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June 24, 2012
Blog Tour Week Four- The Bull Rider’s Brother
The blog tour for THE BULL RIDER’S BROTHER is winding to a close. Thanks everyone who stopped in and made my first ever launch month a lot of fun!
This week I’m visiting five blogs -
Monday – I’m going home to Idaho and Gem State Writers talking about write what you know. (Picture of the Boise foothills last February when I visited.)
http://gemstatewriters.wordpress.com/
and Don’t miss Barb’s Best Banana Bread recipe on
http://chickletsinthekitchen.com/
Tuesday – I’m at Selena Fulton’s blog – What’s in a Name or why I’m not writing with a pen name (at least today.)
http://selenafulton.wordpress.com/
Wednesday- I’m dreaming about vacation and the Oregon coast at
www.underthetikihut.blogspot.com
Thursday I’m ending my tour at Kristina Knight’s blog- Kristina’s part of the group of authors released this month by Crimson Romance. So of course my subject is about The Power of More.
http://www.kristiknight.blogspot.com/
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Of course, I’ll still be blogging here and there, but July will see me with butt in chair, hands on keyboard, weaving a new Magic Council story. I’m so excited about this fun, sexy romp. I hope my editor will be as well.
And I’ll be here every week, talking about my life, my writing, what I’m reading, anything’s fair game.
Later!
Race for the Cure 2012
What a beautiful day! So happy I went.
After wearing a wig during chemo – I know those girls were hot (temp wise) even though it was cute.
A sea of walkers – made me tear up.
I’m on the far right- at the beginning of the race.
Thanks for sharing my day with me (and 50 thousand others!)
June 23, 2012
Walking for the Cure
Today I’m taking time for me. I’m walking in St. Louis’s Race for the Cure. I’ll be a hot mess when I’m done.
Last year, I came across a fifteen year survivor who at seventy, had just been told the cancer was back. She still walked. I can too.
June 21, 2012
DEBUT AUTHOR – Kristina Knight – What a Texas Girl Wants.
Today I’m honored to have as my guest – Kristina Knight, Author of WHAT A TEXAS GIRL WANTS, published June 2012 – by Crimson Romance. As one of my launch sisters, I’ve enjoyed getting to know Kristina and I loved reading WHAT A TEXAS GIRL WANTS. Today she’s answered a few questions for us but I’m sure she’d answer a few more, if you ask.
What’s it like to be a debut author?
– it’s a little bit surreal, to be honest! I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Most of the time it’s only been for me or a few close friends, so having my ‘baby’ out for public consumption is a little scary. Exhilirating and thrilling, but scary, too!
Tell me your call story.
– I have an Email Story, as most of the Crimson authors do! I was just finishing up a podcast with a couple of my RWA chapter-mates for an upcoming event. My iPad bleeped at me, letting me know I had corn to harvest in my Smurf’s village – yes, I play with Smurfs in my down-time. I noticed when I turned it on that I had 1 new message. I can’t ignore email, it’s a sickness, so I opened it up and…my life changed. I had an email from my editor, telling me she’d love to have my story. My life has in little steps every day for the past four months!
Tell us about your release.
– What a Texas Girl Wants is a marriage of convenience story with a twist – Kathleen and Jackson both had huge crushes on one another in college but never acted on their feelings. Ten years later, they wake up on a beach, hungover and married…
I love marriage of convenience stories!
What’s the best piece of writing advice you’ve received?
– Don’t give up. Writing is hard, it takes a thick skin and it takes dedication to the craft and belief in yourself. Because rejection is par for the course. Critique partners will hate your work sometimes, contest judges will be brutally honest and agents and editors will shoot down your ideas. You have to believe in your stories and abilities because no one else is going to believe for you. So, if you get knocked down, get back up and do it better the next time around.
Amen Sister Knight! Seriously, I believe in the mantra Last Author Standing.
What’s your writing schedule? Are you a full time writer?
– I am, although my writing is divided up a little. I’m a freelancer writer – business and lifestyle articles – as well as a romance novelist. Most days I work on non-fiction in the mornings, and fiction during nap time (I also have a 4-year-old running around the house!) and evenings.
Desert Island time – 3 must have books.
– I can’t choose just three…the other books will get mad at me. And there are waaaaaay more of them…
What’s your writing must have snack? Or drink?
– something chocolatey and salty. And Coca-cola. Lots of Coca-cola. I’m trying to break my habit (iced green tea is a new addiction) but most days the Coke wins.
I allow myself one real Coke a day. Sigh. And I just tried chocolate covered pretzels. A-MA-ZING.
Favorite writing advice guru?
– I’m a total fan-girl of Stephen King’s On Writing. I can’t read his fiction because I’m a complete and total wimp, but his writing advice is so amazing. Get a copy, write in the margins, highlight it, dogear the pages…it’s a read and re-read and re-read again book!
I love Mr. King’s work, fiction and the On Writing book. Great suggestion.
Okay guys, your turn. What didn’t I ask that you want to know?
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WHAT A TEXAS GIRL WANTS BLURB: Kathleen Witte is a down-to-earth girl. She has to be, with the family ranch on the verge of success. After seven months of keeping it all together by swearing off men, however, Kathleen needs a bit of fun in the sun. Waking up with a husband she can’t remember isn’t how she planned to blow off steam.
The last thing Jackson Taylor wants in his life is a down-to-earth girl. He has four weeks of freedom in which to find his birth mother. He’s done well avoiding commitment until now, so when he wakes up on a Mexican beach with Kathleen his first reaction is curiosity. When he spies the matching wedding rings on their left hands curiosity turns to concern.
Neither Jackson nor Kathleen want to stay married, but when her family shows up, they have no choice. Once back in Texas, however, can they keep this all-business marriage from turning into an all-consuming love?
My website: http://www.kristinaknightauthor.com, Crimson’s website http://www.crimsonromance.com
June 17, 2012
Blog Tour Week Three – The Bull Rider’s Brother
Launch week, The Bull Rider’s Brother was one of the top seller’s for my publisher, Crimson Romance. This weekend, my RWA Chapter, MORWA, gave me a canvas rendition of my first cover. So pretty !
This week I’m visiting four blogs -
Monday – Molly Kate Gray(fellow Crimson Romance author) and I talk about bringing our pets into the writing.
Tuesday – I’m being interviewed over at Romance Lives Forever.
http://romancelivesforever.blogspot.com/
Wednesday – I’m talking about writing the modern western on MORWA chapter mate Jennifer Jakes’s Blog.
http://authorjenniferjakes.blogspot.com/
Thursday – I’m visiting Wendy Ely’s Blog – talking about writing about sex as a beginner.
Friday – I’m hosting fellow western writer and Crimson Romance launch sister, Kristina Knight right here on this blog. On New Kids (http://www.newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/ ), Laura Bradford will be talking about her newest cozy mystery series based on the Amish of Pennsylvania.
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Upcoming – Last week of The Bull Rider’s Brother’s Blog Tour has me visiting home (Idaho) and thinking about a short vacation on the rocky Oregon beaches.
June 11, 2012
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
Drum roll please.
The winner of The Bull Rider’s Brother release week celebration is Barbara Bettis.
Barbara, I’ll be contacting you to deliver your prize packet.
Thanks everyone for following and commenting and helping me celebrate The Bull Rider’s Brother release week.
June 10, 2012
Cowboy Up! Week two of The Bull Rider’s Brother Blog Tour
I need to make a t-shirt – I Survived Release Week! I’m sure there’d be a huge market.
So, the reaction to THE BULL RIDER’S BROTHER has been amazing. I’d love to go higher up the Amazon listing, so if you’re considering buying my book, I’d appreciate the support.
And if you bought the book last week or pre-ordered, thank you so much!
Now, this week’s blog tour spots…
Monday, June 11th I’ll be at Laura Kaye’s blog. This author is tearing up the writing world with her multiple releases. Hot, hunky men. What’s not to like?
www.laurakayeauthor.blogspot.com
Tuesday, June 12th, I’m over at a fellow Lyrical Press author’s blog – talking about the warning I got from beyond the grave – and how I didn’t listen.
Wednesday, June 13th I’m over at MORWA buddy and lala sister’s blog – answering a few questions about me and taking time to develop writer friends who keep you sane.
http://www.barbarabettis.blogspot.com/
Thursday, June 14th, I’m at fellow Crimson Romance author, Rionna Morgan’s blog. Rionna was a rodeo queen just like my heroine in The Bull Rider’s Brother.
http://rionnamorgan.blogspot.com/p/authors-interviews-more.html
And Friday – I’ll be hanging out at Blame it on the Muse taking about writing in multiple genre’s.
