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October 4, 2017
BLOGWORDS – 5 October 2017 – CHAT THURSDAY – ON BREAK
CHAT THURSDAY – ON BREAK
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
“Break the rules. That’s my number one rule. I know the rules [of grammar] and I know how to break them.”
I did it to myself, really. Set a high bar with this series, then failed to jump high enough! Being sick threw me off, sure, but that was months ago and now I’m a full manuscript behind schedule!
I’ve seen it more than once, and it bears repeating—the blog must suffer for the greater good—my writing. And so it comes to this, no interviews through the rest of this year, and into 2018. Probably til May when The Whispering Winds of Spring (book #4) releases.
Not my first choice, but a necessary one. For the sake of the series. #ForSeasons
[image error]I have been writing since 1995, and began working in earnest on my debut novel, Tessa in 2013. Meanwhile, I cranked out a few dozen poems, made countless notes for story ideas, and earned my BFA in Interior Design. I lived with depression for many years, and the inherent feelings of worthlessness and invisibility; I didn’t want to be who I was and struggled with my own identity for many years. My characters face many of these same demons.
I write stories of identity conflict. My characters encounter situations that force the question, “Who am I really?” For all who have ever wondered who you are or why you’re here, my stories will touch you in a very real—maybe too real—and a very deep way. I know, I write from experience.
I have four novels previously published. I am currently working on The Silent Song of Winter, Book Three in my new series, Seasons. It releases in February of 2018, following The Long Shadows of Summer which released in August and The Tilting Leaves of Autumn, which releases in November. The fourth and final book in the series, The Whispering Winds of Spring, will be out in May of 2018. Tessa, Clara Bess, and Cissy, in the unsavory heritage series. All of my books are available on Amazon, both for Kindle and in print. I also have several poems included in an anthology, Where Dreams and Visions Live (Anthologies of the Heart Book 1) by Mary Blowers, as well as a short story, Sarafina’s Light, also in an anthology, Blood Moon, compiled by Mary Blowers.
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“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?” – Erin Hanson
#Blogwords, Chat Thursday, On Break, Writing Mode, Seasons, The Tilting Leaves of Autumn, The Tilting Leaves of Autumn, The Silent Song of Winter, The Whispering Winds of Spring, Happy Reading, Happy Writing, #ForSeasons
BLOGWORDS – Wednesday 4 October 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
“I would return again someday, at least I prayed I might. I prayed both that my friends wouldn’t search for me, and that they would. I told them not to come after me; I hoped they would.”
Author down—still managed a “few” words… (today’s been another rough one… )
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
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“the battle for identity, one story at a time”
#Blogwords, Special Edition, #RemOctWriMo, Seasons, The Long Shadows of Summer, The Tilting Leaves of Autumn, The Silent Song of Winter, The Whispering Woods of Spring
BLOGWORDS – Wednesday 4 October 2017 – WREADING WEDNESDAY – FEATURED BOOK EXCERPT – THE LONG SHADOWS OF SUMMER
WREADING WEDNESDAY – FEATURED BOOK EXCERPT – THE LONG SHADOWS OF SUMMER
#WreadingWednedsay is now dedicated to ‘wreading’ bits and excerpts from my books! Today I give you a list of clues Mercedes had come upon in her quest to discover why Simone had disappeared.
Mademoiselle Fontaine,
My dear girl, you must marry my nephew, and make our alliance. If you do not, I shall bring you back and return you back to service. After, of course, a long term in [prison] for thievery and con artistry.
I shall expect news of your engagement and marriage.
Madame Adélaide Marchand
Monsieur Fontaine’s pocket watch
Cold chills, feeling that someone is watching
Simone had not died as we had thought.
She had been kidnapped, and suffered amnesia.
Lissette had posed as her mother, and was now dead.
Lissette was a criminal.
Lissette was a
Sympathy from the Chicora Indian
Simone knows the Indian.
He has watched us always
Simone is not telling me something.
Pearl saw Simone. (She is not telling me something, too.)
Simone knows of the village.
I was forbidden to go there.
There is a portrait and bust of Pearl as a young woman in the gallery.
Marchand’s mistress (Pearl’s mother) was a lady not a servant.
Was the adjoining room hers? If not, then whose?
Where had the mistress gone? Was she dismissed?
Who is Madame Adélaide? And why did she seek alliance with Fontaine?
Did she send for Lissette? Why? When?
