tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12980087534450127772024-03-05T03:59:52.037-05:00GooberellaC.L. Enuton Author and illustrator of the Fur Angel Series, a fiction fantasy series about dogs. www.Gooberella.com , www.FurAngelSeries.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-26885101031686206062015-04-21T14:54:00.001-04:002015-04-21T14:54:10.712-04:00My Promotional Tree<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My Promotional Tree</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
C L Enuton author of the Fur Angel Series</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
Every author’s dream is to publish a book and have it fly off the shelves. Promotion gives your book wings to fly. With millions of books to choose from, how do I get people to pick my book ─ or even see my book? That seems to be a common question among authors. I begin with my website. Right now I have two sites that are linked to one another. My book site: <a href="http://www.clenuton.com/">www.clenuton.com</a> and my fun, everything-else site: <a href="http://www.gooberella.com/">www.Gooberella.com</a><br />
<br />
I envision my websites as a tree trunk where all my treasures are waiting to be discovered. I try to keep my sites simple. Book covers are displayed with a short blurb and a buy button that takes you to Amazon.<br />
<br />
Each social media outlet I use is a branch of my website (tree) that reaches out to people all over the world. Every promotion I do leads back to my website. I try to make my branches fun and creative. Something people can relate to, makes them smile and laugh. I’ve designed my tree branches to fit my writing genre which is the fantastical world of talking- dogs. Yes, my tree is colorful, magical, and a little nutty and so are my branches.<br />
<br />
My first branch is Facebook, and the groups I subscribe to are filled with talking-dogs, dog photos, contests, and a lot of caring people with a love of dogs. My dogs are known as the 3 Goobers. They support dog related charities, auctions with donations of autographed books, as well as host their own dog photo contests where the winners win…you guessed it…signed books.<br />
<br />
Other branches are, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. I always carry a camera with me and post at least two pictures a day on these outlets followed by a link to my website. Remember, all things posted should lead back to your website. My nuttier branches are Fiverr, <a href="http://www.fiverr.com/gooberella">www.Fiverr.com/gooberella </a>where I make talking-dog videos for $5.00 and Youtube, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/xiagooberella">www.youtube.com/xiagooberella</a> where I post the videos.<br />
<br />
Anything related to your writings that could branch off and lead back to your books is a form of promotion. I also sell art work of my books illustrations on a site called society6, <a href="http://www.society6.com/gooberella">www.society6.com/gooberella</a>. They put my illustrations onto shirts, pillows, bed covers, rugs, shower curtains…basically just about anything. And once again, everything leads back to my main book website.<br />
<br />
As far as sales go, Amazon is my biggest outlet. It allows me to share my books all over the world. They have many promotional options for authors. If used in conjunction with independently operated promotional sites, authors can gain good exposure.<br />
<br />
And finally, book signings. I love going to schools to give book presentations. It’s fun talking to students about my books, writing techniques, the publishing process, and playing my talking dog videos. The kids love them. Book festivals and book store signings are more for author interaction rather than sales. Festivals usually charge a pricey booth-space fee, and bookstores take up to 50% or more of sales. But it’s always fun talking with customers and autographing books for them and their dogs.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www/clenuton.com">Author Website</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-60215367253053914362015-02-27T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-27T01:00:09.141-05:00Guest author Chris Bodor of Ancient City Poets and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jk858XeokTg/VL1adlUzQWI/AAAAAAAADsg/35p_MHPQH-o/s1600/poem%2Bbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jk858XeokTg/VL1adlUzQWI/AAAAAAAADsg/35p_MHPQH-o/s1600/poem%2Bbook.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">A.C. PAPA Literary Journal, Issue #1</span></div>
</h2>
<h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Ancient City Poets, Authors, Photographers & Artists (A.C. PAPA)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</h3>
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fifty-three contributors musing on the subject of the Sunshine State.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Editor-In-Chief Chris Bodor; </span></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">cover by nature photographer Mark Kirwan</span></h3>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: cyan;">An article written by writer Barbara Pyles Barker about issue #1 of A.C. PAPA Florida Literary Journal.</span></span></h4>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Reading this inaugural issue of A.C. PAPA was a special
treat for me, because the many wonderful poems and stories evoke a world from
my own memories. Like Robin McClary who wrote the foreword, I grew up in the
Sunshine State and know many of the same things: palmettoes; TVs you actually
had to cross the room to change; three local (and only) channels; locks not
used, because they were not needed. On Vilano Beach, where I was raised, the
sand dunes were tall, the ocean gave up the most perfect shells after tropical
storms, and August meteor showers were brilliant because there was no
competition for the light. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
My sister and I walked together between our street and
Boating Club Road to visit our grandparents practically daily—no worries about
what lay between those two homes. We knew the neighbors, and there weren’t a
great many. The beach community is filled now. The world is so connected, and I
suppose we’re safer now in a way because of it, but there’s also more we need
to be safe from. Something has been lost, and that makes it all the more
important to remember these details of our childhoods and family histories here
in St. Augustine.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
The poems in A.C. PAPA capture Florida in works that
celebrate cities such as Saint Augustine and Saint Petersburg, as well as the
state’s varied landscape. They share the authors’ own memories, as well as what
they love of our state and town in contemporary times. Salt-river views, beach
glass, Egrets, sea turtles are all here in verse. “Florida’s Environmental
Heritage” speaks of those things that have been lost from Nature, but of our
attempts to recapture. Haikus capture slivers of Florida. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
My state has always provided inspiration to artists. In
this collection Larry Baker recalls his inspirations for The Flamingo Rising,
how the A1A coastline provided shape and grounding for the acclaimed novel.
Another essay, authored by Susan Bennett Lopez, takes us back to her journey to find Jack
Kerouac in Florida. She recounts her search for Jack, her attempt to get to
“the core of Kerouac’s psyche.” <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Another theme in this volume is the inspiration we
writers find in Nature’s most dangerous and awesome forces. There is something
about storms that draws us, and lights our imagination. “Fakahatchee Bay
Crossing”, by Jim Draper, is a gripping account of a struggle to survive, and
the character’s transformation in the stormy bay along a coast of mangrove
trees, buoyed above the hazard of razor sharp oyster shells.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
In a special section called Coast Lines, three of the
poems relate the power of hurricanes; Mother Nature’s signature Florida force.
Ann Browning Masters gives us a glimpse into the Oldest City’s history with these
storms. “Hurricane Winds”, by Gigi Mischele Miller and Tovah Janovsky’s “Impressions
of Arthur” relate beautiful imagery of how we natives dealt with Mother Nature
at Her most fearsome and awe inspiring. These poets give all due respect where
it is deserved to this stunning and destructive power.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
The talented artists in this volume capture the beauty,
mystique, and history of this special place, in verse and prose and photos. It
is a jewel of a collection.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mXUYdLfnVzs/VMGSzcXuabI/AAAAAAAADws/gX14DVIzOGc/s1600/chris%2Bfront_cover_2015_no1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mXUYdLfnVzs/VMGSzcXuabI/AAAAAAAADws/gX14DVIzOGc/s1600/chris%2Bfront_cover_2015_no1.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<div style="text-align: center;">
The inaugural issue of Ancient City Poets, Authors,
Photographers and Artists (A.C. PAPA)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
To buy on Amazon click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ac-Papa-1-Chris-Bodor/dp/1312607351/"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE </span></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmswMxMSGwA/VL1eeVlE_eI/AAAAAAAADss/DJ_r8rOrA5A/s1600/chris_bodor_reading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmswMxMSGwA/VL1eeVlE_eI/AAAAAAAADss/DJ_r8rOrA5A/s1600/chris_bodor_reading.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5115">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5115">
<span class="yiv4112714005" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5229" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_7532" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A.C. PAPA Editor-In-Chief Chris Bodor spreading the message of poetry and spoken word.</span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5115">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5115">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></span><br />
<h3>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
CALL For WORK – A.C. PAPA ISSUE #2</span></span></h3>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
</span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">
</span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The next reading period for Ancient City Poets, Authors,
Photographers & Artists (A.C. PAPA) will be April 01, 2015 to June 30. The
focus of this Saint Augustine, Florida based journal is to spotlight Florida
artists and art that references the Sunshine State. They will accept
submissions of poetry, fiction, fine art and photography. A.C. PAPA is looking
for writing and artwork that speaks of Florida, from all angles and all
perspectives. They would like to hear from locals, tourists, travelers and
residents. Special sections in issue #2 will include: “Saint Augustine
History—the first 450 Years” and a number of articles on Florida writers such
as Harry Crews.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">
</span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">
</span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">The next issue of A.C. PAPA will appear in November, and
will feature the best work from Florida artists as well as national and
international writers who have something to say about Florida. Poet Plant Press
is best known for their 2014 title Florida Speaks, an anthology featuring more
than thirty writers musing on the Sunshine State. Please email your submissions
as a RTF Microsoft Word file as an attachment to <a href="mailto:acpapalitmag@gmail.com">acpapalitmag@gmail.com</a>. For more info
and guidelines please go to the Poet Plant Press website at <a href="http://www.bodor.org/">www.bodor.org</a> or purchase a copy of issue #1
on Amazon by searching for the title of the publication.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></span></span></div>
</div>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">
</span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4112714005yui_3_16_0_1_1421671150682_5115">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="yiv4112714005" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-89610384871119151222015-02-26T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-26T01:00:05.735-05:00Guest author Jamie White and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lfxb764IYfw/VLyJOGr8m0I/AAAAAAAADrs/oLc8KGYK76k/s1600/stains%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bsoul%2Bbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lfxb764IYfw/VLyJOGr8m0I/AAAAAAAADrs/oLc8KGYK76k/s1600/stains%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bsoul%2Bbook.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Stains on the Soul</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by Jamie White</h3>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">About Stains on the Soul:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s her last summer before going away to college and
Fiona finds herself facing more than she bargained for: A boyfriend she doesn’t
want who has a strange hold over her, a friend pushing her to expand her
boundaries, and a new guy named Ted whose presence is more than a distraction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">If
that isn’t enough, Fiona is being haunted with horrifying nightmares of burning
at the stake—nightmares so real, she feels as though she’s losing her mid. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Are
they only dreams, or are they trying to warn her about this new guy she can’t
help but want?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guest blog from (the main character) Fiona’s
point of view:</span></h3>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“The
Dream”</span></h4>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype
id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t"
path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/>
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/>
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/>
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/>
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75"
style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:-5.25pt;
margin-top:32.35pt;width:126.5pt;height:189.75pt;z-index:251663360;
visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;
mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;
mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;
mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;
mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text;
mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;
mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\CLENU_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"
o:title=""/>
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I feel like I’m losing it. Every time I go to sleep,
it’s the same thing: I wake up in a cold sweat with all kinds of horrible
images fresh in my mind. I’ve been walking around like a zombie and trying not
to let anyone know just how exhausted I am, and all because of these dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">There’s
a girl about to burn at the stake. She looks terrified and I know it’s not just
the fact she’s about to die. She’s terrified of what she sees before the men
come and light the kindling beneath her. No… actually, I think she looks more
sad than anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It
makes me think of him, and I don’t know why. He’s new is town and he’s been
coming on to me. He’s cute, so I really shouldn’t mind but there’s something about
him that makes me uncomfortable. I think part of it is the fact I like him too
much and I shouldn’t. I’m technically seeing someone, and I’m about to go off
to college soon. Why should I bother getting mixed up with someone else?
