Reminder: we want to avoid repetition. Contests, book releases, and author appearances need pre-event buzz. Therefore, those items may appear more than once. Other items such as blog information, interviews, and reviews should be one-time announcements

* Send your news to Rebecca LuElla Miller: rluellam@earthlink.net by Friday, November 6, 2009.

Follow the steps below:

1) Identify the category your news fits in.
2) Provide all the necessary news in the correct format as shown in the example. Improper formatting may exclude your item from appearing. (Please be sure to give the EXACT LINK to a blog post).

Categories and examples:

Member Profile (CSFF or LGG)
Up to 250 words about you and your writing, along with a picture.

Favorite Bookstore
Example:
State
Store name
Address
URL (if available)

Author Appearances

Book Signings
Speaking Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Example:
I. M. Author:
Wonderful Little Book Store
City, State
April 7, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Book Releases (include a book that will release within the next 3 months—building pre-release buzz is important)
Example:
Book Title by I. M. Author
Publisher (May, 2009)
The premise of the story in 15 words or less.

Contract News
Example:
I. M. Author with Best Publisher, a three book deal.
Description of book or series.
Fall 2009

Reviews (ones you have done; ones featuring your book)
Example:
Great Fantasy by B. A. Writer – Outstanding Publishing House (April 1, 2009)
Reviewed by Top Blogger at Noteworthy Blog.
Exact Link

Interviews (ones you’ve conducted; ones featuring you)
Example:
Famous Author by Top Blogger at Noteworthy Blog,
Exact Link

What’s on the Web (new web site or new section; genre blog information you wish to announce)
Example:
My Sci Fi Novel book trailer posted at Noteworthy Blog.
Exact Link

Contests
Example:
Imaginary Annual Fiction Contest
First Prize: $00.00
$5.00 Entry Fee. Electronic submission .
Deadline: February 10, 2009
Contest details at Exact Link

Awards
Example:
“My Short Story” by I. M. Author
Semifinalist in Super Contest
Exact Link

Podcasts or Web chats
Example:
I. M. Author’s Web Chat
Topic, guest speaker, or any other special information
Saturday, May 26, 6:00 pm (CET)
Exact Link

And-Then-There-Is-This (Miscellaneous)
Example:
Whatever else you have to announce that doesn’t fit into the other categories.
Any pertinent details.
I. M. Author
Exact Link

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Becky

Reader’s Choice voting for the Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction.

I’m having email problems, so I apologize for sending this notice out a day late.

September CSFF Top Tour Blogger Award.
Thank you to each who voted in our September poll. Congratulations to Rachel Starr Thomson, http://www.rachelstarrthomson.com/inklings/ , now a two-time winner.

Latest In Spec.
Assuming I work out my email difficulties, I’ll be sending out a call for news after the tour, so start gathering the information you’d like to announce.

November’s Book.
I received my copy of The Curse of the Spider King today. If yours hasn’t come yet, it should arrive soon. If not, let me know after the tour.

October Tour.
The tour for Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson (Thomas Nelson) begins Monday, October 19 and runs through Wednesday, October 21. Don’t forget the importance of including the book link I give you though you are free to include another Amazon link as well.

As always, we encourage you to participate in the tour all three days with your own posts and with comments to other participating blogs. Those who requested a review copy of the book are expected to write a review, though as you know, we ask for your honest opinion, not token approval.

Another reminder: those who are able to post each day will be in the running for the CSFF Top Tour Blogger Award. After the tour, be sure to take time to vote in the poll at A Christian Worldview of Fiction for the blogger that posted your favorite three articles. Don’t forget, CSFF Blog Tour members who do not participate in the tour officially can still comment on other blogs and vote for the Top Tour Blogger.

Opting in and Out of the Tour (Please Read).
Your tour participation status remains the same from month to month unless you make a change.

Please take time to check your status. The current list of participants appears at the end of this post: http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/csff-blog-tour-the-vanishing-sculptor-day-1/

OPT OUT of the tour if you participated last month but will not participate this month.

OPT IN If you did not participate in September but plan to participate this month.

Do nothing if your status is unchanged.

Deadline for changing your status for the Haunt of Jackals tour, by opting in or out, is Saturday morning, October 17.

Links.
The book link you will be required to post for Haunt of Jackals is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1595544593

Optional links you may wish to include:
Eric Wilson’s Web site - http://www.wilsonwriter.com/
The Undead Trilogy Web site  - http://www.jerusalemsundead.com/

I will provide you with the participants’ links no later than Sunday. Be sure to include these at least once in the body of your blog OR update your sidebar to show the October participants.

Schedule.
At present, our schedule for the coming months is as follows:

*  October – Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson (adult supernatural suspense)
*  November – Curse of the Spider King, Book 1 of The Berinfell Prophecies by Wayne Thomas Batson/Christopher Hopper (YA fantasy)
*  December – Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books) by R.J. Anderson (general market middle grade fantasy – tentative)
*  January  – North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (middle grade fantasy, second in the Wingfeather Saga)

If you’ve heard talk about the recent changes in the FTC regulations affecting book bloggers, don’t worry because these do not take affect until December 1. By then I hope to pass along to you the specifics that apply to us and to give you a sample disclosure statement.