How did she know Lissette?
Why did Lissette marry Monsieur Rowan and not Pearl’s Oncle Phillipe?
What consequence for going against Madame Adélaide?
Simone has Monsieur Fontaine’s pocket watch.
I now wondered what scheme Lissette had been concocting. Why had she not aligned herself—and the House of Fontaine—with the Marchand family as expected? Why would she risk being sent back to Nimes and the fate that awaited her? What intrigue had run through her mind?
What crime had she committed? And most importantly, why was Madame Adélaide Marchand demanding an alliance with the Fontaine family?
#Blogwords, Wreading Wednesday, Featured Book Except, The Long Shadows of Summer, Seasons, Chapter One, Seasons, The Tilting Leaves of Autumn, The Silent Song of Winter, The Whispering Winds of Spring
October 3, 2017
BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 3 October 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
“I would return again someday, at least I prayed I might. I prayed both that my friends wouldn’t search for me, and that they would. I told them not to come after me; I hoped they would.”
Alas, not so many words!! but there was a significant amount of time devoted to research—the kind that will yield pages and reams of info, and have maybe 20 words in the final—character backstory!
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
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October 2, 2017
BLOGWORDS – Monday 2 October 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMOCTWRIME
“I would return again someday, at least I prayed I might. I prayed both that my friends wouldn’t search for me, and that they would. I told them not to come after me; I hoped they would.”
At it again—no rest for the weary! #kiddingnotkidding The Tilting Leaves of Autumn is done, out to beta readers and ready for my edity read through. Meanwhile, The Silent Song of Winter is on its heels, releasing in February 2018! No time to waste!
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
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September 30, 2017
BLOGWORDS – Sunday 1 October 2017 – FRONT PORCH FELLOWSHIP – SANCTUARY
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FRONT PORCH FELLOWSHIP – SANCTUARY
Holy Spirit spoke to me the other night. “Stop fighting,” He said. Striving might have been a better word, but He used fighting.
I’ve lost track of the times I’ve seen a Scripture reference to “rest” in some form or another. Proverbs 3:5-6—you know, the one that says trust in Him?—has been in front of my face countless times.
And then… then there was the blog, oh so short-n-sweet, that talked about how the blog was suffering because its owner was on a writing deadline. See that? Writing deadline.
And the other blog, the one that was way too in-my-face about over commitment.
So, with that said, I hereby pull back from over commitment and over-blogging. And I, uh, rest in Him. Oh, and I’m writing. Lots.
#Blogwords, Front Porch Fellowship, #FPF, Sunday Devotion, Sanctuary, Proverbs 3:5-6
BLOGWORDS – 30 September 2017 – NEWSLETTER – a little birdie told me
3o September 2017
Edition V
Robin’s Nest, Stories by Design
The blog is semi-suspended, on hold, AKA sadly partially neglected. I’ve read a few posts lately about over commitment, one specifically addressing the blog VS writing deadlines. And since I’ve such a tall order with this series, the blog is the most immediate way I can scale back. Temporarily, though. After the final book releases (and my second knee surgery) the blog will be back up and running. And I don’t ever plan to slam myself with such a grueling (okay, maybe not actually grueling… ) schedule.
Newsletter Sign Up…
Yes, again, still… OY!! (see above, re grueling schedule) Among other things, the mail list tutorial is languishing. So for now, Little Birdie is a special edition blog post. Hopefully by next-next (‘cause I said that last time) edition (31 December) I’ll have that pesky little tutorial mastered, and sign up button properly displayed on the blog.
Roll Call
Tell me who you are and where you’re at!
The Bird House Book Club
What I am / have been reading!
Count Me In by Mikal Dawn
Acting Married by Victorine Lieske
With No Reservations by Laurie Tomlinson
Second Impressions by Pepper Basham
A (nearly) Normal Nanny by Krista Phillips
Mowed Over by Christina Coryell
An Informal Affair by Heather Gray
A Heart Restored by Elizabeth Maddrey
Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
Unleashing Love by Jessica Patch
Rush of Wings by Kristen Heitzmann
The Covering by Dana Pratola
Critical Condition by Richard Mabry
* Irkadura by Ksenia Anske
* Rosehead by Ksenia Anske
* Not Christian Fiction, and not appropriate for sensitive readers.
What are you reading?
Friends of Authors Society
Okay, so it’s not an actual society—although maybe it should be. You know, with levels of support.