Especially someone who makes my skin crawl. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Every
time I see him, I can’t breathe and sometimes I think of that girl in my
dreams. She looks so sad, like she wants to tell me something important. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
told you I was losing it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kGTUT0Hq9vE/VMGP53II6BI/AAAAAAAADwg/ANGtiB4f7KM/s1600/StainsOnTheSoulCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kGTUT0Hq9vE/VMGP53II6BI/AAAAAAAADwg/ANGtiB4f7KM/s1600/StainsOnTheSoulCover.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
To buy book click <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stains-Soul-Jamie-White-ebook/dp/B00GYKUPV4/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">HERE</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.jamielwhite.com/">Website</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> | </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorJamieWhite"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> | </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/JamieWAuthor"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> | </span><a href="http://www.plus.google.com/106849014174968997370/post"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Google Plus</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> | </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/AuthorJamieW/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Pintrest</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> | </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jamie-White/e/B00850MY88/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1">Amazon Page</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
About the author:</h2>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ydXUYTmzfh0/VLyUmBZ8WxI/AAAAAAAADr8/O1Ck4Bux0pQ/s1600/white%2Bauthor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ydXUYTmzfh0/VLyUmBZ8WxI/AAAAAAAADr8/O1Ck4Bux0pQ/s1600/white%2Bauthor.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Jamie
White is a music addict, book lover, pet servant & NaNoWriMo survivor. When
she's not busy writing blog posts, she's taking pictures and spending time with
her husband and pets. She released Stains on the Soul and Clutter via Pagan
Writers Press in 2013. Stains 2 is set to release February 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-44808189070081240602015-02-25T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-25T01:00:03.282-05:00Guest author Leslie C. Halpern and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-itfO1yFiE/VLyAHx4cpEI/AAAAAAAADrA/sJtJAf9zsR4/s1600/halpern%2Bbooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G-itfO1yFiE/VLyAHx4cpEI/AAAAAAAADrA/sJtJAf9zsR4/s1600/halpern%2Bbooks.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Frogs, Hogs, Puppy Dogs</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shakes, Cakes, Frosted Flakes</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rub, Scrub, Clean the Tub</b></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">by</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Leslie Halpern</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">BOOK
SYNOPSES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Award-winning poet Leslie C. Halpern wrote her Funny Children’s Poems book series to educate and entertain early readers, ages 5-9. The series includes Frogs, Hogs, Puppy Dogs: Funny Children’s Poems About Animal Friends (2014), Shakes, Cakes, Frosted Flakes: Funny Children’s Poems About Table Manners (2013), and Rub, Scrub, Clean the Tub: Funny Children’s Poems About Self-Image (2012), all published by Cricket Cottage Publishing and illustrated with whimsical watercolor paintings by Oral Nussbaum. Told from a child’s perspective, Frogs, Hogs, Puppy Dogs takes a light-hearted look at our relationships with house pets and zoo animals; Shakes, Cakes, Frosted Flakes humorously studies eating habits, nutrition, and etiquette; and Rub, Scrub, Clean the Tub provides a child’s distorted view of personal hygiene, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. All three books in the Funny Children’s Poems series include parent-teacher resource pages with challenging questions, fun games, and glossaries of unfamiliar words. Find Leslie’s children’s books and adult nonfiction books about the entertainment industry at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leslie-C.-Halpern/e/B001H9PJT0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4?qid=1421971026&sr=8-4">Amazon.com</a>, on her website at <a href="http://www.lesliehalpern.com/">www.LeslieHalpern.com</a>, and on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/funnychildrenspoems">www.facebook.com/funnychildrenspoems</a>.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB;">How to Make Poetry Fun for Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">By Leslie C. Halpern<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When I tell people I write
children’s poetry books, perform with a poetry ensemble, and once worked with a
Shakespearean acting troupe, they often roll their eyes and tell me they don’t
like poetry. That’s usually because as children they never learned to
understand the language of poems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Parents can make poetry fun
and educational by introducing age-appropriate poems to young children. Infants
will respond to hearing rhymed poems and looking at illustrations. As soon as a
child can speak, he or she can explain what the pictures mean and guess what
happens next. By being active listeners, children learn to decode language at
an early age and may develop a life-long love of words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Blending Concrete and Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When children become
accustomed to the language, they can appreciate one of poetry’s most beautiful
elements: blending concrete (what’s experienced through our senses) and
abstract (emotional truth without physical proof). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The poem “Chew Chew Train”
from my book, <i>Shakes, Cakes, Frosted
Flakes: Funny Children’s Poems About Table Manners</i> combines concrete images
(strained spinach, ice cream) with abstract ideas (playing tricks, comparing a
mouth to a tunnel). This humorous look at parent-child interactions at the
dinner table offers a child’s point of view about adult manipulation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jKSHas-Mmw/VLyGRPcaCXI/AAAAAAAADrQ/FdvXn37LaQ8/s1600/train%2Billustration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jKSHas-Mmw/VLyGRPcaCXI/AAAAAAAADrQ/FdvXn37LaQ8/s1600/train%2Billustration.jpg" height="320" width="261" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75"
coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe"
filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/>
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/>
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/>
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/>
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_27" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75"
style='width:271.5pt;height:254.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\CLENU_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"
o:title="10-Chew Chew Train"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB;">Illustration by Oral Nussbaum, from the book <i>Shakes, Cakes, Frosted Flakes</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chew Chew Train<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“Open wide for the choo choo
train,”<br />
my parents sometimes say.<br />
There is no train, just spinach strained,<br />
but I open anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A spoon with spinach doesn’t
look<br />
like any kind of choo choo.<br />
It’s the oldest trick in the book,<br />
like kissing someone’s boo boo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The train still comes and blow
its steam,<br />
but now the tunnel shuts.<br />
I wait for spoons of soft ice cream,<br />
caramel, and nuts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Poetry For Young Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Most children enjoy figuring
out symbols and metaphors, and finding patterns in the poetry. They also find
comfort and gain confidence from anticipating rhyme and repeating rhythm of
traditional children’s poems. Rhyme and rhythm make memorization easier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Repetition is a key element in
the poem “Snakes on a Bus,” from my book, <i>Frogs,
Hogs, Puppy Dogs: Funny Children’s Poems About Animal Friends. </i>Repeating
final words in the rhymed couplets helps children remember and recite this
short lesson in safety. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3ldp4aHk-M/VLyGjwSKOaI/AAAAAAAADrY/ThzUXMnUCOw/s1600/bus%2Billustrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3ldp4aHk-M/VLyGjwSKOaI/AAAAAAAADrY/ThzUXMnUCOw/s1600/bus%2Billustrations.jpg" height="301" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB;">Illustration by Oral Nussbaum, from the book <i>Frogs, Hogs, Puppy Dogs.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Snakes on a Bus<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Kevin brought three snakes on
the bus, bus, bus.<br />
And waved them around at us, us, us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The snakes stared, but didn’t
hiss, hiss, hiss.<br />
Kevin screamed: “Take this, this, this!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The driver slammed his brakes,
brakes, brakes.<br />
But Kevin’s snakes were fakes, fakes, fakes.<br />
<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Although the drive to school
is far, far, far,<br />
Kevin now must come by car, car, car. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB;">Writing Their Own Poetry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Reading and reciting poetry
often leads children to write their own pieces. Encourage each child to write
in easier forms, such as haiku (17 syllables total with three lines broken into
5, 7, 5 syllables each line), rhymed couplets (two lines with rhyming final
words), and free verse (no designated rhyme or rhythm). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">To enhance their
poetry, children can draw pictures or use artwork and photographs from
magazines to illustrate poems. Compile their best written poems or their
favorite poems by other poets into a hand-written book, a booklet printed from
the computer, or a blank book purchased from the store. Let the child “perform”
this poetry in front of family and friends, using silly props and percussion
instruments, such as tambourines, bells, and drums, to increase the fun. The
important part of this process – and what will be appreciated most – is for
parents and children to explore poetry together</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2thTIi5HpMs/VMGO8wnhYJI/AAAAAAAADwY/EqB2tGJOePg/s1600/Halpern%2Bcover%2Bshots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2thTIi5HpMs/VMGO8wnhYJI/AAAAAAAADwY/EqB2tGJOePg/s1600/Halpern%2Bcover%2Bshots.jpg" height="158" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: OCRB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xDcEXyzS3XM/VLyHd5xszbI/AAAAAAAADrg/f2CLd6InhdU/s1600/halpern%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xDcEXyzS3XM/VLyHd5xszbI/AAAAAAAADrg/f2CLd6InhdU/s1600/halpern%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" height="200" width="172" /></a><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leslie C. Halpern<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-hyphenate: none; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt; tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">BIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; mso-hyphenate: none; tab-stops: center 3.25in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Award-winning poet Leslie C. Halpern has a Master’s Degree in
Liberal Arts and Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. In addition to children’s
books, she writes nonfiction books about the entertainment industry for adults,
and reviews books and movies for several online publications. Find out more
about her at </span><a href="http://www.lesliehalpern.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">www.LeslieHalpern.com</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LeslieCHalpern"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">www.facebook.com/LeslieCHalpern</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-86111043375792095612015-02-23T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-23T01:00:07.690-05:00Guest author Elise Abram and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5t1NLRk_YWs/VLxecq2ib5I/AAAAAAAADqM/DwEN7g39JxY/s1600/revenant%2Bbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5t1NLRk_YWs/VLxecq2ib5I/AAAAAAAADqM/DwEN7g39JxY/s1600/revenant%2Bbook.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oooooo.....this is one to read with all the lights on and doors locked. </span><br />
<br />
<h2>
<span style="background: white; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Revenant</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by Elise Abram</h3>
<h4>
Synopsis: </h4>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Raised from the dead as a revenant more than a hundred years ago, Zulu possesses superior stealth, superhuman speed, and a keen intellect. His only companion is Morgan the Seer, an old man cursed with longevity and the ability to see the future in his dreams. Zulu has spent the last century working with Morgan in order to save the people in his nightmares from horrible fates. Branded a vigilante by the media, Zulu must live his life in the shadows, traveling by night or in the city's underground unless his quest demands otherwise.<br /> <br /> Morgan also has enemies. His twin brother Malchus, a powerful necromancer, is raising an army of undead minions to hunt Morgan down. Will they be able to stop Morgan from raising his army? How will they kill someone as powerful as Malchus? Is there more at stake than just their own lives?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1cX2-NZrzkM/VMGIcjMsziI/AAAAAAAADwQ/uj2eFAg78lI/s1600/RevenantCover.jpg" height="320" width="210" /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Amazon - To buy click<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Revenant-Elise-Abram-ebook/dp/B00M4V19D0" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Barnes and Noble - To buy click<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-revenant-elise-abram/1119936760" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Kobo - To buy click<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/the-revenant-5" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
Black Rose Writing - To buy click<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.blackrosewriting.com/childrens-booksya/the-revenant" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">HERE</span></a></span></span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3>
</h3>
<h3>
Guest Post</h3>
<h4>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><i>Author Elise talks about </i></span></span>The Importance of Dialogue</h4>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_yY56ZYT8Tc/VLx1Kpq8U6I/AAAAAAAADqw/82gHcBwzMFc/s1600/dialoug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_yY56ZYT8Tc/VLx1Kpq8U6I/AAAAAAAADqw/82gHcBwzMFc/s1600/dialoug.jpg" height="189" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div align="center" class="MsoCaption" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-CA">"Conversation #</span><!--[if supportFields]><span lang=EN-CA
style='color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> SEQ Figure \* ARABIC <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-CA">1</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
lang=EN-CA style='color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;font-weight:normal;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span></span><![endif]--><span lang="EN-CA">" by Angus Cameron <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoCaption" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-CA">https://www.flickr.com/photos/73716058@N04/9291813137</span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoCaption" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Reading should be an
immersive activity in which you experience everything the point of view (POV)
character experiences. A good narrative should give the reader a
fly-on-the-wall-with-extra-sensory-perception feeling in which everything the
POV character sees, hears, feels, and occasionally tastes and smells is
related. The ESP comes when we hear the POV character's thoughts. This helps to
establish pathos, a sense of empathy, compassion and the ability to put myself
into the protagonist's shoes.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
What about dialogue?<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Every seasoned writer has
heard the old adage "Show, don't tell". It's the first thing I teach
my Writer's Craft students, repeating it as a mantra to them throughout the
semester. Dialogue is the best way to show your audience what motivates your
main character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">To demonstrate, consider
this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">John said he was mad.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Here the narrator tells
the reader what John has said, that John is mad. We know nothing about John's
thoughts, or his level of agitation. Rather than tell us what John's said, let
your characters speak for themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"I'm mad," John said.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Though this time John is
allowed to speak for himself, this excerpt gives the reader nothing more than
the first example of telling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">John felt the blood rise in his temples. "I'm so
angry I could spit," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Here the author tells us
what John's feeling in the moments before he speaks. Something's happened that
has clearly agitated him. He's not just mad, he's angry, really angry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600"
o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f"
stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/>
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/>
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/>
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/>
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_18" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75"
style='position:absolute;margin-left:281.5pt;margin-top:71.55pt;width:183.85pt;
height:279.75pt;z-index:-251651072;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;
mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;
mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;
mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;
mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;
mso-position-vertical-relative:text;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;
mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\CLENU_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"
o:title="front cover"/>
<w:wrap type="tight"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Dialogue doesn't just show detail, it helps advance
plot ("Don't follow me," he told her and he climbed into his pick-up,
that old Dodge beater he'd bought on Craig's List for a song.), and character
("I hate it when she does that.") to show the characters' thoughts
and feelings in a way being told these things (He told her not to follow him
and he got into his truck and drove away.) by a disembodied narrator can't</span>. <o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qgJQ9PjbuhQ/VLx0KKMIhDI/AAAAAAAADqo/eXPPlXnTQVk/s1600/zombie%2Bauthor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qgJQ9PjbuhQ/VLx0KKMIhDI/AAAAAAAADqo/eXPPlXnTQVk/s1600/zombie%2Bauthor.jpg" height="200" width="145" /></a></h2>
<br />
<br />
<h4>
Author Bio for Elise Abram</h4>
Elise Abram is a high school English and Computer Studies teacher, former archaeologist, avid reader and student of the human condition. Everything she does, watches, reads and hears is fodder for her writing. In her spare time she experiments with Paleo cookery, knits badly, and writes.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Websites - <a href="http://eliseabram.com/">http://eliseabram.com</a> and <a href="http://britbear.eliseabram.com/">http://britbear.eliseabram.com</a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Facebook - </span><a href="https://facebook.com/zulutherevenant"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://facebook.com/zulutherevenant</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> and </span><a href="https://facebook.com/eliseabram"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://facebook.com/eliseabram</span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Twitter - </span><a href="https://twitter.com/eliseabram"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://twitter.com/eliseabram</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">LinkedIn - </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliseabram"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliseabram</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amazon Author Page - </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elise-Abram/e/B009FF1JGA"><span style="font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.amazon.com/Elise-Abram/e/B009FF1JGA</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Goodreads </span>- <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/EliseAbram">https://www.goodreads.com/EliseAbram</a><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-78762397403088125952015-02-20T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-20T01:00:02.927-05:00Guest author Charmain Zimmerman and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nilBHqlHwHI/VLxST6Fh0jI/AAAAAAAADpw/sRmP7El27NA/s1600/circus%2Bworld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nilBHqlHwHI/VLxST6Fh0jI/AAAAAAAADpw/sRmP7El27NA/s1600/circus%2Bworld.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Pearl's Circus World </span></span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">by Charmain Zimmerman Brackett</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></h3>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">This looks so cool! </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A non-fiction picture book about the author's great-grandmother, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pearl Clark LaComa (1890-1927). Pearl was the daughter of Mack Loren "M.L." Clark, who owned the M.L. Clark and Son's Combined Shows. Their wagon circus traveled throughout the United States from 1894 until 1945. The family sold the circus after M.L.'s death in 1926. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pearl started off as contortionist but after marrying her husband, Cris LaComa, she took to the air on a trapeze.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">How cool is that! The author also shares insight on how the book was made in the article, <b>Circus Roots</b>.</span></div>
<b><br /></b>
<b><br /></b>
<b>Book Synopsis - </b>Before she was 5 years-old, Little Pearl Clark was performing in her father's circus, the M.L. Clark and Son's Combined Shows. Join Little Pearl behind the scenes of her circus world. Little Pearl's Circus World is based on the true story Pearl Clark LaComa (1890-1927).<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<h4>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Circus
Roots</span></h4>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> It started as a way to preserve her
family heritage, but it resulted in an illustrated children's book based on her
great-grandmother's life in the circus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> About three years ago, Charmain
Zimmerman Brackett had a chance meeting with some long-lost cousins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> "I grew up in Georgia, and most
of my dad's family lived in Las Vegas. I didn't really get to know his side of
the family," she said. "One of my cousins moved to Georgia, and I
went with my parents to meet her and her sister who was visiting from Las
Vegas."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Her cousin, Becky Bagshaw, was
interested in genealogy and spent the next few hours telling Brackett about
their family's circus history. Their great-grandmother, Pearl Clark LaComa, had
been part of a circus owned by LaComa's father, Mack Loren "M.L."
