The fun time has come for drawing the giveaway winners for “Surrender” and “The Solid Rock!” While I greatly wish everyone could have won, the winners are …
Congratulations! I’ll be sending an email your way!!!!
By Hope Pennigton
And by the “S” word I mean “Social” of course. What were you thinking?
Writers tend to be rather hermity kind of folk in an endearing poetic kind of way. They like to think. To study. To read. To be introverted and in libraries, in the rain, with tea.
Unfortunately if you’re the most amazing, brilliant, best writer in the universe and you’re keeping it in your cosy poetic library or under your bed amidst My Little Pony coloring books it’s not gonna become a best seller.
In today’s writing world sadly and regrettably being social is a part of being a writer.
Now don’t start hyperventilating. *hands a paper bag* This can actually be a lot of fun.
First of all, getting in social group online or in person can kind of be like going to ComicCon or hanging out in your favorite book because your ideal readers and partners are the people who get you, who get your writing and your outlook and want you to succeed.
If there are no preexsisting groups for your niche, create one! Be the leader in that step-into-the-world-of-authors-hanging-out movement.
Most people won’t even know they needed or wanted a social life that promotes their creativity until they’ve been a part of a good one.
And as you step from your house into a group of humans remember: at the end of the day you’re awesome and epic no matter how anyone else sees you or your work.
So go make friends and colleagues!
It can really be a lot more fun then you thought.
If you have tips or thoughts on socializing in the author world let us know in the comments below! 🙂
About Hope:
Hope Pennington is a nerdy homeschooled grad who loves writing, reading and imagining she’s in the TARDIS with the Doctor. Jesus is her best friend and she loves Starbucks too.
Connect with her on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, and her Blog.
Don’t forget! WAJN’s giveaway for the CD/Paperback Surrender is ending tonight! ENTER HERE.
And, if you’ve already entered, you can still share again for another entry!
Another thank-you to all of the bloggers who participated in this release and giveaway. Stop by their blogs — they all have great posts!
One of my favorite hymns is now up on WAJN as an intermediate piano solo arrangement.Â
If you’re interested in purchasing this sheet music, check it out here.
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If there was one book that I would feel pretty confident in handing to an upcoming photographer, this would be it. Peterson’s Learning to See Creatively was good, but it didn’t really teach a person how to use their camera. I have a fairly good working knowledge of exposure (thanks to my photographer brother), so most of what Peterson explained I somewhat knew (some of it, I need much more work on). He definitely goes into depth with explaining the triangle of ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. This isn’t a book that people new to camera terms can pick up and understand in a day. Some of it will take processing and hands-on exercising.
Sometimes, Peterson went into too much “layman explanation” for me. Since I understand ISO and since I prefer technical explanations, I found his “worker bees” analogy to be confusing, but new photographers may find it helpful.
Again, Peterson is not my preferred photographic style, but his explanations work for any style. And though he’s a Nikon user (I’m Canon all the way), he presented the information in such a way that either camera users can find it helpful.
There were a few pictures I decided to edit because there was a little more skin showing than I prefer, but it was only 3-4 images. Also, there were a few times Peterson used words that I prefer not to.
*I received this book in exchange of my honest review from Blogging for Books*
Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying the complex concepts of exposure in photography. In this newly updated edition, veteran photographer Bryan Peterson explains the fundamentals of light, aperture, and shutter speed and how they interact with and influence one another. With an emphasis on finding the right exposure even in tricky situations, Understanding Exposure shows you how to get (or lose) sharpness and contrast in images, freeze action, and take the best meter readings, while also exploring filters, flash, and light. With all new images, as well as an expanded section on flash, tips for using colored gels, and advice on shooting star trails, this revised edition will clarify exposure for photographers of all levels.
BRYAN PETERSON is a professional photographer, an internationally known instructor, and the best-selling author of Understanding Exposure,Understanding Shutter Speed, Learning to See Creatively, Understanding Digital Photography, and Beyond Portraiture. In addition, he is the founder of the online photography school The Perfect Picture School of Photography (www.ppsop.com). He lives in Chicago.
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Who doesn’t like a scavenger hunt? I suppose it depends on the kind of scavenger hunt, but Faith Blum is with us today to reveal the covers for her three upcoming novellas.
Each novella will be published this summer. One on June 26th, one on July 26th, and the last one on August 26th. To reveal the covers, Ihave a scavenger hunt set up. I have a few clues for you and then once you find the covers, you can fill out the form below to enter a giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Each cover you find will get you four extra entries. Entries will be closed on June 10th and the winner announced on June 11th.
First, here are the descriptions of each book:
Katie and Joanna meet on a train headed to Cheyenne, Wyoming. They start talking and find out they are both headed there to become mail order brides. They quickly become good friends. When they get on a stagecoach with three other young women, Katie becomes suspicious. What is going to happen to them? Or is it really possible that nothing untoward is happening?
Eve and Evangeline Collins are adventurous twins who decide to take a risk and head west as mail order brides. Their parents are less than pleased, but do nothing to stop them. Eve and Eva don’t realize their danger until they stop just outside Cheyenne. Will they ever see their family again?
Adelaide lost her parents a year before and now a rich man in town is making unwanted advances toward her. Desperate, she writes to two men and quickly accepts the one from Cheyenne, Wyoming. On the final leg of her journey, in a stagecoach with four other mail order brides, her suspicions are confirmed. Will she ever find a man she can truly trust?
Each cover is hidden in a blog post on Faith’s blog. Here are some clues to help you find the posts:
Clue #1: Agencies, mysteries, and westerns. Where might this cover be?
Clue #2: The ides of March. A holiday, a bird, or perhaps a plane. Can the cover be there?
Clue #3: A light or six and you may find the third and final cover.
In case the form below doesn’t show up for some reason, please use this link to enter the giveaway.
In honor of “Surrender’s” release this weekend!
If you buy a copy of “Surrender” (print or digital), you can choose one of the arrangements on WAJN for free (piano music singles, digital download)!
http://www.withajoyfulnoise.com/piano-music-singles.html
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