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WOW! Women On Writing announces Claudine Wolk's Blog Tour Schedule!
Blog Tour dates:
October 12, 2009 - November 12, 2009
Come and join the fun! Meet Claudine and visit her fabulous blog hostesses.
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Are you a mom writer? If so, you're in for a treat! We're thrilled to announce the launch of Claudine Wolk's Blog Tour with WOW! Women On Writing. Stop by The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Claudine's book, It Gets Easier! And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers. She will be checking in to answer your questions, so be sure to take advantage of the opportunity. Claudine is a fabulous interviewee and shares some great advice for both moms and writers--including her amazing path to publishing!
 Photo (right): Claudine on ABC News, in a feature called, "An Honest Look at Motherhood."
Claudine's path to publishing is a dream come true for any author. After twelve years spent researching her dream book and interviewing moms, Claudine couldn't find a publisher so she created her own publishing company and began promoting her book. Thankfully, her marketing attempts were successful and even landed her an interview on Dr. Laura's radio program where she sold 600 copies of her book in one day! Shortly after, she hooked up with an agent and sold the rights to a major publishing house, AMACOM. It seems that dreams really do come true, after all. Not only is Claudine a fabulous mentor to writers and moms, she's also refreshingly honest and very funny. We hope you stop by The Muffin today for a chat with Claudine. Her tour is definitely one to follow!
As always, if you'd like to be included in this tour, please contact us. We have a few more stops available for qualified blogs.
Also, if you have a blog, make sure you check out our upcoming author tours
by scrolling to down to the section ("Want to host one of our upcoming
authors?") below. We added two new author tours that are scheduled to
launch before the end of the year. Get involved, and have fun!
Get ready for an honest look at motherhood! Let's meet the author, shall we?
~ Angela & Jodi ~ (Your Hostesses)
** Feel free to copy any part of this email and share it on your own blog or in your newsletter.
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About Claudine:
Claudine is probably a mother just like you. She grew up in the time of Shaun Cassidy, The Incredible Hulk, The Brady Bunch, and The Bionic Woman. She owned Barbies, Loves Baby Soft, and an Air Supply album. Women like you and Claudine probably started a career, got married, and then, the BABY came. Life was never going to be the same. If you were anything like Claudine you had no clue how to start dealing with the staggering responsibility of new motherhood.
When Claudine couldn't find the answers or insight she needed to help her cope, she decided to write the book she always wanted - A fun, honest, simple, easy-to-read book geared to making a new mom's life a little easier.
Her search for information to make motherhood easier led to the creation of a blog at www.help4newmoms.blogspot.com, a place where she gets to write whatever she wants--things that might help a new mom, make her laugh, or get her up to date on some of the most important issues of our time, as well as American Idol. The blog has lead to invitations to visit and to speak with mom's groups. Now, she's able to share some direction, humor, and ideas with new moms all over the country in workshops and appearances where she lets participants know that they are NOT alone. You are not alone either and it's OK to take a break and laugh now and then.
Claudine Wolk is a CPA and mother of three. She lives in Bucks County, PA with her husband Joe and her children, Joseph, Casey & Ally. She writes columns as well as magazine and newspaper articles on all subjects regarding motherhood in the 21st Century. She also is available for humorous but informative workshops on the subjects of "new motherhood" and "mothers returning to the workforce." You can contact Claudine for a speaking engagement here.
Find out more about Claudine by visiting her website: www.Help4NewMoms.com.
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It Gets Easier! ...And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers
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It Gets Easier! ...And Other Lies We tell New Mothers
A Fun, Practical Guide to Becoming a Mom
by Claudine Wolk
After becoming a mother, I was a confused mess. Everything from labor and delivery to taking my baby home was a surprise. I felt like I had landed on another planet without a map.
I learned quickly that this new planet was NOT the vacation spot I thought it would be.
I needed a new map!
Does this sound familiar?
I looked for a book that would answer all my questions and introduce me to the more personal and humorous side of motherhood. I wanted to read the words that had been popping into my head since the moment my baby was born, "Motherhood Is Really, Really Hard!" and "What are some ways I can deal with it?" and "Do They Take Babies Back At The Hospital?"
I couldn't find the book, so I wrote it.
Here are some of the Solutions You will find in It Gets Easier!:
- The importance of a baby schedule (no matter what anyone else says)
- "The Talk" you need to have with your husband before you give birth
- What you really need to know about labor and delivery
- The Six Baby Commandments that can foster good eating and sleeping habits
- The Five New Mom Mantras that will help keep you sane
- Body image after giving birth
- Breastfeeding Truths and Breastfeeding Myths
- How to keep housework to a minimum
There is no question that being a mother is challenging, but this fun, frank, and prescriptive guide tries to do the impossible and make new motherhood easier. Featuring interviews with hundreds of moms and candid stories from author Claudine Wolk's own experiences as a mother, It Gets Easier!...and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers mixes humor, honesty, and insider strategies that will give new moms a 'leg-up'. This upbeat and entertaining book drives home the point that new moms are not alone and that there are things they can do to make motherhood a little more controllable and lot more enjoyable. Complete with resources for further exploration and a helpful glossary, this funny, irreverent book will help ease every new mother's frustration.