Clark. And their grandmother, Juanita
LaComa Zimmerman, had wanted to be a writer. She wrote down snippets of her
circus memories in spiral-bound notebooks.
Bagshaw promised to send photocopies of pictures and these journals when
she returned to Las Vegas, and she did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> "The box she sent me was full
of my grandmother's writings and copies of photographs. It was fascinating to
me, but it saddened me at the same time because I never knew any of this when
my grandmother was alive," said Brackett. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Over the next two years, Brackett
went on a quest to pull as much circus information together as possible. She
traveled to Baraboo, Wis. to research at the Robert L. Parkinson Library and
Research Center and to Alexandria, La. where her family's circus had its winter
headquarters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> She spent countless hours on the
Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> She gathered family photos from
other relatives in Texas and Washington state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> "At first, I thought I'd do
something just for my family. I wanted to put the photographs together in one
place in a medium that could be passed down from generation to generation.
After posting a few photographs of my grandmother on social media, I discovered
other people were as interested in my family as I was," she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> With her journalistic background,
she had hoped to write a non-fiction work about her great-grandparents' lives,
but despite her efforts, she couldn't find enough information. So she went to Plan
B - write a children's book based on the notes her grandmother had written.
There was enough information for that. She enlisted Erica Pastecki, an artist
and art teacher, to create paintings which would be used as the basis for the
illustrations. Brackett also hired Ashlee Henry to do the design of the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> In November 2014, Little Pearl's
Circus World was published.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> And on Jan. 3, readers at The Kindle
Hub voted her book as the Best Children's Book of 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> "It's really exciting to see
people get behind this project. I'm thrilled with the way the book turned out,
and I can't wait to see where it leads," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TxWFLhe_I-A/VMGGWspUeoI/AAAAAAAADwI/QvHrnZWQQdE/s1600/Circus%2Bcover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TxWFLhe_I-A/VMGGWspUeoI/AAAAAAAADwI/QvHrnZWQQdE/s1600/Circus%2Bcover.png" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click <a href="http://amzn.to/1wcFpGo" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a> to buy at Amazon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: start;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click <a href="http://bit.ly/14dLBGt" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a> to buy at Barnes and Noble<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kvVs3we8Vk/VLxZxmcq1UI/AAAAAAAADqA/aHdG6Swek_I/s1600/circus%2Bauthor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kvVs3we8Vk/VLxZxmcq1UI/AAAAAAAADqA/aHdG6Swek_I/s1600/circus%2Bauthor.jpg" height="179" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bio
- Charmain Zimmerman Brackett started her writing career while still in college
joining the sports staff of the local paper as a correspondent taking high
school sports stats. She's continued working for that same newspaper for more
than 27 years. She published her first novel, The Key of Elyon, in 2012, and it
was awarded the 2014 Yerby Award for Fiction at the Augusta Literary Festival. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">website/blog
- </span><a href="http://www.charmainzbrackett.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.charmainzbrackett.com</span></a><br />
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">twitter
- <a href="http://www.twitter.com/CZBrackett" target="_blank">@CZBrackett</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
</div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">facebook
- </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thekeyofelyon">www.facebook.com/thekeyofelyon</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-54885983487685641252015-02-18T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-18T01:00:08.392-05:00Guest author Ruth O'Neil and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3X_tH2YPPw/VLxKRJeAA9I/AAAAAAAADpY/-9HuOIuf25g/s1600/belonging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3X_tH2YPPw/VLxKRJeAA9I/AAAAAAAADpY/-9HuOIuf25g/s1600/belonging.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Belonging</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by Ruth O'Neil</h3>
<div>
Author Ruth O'Neil shares a question and answer interview with us followed by an author biography and where to purchase the ebook, <i>Belonging.</i></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/gCTmjQXtVPw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<div>
<h4>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Book Blurb:</span></h4>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After the death of her father, painfully shy and
introverted Shelly finds her world turned upside down. She is forced to speak
with people and she may even have to move from her comfortable apartment.
Sorting through her father’s possessions at his house brings back many
memories, including how they would research her mom’s genealogy so that in a
way, she could get to know her mother’s family, who are all deceased. Shelly
wonders why her dad never researched his own family and she never remembers any
family events. Why? She begins a journey that takes her to places she never
dreamed. Throughout the entire story, God nudges Shelly to get out of her
comfort zone. That’s easy for some, but for Shelly it may almost be impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<i><br /></i></div>
<h4>
<i>Q & A</i></h4>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is
Shelly based on you or someone you know from real life?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think my characters are always a combination of many
people I know and then some imagination thrown in for good measure. I don’t
want to have any one person think that I was writing specifically about them. I
take bits and pieces of real life and made a whole new life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
your book, your main character, Shelly, decides to do some genealogy. Have you
ever researched your family history?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have not, but my mother did. She did it the
old-fashioned way, without using the Internet. She traced both sides of my
family way back. It’s interesting to look through the pages and pages she
collected and see who some of my ancestors are and what their lives were like.<br />
<br />
<i>How much of an inspiration to your
literary career was your mother?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My mother was a great influence on my writing career.
She always wanted to be a writer ever since she was a little girl and I was the
same. I have stories she wrote with her cousin when they were young and she
kept stories that I wrote when I was young. She was part of a writer’s group
where we lived. When I was in high school and decided that was what I wanted to
do as a career, she did everything in her power to help me. I attended
conferences with her. I was introduced to “real” writers who gave me a lot of
good advice as I was starting out. The information I gleaned then was extremely
valuable.<br />
<br />
<i>Which author, living or dead, would you
want to pen the story of your life?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oooo, that’s a hard one. Do I have to pick just one?
Maybe Julie Campbell, the author of the first Trixie Belden books. I would
pretend I was Trixie and solve non-mysteries around my neighborhood. She would
be a good author to write about my childhood. Laura Ingalls Wilder would be
another good one. She wrote about how things were. She made ordinary life seem
unordinary. I had a very ordinary life, maybe she could make it exciting. <br />
<br />
<i>Which 3 words best describe how you feel
about your literary future?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive – because so much has happened thus far and
sometimes I just have to smile, especially when I get personal responses from
readers. Excited – because of what’s to come. I have a lot of new things on the
horizon and I just seem to get busier and busier, which is a good thing for me.
Hopeful – that I will reach new readers who will be touched by my writing. I
love to make readers laugh or cry or maybe just see a little bit of themselves
in my stories. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
kind of response have you received from your readers?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have received some wonderful responses from my
readers. I have received emails from people telling me how the book has touched
their lives. I’ve received good reviews on Amazon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I actually received a message with an order for print
copies the other day. This woman had purchased an ecopy and then someone at
work had begun reading it. For some reason the co-worker was not able to finish
and was upset. The lady who had first purchased the ecopy bought her co-worker
a print copy just so she could finish it. She also bought a print copy for
herself just to have it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It makes me feel good that people get excited about my
books and that they can’t wait to continue reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VU4WV--9mQA/VMGFFeK0q1I/AAAAAAAADwA/_n4wRYPHUX4/s1600/belonging%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VU4WV--9mQA/VMGFFeK0q1I/AAAAAAAADwA/_n4wRYPHUX4/s1600/belonging%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Click<span style="color: yellow;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Belonging-What-Difference-Year-Makes-ebook/dp/B00LA8KK9M/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1421968715&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=belonging+ruth+O%27neal" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a> </span>to buy book</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXXSeVIYXLM/VLxOpv1h4bI/AAAAAAAADpk/WtHLvAPW0uI/s1600/belonging%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXXSeVIYXLM/VLxOpv1h4bI/AAAAAAAADpk/WtHLvAPW0uI/s1600/belonging%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ruth O’Neil has been a freelance writer for 20-plus
years. She sees everything as a writing opportunity in disguise, whether it is
an interesting character, setting, or situation. When she’s not writing or
homeschooling her kids, Ruth spends her time quilting, reading, scrapbooking,
camping and hiking with her family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Website - </span><a href="http://ruthoneil.weebly.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://ruthoneil.weebly.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Twitter – </span><a href="https://twitter.com/writerrutho"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://twitter.com/writerrutho</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Blog - </span><a href="http://ruths-real-life.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://ruths-real-life.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook - </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RuthONeilAuthor"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.facebook.com/RuthONeilAuthor</span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First chapter - </span><a href="http://www.wattpad.com/52132851-belonging"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://www.wattpad.com/52132851-belonging</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-10502454316442377272015-02-16T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-16T01:00:05.536-05:00Guest author Cheri Roman and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WiAwuWHZLkI/VLxAyc-Ds_I/AAAAAAAADo8/tC7U6ieJWBc/s1600/cheri%2Bseries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WiAwuWHZLkI/VLxAyc-Ds_I/AAAAAAAADo8/tC7U6ieJWBc/s1600/cheri%2Bseries.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">One of our favorite subjects here at Gooberella is Angels. We are excited to share this new fiction fantasy series. And as a special sneak peek, the author has given us an excerpt that takes the reader into another place and time with an angel.</span></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Rephaim Series</h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by Cheri Roman</h3>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Descent </span><span style="font-size: small;">(book 1)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Click</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Descent-Rephaim-Book-C-L-Roman-ebook/dp/B00DQBOU56/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1421967884&sr=1-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span> </a><span style="font-weight: normal;">to buy book</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6L_fiklhnho/VMGAn8p8IzI/AAAAAAAADvw/7DwTSr21NSc/s1600/descent%2Bblk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6L_fiklhnho/VMGAn8p8IzI/AAAAAAAADvw/7DwTSr21NSc/s1600/descent%2Bblk.jpg" height="320" width="191" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Sacrifice </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(book 2)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">click<span style="color: yellow;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sacrifice-Book-Rephaim-C-L-Roman-ebook/dp/B00ROB33LG/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1421967779&sr=1-6" target="_blank"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a></span> to buy book</span></span></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8NfidbR0zU/VMGA1YveQ8I/AAAAAAAADv4/R4V_SQJKk4I/s1600/sacrifice%2Bblk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8NfidbR0zU/VMGA1YveQ8I/AAAAAAAADv4/R4V_SQJKk4I/s1600/sacrifice%2Bblk.jpg" height="320" width="191" /></a></div>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
</h3>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">
Fulfilling one’s destiny requires sacrifice… <br /> <br /> Escaping a global catastrophe, angel-human hybrid, Shahara, lands safely in Babylon with her beloved Volot, an angel with a sacred mission. But the victory is a hollow one, for the world she knew has been obliterated. Battered by the loss of her family and the denial of her most cherished dreams, Shahara’s new life begins to disintegrate as she is lured by promises of power and fulfillment into the violent, blood-soaked ambitions of a ruthless enemy. With her marriage shattered and countless lives hanging in the balance, Shahara must make a devastating choice. Can she survive her decision, or will victory require the ultimate sacrifice? By turns romantic, suspenseful and terrifying, this epic fantasy treads the knife edge of human frailty and superhuman courage. </span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h2>
<span lang="EN-CA">Excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Volot leaned over and kissed her,
his lips a promise against hers. He was still watching her as he backed into
the front garden and leapt, his wings springing free of the pattern on his
back, lifting him into the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shahara followed him out the door
and watched his progress, up through wide-spreading tree branches, to open air.
In the distance a thin, gray tracing smudged the horizon like smoke. Shahara
shivered in the cold breeze that kicked along the foundation of the house.
Hugging her shawl close about her, she went inside to begin the morning’s work.
Preparations needed to be made, Danae said, if they were to have any chance of
surviving the thing she called a flood. Shahara shook her head as she worked.
