My Books for a Penny--Well, at Least One

Here's the sequence . . . A recent post from the writing blog Indies Unlimited was about Amazon's Author Central pages, advising me to check to make sure all my books were listed. Yes, check!

I then just browsed my books a bit to make sure everything looked right. Yes, check!

Then I noticed that my second published book, the novel Love Ya Like a Sister, could be bought used for one penny. In fact, nine distributors have it available for one penny. Hmmmm . . .

I wonder if that's one copy nine used dealers have access to, or if it's nine copies nine dealers have access to.

All my other books available in paper are priced above one cent, even for the used copies. Is it because young adult novels lose value more quickly? Is it because I marketed that novel more aggressively and more copies are available? Is it because more readers consider it a one-time read?

Who knows?

I just thought I'd get my two cents in regarding my one-cent books.

Copyright 2013 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

If No One Reviews Your Book, Did Anyone Really Read It?

In the month of July, twenty-five e-book copies of I Write: Being & Writing and twenty-two copies of Who Listens to Dragons, Three Stories were downloaded  during the July book promotion at Smashwords.

The idea is that the free books would be market leaders that draw readers to buy other books by me. For instance, my e-book Who Listens to Dragons, Three Stories now sells for $0.99, the low price seeking to lead readers to the higher priced novel, The Stone Dragon, which is set in the same fantasy universe.

All readers who downloaded my books are kindly urged to review them. 

Even bad reviews can lead to more sales. My young adult novel, Love Ya Like a Sister, was reviewed and given a "one star" rating, and later I was asked via email what I thought of the review. I wrote back that as an author, my opinion was not important, but as a career school teacher, some of the comments in the review were naive. These comments were ones such as "Events in the novel might give kids ideas" and "Kids don't really talk like that."

As a 30-year teaching professional, I've heard and had been told all kinds of things. In the novel, I didn't need to make up anything that might not really happen. The reviewer felt I was offended and removed the review from online. I was disappointed, actually. Would a one-star review saying, "Young people wouldn't really do those kinds of things," and "We don't want to give kids ideas" hurt sales? I don't really think so. The review revealed as much about the reviewer as the novel, and such comments certainly can pique the curiosity.

I'll be interested in how many reviews result from my participation in the Smashwords promotion. Although promotion can take time before the pay-off delivers, I'd like to think that there is some objective way to measure the success of giving my books away for free.

Copyright 2013 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

Tom Kepler Writing: Thanksgiving Week Free Downloads

For the week of Thanksgiving, I am offering free downloads of my books that are available at Smashwords. 

I am thankful to have the opportunity to make my books available, and I'm happy to share this offer with my readers.

The procedure for a free download at Smashwords is to link to the book's page (link provided below), and then "buy" the book, using the coupon code in order to download the book for free.

I Write: Being and Writing: My latest book, this is a compilation and rewrite of blog posts about writing. I address the relationship between the writer, the process of writing, and the written word. The coupon code for a free download is TV99H.

"I write." We have to consider both words in that declaration. We have to expand the container of knowledge, the mind, and also develop our writing skills. Learning how to write is a life-long process. It is one that demands dedication and humility and perseverance. It is one that requires a certain knack that is an integration of skill and comprehensive thinking. One might say, "As we are, so is our writing."

 The Stone Dragon: This is my fantasy novel that could be called "consciousness-based" fantasy because it explores the relationship between consciousness and magic. The coupon code for a free download is WR28H.

Dream magic is the most dangerous of magics because it is so difficult to control.  Apprentice mage Glimmer—Not a Glimmer of Magic—realizes this when he discovers that his apparent lack of magical talent is because his magic manifests only when he is dreaming.  His first attempt at dream magery conjures a dragon, and just before dying in dragonfire, Glimmer, in desperation, locks the dragon within the stones of his master’s house.  How, though, do you live in a house that is also a dragon?  And how can you even sleep—knowing that dream might slip to nightmare?

Love Ya Like a Sister: Be your own man. That’s what people say. But what if that includes having three girlfriends at the same time—and trouble with the law? My first novel published, LYLAS takes a "gritty" look at the world of teens, a young adult novel for grown-ups (in the words of two reviewers). The conflicts in the novel are met by a young man and his friends, and family, friendship, and personal integrity ultimately prevail. The coupon code for a free download is WG57A.