Published by AMACOM (June 2009)
Paperback: 192 pages
ISBN# 0814415024
It Gets Easier! is available through Amazon.com, B&N, and independent or chain bookstores.
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Do you want to participate in this tour?
Email Angela & Jodi, your tour guides.
If you'd like to host Claudine on your blog, we still have several dates available. Come join the party! Email Angela & Jodi with your request.
If you're an author interested in promoting your latest book with WOW! Women On Writing Blog Tours please email us for more info.
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The following are the tour dates for Claudine Wolk. Make sure you check out each listing--each of them explore a different topic from writing subjects to advice for new moms. Don't miss a single day. It's going to be a fun journey!
As you view the listings, make note of these wonderful blogs. Each one of them, a treasure, and a place that many readers call home. In a noisy online world, you will find sanctuary in these true gems.
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 October 12, 2009 (Monday)Claudine launches her tour at The Muffin!Come join us for the first day of Claudine's tour! Jodi Webb interviews Claudine about her amazing path to publishing, public speaking, her recent interview with Good Morning America, and some of the biggest lies we tell new mothers and writers. It's a fun and informative interview! We welcome your comments and urge you to participate. Those who comment will be entered to win a signed copy of Claudine's book, It Gets Easier! And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers. Note: Remember to check back in the comments section a couple of days after the launch to see if you won a copy of the book. That's where we announce the winners. You can also check the box that says to send follow up comments to keep an eye on winners. Visit: http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/blog.htmlAbout The Muffin: From the bakers of WOW! Women On Writing. Have you checked out what we've been baking for you on the daily Muffin? We've stirred together some traditional ingredients with new ones to deliver more interviews, enlightenment, thought-provoking ideas, and inspirational messages to help you through those gray writing days. Want to get blog posts from The Muffin via email? Sign up for free and get posts delivered straight to your inbox with feedburner.
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 October 14, 2009 (Wednesday)
Claudine at WordHustler
Stop by WordHustler's blog today for a fabulous interview with Claudine Wolk conducted by Anne Walls! Their interviews are fantastic and usually include a fun question for a book giveaway. Be sure to stop by today and see what they cook up.
Visit: http://wordhustlerink.wordhustler.com/
About Anne Walls and WordHustler: Anne
Walls is the co-founder and creative director of WordHustler.
WordHustler is a website for freelance writers where you can search
markets for free, upload documents for the WordHustler team to submit
to publications for you, and find names and addresses of editors. For
more information, take a quick tour of WordHustler's services.
Walls is also a writer/director of both films and television. A member
of the Writers Guild, she was a staff writer on Fox's "Saints and
Sinners" as well as writer/director of a YouTube series called "Mookie
and Sam," which has received over 2 million hits. Anne has also
published articles and short stories in various publications. Anne
began her career working at Creative Artists Agency, Paramount
Pictures, and Time Inc after graduating from UCLA with a degree in
English literature.
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 October 16, 2009 (Friday)
Claudine at Mom-E-Centric
Don't miss Claudine Wolk's post about twelve years of gathering parenting secrets--and testing them on her guinea pigs...I mean, children.
Visit: http://www.momecentric.com/
About Jerri Ann Reason and Mom-E-Centric: "I
write about whatever comes through my life on my blog...it's a mommy
blog, a wifey blog, a daughter-y blog, a granddaughter-y blog, an own
your own business and lose your pants blog, etc. You name it, I write
it."
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 October 22, 2009 (Thursday)
Claudine at Hell Or High Water
Claudine Wolk, author of It Gets Easier...and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers, interviewed hundreds of moms for her book. Today she shares all with her post, Tell Me Your Secrets: Interviewing Tips.
Visit: http://hellorhighwaterwriter.blogspot.com
About Beth and Hell Or High Water: Beth Morrissey's blog is dedicated to the freelance life. Her profile says, "I'm a full time freelance writer with a serious romance habit on the side."
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 October 28, 2009 (Wednesday)
Claudine at Meryl's Notes
Claudine is known for being a new-mom expert but today's she's giving us an insider's view of her writing life.
Visit: http://www.meryl.net/section/blog/
About Meryl K. Evans: Meryl K. Evans, Content Maven, is the author of Brilliant Outlook Pocketbook and the co-author of Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites. She has written and edited for AbsoluteWrite, ECT News Network, The Dallas Morning News,
Gamezebo, Lockergnome, MarketingProfs, PC Today, O'Reilly, Pearson,
Sams, Web Worker Daily, Wiley, and WROX. Meryl has written copy for
businesses ads and games including Fib-or-Not? and Meet, Mix, and Mingle.
