NEWS FLASH: Jay Schein author of Stolen Innocence: Days of Destiny II Hits the Airwaves & TV

From the author that brought you Days of Destiny...Now, book II is out and gaining momentum fast. Strategic Book Publishing announces the official local and regional radio and television appearances. Mark your calendars and tune in!



July 23, PBS program of Douglas County Colorado
Interview - 45 minutes - Book Two - Stolen Innocence
Host: James LaRue


August Book Signing - Date TBA
Castle Pines North Center - Invitation (about 70 persons who purchased Book One)

Anderson News - Distributor for King Soopers Stores
Arrangements now being negotiated for total stores distribution.


Barnes And Noble Book Signing September 13 in Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 795 Citadel Drive East Colorado Springs, CO 80909 - Phone: 719-637-8282



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Some results are already pouring in on Book II:

Florida, Coral Springs - Calvary Chapel
Speaker - Writing that honors God - Subject was writing without profanity, vulgarity and blatant sex scenes. Sold out of books after the services.

Ft. Lauderdale - REACH FM Radio - Guest - Invited back again for a second show the following week. Ken Kerrigan, Host

About the Series: Days of Destiny, the trilogy, is a story of unparalleled excitement and adventure. It is a fast-paced, nail-biting story of international terrorism and how a Florida family is thrust into a web of deceit that changes their lives forever. If you have read the first book in this trilogy, you are eagerly awaiting this sequel. If you have not, the Prologue will present a synopsis of the first story and this edition will stand on its own- providing you with unceasing action and intrigue from the first page to the last.

The second book: Stolen Innocence: Days of Destiny II - David thought that his life would now return to normal, having left Israel a national hero for having prevented the delivery of one of the largest illegal arms and munitions plots in the history of the Middle East. He returns to the United States and his hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida a national hero of Israel; a costly recognition as his father's life was the price paid at the Wailing Wall shootout between the terrorists and the Israeli guards. David’s heroism is even recognized by the President of the United States. After the excitement and notoriety finally quiets, David looks forward to the continuation of a normal life. However, the terrorists' long reach of revenge will change David's world forever - only this time, it is David who will become the avenger.
Recognized and reviewed as one of the best action/adventure stories of these times, this fast-paced, page-turning drama will capture your heart and your imagination and is surely destined for the big screen. If you have not read Days of Destiny I, you may want to do so after this sequel captures your heart.



For information on Jay Schein and the Days of Destiny Trilogy, go to: http://www.daysofdestinybooks.com/ and please visit his Author Display Video on Strategic Publishing's You Tube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnji-odmkK8






To request a full interactive EPK and for Media Inqueries, Appearances, National and International press and tour scheduling Contact:

Miranda Spigener, Director of Book Marketing/Publicist
Strategic Book Marketing - pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com
832-452-6068 Direct
773-482-6068 PR Office Fax - 1-800-808-6190 Corporate Office

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Breaking News: Don Sutton, Author of Understanding Meth: The Epidemic

HOT OFF THE WIRES:

Strategic Book Publishing is pleased to announce endorsement and recent orders of his book Understanding Meth: The Epidemic by Kaiser Permanente!

Don Sutton is also scheduled on the Perceptive Marketing Hour with Tony Kay on Artist First Radio. Please tune in Monday, 7 pm CST, 10/20/2008.

For more information on the book: http://www.understandingmeth.com/ and for details on Don's non-profit organization please visit: http://www.saynotometh.com/.

For Media Inquries, Appearances, Bookings or if you would like to make a tax-deductable donation to his cause for his Cross-Country Road Tour Contact:


Miranda Spigener
Director of Book Marketing/PR Manager
Strategic Book Marketing
pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com
832-452-6068 Direct - 773-482-6068 PR Office Fax - 1-800-808-6190 Corporate Office

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Lila Hopkins - Coming to Artist First Radio!

Strategic Book Marketing is to proud to announce Lila Hopkins to be interviewed on the Perceptive Marketing Hour Show with Tony Kay on the Artist First Radio Network at 7 pm CST, Sept. 29, 2008.

The Master Craftsman is a heartwarming tale of father/son relationships and incredible gifts of love.

This is the story of the frustrations, munderstandings and conflict between fathers and sons and the story of redemtion. It is the story of forgiveness and love and of the women who sustained their men. It is the novel of a man who has a life-threatening situation who has a chance for life if he is man enough to accept it.
It is a book that is well researched. The author has gone to great lengths to learn about the medical aspects she presents in the story and the crafts that she writes about.

Lila Hopkins grew up in New Mexico but for the past 11 years has lived in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. Weave Me A Song grew out of her love for the mountains and her admiration of the people she has met in Avery County.

Hopkins grew up in the home of a Baptist pastor and married a Baptist minister while she was still a college student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. After graduation, she taught school in northern California while her husband continued his theological studies in Berkley, California. The Hopkins moved to North Carolina in 1960 for Rev. Hopkins to intern at the Department of Pastoral Care at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. In 1961, he became chaplain at McCain Hospital, where he served for 29 years.Lila taught school in Moore County for 13 years and the experience was the basis of her two award winning juvenile books, Eating Crow and Talking Turkey (1988 and 1990) Both books won the North Carolina Juvenile Literature Award. The Hopkins have three sons and one daughter and seven grandchildren.Weave Me A Song is her first adult novel. Strike A Golden Chord is her second from High Country Publishers. Mrs. Hopkins, a watercolorist, whose paintings are featured in the Graylight Gallery in Newland, painted the dust jackets and illustrated both novels. She is also the author of The Master Craftsman: Heartwarming Novel of Father-Son Relationships and the Incredible Gifts of Love.