"The author has described Love Ya Like a Sister as young adult chick lit with a male protagonist. While that seems like a strange description, it’s a good one. Although chick lit should have a protagonist who is a chick, that is the only reason this book couldn’t be considered chick lit. It has the other defining elements, primarily being 'a personal and foible-filled journey toward self-understanding and self-awareness.'"  Big Al's Books and Pals

Who Listened to Dragons, Three Stories: Set in the same reality as the fantasy novel The Stone Dragon, three short stories continue the magic of the novel. Two brothers--one the strange one, the other the brother of the strange one, desert and wyrm, river's daughters or river nymphs, soldiers or assassins, retribution or abomination . . . Visit a land where magic makes all things are possible.

I enjoyed exploring other possibilities in this universe, considering magic, geography, and history. I plan to eventually write more short stories for this series. The coupon code for a free download is XP37E.

"[The stories] silently work their way into your brain so that odd images and thoughts and layers of meaning hover around like smoke for days afterwards. Highly recommended." Goodreads Review

May you all have a happy and restful holiday, and if you enjoy reading my books, please write some reviews. Many thanks.

Copyright 2012 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

My Books Discounted 50% to Free During Smashwords' July E-book Sale

50% discount, 50% discount, and free: my e-books are on sale.

Smashwords Summer Winter Promotion--that's what it's called because it's summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the south.

My three e-books at Smashwords are discounted, and I hope you enjoy the sale.

• The Stone Dragon, discounted 50%, coupon code SSW50 ($2.50). Dream magic is the most dangerous of magics because it is so difficult to control. "The source that is not dreaming, sleeping, or waking . . . perhaps the salvation of us all. An interesting journey into the creation of reality from the source, enabled by a cup of cabbage tea."
• Who Listened to Dragons, Three Stories, 100% discount, coupon code SSWIN, free book. Set in the same reality as the fantasy novel The Stone Dragon, three short stories continue the magic of the novel. Two brothers--one the strange one, the other the brother of the strange one, desert and wyrm, river's daughters or river nymphs, soldiers or assassins, retribution or abomination . . . Visit a land where magic makes all things are possible.
• Love Ya Like a Sister, discounted 50%, coupon code SSW50 ($1.50). "The author has described Love Ya Like a Sister as young adult chick lit with a male protagonist. While that seems like a strange description, it’s a good one. Although chick lit should have a protagonist who is a chick, that is the only reason this book couldn’t be considered chick lit. It has the other defining elements, primarily being 'a personal and foible-filled journey toward self-understanding and self-awareness.'" (from Big Al's Books and Pals review)

Right now I'm working on the revision of the sequel to The Stone Dragon, a novel titled Dragons of Blood and Stone. However, it's always nice to share books--and that includes mine.

On each of the links above, the Smashwords book page will open. The promotional code is included on that page to give you the savings. 
 

Copyright 2012 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved 

How Autobiographical Is Our Writing?

All novels are autobiographical, except the parts we make up.

How can we write other than what we know?  However, is a novel nothing other than a journalistic memoir?

My first novel, Love Ya Like a Sister, is a young adult novel that had a main character whose mother has died. My first wife passed away when my son was sixteen. The main character also has two sisters who are his neighbors, as did I when I grew up. The story is set in a small town that is much like the small town I taught school in for twenty-one years. 

My second novel, a fantasy novel, is about a young man, Glimmer, who is an apprentice magician who practices his magic only in his dreams. He has issues with dragons. How can that be autobiographical? The Stone Dragon is completely autobiographical, though, excepting the fact that I made it all up.

Actually, neither novel is autobiographical. It's too much fun as an author to make stuff up--much more fun than just writing about my life. However: all novels are autobiographical because they are based on the author's experience.

How do we resolve the paradox?

How do we write about pain or love or walking barefoot in the sand unless we have experienced those things? We do write from our experience, but we also selectively choose from our experience and extend, extrapolate, and transform those experiences into something new.

I have the experience of whacking my funny bone, and my elbow really hurts--for a bit. Almost everyone has had that experience. I use that experience when writing about pain. Or perhaps the needed experience of pain is different, so I remember the pain of getting my finger smashed in a door.

A first kiss in a relationship . . . a moment of discovery . . . jumping into a cold mountain stream . . . being thirsty after mowing the lawn on a hot summer afternoon . . . 

