I love the fact about the cat.

Eve.E said, on 9/17/2011 6:20:00 AM

Hi there
Hope you are well. I am in your MG\YA group and I just thought I would stop by and say hello. It's taking me time to get around everybody as I am in two groups. Great blog btw.
Eve xx

Robyn Campbell said, on 9/17/2011 1:10:00 PM

Elizabeth, this is truly an honor. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I loved learning more about you. I bet Meathead was truly loved by you and your husband. You are truly a very interesting person. (((hugs)))

Kimberly said, on 9/17/2011 11:53:00 PM

I hope someday you'll tell us more of the story of Meathead and exactly how you met your husband via the cat. It sounds fascinating. :)

Michele Helene (Verilion) said, on 9/18/2011 6:31:00 AM

Hi Elizabeth, how funny I came over to say that you've won some awards over at my blog, but I see that you've got one already. I love your seven facts and if you're not too busy there are a couple more awards still waiting for you.

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2. And The Winner Is . . . .

By: Elizabeth Varadan, on 9/10/2011
Blog: Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: contest, winner, The Fourth Wish, Add a tag

Good morning everyone. The winner of The Fourth Wish give-away is Jess at Falling Leaflets. Congratulations, Jess.

And thanks to all of you who participated in the contest. It was certainly fun for me.

I'll keep this short, because we are going out of town to visit old friends. But I'll be blogging again Monday.

Everyone have a good week-end.

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Richard said, on 9/10/2011 10:18:00 AM

My weekend started off pretty good. I watched my five-year old granddaughter play soccer.

Michelle Fayard said, on 9/10/2011 4:42:00 PM

Congratulations, Jess! I hope you love this book as much as I did. It's one of the best middle-grade reads I've had the pleasure of enjoying.

J.L. Campbell said, on 9/10/2011 7:06:00 PM

Congrats to Jess. Elizabeth, enjoy your weekend.

Kimberly said, on 9/10/2011 8:40:00 PM

Congratulations Jess!

Have a fun weekend visiting your friends Elizabeth!

Robyn Campbell said, on 9/11/2011 7:37:00 AM

Congrads Jess! Elizabeth, thanks for having the contest. It's a pleasure to know you.

Jess said, on 9/11/2011 8:50:00 PM

Yay! I'm so excited to read it!

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 9/12/2011 7:37:00 AM

Thanks all! It was really fun to do this contest. Jess, I'll get your paperback copy in the mail this week.

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 9/12/2011 7:39:00 AM

Richard, five years old and already playing soccer? Wow.

Robyn, nice to know you, too.

Michelle, thanks for the nice compliment to 4th Wish.

Kimberly, it was quite a busy week-end. Visiting friends Saturday, two writing groups Sunday!

Vicki Tremper said, on 9/12/2011 8:06:00 AM

Congrats, Jess!

My 5 yo plays soccer, too, as does my 8 yo. Our weekend also started with soccer. And ended with a picnic for my dad's 50th high school reunion.

Rachna Chhabria said, on 9/13/2011 9:50:00 AM

Congratulations to Jess. You will enjoy the book, I am telling you from experience. I enjoyed it a lot.

elizabethanne said, on 9/13/2011 10:15:00 AM

Hope you had a great weekend!

I've just listed you as a recipient of the Versatile Blogger Award. You can find the details on this post on my blog: http://elizabethannewrites.com/2011/09/13/im-a-versatile-blogger/

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 9/13/2011 2:43:00 PM

Hi, Vicki, your weekend sounded great! All three generations.

Thanks for the plug for my book, Rachna. That was nice.

elizabethanne, thanks so much for the award. My week-end was great, but hectic! Out of town friends Saturday and two writer meetings Sunday.

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3. Fourth Wish Contest and More

By: Elizabeth Varadan, on 8/26/2011
Blog: Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: awards, contests, Kindle, helping hands, The Fourth Wish, Add a tag

Busy, busy, busy! The Fourth Wish is on Kindle now and I'm holding a contest. Winner will have a choice between the paperback or the Kindle version if he/she lives in the US; otherwise the winner gets a Kindle version, assuming he/she has a Kindle reader.

Here are the contest rules: The contest starts today and ends Friday, September 9th at midnight -- California time. You can get a point each time you:

1. Comment on this post
2. Tweet the contest and this site
3. Mention it on FaceBook
4. Mention it on your blog
5. And, if you are a new visitor, following this site.
You can do the first four as many times as you want. (Well, please don't comment four times in a row, because that could look strange, as in "Here I am again." "And again." "And again.")

