Happy Saturday!! Today I thought I would share a fun post that came to me in the middle of the night. So read on and remember it it's all in fun. ;)
How To Become Your Favorite Author's #1 Fan
#1. Stalk Them on Social Media
Ever wonder why your favorite author has so many social media sites? The better for you to stalk them with, my dear. I mean seriously, why else would they share their websites, facebook author pages, Instagram links, and all the others? It's because they want you to find them. And can you really be considered their favorite fan when you only follow their website?!
#2. Read all their booksOkay, this one is common sense. If you haven't read every single last book, then how are they your favorite author? Better yet, how are you their number one fan? I'm talking about going all the way back to the first novel that even they may be hiding on their bookshelf. And, if you want to get a leg up on your competitors, review them. Sure, authors say even a one line review helps, but remember you're shooting for #1 fan! At least leave a paragraph informing the ignorant public of their writing powers and why their books need to be #1 in their TBR pile. Enough said!
#3. Promote their latest bookYou know that newsletter you signed up for because of step #1? Yeah, that thing gives you early access to their pre-orders as well as sharable links. So what are you waiting for? Share the links! You've already opened social media accounts wherever your favorite author is so use that platform and shout to the world that your favorite author has a new book coming soon. It's the whole squeaky-wheel-gets-the-grease ploy. Your friends, if they're smart enough to like the same author, will at least pre-order/buy the book to get you out of their newsfeed. Plus, your favorite author will see all of your hard work. Mission accomplished.
#4. Ask Your Local Library to Stock Their Works
Some reader don't know they can "Suggest a Title" to their local library. *Gasp* How do you expect to earn #1 Fan title if you aren't asking your local library (and every one you legally have a library card to) to carry their works? It takes but a hot minute to log on and suggest their title. Be sure to share a pic of you doing so and tag your local author and request all your friends to do the same on all of your social media sites! P.S: some libraries now let you leave reviews. Score!
#5. Book Signings
While you're lamenting the fact that a book signing isn't near you, other fans are selling books (not by their favorite author, of course), collecting bottle cans, and working their road trip skills to go see their favorite author. Now is not the time to wimp out. Besides, if you don't go, what will your favorite author do without their #1 fan? They'll probably be shoved to the back of the book store where no one can see them and find out how awesome their books truly are. Way to go. 
#6. Write to Them
I'm not talking about cutting out magazines with gloves on and mailing them a letter. We're #1 fans, not crazy. However, authors love getting mail telling them how great and inspiring their novel was to you. Hello, that's why there's a contact form on at least one social media site. Some even give you their information in the "Dear Reader" letter in their books. Yet, you let fear and a lack of a stamp prevent you from gushing about your favorite author. For shame. Go old school, pull out a pen and paper and send them a letter stat. You never know how often they'll pull that back out on the days where doubt and insecurity has created a writer's block.
Your turn. Am I missing any steps? What have you done to prove you're the #1 Fan?!
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
How to Become You favorite Author's #1 Fan
This was posted by a sister-friend, Toni Shiloh at her Blog Site . I always enjoy her posts. You should check her site out. In the meantime, enjoy this!
Friday, May 6, 2016
History Repeats in New Story
It sure has in mine, and it does in the Texas Romance series. And whatever situation is being repeated can come from something good or bad. Good from the examples children grow up with. They've been trained--through watching their parents--to respond to a situation with God and His Word as the determining factor.
Or, as Scripture speaks of how sins of the fathers are visited to the children up to the fourth generations, they respond to the temptation in the same way their ancestors responded, repeating the same mistakes, the same bad choices.
In At Liberty to Love, book seven in the family saga Texas Romance series, the heroine finds herself in exactly the same situation as her mother and responds in much the same way, denying herself and her heart because of what the Good Book says.