The universal value of the novel is the made-up storyline. A young man in a land where magic exists discovers his magical abilities and conjures a series of dragons--and must face the responsibility that comes with creation.

The point value of all the details of the novel can be derived from personal (or autobiographial) experience. Glimmer works in his garden--the weighty hand mattock, the warm earth in his hands, the prickly thistle to be pulled. I've experienced these things. I've seen movies and photographic magnifications of the boiling, roiling sun. Those experiences were useful in The Stone Dragon.

Perhaps it would be true to say that fiction writing is stitching the fabric of life into a new cloth, of pulling apart the old threads and weaving them into a new garment. We are the sum total of our experiences, plus a significant bit more. 

A novel is an exercise in autobiography, except for the parts that never happened. We tell the story we want to tell. Who cares what really happened?

Copyright 2012 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

Consciousness-based Writing: Thoughtful and Spontaneous

I tend to think about how I write from the perspective of my school's approach to education.

Maharishi School approaches learning from the angle of "Consciousness-Based education," the idea that learning involves more than content, that the expansion of the learner's ability to learn is also essential. CBE uses the Transcendental Meditation technique to expand the students container of knowledge--consciousness.

Two qualities of the unified field of consciousness are "thoughtful and spontaneous."

Like many of the qualities of the unified field, these two qualities, even though paired, are opposites. Thoughtful implies time spent in consideration; spontaneous implies little or no time spent in consideration. Paired, though, the larger, inclusive idea is that consciousness can be thoughtful and spontaneous at the same time--the two qualities are not exclusive in an awareness that is comprehensive.

I hardly ever write totally without focus anymore. Maybe time is just too precious, or maybe since I have so many ideas, why should I start writing without taking advantage of those good ideas? However, both unexpected ideas come to mind and planned plot sequences are advanced when I sit to write. This was certainly true with The Stone Dragon. The sequence with the ice naiad was totally unplanned, yet the gnome's quest sequence that took several chapters to develop was added with the second draft after planning out the entire addition.

Even when I begin creating a story from an idea--even if that idea is quite developed in my mind or in my notes--I always allow the wonderful possibility of spontaneous inspiration to move the storyline in unexpected directions, for new characters to walk (or ride or fly or swim) into the story and do something unexpected.

I once had a friend (who has sadly now passed away) ask me what happened at the end of a chapter of my young adult novel Love Ya Like a Sister. I said, "I don't know what those two characters did. I didn't think it was any of my business."

"I hate it when writers do that," she laughed. "You wrote the book. You created those characters.What do you mean it's none of your business!"

It was my honest response, though. I wasn't jerking her chain--or at least not much. Sometimes we have to hold to the meaning; sometimes we have to let it go because the meaning is greater than a pre-determined chain of events.

Learning takes place beyond what we already know. Learning expands our knowledge. Discovery, by definition, occurs in the realm of the unknown, or perhaps where the known and unknown meet.

I allow more spontaneity and risk-taking in first drafts. After all, no one in the world knows about that story except me. I can do anything I want. However, in the later drafts, thoughtfulness predominates, with spontaneity hanging around in the background, just waiting for the chance to suggest something totally different and new.

Thoughtfulness and Spontaneity are my two friends. They are quite different and often disagree, but the three of us make a great team.

Without my two pals, will I ever be able to complete a short story about an eight-year-old boy who is an autistic magician who listens to dragons? That's what I'm working on now. And the answer is "I have no idea--by they do."

Copyright 2011 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

What Is a Virtual Book Tour? Analyzing the Blog Experience . . .

Literary saints exist in this world, and they are lovers of books who give witness to their experience. 

Many of them are bloggers who provide their followers with insight and guidance. I have just completed a virtual blog tour of my young adult novel Love Ya Like a Sister.

The reviews (in chronological order):

• ". . . I wanted to slap him silly . . ."
• " . . . an incredibly honest tale . . ."
• "The love triangle really worked . . ."
• ". . . a very raw, honest story . . ."
• ". . . not able to finish this book . . ."
• "I love when books are written from a guy's point of view . . ."
• ". . . how expertly he navigates all these very different teenage feelings."
• "I wish I could have gotten more out of this book . . ."

And here is what I've learned from my blog tour--for what it's worth.

