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Author - Victoria Zigler
Hi Tori, thanks for inviting me to the group. :)
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It will be available from Amazon, Apple, Barnes And Noble, Diesel, Kobo, Nook, Sony, and WH Smith soon; it's in the process of publication at Amazon as I write this, and will be distributed to the other retailers in the next couple of weeks.
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Kero Goes Walkies (Kero's World, #1)
Genre: Children's Books - Pets/Dogs
Description: "If there’s one thing Kero loves more than going for a walk, then it has to be going for a walk that takes him to more than one place. Today his walk will take him both to the park and to the beach. What will he find there? Who will he see? And what will a little dog like him think of it all?"
"The “Kero’s World” stories are all about the adventures of a West Highland White Terrier named Kero; read his stories, and see the world from the point of view of a little white dog."
ISBN: 9781301045556
Buy it from Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Available elsewhere soon!
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Here's the description:
"It’s Kero’s birthday, and his humans are doing everything they can to make it a special day for him. What will Kero think of all the fuss and attention? And what exactly makes a birthday special for a dog anyway?"
The book is already available via Smashwords in all formats they offer, and is currently in the process of being published on Amazon. It will also become available via other retailers in the near future, such as Apple, Barnes And Noble, Diesel, Kobo, Sony, and WH Smith.
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Book description:
"Kero isn’t feeling well at all, and that means only one thing: a trip to his least favourite place in the world... The vet! What will the vet do to make Kero feel better? And will Kero think it was worth the trip to the vet in the end?"
The “Kero’s World” stories are all about the adventures of a West Highland White Terrier named Kero; read his stories, and see the world from the point of view of a little white dog.
Books in the series:
1. Kero Goes Walkies
2. Kero Celebrates His Birthday
3. Kero Gets Sick
4. Kero Celebrates Halloween
5. Kero Goes To Town
6. Kero Celebrates Christmas
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I want to take a few moments to thank my loyal readers for this, because without you I wouldn't have sold any books!
OK, so I'm not a hugely successful author who's selling hundereds of copies of every book, but my books are getting noticed, and - judging by reviews I've gotten for them - are enjoyed by those who do read them.
Like I said, I have my readers to thank for that. So... Thank you loyal readers!
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It's available via Smashwords in all formats they offer, in the process of being published to Amazon as I write this, and will soon be available via other retailers such as Apple, Barnes & Noble, Blio, Diesel, Kobo, Sony, and WH Smith.
Here's the description:
" Lily is a water fairy, which means it’s her job to make sure everyone who lives on her pond is safe and happy, so when Mrs. Frog’s tadpoles are stolen it’s up to her to rescue them.
Will Lily be able to find the missing tadpoles and get them home safely to Mrs. Frog?"
And the ISBN: 9781301282746
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For the benifit of those who want to know how I'm able to publish a book every few weeks:
1. My books aren't very long. Yes, I could make them in to short story collections, but as someone who prefers a stack of short books to a single collection of short stories herself I don't feel it's the right choice for me.
2. Many of the books I'm publishing right now are ones I had at least as rough drafts from the past; ones I swore I'd finish "one day" but didn't get to... Until now!
Victoria Zigler
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I participated in an author interview with Dayla F.M. of "Confessions Of A Book Addict" on 2nd November 2012, which you can find at http://bookaddict24-7.tumblr.com/post... if you want to read it.
I participated in an author interview with Stephanie V of "Steph's Book Retreat" on 29th November 2012, which you can read at http://stephsbookretreat.wordpress.co... if you want.
I was interviewed by Emma Jackson, and featured as author of the month, at http://www.esjackson.co.uk during January 2013, which you can check out at http://www.esjackson.co.uk/?page_id=339 if you like.
I was Chris The Story Reading Ape's featured author on 15th April 2013; you can see the post at http://thestoryreadingapeblog.wordpre... if you want. I was also Spotlighted by Chris, and you can see the page he did at http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/spo... if you want.