Sabaoth may have given Danae the gift of prophecy, but her prediction made no
sense. Water was to cover the entire Earth? For a year? Impossible. Still, it
was better to be busy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Immersing herself in the work helped
to push the pain of loss once more into the distance. It also served to diminish
her awareness of her surroundings. The morning was half gone before she
realized how dark it had become. Wrapping a strap across the basket she had
just filled, Shahara stood and stretched her tired back. Outside, the wind
moaned like a living thing and she crossed to the doorway, looking out with
dull eyes. The smudge she had noticed earlier had grown into a skein of dark,
heavy gauze, covering the sky from horizon to horizon. She stared at it. The
wind died and the world stopped in silence. For an instant her vision sharpened
and she noted every leaf, every flower and stone within her sight, as if it had
been magically painted across her mind’s eye by an iridescent brush; a scene
she would be able to recall with instant, awful clarity for the rest of her
life. Then, with an ear-splitting roar, the earth rocked beneath her. An
ancient oak swayed like a sapling and crevasses ripped across the ground as
water poured from the sky in torrents. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Volot,” Shahara screamed, calling
to him with voice and soul. In a blurred rush, Volot scooped her up and vaulted
into the sky as the oak fell, crushing their house beneath its colossal
branches. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shahara clung to him as he fought to
stay airborne against the furious wind. For an instant, the couple looked over
the sudden ruin of their home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“It’s too soon! We’re not ready.”
Shahara shouted her protest over the storm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Volot shook his head. “We were not
promised time. We only hoped.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“What about the others?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their eyes met and she saw the
torment in his glance. “We will have to find them after. They will escape the
same way we will. Shahara…” he hesitated and lightning streaked across the sky
above him, thunder cracking in the same instant. “We have to go into the
Shift.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She stared at him with wide,
terrified eyes. “No. We’ll die there.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“We’ll die here. There is no
choice.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He didn’t wait for a reply but
thrust hard with his wings. In a shower of sparks, the pair was gone, leaving
chaos to reign behind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stepping into the dark in between,
the pair shivered in the sudden, intense cold. The rain-wet fabric of Shahara’s
dress stiffened and ice crystals formed in her hair. In the distance, she could
see pin-pricks of silver light and she shuddered. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“We have a few moments before they
get here,” Volot said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Before what get here?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The lights.” He glanced over his
shoulder but she could see no difference yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“And then what?” she asked, her
teeth tapping together in the jaw tightening cold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I don’t —” Volot’s reply was cut
off by a brilliant spray of gold sparks as another angel entered the Shift. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Well met, Volot. I see you have
brought your wife along.” The voice echoed hollow and distant in the cold, but
the speaker glowed in sharp relief against the dark. Shahara glanced from Volot
to the newcomer. He could only be another angel. His topaz eyes gleamed clear
and intelligent beneath black brows. His ebony skin shown reddish bronze in the
dim light and it took a moment, but she could see from her husband’s expression
that Volot recognized him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“General Bellator.” Volot snapped to
attention and pounded a fist to his heart in salute. He glanced at Shahara.
“The situation on Earth is dangerous at the moment. I had to —”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 27pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bellator waved his comments aside.
“No need to explain. It is well. You will be taking up a new mission now.” The
general glanced over Volot’s shoulder and frowned. “We haven’t much time, so
listen carefully. You will travel through the light into a city called
Babylon.”</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JyYKwIp-B0s/VLxF1nh_3kI/AAAAAAAADpM/-j0xKm7k22g/s1600/Cheri%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JyYKwIp-B0s/VLxF1nh_3kI/AAAAAAAADpM/-j0xKm7k22g/s1600/Cheri%2Bauthor%2Bpic.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;">Bio:<br />Cheri Roman is a writer, editor, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, in whatever order works best in the moment. Most days you can find her on her blog, The Brass Rag, or working on the next novel in her fantasy series, Rephaim. Cheri lives with her husband and Jack, the super Chihuahua. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Facebook:<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/C.L.RomanFantasynovels?ref=bookmarks">https://www.facebook.com/C.L.RomanFantasynovels?ref=bookmarks</a>
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/cheri_roman">https://twitter.com/cheri_roman</a>
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Web site: <a href="http://www.brassragpress.com/">www.brassragpress.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Blog: <a href="http://www.thebrassragcnr.wordpress.com/">www.thebrassragcnr.wordpress.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Amazon author page: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/otz5ejp">http://tinyurl.com/otz5ejp</a></span><br />
<div>
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-8296087941424534672015-02-13T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-13T01:00:01.149-05:00Guest author Rhyannon Yates and Prizes<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6_0QnA128c/VL1ZigfKgPI/AAAAAAAADsY/SZUIPY-oEls/s1600/rai%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6_0QnA128c/VL1ZigfKgPI/AAAAAAAADsY/SZUIPY-oEls/s1600/rai%2B3.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Catalyst </span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Author Rhyannon Yates</h3>
<div style="text-align: center;">
genre: Steam Punk</div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
Synopsis for <i>Catalyst, a </i>WIP (work in progress)</h3>
Two thousand years after the Schism, the borders are beginning to weaken. Wraiths are turning to dust in the streets, people are dropping dead, the chests torn open and inner organs burned away, and all Levi Keats wants to do is deliver a disciplinary summons and go home to the safety of his University office. A simple administrative duty turns perilous with the addition of a suspected murderer, a rogue border patrol agent, and the increasing possibility that prophesies of the Great Cataclysm are slightly less fictitious than previously assumed.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<h3>
Author Bio</h3>
Rhyannon Yates began writing at the age of five with a charming story about a misunderstood girl and her pet hippo. She grew out of her pachyderm-peddling ways, and spends her time now trying to crank out the next great American fantasy novel while binge-watching Netflix. <br />
Rhyannon lives in Florida with her husband, her cat, and her two offspring.<br />
<br />
<br />
<h3>
Rhyannon Yates Author Interview</h3>
ILBD: What inspired you to write your first book? <br />
<br />
RY: I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, but Catalyst grew out of two different writing projects, one of which has early drafts that go back to my thirteen-year-old self. I was working on both projects simultaneously, and had the problem for one that I had a great antagonist, but no real problem, while for the other, I had an awesome conflict, but not defined antagonist. I ended up picking up my antagonist from one story, as well as a few of said story’s key characters, and plunking them into the world of the other.<br />
<br />
IMBP: What book are you reading now? <br />
<br />
RY: Abhorsen by Garth Nix. I’m rereading it for the first time in years, and I’d forgotten how much I love the Abhorsen Series. Garth Nix combines realism with fantasy so seamlessly, and the idea of stepping through the veil between life and death, and the notion of controlled versus uncontrolled magic influenced me as an author quite a bit. The more I read of his work, the more I see his influence in my own writing, which, on the one hand, is awesome, because Garth Nix is amaze-balls, but on the other, makes me wonder if I’m being too derivative or unoriginal. Reading is so stressful as an author. Sometimes you read something and think “If this nonsense can get published, I can definitely succeed!”, and other times you read things that are just genius and spend the next week in a spiral of booze and self-loathing, researching accounting school because you’ll NEVER succeed as an author.<br />
<br />
ILBP: Do you have any advice for other writers? <br />
<br />
RY: Not that I’m a great success (YET), but the best advice I’ve found is just to write. Life comes prepackaged with excuses. I have two young children, a nine-to-five job, volunteer responsibilities, and a marriage to maintain. Life is busy, and writing time doesn’t just present itself. Make time, and guard that time. It’s easy to blow it off and see it as expendable, but the Law of Infinite Probability notwithstanding, your novel won’t write itself.<br />
<br />
ILBP: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? <br />
<br />
RY: I feel like that is one of my biggest challenges, is that my work doesn’t really have a message. I remember that I used to get so annoyed in English class when we were supposed to dissect these works of literature to find what the authors message was. To borrow from John Green, books belong to their readers. If you read Catalyst and find a message that impacts you in a profound way, that’s awesome, and I’m glad that the book is able to mean something to you. If you read it and enjoy it and walk away without feeling like any great message was conveyed, I’m great with that, too. I’m much more into the idea of a story that stays with someone than in trying to impart anything deep and philosophical.<br />
<br />
ILBP: What are you working on right now?<br />
<br />
RY: I’m in the middle of writing a book called “Catalyst”, which will hopefully be ready for publication in June. It’s been a long time coming, and now that the end is in sight, I’m starting to get really excited about the future of the book, whether it will be a series or a standalone, that sort of thing. The book deals a lot with race issues, social hierarchies, and the personal effects of mental illnesses like anxiety, all set against the backdrop of this fractured world that has literally sequestered itself in a bubble, away from the rest of the universe.<br />
<br />
ILBP: While you were writing, did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters?<br />
<br />
RY: There are definitely pieces of myself in Levi. I’ve dealt with anxiety and panic my entire adult life, and Levi is a particularly anxious hero. Our triggers are different, but the results are the same. Levi fears change and lack of stability, where my triggers tend to fall more into the realm of the irrational. We do share several anxiety coping methods, which you can see when Levi gets really nervous, and which I didn’t really put in as a conscious “Oh yes, let’s give this character a similar anxiety tic”, but which I feel fit him well anyway.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-14470582198595606052015-02-11T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-11T01:00:06.104-05:00Guest author Tracie Roberts and Prizes<div>
<br /></div>
<h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma5hSHBI1hs/VLwrmDLin1I/AAAAAAAADok/2ap7Nj3cURI/s1600/traci%2Bseries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ma5hSHBI1hs/VLwrmDLin1I/AAAAAAAADok/2ap7Nj3cURI/s1600/traci%2Bseries.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
</h2>
<h2>
</h2>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Today's featured author is Tracie Roberts and the Elan Series. A suspenseful, young adult series, with a twist of the paranormal. Read about the exciting new series here and where to buy it. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tracie has also given us a new version of an interview....instead of an author interview, it is a character interview. Pretty cool, huh?" Derek Williams, one of the main characters of the series, is interviewed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Elan Series</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by Tracie Roberts</h3>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ECHO (book 1)</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-058cis2lJtU/VMFpbNRdySI/AAAAAAAADuw/lyfIND4VBsI/s1600/EchoCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-058cis2lJtU/VMFpbNRdySI/AAAAAAAADuw/lyfIND4VBsI/s1600/EchoCover.jpg" height="320" width="225" /></a></div>
</span></b></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’s
the one she’s been dreaming of…</span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tara McAllister has her life figured out: graduate
from college, get a job teaching at her old high school, and find a boyfriend
that won’t care that she’s a practicing witch. Everything is falling into
place…until the visions begin. Tara’s practice has given her a gift--she sees
the future. And for her, it includes a gorgeous man that she’s never met but
definitely knows. She can <i>feel</i> it.
Now all she has to do is find him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">…but
is he the one she’s destined to be with?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Derek Williams just wants to get by. He goes to
school, works to help support his family, and enjoys the occasional party with
his friends—as long as his gift doesn’t create a ruckus. Derek is an empath,
born to feel what others feel and able to change their emotions with a touch.
His inherited gift comes with an added benefit—the ability to find his soul
mate, the one person he’s meant to be with. And he’s found her; he just has to
convince her of their connection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As their relationship heats up and their abilities
grow stronger, Tara and Derek must overcome the objection of family and
friends, the advances of former flames, and a secret that could ruin them both—<b><i>if </i></b>their
love is to survive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ECHO
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">is
available now through Amazon click <a href="http://amzn.to/1w6xoSd"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">BLUR (book 2)</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00UrFyRMges/VMFqx4wzhlI/AAAAAAAADvA/gJI8Dqy6zms/s1600/blur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00UrFyRMges/VMFqx4wzhlI/AAAAAAAADvA/gJI8Dqy6zms/s1600/blur.jpg" height="320" width="225" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">Joined by an ancient magic, their love was predestined. Now, that fragile bond is in danger of being shattered.</span></h2>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tara McAllister has come to terms with her soul mate
being underage <i>and </i>a student in her
class. She knows that it’s illegal, but legalities are inconsequential where
the heart’s concerned. The soul deep connection that drew them together over
the summer has strengthened. Just as she feels comfortable enough to dream
about a future with her élan, a tragic accident threatens to rip her happiness
from her grasp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Derek Williams chose to pursue the one woman who made
his whole existence worthwhile, despite the fact that she was older <i>and </i>his English teacher. Once he
convinces her that they are meant to be with each other, he finally feels at
peace planning their future together. Then one night and one misstep jeopardize
everything they’ve built and fought for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tara and Derek’s love story—the story that explores
the balance between what’s right and what matters—continues in BLUR, Book 2 in
The Élan Series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">BLUR
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: yellow;">will
be available in February through Amazon</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Character Interview with Derek Williams</span></span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is your most marked characteristic?</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> It’s
the gray eyes. All the Williams kids have them, but those of us with gifts have
eye color that changes. When we use our gifts, our eyes lighten from dark gray
to almost white.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is it like having eight brothers and
sisters?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> It’s
a good thing we have a two-story house with lots of rooms or else everybody’d
be fighting for space. Really, it hasn’t been too bad having so many brothers
and sisters. We’ve had our share of fights, but we all look out for each other
for the most part. The only time it was ever rough was when there were just six
of us, four boys and two girls. My sisters, Dianne and Doraleigh, would blame
everything on us boys and Daddy would believe them because they were his baby
girls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What do you consider the most overrated virtue?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Honesty.
Sure, it’s good not to lie, but people put too much value on being honest
instead of being a friend. I mean, friends <i>can
</i>be honest with you, but usually they don’t want to hurt your feelings, so
they don’t tell the truth as it is. Instead, they tell a version of the truth,
a version that doesn’t hurt the other person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What makes you laugh out loud?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Watching
those guys on Youtube who do stupid shi…Sorry, habit. Watching them do stupid
stunts on bikes or skateboards that you know are gonna end with them falling on
their faces, or on their…, well, this is a G-rated interview, right? So, yeah,
those stupid stunt people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is your biggest regret?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Lying
to Tara. I know it sounds weird, especially after my answer to that virtue
question, but I didn’t <i>want </i>to lie to
her, I <i>had </i>to. If I’d told her the
truth from the get-go, we wouldn’t be together now. We might be linked and all,
but I don’t know that she’d be dating me if she’d known how old I was from the
beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">How would you like to die?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; mso-add-space: auto;">
That’s sort of a sick question, ain’t it? But I guess if I
really thought about it, I’d like to die saving somebody else. Like be a hero
or something. Or either go peacefully in my sleep. You should have asked me how
I <i>don’t</i> want to die. Now that would
be a list long enough to end this interview right now.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What three words would other people use to
describe you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Depends.
