GIVEAWAY AND REVIEW OF CAREER COMEBACK: REPACKAGE YOURSELF TO GET THE JOB YOU WANT.

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I just finished reading Career Comeback: Repackage Yourself to Get the Job You Want  by Lisa Johnson Mandell and I found it quite enjoyable. The book is aimed at women who are in their mid thirties to their sixties who are looking to start a new career, start their own business or get a promotion. I am in my forties and I can relate to the information provided.

The book covers a variety of topics that include networking, Botox your resume, preparing for your interview and how you should present yourself. She also discusses the differences between the baby boomers, Generation X and Y and how you can compete with them all. She even included a quiz to find out "How Hip are You"? I was able to answer most of the questions correctly and my daughter Melissa did worse than me. So I am hip! That made me feel good.
She combined humor, life experiences and provides some fun facts to clarify the information provided. She has an extensive list of websites that provide information on many different products and services that can assist with your job hunting.

The book was easy to read and so interesting, I had to force myself to go to sleep at two in the morning. I recommend this book to anyone (even a man) who is looking for a job. So do you want a copy of this great book? Enter my contest!

Thanks to the Hachette Book Group, I am able to give away 5 copies of this book.

The contest is only open to the U.S. or Canada. No P.O boxes please.
The prizes will be sent by the publisher.

TO ENTER-

+1 entry for a comment
+1 entry for Google follow (PLEASE)
+1 for sharing on facebook ( use share button below)
+1 For following me on Facebook (melissa.gingerhigh)
+1 entry for Twitter Follow @ginger_high
+2 for tweeting about the contest(please leave link to be counted)
+2 entries for blogging about contest (post link)
+2 For grabbing my button- Please leave the link to the site to be counted.

PLEASE- Put all entries in ONE COMMENT and your email must be included.
Giveaway ends January 21, at 12mn eastern

Good Luck



Disclosure: I was given a copy of the book by the publisher for review and was not compensated in any other way.

GIVEAWAY- LOVE IN 90 DAYS BY DR. DIANE KIRSCHNER

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By Dr. Diana Kirschner, PhD

Finding true love is possible in just 90 days. Renowned clinical psychologist, Dr. Diana Kirschner, uses the latest research, clinical and personal experience to show you how. Dr. Diana knows the questions single women everywhere face: "Why am I attracted to the wrong kind of guys?" "Why is he just not that into me?" "Why can't I seem to find the One?" She also knows the unconscious mistakes that women make over and over again in love-regardless of age, work success, or the type of men they are dating.

Over the years Dr. Diana has received countless inquiries from single women about writing a how-to guide on her work. Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True Love is that book.

Love in 90 Days is fun, savvy and based on the latest research on singles, online dating and healthy relationships. Loaded with step-by-step instructions, checklists, and weekly homework assignments, this revolutionary love book is also an intensely personal journey for each reader.

Love in 90 Days guides you along your own path towards self discovery with proven and effective dating advice and tough love. Dr. Diana dispels common misconceptions about love relationships and dating, and share personal stories from women who have successfully completed the Love in 90 Days Program. There's also a chapter devoted to the special issues faced by African-American women, single mothers, and women forty-five and older.

Reviews of Love in 90 Days

"Are you just thinking about getting back into dating? Or is your current dating strategy getting you nowhere? Maybe you're with a guy now and wondering if he's "The One?" Or are you in a relationship now that you know deep inside is failing? No matter what is happening in your love life, Love in 90 Days is for you. Grab this book now. It truly rocks!" ~Steve Nakamoto, WritersDigest award-winning author of Men are Like Fish; What Every Women Needs to Know about Catching a Man

"A wonderful addition to any single woman's library...I was thrilled with how many times Dr. Diana exceeded my expectations...Chapter Two (the Deadly Dating Patterns is mandatory reading." ~Bonny Albo, Dating Guide at About.com

"The best-selling, how to book, flew off the shelves of bookstores and a copy seems to be on the coffee tables and reference material for many of my friends..."Love in 90 Days" is replete with pages of heart-filled ideas and exercises. Like the song: summertime and the reading is easy. Go for it."~Page Larkin, Examiner.com

Thanks to Anna at the Hachette Book Group, I am able to give away 5 copies of this book.

The contest is only open to the U.S. or Canada. No P.O boxes please.
The prizes will be sent by the publisher.

TO ENTER-

+1 entry for a comment
+1 entry for Google follow (PLEASE BECOME A FOLLOWER)
+1 for sharing on facebook ( use share button below)
+1 For following me on Facebook (melissa.gingerhigh)
+1 entry for Twitter Follow @ginger_high
+2 for tweeting about the contest(please leave link to be counted)
+2 entries for blogging about contest (post link)
+2 For grabbing my button- Please leave the link to the site to be counted.

Please put all entries into ONE COMMENT, and provide an email.
Contest will end on January 20, 2010 at midnight Eastern.

Thank You and Good Luck

WHAT IS THE BITE ON VAMPIRES?

In October, my book Ginger High was on tour and this was one of the articles that I had written. I hope you enjoy it.

What is the Bite on Vampires?

Everyone has their own opinion on how a vampire is expected to act and look. Some people think of a vampire as a horrid creature with huge blood dripping fangs and others say they are like normal people and live among us. When writing about vampires it is important to make the character appear “human” and “real”. This will give them more appeal.
The characteristics that most vampires have are:
1. Vampires do not prey on just anyone they have a person they use as a “feeder” and when they get weak they always come back to them.
2. They do not like to feed off children and animals.
3. The vampires may keep some blood in the refrigerator in case their “feeder” is not available. It is usually hidden so no one can find it.
4. Vampires have been around for many years and tend to move around from place to place. They also have a lot of money and can get anything they want.
5. They are charming and look great. That makes them so appealing to us.
6. Not all vampires drain blood from their victims. Some have the ability through magic to drain the person of their energy and liveliness.
7. So how do you kill or annoy them:
    1. Cut off their head or make them drink blood from a dead person.
    2. Garlic will never kill them. It just makes them very angry.
    3. The good old stake through the heart. I read that it only paralyzes them for a while and does not kill them.
    4. They do not burn or blow up when exposed to light. It may weaken them but they always recover.

So now that you know some of the characteristics of a vampire how do you write about them:
1. You need to decide on the time period you want your novel to be in. Many of the novels are set in modern day or in the future. Some novels have flashbacks into the vampires past. I used this idea in my debut novel Ginger High.
2. Never make the vampire seem dead or depressed. The character should blend in with the population. Make them appear mysterious and alive.
3. It is important to surround the vampire with realistic details. This is important so the reader feels that they are able to connect with the vampire and the setting.
4. A horror novel should have something horrifying in it. The vampire is always considered the bad guy and the human usually wins. Everyone likes the fangs that the vampires have. Incorporate them in the story.
5. When naming a vampire always use a name that is appropriate for their age and character. They usually keep the name when they were alive.

I have given you a few tips on how to write about vampires. So go out and write your own bestseller. But the most important thing is that you have fun while doing it. The information that I provided was obtained from all the reading that I have done over the years. Have Fun.

Check out my web site http://www.gingerhigh.com/