Blook Tour! The Adventures of Baby Jaimie! And GIVEAWAY! (**25th August 2012**)

The Adventure of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie has a Crush

 Interview....!

1. How did you get started?

I was living in Florida when I began writing the first book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie. I was a volunteer at the local library and when a little girl walked by me I heard her asking questions about my disability to her mother. The mother didn't know and basically just shushed the child. This has happened repeatedly during my life, but for some reason that one particular time lit a spark under me telling me it was time to tell my story. Shortly thereafter I also found out my sister was expecting her first child and that intensified my desire to educate children.

2. What steps have you taken to succeed?

I've done a lot of marketing. I am on all the major social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+ and GoodReads. I also own and run my own blog and website. I make it a point to post messages to my followers and write press releases whenever I have a giveaway or promotion going on. I also contact various internet radio stations and have gotten interviews on a few of them. Of course, I also do blog tours.

3. Have blog tours helped you reach more fans?

Definitely. They also help me connect to the fans I already have on a more personal level. I consider myself to be an accessible author who loves to connect with new readers and get messages from them. I answer all messages I receive, but most people don't realize about me until they read about it in interviews like these.

4. Do movies inspire you and if so, which ones?

Although I watch movies sometimes while I am writing I can't say there are a lot of movies that inspire me to write. However, lately a movie has been creeping into my mind as I work on a paranormal novel. The movie is Donnie Darko. I'm not sure why it does, but I'm sure I'll eventually figure it out.

5. How do you build your character world?

The best character worlds for me build themselves. Baby Jaimie was really the only one I put effort into building. I styled her after myself with my real life family as my model. Seven years later I am finding out she's not so much like me after all. Basically, my characters take on lives all their own and I just write what they show and tell me.

6. Do you prefer technical or free style writing?

Definitely free style

7. Are you a dirty or clean writer?

I write for Children and YA, I'm basically a clean writer.

8. If you could go back in time and meet one person who would it be and why?

Peggy Parish because I loved her Amelia Bedelia series so much as a child and actually, still do. I would love to be able to pick her brain on how to tell a good story while keeping it funny.

9. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

It is my hope that not only will my book series be widely known, but I am also hoping it will be a popular cartoon series for PBS.

10. Where can we find your page/address?

My website can be found at http://www.jaimiehope.com and I can be emailed any time at JaimieHope@JaimieHope.com. People can also connect with me on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jaimie-Hope/255441457835397

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaimieHope

The Blurb....!

From the minute she met him everyone thought Baby Jaimie's first crush was Derek. Derek even thought so. That's why he asked her first grade teacher, Mrs. Smith if he could come visit her. The day of the visit didn't go as planned. While Derek was introducing himself a new student, Jack, entered the room and stole everyone's attention. Especially Baby Jaimie's. For that reason Derek took an instant disliking to the new kid. Baby Jaimie is forced to choose between Derek and Jack and she doesn't know what to do. Is there a way to combine old friends with new friends? Can't they all just get along? Find out in The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Has A Crush.

Author Bio...!

Jaimie Hope was born November 3, 1976 in New York. It wasn't until high
school, where she joined the newspaper staff, that she decided she wanted
to be a writer. After graduation, writing was put aside for a while. The
author went to college and received an Associates degree in 1999. Then she
moved to Florida where she was an active volunteer in the local historical
society and remained active in the arts. It wasn’t until 2005 that Jaimie
wrote her first children's book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie, published
in 2006 and Who Says You Can"t Go Home? in 2008. The Adventures of Baby
Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Goes to School in 2010. Her Autobiography, Roll With
It followed by the third volume in her children's series, The Adventures
2012. What's next for this author? Currently, she has the fifth volume in

of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Gets Stage Fright, and her first Paranormal
Romance, When You Come Back To Me Again were released in 2011. Finally,
The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Has a Crush was released inthe Baby Jaimie series under contract and a couple novels are also in the
works.

Where can you buy...?

Print Edition:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-Baby-Jaimie-Volume/dp/1475154674/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1338657858&sr=8-8
 

E-Book Edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Baby-Jaimie-Crush-ebook/dp/B007RHFB3U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1338657858&sr=8-5
 

How can you stalk her...?
Website: http://www.jaimiehope.com
Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jaimie-Hope/255441457835397
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/JaimieHope
Wordpress Blog: http://jaimiehope.wordpress.com/
GoodReads:  http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8875519-jaimie-hope

Video Links...

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8326noI28
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/40397746

Giveaway...!

 

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