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Moving On, A Prairie Romance is a finalist for Best Romance,

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I'm doing a happy dance

I’m doing a happy dance

This evening on the XoXo Publishing Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/XoXoPublishing/ I discovered that Moving On, A Prairie Romance is a finalist in the Romance Category in the eFestival of Words Event. http://bardsandsages.com/juliedawson/2013/07/01/2013finalists/

It isn’t hard to vote for Moving On, A Prairie Romance.

A good book does not have a best before date.

A good book does not have a best before date.

“The winners will be announced during the eFestival of Words Virtual Book Fair, scheduled for August 23-25th. To vote for the winners, register for free at the eFestival of Words and go to the Awards Hall to vote for your favorites. Voting begins July 1, 2013!”

“How to Vote

1. You must be registered at the eFestival of Words to vote. Registration is free. Please note, after you hit “Submit” your registration is complete. You don’t have to do anything with the ad that shows up after you click “Submit.” Some people think this is part of the registration process. It isn’t. The ads help pay for the site so feel free to check them out if you like, but you are not required to do anything with them. It’s just the way the forum is set up.

2. Once you are registered, go the Awards Hall.

3. Each category has a separate thread in the Awards Hall where readers can discuss the finalists. Click on the category you want to vote in, and then enter your vote!

4. Please note, only one vote per member. Multiple accounts for purposes of voting prohibited.”

So please take a few minutes and visit: http://bardsandsages.com/juliedawson/2013/07/01/2013finalists/

After you vote for Moving On, A Prairie Romance in the Best Romance category.

Please take a few more minutes and consider other XoXo Published books and stories:

Best self-help: Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead by Cynthia MacGregor

Religious/spiritual: Everybody’s Little Book of Everyday Prayers by Cynthia MacGregor

Short Story – Kayden McLeod’s Tarnished Halo

Sherrie Henry’s Twenty-four Hours

Best novella, Wedding Dresses and Spurs by T.D. Jones

I’d like to take this moment to thank my anonymous nominator for a wonderful opportunity to share Moving On, A Prairie Romance with more readers.

Excited beyond measure

Excited beyond measure

And the Winners Are

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Take a canoe ride on Last Mountain Lake with Anna and Nick.

Take a canoe ride on Last Mountain Lake with Anna and Nick.

And the winners are:

And the winners are:

And the winners are of my XoXo Publishing(tm) Spotlight tour which ran from May 26, 2013 to June 1, 2013 are:

For comments posted on Day 2, the winner of a book of her choosing by Cynthia MacGregor
http://oaboa.pair.com/cynthiam/cynthia2011/index.html is Debra Jayne East, https://www.facebook.com/debrajayne.east?ref=ts&fref=ts.

The spotlight dimmed and moved onto another author, so on to announce:
The Winner of Day 3 Spotlight Post: http://xoxopublishing.blogspot.ca/2013/05/annette-bower-in-spotlight-day-3.html
Drum Roll:

Thank you for joining the party

Thank you for joining the party

The winner of Author Debra Jayne East’s book published by XoXo Publishing(tm), Radiance: Love After Death is Nicole Noffsinger.
Congratulations Nicole.

And now for the grand prize winner of the XoXo Publishing(tm) debut print copy of Denyse Bridger’s book, Out of the Past, http://www.amazon.com/Out-Past-Denyse-Bridger/dp/1927027837,
From the ten comments (that means some of you had two or more chances) from May 26 to June 1 midnightish, placed in the Random.Org: Drum roll please:
Christina Strigas who posted on Day 1.
Congratulations Christina. I will be in touch by email and arrange to have your prize shipped to your address of choice.

Thank you again to everyone who took the time to read and comment.

I frequently search for places to have my books promoted to a different audience.

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Trying to close the gap around the world.

Trying to close the gap around the world.

Last week my publisher XoXo Publishing™ challenged the authors to promote their books in new places.
I did find two new places because I am trying to reach an audience in the United Kingdom.

Today Moving On, A Prairie Romance is featured on Addicted to ebooks. http://addictedtoebooks.com/content/moving-prairie-romance

Moving On, A Prairie Romance will remain on the front page for a day but on the site until I request that it is taken down. If it is no longer on the front page, you can just search for Moving On, A Prairie Romance.

I am so very pleased to have found Vicki at http://addictedtoebooks.com/submission .

I will utilize this site for Woman of Substance and Christmas Wishes in the future.

Photo courtesy of Peter_W from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/485359

Season’s Greetings and thank you to readers, blog and contest participants and reviewers.

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First Born Novel

First Born Novel

Season’s Greetings and thank you so very much.

What a wonderful twelve months this has been for my writing career. On December 24th, 2011, Moving On, A Prairie Romance http://www.amazon.com/Moving-On-Prairie-Romance-ebook/dp/B006SHAWES was published by XoXo Publishing(TM)http://www.xoxopublishing.com/Products/=”. I hired Goddess Fish Promotions http://www.goddessfish.com/ and went on blog tours and review only tours. I found ways to have print and virtual advertising as well has read to an audience while climbing the steep virtual promotion learning curve. It is hard to transfer from the concrete world of print to the electronic published world.
I entered Moving On into contests. Did not win. I entered Moving On into the Saskatchewan Book Awards http://www.bookawards.sk.ca/index.php. The short list will be announced on February 14, 2013.

A short short story, Christmas Wishes http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Wishes-ebook/dp/B00A6GGJY4/ was released by XoXo Publishing on November 6, 2012. I enjoy having this short little slice of an adult Christmas available to readers.

A short, short read

A short, short read

On December 12, 2012, the perfect day, 12,12, 2012, Woman of Substance http://www.amazon.com/Woman-of-Substance-ebook/dp/B00AN9TE8W/ http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Woman-of-Substance/book-MZFwL4pOOUaxITmZkITv8Q/page1.html?s=HjolHOIc8UuO9NoHSbSdiw&r=1 B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/woman-of-substance-annette-bower/1113954859?ean=2940015760903was released by Soul Mate Publishing http://www.soulmatepublishing.com/.

The new kid on the block.

The new kid on the block.

Again I am on the learning curve of trying to discover what will work best to have readers find my work in the millions of books available.

I look forward to connecting with friends and readers and readers who become friends in 2013.