Giveaway contests can result in free books and ebooks

One thing I've done since my first book was published was hold contests and giveaways. I often give away my books and ebooks.

During my upcoming Cherish the Romance Virtual Book Tour from September 27th to October 10th, I'll be giving away my books (print and ebooks), pendants, pens, and other items. I'll also be giving away free ebooks donated by some fabulous author sponsors.

For those of you who love entering contests, there's a great website you can visit that will offer you all sorts of giveaways. Check out http://www.giveawayscout.com.

Cheryl is interviewed about contests promotions in Seattle Examiner

I think contests and book giveaways are a great promotional tool that can lead to greater sales and success for authors. Check out my interview in the Seattle Examiner.

Cheryl Kaye Tardif thinks that giving away books in contests can promote your novels

50+ prizes! Follow me on Twitter to enter contest!

My prize list for my first Twitter Contest is growing like hotcakes! I now have over 50 prizes to give away.

But I won't start awarding prizes until I have 750 followers, so it's important that you follow me, and ask all your friends and followers to follow me too.

All you have to do is click on the Follow button at http://www.twitter.com/cherylktardif

You'll need a Twitter account to do this!

Check out the growing list of awesome prizes--including dozens of FREE BOOKS I'll be giving away--at: http://www.cherylktardif.com/contests

Come on...be my Twitter stalker...my twalker. Follow me now! ;-)

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Look who's blogging about Whale Song

An author friend emailed me yesterday and mentioned that as a birthday gift to me she was blogging about Whale Song. That made my day! :) (Plus the roses from my husband, flowers from my daughter's friends, an ankle bracelet and photo from my daughter, the 3 day holiday from my best friend...and more.)

My author friend is Karen Harrington, the author of Janeology, which I read and truly enjoyed. From now until August 14th, she is giving away a copy of Whale Song.

To enter just go to her blog, read the post and leave a comment.(Be sure to add the word "whale" to your comment.)

Go here to Karen's blog to enter her Whale Song contest.

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif
http://www.cherylktardif.com

Monday is last day to vote for Whale Song!

Kunati's cover designer Kam Wai Yu did a great job at designing a book cover that is not only beautiful but mysterious, making it perfect for my novel Whale Song. Please help me in honoring him, by voting for Whale Song for the 2007 Book Cover of the Year on Erin Aislinn's site.

All you need to do is CLICK HERE. Then send the email to Erin. You don't even have to type anything else.

Monday, April 14th is the LAST DAY, so please vote now. Thank you.

Out with the old and in with the new!

As we head into January and a new year, I'd like to wish you all the very best in success and hapiness. January has always been a time of renewal. That's why we like to reaffirm our New Year's resolutions. It is the one month of the year that we feel anything is possible, that we can make a new start--out with the old and in with the new.

January has aways been the time of year where I focus on my next novel, putting my marketing of existing novels in second place. I won't be doing any book signings now for a while. There aren't many other events lined up for the next 2 to 3 months, except an occasional book club meeting (I love attending book clubs). This is the time of year when I am most at peace--creating...writing.

I have no news yet about Children of the Fog, but when I do, I'll let you know.

I am now throwing myself (headfirst?) into Divine Justice--book 2 in the Divine series. If all goes well, it may be available as early as fall '08. But I can't make any promises. If you're a Divine Intervention fan, please know I'm doing my best. If you haven't read Divine Intervention yet, now's your chance. :)

I will be updating my websites, blogging, and I have some new contests planned for next month and beyond. I still have some active contests that you should check out. :)

Don't forget, I have also posted some excerpts from my books. And I have 2 short stories available as Amazon Shorts: Picture Perfect and A Grave Error.

So while I'm writing, please check out all three of my published novels:

• Whale Song
• The River
• Divine Intervention

*If you order any of them, I would be happy to send you a signed bookplate (a beautiful sticker) for the inside of your book and a bookmark.

This offer is good while supplies last. Just email me and let me know how many you need (signed books make great gifts), who they are for and include your mailing address.

Happy New Year to you all!

Judge a Book by the Cover!

Want to see the original cover of Whale Song (2003)?

You can read about my book covers, how they came to be, who created them and then

the 2003 cover with artwork by my good friend and internationally acclaimed marine artist David Miller...

or the new 2007 edition cover by the talented Kam Wai Yu of Persona Corp.

Check out the Whale Song book covers at:
Judge a Book by the Cover

Win a copy of Whale Song! CLOSED!

For contest rules, please go to the

Love of Reading.com Online Book Fair.



Winner announced!

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif, bestselling author


http://www.cherylktardif.com/

'Create a Corpse' Contest

"I kill people off for a living." That’s what I like to say when someone asks me what I do for a living. You don't want to miss reading the rest of this tongue-in-cheek post about mystery, murder, messages...and corpses.

Author Karen Harrington invited me to share a bit about my mystery/suspense novels and while visiting Karen's blog A Writer's Diary, I decided to hold an impromptu and ‘deadly’ little contest.

Check out Karen Harrington: A Writer's Diary.