From Stephanie's Desk
May 2008
Hello!
As I write this, I'm getting ready to leave town to head to
Louisville for Kentucky Derby festivities. We have tickets to
the Oaks Race Friday, and will be attending a couple of parties Friday
evening, so I packed my dancing shoes. My husband is from
Louisville so Derby is a big part of his life; we always enjoy going
back. My "system" for betting the horses? Simple--bet on
any horse with a name that has something to do with books or paper
or writing, such as Book a Dream or Signature Song or Paper Boy.
Wish me luck on my big two-dollar bets!
The weather in Atlanta, though, is almost too
beautiful to leave. I've been working on the balcony and patio
more and more. It's such a refreshing break after being cooped
up all winter. Also, since I'm taking a break from running
after finishing the half-marathon at the end of March, I'm back to
walking and doing other types of exercise I enjoy, which includes
writing while walking on the treadmill! I can walk about 3 mph
on a slight incline and still write quite comfortably on my
AlphaSmart. Talk about killing two birds with one stone--the
exercise seems to go by faster because I'm writing, and the writing
seems to go by faster because I'm walking. I can usually write
about one page per mile while boosting my metabolism! (My
husband pretends he doesn't know me, though.)
Cleveland bound!
If you live in the Cleveland area, I'll be a guest
speaker at the North East Ohio chapter of RWA (NEORWA) annual conference
May 16-17, presenting the following
workshops:
“The Key
to Consistent Sales: Self-Editing”
"Mind
Your Own Business (Writing Business, That is)"
“The
Difference Between a Good Book and a Great Book"
There will be a booksigning open to the public;
I'll be signing my two Body Movers books. Please
come and bring a friend! Other speakers, editors, and agents will
be in attendance!
For more information,
click here.
Coming Tuesday, June 24:
The mass market (small) paperback
version of
Body Movers: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1
will be released Tuesday, June 24.
If you missed the trade (oversize) paperback version,
here's your chance to get it again!
(Or to turn a friend onto the series with paperback versions of
books 1 and 2!)
Pre-order Body Movers:
2 Bodies for the Price of 1 in mass market (small paperback) from Amazon.com now!
The story behind the
quote on the cover of
Body Movers: 3 Men and a Body
The quote on the cover of my first
Body Movers book was:
"This is the best book I've ever read!" Stephanie's mom
It started off as a joke, a mockup
cover my husband did to express some ideas we had for the cover.
But marketing liked it and it caught on.
The quote on Body Movers:
2 Bodies for the Price of 1 was:
"What a great book! I'm so
glad my wife made me read it!" Stephanie's husband
So, in keeping with getting
(unbiased) cover quotes from people who are near and dear to me, the
quote for the third book Body Movers: 3 Men and a Body,
my dear first grade teacher, Ms. Alice Sue DeHart lent me a quote:
"I knew murder was in that girl's
future!" Stephanie's first grade teacher
Thank you, Ms. DeHart!
Harlequin issues 100,000 book challenge
Harlequin, through its official website,
eHarlequin.com, has issued a challenge to its online community members to read
100,000 books collectively before December 31, 2008. At the end of the
challenge, Harlequin will make an unprecedented donation equivalent to 100,000
books ($700,000) to the National Center for Family Literacy. If you'd like
to join this fantastic, fun event by simply doing what you already love to
do--read!--click
here.
Looking for a complete booklist?
Click here
for a printable list of ALL my titles to-date set up
in a handy shopping list format to take to your favorite bookseller.
Readers--As usual, there is a new
question on the
Readers
Want2Know page.
This month, Jenny asks about my writing schedule. Don't forget to
enter the
May contest! And there are new
Bookmarks!
Print
your own bookmarks featuring my current and upcoming titles!
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Do you prefer (or want to try) E-Books? 2 Bodies for
the Price of 1, Heat Wave, She
Did a Bad, Bad Thing, Finding Your Mojo, Just Dare Me... and Body Movers
are available in many downloadable formats!
Click
here for more information on all of my books
in electronic formats! (And don't miss out on the special
offer at the top of this page to receive 20% off all Stephanie Bond
e-books at Diesel e-books!)
Do you listen to
books on tape, or on your iPod? She
Did a Bad, Bad Thing is my
latest book available on audio! (One of Harlequin's most
popular audio books of 2007!)
Click
here for more information on all of my books
on audio! (And don't miss out on the special FREE audio
download offer
listed at the top of this page!)
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Booksellers--the
library of over 60 merchandising articles is now in PDF files,
which means that they're formatted to print beautifully if you
read an article that you'd like to keep in your files or circulate
to your employees or customers. There's everything from
starting a romance newsletter to hosting a successful autographing.
FOUR new articles added recently, including "Launching a Reader
of the Month Program."
Click here for the
Booksellers' Pages!
Writers--If
you've ever wanted to write a novel, check out the
Writers' Pages
for free advice on getting started and links to download dozens of
articles from Amazon.com based on my workshop on self-editing, and
the longtime column I've written for my local writing group
newsletter, Mind Your Own Writing Business.
Thanks very much for taking the time to drop by my website. If
you're a first-time visitor, please bookmark my site--I try to add new
items every month (and I try to update my
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If you're interested in acquiring my previous titles, check out the
Shopping List page for a
complete run-down of my books.
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I appreciate you letting your reading friends know about
my books--your support means everything to me. Please come back to
visit soon and often!
Much love and laughter,
