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September 12, 2011
Shipbuilder Blog Tour Winners!
Remember the contest? Three people who left comments during the blog tour get a free, autographed copy of The Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder. I popped by all the blog sites and listed everyone who left a comment. Then I assigned everyone a number and used a random number generator to pick the winners.
And here they are!
Rhonda Garcia
Maria Zannini
Aline Soules
I'll be in touch with each of the winners to get your address. A big Thank You to everyone for participating. Please tell others...
September 10, 2011
DAVENPORT DIALOGUES: SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY: A CAUTIONARY TALE
DAVENPORT DIALOGUES: SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY: A CAUTIONARY TALE.
This is simply an amazing tale. What is this publisher thinking?
September 9, 2011
Geek Feminism links Shipbuilder interview
Look! Geek Feminism linked to Meredith's interview with me: http://geekfeminism.org/2011/09/08/rising-above-our-sordid-linkspamming-nature-9th-september-2011/
There's some amazing company with that link.
Endings, and Life Goes On
With the blog tour over, life returns to normal. Which is nice, but I've been hit with a sinus bomb that's left me dizzy and tired, with burning eyes and ringing ears. It landed in about 30 seconds this morning, on the heels of five sneezes in a row. What the heck is that about?
Gives me an excuse to sit and write, I guess. We spent yesterday with friends, exploring the Oakland museum and hanging out at their house, eating and talking. For twelve hours. It's amazing how with some people, time ...
September 8, 2011
Blog Tour Day #9, Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder
It's possible you thought it would never end, but the day has come. The last day of the blog tour! What a ride it's been, going all over the world on people's blogs, and meeting a few of their friends along the way.
I am so grateful to all my hosts for their generosity, and to everyone who left (or leaves) a comment.
Now – on to the last post, over at Sue Ann Bowling's blog. Sue Ann gave me the chance to interview some of my favorite people: Thomas Andrews, Casey Wilson, and Sam Altair. Yes, I ...
September 7, 2011
Blog Tour Day #8, Time Travel Journals, Shipbuilder
Have questions about Shipbuilder? I suspect we'll cover your topic in today's interview over at Meredith Morgenstern's blog, Grey Skies. Meredith and I talk about everything from the mechanics of time to travel to childbirth. I also get a chance to tell you a little about Bridgebuilders, the next book in the Time Travel Journals series.
Click on the link and go see today's post. Then come back tomorrow for the last day of the Shipbuilder blog tour!
September 6, 2011
Blog Tour Day #7, Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder
What genre is it? Drop by Carole Ann Moleti's blog to find out. She's posting here or here. Don't forget to comment!
About Carole:
Carole Ann Moleti lives and works in New York City, explaining her love of urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and space opera. She's completed two of three novels in her Cape Cod paranormal romance series and is nearing completion of her gritty urban fantasy novel Boulevard of Bad Spells and Broken Dreams.http://caroleannmoleti.blogspot.com
September 5, 2011
Write Campaign Challenge #1
The first challenge in Write Campaign is to write a 200-word flash fiction piece, starting with the phrase, "the door swung open." Extra credit for ending with that phrase, and extra-extra credit for using 200 words exactly. So here we go:
The door swung open. Nancy hesitated, not certain she wanted to enter.
A crash behind her made up her mind, spurring her inside. The bang of the door slamming closed covered her scream as she came up hard against a brick wall. Turning to hold the wall with...
Blog Tour Day 6, The Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder
We're approaching the home stretch! Today is Day 6, and I'm excited to appear over at Darke Conteur's blog. Today's topic touches on one of my favorite questions: what would it be like to travel back in time? What would you do? How would you adjust?
Look for Darke Conteur's paranormal series The Watchtower: Terror Tower, later this year.
Now go read the post!
September 4, 2011
A Moment of Silence…
Dinner was so good.
It was all the better because it was so impromptu. Not that what I'd been planning was so bad, just that what replaced it was heaven.
I had some ingredients that needed to be used up (pattypan squash and a large heirloom tomato). Then I made an abrupt decision to pick up a few groceries. I had planned to wait a day or two, but we were low on milk and if I had to get that, then I may as well get the rest. I'm sure you understand.
So at the store, I decide it's time we had...