My book "Witchlet" (the first book in the "Magical Chapters" trilogy) was spotlighted by Ann Marie of "Indie Author Anonymous" on 24th January 2013. You can check it out at http://indieauthoranonymous.com/2013/... if you like.
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"Toby's New World" (the first in the "Toby's Tales" series), "Kero Goes Walkies" (the first in the "Kero's World" series), "Witchlet" (the first in the "Magical Chapters" trilogy) and "Mr. Pumpkin-Head And Other Poems" are free on Smashwords with coupon code SW100 until the end of July!
Simply go to http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie... (my Smashwords author page) then add the books to your cart, and enter coupon code SW100 in the coupon code box for each book at checkout!
This offer is only available during July, so make the most of the oppertunity while you can!
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Here's the synopsis:
"A collection of poems of various styles and lengths, which are about heartache, loss, pain, and broken dreams."
It's only on Smashwords at the moment, but will be distributed to other retailers as soon as it's approved for premium status.
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Don't forget that "Witchlet" (The Magical Chapters Trilogy, #1), "Toby's New World" (Toby's Tales, #1), "Kero Goes Walkies" (Kero's World, #1) and "Mr. Pumpkin-Head And Other Poems" are free on Smashwords with coupon code SW100 until the end of July!
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You can find the interview at http://imagineerebooks.wordpress.com/... if you want to read it.
Victoria wrote: "I was interviewed by Steve K. Smy of "Imagineer Books" today (July 27th 2013).You can find the interview at http://imagineerebooks.wordpress.com/......"
It's a GREAT article Tori :)
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Those books are:
"Asha's Big Adventure" which is due for release on August 12th 2013.
"Snowball The Oddball Kobold" which is due for release on September 2nd 2013.
"The Leaf Monster And Other Children's Poems" which is due for release on September 23rd 2013.
"Kero Celebrates Halloween" (Kero's World, #4) which is due for release on October 31st 2013.
For more details on the books, find them via my Goodreads profile at http://www.goodreads.com/toriz or my Smashwords profile at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
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"Kero Goes To Town" is scheduled for official release on November 17th 2013, and "Kero Celebrates Christmas" is scheduled for official release on December 3rd 2013.
They are both now available to view samples of on Smashwords - along with my other pre-released books - via my author profile at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie... and will soon be available to pre-order via sites such as Barnes & Noble and Apple!
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Here's the synopsis for the book:
"This is the story of a little girl who loves exploring, a hungry wolf, three brave little pigs, three nervous goats, a troll with a toothache, and three misunderstood bears.
Based on the author’s own takes on three well-known fairy tales, “Asha’s Big Adventure” tells the story of a little girl named Asha who ignores her parents’ warnings about going exploring in the woods near where they live. Asha soon finds herself getting lost, being chased by a hungry wolf, unable to cross a bridge because of a grumpy troll, and proven guilty of breaking and entering by an angry family of bears."
You can buy it from Smashwords in all formats they offer. It's also available from Barnes & Noble, as well as some other retailers. It will be available via any retailers Smashwords distributes to that it's not currently available via soon!
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Here's the synopsis:
"Snowball is a white kobold; something so rare that the other kobolds in his tribe won’t accept him as a proper kobold. In fact, they delight in making poor Snowball’s life miserable. But Snowball is determined that some day he’ll show them that there’s nothing wrong with being a white kobold.
One day, in Snowball’s tenth Winter, something strange comes to the mountains where Snowball and his tribe live. The kobolds want to know what it is, but with their red-brown colour they’ll be spotted much too easily in the snow. Only Snowball, with his white colouring, has a chance of investigating without being spotted. Could this be Snowball’s chance to prove he’s a useful member of his tribe and finally be accepted as a proper kobold?"
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Here's the synopsis:
"A random collection of poems of different lengths and styles, all of which are written with children in mind. Themes include family, animals, and special occasions (among others)."
You can already buy it from Smashwords and Barnes & Noble, and it will soon be available from other retailers.
