tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post8308137043080721254..comments2023-10-18T11:09:33.607-04:00Comments on Jo Michaels Blog: Twelve Days of Christmas Day SevenJo Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-26269789588926534652013-12-19T09:11:40.482-05:002013-12-19T09:11:40.482-05:00Comments for today are now closed. Please proceed ...Comments for today are now closed. Please proceed to day eight for pitching. Can be found here:<br /><br />http://jomichaels.blogspot.com/2013/12/twelve-days-of-christmas-day-eight.htmlJo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-89713969245617218882013-12-19T09:10:59.634-05:002013-12-19T09:10:59.634-05:00*squee* You're welcome, Peprah! :) Thanks for ...*squee* You're welcome, Peprah! :) Thanks for participating with fervor!! I love authors that take their work seriously!!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-18077287389447016632013-12-19T09:09:34.579-05:002013-12-19T09:09:34.579-05:00I like character driven plots, Chele! Thanks for p...I like character driven plots, Chele! Thanks for pitching it! I grabbed your sample and will be reading through the new ones today :) Welcome to the blog and good luck. Dead and Buryd sounds like a cool story! I can't wait to dig in.Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-4135449799188916722013-12-19T09:04:37.258-05:002013-12-19T09:04:37.258-05:00OMG! So glad I didn't have coffee in my mouth ...OMG! So glad I didn't have coffee in my mouth when I read that. It would be all over my computer. That's FUNNY. Your book sounds WONDERFUL! I have the sample and will dive on into it today. Thanks for pitching, Thaddeus, and welcome to the craziness!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-88008641041224008522013-12-19T08:58:27.888-05:002013-12-19T08:58:27.888-05:00Welcome back, Christina :) You're welcome for ...Welcome back, Christina :) You're welcome for the contest! You can just comment for fun and prizes heheJo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-53256104772914027242013-12-19T08:55:16.504-05:002013-12-19T08:55:16.504-05:00LOL! I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I en...LOL! I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them :) I often read 2-4 books at once so I go a few weeks with no reviews, then they come in clumps. I can't help it. My brain needs to be fed. :) Thanks for the compliment. Your book sample is awesome, btw. Just FYI. ;)Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-60936280713159975892013-12-19T08:52:50.280-05:002013-12-19T08:52:50.280-05:00Howdy, Chris! Welcome to the holiday insanity. :) ...Howdy, Chris! Welcome to the holiday insanity. :) I'm not buying them all, just the winning ones :) I do "sample" each one and if the writing and story are good, I put them on the review list. I love books that step outside the box. Nutters! LOL! I'm cracking up. I'll be diving into your book sample today. Good luck!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-43783927576213772032013-12-19T08:49:38.457-05:002013-12-19T08:49:38.457-05:00Oooooooh YA! :) This sounds awesome, Tamar! Man, I...Oooooooh YA! :) This sounds awesome, Tamar! Man, I'm gonna have a difficult time staying in my quota this year. I can feel it! LOL! Welcome to the madness and good luck!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-54976653339878640842013-12-19T08:48:04.987-05:002013-12-19T08:48:04.987-05:00Welcome to the madness, Gloria! That Other Kind so...Welcome to the madness, Gloria! That Other Kind sounds like it has a great plot! I can't wait to dig into your sample. :) Thanks for taking the time to enter!!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-25710763479901978062013-12-19T07:02:52.213-05:002013-12-19T07:02:52.213-05:00Aahh I won!!! Thanks so much for such an opportuni...Aahh I won!!! Thanks so much for such an opportunity Jo.Peprahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-56919219591638658072013-12-19T05:07:26.339-05:002013-12-19T05:07:26.339-05:00I had added the link via the Rafflecopter, but on ...I had added the link via the Rafflecopter, but on second thought, thought I should maybe add it here too...<br />Dead and Buryd<br />http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FLVRWYUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-9679425304293320792013-12-19T05:05:52.743-05:002013-12-19T05:05:52.743-05:00This is an incredibly interesting and inventive ma...This is an incredibly interesting and inventive marketing idea. I take my hat off to you. I'm now going to have to spend the next few hours going through all the wonderful books you've had submitted.<br /><br />On that note, I should submit my own as well. <br /><br />Dead and Buryd is the first book of a sci-fi series, Out of Orbit. It follows Georgianna, a medic from a race forced into servitude, as an unexpected spark begins the revolution against their oppressors. <br /><br />This book is what I like to call accessible sci-fi, as while there is a rich and distinctive setting with new races, places, and technology, the main focus of the story is the characters. This brings the story in, giving it a very personal motive, instead of an outsider's perspective in an ongoing war. With action, romance, friendships and sacrifices, both sci-fi fans and readers who have never touched sci-fi have enjoyed this book, and I think you might too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-29684722564914591242013-12-19T03:47:44.229-05:002013-12-19T03:47:44.229-05:00Ahem, sorry, I suffered premature publication. Thi...Ahem, sorry, I suffered premature publication. This has never happened to me before...<br /><br />You should give it a shot because there's never a dull moment. The pace of the comedy is fast and there's practically no filler whatsoever. Edric's a knight, but of a cowardly/lustful variety, whereas the manservant he looks down upon is far more noble. <br /><br />There are cracking one-liners throughout, some old and some new fantasy creatures (such as the Ursk, a race of brutal slavers who see humans as a sort of edible currency), and the plot twists significantly right to the very end.Thaddeus Whitehttp://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-4333439535963588132013-12-19T03:40:55.627-05:002013-12-19T03:40:55.627-05:00Cheers for running this contest. It's really h...Cheers for running this contest. It's really helpful for indie authors (as you'll know, having been leapt upon by a small army of us) and I hope it helps to build up your own profile/traffic as well.