Week 3 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards -- Funniest and Best New Author Story

Week 3 of Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards 

Find our podcast here! 

In Honor of our One Year Anniversary

Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first

“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 

Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​

We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)

This week we have two categories for voting: The Funniest Podcast Moment and Best New Author Story.

We also wanted to give a special Podcast Hero Award to someone who has gone above and beyond in supporting our podcast. This is an instant award and skips any voting procedures. 

Congratulations to SJ Hermann for being our first ever Podcast Hero! SJ's podcast has far surpassed any other podcast in number of downloads and he as continually promoted Blondie and the Brit, as he supports so many Indie Authors. SJ spends hours a day helping promote authors and we are grateful for his support. Please check out SJ's funny interview here.  

Category 4 -- Funniest Podcast Moments

Please click on the clips to listen and vote below for your favorite. 

Kerry Schafer -- Twitter Shenanigans

J.D. Lexx -- Lightning Round Hilarity

Sharon Anderson -- Phone a Friend

Luke Romyn -- Bicycle Underpants Story

Lynn Lamb -- Burning Down the House

Funniest Podcast

Kerry Schafer J.D. Lexx Sharon Anderson

Luke Romyn Lynn Lamb

Rules:

1. 1 vote per person per category.

2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.

3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.

4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities.

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Category 5 -- Best New Author Story

Please click on the clips to listen and vote below for your favorite. 

Darynda Jones -- Agent Beauty Contest

Susan Spann -- Ten Years of Tenacity

Patricia Sands -- Every Day is a Gift

David Estes -- Accountant to Full-Time Writer on the Beach

Best New Author Story

Darynda Jones Susan Spann

Patricia Sands David Estes

Rules:

1. 1 vote per person per category.

2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.

3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.

4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities.

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Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting. 

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)

Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)

Vote on week 3 here: (Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)

Vote on Week 2 here: (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story. 

Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Week 2 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards -- Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story

Week 2 of Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards 

Find our podcast here! 

In Honor of our One Year Anniversary

Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first

“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 

Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)

This week we have two categories to vote on. The Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fan Girl/Boy Story. 

Click here to vote on last weeks Best Social Media Tips.

Category 2: Most Creative Book Promotion -- Nominees 

Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.

David Perlmutter -- #Cheeky Marketing to sell your book

Mark Sadler -- Pinterest Secret Files

Munir Bello -- Naked Marketing Flyers

Nicole Waggoner -- Teasing your Second Book on Website

Seumas Gallacher -- Using Linkedin to Promote Sales

Most Creative Book Promotion

David Perlmutter Munir Bello Seumas Gallacher

Mark Sadler Nicole Waggoner

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Category 3: Best Fan Girl/Boy Story -- Nominees.

Click on the clips below to listen and vote below. Be sure to vote for both categories.

Camille Di Maio -- How she presented her book to Paul McCartney

Tom Nichols -- Hollywood Hills with Tarintino

Kim Hunt Harris -- Diana Gabaldon Ultimate Fan Girl

Edward Stanton -- Paul Stanley of KISS Fame Keeping his Identity Secret

Best Fan Girl/Fan Boy

Camille DiMaio Kim Hunt

Tom Nichols Edward Stanton

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Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting. 

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)

Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)

Vote on week 3 here: (Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)

Vote on Week 2 here: (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story. 

Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

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Week 1 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards Special Announcement -- Best Social Media Tip

Blondie and the Brit Podcast Award Special Announcement

Find our podcast here! 

In Honor of our One Year Anniversary

Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first

“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards” 

Each week over the next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will be open for voting until October 7. ​We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook party on Friday, October 14.  Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see the posts.)

Week 1 -- Category 1: Best Social Media Tips -- Nominees 

Click on the clips below to listen and vote below:

Rachel Thompson -- #MondayBlogs

Laurence O'Bryan -- Extending Your Book onto Your Blog

Joey Pinkney -- How to Present Yourself Online

Nicole Persun -- SEO Optimization

Claude Bouchard -- Twitter Growth

Best Social Media Tips?

Rachel Thompson Joey Pinkney Claude Bouchard

Laurence O'Bryan Nicole Persun

Rules:

1. 1 vote per person per category.

2. Votes must be cast by October 7 midnight central time.

3. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 14, 2016 during our Facebook party. You do not have to be present to win. Please invite everyone to join the fun.

4. Winners will receive a trophy, a widget for website and eternal bragging rights and other exciting opportunities. 

Quiz Maker

Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting. 

If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)

Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)

Vote on week 3 here: (Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)

Vote on Week 2 here: (Most Creative Book Promotion and Best Fangirl/Boy Story. 