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Here's the synopsis:
"Something strange is going on, and Kero doesn’t know if he’s more confused or frightened. All he knows for sure is that the humans are calling it Halloween. Will Kero be able to make sense of this Halloween thing? Or is it just too scary and confusing for a little dog to understand?"
The “Kero’s World” stories are all about the adventures of a West Highland White Terrier named Kero; read his stories, and see the world from the point of view of a little white dog.
Books in the series:
1. Kero Goes Walkies
2. Kero Celebrates His Birthday
3. Kero Gets Sick
4. Kero Celebrates Halloween
5. Kero Goes To Town (due for release November 2013)
6. Kero Celebrates Christmas (due for release December 2013)
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You can already buy it from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and Apple, and will be able to buy it from other retailers soon!
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You can already get it from Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and Apple, and should be able to get it from other retailers (such as Koboo and WH Smith) very soon!
Here's the synopsis:
"Christmas is here, and with it comes snow and Santa Paws – whoever he is. What will Kero think of the snow? Will he be able to make sense of all the holiday activity? And will he be able to stay up long enough to catch this mysterious Santa Paws?"
The “Kero’s World” stories are all about the adventures of a West Highland White Terrier named Kero; read his stories, and see the world from the point of view of a little white dog.
Books in the series:
1. Kero Goes Walkies
2. Kero Celebrates His Birthday
3. Kero Gets Sick
4. Kero Celebrates Halloween
5. Kero Goes To Town
6. Kero Celebrates Christmas
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Here's the synopsis:
"Jenks the degu lives in a cage with his three brothers: Jacob, Jasper and Joshua. It might seem like a strange place to live, but they call it home and feel safe there. So you can imagine how scary it is for them when they are forced to leave their cage.
Sure, they regularly leave it briefly for a bit of attention from their human caretakers, which they don’t mind, but the thing the human caretakers are calling “The Great Degu Round-Up” is different, and they find themselves in a giant sandless sand bath with no way to even look out at the world. They’re confused and frightened and wondering if they’ll ever see their cage again.
Will they find a way to escape the giant sandless sand bath? Will they get back to the cage they call home? Will they figure out why the round-up even happened?"
“The Degu Days Duo” is a short series of just two books telling the story of two different days in the lives of Jacob, Jasper, Jenks and Joshua – four degu brothers who live in a cage together. The stories are told from the point of view of one of the degus, so read on and see the world from the point of view of a small and furry rodent!
Books in the series:
1. The Great Degu Round-Up
2. A Very Degu Christmas (available February 2014).
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Synopsis:
"It’s Christmas, and the human caretakers have told the degus that Santa Paws is coming to visit. They have no idea who he is, but since the human caretakers say he’s bringing nibbles for them, and degus love nibbles, they’re excited about it; though the news that he plans to come when they’re sleeping seems strange to them.
Will Santa Paws really be coming? If so, what sorts of nibbles will he bring? More to the point, can the degus stay awake long enough to make sure they don’t miss his visit? And, if not, will they still get nibbles?"
“The Degu Days Duo” is a short series of just two books telling the story of two different days in the lives of Jacob, Jasper, Jenks and Joshua – four degu brothers who live in a cage together. The stories are told from the point of view of one of the degus, so read on and see the world from the point of view of a small and furry rodent!
Books in the series:
1. The Great Degu Round-Up
2. A Very Degu Christmas
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Here's the synopsis:
"Brownies share the woods with the fairies, but – unlike the fairies – the brownies are very naughty. They love playing tricks, love stealing anything travellers happen to be carrying through the woods, and love getting people lost. So when one of them spots Ella carrying a basket of goodies, he just can’t resist trying to steal them from her. But Ella isn’t going to let him near it. Bob the brownie quickly figures out that he’ll have to come up with a sneakier plan to get his little hands on that basket of goodies.