Guys would say goofy, hard-working, loyal. Girls would say cute, playful, easy.
Wait, don’t write that; it sounds conceited. Oh, never mind!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">8.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What is your author Tracie Roberts like?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> She’s
pretty cool, for an older lady. She probably spends too much time with us,
telling our stories, but she tries to make time for her family. I know she’s
good at writing lyrics, or poetry, or whatever you want to call it, because she
wrote all the poems and spells in the novels. Plus, she’s really fair. I mean,
she worked really hard to tell both sides of our story without taking sides or
being all judgmental like older people can be sometimes. That’s pretty cool,
right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 22.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">9.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Any teasers for what’s gonna happen in Book 3?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s
just say that if, after reading the end of BLUR, you thought that was the end
you’re gonna be really surprised. Where we come from, the world we live in,
soul mates are forever. </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nothing</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> can
keep them apart.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></div>
</div>
<div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BZpKIspDQrc/VLwsn1gtkqI/AAAAAAAADos/GMnwo2rENvw/s1600/TracieRoberts.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BZpKIspDQrc/VLwsn1gtkqI/AAAAAAAADos/GMnwo2rENvw/s1600/TracieRoberts.png" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Author
Biography:</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tracie Roberts is the author of <i>ECHO </i>and <i>BLUR, </i>Books 1
and 2 of The <span style="background-color: white;">Élan </span>Series. She writes YA and NA novels tinged with the
paranormal. Beyond writing, she enjoys family time, stargazing and sea glass
searches. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Find her at </span><a href="http://tracieroberts.com/">tracieroberts.com</a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook
–<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tracie.roberts13?fref=ts" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/ tracie.roberts13</a></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600"
o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f"
stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/>
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/>
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/>
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/>
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/>
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/>
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/>
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75"
alt="New ECHO cover.jpg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:336pt;
margin-top:9.6pt;width:104.25pt;height:142.5pt;z-index:251659264;visibility:visible;
mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;
mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;
mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;
mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\CLENU_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"
o:title="New ECHO cover"/>
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tracieroberts" target="_blank">@tracie_roberts</a><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></b></div>
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b></div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-83696288399724789652015-02-10T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-10T01:00:02.118-05:00Guest Author David Edmonds and Prizes<h2 style="text-align: center;">
</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rKpaf4pZzHM/VLwiPmuZ0RI/AAAAAAAADn4/cJvE7i7Iw3g/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rKpaf4pZzHM/VLwiPmuZ0RI/AAAAAAAADn4/cJvE7i7Iw3g/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B4.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Lily of Peru</span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
by David Edmonds</h3>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Markus goes to war-torn Peru for one reason: to take home the woman he's loved since his Peace Corps days—Marisa with the long dark hair and sparkling blue eyes. But when he arrives in Lima, he's confronted by a general with a subpoena, agents with guns, and the startling accusation that she's a key figure in one of the most bizarre terrorist movements in the world.<br />
<br />
And they want his help in bringing her to justice.<br />
<br />
Markus is stunned. Is she the Marisa of his dreams, or is she the bomb-throwing terrorist on her wanted posters? The truth lies somewhere down the road, and nothing is going to stop him from finding it—not the soldiers who dog his every step, not the terrorists who think he's on their side, and not the hostile natives and witches who chase him through the eastern jungles.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_yOafKKN3c/VMFa4xPu2BI/AAAAAAAADtw/TiN9oXR7ULI/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
To buy the book click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lily-Peru-David-C-Edmonds/dp/1935925563/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421853956&sr=1-1&keywords=lily+of+peru" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_parent"><span style="color: yellow;">HERE</span></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About the author::<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l9TQsgs1wZA/VLtwtyjuTXI/AAAAAAAADng/aHU-d2JkBMY/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l9TQsgs1wZA/VLtwtyjuTXI/AAAAAAAADng/aHU-d2JkBMY/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" height="200" width="153" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.15pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">DAVID C. EDMONDS is a former Marine, Peace Corps Volunteer, Senior
Fulbright Professor of Economics, academic dean and U.S. government official
with long experience in Latin America. He's the author, editor or ghostwriter
of seven other books, including the award-winning <i>Yankee Autumn in Acadiana</i>. Dr. Edmonds grew up in Louisiana and
Mississippi and studied at Mississippi Southern, L.S.U., Notre Dame,
Georgetown, George Washington and American University. He currently lives in
lovely Tarpon Springs, FL with his wife Maria.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-58323598469377276052015-02-09T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-09T01:00:05.887-05:00Guest Author Jaima Fixsen and Prizes<div class="WordSection1">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKIZyPIlWuE/VLwh_77mcUI/AAAAAAAADnw/_xtg7aJKF3w/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKIZyPIlWuE/VLwh_77mcUI/AAAAAAAADnw/_xtg7aJKF3w/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B5.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h2>
<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Incognita</span></span></b></h2>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h3>
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Historical Romance</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Jaima Fixsen</span></b></h3>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jilted
and faced with returning to the battlefields of Spain, Captain Alistair
Beaumaris is quite sure his life can’t get any worse. Then he mistakes a
perfectly respectable widow for a female of a much more interesting
variety, and discovers he was wrong—on both counts. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Incognita is
the second book in the Fairchild series, which chronicles an aristocratic
family in Regency England. The first book, Fairchild, tells the story of Sophy,
Lord Fairchild’s illegitimate daughter, who must carve her way through a world
that has no place for her. Incognita, the second book, follows Sophy’s rejected
suitor, a Captain in the British army during the peninsular war: his
unconventional love story and the complex web of relationships in the Fairchild
family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s
letter from the conflicted and lonely Lady Fairchild, not included in the
novel, that she writes (but is too proud to send!) to Sophy, her estranged
step-daughter, in the midst of Alistair’s troubles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From
the correspondence of Lady Fairchild</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear
Sophy, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ve
written you so many letters I can hardly close my desk—they slide over each
other, ramming against the top of the drawer—but I never send them so they sit
here, getting battered about the corners. I’ve started even more that I
can’t finish, and they end up in the fire. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
shouldn’t be this hard. What I want to say is, I’m sorry. For not loving you
from the first, when you lost your mother and came to my home, and then, when
you became like a daughter to me, for not loving you well. I should have
listened, when you told me you loved Tom and couldn’t marry Alistair. I just
wanted to keep you close and see you settled happily. Alistair seemed the
best chance for both. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now
I’m less certain. He was broken hearted for a week or two, but now he’s tangled
up with a Widow with Problems. I don’t see it ending well at all. He feels
though, more than you think. It’s a sad tangle. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are
you happy with Tom? Is he good to you? It’s hard, imagining you married to a
stranger. I wish I knew how you are faring, that I’d listened, and held your
hand as you drove to church for your wedding. The chance for that is gone,
but if I could convince you that I only ever had your best interests at
heart…I’d like to see you, in your home, with your new husband. I’d
like to be your friend, if you will let me. I’m not good at apologies, or
at starting over, but I want to try. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is
Tom kind? Does he smile at you and tell you to stay off high-tempered horses? I
hope you listen. You’ve had enough scrapes of that kind. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">London
is empty with you gone. I miss you. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With
affection,</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgiana</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mmep2Ep4UXE/VMFk5teNhuI/AAAAAAAADuY/zVdhhqfRTkM/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mmep2Ep4UXE/VMFk5teNhuI/AAAAAAAADuY/zVdhhqfRTkM/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="208" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Incognita-Fairchild-Book-Jaima-Fixsen-ebook/dp/B00NQ44CA6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Click HERE to buy the book and ebook</span></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J-6frdMZevo/VMFnMLKNouI/AAAAAAAADug/F39hCwGPzI8/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J-6frdMZevo/VMFnMLKNouI/AAAAAAAADug/F39hCwGPzI8/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jaima-Fixsen/e/B00BI2AUVS/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1" target="_blank">About the author Jaima Fixsen</a><br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: always;" /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Win! Win! Win!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-58774122650304896602015-02-06T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-06T01:00:09.655-05:00Guest Author James DiBenedetto and Prizes<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82AYJ4NEF9k/VLwjb9shfyI/AAAAAAAADoE/DTVvEEZAEIA/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82AYJ4NEF9k/VLwjb9shfyI/AAAAAAAADoE/DTVvEEZAEIA/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B3.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Dream Series</span></h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h3>
<span style="font-size: large;">Author James DiBenedetto</span></h3>
</div>
<div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sara Barnes thought her life was perfectly ordinary – until the night she began stepping into other people’s dreams. Follow Sara as she learns to cope with this extraordinary gift (or curse) in the first three books of the Dream Series:<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
DREAM STUDENT</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4uvVhS2ji_w/VMFj-2dYRaI/AAAAAAAADuQ/lfiEk93WlgY/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4uvVhS2ji_w/VMFj-2dYRaI/AAAAAAAADuQ/lfiEk93WlgY/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="214" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Student-Book-Dreams-ebook/dp/B00BW3FPF4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421975956&sr=1-1&keywords=dream+student"><span style="color: cyan;">HERE</span> </a>to get book one of the Dream Series</span></div>
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<br /></div>
</div>
It’s bad enough that, thanks to her supernatural talent, Sara is learning more than she ever needed to know about her friends and classmates, watching their most secret fantasies whether she wants to or not. Much worse are the other dreams, the ones she sees nearly every night, featuring a strange, terrifying man who commits unspeakable crimes. Now Sara wonders if she’s the only witness to a serial killer – and the only one who knows when and where he’s going to strike next.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
DREAM DOCTOR</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aZa1JgZGMSc/VMGqjNWSzRI/AAAAAAAADxw/40XxXCgZfEU/s1600/dream%2Bdr%2Bblk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aZa1JgZGMSc/VMGqjNWSzRI/AAAAAAAADxw/40XxXCgZfEU/s1600/dream%2Bdr%2Bblk.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div>
Medical school and life as a newlywed would be enough by themselves for anybody to handle. But Sara’s got another problem – her dreams have started up again. Almost everyone at the medical school is dreaming about the death of the school’s least popular teacher, Dr. Morris, and once again, Sara finds herself in the role of unwilling witness to a murder before it happens. But this time, there are too many suspects to count, and it doesn’t help matters that she hates Dr. Morris every bit as much as any of his would-be murderers do.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
DREAM CHILD</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTRmBzmflEI/VMGqbXgu-DI/AAAAAAAADxo/hmh7kDs25YI/s1600/dreams%2Bblk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTRmBzmflEI/VMGqbXgu-DI/AAAAAAAADxo/hmh7kDs25YI/s1600/dreams%2Bblk.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
Sara thought she had made peace with her dreaming talent, but she’s got a surprise coming: her four-year-old daughter has inherited it, too.<br />
<br />
Author Bio:<br />
<br />
J.J. (James) Dibenedetto's fans would swear he's got a sixth sense when it comes to seeing into the minds of others and often wonder if his stories could possibly be fiction. He enjoys suspending disbelief with suspenseful paranormal tales that are a perfect blend of reality meets fantasy. <br />
<br />
His popular Dream Series continues to delight readers with each and every exciting installment. <br />
<br />
Born in Yonkers, New York, he currently resides in Arlington Virginia with his beautiful wife and a cat he is sure has taken full advantage of its nine lives. When it comes to the cat, he often wonders, but then again it might just be his imagination.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<br />
<div style="font-size: x-large;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Author Interview:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="color: cyan;"> </span></span><span style="color: cyan;">What inspired you to write your first book? </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
DREAM STUDENT came from asking a simple question. Why, in most mystery stories, do average people try to solve a crime or catch a killer themselves, when most normal people would do the sane thing and just call the police?<br />
<br />
I tried to come up with an answer, and what I thought of was: maybe they wouldn’t go to the police if the only evidence was in their heads. If they saw the crime through the eyes of the killer, and that was the only proof they had. If they saw it in the dreams of the killer. So there was the idea: if you could see someone else’s dreams, and that person was committing crimes, what could you do about it? You’d have no physical proof, the police would never believe you. You’d have to start investigating yourself, if you wanted to stop them.<br />
<br />
Sara, the main character of DREAM STUDENT, came into being along with that idea, and so did the college setting of the book.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?</span><br />
<br />
The actual story of DREAM STUDENT (and the rest of the Dream Series) is not based on real people or events, but the background settings and some of the minor characters definitely are. In DREAM STUDENT, Sara attends a (very thinly) fictionalized version of my college; the apartment building she lives in in book four, DREAM FAMILY, is basically the building I lived in when I moved down to Washington, DC, and so forth.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">What book are you reading now?</span><br />
<br />
I’m finishing my yearly re-read of my favorite novel ever, “Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">What are your current projects? </span><br />
<br />
I’m working on the latest book in the Dream Series. This is the ninth book, and it’s called SHATTERED DREAM. I hope to have it released by the end of April.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?</span><br />
<br />
Absolutely. Every time I read my work over, I see things I would change. But I think every author feels that way. Leonardo Da Vinci said it best – “art is never finished, only abandoned.”<br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">Who designed the covers?</span><br />
<br />
The original covers for my first six books were hand-painted by a local artist who also was the head graphic designer at my old employer, Ami Low. She did a fantastic job, and gave me exactly what I wanted. But unfortunately, what I wanted was not what readers in my genre were looking for. So I had to change the covers, and the new covers were designed by Emma Michaels (<a href="http://www.emmamichaels.com/">http://www.emmamichaels.com</a>), who’s also done an amazing job. <br />
<br />
<span style="color: cyan;">While you were writing, did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters?</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
Not exactly. What I feel like, sometimes, is that the characters are actual people, and I'm only passing on the stories that I've heard from them, rather than creating them myself.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oAuPB2T56Gc/VMGhF_ZMO4I/AAAAAAAADw4/Nj35FBRnQh0/s1600/dream%2Bseries%2Bblk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oAuPB2T56Gc/VMGhF_ZMO4I/AAAAAAAADw4/Nj35FBRnQh0/s1600/dream%2Bseries%2Bblk.jpg" height="105" width="400" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
Find the Dream Series at:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.writingdreams.net/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">http://www.writingdreams.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> (website & blog)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://viewauthor.at/JJDiBenedetto"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">http://viewauthor.at/JJDiBenedetto</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> (Amazon Author Page)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://twitter.com/jjdibenedetto"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">https://twitter.com/jjdibenedetto</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> (Twitter)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">
<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dream-Series/107699179403603"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dream-Series/107699179403603</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> (Facebook)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Win! Win! Win!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-33374481887611489002015-02-04T01:00:00.000-05:002015-02-04T17:07:11.470-05:00Guest Author Stacy Claflin and Prizes<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hsHqLdwxa5M/VLwkD4PZT2I/AAAAAAAADoM/steFCN7QsIE/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hsHqLdwxa5M/VLwkD4PZT2I/AAAAAAAADoM/steFCN7QsIE/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B2.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Stacy Claflin, author of the book, Gone, joins us today. Sit back and enjoy reading two chilling excerpts from the book.</span><br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><b>Gone</b></span></h2>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<h3>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">by Stacy Claflin</span></span></h3>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Macy Mercer only wants a little independence. Eager to
prove herself grown up, she goes to a dark, secluded park. She’s supposed to
meet the boy of her dreams who she met online. But the cute fifteen year old
was a fantasy, his pictures fake. She finds herself face to face with Chester
Woodran, a man capable of murder. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Distraught over his own missing daughter, Chester
insists that Macy replace his lost girl. He locks Macy up, withholds food, and
roughs her up, demanding that she call him dad. Under duress from his constant
threats and mind games, her hold on reality starts to slip. Clinging to her
memories is the only way of holding onto her true identity, not believing that
she is Chester’s daughter. Otherwise she may never see her family again.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Excerpt
#1<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sitting in his warm truck
across from the park, Chester Woodran watched her walk across the open field.
An overhead light turned on as she passed under it in the dusk. Her long, dark
hair swished back and forth behind her. She wandered around the playground,
walking between the climbers and slides until she stopped in front of the
swings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He had spent hours
watching her. Studying her. He knew her almost better than she knew herself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The moment of truth would
arrive soon. She’d come a few minutes early, but he wouldn’t deviate from the
schedule. He would act exactly on time. He’d laid the groundwork. He wasn’t
going to let her change a thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Chester pulled out his
phone and scrolled through the pictures, stopping at his favorite. It was the
girl in the park for sure, although he couldn’t see the details of her face up
close yet. He would have to wait a few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">From the phone, her light
brown eyes shone at him. Her shy, almost insecure face smiled sweetly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">His heart sped up at the thought
of many weeks of work coming together at long last. The waiting was about to
end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Clenching the steering
wheel with all his might, he took several deep breaths to calm himself. Every
precaution had been taken. Prepared with painstaking care. There was no chance
of anything going wrong so long as he stayed with the plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The alarm on his digital
wristwatch beeped. He turned it off and then leaned back into the seat,
adjusting his over-sized glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">It was
time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Excerpt
#2<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Macy Mercer sat on the
swing, clutching the cold, metal chain. Soon she’d meet Jared, the sweet and
adorable boy she met online. She pushed the dirt with her foot, swinging back
and forth, listening to the leaves rustle nearby as a breeze picked up. The
temperature felt like it had dropped ten degrees, so she zipped up her hoodie
as far as it would go. She should have worn a coat, but it was too late to go
back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A crow cawed in the
distance, giving her the chills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">To distract herself, she
grabbed the new smart phone she’d received for her fifteenth birthday. She
checked the time. Jared still had another five minutes. Macy had been so eager
to meet him that she’d sneaked out of her house a little early, eager for her
first real date. Her parents had a stupid, outdated rule that she couldn’t date
until she turned sixteen. There was no way she would wait an entire year. Not
when her friends all went out every weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">She looked around the
empty park once more, the swing chains groaning as they carried her back and
forth listlessly. Jared was supposed to meet her after his baseball practice.
He was the star of the team, and sometimes had to stay a little late because
the coach expected more from him than anyone else. She scrolled through their
latest texting conversation, her excitement building. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The phone buzzed,
startling her. Hoping that it was Jared, she scrolled to the bottom of the
screen and smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sorry, coach is keeping
me late<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Macy sighed, shivering in
the cold Washington breeze. How long?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Abt a half hr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The last thing Macy wanted
was to put the date off, but it was really cold. U sure 2day still works?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">You want my dad to get u?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Macy ran her hands
through her freshly-styled hair. Going with a grown man hadn’t been part of the
plan. She was just supposed to meet Jared and go the mall, or maybe a movie or
to the arcade. They were going to play it by ear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Is it ok? Or u wanna
wait?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It was getting colder,
and no way she wanted to sit here that long. The mall was too far to walk to,
but with his dad she’d be warmer and see Jared sooner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">They’d talked for so long
over computers and texts. Macy didn’t want to wait more. She’d show everyone
she wasn’t afraid to go out with a boy, no matter what her parents said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">She texted him back. He’s
ok driving me? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He offered<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">U can’t come now?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">No. I have to help<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ok. Your dad can pick me
up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">K c u soon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sliding the phone back
into her pocket, she looked around again. Something didn’t feel right, but she
pushed it aside. She and Jared had known each other for a whole month, and he
was sweet and funny. If he thought it was okay for her to go with his dad, it
was fine. She wasn’t a little girl anymore. Macy held her chin a little higher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A green pickup truck with
a black canopy pulled into the empty parking lot. Macy squinted, trying to see
if the driver looked like an old version Jared’s profile pictures. She couldn’t
tell.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nHnbnC9_w0E/VMFhYN8HGKI/AAAAAAAADuA/LijV2imcaa4/s1600/Gone%2Bbook%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nHnbnC9_w0E/VMFhYN8HGKI/AAAAAAAADuA/LijV2imcaa4/s1600/Gone%2Bbook%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gone-Book-1-Stacy-Claflin-ebook/dp/B00O5GWMMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421959808&sr=8-1&keywords=gone+claflin" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Click HERE to buy the book</span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5HD2Vg23KqQ/VLtR2Ycz1KI/AAAAAAAADnQ/9YMJVEIkc2A/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5HD2Vg23KqQ/VLtR2Ycz1KI/AAAAAAAADnQ/9YMJVEIkc2A/s1600/author%2Bpic.jpg" height="200" width="145" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Author
Bio</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love writing and reading a variety of genres. I've
been writing and telling stories as long as I can remember. As a kid, my story
telling would get me into trouble when I would try to convince other kids that
my stories were real.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I'm not busy writing, I spend a lot of time with
my family. I run a preschool from home and homeschool my kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You can find me at: </span><a href="http://stacyclaflin.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://stacyclaflin.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Connect
with Stacy<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook:
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/stacy.claflin.author">http://www.facebook.com/stacy.claflin.author</a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/growwithstacy">http://twitter.com/growwithstacy</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pinterest: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/growwithstacy">http://www.pinterest.com/growwithstacy</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Goodreads:
http://<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6591338.Stacy_Claflin">www.goodreads.com/author/show/6591338.Stacy_Claflin<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Book Updates/Newsletter: <a href="http://bit.ly/10NrfMw">http://bit.ly/10NrfMw</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: yellow;">Win! Win! Win!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-40805729924326131532015-02-02T02:00:00.000-05:002015-02-02T02:00:08.817-05:00Guest Author Lisa Buie-Collard and Prizes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zBygiKlgSTU/VLwkozQLfmI/AAAAAAAADoU/8qVrVAK8LXY/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zBygiKlgSTU/VLwkozQLfmI/AAAAAAAADoU/8qVrVAK8LXY/s1600/augie%2Bwith%2Bbook%2B1.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
Today we have author Lisa Buie-Collard of the mystery thriller book, The Seventh Man. Read all about it and where to find it, and then check out the cool mystery riddle she left us. Can you figure out what it is?<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-6WibUkBz0/VMGtN00TD_I/AAAAAAAADx4/6K5ntfJm8xY/s1600/banner%2Bdesign%2Bfor%2BIndy%2BLights%2BBook%2BParade%2B-K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-6WibUkBz0/VMGtN00TD_I/AAAAAAAADx4/6K5ntfJm8xY/s1600/banner%2Bdesign%2Bfor%2BIndy%2BLights%2BBook%2BParade%2B-K.jpg" height="170" width="400" /></a></div>
<h3>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">author Lisa Buie-Collard</span></span></h3>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">When a young writer is
kidnapped by a man who can't be seen, her only hope of escape rests on the one
London cop who believes in ghosts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">On a cold, white, before-Christmas day, an
assassin completes a job only to be pursued by police. Dodging through crowded
city streets, the assassin nabs a young woman for cover.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Celia Wight, a reclusive American writer is
shopping between engagements during a book tour. When a knife is pressed
against her back, she loses her tenuous grasp on her carefully controlled
existence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assigned to the homicide case, Detective
Alban Thain, of the Metropolitan Police, suspects an assassin he calls the
Wraith. The problem is, only Thain believes the assassin exists. Disregarding
the consequences, Thain, who is the only one who believes there is a connection
between the murder and the kidnapping, will do whatever it takes to exploit the
Wraith’s first and only mistake: the kidnapping of an innocent bystander—<i>if</i> she is innocent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjl7hau_kBo/VMFb_wEXjUI/AAAAAAAADt4/oNapXJOX7ik/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rjl7hau_kBo/VMFb_wEXjUI/AAAAAAAADt4/oNapXJOX7ik/s1600/book%2Bcover.jpg" height="320" width="195" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+Seventh+Man+Lisa+Buie-Collard" target="_blank">Click HERE to buy book and ebook</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpK9zbdBV4k/VLs0pZ5-N-I/AAAAAAAADm4/Abz2_m-qV1o/s1600/author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpK9zbdBV4k/VLs0pZ5-N-I/AAAAAAAADm4/Abz2_m-qV1o/s1600/author.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">About author Lisa Buie-Collard:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I am a writer, mother, wife, sister, and daughter.
I’ve been a server, dental assistant, teacher, journalist, and gardener. I love
to travel and speak French. I’m from north Florida, but now abide in Georgia. I
write full time and have completed six novels. Writing is life, life is
writing…</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Where to find the author:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://www.lisabuiecollard.com/">http://www.lisabuiecollard.com</a><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5081429.Lisa_Buie_Collard">Goodreads</a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EVANGELINESMIRACLE">Facebook</a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/lisabuiecollard">Twitter</a></span></span></div>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Buie-Collard/e/B005IQN7RE">Amazon</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>I Love To Fly (Can You Guess What I Am?)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love to fly.
Even if there is constantly an element of trust that I must always count on, I
will never give up flying. Sometimes flying is harder than other times.
Sometimes I can only get a few feet off the ground. But mostly I can fly higher
than treetops. I can soar; the only sound is air rushing by my ears. My eyes
love the view. My skin loves the wind. My breath loves wicking away with the
air flow over my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sometimes I hate
landing. When it’s hard and bumpy and parts of me break off, I cry until I’m
fixed. Sometimes I land by softly falling into outstretched hands, gentle and
always happy to hold me. I prefer those landings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am a simple
being of simple desires and ideas. I am not grandiose. I am not flamboyant or
made of odd and exciting angles, though I know of those who are. I am distinct
and useful. I provide hours of entertainment while doing what I love best. I
seem to please whomever I am partnered with all over the world, and have for
quite some time. I am loved. I never cease to amuse and test limits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then comes a time
when I sit for years, unused, seemingly forgotten, and it is at this time I am
sad, defeated, wondering if my trust and faith will be acknowledged or
rewarded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">But it always is.