I recently had a wonderful Party on Facebook, hosted by Celebrate.Lit, to reveal this cover of At Liberty to Love which debuts May 27th, a little over four weeks away! If you missed it, feast your eyes then go to Amazon where it's available to Pre-Order NOW! :)
You could say it's a mature Christian romance as the heroine is in her forties. She finds herself alone after the Civil War and puredee stubbornness claims the life of her husband, but widowhood isn't completely new to her. The lady grew up with one--her mother, and she watched and saw how best to act through the example her mama lived, surely never dreaming she'd find herself there.
One difference is their age. The former only nineteen when she lost her husband, and the latter forty-one. The mother believes she'll marry again, and the daughter, just can't see that happening. Another big difference is that the first is pregnant when her husband passes and finds herself the sole caregiver of her orphaned nephew. This widow in At Liberty to Love is barren and alone, so she makes a decision to find and adopt a child to share her life.
It's
Thursday, January 7, 2016
The Saga Continues
Lacey Rose, born in that same story (HEARTS STOLEN), cannot stand for him to go without knowing of her love. A sweet kiss, her mother's embarassment, the family's reaction, and a letter Charley sends work together to drive her to run away.
Just as runaways today get themselves into all sorts of bad places, the same proved true through the 1860s. After the lady of the house receives a cryptic message, a deathbed order relieves Charley from duty long enough to find for her.
God gave me a new song to go along with this book (He started it for Abraham and Sarah's Biblical fiction Children of Eber, and it works, too, as a love song to Him from me :) "I Couldn't Love You More"
♫♪*`•. I couldn't love You more •*♪¨*I breathe You in and out •♪♫*`•. You came into my life ♪♫•*¨♪ and taught me what love's about. ♪♫.•*♪ I couldn't love You more!*•.¸ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ¸♫♪*`•. Your heartbeat is my song!!•.¸.• ✿I've loved You since forever ღ(̆̃̃ڿڰۣ✿♫♪* every day and all day long.`º°¨•.¸For so long I was alone •*♪♫•!♪ never knowing love's sweet bliss ♫¸•*♪ then You came and rescued me ♫♪*`sealed me with Your holy kiss!•♪♫*`•. My thoughts are now of You •*♪¨*♥ •♪♫ every moment of my life ♪♫¸¸.•*♪ I will always love You true *•.¸ as Your bride and as Your wife. ♫♪*`!♪♫•*♥*•.¸ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♫♪
Enjoy this excerpt:
May wanted to slap that man or worse. Hadn’t he got word about the girl running off? Everybody else in the valley had! “Any ideas?”
“How about we write that husband of yours and tell him to send us Levi Baylor and Wallace Rusk? They’ll have our little runaway tracked and back safe in no time.”
She snorted at her brother’s lame attempt at a joke. If anyone was coming home it would be Henry. He should’ve never gone in the first place. He’d served his time fighting for Texas, and the Rangers could take plenty good care of themselves.
If he hadn’t insisted on going, he could’ve kept Houston and Bart home, too.
“Any real ideas?”
“I upped the reward.”
She nodded. Not that they’d paid any out, but if the war wasn’t over soon, she might have to start digging up the gold her dearest had hid all over the ranch. “Anything else?”
“Not really. If she don’t want to be found…then…” He shrugged again.
Before she could say more, her baby burst into the room. “Supper’s ready, and Aunt Jewel needs you to come help her, Uncle Chester.”
“Oh, she does? Since I’m so busy in here talking with your mother, how about you handle my part? You’re getting so big and all.”
Charlotte grinned. “I’m not that big, and you’re only saying that to try and trick me.” She looked at her mother. “He keeps forgetting how smart I am.”
“Yes, he does, little darling of mine.”
“Hey little miss, how about helping an old uncle up, then I’ll assist your mama up, so we can wobble into the kitchen together.”
Grasping both his hands, she leaned all the way back, and he made a show of struggling to his feet in a cloud of giggles. “Why you’re so old, Uncle, you might just die before you get all the way in there to the table. But it’ll be alright.”
