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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Bootscootin' Blahniks is Now FREE on Smashwords and Perhaps Soon on Kindle and Nook too!!!
Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
Have I got a treat for you...
In honor of now having sold over 6500 Ebooks,
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - the book that started it all for me - is now FREE on Smashwords!!!
Bootscootin' Blahniks on Smashwords
Since the price went into effect on Thursday afternoon, over 200 of you have now downloaded it!!!
So welcome to my Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!
If y'all are like me, I prefer to read a series in order, and I get a bunch of fan-mail asking me in what order to read The Bootscootin' Books and then the Cozy Cash Mysteries too. So here's the scoop...and now the first one - BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - is on me:
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS
BUCKLES ME BABY
THUG GUARD
LIP GLOCK
Why read both the Bootscootin' Books AND The Cozy Cash Mysteries...and in this order? Because thanks to many of y'all's requests, I brought along many of your fave Bootscootin' characters in the Cozy Cash Mysteries!!!
Okay...so now that BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is FREE on Smashwords...what about all u Kindle and Nook Readers?
Here's the scoop:
As an Indie Epub Author, u cannot list your books as FREE on Kindle and Nook.
BUT
Via Smashwords' distribution channels, Nook will soon match the Smashwords' price.
AND
Kindle will often match the price if you tell 'em you've found the book on another online store for less!
So get to lettin' Kindle know that BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now FREE on Smashwords!!!
How?
Right underneath my ranking on BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS' Amazon Page, you will see a button to click that says "tell us about a lower price". Click there and let 'em know that the book is now free on Smashwords.
Let's see if together we can get BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS Free on both Kindle and Nook too!
I luuuvvv treatin' y'all to great books for great prices! And now with my debut release being Free, and the rest of my fiction priced at 99 Cents each...you can now read *5* D. D. Scott romantic comedy-comedic capers for just $3.96 !!!
The Best of D. D. Scott-ville Wishes and Happy Reading! --- D. D.
P.S. Update: BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now FREE on Nook too!!! Here's the link:
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS on Nook
P.S.S. I'll let you know as soon as I get word that it's now FREE on Kindle too! Or, if y'all see it first, u tell me! Cheers!!!
We did it, Y'All!!!
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS is now Free on Kindle too!!!
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS on Kindle
Thank sooo much for all your help! And Happy Reading!!!Labels: Bootscootin' Blahniks, Buckles Me Baby, E-Book Country Experiments, Lip Glock, Readers and Fans, Stompin' On Stetsons, The Bootscootin' Books Series, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, Thug Guard
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Now You Can Read Any D. D. Scott Romantic Comedy or Cozy Mystery For Less Than a Trip To Your Local Dollar Store!!!
That's right, D. D. Scott-ville!!!
Happy Tuesday and Happy Dollar Days in D. D. Scott-ville!!!
You can now treat yourself to any of my Romantic Comedy Bootscootin' Books and my Cozy Cash Mysteries too for less than a trip to your local dollar store!!!
Here's the scoop:
Now that the 4th book featuring my Bootscootin' Books Characters is here -
THUG GUARD, Book One of my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries...where all your fave Bootscootin' Characters are gettin' "cozy"...as in cozy mystery cozy...
And the 5th book - LIP GLOCK - is comin' mid-August...
A lot of my readers and fans are asking in what order they should read the books to follow the series from Book One to Book Four.
So...not only am I givin' ya the scoop on each one, in order, and a sneak peek at what you can expect from each book featuring the Bootscootin' Characters...
I've just dropped the price to 99 Cents for each book in the series!!!
I luuuvvv treating my readers and fans to "great books for great prices"!!!
And now you can one-click-buy any of my Bootscootin' Books and Cozy Cash Mysteries for less than a trip to your local dollar store!!!
Here's the scoop on each one:
BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - It's Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers
BUCKLES ME BABY - Think paparazzi-hell and Ponzi-scheme fall-out meet home-shopping and Babies "R" Us
THUG GUARD - Think The Rachel Zoe Project meets Bond, James Bond and a Madoff-style, Ponzi-scheming King
The Bootscootin' Books are romantic comedies with a chick lit, gone-country twist...and now a cozy mystery twist too!
Happy Reading and Welcome to my Bootscootin' and Cozy Cash Mystery Worlds!
P.S. The next book - LIP GLOCK - will be released in August...right in time to wrap-up all your summer, beach-time reading!
