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Leah Rae Lambert @leahlambert ?

active 6 months, 3 weeks ago
"During the second year since my book was published, I have scheduled a few events where I found considerable interest and sold some books. The effort in terms of travel time and cost of books was considerable. I have become [...]" · View
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Leah Rae Lambert
Location

Toronto, Ontario
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http://www.leahlambert.net
About

Leah Rae Lambert published her first historical novel, The Unveiling, in August, 2009. Although the book is fiction, real people and events inspired the story. Extensive research and personal interviews provided rich source material. The story follows one family’s journey through the 20th century, bringing to light its struggle to escape oppression in czarist Russia and later the stigma of mental illness in the family. This book is about resilience and hope, and portrays how liberating it can be to unveil family secrets.

After a successful launch hosted by the University of Toronto in November 2009, Leah has made a number of personal appearances to discuss the book with interested groups in Toronto, Florida, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. A variety of bookstores in those cities have taken the book on consignment and copies are selling. The Unveiling is also available through all the on-line booksellers and on http://www.judaica.com.

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle included a positive review of The Unveiling in March, 2010. Leah has also been using personal contacts and social networking sites to publicize the book. Feedback from readers has been excellent. See http://www.leahlambert.net and http://www.authair.blogspot.com. Future speaking events are scheduled in Maryland, Longboat Key, Florida and Toronto.

Leah is looking forward to starting to write her next book. She has a topic and title in mind, and now she needs to shift her focus away from PR and back to writing.
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    Leah Rae Lambert posted a new activity comment:   6 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    Thanks, Ron. Sounds like excellent advice.

    In reply to - Leah Rae Lambert posted an update: During the second year since my book was published, I have scheduled a few events where I found considerable interest and sold some books. The effort in terms of travel time and cost of books was considerable. I have become a believer in ebooks. The royalties I now receive are [...] · #
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    Leah Rae Lambert posted an update:   6 months, 4 weeks ago · View

    During the second year since my book was published, I have scheduled a few events where I found considerable interest and sold some books. The effort in terms of travel time and cost of books was considerable. I have become a believer in ebooks. The royalties I now receive are almost completely through those sales.

    I have now begun writing my second book and am happy to be writing again. When I finish, I will concentrate on ebooks although I may want a small number in hard copy. I am interested in the experience others have had and what they think is the best way to proceed.

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      Ron Fritsch · 6 months, 3 weeks ago

      Leah, I would advise using Smashwords and Amazon’s KDP for your ebooks. Smashwords will get it to all of the major online sellers of ebooks except Amazon (at the present time, they don’t have an agreement). I would use Amazon’s CreateSpace for the POD versions of your books. CreateSpace charges authors very low prices for their own POD books.

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        Leah Rae Lambert · 6 months, 3 weeks ago

        Thanks, Ron. Sounds like excellent advice.

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Martha Carlson’s wire:

    Hi Martha,
    It was good to hear from you and I did respond last night althoug it appears that my response never went through. I would be delighted to exchange books with you, and perhaps we could each do a review for the other. Let me know how you would like us to exchange [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Henry Baum’s wire:

    Hi Henry, Carol Buchanan tells me that you are the person to contact to request a review of my book, The Unveiling. Can you let me know how to proceed? Thanks.

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Carol Buchanan’s wire:

    Hi Carol,
    Congratulations on the Spur Award. Thanks for your comments.
    The Unveiling has been on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com as well as in several Toronto bookstores for a few months now. In writing it, I drew upon interviews with family members and extensive historical research to weave together the dreams, fears, and accomplishments of three generations [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Martha Carlson are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Vicki Hopkins are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Carol Buchanan’s wire:

    Hi Carol,
    Thanks so much for your message and suggestions. I just took your advice and posted a short synopsis of The Unveiling on my wire. You also suggested that having it reviewed on SPR can garner publicity. Can you let me know how to go about getting it reviewed?
    Also, having [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on their own wire:

    Following is a synopsis of my historical novel, The Unveiling…
    The Unveiling chronicles a valiant Jewish woman’s journey, along with her family, during much of the twentieth century, weaving together the dreams, fears and accomplishments of three generations within that family.
    For thirty years Ettie Burin has led friends to believe she was a widow. The [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Joanna Penn are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Steve Anderson are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Carol Buchanan are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert joined the group New Media Publishing   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert posted on the forum topic Print on demand experiences wanted in the group New Media Publishing:

    I used iUniverse and cannot compare it with the others. It worked for me because The Unveiling was my first novel and they helped me structure my time and schedule the steps to be completed for publication once the draft manuscript was finished. The quality of the final product is excellent and very professional, [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Carol Buchanan’s wire:

    Hi Carol, Reading about how you began to write fiction struck a personal note with me. I too just finished writing a historical novel after writing research reports and articles related to my work. I too have enjoyed the process of blending historical facts, results of personal interviews, my ideas of how people might [...]

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on Nathan Lowell’s wire:

    Glad to connect with you. Thanks for accepting the friendship request. I’m new to this site. Your accomplishments and use of new media are very impressive.

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    Leah Rae Lambert and Nathan Lowell are now friends   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert wrote on their own wire:

    I’d like to hear from other authors about successful strategies in getting their self-published books reviewed.

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    Leah Rae Lambert joined the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors   2 years ago · View

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    Leah Rae Lambert became a registered member   2 years ago · View

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