Sir Poops and Hair Ball: Spreading the News and Cheering on the Run Away Bride Give Away, with Shelly Arkon

 

SPAL: Usually we do What’s Your Nosh Tuesday but today we’re celebrating Mummsy’s book.

HB: Yay! Its on Amazon and everyone gets a FREE TREATS for the next three days. Right, Mummsy?

SA: That’s right. Free Ebooks to everyone.

HB: Are you going to tell everyone what a good boy I am, too?

SPAL: No. I’m the good boy. You’re stupid.

HB: Am not. You’re a pansy. I’m the good boy.

SPAL: Not. I am.

SA: Okay. You two. Stop it! This is a party. And I have a few more things to say.

HB: Like what?

SA: Like, I will be doing a drawing for 4 names. Two people will receive 15 dollar amazon cards and two will receive an autographed copy of Secondhand Shoes.

SPAL: What must they do to have their names put into the drawing?

SA: Down in the comment box leave some advice for the run away bride and promise to Tweet and share on Facebook. In fact, I made it easy for everyone. All they have to do is copy and paste. I’m using the good old fashioned honor system here. Rafflecoptors freeze up my computer.

Tweet

FREE BOOKS and prizes @http://secondhandshoesnovel.blogspot.com/, Feb.19,20,& 21st, #FReeBooks#KindleAmazon please retweet

Facebook

FREE KINDLE EBOOK Feb,19th, 20th, and 21st Secondhand Shoeshttp://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Shoes-ebook/dp/B00B1ZNQAO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361198355&sr=8-2&keywords=shelly+arkon%2C+secondhand+shoesPlease share this with your friends

SPAL: That seems really easy.

HB: Yeah. Can you tell people what your favorite nosh is? And when I can have some?

SPAL: Oh brother! You’re going to bug Mummsy, too.

SA: I’ll give him a treat in a bit. But what I like to snack on the most is dark chocolate. I love the taste of bittersweet. Dove is my favorite because it has a smooth texture against my tongue-almost like a velvet blanket when it begins to melt. However, I stick with one piece a day. I don’t want to get big-butt-syndrome. So I mostly keep carrots, celery, apples, and protein bars around. When I get into writing a scene, I don’t want to have to stop to prepare some huge meal.

HB: I want some chocolate. PLEASE!

SA: No. Its not good for you.

SPAL: Mummsy, tell the nice people how we help you write.

SA: Well, Sir Poops sits to the right of me on his own chair and Hair Ball lays at my feet. They’re really good listeners when I need to read something out loud. They also help me figure out difficult scenes.

HB: Yeah. we do. We’re good boys, but I’m the better more gooder fur peep in all the world.

SPAL: ***shakes his head**** Anyway, nice people, you can find Mummsy’s book on the link below and don’t forget to Tweet, Facebook, and leave some advise for Lila in the comment boxes if you want to be put into her drawing.

HB: Yeah. We’re going to draw the names and announce them next Tuesday. So  all you nice people go get a FREE Ebook. Okay?

 

Click here to get your FREE book

 

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Today, is the last day that you can get Gwen Gardner’s Ebook for Free. Go Here For More Information

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And Mish over at Writer in Transit is having a great contest for her Blog Anniversary. Go Here For More Information

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We’ll see you nice people next week.

Lots of licks,

Sir Poops and Hair Ball

PS Mummsy is pulling a 9 to 5’er today. She’ll be here later to see what’s happening.

Sir Poops and Hair Ball: Helping with The Paranorm Blogtour for Gwen Gardner and Angela Brown

 

SPAL: Oops! A big one. I think I’m going to hide in my box today. I screwed up.

HB: Yeah. You did. See who’s stupid now, pansy? It’s not me.

SPAL: ***rolls his eyes***

HB: Or are you suffering from Alzheimer’s. But its more like stupid-itis. How could you lose the interview? We have nothing to post now.

SPAL: Well, we’ll send people HERE to learn more about how they can get some really neat stuff and learn about their really cool books they’ve launched for everyone’s reading pleasure.

HB: They’re going to be really mad at you.

SPAL: That’s why I’m staying in my box today. I apologize Gwen and Angela. I sorry. Really. I am.

