It has recently come to my attention that one of my products on Zazzles (as well as other works belonging to other people) have been used without my permission on a product for sale on Amazon.com. I contacted the company but they didn't seem to concerned with my complaint as they are still selling my work on their products. I have contacted a few of the #artists, #Amazon & #Zazzle but I am not sure what they intend to do about it. I will keep you updated. Here is the link for VintageSh0p:
http://www.amazon.com/VintageSh0p-Childfreckles-Customized-Pillowcase-18X54Inches/dp/B013QWIQ68/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1439434880&sr=1-1&keywords=freckles+the+bunny+series
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Sherlock's Cutest Cat Contest 2015 To start off, congratulations to our winner and runner up of Sherlock's Cutest Cat Contest. We will look at giving this a try next year! The winner will have their cat in the next Freckles the Bunny Series book (both a photo and illustrated). The runner up received an e-book copy of Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series, Book # 1: Sherlock, the Cat Who Couldn't Meow. Facebook Likes Contests Sherlock's Facebook page has received a lot of likes this year and for every 25 likes, we hold a free e-book contest. We seem to have had so many in the last while that we are now going to be having one for the whole summer! Want an idea on how it works? Take a look at the photo below. Winning is simple. Like the page, like the post (photo post on Facebook) and there you have it. Don't miss out on your chance to win!
https://www.facebook.com/Sherlock.The.Remarkable.Cat.Series There is a lot to tell. Each series now has gift certificates made for us. They are available for sale on each website as well as 4 Paws Games and Publishing's website.
4 Paws Games and Publishing posted a new video introducing Freckles the Bunny Series. This is the best one yet. My other works will be going through this company only. I am currently working on a new children's book about how to care for a bunny. This one will be done with real photographs. The company already has much of my other works up for sale from photographs to books. Please take a look and see. We are pleased to announce that Vickianne and her books are now under a publishing company. The company still leaves full rights and ownership to the authors while publishing them through the company name and website. Nothing much has changed about the books but there will be some new creations added to the books thanks to this company, which Vickianne owns. The company is currently working on a visual novel game app/program for children to learn about animals and the books while playing for free. If things go well with this release, we will be looking at some paid apps in the future. We look forward to working through the company!
Should a different publishing company come along down the road and shows interest in our books, we will happily see what they have to offer. In the meantime, be sure to check out the company's website (click the image) and like their Facebook fan page! Lastly, please make sure you are not a contest winner. If you are then please contact us about your book/e-book. We usually do not wait over a month for winners to contact us about their books. We still have one e-book and 2 books waiting to be claimed. We have contacted the winners by mentioning them on the site as well as by Facebook (though it may enter the "other" area of your messages). We would like to hold another e-book contest soon so please check and see if you have won. Those e-book winners will now have to receive a new coupon code as the previous one has expired. Simply contact us for a new one. Thank you! Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/4.Paws.Games.and.Publishing 3.
Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series News Post: 1. Fundraising Forms I have two fundraising options online for organizations. Both equal the same profit but are handled differently. As this is the first time doing this, I always welcome input so feel free to share if these need changes, etc. These fundraising forms are for all the books I have written and not Freckles the Bunny Series only. You can find them here on the website: http://www.sherlock-the-remarkable-cat-series.ca/story-readings-and-fundraising.html 2. Facebook Likes Contest Winners The winner for the 100 Likes contest was Jennifer Sunshine. She won a free copy of the book. The winner for the 125 Likes contest was Tim Smith. He won a free e-book copy. 3. Let's Get Another Facebook Likes Contest Going If we can get 15 more likes on our Facebook fan page, we will have 150 likes. If we can make it there we will have a contest for a free copy of the book and a signed photo of Sherlock (signed by Sherlock's paw print). Visit the page here: https://www.facebook.com/Sherlock.The.Remarkable.Cat.Series Freckles the Bunny Series News Post: 1. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 6: The Freckle Monster Illustrations are done and we are getting closer to completing it. We still need some bullying information and editing yet before it is complete. Don't forget that you can still pre-order. 2. Facebook Likes Contest We still need 9 more likes on Freckles' fan page to do another contest. This time we will do 2 free books to one lucky person. The one book will be book 3 (as a small bit of editing was missed) and a book of your choice. Visit the fan page here: https://www.facebook.com/Freckles.The.Bunny.Series 3. Fundraising Forms I have two fundraising options online for organizations. Both equal the same profit but are handled differently. As this is the first time doing this, I always welcome input so feel free to share if these need changes, etc. These fundraising forms are for all the books I have written and not Freckles the Bunny Series only. You can find them here on the website: http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/story-readings-and-fundraising.html Explaining Options: I am planning to work on a 3rd option for fundraising forms. All options are basically the same in the sense that you make so much profit and sell books. The difference is more of how you do it. 1. Option A This option is for an organization that doesn't want to spend a lot of printing but wants to send stuff to numerous people. A school would be a good example. They want to send home to each student but keep down the costs. This form lacks pictures. 2. Option B This option might be ideal for a person who plans to go door to door, bring the order form along or who plans to leave the form at their work location. An example would be the SPCA. The organization would have a printed copy of all the books (book cover photos included) and would use this to show what is for sale. They would also have a separate order form to fill out who bought what and another sheet to send in. 3. Option C I am going to be working on another option either this weekend or early next week. It will look a lot like a fundraising flyer that has the items (pictures included) as well as the order form as part of the papers. This would be for those who aren't concerned with printing and want to try to get a lot of sales by displaying what is offered while leaving it with the possible buyers. Each website has more details, the fundraising forms, etc. etc. Author News Some are probably wondering why this latest book is being released so late. Many know we had a fire last year and have moved back into the house. We lost some rabbits as well and settling back in hasn't been easy. I haven't been able to write for some time due to this. We are slowly working to get book 6 done and continue on with the series'. I appreciate your patience and continued support! Freckles News "Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 7: Freckles and the Big Book of Manners" is on hold for a short spell. The book is a bit time consuming and with temporary writing issues, this isn't the best book to be working on at this time. So that I am not taking 6 months to write (I've been on this one for at least 6 now), I've decided to do a short story book in between. I'd wanted to do separate books on some of the other characters before. This gives me the perfect chance to write on just her friends and their issues. The upcoming book is called, "Freckles' Short Stories, Volume 1." The first story in the book is about Boots' family. Many fans know that Boots' dad has been dating Purrsia. You also know that Purrsia has an adopted daughter named Potato, who is a hamster. The first story is about Purrsia and Mr. Cat's wedding. It goes through the experience and feelings of Boots and Potato who do not want them to get married. The first story is called, "A Cat Family Wedding" and is 14 pages long. This is just the first story in the book. I expect there to be at least 1 more. Sherlock News I haven't had much time to work on his books. They take a great deal of time, work and research to do. I do plan on getting his second book out this year. Hopefully this spring! In the meantime, I will share some photos of Sherlock and his new buddy Salem tonight. Salem will probably be written in to the Cat family at a later date or perhaps as a new friend. Be sure to check out the photo albums to view the photos. I've added 5 photos in the Real Sherlock album and 1 in his friends album for you. This is on Sherlock's website.
Personal Sherlock update. Our Christmas tree spent a lot of it's time lop-sided and rolling along the wall because of all the wrestling the two kept doing. There are plenty of Sherlock stories to share with you so I will try doing that until the next Sherlock book is out. For big fans, be sure to check out Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 4: The True Meaning of Christmas and the upcoming book to see more of Sherlock and his family! Hi! I know I was supposed to post pictures of the two foster cats that we took in for the holiday. Between last minute Christmas shopping and a death in the family, I just never got around to it. Here are the pictures of the two cuties available for adoption at the Humboldt & District SPCA. One Freckles website update: We have also removed Erika-Elizabeth's Blog page. She is getting older and would prefer to not have it on any longer to keep some of her privacy. You can still follow "Craft Time with Erika-Elizabeth." Author Update: I am in the works of writing a new children's book entitled, "Through the Eyes of a Bunny." It will be less cartoon like then the other stories as it is meant to be seen with understanding and reality. The book will follow a rabbit's life through being bought at a pet shop to ending up in a shelter, to it's final home. I am hoping to not only teach children and parents about rabbits so that they think before buying but also teach them about the right way to care for them. Sadly, rabbits are often a discarded pet. I hope the book will be out for the New Year however I will be working out some of the details once the book is complete. I hope to have some news to share with you before the year is out. Freckles Update: Freckles' book should be coming out within a month or two. We've had to span them out due to Anastasia's schedule and my family moving back into our home. We plan to try and keep the books roughly 4 months apart as before. It will all depend on how long some of these are. Sherlock Update: I am still planning on having a second book out early this year (at least I plan to try). It will definitely be out before the end of this year. Please keep checking his blog or Facebook page for updates. A late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all those who celebrate! Update! Both cats found great furrever homes.
