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January 18, 2012
Writing as a drug
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The Shadow of Your Smile...
Another beautifully written novel by SUSAN MAY WARREN! Fans of Susie won't want to miss this sweet read. I'm partial to Susie for many reasons that don't necessarily matter here, such as her fellow penchant for cute shoes and love for hunky cowboys (aka RAFE from a previous novel of hers!) but mainly because the girl can write! If you haven't dived into a Deep Haven novel, this is one to get. And ASAP!!
**And guess what? Susan is hosting a fun Deep Haven giveaway! Enter 1/9 - 1/28.**
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Come back to Deep Haven and enter to win a $200 Visa Cash Card from Susan May Warren! All the details here: http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13448479.
Romantic Times Gives the latest stand-alone Deep Haven novel 4 Stars, "The amnesia storyline could have been clichéd, but Warren handles it with such grace that the reader is drawn into the tale. This is a beautifully written book."
About the book: The Shadow of Your Smile
A beautiful blanket of snow may cover the quaint town of Deep Haven each winter, but it can't quite hide the wreckage of Noelle and Eli Hueston's marriage.
After twenty-five years, they're contemplating divorce . . . just as soon as their youngest son graduates from high school. But then an accident erases part of Noelle's memory. Though her other injuries are minor, she doesn't remember Eli, their children, or the tragedy that has ripped their family apart. What's more, Noelle is shocked that her life has turned out nothing like she dreamed it would. As she tries to regain her memory and slowly steps into her role as a wife and mother, Eli helps her readjust to daily life with sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-heartwarming results. But can she fall in love again with a man she can't remember?
Will their secrets destroy them . . . or has erasing the past given them a chance for a future?
Read the story behind the story here: http://www.susanmaywarren.com/books/the-shadow-of-your-smile.
About Susan:
Susan May Warren is an award-winning, best-selling author of over twenty-five novels, many of which have won the Inspirational Readers Choice Award, the ACFW Book of the Year award, the Rita Award, and have been Christy finalists. After serving as a missionary for eight years in Russia, Susan returned home to a small town on Minnesota's beautiful Lake Superior shore where she, her four children, and her husband are active in their local church.
Susan's larger than life characters and layered plots have won her acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. A seasoned women's events and retreats speaker, she's a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer's workbook: From the Inside-Out: discover, create and publish the novel in you!. She is also the founder ofwww.MyBookTherapy.com, a story-crafting service that helps authors discover their voice.
Susan makes her home in northern Minnesota, where she is busy cheering on her two sons in football, and her daughter in local theater productions (and desperately missing her college-age son!)
A full listing of her titles, reviews and awards can be found at:www.susanmaywarren.com.
Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1414334834/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=sprightly-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1414334834
Sometimes love requires a little forgetting ... Come back to Deep Haven and find out what's been happening in your favorite quaint hamlet. If you're new to the Deep Haven series - this is the perfect book to start with - each book in the series is a stand alone story.
Susan is celebrating the release of The Shadow of Your Smile by giving away a prize pack worth over $200 from 1/9-1/28.
One grand prize winner will receive:
A $200 Visa Gift Card (Use that to rekindle a little romance, treat yourself to a spa day, snap up those shoes you've been eyeing, or purchase a few great books!)
The entire set of Deep Haven Books (!!!!)
The winner will be announced on 1/30/12 on Susan's blog, Scribbles! Just click one of the icons below to enter and tell your friends about Susan's giveaway on FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning.
Blog tour schedule: http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13448479) See what others are saying about Susie and her newest release!!
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January 17, 2012
Don't forget...
This applies to influencers or just regular readers! And yes a Kindle or Nook download counts!! :)
Just post the pic or email it to me and you'll be entered to win a super cool prize (that I can't yet reveal) at the end of January!!! Don't miss your chance to sign up!
And tell Addison hello for me ;)
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January 16, 2012
A simple truth...
Just saying.
(mumbling, really, around my fork)
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January 13, 2012
Handling interruptions...or do you?
My 3 1/2 year old is usually fabulous about letting me balance play time with her with housework and working on my 4 (yes, 4) part time jobs.
Lately though, she's been super attention-needy, and wanting me to play with her literally 24/7. I end bouncing back and forth between giving in and regretting my work piling up and overwhelming me and therefore putting me in a bad mood, or resisting her and then feeling guilty or like a bad mommy as she whines/complains/walks-off-talking-to-herself-about-being-lonely.
Sigh.
I'm hoping this is just a stage, but right now there's really nothing I can cut back on or change in my schedule. I have the jobs I have because we need the money. And I enjoy them! I also don't want to miss this time I have with her, I know these young years fly by so quickly. I realize that she needs to learn to play alone and self entertain, and she truly does a LOT. Or has been, anyway. And that that is good for her and I'm not actually a bad mom for not letting everything go to pot to play Barbies or school or ponies or Scooby Doo games. But still. I KNOW that. Hard to feel it.
