It’s official! Divatiel: Reflections of a bird’s companion, is a finalist in the 2013 National Indie Excellence Book Awards in the Animal/Pets category. We’re so excited, we just had to share the news!

If you don’t have a copy, be sure to order one here or from Amazon.

Thanks to all the folks at the National Indie Excellence Book Awards and congratulations to all the winners and finalists in the competition!!!

To get your free download, just click on the book image below and it will take you to the correct page on Amazon.

This special is just for a short time – May 1st and 2nd, 2013, so download your copy today! And, spread the word!

Enjoy!

February 9th marks the beginning of the Divatiel virtual book tour, thanks to Virtual Book Tour Cafe. Over the next five weeks, you’ll be able to follow my guest blog posts and author interviews regarding my bird book on a variety of spectacular blogs across the Internet as well as Blog Talk Radio.

I’m so excited to have this opportunity to share with you fun details about my cockatiel book, my writing life and myself. It’s a bit crazy as I have a lot of special writing during this time, but I’m so honored to participate in this journey.

Updates and links will be posted on Facebook and Twitter, so be sure you’re following me. The links are on the upper right of this website.

See you in the blogosphere!

It was such a great feeling to open the box and find multiple little cockatiel faces staring up at me, my darling Jake’ adorned with her tiara.

I know people have been waiting for the print copies to arrive, so now is the time to buy! Please keep in mind friends and acquaintances of yours that are animal lovers, too. This is a book that anyone will enjoy and if they’ve had any experience with animals whatsoever, they can identify with!

My goal is to set aside a portion of the proceeds to pay it forward and help pets of other loving owners. I’ll provide more details as sales progress.

Thank you so much for spreading the word about my book! I’ll be following up with details regarding my virtual book tour, book signings and merchandise offerings to come. So, stay tuned!

To be perfectly honest, I’d give high praise to anyone who could wrangle my little Diva and put anything on her head! While it’s a good question, I’m sorry to say that the photo is Jake’, but the tiara has been added thanks to the wonders of Photoshop.

I must admit, I chuckled uproariously the first time I saw the cover. Shelly Volsche had captured a different tiara and quickly put it atop her head, to make sure she understood what I was looking for regarding the cover design. It was just a tad askew, as if the Princess had a rough night and was getting home in the wee hours of the morning.

I knew it was right the second I saw it, and we went in search of the perfect tiara to adorn her pretty little plume. We both settled on the purple stones at first glance!

Those of you who would like your own tiara, they should be arriving here sometime in late February. They’re not an exact match, but will make an excellent gift to the diva in your life – even if that diva is you!

More news to come!

We’re still waiting on printed copies, which should be in by the end of January. If you like, you may purchase the printed copies here, and we’ll be sure to get them in the mail just as soon as they arrive.

Printed copies are $15 each and the Kindle or Nook e-books are $9.99 each.

If you have a business or a book club and are willing to host a book signing, please contact pr@grandarborpress.com to arrange a date.

More news soon!

Seriously, a diva-tastic cockatiel. Well loved, very demanding, Alpha Bird, Queen of the Castle, with a great Mom. My book is coming out soon. Pay attention!