Vote on Week 1 here: (Best Social Media Tips)

To listen to these amazing authors please visit our podcast here or on iTunes here.

Susan Spann Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing on Blondie and the Brit

Susan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing

Susan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing

This week Susan Spann shares her writing journey that began with a love of Japanese culture and through the advice of agents she created the award-winning Shinobi Mystery series. Susan is the Rocky Mountain Fiction Author of the Year and an accomplished publishing attorney who takes to social media with her weekly twitter #PUBLAW advice and blog. Susan's enthusiastic retelling of the journey from wanna be writer to the launch of her fourth book is as heartwarming as it is funny. Don't miss this engaging interview chock full of great inspiration and advice for writers.

Gisela Hausmann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews

Join us on Blondie and the Brit for a really great chat with Gisela Hausman, a top Amazon reviewer. She shares her wealth of knowledge about the review process and some great information about email marketing. 

Gisela Hausmann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews

You will not want to miss this great chat with Gisela Hausman who is a Amazon ecommerce expert, PR and communications coach, and a multi-award winning author. A native of Austria, Gisela is the author of The Naked Truth series and a top Amazon reviewer. We talk about the unadorned truth of the review process and how to win the heart of a reviewer. As a self-professed email evangelist she shares her best tips on crafting emails and newsletters to get the best out of out of all your communications. 

Winners from the #RRBC Block Party

Winners on my page for the 

 #RRBC BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK and BLOG BLOCK PARTY I hosted on August 13, 2016! 

My Four Lucky Winners:

1. $25 Amazon Gift Card --JOHN FIORAVANTI

​ Three signed copies of Stealing Time

1. STEPHANIE COLLINS

2. NONNIE JULES

3. JAN SIKES

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Thank you to everyone who downloaded a free ecopy of Stealing Time. Because of your help I made it to #1 on Amazon for Time Travel Free downloads!! I am so grateful for your help. #RRBC has been an amazing find for me.

If you didn't win and you still want to read this 4.7 out of five star rated book with 41 reviews it's only $2.99.  

Get your copy here! 

You can also check out my short story that's only 99 cents and has a rating of 4.8 out of five stars. 

Get your copy here!

Here are two reviews to entice you:

Stealing Time:

 18th Century? Time-Travel? I COULDN'T RESIST! A fantastic journey!, April 1, 2016

By 

Thomas Whaley

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This review is from: Stealing Time: Book 1 (Kindle Edition)

As an avid fan of ANYTHING 17th or 18th century AND once addicted (...maybe still) to Quantum Leap, when I stumbled across Stealing Time, by author KJ Waters, I couldn't resist adding it to my long list of things to do! Being a teacher, father of two and busy author myself, I find it very difficult to read as much as I would like, but once I began reading Stealing Time, it did not seem to be a challenge at all. The realistic mental imagery of 18th century London, perfectly mixed with the enticement of a perfect storm, time travel and spicy characters kept me on the edge of my seat. KJ Waters undoubtedly researched her history! I found her book to be historically refreshing and educational, rather than eye-rolling and inaccurate, which I have encountered in other "time-travelish" books.

Stealing Time is pleasantly packed with believable, well-developed characters worth investing your time with. They all keep you involved, and I applaud the Ms. Waters with the flawless way the characters differ based on the century they were from. This must have been a challenge.

If you are looking for a suspenseful, historical, witch-hunt of a journey - read STEALING TIME...and like me, you'll be impatiently waiting for round two.

My second book in the series, Shattering Time, will be out this fall. If you want to get on my mailing list for free deals and updates please comment below. 

There is a free chapter of Shattering Time at the end of my short story BLOW as a teaser. Here is a review of BLOW, that is a 20 minute read that reached #8 on the paid charts when it was release in April. 

Blow:5.0 out of 5 stars

You’ll be Blown Away!

By Amazon Customer on April 12, 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

Set against the dramatic backdrop of one of nature’s most powerful forces of chaos and destruction, Blow
intertwines the suspenseful stories of it characters as the winds howl and emotions rage. K.J. Waters has
the reader hanging onto each gust as the story unfolds—as lives, trailers, and Weber grills (both literal and
metaphorical) are tossed around like matchsticks. Packing an even stronger punch than Hurricane Ivan
(arguably the catalyst, powerfully moving the storyline and its characters in unexpected directions), Blow
delivers a Category 5 performance, providing the perfect transition between the author’s first thriller, Stealing
Time, and her upcoming novel. Brace yourself for an exciting ride! KJ Waters absolutely delivers just that!

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