To celebrate having 200 followers on my blog, I am giving away Coraline by Neil Gaiman. All the rules are outlined here.

One thing I will mention up front is that it a digital book from Amazon, so you must either own an e-reader or some device that allows you to read Kindle books.  

So, it’s been almost a month since my novel RESURRECTING EMILY was bought by Mary Castellani at Bloomsbury/Walker, and I have been……exhausted. Weird, right? I mean, I screamed and danced and told just about everyone I spoke to, and then I was like, Whew! (wipes brow), and I’ve been  napping a lot since. I like to think I’m recharging during this calm before what comes next.

When I think about it, I tend to work this way. I…

Okay, maybe not me (that sounds needy), but I do have something for you to listen to. http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/02/listen-to-me.html

The official word from my publisher, Helping Hands Press: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/02/contest-time.html

Recently, I started a new series with my friend, Giovanni. It was a relatively new experience diving into the world of Amish fiction. I did not quite know what to expect, but we ended up with something totally unique and outrageous.

To find out more and enter the giveaway, please visit my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/11/ebook-giveaway.html

Today, I am hosting a fellow Floridian author, Keith Rommel. He's originally from New York, but he moved to sunny climes and is hard at work on his series Thanatology. With the release of the second book in the series, Keith is having a contest on Pinterest. Read below to find out how you could win!…

My good friend and author Sudè Khanian is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the holiday. She asked me to join the celebration and I had to say yes!

Check out her great prizes here: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-thanksgiving-canada.html

My guest today, Dawn Colclasure, shares her thoughts on writing poetry and how the author can escape into his/her own special world.

Read her full post on my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/guest-post-dawn-colclasure-escapes.html

UK author Kate Tenbeth wants to share her journey becoming an independently published author.



Before we jump into her post, you can see her books here: http://goo.gl/Leszz

The reason I mention this first is that Burly & Grum and the Secret City will be FREE on August 29th & 30th. Of course, you don't have to wait until then. Why not buy all three for your Kindle now, hmm?

Read her full post on my…

On the planet Kaskaya, becoming a thief is a skilled and honorable achievement. In the newest release of my Christian Sci-Fantasy, Sons of the King, the middle son sets his sights on that difficult task. Co-written with my 9 year old daughter, it is available now from Trestle Press for ONLY 99 Cents right here: http://goo.gl/zzTfX

 

Please visit my official blog for the full post and to get a free story: …

We all do it, judging books by their covers. We know we're not supposed to, but with the internet as  a  venue for selling books, this "forbidden" pastime is more prevalent than ever, especially in Young Adult Fiction.

Considered the fastest growing fiction genre in the literary industry, Young Adult Fiction is filling the virtual shelves.

Covers - A…

Like most boys, my youngest son developed a fascination for dinosaurs. He could name many species before he could read. At some point, I knew I would have to have dinosaurs in The Empyrical Tales. Afterall, I couldn't write a story only for my girls. I had to include things for my boys too!



With only a few days left in the…

The Empyrical Tales Book III: The Secret Queen is out now and I am giving away a free autographed copy!



All you have to do is visit my blog (http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/) and enter on the right hand side. Even if you are already a fan of The Empyrical Tales on Facebook, you can still enter daily until June 30th.



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You can win my newest release, The Secret Queen (Empyrical Tales Book III).

All you have to do is visit my blog http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/ and use the Rafflecopter widget on the right of the page.

About The Secret Queen: In this third book of The Empyrical Tales, it is a year after the events of The Lost Queen. Zandria and her younger sister, Olena, seem to…

You can, on twitter.@AuthorMark - https://twitter.com/#!/AuthorMark



I want to be followed, except for that one guy that is literally following me. Stop it. Seriously, stop.…

From Trestle Press:





Starting Saturday March 10 and running through March 17th Trestle Press and its authors will be having a Buy One Get One Free Sale. All of our titles are included in the sale. All you have to do to get your free story is email us at trestlepress@gmail.com and send us the proof of purchase from either Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook and we will be happy to send…

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1960643778/help-publish-the-last-witch-series

A little about me and a lot about this project

My name is Elizabeth J Kolodziej and I have been writing about the paranormal all my life (cliche, I know) however, I didn't know until my early twenties that my writing might be something other…

Maybe you know I have a lot of great stories with Trestle Press? Maybe you know that Trestle Press has no end of talented authors? Did you know right now Trestle Press is doing a Buy One Get One Sale?





So here is an economical way to get started or get caught up:





Mark Miller's One - a spiritual anthology…

Hopefully, you've seen the special offer for the Stories of Queen's Day. In case you haven't, if you buy any or all ofThe Empyrical Tales, you get…

This holiday season, I wanted to do something special for my readers, so I made you a present!



Thanks to Comfort Publishing and Trestle Press, I merrily present: