Featured Author Evin O’Keeffe and book Bake Knit Sew

 

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I’ve been chatting with author Evin O’Keeffe about her new book Bake Knit Sew. Evin lives in the beautiful country of Cork, Ireland with her husband and son. Her day job is consulting and helping businesses with their publishing needs such as internal newsletters, social media and blog content. Evin’s own blog at www.evinok.com, is the winner of the 2014 Best Craft Award from Blog Awards Ireland. [Congrats, that’s got to be a phenomenal feeling!] Evin is self-published by her own company, Anchor and Bee, which specializes in creative non-fiction.

Bake Knit Sew is available digitally at Raverly, as well as in paperback. This unique book features twelve original recipes, one for each month of the year and specific for the seasons. She also offers seven original knit designs, five original sewing projects, and over 80 full-color pages devoted to recipes and patterns. Evin says all but two of the photographs she shot herself! [That’s a skill all on its own!] Bake Knit Sew has a 5/5* rating on Amazon. One reviewer says, “Great showcase of Cork, Ireland! Beautiful photos accompany simple recipes and crafts.” Another raves: “LOVE THIS BOOK! ANY BAKER AND/OR CRAFTER WILL!”

 

During Evin’s blog tour, she’s offering a 15% discount to blog readers at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/bake-knit-sew-a-recipe-and-craft-project-annual/patterns for the ebook, and http://anchorandbee.bigcartel.com for a signed paperback copy of her book.

She’s also offering a giveaway:

“Leave a comment below by 4:00PM GMT (11:00AM EST) Saturday, November 22. 2014, telling me which of the designs you would want to make or recipes you want to bake to be entered for a chance to win a FREE copy of Bake Knit Sew in e-format! Good luck! No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Winner must have a valid email address or Ravelry account. Value of prize is $16.60. No cash equivalent will be offered. Your comment also counts as entry to win one signed paperback copy of Bake Knit Sew being given away on the 22^nd of November to ONE lucky reader on this blog tour.”

Bake Knit Sew is a unique book in itself, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how easy some of the crafty projects are to do. [If only I could knit, but I never quite got the hang of it. Crochet, on the other hand, I’m fairly good at.]

 Evin’s even planning a sequel to Bake Knit Sew that she expects to be ready by Autumn of 2016. She’s self-published by her own little company she started in Ireland, Anchor and Bee, which is producing three books this year (two are not Evin’s own). She uses a little bit of all sorts of social media to help promote her work, including Twitter, Pinterest, and Ravelry. She’s also a member of the Cork Non-Fiction Writer’s Group which meets in person a couple times a month and maintains their own blog. She’s also organized a wonderful blog tour with many crafty-type bloggers around the world.

Where to find Evin? http://anchorandbee.com, http://evinok.com, http://facebook.com/evinok and on Twitter http://twitter.com/freckledpast. So hop on over and check her and her unique book out! You’ll be glad you did!

Featured Author Serita Stevens and Book the Ultimate Writers Workbook for Books and Scripts

 

Serita Stevens grew up in Chicago, but relocated to Los Angeles in 1983, the difference between a temperature of -80 degrees below zero (with wind chill) and an 80 degree L.A. day being a major deciding factor in her decision to move! She got a job at USC. She’s married and has a daughter adopted from Romania. She also has four fur babies, 3 cats and a dog.

Her latest book, the Ultimate Writers Workbook for Books and Scripts is published by indie Motivational Press and is based on her teaching experiences. Sara, on Amazon, gives it 5***** and says, “Great for the beginning writer or established as it gives great notes and exercises. Ms. Stevens has offered to read some of her student’s writings and give critique, which I find invaluable.”

She’s also working on two more slated to be released early next year. One is Against Her Will, a teen novel about a psychiatric ward, and The Heist is a true crime about a major heist told from the point of view of one of the felons. She also has two more future projects that she calls Unborn Witness, a paranormal thriller, and Discovery of Evidence, another true crime.

Her Workbook is available online and at retailers as well, but she says if you visit her website at www.seritastevens.com there are specials available for her readers. Her intent with this workbook is to help writers become better writers (aren’t we ALL ready to be better writers??), and with her teaching background, she certainly has the ability to help other authors.

Serita uses social media frequently to help market her books, and you can find her on Twitter @SeritaT, Facebook as Serita Stevens, and at her blog http://www.seritaborahstevens.blogspot.com . She’s also on Goodreads and is currently trying to get various schools to use her workbook as textbooks for students.

 

 

**Disclaimer: This is not an endorsement of any of the subject material, as I have not read the book, and cannot vouch for its contents.**