Busy week. Hope to see you there!
June 4, 2012
The Bull Rider’s Brother Blog Tour
It’s here, it’s here… Today The Bull Rider’s Brother releases. I’m still a little in shock but I AM A PUBLISHED AUTHOR.
Okay, enough about me.
Today starts my month long blog tour with BRB. Remember I’m also running a contest/giveaway for the next week. Comment here or at any of my tour sites and you get an entry into the drawing. Buy the book and tell me – another entry. (Check out Friday’s Celebration post for details.)
Okay, here we go.
Monday – you’re here!
Tuesday the 5th – Ladies in Red at http://crimsonromanceauthors.com/
Wednesday the 6th –The women of the Southern Sewing Circle welcome me — www.elizabethlynncasey.com
Thursday the 7th Double trouble…
The Stiletto Gang — http://thestilettogang.blogspot.com
And Plotting Princesses – http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com/
Friday the 8th – I’m on my group blog – New kids http://www.newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/
The next week – I’ll be starting Monday the 11th off by visiting with Laura Kaye on her gorgeous blog – http://laurakayeauthor.blogspot.com/
More stops on the tour will be announced next weekend.
Thanks for being part of my release party.
Lynn
June 1, 2012
Time for Celebration and a Giveaway…
The Bull Rider’s Brother releases Monday June 4, 2012.
If you pre-ordered, bless you! You kept me from being totally insane the last three weeks.
If you haven’t ordered yet, the release date is upon us.
So, let’s have a give-away.
The ‘ prize basket’ will have a copy of Laura Bradford’s newest Amish release – Hearse and Buggy, a romance from Laura, a $10 gift card from Amazon (or the winner’s favorite book retailer), recipe cards for Lizzie’s Mountain Muffins (Huckleberries optional) and Barb’s Best Banana Bread. There might even be a download of The Bull Rider’s Brother in the mix.
I’m spending some quality time at Main Street Books in St. Charles on Friday June 6th and you know I can’t walk out of there with just one book. So there might be something else in the basket – an impulse prize.
How do you get your name the drawing in for this amazing package?
Lots of different ways.
1-Buy The Bull Rider’s Brother (and let me know) between now and midnight (CST) on June 10th
or
2-Comment here at my blog between now and midnight (CST) on June 10th.
or
3-Comment on any of my blog tour sites between now and midnight (CST) on June 10th.
or
4-Send me a picture of The Bull Rider’s Brother on your favorite e-reader between now and midnight (CST) on June 10th.
or
5-Read and post a review of The Bull Rider’s Brother and send me the link between now and midnight (CST) on June 10th.
Or
6-Post about The Bull Rider’s Brother to Facebook or Twitter
Or – Let me know what you did to spread the word about The Bull Rider’s Brother and be part of my street team.
So you see a theme…the contest ends at midnight on June 10th, 2012. Winner will be announced no later than June 17th, 2012.
And you can get more than one entry into the drawing. Buy the book, post a review, follow me on my blog tour… (I’ll be announcing stops this weekend.)
You get the point.
Thanks for being part of The Bull Rider’s Brother’s release party. I hope you love reading Lizzie and James’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Lynn
May 12, 2012
Food in Books
In the work in progress (the sequel to The Bull Rider’s Brother), my main character Barb is making cupcakes today as I write these pages. Not open a cake mix, add water, cupcakes, but marbled chocolate devil’s food from scratch cup cakes. With chocolate fudge frosting and sealed with a Hersey’s Kiss.
She’s also made banana bread in this same book.
In The Bull Rider’s Brother, Lizzie Hudson, my heroine makes her own bread and does a mean huckleberry muffin. (I’ll be posting this recipe over at Chicks in the Kitchen as part of my June Blog Tour for BRB.)
And while listening to Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts this week while driving to the day job, I found myself fascinated with the heroine’s recipe for chicken.
Since I’m obsessing with grits lately in my real kitchen, you can bet my next heroine will be cooking up some for her new honey.
I think I’m sensing a pattern. I like reading and writing about food.
So what about you? Any recipe’s you’ve stolen from your favorite fictional character?
