As part of the Confronting the Demon blog tour, I'm guest posting over on Silly Hat Books.
Stop by to check out my guest post, Putting The Fear Factor Back In Tentacles,
where I talk about what inspired me to put tentacles in Confronting the Demon and why I didn't toss them during revisions. Don't Google 'tentacles' and 'fiction' unless you already know what results you're likely to get, or you may be shocked. Or not.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
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Showing posts with label book tour. Show all posts
Monday, 16 December 2013
Saturday, 14 December 2013
Pinky Pollock Interviews Ciara Ballintyne, Author of Confronting the Demon
After reviewing Confronting the Demon, Sharon 'Pinky' Pollock is now interviewing me as well!
Stop on by and read the full interview to learn all about my inspiration, my writing process, and what I'm working on now.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Stop on by and read the full interview to learn all about my inspiration, my writing process, and what I'm working on now.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Friday, 13 December 2013
Short Stories With Delusions of Grandeur
As part of the Confronting the Demon blog tour, I'm guest posting over on the blog Indie Authors You Want To Read.
Stop by to check out my guest post, Short Stories With Delusions of Grandeur, where I talk about how long a story should be, and what happens when a story has been squeezed into jeans two sizes too small. Confronting the Demon may even have been in jeans smaller than that when it started!
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Stop by to check out my guest post, Short Stories With Delusions of Grandeur, where I talk about how long a story should be, and what happens when a story has been squeezed into jeans two sizes too small. Confronting the Demon may even have been in jeans smaller than that when it started!
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Writers Have Voices Too (Even If We Don't Sing)
Library Girl reads and Reviews is a tour stop in the second week of the Confronting the Demon book tour, and is hosting my guest post on authorial voice, and how one's day job may indelibly shape the way one writes. Check out the full post on Writers Have Voices Too (Even If we Don't Sing). If you haven't already done so, don't forget to enter the giveaway.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. If you use stock photos, you might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. If you use stock photos, you might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Ten Signs A Writer Is A Perfectionist
As part of the Confronting the Demon blog tour, I'm guest posting over on the blog of J E Haldeman.
Stop by to check out my list of ten signs that a writer may be a perfectionist. The fifth sign is that you pay actual money to buy actual castle floor plans to design a castle for your novel. Read the full post to find out the other nine signs. Do you have any of these signs, or know someone who does?
Sadly the Rafflecopter doesn't seem to be working, but if you'd like to enter the giveaway, you can do so at the last stop over at Pinky's Favourite Reads.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Stop by to check out my list of ten signs that a writer may be a perfectionist. The fifth sign is that you pay actual money to buy actual castle floor plans to design a castle for your novel. Read the full post to find out the other nine signs. Do you have any of these signs, or know someone who does?
Sadly the Rafflecopter doesn't seem to be working, but if you'd like to enter the giveaway, you can do so at the last stop over at Pinky's Favourite Reads.
If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links on this page - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. Does your cover use stock photos? You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Confronting the Demon Reviewed by Pinky's Favourite Reads
Another review tour stop as the Confronting the Demon book tour enters its second week.
You can read the full review at Pinky's Favourite Reads. If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Pinky had lots to say but my favourite line (and it was hard to choose!) is this one, I think: "We are drawn into the story of Alloran right from
the start. His story is painted on a beautifully described
landscape that sets the imagination ablaze with a bombardment of the
senses."
We are drawn into the story of Alloran right from the start.
His story is painted on a beautifully described landscape that sets the imagination ablaze with a bombardment of the senses.
- See more at: http://pinkypollock.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/confronting-demon.html#sthash.tmia8we6.dpuf
We are drawn into the story of Alloran right from the start.
His story is painted on a beautifully described landscape that sets the imagination ablaze with a bombardment of the senses.
- See more at: http://pinkypollock.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/confronting-demon.html#sthash.tmia8we6.dpuf
We are drawn into the story of Alloran right from the start.
