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"Reasons to Read Invisible Touch"

By Kelly On 06/22/2009 In BSP, Invisible Touch With 2 Comments Permanent Link to "Reasons to Read Invisible Touch"Permalink

I’ll be the first to admit, I had some trip ups with Invisible TouchMy first release date was supposed to be September 2008.  I didn’t know if this was the perfect date, but I planned all of my promotion for September.  Then, the strangest thing happened…my Advanced Reader’s Copy was printed instead of my edited manuscript. The publisher graciously fixed this and reprinted my books with the correct edits, but my release date was pushed to October 2008.  I moved my launch to a month later, but somehow it still felt a little off and promotion for the book hasn’t been the greatest.  So I’ve come up with a list of reasons you might like to read Invisible Touch!

1. I commissioned this cool book video about the story…it really captures the suspense and premise of the novel.

2. Touch had the weirdest printing snafu that I mentioned above. Come on, my book has a supernatural storyline and this weird glitch happens. *shiver*  Is that like a sign??

3. It’s listed in a Goodreads “THE ULTIMATE SUMMER ’09 READING LIST” currently @ #14. (Coolio!)

4. It’s been said to have a surprising ending in various reviews! (My lips are sealed!)

5. It’s been given the “Gold Award of Excellence” from TeensReadToo.

6. It has a romance between a tough guy and a girl both struggling with secrets.

7. Enchanting Reviews gave Touch 5 Enchantments!

8. Invisible Touch is on the Fresno Library Summer Reading List (this was found by chance) and this is a quick blurb from the site: “There’s romance, Latino culture, mystery, and a touch of the paranormal, witten by the author of Graffiti Girl. It’s better than an asada burrito at El Pollo Loco!” Love that one!

9. Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz said, “Invisible Touch is a blending of mystery, romance, and deep and dangerous secrets.” *sigh*

10. Ultimately, I wrote Touch for two reasons.  1) for the reader to have an entertaining read. I know as an author you can’t please every reader, but I hoped to entertain as many readers as I can.  2) I lost two important men in my life and I dedicated this book to them. It was a way to say goodbye and I put a lot of my grief into the book. There was a time I was writing the book and I was so deep into Kara’s POV, I spaced.  When I finally snapped out of it, I had a whole page written. I blinked and it was one of those weird moments that you’re not sure what happened, but something weird did indeed happen. Still trips me out…

:)

"Life With Book & BSP Alert"

By Kelly On 03/01/2007 In BSP, Graffiti Girl With 13 Comments Permanent Link to "Life With Book & BSP Alert"Permalink

So my husband hadn’t read much of my writing before, a couple of short stories at best. Someone would ask him when he was going to read my books, and he would say when it gets published. My husband is into tatts, fast cars and motorcyles. The only print he reads are mags and newspapers. He’s just not a book person.

So the GG arcs came, right? He took one and said he’d read a chapter a day.

The entire process was kind of funny. Sometimes he’d skip a day, sometimes he’d read two chapters.

It would be sudden, like, I’d be doing something in the kitchen or on the computer and he’d come in the room…

“So Angel likes Nathan and Miguel….”

I’d laugh.

The next couple of days…

“I’m already on chapter six.”

“So what do you think of it?”

Nods head. “It’s good.”

Great. Then I’d have to ask him questions to tell me more.

What’s really funny is when he would guess what would happen next, and I would laugh because sometimes he was right and sometimes wrong.

Then last night he finished the book. His comment, “It was good.”

After much cajoling from me, he said, “I liked how I was drawn into the story. I kept wanting to read more. The characters were real. It was like high school in our town.”

Now my husband has finally read one of my books. It may have taken him a while but he did it. Probably the first book he’s read since high school. haha. But damn it, he found an error, not a typo, but a tidbit I put in there that was a little farfetched now that I think about it.

“See!” I said. “You should have read it earlier and told me before it was going to be pubbed.”

“You didn’t ask me!”

oh well! Not much I can do about it now. :)

We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog post for a BSP Alert…BSP Alert…

Blantant.
Self.
Promotion.

There is now an official excerpt of Graffiti Girl on my website. Yes, an official excerpt. Please read.

Also… we have started the giveaway contests for Graffiti Girl for the months of March, April and May. Details are here if you want to enter.

Thank you, we now return to our scheduled blog program.