P.S.S. For excerpts of all five books plus sneak peeks at number six, visit my website's The Books Page http://www.ddscott.com/books.htmlLabels: 99 Cent Experiment, Bootscootin' Blahniks, Buckles Me Baby, Finding Fabulous Readers, Readers and Fans, Stompin' On Stetsons, The Bootscootin' Books Series, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, Thug Guard
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Behind & Beyond My Books: BUCKLES ME BABY Release Day is Valentine's Day!!!
It's finally just about here...the release of Book Three in my Bootscootin' Books Series - BUCKLES ME BABY!!!
On or around Valentine's Day, you're in for double the fun…and more than double the trouble…in book three of my bestselling series The Bootscootin’ Books. It’s Chick Lit, Gone-Country. Think paparazzi-hell and Ponzi-scheme fall-out meet home-shopping and Babies “R” Us.
Following BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - Book One in the Bootscootin' Books Series - and then Book Two - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - I'm takin' y'all back to Music City, where Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy, but this time with pregnancy, paparazzo hell and Ponzi-scheme fall-out mixed into my romcom, farcical mess!
What I'm most excited about with this BUCKLES ME BABY book is that I'm able to give you a fabulous peek, right between this book's virtual covers, of what's next in D. D. Scott-ville.
And here's what I mean by that...coming straight to you from the "Note From D. D. Scott" at the back of BUCKLES ME BABY:
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A NOTE FROM D. D. SCOTT
I sooo hope you’ve enjoyed my Bootscootin’ Books Series – first, BOOTSCOOTIN’ BLAHNIKS, then STOMPIN’ ON STETSONS, and now BUCKLES ME BABY.
But there’s no way the fun nor the buck stops in Music City.
Not a chance.
I’ve had sooo many readers write me and beg, yes beg, for more of the Bootscootin’ Books way-zany characters. So I’ve decided to treat y’all to a ton more of their farcical adventures...but with a little twist, that without, my muses just can’t seem to dance across my pages.
And here’s the twist...
My muses are gettin’ “cozy” as in Cozy Mystery “cozy”.
They’ve got some wild, wild adventures in the works, and here’s a hint who and what they’re crazy about:
Think a wanna-be-Plum - yeah, as in Stephanie Plum, who’s far, far from Plum in her Rachel Zoe-esque world – meets a Ponzi-scheme king Bernie Madoff-type and “lit-erally”, as the Rachel Zoe loves to say, the double agent out to destroy the cozy cash, feeder fund world that makes Wall Street sing.
It’s Charlie’s Angels – Mom Squad style – meets the new SEC’s Walker, Texas Ranger.
So sit tight ‘til this coming May 2011 when I debut my Cozy “Cash” Mysteries beginning with Book One THUG GUARD.
I’ll follow THUG GUARD with Book Two LIP GLOCK (August 2011) then Book Three SMOOTH CRIMINALS (November 2011).
Oh, and I’ll also have a special holiday treat for you - a Cozy “Cash” Mystery Novella - included in the 2011 Naked Hero Christmas Anthology GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN...MT. OLYMPUS THAT IS.
What?! You can’t sit tight that long? Fine. I’m including a THUG GUARD teaser chapter following this note.
And...if you still need some more D. D. Scott-ville “therapy”, check out my #1 Amazon Bestselling Book MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL where you’ll discover how I, along with many of your favorite authors, come up with our way-out-there ideas then keep our muses crankin’ out pages for y’all to enjoy.
In the mean time, you’re always welcome at any of my online homes, and here’s the scoop on those:
My Website
My D. D. Scott-ville Blog
Twitter @ddscottromcom
Facebook @DeeDee Scott
The Naked Hero
The Writer's Guide to Epublishing (The WG2E)
Goodreads D.D. Scott
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Sooo can't wait to share BUCKLES ME BABY with you! See you with the live links to the book on or before Valentine's Day!!!
And talk about double the fun...BUCKLES ME BABY gives you not only Audrey and Damian's story, but you'll also meet my new Cozy "Cash" Mysteries' hero and heroine Roman Bellesconi and Zoey Witherspoon!
Sexy Sassy Smart BUCKLES ME BABY & Romantic Comedy-Cozy Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Behind and Beyond My Books, Bootscootin' Blahniks, Buckles Me Baby, Muse Therapy, Stompin' On Stetsons, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, Thug Guard
Monday, January 10, 2011
My Inaugural WG2E Real Numbers Post Is Up!!!
Happy Monday, D. D. Scott-ville!
