Daron D. Fraley
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Results of the Pay It Forward Contest
With the assistance of http://www.random.org,the results are in! About 36 hours late, because I am clueless and forgetful, but . . . the results are in! Thank you all for your participation. I appreciate all of your comments! But there … Continue reading
Canticle Quests from Michael Young – Author of The Canticle Kingdom
Michael Young, author of The Canticle Kingdom is holding a summer project for grades 5 – 12 that promises to be a great amount of fun for those who participate. The program includes music, art, reading, a scavenger hunt, and more. … Continue reading
An Author’s Dream – The Pay It Forward Giveaway
WARNING: Don’t read this blog too fast. You might miss a really cool prize if you do… There is an interesting contest going on between a bunch of authors which I thought was worthy of a quick post. Check out … Continue reading
Contest winner announcement
Earlier this week we had a contest to help drive entries to the Goodreads giveaway for “The Thorn”. Although we didn’t hit 2000 entries for that contest, I still think 619 entries is respectable for a new book from an … Continue reading
Book Contest: Help Me Tweet It Up!
Tweeted blog contests are a double edged sword. If there is a contest out on a blog site, and those entries can be kept at a minimum, then those who have entered the contest obviously have a better chance of … Continue reading
Virtual Book Tour starts TOMORROW
I am quite excited for the next few weeks… my book goes on a “Virtual Book Tour”, and will be reviewed by a whole bunch of very cool bloggers. I will be posting short comments here with a link to … Continue reading
Storymakers Conference Contest for Seat at VIP Table
The time for the drawing has come… This was a fun contest. I really got a kick out of the creative entries. In the end, I narrowed my choices down to four: Andrea’s contacts, Carolyn’s puppet, Deborah’s Lamborghini, and Taffy’s … Continue reading
Contest Winner Announcement – B&N Card and Book
Contest #1 from my post a few days ago is now complete. Methods of participating in the contest included posting about the contest on personal blogs, becoming a Twitter follower and tweeting about the contest, becoming a fan on Facebook, … Continue reading
Socks For The Homeless
My good friend and fellow author Tristi Pinkston is doing a worthy project for the homeless as part of her book launch. Please see the following blog post for more information: http://secretsistersmysteries.blogspot.com/2010/03/operation-sock-hop.html Besides socks, blankets or coats are also welcome.
Reading is Power – Guest blog at Christine Bryant’s site today
Do you like Harry Potter? What about The Hunger Games? The Maze Runner? The Chronicles of Narnia? Twilight? Classical authors like Dickens, Shakespeare, Bronte, Austin, Hemingway? Perhaps non-fiction is your preference. No matter what type of book you like, I … Continue reading
