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HAPPY LABOR DAY

I'm wishing everyone a Happy Labor Day! I've been on vacation from this blog a while and I must do better! The reason however is that I've been plotting out The Wedding. I'm struggling with where I want it to go and end. I love the characters Margaret and Jasper. Especially Jasper, and as I've said before they are bound to become a part of the series I've been working on, it just that they are driving me crazy lol. Oh well I know it will come in time.

Book Trailer I'm trying out. http://www.youtube.com/watch...

Book Trailer I'm trying out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IEnwD...

Amelia's Interview

Today I had the great opportunity to interview on Vallory Vance's blog, but not as myself. As a character of mine Amelia. It was so much fun and I'm so glad I had the chance to do it. Thanks so much Vallory! Sunday Chat With Rescued's Amelia wp.me/p2frWM-7L

For those of you who read Rescued please enter the contes...

For those of you who read Rescued please enter the contest. It should be fun!

I was featured as an author and did an interview with Ann...

I was featured as an author and did an interview with Annie over on chompasaurus Reviews. It was so fun check it out. http://chompasaurusreviews.wordpress....

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Brick Wall

I've hit it, the brick wall. I can't seem to write a word. Save for this probably small blog post. I've been trying to work on The Wedding and I'm stuck. I know where I want to go with the novel, I'm just not getting there. Maybe I need to take a week break. It's so irritating the words are there they just are not flowing right. Oh well enough of my rant. I WILL GET THERE, and soon.

So its 7/27/12 Rescued is officially released. What journ...

So its 7/27/12 Rescued is officially released. What journey, now to move on to the other stories in my head and improve my writing I hope.

The Tale of A Book and Three Covers

      When I first started writing Rescued I never once dreamed I would publish it. It was just something I was doing for my friends and finished for a great man who is no longer with us. He would always say, "You better finish that book June." June is my nickname for those who don't know. He would also say. "The day you finish this book I probably will be dead." How sad it is that this is true.
       Rescued holds a special place in my heart because I finished it for a good friend, my brother in law Kamal Moore, he passed away in 2002. I needed to finish it for him and I'm glad I finally did. The thing about it was however, once it was completed, it sat for awhile. How could I put it out there, what if people hated it? I asked myself this question up until several months ago when I decided to take a leap and just do it! I know he would be proud. I doesn't matter if it's a great success.
       Of course there is a but in there right. Yeah there is, all that being said, I wanted something that would look great on the outside and the inside and that journey has been a headache but well worth it! Formatting, editing all aside it was the COVERS THAT DROVE ME CRAZY!!!! It was so hard to have what I envisioned put into art.
Cover 1      The cover for Flowers of the Bayou wasn't so bad to be truthful but Rescued was crazy. I spent over nine months and a lot of money of covers. Before I found the right woman for the job. Dawn was a miracle worker and below you will see why. She took what I described to her and made it come to life in a wonderful portrait. Now while some of the covers are not bad they just weren't for Rescued. Take a look and tell me what you think. Did I make the right decision?

Cover 2 HMMMM Cover 3 I love this just not for the cover I still use it.

Cover 4 Love it just not for Rescued