And what a fabulous kick-off to the new week it is!!!
My inaugural WG2E Real Numbers Post Is Up!!!
Check it out at The WG2E !!!
I'm ecstatic with my sales numbers, and I'm thrilled to share 'em with you at The WG2E.
Keep in mind when you're reviewing my numbers that unlike the traditional publishing world of old where you had to have a huge push by a major publisher to sell well, I didn't have that.
I'm totally self-made via Indie Epublishing.
And I'm here to tell you - then show you how - it can be done.
I'm right on track - as you'll see comparing my numbers to other Bestselling Indie Authors - to selling my own multiple thousands of Ebooks by the end of 2011.
How?
By making some of the same tough but great decisions that they did too! (More on that in future posts both here and at The WG2E.)
So check this out...here's a teaser at the numbers you'll find today at The WG2E:
*** Super cool stat here...I've sold 47 BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS books in 4 months - 35 MUSE THERAPY books in just 2 months - and 18 STOMPIN' ON STETSONS books in 1 month!
See what's happening with each book I add to my backlist?!
*** My first royalty check was $32.66 (for August 2010 sales). The second check was $53.65 (for Sept/Oct sales). A 62% increase!!! Yesss!!! - I went from selling 17 books in the first check to 31 books in the second check!
*** Two of my books - MUSE THERAPY and STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - have made several of Amazon's bestseller lists (again...more on that in another post)
Not bad for a writer who's made absolutely nothing for the last ten years!!!
That's right...as I've mentioned several times and will continue to slide in here whenever I can - LOL!...it took me ten years of struggling thru the traditional publishing world to get here, the last two of those years having been lead by a fabulous agent who is now right there with me on my Epublishing journey (more from her later too)!
For the complete analysis of my first set of Real Numbers, go to my post today at The WG2E .
I'm looking forward to your comments and questions, and I'm looking forward to sharing all my future sales numbers.
Only by sharing today's Epublishing Real Numbers can writers Pay It Forward and help those that are considering the Epublishing route but have yet to take that leap.
Sexy Sassy Smart The Real Numbers Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Bootscootin', E-Book Country, E-Book Country Experiments, Muse Therapy, Stompin' On Stetsons, The Real Numbers, The WG2E
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Is Now An Amazon Bestseller Too!!!
More Happy Dancin' today in D. D. Scott-ville!!!
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - book two in my Bootscootin' Books Series - has hit two different Amazon Bestseller Lists!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1291820140&sr=8-1
Here's the scoop...
Last week, STOMPIN' made the Bestseller Lists (in the top 25 titles) for books with cooking and entertaining elements as well as for books with sex therapy and aphrodisiac twists. And we're talking not just Kindle's Bestseller Lists, but Bestseller Lists for all books on Amazon - both Print and Kindle Editions included!!!
How fun is that?!
And I'm still hangin' in there!!!
WooHoo!!!
So outta my first three books on Amazon and Amazon Kindle, I've made Bestseller Lists on two of the three!!! (My MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL is also still on two Amazon Bestseller Lists...as of early this morning!!!)
http://www.amazon.com/Muse-Therapy-Unleashing-Inner-ebook/dp/B004774LN4/ref=pd_sim_kinc_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
How have I done it?! And how do I keep 'em on those fabulous lists?!
Well...those are fun and fabulous tidbits I'm going to be sharing with y'all real soon...as well as a ton more All-Things-EBook Must-Knows.
Stay-tuned...as 2011 in D. D. Scott-ville is gonna be The Year of the E-book and then some!!!
I'll be making a huge announcement in January with all the glorious details!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart Thanks Bunches for Helping Me Hit the Bestseller Lists Again and Happy Holiday Reading!!! --- D. D. ScottLabels: All-Things-Kindle, Bestseller Lists, E-Book Country, Muse Therapy, Stompin' On Stetsons
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Ohhh Yeahhh!!! The First DARC Review For STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Is In!!!
Lots of Happy Dancin' in D. D. Scott-ville today, Y'all!!!
Why?!
Because my first DARC (Digital Advanced Reader Copy) Review for STOMPIN' ON STETSONS is in!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291131646&sr=8-1
Here's what fabulous reviewer Lisa Fisk (of http://lisafisk.blogspot.com/) had to say (and I'll be linking to her full review as soon as I have it):
DD Scott's second book, Stompin' on Stetsons is a fun holiday read. True to romantics everywhere, the good girl gets the good guy and they have a rosy future - that in itself makes it worthy. But for me, I actually fell in love with the secondary characters and would love to know how their lives turn out!
