Thursday, March 29, 2012

Blogging A to Z Challenge



Join me in the fun Blogging A to Z Challenge 2012 at my blog Write What Inspires You www.donna-mcdine.blogspot.com for hte month of April.

Hope you can join me and over 1,000 bloggers while we blog our way through the alphabet!

Thank you!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Saturday, March 24, 2012

And the Winner of the $25 PayPal payment is...


I'm pleased to announce the winner of the $25 PayPal payment for following along and entering at a chance to win during my Working Writer's Club Virtual Book for The Golden Pathway...

Mayra Calvani


Congratulations!

Thank you one and all who visited with me during my tour and left such heartwarming words of support.

All the best,

 




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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Friday, March 23, 2012

Online Book Promotion - On the Go with Donna McDine, award-winning children's author


The week has flown by and I've enjoyed every stop on my 5-day Working Writer's Club Virtual Book Tour, but the fun is not finished. Visit with me today at freelance writer, Billie A. Williams' blog http://printedwords.blogspot.com today, Friday, March 23rd as I conclude my tour. I've participated in various events and workshops since The Golden Pathway was published in August 2010 and I'd like to take the time out to share those events with you.

Don't forget to stop by and enter at your chance to win a $25 PayPal payment.

The winner will be announced Monday, March 26th.

Thank you, I appreciate your support!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Online Book Promotion for award-winning Underground Railroad children's book, The Golden Pathway

I'm delighted to have Faye Levow of Launch Pad Publishing www.launchpadpublishing.com/apps/blog host me today on the 4th day of my Working Writer's Club Virtual Book Tour. I'll be discussing writing tips in my latest stop.

I invite you to stop by for a visit and enter at a chance to win a $25 PayPal payment.

Thank you!


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Online Book Promotion through Virtual Book Tour: The Golden Pathway by Donna McDine


The cyberspace book promotion fun continues with my guest post at Suzanne Lieurance's blog www.suzannelieurance.com on Wednesday, March 21st as I discuss the importance of Educator's Guides and what one can do for your children's book promotion.

Please visit today and enter at a chance to win a $25 PayPal payment.

Thank you for your time and interest!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm  ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Online Book Promotion for The Golden Pathway by Donna McDine


Day 2 of my Working Writer's Club Virtual Book Tour continues at Mayra Calvani's blog http://mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.com/2012/03/writers-life-with-childrens-author_20.html on Tuesday, March 20th where I share what my writing life is like.
Be sure to stop by and enter at your chance to win a $25 PayPal payment.
Thank you for your time and interest!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Monday, March 19, 2012

Virtual Book Tour Kicks off Today - The Golden Pathway


I am pleased to invite you to join me on my 5-day Working Writer's Club Virtual Book Tour: March 19-23, 2012 for my award-winning Underground Railroad children's book, The Golden Pathway.
Today, I will be visiting with freelance writer Irene S. Roth - www.rothsinspiringbooksandproducts.wordpress.com.
I'd be delighted if you'd stop by for a visit while I discuss how I became a children's author and what inspired me to write The Golden Pathway.

Each day will cover a different topic of my children's author career, writing and educator guide tips. For the 5-day virtual book tour, visitors will have the opportunity to enter at a chance to win a $25 PayPal payment.


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Author School Visits: Bardonia Elementary School Wrap-up



Last week was an absolutely exhilarating experience at Bardonia Elementary School. From the moment I stepped through the doors at the school I was welcomed with open arms. The administrative staff, teachers, and students made it for a most pleasant week of author workshops. Each workshop was curtailed to the specific grade level to ensure the best level of interest and participation. A sample of each workshop:

Workshop – K-1: Meet the author, where story ideas come from, and Q&A  - The session began with a brief introduction and showing of The Golden Pathway book trailer followed by reading The Golden Pathway with student participation of holding up poster sized illustrations correlating to each page. The youngsters enjoyed taking part in displaying the illustrations and the chat after reading the book was indeed a lively discussion. The students asked intriguing questions and I in turn engaged the students in asking them questions about their lives.
Workshop – Grade 2: Meet the Author, Language Arts, and Q&A - The session began with a brief introduction and showing of The Golden Pathway book trailer followed by reading The Golden Pathway with student participation of holding up poster sized illustrations correlating to each page. We continued with a discussion on the different code words utilized to run the Underground Railroad and why the code words were necessary. The second graders concluded the session with the Underground Railroad Word Search puzzle and questions.
Workshop – Grade 3: Meet the Author, What Happens Next, and Q&A - The session began with a brief introduction, showing of The Golden Pathway book trailer, and the students took turns reading  The Golden Pathway. The students then participating in group breakout sessions to brainstorm and develop a new ending or what happens next in The Golden Pathway. After about 10 minutes each group shared their new ending or what happened next with the class.
The students from kindergarten through third grade received a certificate of participation and The Golden Pathwaybookmark.
WORKSHOP – Grade 4 & 5: Meet the Author, Journal Writing, and Q&A - The session began with a brief introduction and showing of The Golden Pathway book trailer followed by reading an excerpt and discussion as to what the students know about the Underground Railroad. Each student was then presented with a pocket journal and pen and was asked to write a journal entry from the point of view of a runaway slave. Such as:
·         Why did slaves run away?
·         How hard was the escape?
·         What dangers did the slaves face?
·         Where do they hope to go?
The students then shared their journal entry with the class. The students will keep their new pocket journals and pens. Each journal entry was astounding.
The week flew by! The schedule worked seamlessly and the interaction and engagement from the youngest students through the 5th grade provided me with wonderful insights to the creative minds of our young muses.

If you are a teacher or school representative interested in discussing a school visit, please contact me at donna@donnamcdine.com. Knowing the tight budget constraints school operate under each school visit fee is negotiated to the specific school budget.

Thank you for your time and interest!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Friday, March 2, 2012

Bardonia Elementary School Visit - Donna McDine


Writing can be a solidatory working life and what better way to interact with our readers than through Author School Visits?

I'm delighted to be invited to Bardonia Elementary School for a week long author visit to conduct various workshops with grades Kindergarten through 5th. Each workshop is curtailed to the grade level and is based on my award-winning underground railroad children's book, The Golden Pathway.

I'm looking forward to meeting and interacting with over 400 students throughout the week. I will be offline next week and I look forward to sharing my experience the week of March 11th.

Thank you!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Golden Pathway Black History Month Celebration announces winner


Thank you one and all for visiting The Golden Pathway to join in the celebration fun of Black History Month.

Cory P. is the winner of the $25 Starbucks Gift Card. Cory I've sent you an email, kindly please respond with your snail mail address.

Have a wonderful day!


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist