Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
I want to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. For many of you, it will be a time to give thanks for all the precious people in your life.
This holiday season, I am so proud of my grandson, Caleb, who has just published his debut Christmas novel, Top Elf (recommended for grades 3-8).
Publisher’s Weekly describes Top Elf as a “whirlwind holiday escapade that ends on a touching note, with lots of laughs and wild twists along the way.” This book is available in audio, hardcover, and as an e-book. (E-book is only $1.99 and is currently on 3 Amazon bestseller lists!)
I asked him what inspired him to write Top Elf.
He said, “When I was a kid, I was always full of questions — and some of my biggest ones were about Santa Claus. How does he get around the world in a single night? How has one guy lived long enough to deliver presents to me, and my parents, and my grandparents, and my grandparents’ parents? What’s it like at the North Pole? Has Santa ever been to space?! I decided to finally write a book that gives some answers to those questions. (Faster-than-light travel, it’s not just one guy, it’s really great at the North Pole mostly, and YES.)
I asked him if I inspired him to become a writer.
He said, “The first time my name was ever inside a book was because my grandmother, Ann Major, put it there, in the dedication, and that will stick with me for life. More than that, she showed me it was possible — writing stories didn’t have to be a dream. If you’re reading this, of course, you know my Mimi is amazing, but now I feel like I understand it even better. Writing books is hard, and I’ve only written the one! She’s written so many.
If you want to read the complete interview, check out Ann Major’s blog: https://www.annmajor.com/blog//interview-with-caleb-zane-huett-author-of-debut-middle-grade-christmas-novel-top-elf
Caleb Zane Huett is a playwright and indie bookseller at Avid Bookshop. He’s a graduate of the University of Georgia and also really good at video games. One time he won a funnel cake doing the Macarena to Christmas music at a rodeo. He lives in Athens, GA. Oh, and he’s an Aries.
For a chance to win a signed hardcover copy of Top Elf, if you’re on Facebook, you can enter my contest. A winner will be drawn December 15, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/annmajorauthor/?ref=hl
Here’s what a contest’s entrant said about his book. “My 10 year old grandson started Top Elf yesterday and loves it. Here’s a picture of him reading it at the bus stop at 7:30 today
It’s a little blurry because I was holding the umbrella.” (picture not included)
So, I’m a very proud grandma this Christmas Season.
As for my own writing, I just finished Love with An Imperfect Maid and Love with an Imperfect Bridegroom, books 1 & 2 of my Lone Star Dynasty series, which I look forward to publishing in the spring of 2018. And The Goodbye Child (book 6) of my Texas: Children of Destiny series is on sale for $.99 at your favorite retailer.
Links to Top Elf by Caleb Zane Huett:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/top-elf
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/top-elf-caleb-huett/1125841478?ean=9781338052145#/
Links to The Goodbye Child (on sale now for 99 cents) by Ann Major
https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Child-Texas-Children-Destiny-ebook/dp/B01M59O4TA/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1164266496
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-goodbye-child
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goodbye-child-ann-major/1000303444?ean=2940153514017
Ann Major, author of Harlequin Desire
HIS FOR THE TAKING (June 2013)
Major Links
Website: https://www.annmajor.com/
Blog: https://www.annmajor.com/blog/
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/annmajorauthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnMajor
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/annmajor45/pins/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7660.Ann_Major
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Ann-Major/e/B004OAZP66/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1511215993&sr=1-1