Aunt Tulip, Grams, Midge make a cast of strong, older women who will do what it takes to keep their families strong, happy, and successful.
I don't know that I could have lived with my own personal Aunt Tulip, sex therapist extraordinaire, but she definitely gave Jules character and background. Grams and Midge gave Cody a great work ethic and gave him great insight into not only older women, but into Jules.
The Nashville DD Scott has created makes me want to get on a plane to go visit and have some fried chicken.
How's that for some fabulous, Squeee-worthy news?!
If you only knew how beyond terrified I've been to actually seek-out Reviews! Talk about a huge, huge hurdle!
And here I'm the one always saying to "Go for the gusto" and "be a gutsy romance writer girl". But let me tell ya somethin'...it ain't easy puttin' your work out there to be "reviewed" for its merit and number of stars rankings.
But I finally did it!
And for that I'm happy dancin' today!!!
Now I'm not naive and thinking that this first review means all the other ones will make me feel like dancin'. Oh no.
But I've got Queen Nora - yes, as in the super-fabulous Nora Roberts - to help me with that. Nora had this to say about Reviews during her RWA10 Keynote Luncheon Address:
"Reader A still loves what Reader B thinks is crap."
Then she went on to say about writing-for-publication in general:
"Publication is wild wicked with nose-dive, near miss rejections...Suck it up! Hard is what makes it special...But we are writers. That's what we do!"
And that's exactly what I did by goin' for the gusto with my first ever DARC Experiment!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart Goin' For the Gusto Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Being a Gutsy Romance Writer Girl, E-Book Country Experiments, Reviews, Stompin' On Stetsons
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Release Day is Here!!!
Happy Turkey Day Day-Before Eve Day, D. D. Scott-ville!
And talk about a big 'ole time to celebrate!!! Today is not just a pre-Turkey Day Eve Day but also Release Day for Book Two in my Bootscootin' Books Series STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!!!
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS will heat up your heart for this holiday season as well as heat up your kitchens too! In this romantic comedy, it's all about cupcakes and bbq! Think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers!!!
Here's the scoop:
Manhattan-raised, culinary-schooled pastry chef Jules Lichtenstien wants to make her new Nashville, Tennessee bakery a success. Catering the wedding of a Music City socialite and her country music, chart-topping beau could do just that. But learning the Wedding Planner From Hell is her ex has Jules’ nerves frosted. Having never found the sweet comfort in a man that she gets from her sugary confections, she vows to never again cook up anything but food in her kitchen.
Meat n’ Three diner heir and produce man Cody Weiss is fantastic with food but lousy with relationships. Or so says his ex-fiancé whose wedding he’s unwittingly agreed to help his friend Jules cater. Cody wants to help Jules, but what he really wants is to succeed in their relationship where he’s failed in the past.
With both of their exes stirring the pots, can Jules and Cody pull off the wedding without making minced meat of their relationship? And when a hat causes heat to simmer between them, will they be able to survive both in and out of the kitchen?
Love is a lot like cooking...delicious...with the right ingredients.
I'm tickled beyond tickled to bring you this one-of-a-kind holiday story where Christmas trees aren't just Christmas trees, they're aphrodisiacs too. And being naughty and nice isn't an option...there's just plenty of both to go around!!!
Here are the links so you can gift your favorite E-reading devices and/or free E-reader Apps of choice:
For Amazon Kindle and all Kindle Apps:
http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1290567282&sr=8-1
For Smashwords (for all other Ereaders such as nook, Sony, Kobo, or iPad):
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/31026
Oh, and here are the links for Book One in the Bootscootin' Series BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS, in case, like me, you like to read a series in order from book one on:
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
Smashwords
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21363
The Happy of Happiest Thanksgiving Wishes to all of you and your families too, and
Happy Reading to go along with it!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Bootscootin', E-Book Country, Stompin' On Stetsons
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Behind & Beyond My Books (STOMPIN' ON STETSONS): Why a Roz Focker-Style Sex Therapist?
Mornin', D. D. Scott-ville!
Last week I promised y'all the scoop on the Behind & Beyond My Books insider tidbit on "Why Aunt Tulip - a Rosalind (Roz) Focker-style Sex Therapist".
Just why is such a huge part of Book Two in my Bootscootin' Books Series - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - all about Sex Therapy?