Based on the well-known story of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ but with no big bad wolf to eat Grandmother, nor woodcutter to save her, ‘Goodies For Grandmother’ tells the story of a little girl in purple, a sick Grandmother, a naughty little brownie, and a clever little fairy."
It's available via Smashwords and some other ebook retailers already, and will be available via a few others soon.
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Check out Daisy The Dragon's character interview at http://libraryoferana.wordpress.com/2...
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You can already buy it from Smashwords in all formats they offer, as well as from a few other ebook retailers, and you should be able to buy it from some other ebook retailers soon.
Here's the synopsis:
"Filicity is a platypus who loves music and has only one question on her mind... Why can’t a platypus be musical?
She’s heard the birds singing, she’s heard the music coming from the wonderful musical box with buttons that the humans call an ipod, and she’s heard the instruments of the travelling musicians on their way to the nearby town. All of them sound beautiful to her, and she longs to make music too!
Determined to find a way to be musical, Filicity sets off on a quest to find a way she can make the music she loves so much. After all, there has to be a way for a platypus to be musical too... Doesn’t there?"
To buy a copy from Smashwords, go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
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You can already buy it via Smashwords and a couple of other ebook retailers, and will be able to buy it from others that carry my books soon.
Here's the synopsis:
"All fairies love playing games and tricks, and Thistle is no different. So when she gets bored one day while watching to make sure no children are in trouble near the stream, she decides it’s time for a bit of fun. But the other fairies quickly get fed up of her tricks, and when a small boy really does need help they don’t believe her.
Loosely based on the well-known story of ‘The Boy Who Cried wolf’ but with not a sheep or wolf in sight, ‘Thistle The Fairy Trickster’ tells the story of a bored little fairy who plays one trick too many."
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My interview is with Barb of http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com today.
Go to http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com... if you want to read the interview.
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You can tune in from anywhere in the world.
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Here's the synopsis:
"Jinx’s little sister, Ayla, has warned him time and time again that one day his mischief making will get him in to serious trouble. But Jinx isn’t interested in his sister’s warnings; not even when the trouble she warns him about is a cave full of goblins.
Like most pixies, Jinx loves to play tricks and explore. But, unlike most pixies, Jinx takes his tricks too far on a regular basis, causing chaos and taking risks that no other pixie would even consider, much to the amusement of his faerie dragon friends, Caia and Draco, and the annoyance of just about everyone else; especially Ayla. Now Jinx and his faerie dragon friends are off on a treasure hunt, and not even the threat of being captured and eaten by goblins is enough to stop them answering the call of adventure."
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All my books are enrolled at 50% off, which makes a couple of them free, a large number of them just 99cents, and all the rest of them $2.50 or less! For those in the UK, that means that all my ebooks are about £1.50 or less!
But the offer only lasts until the end of the month, so grab your bargain while you can by going to http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
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This includes both children's books and poetry books.
To take advantage of the offer, simply go to http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
These are all the books you can get on sale this month:
The magical Chapters Trilogy:
The Toby's Tales Series:
The Kero's World Series:
The Degu Days Duo:
Stand-alone stories:
Poetry books:
Remember... The sale ends July 31st 2014, so grab your bargain while you can!
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Also, my other books are still half price as part of Smashwords Summer/Winter sale. This applies to all formats Smashwords offers. But the offer is only available for one more week, so head on over to my Smashwords author page, pick your books, and enter coupon code SSW50 at checkout. Hurry; while you still can!
Don't know my author page link? No problem! I've put it in this thread before, but I'll give it to you again. So... just go here: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
Plus, as always, "Frank The Friendly Ogre" is completely free! So feel free to grab a copy of that one while you're at it!
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You can already buy it from Smashwords in all formats they offer, as well as from a few other ebook retailers (such as Barnes & Noble) and will be able to buy it from a few other ebook retailers soon!
Here's the synopsis:
"When Cubby’s Mother tells him to take their old goat to market and sell her so they can buy food, Cubby ends up trading the goat for a bag of magic wishing beans. His Mother is furious, and in her rage throws the beans outside and sends Cubby to bed. You may think that was the end, but you’d be wrong! In fact, it’s just the beginning!
