Write Now Literary
is pleased to be coordinating a blog tour for fiction authors Lisa Watson, Nicole Hampton, J.L. Campbell and Perry Busby. This tour will run
March 29, 2018. Book your own tour here.
About the Author
Lisa Watson
National bestselling author, Lisa Watson, is a
native of Washington D.C., and writes in the Multicultural & Interracial,
Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, and Sweet Romance genres. Having her debut
novel nominated for Best Contemporary Fiction, sparked Lisa’s desire to
continue creating engaging storylines, strong characters with universal appeal,
and a keen sense of humor. They are drawn together by love, respect, and a
strong family ties.
Lisa loves traveling, so weaving beautiful destinations into
the pages of her novels as lush backdrops, or the heritage of her characters is
not uncommon.
Website: http://www.lisawatson.com
About the Book
Danger doesn’t make an appointment…it just shows up.
When Sasha Lambert’s debut novel, The Passport Diaries, hits
the bookstores it quickly becomes a bestseller. Her ex-boyfriend, and Greek
tycoon, Milo Georgopoulos, believes one of the characters in the book sheds a
not-so-positive light on his own extracurricular activities. He gives Sasha an
ultimatum: Ditch the book or else.
Retired football player, Pierce Deveraux thinks he too has
been placed between the pages of The Passport Diaries. Determined to make Sasha
pay for putting a ding in his knight-in-shining-armor image, Pierce contemplates
how best to even the score.
Suddenly strange things start happening wherever Sasha goes.
Even her twin sister, Dr. Sienna Lambert-Deveraux worries for her safety. With
an adoring assistant, an ambitious publicist, and jealous ex-lover vying for
her attention, Sasha soon finds herself at the center of dangerous tug-of-war.
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
Amazon: http://ow.ly/G0Kc30i8GJU
About the Author
J. L. Campbell
J.L. Campbell is fascinated
with Jamaican flora and has hundreds of photos to prove it. She writes
contemporary and sweet romance, romantic suspense, women's fiction, as well as
new and young adult novels.
Campbell, who features Jamaican culture in her stories, has
written twenty-seven books and two short story collections. She is also a
certified editor.
Website: http://www.joylcampbell.com
About the Book
Aside from a brief stint of madness during their teen years,
Vance James and Ayisha Glenn are not each other's idea of relationship
material. Vance, a financial analyst and avid golfer, is preoccupied with
getting his fill of women, and finding that special someone doesn't factor into
his plans. Yet all it takes to turn his world upside down is one remark from
Ayisha about his lifestyle. Suddenly, his focus shifts and he's spending his
days trying to prove he can be the man she needs.
Ayisha is a go-getter who knows what she's about—a
successful business, a lifetime with the man of her dreams, and children to
complete the picture. Vance is an expert at romance, but with Ayisha it's all
or nothing. She's waited years for Vance to stop chasing the wind in pursuit of
what's already in front of him. Now that he's set his heart on having her, will
she accept his love?
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ya849efr
About the Author
Nicole Hampton
Nicole Hampton is a compassionate woman, who loves to create
stories readers can relate to in a way that validates situations that occur
daily the lives of many. Her love for reading developed at an early age. She
often spent hours becoming lost in the worlds of characters of her favorite
books. Born in the South Suburbs of Chicago, IL, reading offered an opportunity
for Nicole to dream about life outside of her community and fed her desire to
want to explore the world beyond her modest surroundings.
Nicole earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and utilizes
the skills and knowledge learned to address the issues presented in her debut
novel Glimmer in the Darkness in a manner that allows people to connect and
understand the struggles of her characters. Nicole lives in North Carolina, is
a dedicated wife and mother of six, who spends any time she can snatch,
developing characters and story lines to share with her readers. Her second
novel, Tears of the Storm, will release in summer of 2018.
Website: http://www.thenicolehampton.com
About the Book
For Shannon Johnson, full-time wife, mom and freelance
writer, life as she knew it changed one spring afternoon with the ringing of
her doorbell. On the other side stood Vaneetra James, former mistress of
Shannon’s husband, Daniel. With two sons, Shannon resisted the urge to leave
Daniel in order to keep her family intact. However, she refused to deal with
the issues resulting from Daniel’s extramarital affair.