There always comes a moment when darkness turns to light, when kind hands
repair and strengthen me, when daylight bursts upon my senses and I excel in
that first long awaited jump into the air. I then breathe. I spread myself as
far as my perfectly formed body can extend and I laugh, I soar, I dive, I live
with every filament of my being. To my utter and profound satisfaction, that is
the instant I truly grasp the greatness of happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love to fly.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span>
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><b>Win! Win! Win!</b></span></div>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ploXjtqUNTc/VMhnxCKk9SI/AAAAAAAADyY/VTiHIOVIlkg/s1600/prize%2Bpyrimid.jpg" height="355" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="619b68ae2" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/619b68ae2/" id="rcwidget_f65nnvo2" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-70294870850365890622015-01-26T22:54:00.003-05:002015-01-26T22:54:44.931-05:00Getting ready for the Indie Lights Book Parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HxxonhwledKIR1Prq0KZ1hVl4iQQRY8CFoZ0uPN-LiEvkzaRTmtnyc6OVeIAj28mi7C27M4LDvygG19G63472du9YBQvt7-bBtU-7QjtVql9xAuA9G55M18XH83hHYTegNSLWpAZ5WqD/s1600/Augie+video+pic+3+SIZED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HxxonhwledKIR1Prq0KZ1hVl4iQQRY8CFoZ0uPN-LiEvkzaRTmtnyc6OVeIAj28mi7C27M4LDvygG19G63472du9YBQvt7-bBtU-7QjtVql9xAuA9G55M18XH83hHYTegNSLWpAZ5WqD/s1600/Augie+video+pic+3+SIZED.jpg" height="382" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The Gooberella blogspot is getting ready for a month long</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Indie Author </span><span style="font-size: large;">Book Parade. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Guest authors will be blogging on the Gooberella blog and we'll be blogging on their blogs.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Check back often and see all the different books and their authors.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwe5j4zp2OJ6SBYQuvGqT-nEQisF41BDGxvteOL8v5XbgyFXS-IW87ZBG5PuFV33ohqXjzao1a3rHKZMUZGfQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-58885558393277997102015-01-21T19:36:00.000-05:002015-01-23T03:31:33.073-05:00A few recent watercolor paintings I've done of some pretty special dogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjtNm2YV3UWf2LkCQSsPGMZ-qkqQZ67AQc4xND3FNGG00N6SI818Ux5BHdXgPurP5jPWGZbMZ9qSWTRa3_0QUVA5xEAeqWZEQ0mJzWC9ct5kNRx-twlhV6NE4FqfRyIbHZRgHtZKygkzb/s1600/blanca+2+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjtNm2YV3UWf2LkCQSsPGMZ-qkqQZ67AQc4xND3FNGG00N6SI818Ux5BHdXgPurP5jPWGZbMZ9qSWTRa3_0QUVA5xEAeqWZEQ0mJzWC9ct5kNRx-twlhV6NE4FqfRyIbHZRgHtZKygkzb/s1600/blanca+2+(4).jpg" height="400" width="310" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Blanca</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVQBKHI_vs6NsT4QfXeEvTzb-muqQkotx8zgacA8quTGGs9jNqCS1L3cma_cChoQpOpHqINKN7EKJ6NkBvGCGXjwswZL2FATtjisd7C_R6eW_kWSiIelBCqruijA0CviJsHOQHzadZnqW/s1600/aug+and+x+watercolor+pillow+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVQBKHI_vs6NsT4QfXeEvTzb-muqQkotx8zgacA8quTGGs9jNqCS1L3cma_cChoQpOpHqINKN7EKJ6NkBvGCGXjwswZL2FATtjisd7C_R6eW_kWSiIelBCqruijA0CviJsHOQHzadZnqW/s1600/aug+and+x+watercolor+pillow+2.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Augie & Xia</span></h2>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRs8DPv-RbuUUVoMu20ByAxqB56hxylpbnoqcSD6gJE1u1H-Z1NcyMgYuoZoRZLehEoKYjwwHWwcqi5iuSQpXaSEOIAwBBH_HyN9RXeQv2fOXwpQ0QkqlUkMTNhJZX9suQ0cI_JtaMYGq/s1600/guy+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRs8DPv-RbuUUVoMu20ByAxqB56hxylpbnoqcSD6gJE1u1H-Z1NcyMgYuoZoRZLehEoKYjwwHWwcqi5iuSQpXaSEOIAwBBH_HyN9RXeQv2fOXwpQ0QkqlUkMTNhJZX9suQ0cI_JtaMYGq/s1600/guy+painting.jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Guy</span></h2>
<br />
<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-65829812654425858642015-01-16T04:19:00.001-05:002015-01-18T01:36:20.281-05:00Love is in the air...next month.Getting ready for Valentines Day. We are taking orders for talking dogs and cats Valentine videos.<br />
Order them at <a href="http://www.fiverr.com/gooberella" target="_blank">Talking Dogs</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiXF6zEBsrNRK5UQ677ZBQQ-DDX8n_T8e4abz0E-_LeG15GQrI5nuOSIbGiTO0vlxZ-67d5MgPR9y7MlBQHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxagN7i8SvolrP_-u_WfGdV-nVUaj5hX10FUX9WsgcI5eufuApkQhSFhMNizNZHG5NhaALpwthwAs507oqIJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1e_vecf-2jXh4JyuOCVXOKusf_W7N-s2Y6mWymiENYXidNx6Jea1DEYjtSu9d4ovXtf-m86tF1H2YYV2t5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-69384351463511805032015-01-01T18:43:00.000-05:002015-01-16T05:09:22.899-05:00Peace, Love, Health, and Wealth, for 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrv0vqpbvKYg69nOzIll9tQzLQh4OV7FZTloGOIFIzHxOexYyY7SRcF3S6vacrssWZ-C-5JH8H_t5iVLRQnylgNqpNXN430iVBjrcXA5YtmMyIqXsALa-TBFjzjDfAYQd2cgv4pgf6TY-/s1600/New+Year+pic+3b+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrv0vqpbvKYg69nOzIll9tQzLQh4OV7FZTloGOIFIzHxOexYyY7SRcF3S6vacrssWZ-C-5JH8H_t5iVLRQnylgNqpNXN430iVBjrcXA5YtmMyIqXsALa-TBFjzjDfAYQd2cgv4pgf6TY-/s1600/New+Year+pic+3b+(3).jpg" height="333" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-40575730470742940982014-12-26T02:00:00.000-05:002014-12-29T06:09:33.990-05:00The 3 Goobers got dragons and fur coats for Christmas this year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9dgWEyP_M_CMZiA74E-9-HUH7lTMtPPtG3D4XW3gTww53pBUOC_37KI7pdYH5eDN7VQ_6sRgqg0GbNGnDESy5_19Xb-8GpeMlXZ3L3o3IwV4_bZjiRrCIMS9axobE3hn8uKGZ4oj3m5p/s1600/1226141605g+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9dgWEyP_M_CMZiA74E-9-HUH7lTMtPPtG3D4XW3gTww53pBUOC_37KI7pdYH5eDN7VQ_6sRgqg0GbNGnDESy5_19Xb-8GpeMlXZ3L3o3IwV4_bZjiRrCIMS9axobE3hn8uKGZ4oj3m5p/s1600/1226141605g+(4).jpg" height="320" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bfdvJymJHFx1AAjBqbjm7ThyphenhyphenJRhadonnRdgaSt-AIxxrJFEtbtmCMviHR8vVwIRyZpBiwyFwn6ZGxLYSI_P9YcyIrO1UWjctRXwCa8QUlK2abMQKhKevHbZIzQmjstT1d0_fhPnURE07/s1600/1226141608a+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bfdvJymJHFx1AAjBqbjm7ThyphenhyphenJRhadonnRdgaSt-AIxxrJFEtbtmCMviHR8vVwIRyZpBiwyFwn6ZGxLYSI_P9YcyIrO1UWjctRXwCa8QUlK2abMQKhKevHbZIzQmjstT1d0_fhPnURE07/s1600/1226141608a+(4).jpg" height="229" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsuDM1wEkTnSWKkSLl0_KWPFTKKLFPuW3AeprYYyBzh7A1SXOzq804IJs5cbe6-Zo5ZJZpwYlTzveSXSYatksYELbtiDk3hJJpSproHLMPWvCp2liewJlMvDb6_u3zz2IPKGMJHihJB4q/s1600/1226141612l+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsuDM1wEkTnSWKkSLl0_KWPFTKKLFPuW3AeprYYyBzh7A1SXOzq804IJs5cbe6-Zo5ZJZpwYlTzveSXSYatksYELbtiDk3hJJpSproHLMPWvCp2liewJlMvDb6_u3zz2IPKGMJHihJB4q/s1600/1226141612l+(2).jpg" height="276" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxQmAcNPaLhh65aRQNiGOfq2nk_U6-7f4CXZNsIUJi-2-Iz0rT-LY4JjuGky5i6hiz10Xk9a_njx1qylYM4YShu8hcwalUeamaWLUT9ikpGRjk8yyHgnvn6Zc-Tfgr1_Jg6zpR8-Hfi4-/s1600/1226141621a+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxQmAcNPaLhh65aRQNiGOfq2nk_U6-7f4CXZNsIUJi-2-Iz0rT-LY4JjuGky5i6hiz10Xk9a_njx1qylYM4YShu8hcwalUeamaWLUT9ikpGRjk8yyHgnvn6Zc-Tfgr1_Jg6zpR8-Hfi4-/s1600/1226141621a+(2).jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_AukQASZ1FRXWj2V9rMHNkXxdzYX9QHLRAoOg58euwHAEfooRugKieDnF1lONggYZsnUQ2MkwD92rNqxsCiNjJ1LNn4TIAEiHNDYGf_n9yfnDPzG1Saska3ZZB8MNpUSn2JWqIKDxojH/s1600/1226141625b+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_AukQASZ1FRXWj2V9rMHNkXxdzYX9QHLRAoOg58euwHAEfooRugKieDnF1lONggYZsnUQ2MkwD92rNqxsCiNjJ1LNn4TIAEiHNDYGf_n9yfnDPzG1Saska3ZZB8MNpUSn2JWqIKDxojH/s1600/1226141625b+(2).jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWuDgrB25xnuw7cSkzfP0Kn5qIC555sSZWrQo4fXHlZ-dKGijKxI0mlVq-hwl74aE7zsQtloFUlDBbY-ORXvovIyI9-C15upWuY0H7dQu5hV5LqG4cpYWDF1SsCXV7D4etiVGFpwuMl5_/s1600/1226141629h+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWuDgrB25xnuw7cSkzfP0Kn5qIC555sSZWrQo4fXHlZ-dKGijKxI0mlVq-hwl74aE7zsQtloFUlDBbY-ORXvovIyI9-C15upWuY0H7dQu5hV5LqG4cpYWDF1SsCXV7D4etiVGFpwuMl5_/s1600/1226141629h+(2).jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopmmNU2EZagWsiWz3WCH_Qkj2xQyfA7EKJD60GUzclM2esXKTxmdDiSWjzTG6h7r-FzYcLeLwf-pU7sfvNVD7bMYEsbZESCnY3dh2xf-pqveLOeaXbxUxS1v7N-TDNk2Vb60Un_MGjl83/s1600/1226141634a+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopmmNU2EZagWsiWz3WCH_Qkj2xQyfA7EKJD60GUzclM2esXKTxmdDiSWjzTG6h7r-FzYcLeLwf-pU7sfvNVD7bMYEsbZESCnY3dh2xf-pqveLOeaXbxUxS1v7N-TDNk2Vb60Un_MGjl83/s1600/1226141634a+(2).jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UgYhtgjam2esJXuL3c0p4tCeKpT_Gca5qx9BinEdnnElZBHe5VNk57WEIxSQpdj6eayrWJvL0Tc84J-AnestE6ZR0jzuAFxYqtn3FV6lF_W3b1UcLXr5Y2GDfwvhOmKj1g6UCnoAcyaD/s1600/1226141606+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UgYhtgjam2esJXuL3c0p4tCeKpT_Gca5qx9BinEdnnElZBHe5VNk57WEIxSQpdj6eayrWJvL0Tc84J-AnestE6ZR0jzuAFxYqtn3FV6lF_W3b1UcLXr5Y2GDfwvhOmKj1g6UCnoAcyaD/s1600/1226141606+(2).jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-12738194349824921582014-12-21T02:52:00.000-05:002015-01-18T01:35:06.814-05:00The 3 Goobers Christmas Videos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoUcJe-TuYsN0JzfCy0mDq0ktU3Q9-DH6VUYG0dpPTxLkNq87WHumPLnDmkp5hnE3AAnmGh-zeBFM2_XLYyA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAIZ8YDzanBO7vDf0zUtxHhn9nwg9_uuSVmDGTHR4e5p1j2NBNVfNrONMUJAtRh17ktKRXM6RrxzsQHs96Dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxodsKBxCihRx5M7ac6fM9DxDFXuxWkrS-UlLNy-xwVQO1OfE4yRqp4xFnsHeUhB-81g5OAZ6fV98yi3E96TA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I have made talking dog videos to promote my books, The Fur Angel Series. People started asking me to make their dogs talk, so now I make talking videos for others at http://www.fiverr.com/gooberella</b></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-71329869473694557262014-10-30T15:26:00.001-04:002014-10-30T15:26:14.400-04:00My dog took my video cam. This is what I found when I got it back...