Sunscreen Needed for Our August Happenings!

New Yorkers, North Jersey Folks, and Shore Mavens bring your sunscreen and drop in and see us in Belmar 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This Sunday August 4 as part of the Summer Book Signing Series at The Paperback Exchange!!! 

Details on the entire series and the list of authors can be found on their Facebook event page!

https://www.facebook.com/events/532019920194279/


So, you say are a South Jersey or PA or Delaware fan of Fate and Fangs: Tales from the Vampire Family? Never Fear! We're taking part wit the Central Jersey Horror Writers Association Chapter and getting our haunt on at the Monster Mania Convention August 16 to 18 in Cherry Hill!!

www.monstermania.net


 Our Vampire Family minions have been very busy this summer with the New Jersey Authors Network and South Jersey Women Authors Group.  Keep up with all our events as they happen via our Facebook Page or Yahoo Calendar.  

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vampire-Family/157922293588

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristinbattestella/

Anything can happen, including a television appearance July 27 with the A Novel Idea Bookstore and Landis Marketplace! Yes! Our vampy selves showed up on camera as part of  the Fox 29 Morning News Jenny on Your Block Segment!!

Video from the day is here: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/22864889/jenny-on-your-block-vineland#.UebSPvKe7YY.facebook

And photos from the Newspaper are here: http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=A8&Dato=20130717&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=307170801&Ref=PH

Our Facebook Album from the Day, too: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151554573663589.1073741836.157922293588&type=1


We're already booking into 2014 for Fate and Fangs events, can you believe it? Our October is decidedly packed, and more happenings are happening in September and November, including NJAN appearances in Woodbury, Cinnaminson, Millville, and the Authors on the Greene Day in Smithville!  See you soon!



 

Sink Your Teeth in this July!

Not only is Fate and Fangs: Tales from the Vampire Family keeping it AC cool and out of the Summer Sun with our Virtual Chat times, but The Vampire Family is on the road again with the New Jersey Authors Network this July!!

Kick off your Holiday Heat with us  9p.m. est TONIGHT at Coffee Time Romance for a Muse It Up Chat Party and then drop by our Publisher's Marketing Chat Seminars at the Muse Online Writers Conference website 7 p.m. Mondays this Month! Need some time with your Fellow Lady Writers to talk shop and Inspire? Join the South Jersey Women Authors in Chat, too.  Virtual members Welcome!

7/3 Muse It Up Coffee Time Chat
7/8 Muse Marketing Seminar
7/15 Muse Marketing Seminar
7/22 Muse Marketing Seminar
7/29 Muse Marketing Seminar
7/31 SJWA Coffee Time Chat

That's Coffee Time Romance and the Muse Online Conference Chat Room:

9 p.m. est Tonight and 7/31 www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html 

7 p.m. Mondays http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/


I know, I know.  Virtual isn't really your think.  You need The Vampire Family for Reals in your life. Never Fear! You can get your Author Girl on with us with the SJWA or see us with the New Jersey Authors Network or shop us at the Novel Idea Bookstore! Not a Southie? North Jersey fans, Shore Folks, and NYC pals, stop by and see The Vampire Family as part of the Summer Series in Belmar! 

7/18 SJWA Brunch Voorhees
7/20 NJAN Hopewell Author Panel and HWA Chapter Meeting to Follow
7/24 NJAN Millville YA Author Panel
7/27 Landis Street Fair at A Novel Idea, Vineland
8/4 Summer Series in Belmar




Wow, we are stocked up on sunscreen! For more, as always follow the links and remember to check out our mayhem on Facebook or see our complete calendar on our Yahoo Group!

www.njauthorsnetwork.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southjerseywomenauthors

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristinbattestella/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vampire-Family/157922293588 

New Events this June!!

Hello, hello my vampire minions!  In addition to more New Jersey Authors Network appearances, Fate and Fangs is continuing the family love this summer!!

Join us for the FATHER'S DAY FAMILY BOOK EXTRAVAGANZA 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday June 15 at the Novel Idea Chapter II Bookstore in the Landis Marketplace, 631 Landis Avenue, Vineland, 08360.

Members of the New Jersey Authors Network and Ladies from the South Jersey Women Authors Group invite Moms, Dads, Kids, Families, Young, Old, and Young at Heart to Enjoy Readings from Area Authors, Dine on Sweets and Spring Refreshments, and Take Home a Good Book – all in celebration of Father’s Day!

Authors scheduled to attend: Kristin Battestella, Jon Gibbs, Laura Kaighn, Artie Bennett, Danielle Ackley McPhail, Mike McPhail, Christy Sloat, C. Jovan Williams, Emily Guido, Brian McKinley, and Scott Mulraney

Mark your Calendars and Join Us!


For more, visit

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southjerseywomenauthors/

http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-NOVEL-IDEA-CHAPTER-TWO/111779972172578?ref=ts&fref=ts


And how about those NJAN magics?  Look for us June 29 and July 24 at the Millville Library! Stay up to date on the latest with our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vampire-Family/157922293588

Remember, no blood necessary for the participation in any Vampire Family events. Yet!

