Carolee Dean's Blog, page 35
July 20, 2010
Eclipse at Studio Movie Grill
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Tommye and I went to see Eclipse at Studio Movie Grill in Dallas this weekend. I love this place! Where else could you order a burger or a pizza or a salad and watch a vampire movie. I'm still on Team Jacob!
The book blog tour is going great. We're in San Antonio right now, staying with friends. The kids will spend the day at Six Flags/ Fiesta Texas tomorrow while I visit bookstores.
July 18, 2010
Girls in the Stacks
July 27 (www.girlsinthestacks.com). Tommye was behind the scenes taking pictures. Here we are on the third floor at Legacy Books in Plano, Texas. What an awesome bookstore. What awesome bloggers!
I Heart Texas. I miss it. The people are always so friendly everywhere you go here.
After spending most of the day Thursday with bloggers, I decided I should start tweeting. I'm still trying t...
July 17, 2010
First Stop - Barnes & Noble/ Dallas
When you hear that evil voice that tells you to go in the wrong direction, it could be your wicked alter ego... or...
it could just be bad GPS. That was the voice I was hearing today as I tried to find the Barnes & Noble on West Northwest Highway in Dallas. I've actually been to this bookstore before, so I had a sense I was going in the wrong direction, called to find out that I was correct, altered my course, thinking GPS would adjust, but it kept trying to send me out to Garland, detouring m...
July 15, 2010
Awesome Review from VOYA!
I got a wonderful message from my Simon Pulse editor, Anica Rissi, this afternoon about a great review from VOYA. I was just packing up for my TAKE ME TO TEXAS BLOG TOUR when her email came. Then a few minutes later I received my author copies. Yahoo! What a great day. See the VOYA review below:
VOYA August 2010
4Q • 3P • J • S
Dean, Carolee. Take Me There. Simon &
Schuster, 2010. 336p. $8.99. 978-1-4169-
8950-9.
Dylan and his best friend Wade have often
been on the wrong side of the law. After a
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July 13, 2010
Random Encounters of the Cellular Kind
Have you ever had this experience-- you walk into a cell phone store and random strangers start giving you unsolicited advice? And you're grateful. I'm not saying this happens all the time. Certain conditions seem to be necessary:1) The store must be crowded enough that you don't get assistance from a trained professional in a timely manner.
2) You have been standing in the same location, looking at the same phone for more than three minutes.
3) You must appear confused or at least intensely i...
July 12, 2010
TAKE ME TO TEXAS BLOG TOUR
This coming Friday, July 16th, I will be leaving for Dallas, Texas and my Take Me To Texas Blog Tour. I will be meeting with bloggers at bookstores in several major Texas cities. If you're in Texas, stop by one of the bookstores. I'd love to see you.
Date/Time
Bookstore
Friday, July 16th
12:00 - Noon
Barnes & Noble
7700 West Northwest Hwy
Dallas, TX
Friday, July 16th
7PM
Legacy Books
7300 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024-4013
Tuesday, July 20
TBA
The Twig on the Riverwalk
San Antonio, TX
Wed. July 21
2 PM
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July 10, 2010
Happy 18!
My son celebrated his 18th birthday this week. It's hard to believe his childhood has gone by so quickly. It reminds me of how precious life is and how important it is to relish the moments we have together. Celebrating a milestone like this also causes me to realize that my children aren't really "mine." They are gifts entrusted to my care, provided by a benevolent Creator.
July 7, 2010
Interview with Simon Pulse Executite Editor - Anica Rissi
Read about my interview with Simon Pulse Executive Editor - Anica Rissi at the Crowe's Nest Blog. acrowesnest.blogspot.com/2010/07/carolee-interview-with-simon-pulse.html. Anica talks about what got her interested in publishing and the types of books she's interested in acquiring.
Anica is the editor for my upcoming book, Take Me There, to be released July 20th and Sara Crowe is my agent. It has been a fabulous experience working with both of these women.
June 29, 2010
The Healing Spell
Kimberley Griffiths Little has an amazing new novel coming out in TWO DAYS! It's called THE HEALING SPELL and I'm very lucky to have already read it. It's a wonderful story of the conflict between a mother and a daughter and the terrible secrets that threaten to undo a family living on the Louisiana bayou. Kimberley does an excellent job of depicting the mother/daughter/sister tension against the backdrop of Cajun culture. Check out her amazing book trailer and enter her contest for free...
June 25, 2010
SPINNING TALES: THE HERO'S JOURNEY
Since I've been trying to get into shape this summer, I've been spending a lot of time in spin class. There is a mural on the back wall of the class depicting the Sandia Mountain Range, so that as you look in the mirror on the opposite wall, it gives the impression that you are riding through the mountains, and not stuck inside in the gym.
It took me a few days to notice the mural. At first I was just trying to keep up with the instructor and trying not to fall off of the bike, or pass out. Wh...
