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I Need Your Help! #votesneeded

07 Feb 2020 98 Comments

by Ritu in My Writing, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: author shout, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cover Wars, Marriage Unarranged

The other book is ahead again!!! Please help by voting and sharing! Ever grateful!!!

Help me smash this!!!
http://authorshout.com/cover-wars/

You can vote once every 24 hours… Please revisit and revote!!!

Grab the phones, tablets, laptops and computers of your loved ones too, and vote from there too!

Hello all!

Right, so you know all about that book that is being published on the 9th February (that’s THIS SUNDAY, Peeps), right?

Well, its cover has been selected to be on Author Shout Cover Wars this week.

I am on the ask for votes, please.

If you can, it only takes a click, then a scroll down, past the book cover images, to a list of the book names in this week’s competition. There you will see a table.

Please select Marriage Unarranged, (unless you like another, in which case, vote for them!) and click vote!

See, it’s just click, scroll, click, click! Simple as that!

So just click here, or the link below, and make my dream of an award winning cover come true just in time for the release date… pretty please ❤

Author Shout – Cover Wars

Oh, and did I mention, you can vote once a day for the next few days, if you feel like it! ❤

Please and Thanks — Have I told you guys how much I love you??

getbook.at/MarriageUnarranged

Last call for votes!!!!!

22 Oct 2016 28 Comments

by Ritu in Poetic RITUals Tags: author shout, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cover Wars, Poetic RITUals, votes please

214 VS. 346

That’s where we stand.

Poetic RITUals VS. Zombie Dogs

That’s a lotta votes I need over the next few hours… to get past them!

Do you have a few seconds spare?

If so, click here to vote for the cover of my book, Poetic RITUals in this week’s Cover Wars on the Author Shout website…

Maybe even share this grovelling post for me!!!

I’ll be eternally grateful!!!!!

Luck n love Peeps!

Sod’s Law (And A Last Minute Vote Appeal!)

21 Oct 2016 18 Comments

by Ritu in Family, Poetic RITUals, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: author shout, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cold, Cover Wars, Half Term, Help me, Ill, Poetic RITUals, Voting

It’s the last day of term.

Every teacher out there is tired.

7 weeks is a long stretch for anyone, kids and adults alike.

And I have to go and wake up with a cold.

Today.

The last day.

Typical!

I struggled into school, after dropping Lil Man off to his grandparents, and spent the whole day with a tissue box next to me.

It’s no fun trying to keep up with a whole bunch of 3-4 year olds, when all you want to do is give your nose a good blow! I felt like stuffing tissue up my nostrils…it’s not like I could breathe anyway!

Bu the absolute worst part? I am so considerate that I have left it until the last day to feel rotten, so I get to spend a week, which should be my break, feeling sorry for myself, and watching my nose get redder than Rudolph’s!

Hopefully, a couple of days in bed, doing not much, will help. I need to be better for Tuesday when the kids and I are planning to visit my Pops and Mum for a few days. I NEED that break too!

Why does this illness not strike mid-term? Actually, scratch that. Even if it did, I would feel too guilty to take days off! Many a time has passed where I have a migraine coming, or feel under the weather, but knowing I will leave my class understaffed, and not wanting to let anyone down, I drag myself in… inevitably using my own weekends to recuperate.

I’m not the only one. Many teachers feel the same. But what can you do?

Excuse me while I slather myself in Vicks, and replenish my dwindling tissue supply…

(feeling ever so sorry for myself right now!)

And while I am whining on… Can you see it in your hearts, to help a struggling, cold ridden teacher, who finally got her half term, but still needs to be on call as mummy, and wife too…? And click here to vote for the cover of my book, Poetic RITUals?

I need way over 100 votes… people really love those Zombie Dogs!!!! Let’s be honest, I won’t beat em, but no one can say I didn’t give it a heck of a try!

Love you long time, Peeps!

Two More 5-Star Reviews! (And Another Vote Appeal!)

20 Oct 2016 29 Comments

by Ritu in Poetic RITUals, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: author shout, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cover Wars, Poetic RITUals, Reviews, Vote

I went onto Amazon.com to find 2 more 5 star reviews of my book, Poetic Rituals, which I felt I had to share!

“Bhathal’s Poetic Rituals is a collection of poems that explores life’s rituals, those of a mother, wife, lover, and teacher. There are real gems in here with lovely imagery, humor, passion, and ambivalence. My favorite poems were the lighthearted rhymes about being a mother of young children. A great read to visit and browse throughout the day.” – Diana – Ritu’s poems are original, witty, humourous and full of life. A must read for all those who love wit in verses!” – Diana – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

And

“Ritu’s poems are original, witty, humourous and full of life. A must read for all those who love wit in verses!” – Shivangi – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’ve been requesting you all to vote for the cover of my book, but I felt I ought to at least let you know I have some lovely reviews too, and that I am eternally grateful to you as my voting Peeps, and to my wonderful reviewers, Shivangi and Diana!

Anyhow, please, if you can, vote here.

The Zombie Dogs are whipping my butt right now! 175 me to 341 for the Rabid Pups!

Votes, shares, anything would be so appreciated! Thank you so much!