• Life is diverse; reactions to your writing is diverse. As one writer put it: Look to reviews of the classics. Opinions are all over the place. Expect that.
• Focus on the writing, not the reviews. Without writers, there would be no reviewers. Take what is useful, be truthful, and follow your vision.
• Marketing is a process of finding your readers and helping them find you. 
• A tour places you in the public eye. Read People magazine (or, at least, look at the pictures). Who's your role model? Who's not?
• It would be best to have your marketing platform fully in place before touring--paper and e-books, your blog, Facebook page, forum connections, etc.

So much for the big ideas. How about specifics?

I planned my virtual book tour with a young woman named Jessica (one of three young ladies) at The Teen {Book} Scene, which focuses on young adult books. The tour was organized for free, and the reviewers were mostly young women who are also avid readers. It is part of the activity that drives traffic to their blog sites . . . and it is their joy.

I toured nine blog sites over three weeks (Monday through Saturday), with two "stops" at each blog. Geographically, this "tour" covered the United States and even included one international stop in the West Indies.

One posting for each blog was a review, and the other was a "special," such as an author focus (interview, "Into the Past," "In His Own Words"), a fun-focus (teenage garage sale, "This or That?"), and book-focused specials (character interview, favorite books).

Bloggers were of various ages, some even in high school. One young lady signed up to participate and then went on vacation with her parents. No tour there for me but a good one for her--she was somewhere on a beach. Lucky girl!

What I experienced:

• Reviews were diverse, ranging from 4 Stars to "I didn't finish the book."
• The reviews were insightful, truthful, and kind, reflecting the reviewers' perspectives. Who can ask for more?
• I gained valuable reviews that the reviewers also posted at the book sale sites (Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads), valuable connections with reviewers, more "followers," and web coverage. I used excerpts from reviews to enhance my novel's webpage. These are very big additions to my marketing plan. At least at this time, two days after the ending of the tour, I have not noticed any jump in sales.
• I learned not to be a "helicopter parent," hovering over my creation and trying to protect it from the public. It will stand on its own merits, and I've moved on to my next book. (This doesn't mean I'm not marketing!)
• My writing platform is now fairly established: books available at Amazon/Kindle, Barnes and Noble, and the Smashwords premium catalog. My experiences as an author and publisher allow me now to interact with more authority--based on my experience--on various online forums.

The tour's itinerary is available here.

It has been a little over a year and a half now since I began publishing and developing an online presence. This book tour has pushed me to greater professionalism. 

I thank all those who helped with this tour and hope that my experience will enable me to provide in the future better products--better stories--for those who are interesting in reading.

My next book? The Stone Dragon, a fantasy--due out before the end of this year!

Copyright 2010 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

Final Stop (#18) Book Review of Love Ya Like a Sister: an "Either/Or"

Oh, well . . . this is what Lindsay at Just Another Book Addict says: so-so.

"This is an okay book for me. I didn't feel as connected with the characters as I wanted to." Not exactly time to break out the bells, but "What I did love about this book was the characters" rings true with what most reviewers said.

I appreciate the professionalism of the reviewers during this virtual blog tour. It takes a good degree of self-awareness to be able to maintain that balance between emotion and reason. I feel these Teen {Book} Scene reviewers wrote with compassionate, critical clarity.

It's what I seek to nurture in my students, and it's a delight to find critical thinking alive and well in the blogosphere.

And now . . . it's nice to be home from my journey. I think I'll be the good hobbit and go spend some time in my garden.

Tour Itinerary

4-Star Review for Love Ya Like a Sister: Book Tour Stop #16

"Love Ya Like A Sister was one of the first books I've read in a while that really cut to the heart of realistic fiction . . . I think what really struck me about Tom Kepler's writing is how expertly he navigates all these very different teenage feelings. Each one of these characters could be someone you've met, or someone that you've known for years."

Jessica at A Fanatic's Book Blog writes some very kind words about my novel. It's funny--gritty and raw were not words I would have associated with my novel. I just wrote the story in the best way I could.

I suppose maybe teachers see things and hear things the general public doesn't.

I am really grateful for Jessica's diligent efforts to promote Love Ya Like a Sister--and all the other books she reviews.

Jessica ends the review with the following:

"The plot is solid and interesting, and the way these characters interact is as real as you can get. I really enjoyed this book, and I hope that you give it a chance as well."

