As of Monday, I have two book tours running. Ack! One for my first novel She, and one for my latest book Concussion Is Brain Injury. “Loved the forest scene. Was dark and eerie. Felt like you were right there in the car with them.” (Melody Armstrong on Goodreads) The one for She has been…
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Orangeberry Virtual Book Tour for She, Week Two
My novel She continues to make its merry way around the world, hopping onto first American then UK blogs. This past week, it appeared on Brainy Book Reads, eInk Reviews, and High Class Books. All three posted a Book Feature; Brainy Book Reads and High Class Books an interview with me; and eInk Reviews my…
Virtual Book Tour: Ten Writer Tips on Author’s Friend and a Review
Today I have three events for my Orangeberry Book Tour! First up, a guest post on Author’s Friend. I offer ten tips on becoming a better writer, and I throw in a bonus tip too. “Even if [writing] comes naturally, spilling out like a thunderous waterfall, there are things you can do to make that…
An Author Interview on Blog-A-Licious Authors and a #TwitterView
My Orangeberry blog tour continues. This weekend is a quickie author interview, my second one, and a #TwitterView, round 2. But just because the events are the same genre, doesn’t mean the questions and answers are the same! Blog-A-Licious Authors asks such questions as, “What genre are you most comfortable writing?” Regular readers of my…
Virtual Book Tour: Author Interview
My Orangeberry virtual book tour for my first novel She is in full swing. Next stop: author interview on Mommy Adventures. Read my answers to such questions as what’s my fave food and how has my upbringing influenced my writing. “Writing was just unadulterated fun.“ One of the nice things about a virtual tour is…
#TwitterView with @ShireenJ on Writing and She
After Orangeberry’s Twitter Blast comes the #TwitterView, short for a Twitter interview. I’ve never done one before. But it’s not so hard — well, except for fitting in a complete reply between Twitter handles and hashtags. Hashtags are those snippets of text denoting an event or topic that start with the pound key symbol #.…
Virtual Book Tour of She Begins!
In the old days, authors had to tour bookstores to meet readers. Today, in our connected globe, we tour blogs to meet readers, and we can all say hello from the comfort of our living room couches. I’ve participated in a couple. And on this day, I begin my first virtual book tour, set up…
I’ve Joined Wattpad!
So I joined Wattpad. Um, what is Wattpad, you may ask. You mean aside from that thing Margaret Atwood was tweeting about last year that made no sense to me? Good question! It's where readers get free stories to read yes, free! and writers get to post their new, unpublished or published stuff for feedback,…
One More Chance to Win Concussion Is Brain Injury
My first Goodreads Giveaway for my newest book Concussion Is Brain Injury was such a hit, I decided to hold another one! But enter it now — only a day and a half left for your chance to win a paperback copy!! Goodreads Book Giveaway Concussion Is Brain Injury by Shireen Jeejeebhoy Giveaway ends February…