Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury Release Day!

It's release day!  Woohoo!  If any of you know nothing about the 2nd book in my Self-Help 101 series, here are the details!

Title: Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

Author: L.G. Keltner

Genre: YA/holiday/humor

Length: 25,000 words

Cover Art: L.G. Keltner and Jamon Walker

Release Date: June 28, 2016

Blurb:

Book 2 in the Self-Help 101 Series

Dani Finklemeier has self-published her guide to taking over the world, but she still isn’t rich.  Now she’s eighteen, still babysitting for money, and looking forward to starting college in the fall.

Of course, she has to survive a 4^th of July outing with her family first.  That’s a challenging prospect considering she has to be in close proximity with a group of cousins known as The Fallible Four.  As if that weren’t enough, she also has to deal with the fallout of her parents learning more about her relationship with her boyfriend Seth than she ever wanted them to know.

The good news is that, if she survives this holiday, she’ll have plenty of material for another self-help book.

Bio:

L.G. Keltner spends most of her time trying to write while also cleaning up after her crazy but wonderful kids and hanging out with her husband.  Her favorite genre of all time is science fiction, and she’s been trying to write novels since the age of six.  Needless to say, those earliest attempts weren’t all that good. 

Her non-writing hobbies include astronomy and playing Trivial Pursuit.

You can typically find L.G. lurking around her blog, on Twitter, or on her Facebook page.

Purchase Links:

Ebook-

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

iBooks

Smashwords

Print-

Amazon

CreateSpace

Add it on Goodreads.

I mentioned last week that I was going to have some pre-written tweets for everyone to help make promotion easier. Here they are!

Fireworks + irresponsible cousins. What could go wrong? Find out in the 2nd #novella in the #SelfHelp101 series.  https://www.amazon.com/Self-Help-101-Survive-Bombardment-Minimal-ebook/dp/B01H87BE6G

Dani has to survive the #4thofJuly with her family in the 2nd #novella in #SelfHelp101 series. https://www.amazon.com/Self-Help-101-Survive-Bombardment-Minimal-ebook/dp/B01H87BE6G #YA #holiday

Beware flying French fries in the 2nd #novella in the #SelfHelp101 series! https://www.amazon.com/Self-Help-101-Survive-Bombardment-Minimal-ebook/dp/B01H87BE6G #YA #holiday #4thOfJuly #99cents 

If you can help me by tweeting any of these, I'd really appreciate it.  If anyone is also interested in helping me promote the 1st novella in the series as well, you can also send out the following tweet!

A teenager writes a #book about taking over the world in the first #novella in the #SelfHelp101 series! #free #YA https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/584589

Thanks everyone!

Celebrate the Small Things-June 24, 2016

It's Friday!  Let's Celebrate the Small Things with Lexa Cain! Tonja Drecker and I are her co-hosts.

My boys started at a weekly program at our local library this week.  They do it every year, and they always love it!

Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury comes out on Tuesday!  I'm kind of excited about that.  I'm also about halfway through writing the next in the series, and it's going well.

For anyone who's interested, here are the pre-order links:

Amazon

Amazon UK

Smashwords

Barnes & Noble

iBooks

You can also add it on Goodreads.

I've scheduled some blog tour spots coming up, but I still have room for tour stops in August.  If anyone's interested in hosting me, just let me know!

On Tuesday (release day!) I'll be posting some pre-written tweets to promote the book and the series as a whole.  If any of you can help me out by sending one of them out for me, I'd really appreciate it!

What would you like to celebrate?

More Pre-Order Links!

First of all, I have a post over on the Parallels blog about trends in science fiction.  Feel free to check it out if you're interested!

Next, I have more pre-order links for my upcoming novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury.

Amazon

Amazon UK

Smashwords

Barnes & Noble

iBooks

You can also add it on Goodreads.

This book comes out June 28th, which is less than a week away.  I have some guest posts scheduled, but I have some openings for guest posts in August, so if any of you are interested, let me know!

Also, I'd greatly appreciate any help with promotion I can get. I'll post some pre-written promotional tweets on release day, and I'd love it if a few of you could send them out for me.

That's all for now.  Thanks everyone!  You're all awesome!

Pre-Order Links for Self-Help 101 or: Hpw to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

Hello everyone!  I spent the weekend with formatting, which is always oodles of fun.  I now have a couple of pre-order links ready for my new novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury.

Amazon US

Amazon UK

Smashwords

I'm still waiting for the book to show up elsewhere, but I'll let everyone know once it does!

And don't forget, if you haven't read the first novella in the series, Self-Help 101 or: How I Learned to Take Over the World Through Tolerating My Family, you can find it for free at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks.  Amazon still has it listed at $0.99 because they've been stubborn about price matching.

I also put the first novella on Wattpad last week in the hopes of attracting more readers.  I guess I'll see how that goes. Wish me luck!

Celebrate the Small Things-June 17, 2016 and Love in the First Degree Cover Reveal

It's Friday!  Let's Celebrate the Small Things with Lexa Cain! Tonja Drecker and I are her co-hosts.

I'm celebrating the fact that preparations for the release of my upcoming novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury are going well.