Well...here's "why"...
I truly think Barbara Streisand's Rosalind (Roz) Focker character in the beyond hilarious MEET THE FOCKERS is one of the best characters ever, ever written then played on the big screen!!!
And if you haven't seen MEET THE FOCKERS, you've got to watch it!!! Talk about some fabulous tit-for-tat dialogue (no pun intended...well...you know what I mean...LOL!!!)!!!
And it's not just the witty dialogue that had me hooked, it was how wonderfully brilliant Streisand played her gutsy-girl Roz Focker part!!!
Here she is working her "magic" on poor Robert De Niro who doesn't stand a chance in Hell against Streisand's Sex Therapist "exercises" and "therapeutic interventions"...
Not even poor Roz's husband, the ever-lovable Bernie Focker - played by equally lovable Dustin Hoffman - stands a chance either...especially when there's whipped cream involved...
Roz is relentless in her quest to "heal" those around her - plus her patients too - when it comes to feeling love through the joys of beyond amazing sex. She seeks to make sex, not only satisfying and fun, but a bond-building plus heart and soul healing adventure. Adventures that should never stop being new, exciting, and breaths of fresh air into every relationship - both old and new.
And I just luuuvvv that unquenchable spirit she shares with the world, and that easy, care-free, natural way she teaches people to love again and allow themselves to be loved again! Great stuff!!!
And sooo the inspiration behind my beloved Aunt Tulip in STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!
Aunt Tulip - Dr. Telaine Patricia Cohen (affectionately called Aunt Tulip by her friends and family) - is a Sex Therapist with a Yale doctorate and also the woman who raised my heroine Jules Lichtenstien. She has an unfaltering bravado, always goes for life with gusto, always takes the paths least travelled, and is obsessed with all-things-Kama Sutra.
Here's a little taste of Aunt Tulip's "magic" on my pages:
“Dig in. There’s plenty more where this came from.” Cody motioned for everyone to grab a seat and have at the meal. “And Dr. Cohen, welcome to the bunch.”
“It’s Aunt Tulip to all of you,” Tulip said, waving her arms in the air as if to banish the formality inherent in her title. “I’m just thrilled to be included. This spread looks magnificent. I couldn’t tell you the last time I had asparagus. It’s such a wonderful penis food.”
Jules’ face turned a deeper purple than Cody’s champion beets. “I swear I can’t take you anywhere.”
“Wait a minute, Jules,” Cody said, unable to let the topic remain unexplored. “I am a vegetable man. I need to know these things. Tell me more, Doc.”
Judging by the animated expressions on the rest of Cody’s lunch guests’ faces, their curiosity was also piqued.
Cody looked at Jules, hoping she’d give him the blessing to continue his inquiry.
Using her middle finger, Jules repositioned her glasses on the bridge of her nose. And damn if she didn’t look way too hot in her new specs. But, she’d given him a sign all right. He’d be paying big time for encouraging Tulip.
“Food figures in greatly to our overall sexual health,” Tulip said with a matter-of-fact professionalism fit more for a prime time documentary than Sunday brunch. “But most food good for sexual satisfaction is vegetarian.”
“Nice career choice, genius,” Damian said and slapped Cody’s shoulder.
Cody couldn’t help but smile, already liking what Tulip had to say.
“There are many foods that we in the industry call penis foods that benefit everything penis-related, especially vegetables like celery and asparagus that have a phallic shape.” Tulip speared her fork through a piece of asparagus, using it as a visual aid.
Cody squirmed, noticing the other men around the table did the same.
Seeing Jules reach for her fork, Cody dropped his hands to his groin, turning them into a make-shift shield.
Under pressure to perform, however, Tulip’s asparagus went limp.
Putting it on her plate, she continued her lesson. “Now you boys do need to be careful consuming so much fried food as that can slow blood flow to your genitals.”
“How about you pass the fried chicken, Aunt Tulip?” Although Jules used polite vernacular, her tone was anything but congenial.
“That’s my cue, guys. I’m afraid our time is up, and we must end our conversation prematurely.” With a smug grin matching the mischief sparkling in her eyes, Tulip took a large chicken breast out of the bucket then passed the rest to Cody.
Now how's that for a bit of Roz Focker-ish magic Behind & Beyond My Books - STOMPIN' ON STETSON-style?!
Can't believe we're only 'bout a week away before its release!!!
