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New Releases August 31—September 6 and Readers Choice C*ntest

New Flash Fiction today! Actually, "Pirate Flicks" went up yesterday afternoon at She Wolf Reads , so if you haven't run across it yet, head on over!

And just for fun, here's the movie trailer for "The Buccaneers"--it's long, but funny. Funny, "my" Jean Lafitte looks nothing like Yul Brynner, and that accent sounds awfully more Russian (which Brynner was) than French (which Brynner wasn't). And, as Jean notes in the short story, he was never so short and squat!



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My Top 10 Labor Day Tunes--Listen and Weep

A quick note. Yes, it's a holiday but I do have a couple of spots today on the Elysian Fields tour:
--An interview at author Nicky Peacock's blog . She also reviews Royal Street. And a series spotlight at Mila Ramos' blog --nothing new, info-wise, at this one but at both of these sites you can enter to win the iPad and tour-wide prizes.

Now...To my fellow laborers here in the U.S., Happy Labor Day...unless, of course, you have to work! With a day off from the day job, I will be up to my neck in P...

The Halloween Web Hunt Begins!

It's time to win some stuff! I'll be participating in this fall's Halloween Web Hunt sponsored by Night Owl Reviews. There are TONS of prizes and author baskets being given away, so be sure to participate. I'll be moving the graphic over to the righthand column, so you can always get to the list of websites from which you'll need to hop around and find the answers to questions. Just click on the graphic to get more info.

Thanks to all the guest authors who are chipping in to keep Preternatura...

Using Handwritten Letters in Writing with C.D. Hersh (and W*n a book)

Today on the Elysian Fields tour, we have a rare interview at Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts with Alex Warin! He was in a good mood for a change, so more talkative than usual. And I asked DJ the same set of questions, with a few variations, and you'll see her responses next week. You can enter for the iPad and tour prizes at this stop.

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From Big Cats to Wolves and Back with Terry Spear (and W*n a book)

Two tour stops today, both offering a chance to enter to win the iPad! First, I have an interview up at Shut Up and Read --what three characters, other than DJ, do you think I consider my major characters at this point in the Sentinels series? You might be surprised! And if you'd like another read of "Cat Mon Dieu," featuring our favorite pirate, it's supposed to be up today at Literary Meanderings .

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Lori Dillon Interviews a Dragon and Survives--with a G*veaway!

Thanks again to everyone who's following the Elysian Fields tour! A few new stops today!

First, how much do you know about the REAL Jean Lafitte? Find out by taking the "pop quiz" up at Booked and Loaded today--and enter to win the iPad or other tour-wide prizes. [And thanks to Annie at BandL for the reviews!]

Jean is also front-and-center at Book Chick City , doing a guest post. I'll choose a commenter from that post to win a UK version of Elysian Fields--for blog readers only.

Last, but certain...

Truth and Accuracy with Jacqueline Patricks and W*n a Book

On the Elysian Fields tour today...

There's an interview up at Victoria's Gossip blog , wherein I name three of my all-time favorite books (although tomorrow my answers might be different!). This is a Tier 3 stop with a chance to win the iPad.

At Urban Fantasy Land , I'm talking about how I took the urban fantasy tropes in the Sentinels series and went about making them, in the words of New Orleans chef and broadcaster Frank Davis, "Naturally N'Awlins." Enter to win a copy of Elysian...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

New Releases August 24—August 30 and Readers Choice C*ntest

First, our shameless daily self promotion! I have an interview and review up at Mother.Gamer.Writer today, where I admit to having the attention span of a toddler in certain areas, and enter to win the iPad or other big prize.

Finally, a spotlight and giveaway went up late on Friday at Faerie Tale Books , so it didn't make the blog. But it's a Tier 3 prize site, so you can enter for the iPad.

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Flash Fiction Wrapup, Weekly W*nners, and New Books on the Way

Happy Sunday! I'll soon resume the Sunday snippets, but today I'll just offer up links to the Sentinels flash fiction that's run so far in case you've missed any--there's more to come!

Which means I need some ideas. Adventures you'd like to see Jean Lafitte tackle? DJ? Rene? Alex?  Jake? One of my local writing group suggested I write something from Gandalf's point of view, which might be fun but the muse hasn't hit me with that one yet. Ideas?

Here's what's run so far, and each of these s...

Those Crazy #Dragon*Con Folks with Angela Quarles (and G*veaway)

Next up on the Elysian Fields virtual tour....

* Another new flash fiction, "Swamp People," is up at Sapphyria's Book Reviews today! Trivia time: This is adapted from the original opening scene of Elysian Fields, only it was DJ and Jake at Bayou Teche instead of DJ and Alex. I later moved their opening scene together back into New Orleans to introduce the axeman plot more quickly. Enter again for the iPad here!

* You can also enter at Darkeva's Dark Delights , where she has a review posted today...