Greetings,
Miscellaneous.
First I want to apologize for the need to pull the book offer for our August tour. One of our administrators has a creative idea for next month, and I’ll fill you in about that after our Starlighter tour.
Second, if you haven’t visited the Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction to check out the introductions of the nominations, I encourage you to do so – http://clivestaplesaward.wordpress.com/ . I recommend you subscribe to the blog so you’ll be sure to receive the updates and information on the voting. Please continue to inform your readers about this award. Emphasize in particular that this is a readers choice award, not a popularity contest. To be eligible, voters must have read TWO or more of the nominations.
If you ordered a copy of Starlighter please be sure to opt into the upcoming tour if necessary (see current participants’ list at the bottom of this email). You are not required to post a positive review, but by accepting the book you have agreed to participate in the tour.
Starlighter Tour. Our July tour features member Bryan Davis’s Starlighter (Zondervan). The tour begins Monday, July 19 and runs through Wednesday, July 21 (see information below about opting in or out of the tour). Those who are able to post each day will again be in the running for the CSFF Top Tour Blogger Award. Each of you may vote on the poll at my site after the tour to choose the winner.
The links you’ll need are as follows:
*Starlighter – http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310718368/ (or an alternate link of your choice)
Author blog – http://dragonsinourmidst.blogspot.com/
Author Web site – http://www.dragonsinourmidst.com/
*Participants’ links (available Saturday evening) – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the July participants.
*indicates required link(s)
Also, don’t forget (I usually do at least once during the tour!) the need to meet the FTC “disclosure” policy by including a line in your post such as the following:
In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
Opting In/Out – Please check the list below for your name.
- IF your name is on the list below and you plan to participate, DO NOTHING.
- IF your name is on the list and you do not plan to participate, OPT OUT by responding with your name and “Opt Out” in the body of the email.
- IF your name is NOT on the list and you plan to participate, OPT IN by responding with your name and “Opt In” in the body of the email.
Deadline for notifying me of your opt in/out status is Saturday noon (Pacific Daylight time).
Schedule.
Our schedule for the coming months is as follows:
* July 19-21 – Starlighter by Bryan Davis (Dragons of Starlight, Book 1, YA fantasy, published by Zondervan)
* August 23-25 TBA
* September – Venom and Song by Wayne Batson and Christopher Hopper (YA fantasy, Berinfell Prophecies #2, Thomas Nelson – tentative)
* October – The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead (adult fantasy published by Thomas Nelson – tentative)
* November – TBA
* December – The Wolf of Tebron by Susanne Lakin (YA fantasy published by AMG)
Current Participation List.
Those who posted in June (Imaginary Jesus tour) are listed below:
Brandon Barr
Keanan Brand
Grace Bridges
Beckie Burnham
Valerie Comer
R. L. Copple
Amy Cruson
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Andrea Graham
Tori Greene
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
Chawna Schroeder
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Jill Williamson
KM Wilsher
Becky