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZHsCMES7TvI" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-51240701224280120792014-10-21T01:32:00.000-04:002014-10-21T01:32:06.658-04:00Augie has a Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqb0Fj5OV-ASSQjRivQCWu5zgcE1C8qFWWvrlxdYkoiUTUcnjHH8gLEiA8BsGMS6CzrweXqynIDpkemRbsHy-YSFWfQ8c33rvAx4DCxJxzy2QMsxUFI38Qv-EFsIPtD3fccZuxUr1aOfZ/s1600/Augie+6+bday+02+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqb0Fj5OV-ASSQjRivQCWu5zgcE1C8qFWWvrlxdYkoiUTUcnjHH8gLEiA8BsGMS6CzrweXqynIDpkemRbsHy-YSFWfQ8c33rvAx4DCxJxzy2QMsxUFI38Qv-EFsIPtD3fccZuxUr1aOfZ/s1600/Augie+6+bday+02+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday to Augie</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD53oZHtZaOe2OvSEg-dwhO1i15W6_wCqwy8N989fdZ33SCRf9vJ0MDfCcAALxrAdyxyFO6PMKOtonFVpgWZOk4IbQUVLQstdY75Qcb9_GSkOyXv4Epv-FDFeBi6eHXrMI-k7i39bs1Qys/s1600/abday19+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD53oZHtZaOe2OvSEg-dwhO1i15W6_wCqwy8N989fdZ33SCRf9vJ0MDfCcAALxrAdyxyFO6PMKOtonFVpgWZOk4IbQUVLQstdY75Qcb9_GSkOyXv4Epv-FDFeBi6eHXrMI-k7i39bs1Qys/s1600/abday19+(3).jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">He got a Freddie's Find Birthday Specialty Package.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Just what he wanted.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeB6jT6Zxv4VQDy3ylXRnLtwrl7Aoq6xqYbOR4SUE28odABLuoV9AoXriF_7n1UUFOjVcSMrG4o3Q9lo745mrjdzmogLd-ZyVip2fCZA3uVeUkt8rUlQn5iJmhgz95YDEyz2q6054KfX0/s1600/Augie+6+bday+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeB6jT6Zxv4VQDy3ylXRnLtwrl7Aoq6xqYbOR4SUE28odABLuoV9AoXriF_7n1UUFOjVcSMrG4o3Q9lo745mrjdzmogLd-ZyVip2fCZA3uVeUkt8rUlQn5iJmhgz95YDEyz2q6054KfX0/s1600/Augie+6+bday+19.jpg" height="386" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It was packed with toys, treats, and fun birthday things</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc-zLJAVzwbpEX1mKCO35wTDW_1FeVe2_cyt-QR3yTZyoplOnEw7SEIPhmnHqvhayZ5AiDLCzzA7E1cYS2Q8l6QkU9KD10CBo0ehd4pAHiBSu57Hkl5YvodD110g0_zhnTkS1JcPTPkcC/s1600/abday27+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc-zLJAVzwbpEX1mKCO35wTDW_1FeVe2_cyt-QR3yTZyoplOnEw7SEIPhmnHqvhayZ5AiDLCzzA7E1cYS2Q8l6QkU9KD10CBo0ehd4pAHiBSu57Hkl5YvodD110g0_zhnTkS1JcPTPkcC/s1600/abday27+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS25tqR8aNzCzpZRw5nxlFTwcqZO_I2-eC1dOD5tvKUVja51cRypr7-3BMfllHShI2i2XkxzSAk8Uq3vQsG-APwCZzs_7PIajZ-x6mtVnNS_6umoUfiOIA8aLkJEd47ZBnbs47x9AzDoT/s1600/abday24+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS25tqR8aNzCzpZRw5nxlFTwcqZO_I2-eC1dOD5tvKUVja51cRypr7-3BMfllHShI2i2XkxzSAk8Uq3vQsG-APwCZzs_7PIajZ-x6mtVnNS_6umoUfiOIA8aLkJEd47ZBnbs47x9AzDoT/s1600/abday24+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRALicQaPk1W9-scoplx8S64Qp924Xl3B_IRcXc3tDs_-PKcptP05DIZ3RO83v1CS2M5DVRJEdWfNzjCpli4TymRhTj7a3A3sfIODqAxvHxz_AS4U79g2BEFYKPGvGRt5ITLDpa42q5X0w/s1600/abday13+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRALicQaPk1W9-scoplx8S64Qp924Xl3B_IRcXc3tDs_-PKcptP05DIZ3RO83v1CS2M5DVRJEdWfNzjCpli4TymRhTj7a3A3sfIODqAxvHxz_AS4U79g2BEFYKPGvGRt5ITLDpa42q5X0w/s1600/abday13+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOS1jEBgiPscSZ0wKWKDmkXrKAotl9rEm8M7UwYSzPudCHsmgz5UnPYv2jE24KrrCCE3H9bIg9suhaXSa9tDfGyG0An6y4kzT9BHXqnpUFbhPo7R-1EmL3nnTx-9LIvaejPMPQ8yDdKzw/s1600/abday07+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOS1jEBgiPscSZ0wKWKDmkXrKAotl9rEm8M7UwYSzPudCHsmgz5UnPYv2jE24KrrCCE3H9bIg9suhaXSa9tDfGyG0An6y4kzT9BHXqnpUFbhPo7R-1EmL3nnTx-9LIvaejPMPQ8yDdKzw/s1600/abday07+(4).jpg" height="285" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Augie was so happy.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MHKo7Pr_z2Bdh8zJkW2rqjpe-rDpKKN6fQFvQIBUxqkJkzhboDXCry5D0WZXl5LbWPAbxYMY8YJOSpuBy2yXOeNdxAlu2xBDudU6kKm7EyXZlT_mS-66yg4KLjqssUTOVVWyKTjbeee0/s1600/abday20+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MHKo7Pr_z2Bdh8zJkW2rqjpe-rDpKKN6fQFvQIBUxqkJkzhboDXCry5D0WZXl5LbWPAbxYMY8YJOSpuBy2yXOeNdxAlu2xBDudU6kKm7EyXZlT_mS-66yg4KLjqssUTOVVWyKTjbeee0/s1600/abday20+(3).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Li Li got a Freddie sticker (her LA boyfriend)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkW_p90FnLBGELvwwU1nXSAju3MG1ElWjmUlRksib4S1WC7j9WdY_Ery2Azm7GrnMsmlIljua9GNyEZYvk7iD8duM6KiCe1RKBxJNY4fR5MmvZW57dTTO6vZYu4q8M3VCKSxGWFMUcohI/s1600/Augie+6+bday+11+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkW_p90FnLBGELvwwU1nXSAju3MG1ElWjmUlRksib4S1WC7j9WdY_Ery2Azm7GrnMsmlIljua9GNyEZYvk7iD8duM6KiCe1RKBxJNY4fR5MmvZW57dTTO6vZYu4q8M3VCKSxGWFMUcohI/s1600/Augie+6+bday+11+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the night everyone had a pup cake</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn5wlpnk_Gpc2dGxv8m4H2gsnIUsdKuetNJBr9-Ws9w-ueudBGk3AJ9urenQXzzRteHYkHk5pvwu9mdtZY1MQXTB9tPCeD0wRhIX3NYFPhqfGABxjAhaRvYE_B4kugkBi_TRLKbwDFRU-/s1600/Augie+6+bday+13+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn5wlpnk_Gpc2dGxv8m4H2gsnIUsdKuetNJBr9-Ws9w-ueudBGk3AJ9urenQXzzRteHYkHk5pvwu9mdtZY1MQXTB9tPCeD0wRhIX3NYFPhqfGABxjAhaRvYE_B4kugkBi_TRLKbwDFRU-/s1600/Augie+6+bday+13+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jr9DR3Uu1zYWkcCA4OjEafIR2_1eEA1l1eBxCM8khtqH9ub6yniZShYhI5rmdI-PleosDRCXOLMu-DPTzzmQyKhmHkMBX4WjWx4AUcLBmYXVshA1HupBi6MoaIXqaPxKtZSBzNMGasBV/s1600/Augie+6+bday+12+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jr9DR3Uu1zYWkcCA4OjEafIR2_1eEA1l1eBxCM8khtqH9ub6yniZShYhI5rmdI-PleosDRCXOLMu-DPTzzmQyKhmHkMBX4WjWx4AUcLBmYXVshA1HupBi6MoaIXqaPxKtZSBzNMGasBV/s1600/Augie+6+bday+12+(2).jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeAQ6CyXABSvMfUlR8UHO1b6Nt3m9G_ZTybJOAcVSEVnBBpsdZl6uoGM70F_QeiVvze-hg4YvVHBlSnm1pwoR-pYQUtNb5n4wZ6YgXMsOwWGeGHhW2nL8HU2go0Ww6-oWpK3B7mmrXUCi/s1600/Augie+6+bday+15+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeAQ6CyXABSvMfUlR8UHO1b6Nt3m9G_ZTybJOAcVSEVnBBpsdZl6uoGM70F_QeiVvze-hg4YvVHBlSnm1pwoR-pYQUtNb5n4wZ6YgXMsOwWGeGHhW2nL8HU2go0Ww6-oWpK3B7mmrXUCi/s1600/Augie+6+bday+15+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Augie had two</span>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7A3FaNB2AaAbAQV4e66izOYRY34TsGPuQ-KJRnzVjO-A1L3ZSKIHn93kUJFeXD0SFVZtU1Guoe5X8VYyiO0d66E1UVYxTlttF6VBLdghBP34PlPm_8V1d-L2EL2pLySgRxdebttWjP_S/s1600/abday25+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7A3FaNB2AaAbAQV4e66izOYRY34TsGPuQ-KJRnzVjO-A1L3ZSKIHn93kUJFeXD0SFVZtU1Guoe5X8VYyiO0d66E1UVYxTlttF6VBLdghBP34PlPm_8V1d-L2EL2pLySgRxdebttWjP_S/s1600/abday25+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy 6th Birthday, Augie. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">We love you!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-61372454671483028052014-10-10T13:58:00.001-04:002014-10-10T13:58:33.510-04:00Prince<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYpdiQe5wif5ofJAbmJJIbstzxFro6chagiyyh6AHWUw3M28UuxMtBo8_obfOW71Y-KAS7_tqByO80Znvti2TDYiXP_ermwBHGqIBhYnEwWGkVBlkVQ7zFqNpjdxl-hf0thufvZVQ-2X/s1600/Augie+Artofficialage+glasses+sized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYpdiQe5wif5ofJAbmJJIbstzxFro6chagiyyh6AHWUw3M28UuxMtBo8_obfOW71Y-KAS7_tqByO80Znvti2TDYiXP_ermwBHGqIBhYnEwWGkVBlkVQ7zFqNpjdxl-hf0thufvZVQ-2X/s1600/Augie+Artofficialage+glasses+sized.jpg" height="157" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We're diggin' the new tunes.</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298008753445012777.post-68620244966760319882014-10-10T13:32:00.000-04:002014-10-10T13:32:17.820-04:00School Presentation and Book Signing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5ydV_XIkVlQrgMJ14JsYPtNzV-zHH1fJh2CNa-GGtmu1MeLiyLHuzi8ocVwjFCEuihNy7Q2Qryxu1qMJyantI2GPX8XXJoMtxWyOID632NZBsrFesgRqtp2lqsKexs63tu3XJQVd1mUo/s1600/20141007_134214_Android+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5ydV_XIkVlQrgMJ14JsYPtNzV-zHH1fJh2CNa-GGtmu1MeLiyLHuzi8ocVwjFCEuihNy7Q2Qryxu1qMJyantI2GPX8XXJoMtxWyOID632NZBsrFesgRqtp2lqsKexs63tu3XJQVd1mUo/s1600/20141007_134214_Android+(2).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">School presentation and book signing at </span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Christ's Church Academy. </span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg136W8a5d6ZZrBTOAc8cdprCxqaFRA3n9clI29Px43_uHHxrme7wtrzjAvdpOSa0HJn_NcHI-vEOW7XsFHir7iWu8AM1MAGBTrK9ym7aQG6MTEloAZ1Tg6j9CPPqH65jjmT635HbeIj_ub/s1600/20141007_134311_Android+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg136W8a5d6ZZrBTOAc8cdprCxqaFRA3n9clI29Px43_uHHxrme7wtrzjAvdpOSa0HJn_NcHI-vEOW7XsFHir7iWu8AM1MAGBTrK9ym7aQG6MTEloAZ1Tg6j9CPPqH65jjmT635HbeIj_ub/s1600/20141007_134311_Android+(2).jpg" height="257" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dQChUtf2Mgg/VDgVhDwl6eI/AAAAAAAADgI/JhAXZ0EX0zg/s1600/20141007_162431_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dQChUtf2Mgg/VDgVhDwl6eI/AAAAAAAADgI/JhAXZ0EX0zg/s1600/20141007_162431_Android.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6n109y5o2So/VDgVhIf1FQI/AAAAAAAADgE/IwqABckC21U/s1600/20141007_162521_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6n109y5o2So/VDgVhIf1FQI/AAAAAAAADgE/IwqABckC21U/s1600/20141007_162521_Android.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z9DD021XCcQ/VDgVhzMS0mI/AAAAAAAADgQ/LUOJfQUUW6E/s1600/20141007_162538_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z9DD021XCcQ/VDgVhzMS0mI/AAAAAAAADgQ/LUOJfQUUW6E/s1600/20141007_162538_Android.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QXfkJOAVlTI/VDgViRWrY6I/AAAAAAAADgc/_6LQTt-Ttco/s1600/20141007_162704_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QXfkJOAVlTI/VDgViRWrY6I/AAAAAAAADgc/_6LQTt-Ttco/s1600/20141007_162704_Android.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hfsbSCAIEb0/VDgVi9WZfkI/AAAAAAAADgg/cMQy6tPPuuM/s1600/20141007_162739_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hfsbSCAIEb0/VDgVi9WZfkI/AAAAAAAADgg/cMQy6tPPuuM/s1600/20141007_162739_Android.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">There were about 12 authors there.</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBFwPoIKGOw/VDgV1JvHIDI/AAAAAAAADgw/XmNOs5YbwfE/s1600/20141007_135007_Android%2B(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBFwPoIKGOw/VDgV1JvHIDI/AAAAAAAADgw/XmNOs5YbwfE/s1600/20141007_135007_Android%2B(2).jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The kids had a book parade wearing the covers </span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">of some of their favorite books. </span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">There were a lot of dog books favored. </span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite was the Wag boy.</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cC4hJWB8q-o/VDgUp7QKgoI/AAAAAAAADfw/qLzEr0Fl_b4/s1600/20141007_133642_Android%2B(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cC4hJWB8q-o/VDgUp7QKgoI/AAAAAAAADfw/qLzEr0Fl_b4/s1600/20141007_133642_Android%2B(3).jpg" height="400" width="350" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985717047781549292noreply@blogger.com0