Sir Poops and Hair Ball: What’s Your Nosh, Author Gwen Gardner

SPAL:Today we’re doing What’s Your Nosh. We nursed Mummsy back to health. She’s doing much better now. So we’re back to share what new and Indie authors are writing.

HB: Yeah. For nosh. Eats. Foodies. Treats. Just leave your donations in the mugs. We really appreciate this, including my pansy brother. Don’t let his dignified self fool you.

SPAL: ***elbows HB*** We’re here to help our fellow authors out there.

HB: No. It’s a guise for good eats. And you know it.

SPAL: Maybe it is for you, stupid. But not for me. Anyway, today we have author Gwen Gardner coming. I think I see her now.

HB: I wonder what she’s bringing us to eat. See anything in her hands?

SPAL: Just behave.

HB: Can I hug her leg?

SPAL: ***steps in front of him*** Absolutely not! ***he looks out at the blogsphere*** Everyone please welcome Gwen Gardner.

HB: ***jumps up and down*** Hey, nice lady! Hey! What you got for us today…

SPAL: Apologies. He means what do you like to nosh on when writing? Tell us why.

GG: Generally, I don’t eat while I’m writing. BUT! (and this is why I don’t usually eat while writing) I recently had a huge box of hot tamales and ate so many, well, you know what happens when you eat too much sugar, right? I love the sweet with the hot combination – it’s sooo addicting.

HB: That would make some hot poops.

SPAL: ***he shoos at HB*** Shh!

HB: I don’t think we should eat those. It would make our tushies burn. Mummsy would get upset if we scooted out butts on the carpet.

SPAL: ***looks at HB*** This is not the time to discuss this. ***he turns and looks at Gwen Gardner*** Nice lady, is it crunchy or soft?

GG: It’s chewy/gummy/sticky.

HB: Oooo. That would get stuck in your butt. Hot and sticky. That would really burn then.

SPAL: ***elbows him*** So nice lady, is it salty or sweet?

GG: Definitely sweet. And cinnamon-y.

HB: Sweet? Sugar? I want some.

SPAL: ***he looks over at HB*** Just be quiet. ***he looks back at Gwen Gardner*** Do these hot tamales get your creative juices flowing?

GG: Since I write YA, it does sort of make me feel like a teenager again. Without the pimples, I mean. So yeah, it gets me in the zone.

HB: I want to go to the zone. The food zone.

SPAL:***rolls his eyes*** Do you have any published books to share, nice lady? What are they? Where can we find them?

GG: My first book, GIVIN’ UP THE GHOST, a YA paranormal cozy mystery, will be self-published on Amazon on October 8^th – the first day of my blog tour with my awesome writing buddy/critique partner Angela Brown. We both write YA paranormal so we teamed up under the Partners in ParanormYA banner and are releasing our books and touring Blogtown together. When I’m not touring, I’ll be hanging out at my blog, Gwen Gardner, YA Author.

SPAL: This fun tour starts next Monday. We’re going to help, too.

HB: Yeah. But don’t bring hot tamales. Bring some sugar to the event. That won’t make our butts burn and will keep us from scooting them on Mummsy’s carpet.

SPAL: Also, E.J. Wesley is having his Bury the Hatchet Blogfest. This event ends October 19th. So go to The Open Vein to sign up up for some really cool treats like a Nook.

Lots of licks,

Sir Poops and Hair Ball

Insecure Writer’s Group: Worry

Can you believe its another first Wednesday of another month? Holy Schmoly! We’re barreling right into fall. Where did the summer go?

Anyway, the first Wednesday of the month is Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer’s Group where we writer’s help lift each others’ pens and fingers up so we can continue to write our little hearts out. And where we give huggy-hugs and encouragement to one another when one of us is feeling a little off kilter about our writing abilities.

And today I’m feeling a little off. I’m overwhelmed to be honest. Secondhand Shoes will be out real soon and I worry about the small list of things yet to do.

Right now I’m working on finishing the proofread. But I have yet to perfect the blurb. I think I’m about there. And I have to write a dedication, a memoriam, and acknowledgment page. When I think about all that still needs to be down I get anxiety and heart palpitations. Writing a novel…just the novel never gives me these irritating feelings. Why does everything else?