Whenever you do #2, #3, or #4, just let me know so I can give you your point. At the end of the contest I'll use random.org. to choose the winner.

There is also another contest you should know about:
David Powers King, who has one super blog -- both funny and extremely informative -- is having a contest where the winner can get one of three books. That's right, three! They all look good, and I certainly put my dibs in for the one I would like to get. Hurry over there now and get in on this. The rules for his contest are in the post you'll find when you click here .

Last, but not least, I want to pass on the Helping Hands Award to two very special blogging friends: Michelle Fayard, who clued me in about how to run a contest, and J. L. Campbell, who clued me in on delivering the Kindle version if that's what the winner wants (and whose own ebook I won in a similar contest.) Thanks, Michelle and Joy. No obligation goes with it except to pass it to those you feel have helped you. Meanwhile, anyone reading this post should hop on over to their blogs which are always full of good reads and reviews and through-provoking articles.

That's it for today.

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Robert Sloan said, on 8/26/2011 3:15:00 PM

Cool! Hey, I'd like to win a copy. Sign me up! Cool contest. I'll go for Kindle if I win, do not have space for print books.

J.L. Campbell said, on 8/26/2011 4:22:00 PM

Thanks very much for the award! I'm sooo bad about passing them on, but will do the best I can as soon as I can. Gonna tweet the contest for you too.

If you haven't signed up for Rachel Harrie's Platform building campaign yet and you have the time for a bit of mix and mingle in the coming months, you should go check her out.

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/26/2011 4:28:00 PM

Thanks, Robert & Joy, you are both entered. Joy thanks for the Platform Building tip. I'll check it out.

Rosi said, on 8/26/2011 8:31:00 PM

It's a lovely book. I enjoyed it so much. If I win, I will donate my copy to my local library so lots of kids can read it.

Brooke Rousseau said, on 8/27/2011 6:21:00 AM

Congrats and good luck with the Kindle version of Fourth Wish!

I'm working on getting my books on Kindle. It's taking longer than I'd hoped. Sigh.

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/27/2011 2:36:00 PM

Hi, Rosi, what a lovely thing to do.

And Brooke, thanks for stopping by. I took a peek in your book, The King and the Calico . . . in Paris, and it looks utterly charming.

Donna K. Weaver said, on 8/27/2011 3:44:00 PM

Contests can be so much fun!

Lauren F. Boyd said, on 8/27/2011 4:25:00 PM

Hey, Elizabeth! Thanks so much for commenting on my blog! It's great to see you!

And many, many congrats on the release of your book! How exciting! Please enter me to win a paperback copy!

Thanks again, and keep up the good work writing!

Victoria Dixon said, on 8/27/2011 7:13:00 PM

Oooh! Contests. :D I don't own a reader (yet), so I'd have to go for paperback. And thanks for the links and the visit! I will go tweet you right now. :D

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/27/2011 7:25:00 PM

Hi, Donna, Lauren & Victoria. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. You are all duly recorded - twice for you, Victoria, and thanks for tweeting!

As for writing, Lauren, it feels so good to get back to it. I was a reader only, so to speak, for 5 or 6 weeks while my foot was healing. Now I'm up and about, and it really makes a difference to sit at the computer instead of balancing an iPod on my knee. :-)

Michelle Fayard said, on 8/27/2011 8:08:00 PM

Congratulations, Mitty, on The Fourth Wish officially being on Kindle! I've tweeted and FB posted the good news not to enter the contest--because I already have a copy of this magical book--but because I'm so excited about this milestone. And thank you very much for this award; you are a true writing friend as well.

Julie Musil said, on 8/28/2011 4:02:00 PM

Oh, this is so cool! Congratulations :D

Kimberly said, on 8/28/2011 5:09:00 PM

Congrats on getting it into Kindle. I don't have a Kindle but would love to be entered. :)

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/29/2011 12:41:00 PM

Michelle, Julie and Kimberly, you are all entered. And it's "winner's choice" whether you want the print version or Kindle version.
Meanwhile, Michelle, I entered you three times because of the tweet and FB. I know you have a copy already, but, like Rosi, you can always donate the extra to a library. :-)

Jennifer Shirk said, on 8/29/2011 1:36:00 PM

Wonderful news!!
Will Tweet it right now!

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/29/2011 8:52:00 PM

Thanks, so much, Jennifer. You are down for two points!

Rachna Chhabria said, on 8/30/2011 9:41:00 AM

Great contest. I already have the book.

Lydia K said, on 8/30/2011 11:31:00 AM

Sweet contest! Thanks!

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/30/2011 1:56:00 PM

Rachna and Lydia, thanks for your visits. Lydia I have you entered in the contest.