Today I'm also celebrating the cover reveal for a very worthy project.  Check it out!

♡♡♡Cover Reveal♡♡♡

Title: Love In The First Degree (a charity anthology raising money for the Innocence Project)

Authors: Sarah Elizabeth & Ashlee Bryan, Kyra Lennon, Kirsty-Anne Still, Clare Dugmore, Allana Walker and Laura Morgan

Blurb:

Love In The First Degree is a collection of short stories written by seven authors who have

come together to help raise money for The Innocence Project. This anthology includes stories by Kyra Lennon, Sarah Elizabeth & Ashlee Bryan, Kirsty-Anne Still, Laura Morgan, Allana Walker, and Clare Dugmore.

Each story speaks of crime, passion, determination, and most importantly, intense romance that will leave you thinking about the characters long after you have finished turning the pages.

Being wrongfully accused of a crime could happen to anyone, anywhere, and The Innocence Project works hard to overturn wrongful convictions and help innocent people get back to their real lives where they rightfully belong. All proceeds from sales of Love In The First Degree will be donated to The Innocence Project.

Genre: Romance (Contemporary/Paranormal)

Release date: July 18th

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Author: Sarah Elizabeth & Ashlee Bryan

Title: Forbidden Innocence

Synopsis:

Let there be love, or let there be hate.

But, what if there is both?

She’s from the good side.

He’s from the bad side.

We both hate.

And we both love.

We are a sin.

But, in the end, it all comes down to being in the wrong place, at the right time.

Only she can protect my future.

Only he has the power to allow that to happen.

Apart.

Together.

The end result is just the same.

One of us has the option to make the ultimate sacrifice.

But will she?

But will I?

Author: Kyra Lennon

Title: Reasonable Doubts

Synopsis:

Darcy Ryan is a woman on a mission.

A mission to take down the corrupt cops who ensured her best friend, Matteo Torres, went to jail for a crime he didn’t commit – the murder of his wife, Rebecca.

Darcy is willing to do just about anything to prove his innocence, including getting up close and personal with the case’s lead detective, Finn Drake.

She knows she’s playing a dangerous game, but it gets more dangerous then she could have ever imagined when she discovers everything she thought she knew about Rebecca Torres was wrong, and Finn Drake isn’t the man she thought he was either.

Author: Clare Dugmore

Title: Seeking The Truth

Synopsis:

Erin Reynolds has been on the West Midlands Police force for seven years. She’s seen some strange things in the line of duty, but nothing quite like this.

On her first day working as a detective Erin witnesses something that makes the whole department question her sanity, and leads to her being sent on a leave of absence.

Desperate to prove what she saw was real, Erin tracks down the only other witness, Arcane Specialist Morgan Jackson. The occult expert is as infuriating as he is charming.

When the killer leaves a disturbing message on her answer phone, Erin is forced to work with Morgan in order to catch the culprit and get her job reinstated.

The hunt takes them around the West Midlands, visiting a flirty priestess, a druid on the wrong side of the law and a sorcerer from Morgan’s past. As Erin learns more about the supernatural world, she also realizes there’s more to Morgan than just his sarcastic wit and arcane knowledge.

She's drawn to him almost as deeply as she is to the truth of what she saw. Her feelings for him are bought into sharp when Morgan gets on the wrong side of the murderer and it's up to Erin to rescue him, and stop the occult forces plaguing the area before the darkness takes over.

Author: Laura Morgan

Title: Ensnared

Synopsis:

A hand outstretches amidst the chaos of a brutal attack, offering safety and protection—but only in the arms of a villainous gangster who certainly isn’t going to be good news. Take it and accept the consequences? Or refuse and risk losing it all in the aftermath?

That’s exactly what happens to Bree Locke the night she meets mobster Alexis Ramon.

What seems like a good idea at the time ends up being the turning point in her life, but how will things pan out, and will she be able to survive the consequences of her decision?

Because when you fall from the frying pan into the fire, you’re going to get burned…

Author: Kirsty-Anne Still

Title: Love Me Not

Synopsis:

I love him. He loves me. Our love story was that easy. I stuck by that, making sure he knew I was his person, his rock when he was arrested for murder. A murder that I knew he didn’t commit. But here I am, breaking his heart, unravelling our love story. All to save him. I’d break his heart – and mine – a thousand times over if it clears his name.

*** I wasn’t raised to be a good man. I was loved to be one. She was the one constant when my world started falling apart. Until she wasn’t. I was no longer the man I had become. I was a murderer, a criminal, a broken man. She started to see me as the murdered I was branded, but mark my words, this doesn’t end here. When I’m a free man I’ll tear this world apart to get her back.

Author: Allana Walker

Title: Believe

Synopsis:

What happens when the one guy you thought would protect you, doesn't? 

What happens when your own family and friends turn against you in your time of need? What happens when all you want is someone to believe you? 

What happens when the one person you least expect does? 

Find out how one girls life turns upside down only to turn back with a few simple words... "I believe you."

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Doesn't that sound like an amazing anthology?  What would you like to celebrate?

Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury Cover Reveal!