He put his hands on his hips. “Alright! Alright? What would make you say such a thing, young lady? Wouldn’t you miss me?”
“Oh, for certain, I truly would, but if you was dead, then I could get your helping of the blackberry cobbler! Don’t you see?” Charlotte giggled more and turned. “You see, don’t you, Mama? You’d let me have it, too. Wouldn’t you?”
Scooping his niece into his arms, he lifted her high over his head, tickling her ribs. “That’s a terrible thing to say, little girl. You want my cobbler, huh?” May loved the way Chester teased with her precious daughter.
May smiled.
She took so much pleasure in her baby girl but worried for her, too.
Lord knew of late, concern veiled any true joy in the Buckmeyer home."
I'm always so excited to get the real BOOK in my hands! That just never gets old!The early reviews are in now. Here's what others are saying about JUST KIN:
"I have followed this historical romance series from the beginning and they just keep getting better. Lacey Rose loves Charley and is devastated when he leaves to fight for Texas with the Confederate army. Charley doesn't realize Lacey Rose is in love with him but is both surprised and pleased with the goodbye kiss she gives him. After Charley sends a hurtful letter trying to discourage her from waiting for him, Lacey Rose runs away and ends up in all kinds of trouble. Charley also stirs up some trouble of his own when he begins looking for her. Don't miss out on this book. I loved it!" --Louise Koiner, Texas beta reader
"Caryl McAdoo has done it again! This Christian historical romance, "Just Kin", is a page turner that I couldn't put down until I finished. Its message, "Love covers a multitude of sin", is so very true! A stolen kiss, torn apart by war, rejection, and a letter with news she never wanted shreds Lacey Rose's heart causing her to run away. Charley figures out something isn’t right, but he is duty-bound to the Confederacy until a deathbed order sets in motion events that tests his love, honor, and commitment. I loved this series. I laughed at "the boys". I felt the hurt of Lacey Rose and the anxiety of the family. And then who is Mr. Dithers? A must read. It is full of so many surprises. I recommend this book and this author. Can the two lifelong friends see past their pain and realize God’s plan for them may be more than just kin?" --Joy Gibson, Tennessee beta reader
I loved the research in this story and learning more about Texas' role in the Civil War. You know of course, that patriarch Henry Buckmeyer is against slavery and abhors the idea of one human being owning another, but slavery had grown in Texas, providing labor in the cotton fields.
The 1850 Texas census counted 58,161 slaves, 27.4 percent of the 212,592 citizens of the state, and just ten years later, the census reported 182,566 slaves, 30.2 percent of the total population. Slaves were increasing faster than the population as a whole. But the Buckmeyer clan didn't join the Confederacy for the sake of slavery, they signed up for the love of Texas. You might remember Henry bought a few men but only to set them free then pay them for working in his fields.
Here's a fun jigsaw puzzle for you!
Here's a fun jigsaw puzzle for you!
I hope you'll get a copy and enjoy this story! :) Here's the link to it on Amazon
Care to copy and paste a tweet for me? :)
#NewRelease JUST KIN #ChristianFiction Family saga series bk 6 #HistoricalRomance http://amzn.to/1NGXyH3 Blessings!
BIO: Caryl McAdoo is all about loving God! She currently writes four series: the historical Christian ‘Texas Romance’; a contemporary ‘Red River Romance’; The Generations, her Biblical fiction, and the newest Days of Dread Trilogy for mid-grade readers. Known as the Singing Pray-er, she loves praising with new songs the Lord gives her and prays her story gives God glory! In 2008, she and her high school sweetheart-husband Ron moved from the DFW area—home for fifty-plus years—to the woods of Red River County. Caryl counts four children and sixteen grandsugars life’s biggest blessings believing all good things come from God. Besides glorifying Him, she hopes each title will also minister His love, mercy, and grace to its readers. Caryl and Ron live in Clarksville, the county seat, in the far northeast corner of the Lone Star State with two grandsons.
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