This year we are fostering 2 cats for 2 weeks. Sherlock hasn't been happy about this because they've both hissed at them & he has to share his home. In protest, he won't hold hands with me & he has hidden all of his pompoms. We thought this was a coincidence at first until we put 2 new ones in his playroom (the bathroom). He then followed the cats into the bathroom & continued to watch them & kept eyeing his hidden cache (under the sink) to make sure they were still there. I will post pictures at a later date of the 2 cats looking for homes.
Well we have been really busy here this summer. We had to quickly move our stuff out so the house could get cleaned (which is why books & writing haven't gotten very far), re-cleaned some stuff ourselves & now our stuff. We have had people concerned, asking how it is going, how bad it was, so here is a bit to share. Everything is taking quite a lot of work, time and energy to do. I haven't had much time or energy to write like I would like to. Hope you enjoyed the little look into our world and I hope it answers some of the questions some of you have had!
School and Library Visits School and library visits are free as long as we are currently visiting in your area. Other locations will be required to pay for transportation expenses (pricing will depend upon location). Other options include a Skype reading which is also free. Locations Currently Visiting Free: Annaheim, Saskatchewan Bruno, Saskatchewan Cudworth, Saskatchewan Humboldt, Saskatchewan Lanigan, Saskatchewan LeRoy, Saskatchewan Muenster, Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Viscount, Saskatchewan Wakaw, Saskatchewan Watson, Saskatchewan Freckles and Sherlock's New Pages There are 2 new pages that go into the school visits in detail. Find these on either website. Here are the links:
Freckles the Bunny Series - http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/story-readings-and-fundraising.html Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series - http://www.sherlock-the-remarkable-cat-series.ca/story-readings-and-fundraising.html This is a re-cap of Freckles the Bunny Series' blog post. Available Now 1. Website I have finally managed to fix those pictures on Freckles' website. 2. School Visits in Your Area I've already posted which areas we will be looking at visiting. The school proposals will explain more but it is free even if we have visited your school before. Feel free to contact us for more information. The areas include: Saskatoon, SK Humboldt, SK Bruno, SK Annaheim, SK Cudworth, SK Muenster, SK Wakaw, SK 3. Erika-Elizabeth's Blog As many know, Erika-Elizabeth is my daughter. She does the crafts for the books & video records them for children to do with her. She also does book reviews for me in her spare time (book reviews are on hold until we can get her computer down here). She has finally posted a second post and will continue to do so as the week progresses. Erika-Elizabeth has also co-authored Freckles' book # 6. *Update - blog deleted 4. E-Book Sales We currently have most books down for sale at $2.99 USD. Check them out on Barnes & Noble or Apple/iTunes. 5. Book Reviews We have some new book reviews up for each series. Be sure to check out Sherlock's 1st book's review as well as Freckles' 4th & 5th books. You can find the reviews from here: http://vickianne-caswell.weebly.com/my-books-reviews.html - See more at: http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/news-blog#sthash.VkKFFyVf.dpuf Coming Soon 1. Photos Expect new photos to be up & posted over the next while on the websites. 2. School Proposals I still need to update proposals for both series' for the schools before I contact them again this year. You will be able to find them on both websites soon. 3. Freckles Book # 6 Pre-Order Special A pre-order special for Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 6: The Freckle Monster, is being put together as we speak. This is the bullying book I have been talking about. The release date has yet to be decided but it will be out before Christmas. 4. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 6: The Freckle Monster Preview & Trailer We will be working on the trailer and preview for the upcoming book very soon so keep an eye out on the website & Youtube channel. 5. Bundle Deal A special bundle deal where you can buy a few books at a special price will be coming soon! This is just some of what is to come! WEBSITE ADDITIONS - FRECKLES
