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Romance, History…and Science? First Love with Kevin J. Doyle

Prior to meeting, dating and marrying my wife; I never had any other girlfriends.
Before me, my wife had zero boyfriends.
Okay, neither of those statements is true.  But I like to pretend they are. So when romantic history comes up in casual conversation with friends and family, my wife and I have a running joke where we say we are each other's first and only boyfriend/girlfriend.  Truthfully - it's only me trying to promote such a false reality.  She simply smiles saying 'he likes to imagine...

Share Your First Love

Welcome to February.
This month on Strands of Thought my guests and I are going to Share the Love. Each week has a different theme to support the month long subject of Share the Love. You will see some familiar faces and you will meet some new ones, but they all have a story to share. Please check in each day to meet the newest guest and be sure to leave a comment if the story touches you, tickles your funny bone or stokes a memory of your own. After all, the theme for the month is to SHARE!
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Love & Obsession

I'm visiting with Nancy Stewart on her blog. Please stop in to chat. We'd love to have you. Nancy is quite charming and rather smart so she puts together a good interview.
A reminder that I'm giving away a copy of The Weaver over on Mymcbooks blog. Read the lovely review first and then leave a comment about it to be entered. Simple!
Tomorrow is February 1st and I will be kicking off a month long series of posts. We are going to Share The Love all month long with myriads of guest bloggers...

Recents (A Summing Up of a Year of Reading)

There is a book review with a GIVEAWAY at Mymcbooks . Don't miss out on a chance to win The Weaver.

Another great year of reading! Total number of books read in 2011 = 77. Slighty more than last year. I can't thank my family enough for all the time they endure of me reading.  Still looking for that gift of a speed-reading course. 

2011 I fell in crush with the writing of Cassandra Clare with her Mortal Instruments series. I was wowed by self published books by authors, Susan Kaye Quinn (Open...

Three Times A Charm with Darlene Foster

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week author, Darlene Foser, joins us. Darlene, tell us about you.
I am a writer of children's stories, an employment counselor, an ESL teacher, a wife, mother and grandmother. I love travel, reading, shoes, cooking, sewing, music, chocolate, walking on the beach and making new friends.  My grandson calls me "super-mega-woman-supreme".  I was b...

George Lucas' Movie, Red Tails & Chasing the Spirit of Service

As George Lucas fans enjoy the long awaited premiere of "Red Tails", movie goers have the opportunity to share the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen with their kids and grandkids through children's picture book, "Chasing the Spirit of Service." Written by author Kristen Zajac and illustrated by Julie Tucker, this book was the recipient of the 2011 Global eBook Award in Multicultural Fiction and was featured in the 2012 Tampa Bay Black History Festival at the Glazer Children's Museum. Released by...

Three Times A Charm with Nancy Stewart

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week we are joined by my fellow GAP author, Nancy Stewart. Nancy, tell us about yourself.
I am the author of the four Bella and Britt Series books for children:  One Pelican at a Time (eighteen weeks on Amazon Bestselling List), Sea Turtle Summer, (Amazon Bestseller for Children and on Amazon Hot New Releases), Bella Saves the Beach and i

Call for Guest Bloggers - Share the Love

I'm looking for 29 people to guest post on my blog in February. The month long theme is Share The Love, but I've assigned a related subject to each week. Guests choose a subject they like and write one post for it. Writers, bloggers, agents, editors, public relations peeps, anyone related to (any genre of) writing. Respond fast for best choice of subject. EMAIL me please! kaistrand at yahoo dot com.

Three Times A Charm with Ivy Smith

Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
This week we are joined by author, Ivy Smith. I'm rarely lucky enough to meet my guests in person, but Ivy and I and our husbands spent a day together at a book signing in November (The Oregon Book Fair). I'm so thrilled to have her visit SoT because I know how charming she is and how wonderful her books are. Ivy, tell us what you are all about.
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Three Times A Charm with Donna McDine

Welcome to the New Year! 2012 is full of potential and promise. Will we ferret out all the opportunity? Will we recognize a break when it's staring us in the face? Keep your eyes and ears open. And be sure to read my weekly feature Three Times A Charm in case my guest is your opportunity or your next break.
Three Times a Charm is a weekly feature that spotlights authors, illustrators, bloggers, agents, editors or promoters from the publishing industry.
I'm excited to welcome my fellow Guardian...