God’s care.

Becky

Interview. I haven’t asked our October featured author Eric Wilson if he is available for interviews, but he gives an email address on his Web site, so if you’d like an interview, I suggest you approach him.

Book Offer. Our November tour will feature the YA fantasy, Curse of the Spider King, Book 1 of The Berinfell Prophecies by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. If you would like a review copy of the book, email me your name and mailing address by Monday, October 5. Remember, a request for a book obligates you to write and post a review of the book during the tour. Of course your review should be an honest evaluation, not promotional fluff.

Upcoming Tours.

God’s blessing on you today,

Becky

This year the autumnal equinox and the official beginning of the fall season coincide with the CSFF Blog Tour. Hope you’re ready!

August CSFF Top Tour Blogger Award.
Congratulations to Lyn Perry, http://residentialaliens.blogspot.com , who won without the need of a runoff. And thanks to each of you who voted.

Latest In Spec.
You may be wondering when the next issue of LIS is coming out. Our publisher moved (physically, actually, packed up and journeyed across the border to Canada), and I thought it wise to wait until they’ve had time to settle in. I’ll let you know when we’re ready to put together another issue. In the meantime, be gathering your news.

October’s Book.
I received my copy of Eric Wilson’s Haunt of Jackals this week. If yours hasn’t come yet, it should arrive soon. If not, let me know after the tour.

September Tour.
The tour for The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita Paul (WaterBrook) begins Monday, September 21 and runs through Wednesday, September 23. Don’t forget the importance of including the book link I give you though you are free to include another Amazon link as well.

As always, we encourage you to participate in the tour all three days with your own posts and with comments to other participating blogs. Those who requested a review copy of the book are expected to write a review, though as you know, we ask for your honest opinion, not token approval.

Another reminder: those who are able to post each day will be in the running for the CSFF Top Tour Blogger Award. After the tour, be sure to take time to vote in the poll at A Christian Worldview of Fiction for the blogger that posted your favorite three articles. Don’t forget, CSFF Blog Tour members who do not participate in the tour officially can still comment on other blogs and vote for the Top Tour Blogger.

Opting in and Out of the Tour.
Your tour participation status remains the same from month to month unless you make a change.

Please take time to check your status. The current list of participants appears at the end of this post: http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/csff-blog-tour-%e2%80%93-offworld-day-1/
OPT OUT of the tour if you participated last month but will not participate this month.

OPT IN If you did not participate in July but plan to participate this month.

Do nothing if your status is unchanged.

Deadline for changing your status for The Vanishing Sculptor tour, by opting in or out, is Saturday morning, September 19.

Links.
The book link you will be required to post for The Vanishing Sculptor is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073391

Optional links you may wish to include:
Donita Paul’s Web site - http://www.donitakpaul.com/
Donita Paul’s blog - http://dragonbloggin.blogspot.com/

I will provide you with the participants’ links no later than Sunday. Be sure to include these at least once in the body of your blog OR update your sidebar to show the September participants.

Schedule.
At present, our schedule for the coming months is as follows:

*  September 21-23 – The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita Paul (YA fantasy)
*  October – Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson (adult supernatural suspense)
*  November – Curse of the Spider King, Book 1 of The Berinfell Prophecies by Wayne Thomas Batson/Christopher Hopper (YA fantasy – tentative)
*  December – Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books) by R.J. Anderson (general market middle grade fantasy – tentative)
*  January  – North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (middle grade fantasy, second in the Wingfeather Saga)

Remember, like anything else, you’ll get as much out of the tour as you put in.

Becky

August Tour Award. The poll is up for you to vote for the August CSFF Top Tour Blogger at http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/csff-august-tour-wrap/ . You have until midnight (Pacific time) Sunday night. A run-off poll will go up Tuesday if there is no consensus winner.

Interview. Donita Paul, author of The Vanishing Sculptor, our September feature, is available for interviews. Contact her directly at donitakpaul @ msn . com.

Book Offer. Our October tour will feature the adult supernatural suspense Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson. Remember, if you request a review copy, you are committing to participation in the October tour with at least a review of the book. Please contact me with your name and mailing address no later that Saturday morning. Since this is book 2 of the Jerusalem’s Undead Trilogy, you may wish to read or at least familiarize yourself with the first book, Field of Blood.

Upcoming Tours.

*  September 21-23 – The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita Paul (YA fantasy)
*  October 19-21 – Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson (Book 2 of the Jerusalem’s Undead Trilogy, adult supernatural suspense)
*  November – Curse of the Spider King, Book 1 of The Berinfell Prophecies by Wayne Thomas Batson/Christopher Hopper (YA fantasy – tentative)
*  December – Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books) by R.J. Anderson (general market middle grade fantasy – tentative)
*  January – North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson, WaterBrook (Book 2 of the Wingfeather Saga) middle grade fantasy

For those of you in the US, enjoy your upcoming Labor Day’ holiday.

Becky

Taylor J. Beisler
http://impossiblewriter.wordpress.com/