Loosely based on the stories of ‘Jack And The Beanstalk’ and ‘The Magic Cooking Pot’, this is the story of a hungry little polar bear and his journey up the beanstalk to the home of the magical giant skybears."
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You can read the interview by going to http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com...
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We'll be discussing me and my books, and people will have the opportunity to ask me questions about myself, my books, the characters from my books, or anything else they feel it worth asking me about. You can follow the discussion at https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... if you're interested.
If you aren't a member of the "Smashwords Authors" group here on Goodreads, feel free to ask me questions via my author page using the "ask the author" thingy.
Also, since being author of the month has made me feel generous - and since the 7th book in the series comes out this month - I've made the first 6 books of the "Kero's World" series free on Smashwords throughout September!
To get your free copy of "Kero Goes Walkies" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code PQ38G at checkout.
To get your free copy of "Kero Celebrates His Birthday" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code ZS89S at checkout.
To get your free copy of "Kero Gets Sick" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code WP58U at checkout.
To get your free copy of "Kero Celebrates Halloween" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code DY54E at checkout.
To get your free copy of "Kero Goes To Town" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code BD89P at checkout.
To get your free copy of "Kero Celebrates Christmas" go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., add it to your cart, and enter coupon code UK65U at checkout.
Don't forget to look out for "Kero Crosses The Rainbow Bridge" - coming September 11th 2014!
If that's not enough, I also have two half-price books for you!
Get "Jinx And The Faerrie Dragons" half price by going to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view..., adding it to your cart, and entering coupon code KY48Z at checkout.
Get "Cubby And The Beanstalk" half price by going to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..., adding it to your cart, and entering coupon code JE87N at checkout.
Please feel free to share the above links and coupon codes with your family, friends, book-loving pets, neighbours, strangers you meet on the street, or anyone else you think might be interested in grabbing copies of the books.
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My name is Victoria, but you can call me Tori if you want.
I'm a blind, independantly published poet and children's author, who publishes via Smashwords and Amazon (with my books being distributed to other places through them).
I figured since this is a group for children's book lovers you wouldn't mind me jumping in here and telling you about my books.
I have a complete series out called "Toby's Tales" which is a five part series which tells of the struggles faced by a young boy named Toby as he adapts to sight loss. The books are designed to help those in Toby's place feel they aren't alone, while at the same time being useful tools to educate and provide understanding for those who may know someone in Toby's position (or who may know someone who has been blind for some time).
I also have the first two books in my "Magical Chapters Trilogy" published. The trilogy tells the story of a young witch named Paige and her struggles to find her place in a world where witches are supposed to be warty old women. As I said, the first two books are already published, with the third and final book in the trilogy scheduled to be published later this year.
Then there are my stand-alone stories. "Bluebell The Fairy Guide" tells the story of a fairy named Bluebell's attempts at leading a blind girl to safety after the child gets lost in the woods. And "Frank The Friendly Ogre" is the story of an ogre named Frank who leaves home because he doesn't belong with the other ogres (due to being much more clean and polite than them) and sets off in to the world to find a place where an ogre like him can belong. "Frank The Friendly Ogre" is free from most of the retailers that carry my books, though not from Amazon, because I can't figure out how to make it stay free on there.
Plus, I have a couple of poetry books published, but I wont go in to details on those.
You can read the full synopsis for any of my books by finding them on my Goodreads profile, on their pages on my website, or on their pages on the websites for the retailers that carry them.
If you take a chance on my books, I hope you enjoy them as much as the readers I've had so far have.
My books can be found via Amazon, Apple, Barnes And Noble, Blio, Diesel, Kobo, Smashwords, Sony, and WH Smith.
Direct links can be found on my website at http://www.zigler.co.uk though be warned that sometimes the Blio, Kobo and WH Smith links refuse to work correctly.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Victoria/Tori