January 2012
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For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. ~T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s...
December 2011
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Perfectly Inked: Review of Cicada
Cicada was a book I didn’t know much about from the synopsis. But the dark secret waiting it the woods wasn’t quiet what I was expecting either. But a little mystery never hurt anyone. Cicada had me drowning in suspense and falling in love with its characters. Belle writes her scenes with just enough suspense, mystery, and just the right amount of romance to balance it all...
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Bittersweet Enchantment: Guest Post and GIVEAWAY...
Hello my lovely followers. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday.Today I would love to share with everyone a guest post written by author Belle Whittington. I was asked to read her new book, Cicada and while I do not have the time right now Belle and I decided she would write up a guest post for my readers. She would also like offer my readers ONE free e-book as a giveaway. Very cool!...
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Fictional Distraction: Christmas Guest Post~Cicada...
Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone one of you will have awesome holidays with your loved ones, give away lovely presents and receive some in return. I love you! ♥
Huge thanks to Belle Whittington for this lovely Holiday Companion Short Story for her novel Cicada. If you haven’t read Cicada yet, go ahead and check out my review here. I really love this short story, because it creates a...
May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, The gladness of Christmas give you hope, The warmth of Christmas grant you love. ~Author Unknown
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What's Beyond Forks?: Cicada Holiday Companion...
In celebration of Christmas, Belle Whittington has shared a Holiday Companion Short Story with us that takes place before the events in her book, Cicada. We hope you enjoy it and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Cicada Holiday Companion Story By Belle Whittington
Christmas in our small, inconsequential, southeast Texas town is usually a cold and rainy time of the year. In retrospect, the...
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Novel Society: Author Interview with Me!
Belle Whittington is the author of the Cicada, a YA novel.
NS: Do you have any pet peeves?
BW: Absolutely! My biggest pet peeve is for someone to smack while eating. I can’t imagine anything more annoying that someone chewing with one’s mouth open and making all that noise! I’m irritated just thinking about it! LOLOL!!!!!
NS: What is your favorite quote?
BW: My favorite quote of...
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Once Upon a Twilight: Book Review and GIVEWAY of...
Book Review: Cicada by Belle Wittington
Cicada Author: Belle Whittington Reading Level: YA Pages: 224 Paperback Published: July 14th 2011 Review Source: Author Available: Amazon Summary: (from goodreads) Summertime for Blair Reynolds and her friends had always been carefree and fun…until the summer they happened upon something that was not human. As they band together in a ...
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Much Loved Books: Review of Cicada & Holiday...
Review: Cicada by Belle Whittington + Holiday Story
Title: Cicada Author: Belle Whittington Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Source: Author Publication Date: USA:Sept 13th 2011|UK:14th Jul 2011 Description Summertime had always been carefree and fun for Blair Reynolds and her friends—until they came upon something that was not human. As the group of friends band together in a fight for their...
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Still Two Chances to Win a Copy of Cicada! :-)
There are still to giveaways of Cicada going on right now! Stop by these blogs, enter the giveways, and show their blogs some love! <3
Book Passion for Life
Love of Books
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Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas GIVEAWAY!
Cicada
by Belle Whittington
Summertime had always been carefree and fun for Blair Reynolds and her friends—until they came upon something that was not human. As the group of friends band together in a fight for their lives, Blair’s true love becomes something more than human…something unnatural. And their existence relies on their ability to keep a secret.
To ...
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Love of Books: Cicada Holiday Companion Short +...
Guess what guys! Belle Whittington, the author of Cicada has something to share with you all - it’s a Cicada Holiday Companion Story! How fun! Not only that, but she’s also giving away a ecopy of Cicada to one lucky person. So sit back, enjoy the story, and make sure to enter the giveaway at the end.
Click here to read the rest and ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!
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Guest Post: Cicada Holiday Short at My Friend,...
Eeeh! So excited for this post! I mentioned to Belle that it would be awesome if she wrote a little short story on how the Cicada cast of characters spends Christmas and here it is. You may have already seen it as it has been posted on a few other blogs as well but still I hope you enjoy!
This is the Christmas pre-Cicada, so if you haven’t read Cicada yet (which you should), there aren’t any...
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50 Simple Ways to Build Your Platform in 5 Minutes...
Writing rules. Self-promotion drools. Isn’t this how most writers think?
But as long as you view your writing as art and your self-promotion efforts as the furthest thing from art, your chances of ramping up a successful 21st-century writing career are going to remain slim to none. These days, there’s an art to writing and an art to self-promotion. From the moment you start putting words to...
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
12 Days of Christmas Launch
Today is the official start to our 12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza!
Help us at, Pawing Through Books, Books & Barks, and Alaskan Book Cafe spread some holiday cheer!
Each day there will be new authors featured on every blog. Lots of them will be doing their own giveaways and the three of us blogs came together to give away a grand prize that will run...
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For my loyal readers: I won’t be accepting Amazon’s offer to join their KDP Select Program. I refuse to limit how my readers are able to access the books that I write for them. I appreciate all of my readers…whether you prefer reading print, kindle, nook, kobo, mobi, etc. I will keep Cicada and all my future books as available as possible for you. :-) Thank you for...
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What Good Salespeople Know That Writers Should
Today’s guest post is by author and business person Joanne Tombrakos.
What ultimately spurred my decision to self-publish was a quality that had served me well during the 25 years I spent selling commercials on radio and television stations.
Impatience.
Simply put, I got tired of waiting for someone else to publish me.
Good salespeople are like that. They don’t like to wait. They like to...
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Book Passion for Life: Guest Post~ "Cicada"...
Cicada Holiday Companion Story
By Belle Whittington
Christmas in our small, inconsequential, southeast Texas town is usually a cold and rainy time of the year. In retrospect, the snow and sleet that covered everything, including the haunted forest, in a blanket of white must have been a harbinger that everything was about to change. However, at the time we thought it was a...
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Cicada Holiday Short Story
Have you been wondering what Blair’s last Christmas was like before all the happenings in Cicada? Well, wonder no more! Pop on over to Mandy’s lovely blog and read my holiday short!
I’d love to know what you think! Drop me a line here on tumblr or on my twitter or facebook!
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Want more chances to win a copy of Cicada?
There’s still time! Check out these blogs for a chance to win!:
Fictional Distraction
The Reader’s Refuge
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Congratulations to Kelly!
She won a shiny new e-copy of Cicada for her entry on twimom101 book blog…a lovely blog by Mandy! :-)
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Congratulations to Sharon! Her entry in Saints & Sinners, hosted by the Bookish Brunette, won her a shiny new e-copy of Cicada!
Go here to read the interview associated with the giveaway, and show Ashley’s blog some love! <3