Thank you, A Fanatic's Book Blog.

Tour Itinerary

Author Interview: Book Stop #15 for LYLAS

Missy

Missy's Reads and Reviews posts today an author interview of me.

Here are the questions Missy asked:

• What inspired you to become a writer?
• Do you have a favorite scene from the book you can share with us?
• Are any of the characters more close to you than others?
• What would you say is one item you absolutely need in order to write?
• What is one thing on your bucket list?

I had to research what "bucket list" means: things to do before kicking the bucket!

I Like These Books: Stop #14 & Review of Love Ya Like a Sister

Britta at I Like These Books writes an excellent review of Love Ya Like a Sister.

". . . Tom Kepler writes about a love-triangle in a way I've never read before. It wasn't superficial (however juicy) and it wasn't just to add depth. I love love-triangles, but I feel like I never really understood them. They have held interest for me, but I never got them, if that makes sense. The way Kepler writes about the triangle makes the reader really understand the dimensions, depth and complications of the relationships. And that was definitely something I could appreciate. "

Read Review

 Tour Itinerary

Into the Past: Book Tour Stop #13 for Love Ya Like a Sister

Barbados, West Indies: at Baffled Books, Lisa presents the wonderful tour stop of "Into the Past," where I choose my favorite books at (and for) ages 5, 11, 16, and 20. 

Out of all the books I've ever read? For someone who grew up reading a book a day much of the time? I took this prodigious task on and came up with books that are readable for entertainment and yet also have a lasting value.

I even added a novel to read at age 30!

Baffled Books was kind to me when writing a review of Love Ya Like a Sister.

"While the book is put across almost as one teenage boy’s problems with girls, it actually becomes so much more than that. While the girls do play their own important role I felt like the book was more about the family and the self-awareness that comes with growing up."

 Now the blog reviewer of books takes us into my past reads. Enjoy!

Tour Itinerary

Love Ya Like a Sister: Stop #9 on the Book Tour

This Books Are Dreams blog post is one of the more interesting of the tour: a character interview with Gwen. 

Gwen is the catalyst for much of the action in Love Ya Like a Sister, prompting the main character Randy to make new decisions that cause him to grow. She is, in many ways, a "gatekeeper" for Randy in that she provides him with choices and constantly challenges his beliefs.

My favorite question for the interview is when Gwen is asked to describe Randy. Part of her answer is this:

He's the kind of guy whose face want to you slap . . . and then kiss to make it feel better.

Katie at Books Are Blogs has this to say about her book reviewing experience:

Books are Dreams was opened on June 2010. Like most bloggers I had a love of reading, but no one to share it with. Once I discovered the book blogging community I decided to join and have not looked back since.

"Not looking back" could be said to be one of the driving forces of Love Ya Like a Sister. Looking forward is what the characters learn to do; they learn to make decisions to impact their future in positive ways.

http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/lylas-tour-details.html

This is officially the halfway point of The Teen {Book} Scene tour.

Tour Itinerary

Book Stop #10 of Love Ya Like a Sister: Mundie Moms

Katie at Mundie Moms reviews Love Ya Like a Sister. She finds that "[to] be honest, this wasn't my cup of tea. I had a very hard time really getting into the story and I'm not sure why."

I'm not naive enough, though, to think that all readers will equally connect with my novel. The good news is that she doesn't say the novel is poorly or sloppily written. I'm OK with a "this one's not for me."

Here are a few of her comments that indicate her appreciation:

• Love Ya Like A Sister is a very raw, honest story about teenagers making the best of the situations they're in.
• What I liked about the story was the dynamics between some of the characters . . . 
• A few elements stood out to me, and that's how these friends became more like a family, and helped each other when no one else would.

As a school teacher of over 30 years, the real life situations I have seen are pretty "raw," as the Mundie Moms review indicates. I have been to three funerals of students over the years and missed two others because they occurred during summer vacations. In many ways, Love Ya Like a Sister isn't realistic enough: none of the main characters end up pregnant, on drugs, in the hospital, or dead. Things work out. Loyalty to friends and family is recognized and affirmed.

I have seen many teenagers growing up, trying not to make too many mistakes, in over their heads with no one to talk to except their friends who have no more life experience than they do, parents too busy trying to make ends meet or deal with their own issues to have enough time for their children.  