It's time for me to reveal the cover for the next Self-Help 101 novella!  I don't have any pre-order links ready yet, but I'll share them with all of you as soon as I have them.

So, without further adieu, here it is!

Title: Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

Author: L.G. Keltner

Genre: YA/holiday/humor

Length: 25,000 words

Cover Art: L.G. Keltner and Jamon Walker

Release Date: June 28, 2016

Blurb:

Dani Finklemeier has self-published her guide to taking over the world, but she still isn’t rich.  Now she’s eighteen, still babysitting for money, and looking forward to starting college in the fall.

Of course, she has to survive a 4^th of July outing with her family first.  That’s a challenging prospect considering she has to be in close proximity with a group of cousins known as The Fallible Four.  As if that weren’t enough, she also has to deal with the fallout of her parents learning more about her relationship with her boyfriend Seth than she ever wanted them to know.

The good news is that, if she survives this holiday, she’ll have plenty of material for another self-help book.

Bio:

L.G. Keltner spends most of her time trying to write while also cleaning up after her crazy but wonderful kids and hanging out with her husband.  Her favorite genre of all time is science fiction, and she’s been trying to write novels since the age of six.  Needless to say, those earliest attempts weren’t all that good. 

Her non-writing hobbies include astronomy and playing Trivial Pursuit.

You can typically find L.G. lurking around her blog, on Twitter, or on her Facebook page.

Celebrate the Small Things-June 10, 2016

It's Friday!  Let's Celebrate the Small Things with Lexa Cain! Tonja Drecker and I are her co-hosts.

I have a big announcement to make, but first I'd like to remind everyone that the cover reveal for my next novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury is on Tuesday, June 14th.  I'll have all the information out to the people who've agreed to help me out by Sunday at the latest.  If anyone else wants to sign up to be a part of it, you still can!

Now for the big news that I've been keeping secret for the last few months.  I'm having a baby!  Since I had a miscarriage last year, and my thyroid issue could cause some problems, I wanted to wait a little longer before announcing it to the world.  I'll be 16 weeks along on Monday, and anyone who sees me can tell something's up, so I figured it was time for me to let the cat out of the bag.  My due date is November 28th, which is only days after Thanksgiving and right before Christmas.  It should be an interesting time for us.

I won't know whether the baby is a boy or girl until July, but I'll let all of you know as soon as I know.

My friend Chelsea took some great announcement photos for me.  I figured I'd share a couple of them with you.

What would you like to celebrate?

Celebrate the Small Things-June 3, 2016

It's Friday!  Let's Celebrate the Small Things with Lexa Cain!  Tonja Drecker and I are her co-hosts.

On Thursday, my husband and I celebrated being married for nine years.  It's hard to believe it's already been that long.

My kids finished school this week, so now it feels like summer. They also have a T-ball game later today, and they're excited about that.

I mentioned this earlier in the week, but I'm also celebrating having a story featured in another anthology, which is set to come out this fall.  I'm definitely excited about that.

I'm also celebrating the upcoming release of my novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury on June 28th.  Work on that front is coming along well. There's still a lot to do, but I'm confident I can get it done in time.

What would you like to celebrate?

The Insecure Writer's Support Group: June 2016

It's the first Wednesday of the month!  That means it's time for another meeting of the Insecure Writer's Support Group. The enigmatic Alex J. Cavanaugh is our esteemed leader.  His minions for this month are Murees Dupe, Alexia Chamberlynn, Chemist Ken, and Heather Gardner.

Be sure to stop by the IWSG website!

There's a lot going on.  It's crazy to think that Parallels: Felix Was Here has been out in the world for nearly a month.  If you haven't picked up your copy, I'd recommend you do!  It's an enjoyable read, though considering my involvement in it, I'm admittedly biased.

As I mentioned in a post over the weekend, I've had another bit of good writing news.  I've had a story accepted for the upcoming anthology Circuits & Slippers.  The anthology, edited by Jaylee James, features classic fairy tales rewritten as science fiction.  My story "Treating the Beast" is based on Beauty and the Beast.  The anthology is expected to be released in September of this year.

So I have those things to boost my writing confidence.  Now it's time for me to delve into my insecurities.  I've decided to release my next novella Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury on Tuesday, June 28th. That is just under four weeks from now.  The novella is written and has been through one major revision, but there's still some editing I need to complete.  I'm aware that I'm behind when it comes to getting this thing promoted and all that. Still, I need to release it before the 4th of July, and it's doable as long as I buckle down and do it.

If any of you are willing to help me with my cover reveal, please sign up with the linky below.  The date for the reveal is Tuesday, June 14th.  Now, if you can't post on that day, I'm fine with whenever you want to post it.  You can post it a couple days later, or even a week later.  I just need people to help me spread the word prior to release.

Finally, I've decided not to do the traditional blog tour for this one.  Instead I want to try doing a handful of guest posts stretched out over a couple of months rather than an intense two week marathon.  I'm curious about which yields better results in the long run.  If any of you are interested in having me do a guest post, let me know in the comments.

Thanks everyone!  What are you insecure or enthusiastic about this month?