When Shannon thought her life couldn’t get any worse, a
tragic turn of events in Vaneetra’s life turned Shannon’s already fractured
world upside down, sending her marriage into an even deeper peril.
Feeling desperate and trapped, Shannon made a series of rash
decisions that landed her in the arms of another man, bringing her already
fragile world crashing downward. Having to come to grips with the reality that
the man she once thought was extraordinary was just ordinary, she had to trudge
the road of forgiveness, while learning to love again and accept what she never
imagined could ever exist.
Genre: Women’s Contemporary Fiction
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ya65ylxc
About the Author
Perry Busby
Perry Busby is an author and founder of Buzz Word
Publishing. In addition to writing, he is a freelance programmer and data
analyst. His client list includes both government and private organizations;
from NASA, to the Federal Reserve Bank, and political campaigns; from Fortune
100 companies to non-profit organizations and local business. After 30 years of
designing and analyzing software and data, Perry now turns his creative
energies and keyboard to write about a journey that has been just as
adventuresome as it has been nerdy. When he isn’t writing, Perry dedicates time
to engage and counsel minority youth and college students on the obstacles and
opportunities of working within the IT sector.
Website: http://www.buzzwordpublishing.com
About The Book
Phil Jacobson, a young African-American computer
enthusiast and hacker, lands a prized position as a programmer with Intellect
Technology Incorporated, a leading technology company. While coping with being
one of a select few minority programmers the company has recently hired, Phil
discovers a fellow hacker has uncovered evidence that points to his hiring as
being part of a more egregious cover up.
On the brink of closing their
doors for good, and faced with competition from a growing personal computer
industry, Jack Sherman, the CEO of ITI, hedges his bets on his young chief
financial officer, Vincent Martello, and a new technology called the Internet.
ITI is set to acquire the first Internet browser from WorldNet Labs, a small
startup company founded by Phil’s longtime friend, Malcolm Graves. The deal
between ITI and WorldNet Labs could potentially be the smartest and most
lucrative corporate deal of the century. But, ITI’s questionable employment
practices, a reported EEOC complaint, and Jack Sherman’s sordid family
alliances, could kill the deal in its tracks. Relying on the skills he learned
while assisting his father and information he’s gathered from the Underground
(a virtual network of computers on a Bulletin Board System), Phil rushes to
uncover ITI’s secret past and put an end to what may be the worst deal ever for
his friend.
With Charlotte, North
Carolina, as the backdrop Perry Busby weaves a suspense tale about a family
confronting life’s changes as society prepares for its next disruptive
invention, the Internet.
Genre: Mystery
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077138ZPF
What
advice can you give first time authors?
So, you say you love to write. You say you want to write a book.
Unfortunately, you have no idea what to do or where to beginning. Fortunately, I have a bit of advice. My advice is to write, publish, and promote.
First, I say write. Find a place to write, tap into your soul for
inspiration, and start writing. Write
what you know. Write what you love. Writing is personal. Be truth and honest In your writing. Don’t try to be anyone besides yourself.
Next, you are not an author until you
publish! You can take the traditional
route which is a tad bit difficult to accomplish. However, you can self-publish
or can go through a hybrid publishing company.
Not matter the option you choose, just make sure your choose to
publish. Within this process, you want
your manuscript to be edited. You want
to copyright your manuscript. You also want to get an ISBN. My main advice for this portion is to hire
someone that will assist you. There is a
lot to do during this time and you don’t want anything to slip or be forgotten.
Then, you want to promote your book. Social media is used for a lot of different
things. This time, use it to benefit
you. Give information about the book to
everyone you know, and don’t know. Use
all social media platforms as a marketing tool.
Contact your local television and radio stations for interviews. Sign up for a virtual book tour. Most importantly, do a public book signing to
launch your book.
Finally, one more thing that I offer that is
an extra piece of advice. Celebrate!
Rejoice and enjoy your accomplishment.
Have fun. You just completed a
major undertaking that most only speak about.
After everything is said and done, go out. Call some friends and bask in
the moment.