Releases Thanksgiving Week on Amazon Kindle & at Smashwords too!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart Behind & Beyond My Books & Roz Focker-ish Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: All-Things-Muses, Behind and Beyond My Books, Stompin' On Stetsons
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Behind & Beyond My Books (STOMPIN' ON STETSONS): Why a Holiday Story?
Here we go, All!
The first Behind & Beyond My Books Post on my Thanksgiving Week Release STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - Book Two in The Bootscootin' Books Series!!!
Today, I'm givin' ya the scoop on "Why a Holiday Story".
First off, anyone who knows me at all knows I beyond luuuvvv snow!!! The more snow the better for this chick!!!
Lady Gaga may wear meat suits but D. D. Scott is all-about-snowsuits!!!
Let it snow, Baby! Let it snow!!!
But it's not just about the snow either...I've also got a bit of a hang-up on all-things-Christmas-Trees!!!
Yes...I'm the one who's first thru the door at Hobby Lobby in late August/early September when they're just setting out their display trees, and here's the picture I snapped with my iPhone this year to prove it:
Anyhoo...I'm such a huge Holiday Fanatic that I also choose a different theme each year (with a signature cocktail to match) for our D. D. Scott-ville Christmas. So far, we've had:
Retro Reindeer Christmas
Christmas In Oz
Cow-Bell & Cracker Barrel Christmas (this year's fabulous theme)
Fun stuff, right?!
So what does that have to do with my upcoming Thanksgiving Week Release STOMPIN' ON STETSONS...well a ton actually...
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS is my first book with the Magic of the Holidays as a huge part of the story!
And I'm emphasizing that it's the first, because with each new series I do every year, one of the books will have a very special Holiday Season element.
For STOMPIN' ON STETSONS that Holiday Season element consists of "Evergreens as Aphrodisiacs"!
And ohhhh noooo, I'm sooo not joking!!!
Did you know that Evergreens are actually considered the Viagra of trees?!
Well you'll learn that fascinating tidbit plus a ton more about Aphrodisiacs thanks to my heroine's Aunt Tulip who happens to be a Rosalind Focker-style Sex Therapist - yeah...as in the fabulous Barbara Streisand character in the MEET THE FOCKERS movie. But beyond Roz, my Aunt Tulip specializes in all-things-aphrodisiacs!!!
More on that in the next Behind & Beyond My Books (the STOMPIN' ON STETSONS' edition) where I'll give you the glorious inside scoop on "Why a Rosalind Focker-style Sex Therapist".
You won't want to miss that!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS "Why a Holiday Story" Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. Til the next post, here are my latest beyond amazing snow pictures, taken just this past weekend when we enjoyed a wonderful little Winter Wonderland Lake Effect Snow Event here along the fabulous shores of Lake Michigan!!! (And no, I did NOT touch-up the magical sunrise I captured with those surreal, orange-topped trees! That's Mother Nature's Magic un-altered!!!):
 Labels: Behind and Beyond My Books, Holiday Season Books, Stompin' On Stetsons
Monday, November 8, 2010
Behind & Beyond My Books: STOMPIN' ON STETSONS
Happy Monday, Y'All!!!
To kick-off our week, I'm givin' you a preview of what kind of scoop you can expect as we go "Behind & Beyond My Books" this week for all-things-STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!!!
So here's the list of "Why's" we're gonna dig into the next couple weeks as we count down 'til the Thanksgiving Week Release Day for Book Two in The Bootscootin' Books Series - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS:
*** Why Cupcakes?
*** Why BBQ?
*** Why Stetsons?
*** Why Aunt Tulip - a Rosalind "Roz" Focker-style Sex Therapist?
*** Why a Holiday Story?
*** Why motorcycles?
*** Why Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers?
*** Why Music City (Nashville TN)..again?
*** Why (Fill in the Blank)...You ask me, and I'll answer...
How fabulously scrumptious does all that sound?!
And here's a bit to chew-on while you wait for the first installment tomorrow...
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS is a romantic comedy where it's all about cupcakes...and bbq!
Think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers.
Manhattan-raised, culinary-schooled pastry chef Jules Lichtenstien wants to make her new Nashville, Tennessee bakery a success. Catering the wedding of a Music City socialite and her country music, chart-topping beau could do just that. But learning the Wedding Planner From Hell is her ex has Jules’ nerves frosted. Having never found the sweet comfort in a man that she gets from her sugary confections, she vows to never again cook up anything but food in her kitchen.