His story is painted on a beautifully described landscape that sets the imagination ablaze with a bombardment of the senses.
- See more at: http://pinkypollock.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/confronting-demon.html#sthash.tmia8we6.dpufYou can read the full review at Pinky's Favourite Reads. If you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Monday, 9 December 2013
The Fiction Fairy Reviews Confronting the Demon
I'm excited that the Fiction Fairy has reviewed my novella, Confronting the Demon, as part of the book tour, and had this to say: ...Confronting the Demon is Murder She Wrote mixed with Criminal Minds.
Not a comparison it ever would have crossed my mind to make, but then it's hard to get a clear perspective on one's own work. That said, applying an analytical mind to the question, I can see she's got a point - Confronting the Demon is filled not only with the magic you'd expect in fantasy, but mystery, a psychopath, and a serial killer.
You can read the full review over at The Fiction Fairy's blog, and if you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here or on the Fiction fairy's review - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Not a comparison it ever would have crossed my mind to make, but then it's hard to get a clear perspective on one's own work. That said, applying an analytical mind to the question, I can see she's got a point - Confronting the Demon is filled not only with the magic you'd expect in fantasy, but mystery, a psychopath, and a serial killer.
You can read the full review over at The Fiction Fairy's blog, and if you'd like to pick up your own copy of Confronting the Demon, check out the buy links here or on the Fiction fairy's review - at $1.99, it's a steal! Buy direct from my Books page and it's even cheaper.
If you're an author, you might also like to check out my post A Quick Reference Guide to Copyright and Cover Art. You might not be able to do with your own book cover all the things you think you can!
Friday, 6 December 2013
Maer Wilson Interviews Ciara Ballintyne
Wow, this blog hopping is getting exhausting. Can you keep up? I'm not sure I can...
Today I'm being interviewed over on Maer Wilson's blog. She's come out hitting hard, and wants to know what the weirdest thing is that's happened to me as a fantasy author. You'll have to read the full interview to find out!
If you haven't already entered the giveaway for an Amazon Gift Card, don't forget to get your entries in.
Also, if you've ever had any questions about copyright in your cover art, check out my handy quick reference guide on Somebody Has To Say It.
Today I'm being interviewed over on Maer Wilson's blog. She's come out hitting hard, and wants to know what the weirdest thing is that's happened to me as a fantasy author. You'll have to read the full interview to find out!
If you haven't already entered the giveaway for an Amazon Gift Card, don't forget to get your entries in.
Also, if you've ever had any questions about copyright in your cover art, check out my handy quick reference guide on Somebody Has To Say It.
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Ciara Ballintyne's Playlist for Plotting
The third stop of the Confronting the Demon Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway finds me over on alwaysjoart talking about the music I listen to while plotting. Drop by to check out the twenty-six songs I listened to while plotting In the Company of the Dead and Stalking the Demon, sequel to Confronting the Demon.
Don't forget to enter the giveaway - there's a $25 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs.
Don't forget to enter the giveaway - there's a $25 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs.
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Virtual Book Tour - Interview with Ciara Ballintyne, Author of Confronting the Demon
Day 2 of the book tour for Confronting the Demon, and you'll find me over on Kelly P's blog, where she's interviewing me about life, writing and dragons! Stop by and check it out.
And here's a dragon, just to brighten up your day, since Kelly is grilling me all about why there are no dragons in Confronting the Demon!
And here's a dragon, just to brighten up your day, since Kelly is grilling me all about why there are no dragons in Confronting the Demon!
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Confronting the Demon Book Tour and Giveaway
I'm touring the blogsphere with my book, Confronting the Demon, for the next two weeks. The first stop today is Cu's Book Giveaways. Pop on over to see the review and enter the giveaway!
You can find the full tour schedule here at The Finishing Fairies, or check back here daily for links to each day's tour stop.
You can find the full tour schedule here at The Finishing Fairies, or check back here daily for links to each day's tour stop.
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