Who knows the best way to show your love for your favorite authors? (I’m one, right? Your favorite?) Besides the obvious of buying and reading my books, leaving a review on Amazon tickles their calculations and formulas and moves my books up in their ranks, which in turn means more peeps see my books, which means more peeps are likely to buy them.
There are other things you can do, as well. Suggest my books to your library or book club. Tell your friends, buy gift copies to give to your friends. Heck, tell ME how much you love ‘em!
The Long Shadows of Summer
The southern town of Saisons lies at the crossroads between North and South, progressive and genteel antebellum life. Between East and West, between history and heritage, and new frontiers. Downton Abbey meets Gone With the Wind.
It’s 1912, in a world where slavery is dying and women’s rights are rising, and four young women who once shared a bond—and experienced a tragedy—question their own truths.
Mercedes has always been an avid reader and devours each new Sherlock Holmes mystery as soon as she gets her hands on them. When one of her friends comes to her, Mercedes vows to keep Simone’s secrets and uncover the truth.
But as Mercedes plays detective to her friends’ questions, she discovers something far more shocking—she herself is not who she thought she was.
The Long Shadows of Summer released in August, and is available on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Shadows-summer-Seasons-Book-ebook/dp/B07569MM8S/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
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Coming in November
The southern town of Saisons lies at the crossroads between North and South, progressive and genteel antebellum life. Between East and West, between history and heritage, and new frontiers. Downton Abbey meets Gone With the Wind.
It’s 1912, in a world where slavery is dying and women’s rights are rising, and four young women who once shared a bond—and experienced a tragedy—question their own truths.
Scarlett was the shrinking violet in the group. Faithful to her friends, and hiding secrets of her own. When Mercedes steps in to rescue her, she unknowlingly plucks the thread that unravels Scarlett’s whole world.
But as Scarlett strives to hold fast to what is familiar the fabric of her life continues to come undone and secrets that are best kept hidden are exposed.
Seasons is ONE | GIANT | STORY, told by four main characters, each with their own contribution and perspective to the story. One set of characters, one fictional setting, one timeframe to research (1912 – 1913.) And it continues with The Tilting Leaves of Autumn.
COVER REVEAL 10 NOVEMBER
RELEASES 30 NOVEMBER
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Manifesto and Author Tag
The short version is,
“Stories for Christians to see or remember the ugly effects of the lies of the enemy, and for unbelievers to see the beauty of the Truth of the Word of God.”
And I’ve reworded my author tag:
“the battle for identity, one story at a time.” Many thanks to Amy McNew for brainstorming with me! New banner to accompany this… when I have a minute to do it.
All in the Family
Earlier this year, a friend suggested I start a GoFundMe campaign to get my license and a car, which I did. Got my license, now I need that car…
To read more of my story, or to help a gal out (donate and/or share) here’s the link:
https://funds.gofundme.com/dashboard/robin-needs-a-car
Chatcha’ll next time.
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BLOGWORDS – Saturday 30 September 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
“We never did play tea parties like other girls. We played detective. Because that’s what Mercedes read, detective stories. And she was our Sherlock Holmes.
As children, our ventures were harmless enough. Until the day Simone fell in the river and disappeared.”
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
Two of those 2705 words are an author’s most favoritest words to type –
Final count for The Tilting Leaves of Autumn –
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And in my September writing blitz, I wrote…
…with the first two days Fetch-n-Forward, and four days of AUTHOR DOWN, so I accomplished that in three weeks’ time!!
And now, I’mma do it again!!!
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September 29, 2017
BLOGWORDS – Friday 29 Thursday 7 September 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
“We never did play tea parties like other girls. We played detective. Because that’s what Mercedes read, detective stories. And she was our Sherlock Holmes.
As children, our ventures were harmless enough. Until the day Simone fell in the river and disappeared.”
still in recovery mode from the folderol last week! It was good but I’m plum wore out! That said, I’m soooo close to “those” two little words…
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
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“the battle for identity, one story at a time”
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September 28, 2017
BLOGWORDS – Thursday 28 September 2017 – SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
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SPECIAL EDITION – REMSEPWRIMO
“We never did play tea parties like other girls. We played detective. Because that’s what Mercedes read, detective stories. And she was our Sherlock Holmes.
As children, our ventures were harmless enough. Until the day Simone fell in the river and disappeared.”
“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
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“the battle for identity, one story at a time”
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