Posted by Mandy M. Roth on Jun 1, 2007 in
Contests Authors you’re invited to post your excerpts on the RAVEN READER FORUM
http://ravenhappyhour.com/ravenforum/index.php?board=29.0
Please offer a prize/contest for a prize at same time.
Thanks
READERS— be sure to stop by to see who is posting and what contests they’re having. You do not need to join the reader forum to view excerpts.
Reminder 18 yrs and older only… thanks
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Posted by Mandy M. Roth on May 31, 2007 in
Marketing with Mandy I write full time and do it from the house with three boys running around. I’m always up for helpful articles on the subject. What are some tips and tricks you all use?
How To Succeed Working at Home
When you have kids climbing all over you.
By Dr. Kevin Nunley
I get a BIG chuckle out of experts who preach the joys of working from home. Magazines often feature a photo of a nicely dressed model with her full attention focused on a client on the phone. Her equally nicely-dressed child quietly explores an educational toy on the floor beside her.
That’s never the way it works at my house. As I write this from home, my 15 year-old is bouncing a basketball off the outside of my office, my 12 year-old is blaring her new Back Street Boys CD, the kindergartner has just let the neighbor’s dog into the living room, and my toddler is trying to climb onto my shoulders while attempting to shut the computer off.
Experts advise this isn’t the way a successful work-at-home business is supposed to operate. The professional home-worker is told to make clients think she is in a big, plush office in a mirror-covered professional building. “Never allow noise from kids and pets and never answer the phone ‘hello.’ Clients won’t take you seriously,” they write. Uh oh, I’m in trouble.
Let’s be realistic for a second. Of the six million North Americans who work from their houses, I’ll bet more than half have noisy kids, dogs, and unfolded laundry competing for their attention. Yet, studies routinely show work-at-homers often get as much or more done than those in the office.
Read more…
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 27, 2007 in
Marketing with Mandy Raven Reader Forum
Authors:
Raven Reader Forum is opening a backstage pass to author friends of the Raven. We’re offering authors a chance to come in and post excerpts and give away prizes. (Limit two excerpts, must offer prize) Excerpts are to be posted to the VIP Backstage Pass area of the forum. Authors, there is also a Research Sections where you can share knowledge and ask questions. Readers are welcome to join in and lend a hand. Join now and post! You can create sig pics and have fun interacting with readers.
Readers:
Stop on by to see what VIPs come to play and what prizes are being given away. Forum membership is free. Must be 18 years or older to join. Readers are welcome to create sig pics as well!
http://ravenhappyhour.com/ravenforum
Michelle M. Pillow & Mandy M. Roth
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 25, 2007 in
Marketing with Mandy 
Adam Curry, a former VJ on MTV? He created podcasting and is credited with being the daddy of the movement. I’ve had a soft spot for the guy since I was little so the podcasting thing just makes it all the better.
Podcasts have come a long way, baby, in a short period of time. People listen to them on mp3 players, their computer, in their cars… the list goes on. You do NOT need to have an iPod to listen to a podcast. Anywhere you can listen to an MP3 or audio file, you can listen to a podcast.
Read more…
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 23, 2007 in
Marketing with Mandy
The month of June will be spent spotlighting publishers! The tentative schedule of pubs is as follows:
week one-Samhain Publishing
week two-Ellora’s Cave Publishing
week three-New Concepts Publishing
week four-Virgin Publishing
So many wonderful editors and authors have volunteered their time to answer questions (most questions are marketing minded to help authors). I’ve sent interviews off to them and will post them to the blog during their scheduled week. If your publisher is interested in having a week long spotlight this summer, please have them contact me and let me know. I’ll also be offering Wild Card Wednesdays randomly throughout the summer months to spotlight an author.
mandy@mandyroth.com subject: blog publisher spotlight or wild card wed
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Posted by Mandy M. Roth on May 18, 2007 in
Day in the Life 
Date With Destiny
Michelle M. Pillow , Mandy M. Roth
Date With Destiny By Michelle M. Pillow , Mandy M. Roth
Book 2 in the Pleasure Cruise series.
Academically minded, uptight Anna only agreed to go on Date with Destiny, a campy TV game show, because she wanted to win an SUV. She never dreamed that accidentally selecting the wrong prize would land her on a cruise ship full of supernaturals. At least she’s bringing someone along for the ride — her best friend Winter, a kooky free spirit with a penchant for mischief.
Andre and Christian, were-panthers and twin brothers, are polar opposites as far as personalities go. One views life as a party, the other is entirely too serious. But once they meet their intended mates, this night-and-day duo can finally agree on one thing — Anna and Winter will be theirs and theirs alone before they get back to shore.
Read an excerpt
TO BUY
Sexual Content: Rated E-rotic
Genre : Romantic Comedy / Paranormal
Book Length: .Novella.
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Posted by Mandy M. Roth on May 16, 2007 in
Contests Join us May 17th for the Raven Reader Day Bash!!
Where some of your favorite authors will post excerpts to their books & give tons of cool prizes!
These days are huge, so we recommend going no mail for the event and reading the posts from the board.
To join or visit the group, go to: HERE
Authors looking to join the fun – Rules here:
Thanks!
M&M
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 15, 2007 in
Day in the Life And apparently, the last month hasn’t been it. *grin* With prep for RT and then RT itself, April was a wash. May hasn’t been much better but I’m determined to beat it. I WILL WRITE! I WILL!.
If I chant it enough, it might happen.
Let’s here some of the things you do to assure you have writing time.
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 10, 2007 in
Day in the Life 
So far this morning, I’ve hydroplaned across dog pee. Apparently, she really HAD to go in the middle of the night and thought my hardwood floor would make the next best place since clearly waking me up was too much effort.
I’ve argued with my youngest who firmly believes he’s going back to the fire station today to see the trucks. His preschool visited yesterday. That’s an entirely different story.
I sent my husband off to work only to receive a call less than twenty minutes later informing me he was headed home to change. He’d stopped for a cup of coffee and ended up not only coating himself in it but also his truck. He came home, changed, grabbed a cup of coffee here for the ride and then took off with my SUV. I get the honor of cleaning the coffee out of his truck this morning.
Off I go.
Wish me luck….
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Posted by Mandy Roth on May 6, 2007 in
Contests 
LET THE HUNT BEGIN! ~ Contest open for the month of May 2007!
TO PLAY CLICK HERE
Enter for a chance to win one of many FABULOUS prizes from these talented authors!
Michelle M. Pillow
Mandy M. Roth
Jaycee Clark
Amy Knupp
Barbara White Daille
Cindy Miles
History Hoydens
Jenna Black
Joey W. Hill
Jordan Summers
Jory Strong
Kalen Hughes
Kate Austin
Kelley St. John
Lacey Alexander
Lauren Dane
Mackenzie McKade
Maya Banks
N.J. Walters
Nicola Marsh
Patricia Sargeant
Portia Da Costa
Raven Vampire Nightclub
Rowena Cherry
Samantha Storm
Shelley Munro
Shiloh Walker
TJ Michaels
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