We've added the following new things to the website: * Shown the pages that you once had to find the buttons to get to (we are doing a poll to see if this is easier for our viewers to navigate around). * There is a character page where children can read and learn more about their favorite characters and where they live. This can also be found on Sherlock's website as well but with his characters. * A new form can be found on the Newsletter page. I have not had time to create newsletters lately but I know many want to be kept up to date on the latest books. This new form will keep you from missing book release dates, book sales locations (online and offline), previews, book signings and more! You can even sign up for both series' there! WEBSITE ADDITIONS - SHERLOCK Many people like to be kept up to date with latest events and books. Sherlock's Book Updates Form will keep you from missing book release dates, book sales locations (online and offline), previews, book signings and more! You can even sign up for both series' there! http://www.sherlock-the-remarkable-cat-series.ca/sherlock-book-updates-sign-up-form.html SMASHWORDS SALE E-book prices are down for the weekend on Smashwords. Buy them for $2.99 USD. The Freckles Christmas book is still at $3.50. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/VickianneCaswell I am very pleased to be able to say this. As of today, I am officially a Saskatchewan Writers' Guild member. I am listed on their website so be sure to check it out! Just one of the exciting bits of news I had promised.
We are still taking in suggestions for the manners book as well! I am slowly writing this and Sherlock's book. Website changes - The "About Us" area for Vickianne has been switched as well to match that of the Writers' Guild's website. http://www.skwriter.com/find-saskatchewan-writers-and-services/search/502 Updates#FrecklestheBunnySeries, Book # 5 have been ordered and will arrive here next week sometime. They still haven't fixed Bk # 4's cover on Amazon.com yet. I will contact them again come Wednesday. #Book # 6 is underway. It is entitled, "The Freckle Monster" and is a book on #bullying. Also, we are now #donating $1/book from all CreateSpace link sales to Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary. Click on their name to check out their page. #child #picturebook #illustration Reviews Tab for My Books We now have a reviews area for the books. Please help and rate the series. 1 star is poor and 5 stars is excellent. You can also post comments below about why you rated it as you did. Thank you!
PS The comments are public. I would like to use them on the website with first name and last initial only along with your review. Thank you! Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the cost of popularity released The book is finally out online! Amazon.com will be between 3 - 5 days on their system, possibly sooner. The books are available through CreateSpace which is an Amazon.com company. Below is the direct link to the books and below that, you will find a direct link to all of our books with their CreateSpace listings. https://www.createspace.com/4442904 http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/createspace-sales.html Rescues and Donating We began helping rescue animals at first by donating $1/book to the Humboldt & District SPCA. We've donated books and packages as well as started placing the animals into books. Sherlock's write list all of the great reasons to adopt but this just doesn't seem like enough when trying to help animals. We are now also going to be posting events for these groups that we will be working with, whether they are in every book or just one.
Also, as all of the books mention, please read the CreateSpace page to find out who we are donating to. For some time we've donated sales through those links to the Humboldt & District SPCA and while it hasn't been much (most people don't use those links), it was some. Now we are beginning new things with the books. Kimberly from Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary had planned to tell everyone about Rilo and Ranger being part of this book. Help with sales is always appreciated big or small but we feel that it wouldn't be fair to her or the ducks if we didn't donate $1/book to her group for awhile. We would very much like to give everyone a chance so if any Humboldt & District supporters do wish to have their' $1/book donated, they just need to email me and let me know on either the Facebook page or from the website. Decisions like this are never easy but they have to be made. $1/Book sold through CreateSpace will be donated to Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary as of immediately. *Book pertaining to any Freckles the Bunny Series or Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series book sold through CreateSpace links. To learn more about CreateSpace sales, please visit our page or their website. |
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