Mailbox Monday - Mar 18

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

How does time pass so quickly? We are already back to Monday again. My week was filled with work, family, and other things. Sunday was a bit of a downer. You can read about it here if you like.

My mailbox held two exciting books for me.

Hopefully I'll have some time to craft that query letter and submit to some agents. I used to own the second edition of the resource below, but wanted to get a more recent version. 

That's it for me. What did your mailbox look like?

Changes on the Way

There are a few changes coming in the days ahead--probably not until after vacation, but they are coming. The first change is that I will be buying my own domain. I may or may not stay with Blogger. Right now, I'm still leaning toward WordPress. Since the new dashboard, there are too many things that have become difficult to manage. I can't simply cut and paste--even from one blog to the other. The formatting gets messed up and I don't have the time to keep messing with it.

The title is going to be (and stay) The Busy Mom's Daily. Thanks for your feedback on that. I'm going to be starting a new feature too. Now is the time to let me know if there is anything special you would like to see. I'm doing my best to bring you more product reviews. Once we come back, I'll have more time to dedicate to reaching out to sponsors--God willing.

Hope you're having a great summer so far.

Books, Products and More! 500 Follower Giveaway

Since Christmas is the season for giving, I figured it was about high time I ran a giveaway here. I'll be giving away prizes to multiple winners as soon as I hit 500 followers. Here is what's up for grabs:

Prize Package #1

• The Nine Lives of Christmas by Sheila Roberts (hardcover)
• All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins
• Martha Moody by Susan Stinson

Prize Package #2

• Journeys on the Edge:  Living A Life That Matters by Walt Hampton
• Fundamentally Different by David Friedman (hardcover)

Prize Package #3

• The Incedibly Awesome Adventures of Puggie Liddell by Karen Mueller Bryson (autographed)
• Vordak The Incomprehensible: Rule the School by Vordak T. Incomprehensible (hardcover)
• 'Tis the Season (Main Street #3) by Ann M. Martin

Prize Package # 4

• Autographed copy of Among Angels by Jane Seymour (features multiple pages of her watercolor and oil artwork)
• A Friend in the Storm by Cheryl Ricker

Prize #5 - $25 Amazon Gift Card (International)

Our contest will begin once we have reached 500 followers. If you would like to keep up to date on our progress, please do the following:

  

• Follow us on Twitter.
• Like our Facebook page.  
• Feel free to help us spread the word by tweeting about this post. @BooksProductsMo 500 Follower Giveaway http://tinyurl.com/865jvul #BOOKSPRODMO

Thank you for your support!

Special Features in November and December -- Looking for Authors

Looking for authors for the months of November and December. See details below:

November - Women's Fiction Month

If you would like your book to be featured in November, please email me the following information:

• Book blurb in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Short Excerpt in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Author's bio in third person in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Author photo in jpeg format  
• Cover art in jpeg format 
• Up to three review blurbs in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email 
• Links to your website and/or blog  
• Links to where your book can be purchased  

Email this information to me by October 20th at cg20pm00(at)gmail(dot)com. Please put Women's Fiction Month in the subject line.

December - Seasonal Titles Month 

I am interested in featuring books that are set during Christmas or Hanukkah. If you would like to have your book featured, please email me the following information:

• Book blurb in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email 
• Short Excerpt in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Author's bio in third person in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Author photo in jpeg format  
• Cover art in jpeg format  
• Up to three review blurbs in Word .doc or .docx format or copy and paste it into the body of the email  
• Links to your website and/or blog  
• Links to where your book can be purchased  

Email this information to me by November 15th at cg20pm00(at)gmail(dot)com. Please put Seasonal Titles Month in the subject line.