Welcome to My Book Launch Party!

(Give away change of plans! See below!)

Welcome and thank you for being part of my book launch party!

After much waiting and hype (mostly on my part), my ebook ‘Newbie Nick,’ published by Lycaon Press, is available for purchase and download! You can find it for sale at Lycaon Press, Omnilit and Bookstrand. The book is now available at Amazon, and should soon be available at Smashwords - all this computer stuff takes a bit!

First, I hope you’ll visit the tab (above) that says ‘excerpt’ for – you guessed it – an excerpt of the book.

About the book - When 14-year-old Nick Zinsky secretly busks for money on the downtown streets, he soon learns that keeping his "job" a secret is harder than he thought.

All 14-year-old Nick Zinsky wanted was a guitar of his own and a necklace for his mom, and he wanted to buy both on his own, without anyone's help. Too young to get a real job, he came up with a plan to get the money.

Using a guitar loaned from his high school, he spent the summer and weekends playing the guitar while busking downtown. But he had to keep his "job" a secret from everyone—from his mom, his music teacher, the other kids at school, and especially from the school bully, Beau.

But when a music competition is announced where the prizes would solve all Nick's problems, Nick lacks the confidence to enter the competition. Having a nickname like "Newbie Nick" doesn't help, either.

Does he find the courage to enter? Will he ever get his guitar?

I hope you’ll poke around my site and learn a bit about me, my writing world, and my new book. To celebrate and to say thank you to those who have supported me and ‘welcome’ to those who have just discovered me, I have lots of great prizes as listed below, and everyone who comments will be entered to win one of FOUR prize packs.

Prize pack #1
-‘Go Teen Writers’ by Stephanie Morrill and Jill Williamson is a writing reference guide for teens wanting to write, are already writing, or have written an essay or book and are interested in learning how to get published.
- A journal to get writing, because that’s what writers do – they write!
- A ‘Newbie Nick’ keychain
- A $5 Starbucks coffee card
- A copy of the ebook ‘Newbie Nick’ available in epub file, Kindle content, or Adobe Acrobat Format

Prize Pack #2
- 'Not Your Mother’s Book ... On Being a Parent’ is an anthology of humorous slice-of-life stories about – you guessed it – being a parent (it also happens to feature one of my stories!)
- 'Chicken Soup for the Soul – Just Us Girls’ is an anthology about friendships (and also happens to feature one of my stories!)
- A ‘Newbie Nick’ keychain
- A $5 Starbucks coffee card

Prize Pack #3
- For the guitar players – a string winder, two kinds of pick holders, one of which is a keychain supplied by ‘Guitars Plus,’ a guitar/music store in Victoria, BC
- A set of guitar strings (not shown) valued up to $15.00 (winner will advise what kind of guitar strings required – acoustic or electric)
- A ‘Newbie Nick’ keychain
- A $5 Starbucks coffee card

Prize Pack #4
- Journal
- A ‘Newbie Nick’ keychain
- A $5 Starbucks coffee card

Plus! 5 names will also be drawn to win one of 5 ‘Newbie Nick’ keychains.

I hope you'll leave a comment! Be sure to return on Friday June 20th, 2014, to see if you won!
Thank you so much for stopping by my party - hope you come back soon!

NOTE: Some folks have been having issues in trying to comment. If that was you, and you still wish to do so (everyone loves hearing nice things, right?) please email me at lisamc2010@yahoo and your name will be entered into the draws! Apologies all over the place!

Prizes as shown – no trades or swaps. Giveaways only available to those drawn winners in Canada or the US – there is no monetary replacement allowable. (Giveaways are available for drawing to those who comment between 12:00am (PST) Wednesday June 18, 2014 and 11:59 pm (PST) Thursday June 19, 2014)