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Good afternoon, lovely people,

I hope your weekend is going great for you. A bit rainy and chilly here.
We're still waiting on the spring weather to arrive.

Book 4 is closer to being complete. One more read through should do it before its publication day. May 31st, my friends!

Book 2 has just been gifted with a wonderful review by A Different Kind of Read! You can check out here .

On a personal note, I have discovered a new genre of books, Cozy Mysteries. Right now, I'm enjoying the Agatha Raisin series. (Not for kids.) and then it will be Aunt Dimity (which I also suspect would not be for kids).

This leads me to the question, are there any good mystery books or series for kids, besides Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, etc.? That is something I intend to find out. ;)

I hope you're all doing well and feeling fine.
Happy Reading!


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30 Most Beautiful Bookshops Around The World

Good Morning, booklovers!

Grab your coffee, tea or juice and check out this great list of bookstores. I LOVE spending time in a bookstore. My favorite is number 5, but honestly, give me just about any bookstore and I'm happy. Take a look at some of the photos below from this wonderful lifehack article.

30 Most Beautiful Bookshops Around The World

With the ease of acquiring e-books in one click, the brick and mortar bookstores seem to be sadly reducing in popularity. However, book lovers argue that a traditional temple of books can be an eclectic atmosphere that propels discovery, fantasy, entertainment, solitude and social networking. These spectacular bookstores encourage readers to put aside technology and enjoy the pleasures of the printed word on page.

1. Libreria El Pendulo, Mexico City, Mexico

Besides browsing through the shelves, you can sip a mojito, munch on food, enjoy live music or stand-up comedy at this cross between a cafe and a bookshop. It even offers valet parking, elevating the cafe/bookstore concept exceptionally well. Be sure to give a nudge to the sand-filled pendulum that sways back and forth making patterns as customers give a gentle push.
2. Polare, Maastricht, Holland

Transformed from a 700 year old Catholic church to an ornate bookstore, the Polare (formerly Selexyz) is indeed a class apart. It houses a massive three storey bookshelf with staircases, elevators and walkways. Strangely enough, before the Amsterdam based architecture firm, Merkx+ Girod, designed the current structure, it used to be a bicycle shed. 3. Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a gorgeous renovated movie theater, that is now home to a variety of books. It retains the 1920s glamor using theater boxes for reading rooms, painted ceilings and crimson stage curtains. It is believed that over a million people visit this majestic bookstore every year.
4. Kid’s Republic, Beijing, China

Opened in 2005, Kid’s Republic is the first bookstore in China to specialize in children’s books. The bold and bright rainbow colored design makes it a fun and comfortable place for kids, encouraging them to enter their realm of imagination. Although it is a haven for kids, I can’t help imagining myself tucked away in one of their reading cubbies, with a book in hand of course.
5. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, France

For those who love books stacked over books in narrow hallways, don’t look further than Paris’s left bank. Hiding behind the shadows of Notre Dame, Shakespeare and Company is an English language literature bookstore opened in 1951 by George Whitman. It was featured in Woody Allen’s film, Midnight in Paris.
There are 25 more on this wonderful list from Rajeshwari Chakravarty in this LifeHack article. Go check them out.

sunday

I hope when you count the stars you begin with yourself, and may you embrace the moonlight with your dreams. ~Dodinsky

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Good Morning

Happy Thursday everyone,

Just popping in to let you know I'm still here.
I know the updates are getting less frequent, but that's only because I'm hard at work on book 4.

I hope you're all doing well and feeling fine. Looks like the spring weather is slowly approaching. I find more inspiration writing outside in the sunshine than I do inside. I look forward to the days when the mornings are a bit warmer.

Have a wonderful day, my friends. May it be good to you and yours. :)

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Good Morning,

I hope you're all doing well and feeling fine.
For those of you celebrating a holiday this weekend, may it be a wonderful for all. I am anxiously waiting for the spring weather to arrive.
It has been quite gray & gloomy, as of late. But, that is much better than having to shovel snow. :)

There are only a few updates today, but they are good ones.

Fixed up my FB Author page . Added some new info for the about section, links, apps, etc.

I've added a few snippets to Book 1's Amazon page. A bit of an author Q & A, as well as, character and item description. I'm thinking of doing that with the other books, too. Check it out here .

The Book Designer website has included my book in their new post and I received a good comment for the Max Hamby and the Blood Diamond cover. I'm very happy with it and grateful for being included. You'll have to scroll down. I am about halfway down the page. You can check it out here: The Book Designer

There is also a new Max Hamby Wikia. I've never used Wikia before and found it to be interesting and a challenge. Max Hamby Wikia

And book 4 is officially in the final stages of editing. We're probably
looking at an end of May release. The release will coincide with an author interview from The Leighgendarium . Very exciting.

Speaking of which (& I might've said this before), if you haven't visited The Leighgendarium before, you should. Preston is a great guy and all about indie authors.

That's it for the moment. Back to editing. ;)
Have a wonderful weekend. May it be good to you and yours.


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Author Q & A

Happy Sunday! Author Q & A on Unleashing Readers today! :) http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=9323

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Writers Beware, hacked, etc

Good Morning,

Writers, readers and everyone else....

Yesterday was really crazy. For those of you visiting this site, you might have received an email/s from me that looked very strange.
I apologize. I am embarrassed to say that I made the mistake of going onto a website that is known for mining email addresses, phishing and hacking accounts.
I didn't think I did, but when I doubled checked my list of promo sites, sure enough, it was there.
I'm usually very careful, but unfortunately I skimmed a thread on KBoards and completely missed the important parts.

Forgive me. I did the best I could to stop it before it got out of hand, but it happened so fast that it appears to have gone farther than I first believed.
I couldn't be more embarrassed.

A word of warning...if you happen to see strange emails from kathycyrwriter AT gmail.com or literarysolace AT gmail.com, please delete them. And stay away from ebookjuice.

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Writers & Readers, look here

Writers/Authors & anyone else, if you receive an email from me today, I DID NOT send it. My gmail was hacked this AM and I'm taking care of it as best I can. I apologize. Don't open it.