Sunday, 7 August 2016

Calling all authors Promote your books ... Event take-over signups

Fire quill publishing is hosting a FB take over event for best seller in fantasy Enlightenment for Liz Keel


THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GAIN NEW FOLLOWERS, READERS AND SELL MORE BOOKS! 







Enlightenment celebration FB event








Author take overs. Fun and Prizes .
Please would you join us between 21 and 23 September to help celebrate Enlightenment book tour.
You can donate your time or a prize.



About the book
After losing everything, all seventeen-year-old Thea wanted was to be a normal teenager. Instead, she was attacked by a mysterious creature she thought only existed in fairy tales. Now thrown into the unknown realm of Faey, Thea is forced to determine the difference between reality and fantasy, in a world ruled by a dark elite and a society wracked by intolerance and prejudice.
With the support of her new friends and a mysterious dark haired, blue-eyed guardian watching her every move, Thea will discover that when it comes to Faey, nothing is what it seems. Will her courage and desire to save this new world from darkness be enough? Or will Thea be the next victim to fall to the dark whispers of fate...
Would you be interested in hosting a 30 min take over session between 21 - 23 September 

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMsa9jl7K2ZC3S9j_SH5YHkqDzFRLxduoLpRthsHubzC-mvw/viewform?c=0&w=1


Event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1414950131853547/  Invite your readers.


Thank you for your time! 



Wednesday, 27 July 2016

cover reveal

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Title: Rescue: the Alliance Chronicles
Author: SF Benson
Genre: New Adult Dystopian
Cover Designer: Regina Wamba, Mae I Design
Expected Release Date: August 8, 2016
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"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of justice. 
Would you risk it all for love?”



Blurb:
It all comes down to choice. Choose to live. Choose to die. Choose to love. Zared’s choice is to rescue the love of his life, Tru Shepard, despite the warrant for his own death. She’s a prisoner at a remote military compound. Tru’s choices are limited. Marry a man she despises or face death.Sometimes life dictates what’s important. Is love enough to risk it all? Will Zared’s ultimate mission prevail?





Add to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30069376-rescue
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About the author 




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 SF Benson, a native of Michigan, resides in Georgia with her husband, a human daughter, and a couple of miniature fur kids (two female short-haired guinea pigs). At one time she wrangled a household which included three Samoyeds, saltwater fish, a hamster, and three guinea pigs. When she’s not busy playing Doctor Doolittle, she enjoys answering the question “what if” by writing mostly Dystopian/science fiction and paranormal stories for young adults and new adults. And if a spare moment happens, she morphs into a bookworm and devours a few books simultaneously.

Find her online at: Website: https://www.authorsfbenson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BensonSF/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BensonShantella Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15019441.S_F_Benson Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/SFBenson/e/B01DI9Z58Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_abtIVftodOM5br8VG8FUw Instagram: @authorsfbenson 

Email: sfbenson@authorsfbenson.com



Buy Links:
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Thursday, 14 July 2016

help build a library in SA ~ A Revolution



This year sees my library project in it's 3rd year --- and it's growing on an international level.
Every year I go out in search of YA or children's book donations and head to the nearest school in my area who is in desperate need of either starting up a library or expanding their very outdated - apartheid- era books. This is why our kids dont read. 
SHOCKING STATS. 
SAfrica has a population of 40mil and little over 10% of the population are regular readers.
There are many reasons for this , main reason is that books and libraries is not a government priority and it hasn't been for a very long time. 
our kids don't have access to books at all! 
Enters me with your help I bring a minimum of 30 books to a school and talk to the kids about reading and writing and how it changed my life and brought me opportunities beyond compare. If I can show the kids there is not only something compelling about escaping in a good story, but get them hooked on reading and writing... many worlds open to them.,
In April we, with the help of Skoobs theatre of books and local authors and media, raised 1000 books for underprivileged kids of Johannesburg city. The beneficiary of this donation was the pavement bookworm foundation. Philani and I headed to central Johannesburg and rained books down on the kids. ...read more 


After this event I was contacted by a lady that works in my are responsible for keeping school libraries running. Needless to say I said hell yes... We have 19 schools in my area alone that is in desperate need of reading, writing and some inspiration with huge serving of book love. 


MY NEXT TWO DROP OFFS


My biggest donations come from me fellow Utopians, a collection of awesome book loving people who attend Utopiacon in Nashville every year. And every year I collect so many books I have to keep most in the USA until I raise enough funds to ship them South Africa. 
This collection has taken me a year to get here. And this is the problem with why we are short of books in our schools.... It's costly and time consuming. 
BUT THIS WONT STOP ME and it seems it hasnt stopped my fellow utopians either. 


With the help of the authors, Little Bird Publshing and Utopiacon founded by Janet Wallace we bring you an anthology ...  With 8 amazingly diverse and fabulous reads from UTOPiAns and a foreward from Janet Wallace, Founder of UTOPiA con, this anthology is not only a brilliant read but is also raising funds for a cause very close to the heart of the UTOPiAn community. 

With all profits after costs going to the 'Help Build A Library in South Africa
 Foundation' founded by fellow UTOPiAn Carlyle Labuschange, this anthology is both an inspiring call to make a revolution in your own life, and a practical application of that philosophy in the wider world. 

Over the course of 8 days, we shall be celebrating, sharing, and giving
away goodies form the authors of the anthology, the UTOPiA Con, and raising awareness of this incredible chairty.

We have already raised over $240.00 from pre-release sales at the UTOPiA Con 2016, and we want to extend an incredibly heartfelt thank you to all those who have supported, shared and promoted the anthology so far.

The Anthology is available in paperback and eBook on Amazon worldwide, and will be available on other major platforms later in the year. 

At the event we reaised enough  money start up one/ possibly two libraries, with added goodies for the kids (swag bags filled with swag) 


AND HELP BRING THE 2 BOXES OF COLLECTED BOOKS TO SOUTH AFRICA 
read more about Help Build a Library Project in SAfrica