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I'm having such fun hearing from readers! And I'd love to hear from you too!

So, I'm running a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway for book reviews.

Write a book review for The Sound and the Echoes in September, 2012. Post your review on Amazon and GoodReads, and you'll automatically be entered into my $25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway.

I'll draw winners using random.org on October 1st, 2012.

Readers have called the tale an “alternate Harry Potter” and a “fantastic book for anyone who loves the Potter series.” Indeed, it was J.K. Rowling’s world that inspired me to write for this age group (which appeals to the child in all of us).

I hope you''ll visit the Echo realm soon. The Kindle book is now priced for $2.99. And if you don't have a Kindle be sure to download the free Kindle for PC application (http://amzn.to/1TwgNZ), or the Kindle for Android (http://amzn.to/aqPCiV), so you can read on your phone.

I can't wait to hear your thoughts! See you in the glistening, icy world of the Echoes.

Hi Echo fans. It's time to celebrate the people we love, be it our kids, best friends, husbands, boyfriends, parents and grandparents (and pets too, of course). So... for the FIRST TIME EVER... here's a giveaway of 2 unique Echo coffee mugs (each mug has a different design).

* 1 lucky winner will win both mugs. (Valentine's Day is about two's).

* For a chance to win, just comment on the Facebook post: http://www.facebook.com/TheSoundAndTh... then share your comment. For example, say what you like... the art, the concept, the fun Facebook page, the story... No rules, just spreading Echo cheer.

* My best friend will select his favorite comment (share).

I can't wait to read your comments! Happy Valentine's Day!

Dew

Who says nothing good comes of doing your taxes? After discovering a few lost Kindle editions among my business receipts, I thought it would be fun to hold a Facebook giveaway :-)

How to Enter? Just leave a comment here: http://on.fb.me/15zDgd0. Anything you fancy about why you love reading, what books you love, how many books you've challenged yourself to read in 2013, why "The Sound & The Echoes" sounds like a book you'd enjoy... just wax poetic about your love of books!

So how many prizes are there? 3 eBooks are up for grabs.

Kindle only? Well, officially, "yes". But if your comment wins you can wish for an ePub edition and it's yours!.

eBooks giveaway only? Yes and no. I'll randomly choose two winners from the people who graciously share this post, just to say thanks! And the prize? A stunning "Sound & Echoes" bumper sticker (never before given swag).

Winners will be announced on the 28th (good thing it's not a leap year or we'd have to wait another day).

I hope you'll all join in the fun. After all what could be more inspiring than talking about our favorite topic... BOOKS!

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THE SOUND AND THE ECHOES
Kindle edition: http://amzn.to/OUVCjj
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/Poqx3i
Barnes & Noble Paperback & ePub format: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt

Join our Facebook book discussion: "What R U Reading Now?" for a chance to win an Echo puzzle made from the illustration of your choice.

Here's where to enter: http://on.fb.me/15ZOc5y. Just leave a comment with your answer.

Hope you'll join us!!!

The Sound & The Echoes is not sold in hardcover, but there's a handful of publisher's proof copies, with color illustrations, which I'd like to offer in a giveaway. Between now and the end of September, anyone who posts a book review on Amazon, then shares the link on the book's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheSoundAndT...), will be entered automatically. One winner will be announced every Friday, until the end of September, for a total of 5 winners of a signed hardcover copy of The Sound & The Echoes.

P.S.: these books are rare, but be aware that there are typos in them, which I will hand correct. There will be one major difference from the final, published novel (the last Abednego scene).

I hope you'll share your unique thought and impressions of the novel. And thank you for stopping by.

FREE KINDLE EBOOK: http://amzn.to/1bzp7OX
FREE NOOK EBOOK: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt

Here's a chance for anyone to win an illustrated hardcover edition! Just post your favorite quote from THE SOUND & THE ECHOES as a comment https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb.... It should be such fun to find out what you love best in the story! I'll select a random winner next Friday.

And if you haven't downloaded your free eBook edition, what are you waiting for?
FREE KINDLE EBOOK: http://amzn.to/1bzp7OX
FREE NOOK EBOOK: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt

Kristine Hall's thought-provoking author interview is now live. I love her questions. Her mind divined all the nuances that went into creating Looking Glass Friends.

Hall Ways: The novel was inspired by real love letters, which makes me wonder how much was inspired and how much is real?

E.L.: At its core this love story actually happened to me. Like so many people I’ve met through the years, I was caught in a disillusioned marriage, with a 5 year old child. I really did meet the love of my life by exchanging emails about literature; at least it was literature at first. So the events in the story are entirely imagined and the characters are very different from their real-life counterparts, but the emails and letters are real. The love confessions are real. Two actual people fall in love while trying desperately not to.

Hall Ways: How did you go about turning a series of emails into a novel?

E. L.: I hung all our emails in chronological order on the wall of my room. I then discovered a pattern to how we fell in love. It was a desperate struggle to both discover a soul mate and resist the irresistible attraction to this person. The drama was all there. I think of the letters as the soul of the story. I just gave it a fictional body.

Hall Ways: This story shows the power of books to connect people. How do you feel about that?

E. L.: When you find a story that matches the way you feel about the world, the book will draw you in and fill your mind with images and thoughts. And if the book is very good, it will change you. I wanted to write this story as a tribute to author/philosopher, Ayn Rand. I wanted to show what can happen to two unhappy people when they discover a life-changing book together.

Hall Ways: Which of Ayn Rand’s ideas influenced this story most?

Keep reading on Hall Ways Book Blog: http://kristinehallways.blogspot.com/...

Dear Sounds,

I'm happy to share my Goodreads eBook giveaway with you. Between now and August 6th, enter to win 1 of 100 eBooks ofThe Crystilleries of Echoland.

Enter the giveaway: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/en...

Hope to see you in Echoland,

Dew Pellucid