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4. This Was The Week That Was

By: Elizabeth Varadan, on 8/22/2011
Blog: Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This week I hardly did any writing for three reasons: 1) We had more company than we've had for awhile (and boy was I ready to see emmisaries from the outside world again!) 2) I was going through the procedure to set up my book, The Fourth Wish, on Kindle. 3) I was answering interview questions (via email) about writing The Fourth Wish (quite fun.)

I'll work backwards:
Interview: Diane Gross writes book reviews for Sacramento Book Examiner and will be reviewing my book later in the week (I'll tweet it when she does). The two part interview is prelude to the review, and you can read part one of her interview here.

Kindle: Ah, Kindle! Friends have been telling me I should put my book on Kindle, and so I decided to do just that. Originally, I self-published The Fourth Wish through CreateSpace, a very user-friendly publishing site with links to Amazon -- you can sell your book through both sites. CreateSpace also offers incredible technical support. (I speak gratefully, since I am one who can be one click away from disaster whenever I try new ventures in technology.) They helped me immensely when setting up the original publication, and they helped me set it up for Kindle (charging a small fee to first format the book for Kindle). By phone,

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Michelle Fayard said, on 8/22/2011 7:52:00 PM

That is great news The Fourth Wish will soon be available on Kindle, Mitty. I’m hopping over right now to read your author interview.

As for great reads? I just read the ARC for Sheila Dalton's psychological mystery/drama The Girl in the Box; it is easily one of the best novels I've read in several years. I'm delighted Sheila will be doing a book giveaway on Goodreads that is scheduled to start Sept. 15.

Rosi said, on 8/22/2011 8:20:00 PM

It was great to see you yesterday at critique! It's been too long.

Right now I'm reading a book the author sent to me to review on my blog. It's The Summer of Hammers and Angels by Shannon Wiersbitzky. It's terrific and I'm looking forward to some quiet time to finish it. Last week a read a chapter book called Marty McGuire by Kate Messner. It's terrific and I think you'd like it. Happy reading.

Rachna Chhabria said, on 8/23/2011 4:39:00 AM

Its great that The Fourth Wish will be available on Kindle. Congrats.

Richard said, on 8/23/2011 5:02:00 AM

Cool. I have a Kindle. I wonder, though, how a picture book will look on it. I guess I'll find out.

Lola X said, on 8/23/2011 3:29:00 PM

Absolutely fantastic blog!!! Glad I found it! Love it!!!

Lola x
http://lola-x.blogspot.com

Theresa Milstein said, on 8/23/2011 3:55:00 PM

I just started reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Michael Offutt just gave it a glowing reviews won his blog today, which formed me to take it off the shelf!

I've been seeing a lot of family, so I haven't had much luck with writing either.

Goo luck with Kindle!

Kimberly said, on 8/23/2011 9:05:00 PM

What nice visitors you have!

I hope the recover is coming along well!

And how exciting to get your book in Kindle format, very cool.

David Powers King said, on 8/24/2011 8:35:00 AM

Good stuff, Elizabeth! I wouldn't even know how to format something into a Kindle. One of these days I'll figure it out. They say it's the future of publishing, right?

Jayne said, on 8/24/2011 9:09:00 AM

It sounds like you have managed to be busy despite everything! And your friends sound lovely - it shows you are obviously a good friend in return. :)

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/24/2011 11:01:00 AM

I removed the earlier comment because I had some omissions and misspellings in it. Wish they would just delete it, period. It looks like maybe I was swearing or something!

Anyway, thanks all of you for your comments:

Michelle, Rosi, ad Theresa, thanks for the recommendations: The Girl in the Box, Marty McGuire, and American Gods are on my list now.

Jayne and Kimberly, yes, I really am blest (or is it blessed?) with good friends and neighbors.

David, I didn't have a clue about how to set up Kindle, which is why I was so grateful for the technical support. And it's the kind of support that doesn't make you feel "dumb" if you know what I mean. Encouragement all the way.

Richard and Rachna, thanks for the good wishes. And thanks, Richard, for the shout out on FB.

Hi, Lola, thanks for the visit and the nice comments.

J.L. Campbell said, on 8/24/2011 4:17:00 PM

Hoping sales go well. Can't wait to get my Kindle replaced.

Definitely want to read GiB. Read it in the very early stages, but didn't get to the end. It's a must read.

Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina said, on 8/24/2011 4:52:00 PM

Hi, Joy, thanks for the advice in your email. I'll be posting Friday with news and awards.

J.L. Campbell said, on 8/24/2011 4:59:00 PM

No problem. Glad to lend a hand.

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