Meat n’ Three diner heir and produce man Cody Weiss is fantastic with food but lousy with relationships. Or so says his ex-fiancé whose wedding he’s unwittingly agreed to help his friend Jules cater. Cody wants to help Jules, but what he really wants is to succeed in their relationship where he’s failed in the past.
With both of their exes stirring the pots, can Jules and Cody pull off the wedding without making minced meat of their relationship? And when a hat causes heat to simmer between them, will they be able to survive both in and out of the kitchen?
Love is a lot like cooking...delicious...with the right ingredients.
And go ahead and sign-up today - here's how - for your FREE DARC (Digital Advanced Reading Copy) of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS:
http://ddscottauthor.blogspot.com/2010/11/e-book-country-darc-experiment-for.html
Can't wait to give you all the Why's Behind & Beyond My STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Book!!!
See you here in D. D. Scott-ville tomorrow!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Behind and Beyond My Books, E-Book Country, Stompin' On Stetsons
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
E-Book Country: DARC Experiment (for STOMPIN' ON STETSONS)
Mornin', D. D. Scott-ville!
No longer will you be "in the dark" regarding the marketing of E-Books!
Fasten your seat belts, 'cause you're about to be "on the DARC Road" to E-Book Sales' Oz!!!
Remember last week I first told you about a DARC = Digital Advanced Reader Copy.
And remember too that I told you one of my goals is to do for the Romance and Cozy Mystery Genre what the super fabulous JA Konrath (http://www.jakonrath.com) has done for first the Mystery Genre, now Thrillers and soon for the Sci-Fi World as well...and that is...buck the traditional-publishing, business models in favor of the much more author-viable and author-successful E-Book non-traditional publishing routes.
Here's the most recent and most brilliant yet of Konrath's marketing coup de tat's:
On Tuesday, October 19th, Konrath's latest thriller DRACULAS (co-written with several other fabulous thriller authors) went live on Amazon, and within 24 hours of it going live, they had 120 reviews and went to #76 on the Paid Kindle Bestseller List.
How did they do it?
By using the power of bloggers and reviewers!!!
You see...Konrath had learned from his previous marketing experiences with his many, many Kindle releases that an author can greatly raise his or her Amazon rankings by getting on as many blogs as possible as well as by getting as many reviews as possible.
And Konrath got reviewers and bloggers by calling 'em out on his blog by exchanging their review for a FREE E-Book DARC!
So it worked for Konrath's DRACULAS...let's see if we all can make it work for the Romance Genre too!!!
Are D. D. Scott-ville Romance Readers up for the challenge?!
Okay then...what exactly does this mean here in D. D. Scott-ville?
I've got a new DARC E-Book Experiment going on, and I need your help!
Here's the scoop...
Book Two in my Bootscootin' Books Series - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - will be released Thanksgiving Week on Kindle (but also available to any e-reader via Smashwords).
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS is a romantic comedy where it's all about cupcakes...and bbq!
Think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers.
To attempt to generate buzz prior to the launch week, I'm looking for a few good reviewers.
Do you want a FREE Digital Advanced Reading Copy of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS?!
And remember, just because you don't have an E-reader yet, doesn't mean you're "in the dark" on this huge treat?! All you have to do is download the FREE Kindle App for your PC, Laptop or Smart Phone, and you'll be able to participate and get your FREE DARC of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!!!
Here's what you need to do to get your DARC...
Send an email to ddscottdarcs@live.com and confirm that:
1. You will post a review of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS by November 21st on Goodreads, your blog or website (if you have one), along with a link to my website at http://www.DDScott.com
2. You will post that same review to Amazon's STOMPIN' ON STETSONS page when the book is officially launched on or about November 22nd.
3. Make sure to include your name and the web-address of your website or blog (if any), which may be linked to from my blog when the book goes live in the Kindle Store.
***Your email address will of course be kept confidential, and anyone who writes a review, good or bad, will be mentioned and thanked on my blog.
I anticipate having a final manuscript of the book ready to email on or about October 15th.
If you don't have a blog or website...
No worries!
Write a review, email it to ddscottdarcs@live.com, under the subject heading "Stompin' on Stetsons Review".
Thanks sooo very much for helping me spread the word and build the STOMPIN' ON STETSONS buzz!!!
I can't wait to see what we can do for this new, Romantic Comedy release!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS & DARC Experiment Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: E-Book Country, E-Book Country Experiments, Stompin' On Stetsons
Monday, November 1, 2010
Behind & Beyond My Books: STOMPIN' ON STETSONS
November is here!!!