Moms, how do YOU handle it? Maybe I need fresh ideas! I had thought Christmas and a flood of new toys would help but I think it made it worse because now she wants to play all the new stuff WITH me. lol
Either way, I need to learn to be more patient with interruptions. It's really hard for me to be yanked out of my concentrating zone so repeatedly for what is often not a legitimate reason on her part but more likely a ploy for attention. The majority of my jobs from home require writing or editing or reading, and it makes it hard to be so back and forth in concentration. But that's no excuse for getting snappy or impatient or frustrated. I want to be a good model.
The tricky part is she is social and does several things (pre-school 3 days a week, dance class once a week and AWANAS at church) on her own, but I can't take advantage of that time she's away because I either have to take her to said class or church event and wait on campus for her, or if she's at school I'm usually working at my away-from-home part time job.
Sorry this blog is such a mess! Sort of thinking while I type. Thanks for allowing my vent! I know I will these days one day when she's grown and doesn't want my attention at all, and that my family is truly my first priority, but I still have to function in the meantime. She won't be a teenager for awhile ;)
Any suggestions, mommies?
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January 12, 2012
Catching up...
http://www.zoe-mack.blogspot.com/
http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/2012/01/betsy-st.html
http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2012/01/betsy-st-amant-is-here-with-giveaway.html
Hope you win! :) And don't forget to go by my website if you haven't yet, and take the quiz about who would YOU date in Addison's shoes! www.betsystamant.com (extras page)
Here's the link to listen to my radio interview at Tricia Goyer's "Living Inspired" show.
I'll also be appearing on Nicole O'dell's Teen Talk radio show Thursday night the 24th! :)
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January 11, 2012
January 10, 2012
Great read by Erica Vetsch
So this novel of Erica's released in September 2011 but it's fabulous! I had to post a quick review and encourage you guys to check it out!! How awesome is the cover, BTW?
Info from Amazon:
Quench your craving for good fiction with this wonderfully written Old West adventure. Hoping to leave the shadows of her shady yesteryears behind, Adeline Reid is focusing on her photography career. But when her ex-boyfriend's compatriot in crime shows up in Dodge City her entire past is threatened by exposure. Can Addie keep her secrets while helping to catch a killer? Deputy Miles Carr's investigation into a shopkeeper's murder leads him to Addie's door. Will his attraction to this female photographer keep him from catching the true culprit? Or will Addie lead him off course in more ways than one?
Book Description:
Deputy Miles Carr has his hands full trying to keep the peace in Dodge City and find a local shopkeeper's killer. When his inquiries lead him to the door of Addie Reid's photography studio, he finds himself more than a little distracted. Does this beauty hold the clue to the killer's identity?
Erica's bio:
One day a few years ago, I turned to my husband and said, "I don't know if you know this, but I spend an awful lot of time in my own head." He patted my hand and gave me his this-is-not-news expression. I had just verbalized something my parents, teachers, friends, children, and spouse had known about me for years.Though I have set aside my career teaching history to high school students in order to homeschool my own kids, my love of history hasn't faded. My favorite books are historical novels and history books, and one of my greatest thrills is stumbling across some obscure historical factoid that makes my imagination leap. I'm continually amazed at how God allows me to use my passion for history, romance, and daydreaming to craft historical romances to entertain readers and glorify Him.Whenever I'm not following flights of fancy in my fictional world, I'm company bookkeeper for our family lumber business, mother of two teriffic teens, wife to a man who is my total opposite and yet my soul-mate, and avid museum patron.
Get your copy here!!
This is truly a fun read, with a lot of yummy romance and hunky deputies ;) The heroine and her best friend are strong, spunky wild-west women who know what they want and look good while getting it, but realize their weaknesses and their need for Christ at the same time. Such a well balanced read. If you like historicals at ALL, don't miss this one - and hey, if you don't like historicals, try this one, because I bet you will ;)
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January 9, 2012
What a party!
My booksigning party for ADDISON BLAKELY, CONFESSIONS OF A PK was this past Friday night at Barnes & Noble here in town. It was soooo much fun! If you came by, thanks for stopping by and eating cake with me and buying a copy of my debut YA novel! We had a good turnout and I met several new readers, as well as enjoyed fellowship with some loyal fans. So nice to meet everyone! I hope you all enjoy Addison's story!
If you missed the booksigning event, don't worry. She's not going anywhere ;)
Click HERE to buy your copy from Barnes and Noble. ADDISON is also available on Nook and Kindle.
Here's a few pics of the event!
We made TEAM WES shirts, mine was given to me well over a year ago by my bestie LORI, who believed in Addison's story so much she made the shirt for me before the book was even contracted :) Such faith!! So of course my mom and Little Miss had to have their own for the big booksigning!
Amazing cake!! My aunt is a genius with icing. Unreal! She's had a bakery for my entire life. Never fails to surprise me!!
My yummy view for a good few minutes ;)
My giveaway basket, a new fan and sweet lady named Kim!!
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January 5, 2012
Live radio interview! Eeek!
We discussed my upcoming YA release, ADDISON BLAKELY, CONFESSIONS OF A PK and some life lessons God has been teaching me along the way :)
Here's the website! I'm not sure when the feed will be able to be heard, but check back soon and see. When I find out I'll let you know!
http://toginet.com/shows/livinginspired
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