Meryl writes and edits content
for businesses and publications. She helps business build and maintain
relationships with clients and prospects through content. She's also a
long-time blogger who started blogging on June 1, 2000.
She is the original Editor-in-Chief of Shavlik's The Remediator Security Digest,
a popular newsletter on computer security that started with a few
thousand subscribers and climbed to over 100,000 subscribers during her
tenure. She's also the editor of Professional Service Journal, an email newsletter for business-to-business (B2B) service providers and Intel Solution Services' Connected Digest.
Want some CSS inspiration? Check out the CSS Collection, which she handed off to talented folks who promised to keep the site strong.
Meryl has worked as an educator with New York University's online
graduate program where she continues to help students with their
theses. She has worked for two Fortune 500 telecom companies, federal
government in Washington, D.C. and IT consulting. A native Texan, she
lives a heartbeat north of Dallas in Plano, Texas with her husband and
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 November 2, 2009 (Monday)
Claudine at Whole Latte Life
Claudine stops by Joanne DeMaio's blog, Whole Latte Life, and shares her tips for public speaking after leading many parenting workshops.
Visit: http://joannedemaio.blogspot.com/
About Joanne and Whole Latte Life: As a writer, my current work of fiction focuses on knowing who we really are and staying true. While writing it, I began to notice how other, real people live their choice lives, and the goodness that follows. Here, I'll share thoughts on finding our own perfect blend of life.
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 November 3, 2009 (Tuesday)
Claudine at Ramblings of a Texas Housewife
Claudine stops by Nessa' sblog, Ramblings of a Texas Housewife, to reveal a few of those lies experienced moms tell newbies--and why they do it.
Visit: http://www.texashousewife.com/
About Nessa & Ramblings of a Texas Housewife: Nessa uses her knowledge of coupons, balancing a budget, innovative ways to earn a wage and great family activities to help others navigate these tough times we are in. When visiting Ramblings of a Texas Housewife and the sister blog What's Cookin'? you will encounter a remarkable woman. Do not be surprised to see great recipes, frugal tips, fun music videos, tall Texas tales (and they are true) and fantastic book reviews. Nessa seems to be a Jill of all Trades when it comes to homemaking. Using her skills to make fantastic crock pot meals one moment and then tackling the thrills of Ebay the next. You will meet her adorable kids and devoted hubby as they show up in surprise post of everyday life turned impossible and even improbable at times.
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 November 4, 2009 (Wednesday)
Claudine at Cathy C.'s Hall of Fame
Ever wonder about the secrets to selling your book to a publisher? Claudine Wolk appears on Cathy's "What Not to Do" feature with a few tips.
Visit: http://www.cathychall.blogspot.com/
About Cathy C.'s Hall of Fame: You've found where I share my Writing Fame and Fortune. Technically, I
don't share the Fortune. But I'm happy to share the funny writing stuff
I've learned along the way. I can't be held responsible for what you do
with it.
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 November 6, 2009 (Friday)
Claudine at Blonde Mom Blog
Claudine Wolk tells us about the funny, frustrating and sometimes crazy journey from stay at home mom (SAHM) to working mom. And don't miss a chance to win It Gets Easier! and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers.
Visit: http://blondemomblog.com/
About Blonde Mom Blog: "Just
another manic mom day." Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere,
circa 2005. I'm a 40-year-old soccer mom to two little girls trying to
stay sane and away from the Barbie Pop Tarts. I work 30 hours a week
for a small publishing company as a managing editor for special
projects and social media coordinator. My husband, a former beach
bartender, founded MouseCalls Computer Services here in Nashville. We
have two mutts, one fish, and way too much laundry.
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Want to host one of our touring authors?
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 Upcoming Author Tours: If
you have a blog or website and would like to host one of our authors below, we are still accepting a few choice blogs to participate in our
Partnership Program.
Come and join the fun! Please email Angela & Jodi at blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com
and put "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line. Please tell us the author you are interested in and your available
dates. We'll get back to you with the details if you are accepted. We
look forward to hearing from you!
Content for your blog: All of our touring authors are available for interviews, or they will provide a guest post on a topic relating to the writing process or their book.
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Tour Dates: November 9, 2009 - December 9, 2009
Title: Thirsty: a novel
Author: Kristin Bair O'Keeffe
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: It is 1883, and all of Klara Bozic's girlish dreams have come crashing down as she arrives in Thirsty, a gritty steel town carved into the slopes above the Monongahela River just outside of Pittsburgh. She has made a heartbreaking discovery. Her new husband, Drago, is as abusive as the father she left behind in Croatia.
In Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's debut novel, Klara's life unfolds over forty years as she struggles to find her place in a new country where her survival depends on the friends who nurture her: gutsy, funny Katherine Zupanovic, who isn't afraid of Drago's fist; BenJo, the only black man in Thirsty to have his own shop; and strangely enough, Old Man Rupert, the town drunk.
Thirsty follows a chain of unlikely events that keep Klara's spirit aloft: a flock of angelic butterflies descends on Thirsty; Klara gives birth to her first child in Old Man Rupert's pumpkin patch; and BenJo gives her a talking bird. When Klara's daughter marries a man even more brutal than Drago, Klara is forced to act. If she doesn't finally break the cycle of violence in her family, her granddaughters will one day walk the same road, broken and bruised. As the threads that hold her family together fray and come undone, Klara must decide whether she has the courage to carve out a peaceful spot in the world for herself and her girls.
 About the Author:
Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's life is a melding of many cultures. A native Pittsburgher (Go Steelers!) raised with the Croatian traditions of her grandparents, Kristin lives in China with a husband who was raised in Ireland and the Vietnamese daughter.
During their four years in China, Kristin has taught writing, written a blog "My Beautiful Far-flung Life, and attempted to learn Mandarin Chinese (unsuccessfully according to her neighbors). Oh, and written the novel Thirsty. Thirsty started as a graduate thesis and ended after countless drafts. Drafts that, to the dismay of her fellow coffee lovers, she felt the need to read aloud as she edited in a local coffee shop.
If she hadn't become a writer, Kristin suspects that she would have become a ventriloquist, roadie for Meat Loaf, or time traveler. (And yes, she has read The Time Traveler's Wife.) Among other things, she would use her time traveling powers to frequently return home and enjoy the magic that is the hoagies at Danny's Pizza.
Kristin's articles and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including Poets & Writers Magazine, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Baltimore Review, San Diego Family Magazine, and The Gettysburg Review. Her column--The Fiction Writing Workshop--appears monthly in Writers on the Rise.
Author's Websites:
Kristin's website: http://www.thirstythenovel.com
Kristin's blog: http://www.kristinbairokeeffeblog.com
Goodies:
You will receive a copy of Kristin's book, Thirsty.
Participate! Please email us
with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available
dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from November 9th - December 9th. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Tour Dates: November 16, 2009 - December 16, 2009
Title: You Want Me To Do What? Journaling for Care Givers
Author: B. Lynn Goodwin
Genre: Self-Help/Journaling Prompts
Synopsis: You Want Me to Do What? Journaling for Caregivers offers encouragement, instructions, and over 200 sentence starts to help anyone start putting their thoughts on paper.
It is for current, former, and long distance caregivers. These are the people who take care of spouses, parents, children, special needs children and themselves. It is also for professional caregivers including nurses, social workers, teachers, and anyone in the helping professions.
 About the Author:
During the six years she spent caring for her mother B. Lynn Goodwin found comfort in the journaling she did. She eventually began teaching journaling workshops and writing a book to guide other caregivers through journaling.
Lynn is also a teacher, editor, and writer. Her work has been published in Hip Mama; the Oakland Tribune; the Contra Costa Times; the Danville Weekly; Staying Sane When You're Dieting; Small Press Review; Dramatics Magazine; Career, Caregiving, and Self-Care NCDA Monograph; 24/7--a caregiving anthology; We Care; Families of Loved Ones Magazine (forthcoming); Kaleidoscope (forthcoming) and numerous e-zines and blogs.
Author's Websites:
B. Lynn Goodwin's website: http://www.writeradvice.com/ywmtdw.html
Writer Advice: http://www.writeradvice.com/
Goodies:
You will receive a copy of B. Lynn Goodwin's book, You Want Me To Do What? Journaling for Care Givers.
Participate! Please email us
with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available
dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from November 16th - December 16th. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Please Note: Apply now. We only schedule a maximum of 15 stops per author. To be
included on one of these tours, query now! We'll let you know asap if
you are accepted and what happens next. Email Angela & Jodi at: blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com
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I hope you'll join us on Claudine Wolk's blog tour. It will be an exciting journey! Mark your calendars, and save these dates. Either Jodi or myself will be personally attending each and every blog stop on the tour. And I have to say, I'm truly excited! The participating blogs are phenomenal. All of them offer something unique to the reader, and they all have different flavors. One thing is for certain, they are all a sweet treat.
If you have a blog and would like to host Sara, or one of our other authors, please email uswith your request.
We'd love for you all to get involved and join us in a virtual vacation. Take a trip across the globe by participating in this tour. Each stop shares a different point of view, a new topic, and has its own unique voice. We'd love to hear yours too, so come along for the ride, and we'll be looking for your comments!
Ready to go traveling on a inspirational adventure? Let's go exploring the Wild Wild Web!
And don't forget to visit The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Claudine's book, It Gets Easier!
Write on!
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