<br /><br />Anyway, now that I've gotten niceness out of the way, time for self-promotion :p<br /><br />I hope you give Sir Edric's Temple a crack. It's a fantasy comedy of middling length (halfway between a novel and a short story, about 40k words) which follows the misadventures of Sir Edric, his pathologically loyal manservant Dog, the prudish elf Lysandra and a man called Colin. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Sir-Edrics-Temple-ebook/dp/B00GCAF2CI/Thaddeus Whitehttp://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-15915558166239759532013-12-18T21:49:27.404-05:002013-12-18T21:49:27.404-05:00Back once again. Already pitched my book Ambience ...Back once again. Already pitched my book Ambience the last few days for a review. Thanks again for the contest. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H7MYNIY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1387022098&sr=8-1<br />Christina Marie Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375729070209205433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-48995067062275224672013-12-18T21:08:26.430-05:002013-12-18T21:08:26.430-05:00Grats to all the winners! Love that I have 3 new b...Grats to all the winners! Love that I have 3 new books to read now!<br /><br />And I looked like this >>>>> :O ... after seeing the list from last year :) Nice video, btw!C.S. Janeyhttp://authorcsjaney.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-66184281976222727152013-12-18T14:39:24.433-05:002013-12-18T14:39:24.433-05:00What an extraordinary idea. It must be costing you...What an extraordinary idea. It must be costing you a fortune buying all these books. Even if you don't select my offering you still deserve a big shout out for what you're doing here Thanks..<br /><br />My ebook is called We Are Toten Herzen. The idea came out of a music project in 2012 when I was reluctant to produce a batch of rock songs in my own name. I dropped on the idea of creating a fictitious rock band with a back story and the whole thing just grew into a monster. Now the first novel is out, the second is on the way next year and there could be two spin off series to boot. There aren't enough hours in the day. Anyway, a quick pitch of the novel is as follows:<br /><br />I wanted to write something paranormal and monstrous, but without the usual cliches of the genre. The novel poses the question: if you could live your life again what would you do? It's an urban fantasy and a dark comedy, populated by eccentrics, nutters, dangerous guitarists and hapless executives. It raises as many questions as it answers and opens up the potential for a new mythology. The myth of Toten Herzen. Hoax or reality? One day maybe even I'll find out, and I'm the author!<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Are-Toten-Herzen-Totenseries-ebook/dp/B00DX5HX04/<br /><br />Off to click my third entry on the rafflecopter. Thanks for the opportunity to pitch.<br /><br />Regards<br />ChrisChris Harrisonhttp://www.totenherzen.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-7964470236965100032013-12-18T14:04:42.513-05:002013-12-18T14:04:42.513-05:00Finally caught a post in time! Thanks for doing th...Finally caught a post in time! Thanks for doing this!<br /><br />My debut novel, Feast Island, is about seven teenagers who get transported to an alien world while trying to complete an assignment for English class. Their lives are about to be forever changed, especially once they find out they are part of an ancient prophecy on the planet Cantelia. If the teens ever want to see Earth again, they must help the islanders that they've encountered, break an evil curse, and manage to stay alive through a deadly battle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-84160235222548779292013-12-18T13:23:48.159-05:002013-12-18T13:23:48.159-05:00My novella, That Other Kind, is up for review. Ac...My novella, That Other Kind, is up for review. According to legend, a great war occurred between two races. That Other Kind lost because they were freakishly evil and had spoiled the land. Since then, that losing race, in order to fit in, must undergo surgery as toddlers. But Seagren does not. What is to become of her?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684066619281967567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-12969271253598697492013-12-18T11:52:32.545-05:002013-12-18T11:52:32.545-05:00J. S. I LOVE strong women in books. While it's...J. S. I LOVE strong women in books. While it's nice for a lady to be rescued by a knight in shining armor now and then, reading about it over and over gets stale. Thanks for pitching your book! It sounds GREAT! Welcome to the fray and I'm glad you're having a good time :)Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-34174716326065401622013-12-18T11:50:17.359-05:002013-12-18T11:50:17.359-05:00I do, too, Kimberly! I'll have to check that a...I do, too, Kimberly! I'll have to check that author out. Thanks for giving her a nod. That's what we're all about :)Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-5841637057108158272013-12-18T11:49:20.339-05:002013-12-18T11:49:20.339-05:00Fixed it! And thanks for the heads up, Chicka! Oka...Fixed it! And thanks for the heads up, Chicka! Okay, I'll dance on over there and grab it :) Thanks for letting me know! Merry Christmas to you, too!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-14343458158155686822013-12-18T11:47:36.326-05:002013-12-18T11:47:36.326-05:00Thanks, Heather! When I clicked publish, I realize...Thanks, Heather! When I clicked publish, I realized The Final Omen wasn't in there. *SMH* Well, there's always next year :) I intend to review The Memory Witch, too. You know how long I've been jawing at you for that one!!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-60378618776765138912013-12-18T11:46:13.507-05:002013-12-18T11:46:13.507-05:00Thanks, Skylar! I try to help others as much as I&...Thanks, Skylar! I try to help others as much as I've been helped along the way. I think, if we don't stick together, we haven't got a snowball's chance :) Welcome back and thanks for popping in a little blog love :)Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-5896890002926626022013-12-18T11:44:57.202-05:002013-12-18T11:44:57.202-05:00Good Morning, L. K. (from both of us)! HA! Look at...Good Morning, L. K. (from both of us)! HA! Look at you, rocking it out :) Welcome back to the party!! Today promises to be busy busy but thanks for the well wishes :) I hope you have a great day, too!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.com