Promotionals are Pouring in

Received my bookmarkers and postcards today, and I have to say I am VERY impressed with the print shop we used, VistaPrint.com. I have never used them before, and was really hesitating since I have a local printer who has done right by me every time, Alaska Printing.

For the small quantity that I was ordering, I could not break the set up fee brick wall at Alaska Printing - so I reluctantly placed an order with VistaPrint. Keep in mind, I am a control freak when it comes to design, and Mike at Alaska Printing has literally stopped the presses for me in the past - so I am VERY loyal to the man.

I was concerned about sending my projects off to a nameless, faceless unknown, but the price was right so I gave it a whirl. My expectations were exceeded. The quality of the color and paper are there, the cuts are clean, and the product arrived a day early. Of course, it is not without a hitch, the backside of one of the products is not exactly how I imagined it - but a did a mini-market survey and discovered that I was the only one who noticed that anything was amiss.

So if you are interested in obtaining a couple bookmarkers with a signed copy of Midnight Blue Noon, have Amazon mail the book to Dorene M. Lorenz at Post Office Box 2533, Seward, Alaska 99664. I will sign it, throw in a couple of these new bookmarkers and then mail it postage C.O.D. back to you via U.S.P.S.

If you are interested in hosting a book party for Midnight Blue Noon, let me know in the comments section of the order how many guests you will be inviting, and I will throw in some beautiful postcard invitations that feature the novel's cover.

If you want to turn that party into a Great Alaskan Adventure, ring up Sweet Darlings and ask for the Midnight Blue Noon Book Party Package. Do it right by serving your guests national and international award-winning handmade exclusive cuisine that will give you a taste of what Alaska is all about.

The package includes Alaskan Birch Logs, Saltwater Taffy, Peppermint Bark, Blueberry Bark, Alaska's Best Fudge, a stuffed Husky, a signed first edition of Midnight Blue Noon, ten Midnight Blue Noon postcards and bookmarkers in a collectable container. Add a gallon of Matanuska Maid Whole Milk to serve ten.

Ring up Sweet Darlings at 888-467-3011.