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November 2014 – Military Shows

November 7-9, 2014: The Chicago Military Collectibles Show Location: Midwest Conference Center (located at Concord Plaza), 401 W. Lake St., Northlake IL 60164Details: Open to the public at 2pm to 7pm on Friday; 9am to 5pm on Saturday; 9am to 1pm on Sunday. Admission on Friday is $15.00(good all three days); Saturday is $8.00 and…

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Belleview, Florida – Feb. 8 – 9, 2014 – Southern Outpost Military Vehicle Winter Rally & Author Booksigning

Four months before her mother passed away, author, Cynthia A. Sandor accidentally found a journal written by her mother who was a member of an elite group of young girls in the Hitler Youth program during WWII.  Ms. Sandor brings history to life in her first published non-fiction book, “Through Innocent Eyes – The Chosen Girls…

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VOTE NOW for Best Biography on GOODREADS

“Through Innocent Eyes – The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth” is moving  FAST up the Goodreads Biography book list!  Cast your vote NOW!  Thank you!  ~ Cindy ~ CLICK HERE to vote for “Through Innocent Eyes” on GOODREADS

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Who is going to buy and read my book? Who is my Target Market?

As an author, it is important that before you write your book, that you need to know exactly who you are writing your book for.  Your Target Market is contained in your Marketing Plan which is part of your Business Plan on your book.  Your Business Plan is what you give to your Literary Agent.…

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Book Marketing Plan

It is very important for any author who has written or plans to write a book, write a Marketing Plan.   A Marketing Plan is your road map to the success of your book.  Either, you can spend hundreds of hours going to a business school, college, or a university, go to the library, and read,…

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How to Track Social Media Traffic with Google Analytics

Being an author, it is very important that I set up a Marketing Plan written specifically for my book. Part of my marketing plan contains a way to monitor my social media traffic.   For more information, you can go to the Google Analytics Official Website. However, I found an easier web site for which all…

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*** Update on Austrian Literary Agent ***

E-mail from my Austrian Literary Agent: Dear Mrs. Sandor! Thank you for keeping me informed. You are doing a lot of communication and networking for the book. Tomorrow, I have an appointment with a big publishing house in Austria. They have the online version of “Through Innocent Eyes” and maybe there is a chance to…

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Being considered as a contributing writer for a magazine……..

I just submitted this to be considered as a contributing writer for a magazine.  I would like to hear your thoughts.  My passion is writing and my personal area of expertise is the life span development of German/Austrian Country Service girls raised during WWII. With the pervasiveness of television and the proliferation of technology today…

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Frankfurt Book Fair – October 9 – 13, 2013 – Germany

*** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT *** Frankfurt Book Fair – Oct 9 – 13, 2013 My German publishing Agent, Michael Hlatky, with Verlagsagentur Hlatky, will personally be speaking with his colleagues to possibly secure German publishing rights for my book “Through Innocent Eyes – The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth” at the Frankfurt Book Fair October…

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D-Day Conneaut, Ohio – Book Signing Event – August 16-17, 2013 – Overview

D-Day Conneaut, Ohio – Book Signing Event – August 16-17, 2013 – Overview This was the first time I participated in such a large Living Historical WW2 event – D-Day, in Conneaut, Ohio, overlooking the beautiful bluffs and beaches of Lake Erie.  I portrayed Fraulein Dieter, troop leader of Landjahr Lager based upon my book…

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