Join The Family for Mother's Day!

Join Fate and Fangs and our fellow local authors from the South Jersey Women Authors and members of the New Jersey Authors Network for a Celebration of Literature!!!


We’re having a MOTHER’S DAY FAMILY BOOK EXTRAVAGANZA 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday May 18 at the Novel Idea Chapter II Bookstore in the Landis Marketplace, 631 Landis Avenue, Vineland, 08360.
 

Moms, Dads, Kids, Families, Young, Old, and Young at Heart can Enjoy Readings from Area Authors, Dine on Sweets and Spring Refreshments, and Take Home a Good Book – all in celebration of Mother’s Day!

Authors tentatively scheduled include: Kristin Battestella, Jeanne Buesser, Nicole Caruso LaBrocca, Jennifer Eaton, Jon Gibbs, Laura Kaighn, Christine Norris, Katherine Pollio, Jane and Caitlen Rubino, Christy Sloat, C. Jovan Williams, Emily Guido, Alice DiNizo, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, and Mike McPhail.
 
Walk along Landis Avenue and dine with authors outside, or shop downstairs at the Amish Market and find more authors! Want to hear a great children’s story or speak to a local writer? Find us at A Novel Idea! Beverages to whet your whistle, Home Baked Goods to ease that Sweet Tooth, Books to open the Mind!!!

Make May 18 a Special Time for Moms, Dads, and the Whole Family to have a treat and share in the love of local literature. Author topics include Children’s Books, Middle Grade, Special Needs Reading, Young Adult, Light Paranormal, New Adult, General Adult Fiction, and More!
Bring your Camera, you never know what Costumed Treats or Local Celebrities are in store. This Mother’s Day, we have something for Everyone in the Family!

Mark your Calendars and Join Us!

And guess what? A Father’s Day Book Extravangza is in the works for June 15!!!

For more, visit 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southjerseywomenauthors/

http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-NOVEL-IDEA-CHAPTER-TWO/111779972172578?ref=ts&fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/events/445999155482867/

Chatting This April!!!!

No Foolin'! 

Can't make our New Jersey Authors Network Seminar 2 p.m. est this Saturday April 6 at the Howell Public Library?

http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/ 
 

Never Fear!!

How about not One, but TWO Chances to Chat with Fate and Fangs?!

Join us and the South Jersey Women Authors for a chat 9 p.m. est Wednesday April 10 at Coffee Time Romance. Any and all near and far any genre are welcome to join us!

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html


Last month my publisher joined our chat and answered some great questions from local authors. But Fear Not, Muse It Up is having their own Chat Party 9 p.m. est the following week Wednesday April 17!

So here's Two Times to talk in Real Time with authors, readers, and others in the Publishing Bizzzz.  Now don't forget to promote, share, invite, and stop by! 


As Always, find us online All Night Long at our Facebook Page!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vampire-Family/157922293588

March Events with Fate and Fangs!!!

Guess What? The Vampire Family is in the news again!! 

Here's the link for the local Marlton news write up for our NJAN Author Panel on March 7!

http://sj.sunne.ws/2013/02/28/library-hosting-author-event-march-7/


Join us 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at the Evesham Township Library for this special  NJAN PUBLISHED AUTHOR Q & A!!

Five local NJ writers, members of the NJ Authors Network share their journeys to publication and discuss the ins-and-outs of being a published author. Moderated by Marlton author Ilene Schneider, author of the Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mysteries and the nonfiction Talk Dirty Yiddish. The authors will be available after the presentation to sell and autograph their works.

PANEL PARTICIPANTS:

Danielle Ackley-McPhail, an author, editor, and designer, is best known for her work with the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series.

Kristin Battestella’s works include The Vampire Family and a new series, Fate and Fangs.

Jennifer Eaton is the author of a contemporary romance, Jack and Jill Volume One and is published in the anthologies “Make Believe” and “For the Love of Christmas.”

Melinda Leigh’s debut novel, She Can Run, was nominated for a 2012 Thriller Award. Her fourth romantic thriller, Midnight Sacrifice, will be released in April 2013.

Sharon Trembley writes genre-blending, non-formulaic fiction that includes elements of horror, fantasy, and romance.
 
Get the complete scoop on all the NJAN happenings on the web!

http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/


Here's a quick breakdown of where else we'll be tailing our little vampy selves in the real world and online this Spring!

3/7 NJAN Marlton
3/11 SJWA Breakfast
3/20 SJWA Chat at Coffee Time
4/6 NJAN Howell
4/8 Meet A Writer Interview
4/10 Muse It Up Chat at Coffee Time
4/17 SJWA Chat at Coffee Time
4/20 Meet the Authors Williamstown
5/8 SJWA Chat at Coffee Time
5/18 SJWA Mother's Day Tea at Novel Idea Bookstore


 Whew!!!

And remember to catch the latest on our Facebook page!!


http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vampire-Family/157922293588