And in D. D. Scott-ville that means several, new and very, very exciting things...
How's this for starters...
STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - Book Two in The Bootscootin' Books Series - is coming soon - soon as in Thanksgiving Week - to E-readers the world over!!!
Today, I'm debuting its fabulous cover!!!
Now how beyond fabulous is that?!
So here's the scoop on my next romantic comedy release STOMPIN' ON STETSONS -think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers!
It's cupcakes...and bbq!!!
Manhattan-raised, culinary-schooled pastry chef Jules Lichtenstien wants to make her new Nashville, Tennessee bakery a success. Catering the wedding of a Music City socialite and her country music, chart-topping beau could do just that. But learning the Wedding Planner From Hell is her ex has Jules’ nerves frosted. Having never found the sweet comfort in a man that she gets from her sugary confections, she vows to never again cook up anything but food in her kitchen.
Meat n’ Three diner heir and produce man Cody Weiss is fantastic with food but lousy with relationships. Or so says his ex-fiancé whose wedding he’s unwittingly agreed to help his friend Jules cater. Cody wants to help Jules, but what he really wants is to succeed in their relationship where he’s failed in the past.
With both of their exes stirring the pots, can Jules and Cody pull off the wedding without making minced meat of their relationship? And when a hat causes heat to simmer between them, will they be able to survive both in and out of the kitchen?
Love is a lot like cooking...delicious...with the right ingredients.
STOMPIN’ ON STETSONS will be released Thanksgiving Week, just in time to kick-off the holiday season!
For a little peek to whet your appetite...check-out BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - Book One in The Bootscootin' Books Series - available now at:
http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1288631873&sr=8-1
As a special E-Book bonus, BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS contains the first couple chapters of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!
But that's not all...tomorrow, I'll let you in on the official launch of my fabulous DARC Experiment where you can sign-up to get your FREE copy of STOMPIN' ON STETSONS even before its release date!!!
For a hint at what's in store for y'all, here's my Blog Post from last Thursday, October 28th http://ddscottauthor.blogspot.com/2010/10/e-book-country-experiment-starts-next.html
Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. And as always, a huge shout-out and thank you to my cover designer extraordinaire Shelley of WebCrafters Design http://www.webcraftersdesign.com Labels: Behind and Beyond My Books, Book Covers, Stompin' On Stetsons
Thursday, October 28, 2010
E-Book Country Experiment Starts Next Week!!!
Ohhh yeahhh...it's almost the weekend!
And what that means today in D. D. Scott-ville is that it's time to fill y'all in on the first ever E-Book Country Experiment that's kicking-off right here next week!
Here's the scoop...
Many of you know by now that one of my goals is to do for the Romance and Cozy Mystery Genres what the beyond genius JA Konrath (http://www.jakonrath.com) has done for the Mystery and Thriller Genres as well as what he'll do soon for the Sci-Fi World too!
And that is...give you all the super-cool stats, facts, and marketing strategies that can take a relatively obscure new book and/or author from the bottom of Amazon's sales to the top of their bestselling charts!
So...to that end...
Next week, to start-off November with a Gobble of Fun and Thanksgiving-style feasts and celebrations, I'm doing a Call-Out For DARC Queens & Kings !!!
Not sure what a DARC is?
DARC = a Digital Advanced Reader Copy
So what does that mean here in D. D. Scott-ville?
Well...it means it's your chance to feast first on my Book Two in The Bootscootin' Books Series - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS - which will be released on Amazon Kindle & Smashwords during Thanksgiving Week!
That's right...not only will I reveal the fabulous STOMPIN' ON STETSONS cover next week, but I'm going to give y'all a chance to celebrate it's release month by giving you the chance to get your DARC ahead of the release date plus get it for FREE!!!
I'm saying Thank You to my Bootscootin' Books fans during our Thanksgiving Holiday Season by giving you the chance to get a FREE copy of Book Two STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!!!
I'll give you all the details early next week!!!
For a hint at what's in store for you, check out JA Konrath's blog at http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/ ...
Sexy Sassy Smart E-Book Country DARC Experiment Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. And here's the link to The Bootscootin' Books - Book One - BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS - in case you want to read it first before getting your FREE copy of Book Two - STOMPIN' ON STETSONS:
http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1288290286&sr=8-1Labels: Behind and Beyond My Books, Book Covers, E-Book Country, E-Book Country Experiments, Stompin' On Stetsons
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