For Media Inquries, Bookings and Appearances contact:

Miranda Spigener, Director of Book Marketing/PR Manager
Strategic Book Marketing
pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com
832-452-6068 Direct - 773-482-6068 PR Office Fax
1-800-808-6190 Corporate Office

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Max Blue to be featured on Artist First Radio

Strategic Book Publishing announces that Max Blue author of Cold Front Passing Hokkaido will be booked on Artist First Radio Network on September 8, 2008 (date subject to change).

Mr. Blue will also be gracing the presence of iVillage, NBC's social media network in a blog tour. Please email me at pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com for details and dates.

This book appeals to all ages both men and women and is a great history lesson on the Korean War and the 1950's Cold War from an insider.

The book is available through links below at Amazon, Barnes and Noble online, Target Stores and direct from Strategic.

Orders can be made through Amazon at:

http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Front-Passing-Hokkaido-Blue/dp/1934925071/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214331533&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=cold+front+passing+hokkaido

Target Stores:

http://www.target.com/dp/1934925071/sr=1-1/qid=1214331752/ref=sr_1_1/601-0032331-8534521?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acold%20front%20passing%20hokkaido&page=1

Information and orders can be made straight from Strategic at: http://www.strategicbookpublishing.com/ColdFrontPassingHokkaido.html

For Media inquires and bookings contact:

Miranda Spigener
Director of Book Marketing/PR Manager
Strategic Book Marketing
pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com
832-452-6068 Direct
773-482-6068 PR Office Fax
1-800-808-6190 Corporate Office

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Leora Sipp - Success on Road Tour

Our Eloquent Books author Leora Sipp is wrapping up her road tour which has been a great success in sales and extending her readership of Emma and Sara Learn About Harvest Time.

Monday, June 23rd - Leora's appearance at the Crescent Moon Coffeehouse in Lincoln, NE was a huge success in attendance and sales; applause could be heard from down the street as one patron reported! Her next stop is Quarterlane, ID and then its off to Spokane, WA and finally Portland on July 5th where it will be a joint signing with our Strategic Book Publishing author Don Sutton.

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Eloquent Books author Frank Martin DiMeglio goes live on Wordpress and iVillage!

Eloquent Books announces that author Frank Martin DiMeglio is now live on iVillage and Wordpress!

Click here to join his group and subscribe to his blogs:
http://connect.ivillage.com/humanbeingbook?v=1
http://humanbeingbook.wordpress.com

Miranda Spigener
Director of Book Marketing/PR Manager
Strategic Book Marketing
pr1@strategicbookmarketing.com

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Manuscript Review

Once you have submitted your manuscript to Strategic Books, it will be sent to the Manuscript Review Department. Here an editor will go over your manuscript and evaluate what changes need to be made (if any).

In this phase, your work will be scrutinized for things such as: typographical errors, spelling and grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and syntax errors. The editor will set out a list of errors in these categories that need to be corrected, and will advise you if you need an edit by a professional editor, or if he/she feels you can make the corrections yourself.

Examples of punctuation errors:

"I'm home", she called out "is anybody here"? Plopping down on the stool in front of the counter she reached for the cookie jar, it was full of her favorite chocolate chip cookies!!!!

• comma goes inside quotation marks
• question mark goes inside quotation marks
• comma goes after "out"
• comma goes after "counter"
• use semicolon, instead of comma after "jar"
• use only one exclamation mark

Examples of grammatical errors:

She thought it was to good to be true. But it was all happening so quick.

• too
• However
• quickly
  

Examples of syntax errors:

When it wouldn't fit through the doorway because it was too big, she had tried to even turn it sideways.

• It was too big and would not fit through the doorway, even after trying to turn it sideways.

A check will be done on the title of your book, to find out if that title is currently in use, and the author's name will be checked for other authors by the same name.

Example: There is another author by the same name, how may we distinguish you?
(middle initial, title, pen name, etc.)

Example: There is another book with the same title. Have you researched other titles, or would you prefer to add a subtitle?

To prepare the Production Department for receiving your manuscript, the Manuscript Review editor will look at formatting issues such as:

• When submitting your manuscript, please ensure that all chapters are in one Word document.
• The first page of your manuscript should be the title page. This should contain the title of your book, your name, your by line, and word count.
• Do not use hard returns as this creates a nightmare in the production department. (hard returns are created when you press 'enter' after each line)
• Pictures, sketches, diagrams, graphs, charts and photos should be emailed in a separate folder
• Headers and footers should not be manually typed at the top of each page, but inserted from the tool bar, from tools, insert, header and footers
• All font should be in Times New Roman, 12 pt.
• Margins should be 1" on all four sides

While this may sound overwhelming to the first-time author, do not fear as there is nothing that cannot be corrected on our end. However, we do ask that you do your best in these areas, and then leave the rest up to us.

Sometimes authors have written about, or included somewhere in their book, real people; photographs; sketches; medical or legal advice; or other issues that we feel need an evaluation by our legal team. The Manuscript Review editor will note this. If you should see the box checked "Legal Review Needed," this is nothing to worry about, it is simply standard procedure.

When this phase has been completed, you will receive a Manuscript Review Report, so that you are always kept up to date with where your manuscript is in the overall process of turning it into the finished product.

At Strategic Books, we want your book to be as error free as possible, and the Manuscript Review process is just one of our valuable aids that help insure this. Our goal is to be as proud of your book as you are!

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