Monday, I received my copyright letter. And last week I was freaking out because I couldn’t find my username and password to my Library of Congress account.  Schwoo! Its strange how things work out. I wished I could remember this an not worry, but…

Oh my God, I worry that something will happen to my MS when its transposed into HTML.

I worry that I’m too much of a moron to download it to Amazon and Create Space.

Once its out there, I worry that no one will like it.

I keep telling myself, once I get through each step all will be well.

Hopefully, I won’t get another three day migraine. This past Sunday, one came knocking at my forehead. It made itself all nice and comfy around my right eye, squeezing the sight out of it. Fat ole, mean ole migraine. I spent yesterday nursing my head and eye back to normalcy. This unwelcome visitor-which comes frequently-messes up my to do list big time. That worries me.

Anyway, next Friday, September 12th, I’ll be doing another cover reveal. I’ll be doing two drawings for 10 dollar Amazon cards for those who would like to help with the reveal. If anyone is interested, please say so in the comment boxes.

Also, if anyone is interested in reading a story ARC please say so. I’ll be glad to e-mail one to you.

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E.J. Wesley is having a a Blogfest and Giveaway over at The Open Vein. This will end October 19th.

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Gwen Gardner and Pal are having a Blogtour starting October 8th through the 31st. Anyone interested, PLEASE CLICK HERE

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Misty Provencher is getting ready to release her second book, KeyStone. Go check her out HERE

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So don’t worry all-easier said than done- be happy! And don’t answer the door if Mr. Migraine comes knocking.

Hugs and chocolate,

Shelly

A Holiday, Sweetman’s Date Night, A Bloghop, and More FREE Books

Happy Labor Day, everyone!

Today, I’ll be hanging with the Sweetman. Yesterday, his back went out. So I don’t know if we’ll be keeping the same plans of driving to St. Pete to go to the Dali Museum. We shall see.

Saturday night we were supposed to go to Tarpon Springs for their once-a-month Greek Night. I was so looking forward to spinach pie and baklava, but on the way home from work Sweetman called me and said, “Where do want to go for dinner? How about the Olive Garden?”

What, I thought. What happened to Greek Night?

“And we really need a new television for our bedroom. We need a flat screen so I figured we could go to the new HHGREG store.” Sweetman has been dying for a flat screen for the bedroom. And he drools for shopping.

Crap, I thought. I hate shopping. And I’m definitely not a fan of Olive Garden.

So I endured a fake Italian dinner and got dragged to a store that’s not to open until October. But he did haul me over to Best Buys and walked through rows and rows of flat screens.

Sweetman didn’t like the pricing. So he said, “Let’s go to Sam’s Club.”

That was our fun filled date night.

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Hair Trivia Answer From Friday

Friday, I asked a question on Egyptian hair styles.  And nobody gave me an answer.

When I think of Egyptians, I think of their elaborate hair dos, which by the way are wigs. Back in the day the men even sported fake beards. They wore them strictly for holidays and religious ceremonies. On regular days they wore their own hair, which was a short do or a bald do.

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Gwen Gardner and Pal are having a bloghop. October 8th – 31st. If interested in participating, go sign up. CLICK HERE

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More Free Books

Today, Siv over at Been There, Done That is hosting a blog and bookfest. There are a ton of free books to get today.  CLICK HERE

 

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AM Sawyer is also offering another one of his books for FREE today. Lord of the Mullets. CLICK HERE

The Blurb

By working together, even an average person can change the world. For George, Billy, and Fred, three simple Rednecks from Trailer Country, it takes two evil witches to find these words true. From the valley in Beverly Hills, these powerful ladies launch a devastating attack against the entire world of Ekoda. Engulfed by delusions of conquest, they’re determined to destroy everything that isn’t their so-called perfection. During one of these brutal attacks, the people of Trailer Country fall victim to an evil curse. With their way of life threatened, the three Rednecks must overcome countless obstacles and nonstop assaults, and try to save not only Trailer Country, but the entire world. Packed with action, adventure, drama, and more twists than Rednecks can count with their shoes off, this comedy will leave you on the edge of your seat. So read on and enjoy “Lord of the Mullets”

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Happy shopping!

Hugs and Chocolate!

Shelly

Tomorrow, Sir Poops and Hair Ball have another interview for you.