Guest Blogging Today at Write2Ignite!

I'm guest blogging today over at Write2Ignite! My topic is promoting Christian books in a secular world. Hope you'll stop by at http://write2ignite.com/

Internet Book Fair Blogfest Coming October 25th!

An author friend referred me to this link at M.A. Leslie's blog. On October 25th we'll be participating in an Internet Book Fair Blogfest. This is right up my alley, as it combines two of my favorite things: book fairs and online book promotion. 

Come back here on October 25th for a special post. I'll be giving away a PDF copy of Little Shepherd to celebrate the event.

Here are other authors who are participating:

1.	M.A. Leslie	2.	Le Vanity Victorienne
3.	www.lachesispublishing.com	4.	Dianne Hartsock
5.	Susan Kaye Quinn	6.	Kai Strand (The Weaver)
7.	Kate Avery Ellison	8.	Nancy Stewart Books Blog
9.	AdoraPet Children's Books to Nourish a Happy Mind	10.	William & Pamela Deen
11.	My Sister Is My Best Friend	12.	REMEMBERING NINE ELEVEN
13.	MARIE AND THE SEA TURTLE	14.	Nancy Lynn Jarvis
15.	Donna J. Shepherd	16.	1 Zany Zoo
17.	Shelley Buck Author SIte	18.	http://tinyurl.com/5rby7oc
19.	fiddleeebod	20.	Urban Mythos

I hope you'll consider visiting them too!

World of Ink Virtual Book Tour - Day 2

Today's stop on my World of Ink Virtual Book Tour takes place at the SFC Blog: Families Matter. I visited this blog during my first virtual book tour. It's great to be back. There is so much wonderful information on this site for writers, educators, and parents.

You can find my interview at http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-childrens-author-c.html

Some of the blogs will be hosting giveaways during this tour, so be sure to check the stops, leave comments, and increase your chances of winning.

You can order a copy of Little Shepherd at:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Guardian Angel Publishing
Indiebound.org

You can also email me at cg20pm00(at)gmail(dot)com if you would like an autographed copy of the book. The cost of an authographed copy would be $10, plus a flat $3 shipping and handling fee for anywhere in the United States. Additional shipping charges would apply outside of the United States.

World of Ink Little Shepherd Virtual Book Tour Schedule for January 2011!

Just in case you thought I would take too much of a vacation from promoting Little Shepherd, I am following the LITTLE SHEPHERD VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '10 up with a new month-long virtual book tour from World of Ink.

January 2011 will be a month full of interviews, guest posts, reviews, and giveaways. Here is my current schedule:

January 3rd

RRRadio-Stories for Children with hosts: VS Grenier, D.M. Cunningham and Tiffany Strelitz Haber.

Live Radio Interview at 11am MST (10am PST, Noon Central and 1pm EST) http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2011/01/03/rfk-stories-for-children

Call in number (646) 595-4478

January 4^th

Families Matter Blog Interview

http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com

January 5th

The Product Review Place – Author Spotlight

http://productreviewplace.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0lnk96wyqr6ya

January 6th

Book Marketing Network – Guest Post

http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profiles/blog/list?user=VSGrenier&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_url

January 7th

The Writing Mama – Guest Post

http://thewritingmama.blogspot.com
 

January 9^th

Utah Children's Writer Blog – Guest Post

http://utahchildrenswriters.blogspot.com/

January 10^th

One Zillion Books – Review/Giveaway

http://www.onezillionbooks.com

January 11^th

Families Matter Blog - Book Review

http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com
 

January 12^th

Roth’s Inspiring Books & Products

http://rothsinspiringbooksandproducts.wordpress.com

January 13^th

VBT-Writers On The Move – Guest Post

 http://vbt-writersonthemove.blogspot.com/

January 14^th

Writing to the Hearts of Children

http://terri-forehand.blogspot.com

January 17^th

The Maggie Project

http://www.themaggieproject.blogspot.com

January 18^th

Stories for Children Magazine FG Interview

http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/pastfeaturedguests.aspx

January 19^th

Home School Blogger - Book Review/Giveaway http://homeschoolblogger.com/homeschoolbookreview/

January 20^th

Putting Words Down on Paper - Review

http://susannedrazic.blogspot.com/

January 21st

Quadruple Z – Review/Giveaway

http://www.quadruplez.com

January 24^th

Bless Their Hearts Mom – Review

http://blesstheirheartsmom.blogspot.com

January 25^th

Sweeps 4 Bloggers – Review

http://sweeps4bloggers.com

January 26^th

Health, Beauty, Children and Family – Review

http://healthbeautychildrenandfamily.com

Thanks to the World of Ink group and all the bloggers who are putting together a great virtual book tour for Little Shepherd. I can't wait to get started!

Stay plugged into this blog for more virtual book tour updates. I'll be using Facebook and Twitter to help me promote these stops, so feel free to friend and follow me at:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1110037692 

http://twitter.com/#!/ccmalandrinos

Phew! Glad That's Done

Preparing for a virtual book tour, especially one that is two-and-a-half months long, takes a lot of preparation. Bloggers who will be reviewing the book in October are beginning to receive the copies I mailed out. I can also officially say that I have completed all my to-do items (interviews and guest posts) for hosts during the month of October.

I feel such a sense of accomplishment right now. This will give me a chance to take a breath and spend some time finalizing virtual book tours for my October clients with Pump Up Your Book.

I hope you'll plan to join in when my tour kicks off on October 4th. I'll be posting a schedule for the month of October soon, but feel free to stop by my tour page on the Pump Up Your Book site to check out the schedule posted there. It needs a few updates, but you'll get the gist of it.

I would also appreciate it if you would take a moment to tweet that page. It will let your friends know I am on tour too.

Even though the tour hasn't kicked off yet, my online book promotion efforts have translated into a few sales, so I'm happy.

Thanks everyone. Check back soon for more news!