It's midnight Saturday night, and where is your child?  

For school teachers, this is not a slogan. It's a chilling reality they see in the faces of their students every Monday morning. For many students, school is not the biggest issue in their lives. And for many students, school is the safest, most supportive environment they experience in their 24-hour day.

I had never considered the word raw an apt description of my novel. Maybe Katie at Mundie Moms is right. Unfortunately, raw is also an apt description for the lives of many of our teenagers.

Read Katie's review; she did a good job.

Tour Itinerary

Copyright 2010 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

Book Tour Stops #7 & #8 of Love Ya Like a Sister: Sarah's {Random} Musings

Sarah is my kind of reader, commenting in this way about reading it: "I love to read as though it is breathing." I like that metaphor: in/out, in/out--turn the page, turn the page . . . 

Inspiration, by the way, means "taking in spirit."

Sarah's {Random}Musings will be the halfway point of the tour.

• Monday, March 21: Teenage Garage Sale, where one item being sold, by the way, is my 1960s burgundy red Austin Healey sports car (photo at Sarah's site)
• Tuesday, March 22: Book Review

Two of Sarah's favorite books are Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and then The Diary of Anne Frank. She also likes The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares, so I don't have to gulp! too loudly.

Love Ya Like a Sister: some pants go traveling in my book, too!

Tour Itinerary

Love Ya Like a Sister Virtual Book Tour--Stop # 6, Barbados, West Indies!

Lisa at Baffled Books writes a review of Love Ya Like a Sister all the way from Barbados, West Indies.

From the review: 

Love Ya Like a Sister is an incredibly honest tale of not so average teenage dilemmas . . . While the book is put across almost as one teenage boy’s problems with girls, it actually becomes so much more than that. While the girls do play their own important role I felt like the book was more about the family and the self-awareness that comes with growing up.

To read the whole review and also get a "sale price" coupon for the e-book edition of the novel, travel to the West Indies via Baffled Books.

Lisa at Baffled Books

Tour Itinerary

#5 Stop -- Virtual Tour of Love Ya Like a Sister

Itinery

The 5th stop of this virtual tour for Love Ya Like a Sister is at A Fanatic's Book Blog.

On this stop I am interviewed by the fanatic fantastic Jessica. The five questions asked really made me think of different aspects of my life as a writer. Follow the link and get a "behind the book" peek at the novel.

Jessica is "among other things, a certified bibliophile. Chances are that any time you see me I'll be carrying a book."

And, since one of those books is mine, I'm very happy.

A Fanatic's Book Blog

Blog Tour Stop #4: Love Ya Like a Sister

Missy's Reads and Reviews is today's stop on the blog tour of Love Ya Like a Sister.

Missy writes a review of my novel for The Teen {Book} Scene tour, even though Missy's blog site is under construction!

". . . it's a great . . . story [that] moves along smoothly with no hiccups and plenty of drama to go around!"

Tour Itinerary

 

Stop 3 of Blog Tour for Love Ya Like a Sister: 10 Favorite Books

The book train rolls on with stop #3 of the Love Ya Like a Sister virtual book tour: the I Like These Books blog.

Britta at ILTB says about herself: "I am a teenager obsessed with a few things- YA books being at the top."

Britta asked for and will post the 10 books that had a powerful effect on my life. I gathered the list with the idea of choosing books read over many years and their influence, organizing the list chronologically in terms of when read.  That was the place--and I enjoyed very much thinking about the books I've read and their impact on my life.

Here's an appetizer: The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley. Read in the 4th grade, and my love of books jumped out of the gate at a gallop! 

One ticket to 10 great books: I Like These Books.

Blog Tour for Love Ya Like a Sister: Stop 1

It's something like a train ride--there and back again--except for one small glitch in the virtual geography.


 My first virtual tour stop is at the Just Another Book Addict blog. Lindsay, the reviewer and blog administrator, is around 16-19 years old, depending on how current the About Me is. She is a student, and athlete, and . . . well, a book addict!

Lindsay will start us with "In His Own Words."

I'm not sure how Lindsay will organize, but it's the first stop and an autobiographical one, at that.

Thanks to Lindsay, all the reviewers on this tour, and the organizer, Jessica Torres.

Here's that blog again: Just Another Book Addict. Enjoy!