Eileen Colucci's Blog
January 24, 2023
SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW Giveaway has ended
The Giveaway for SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW has ended. Congratulations to the winners! I look forward to reading your reviews.
Kindle copies of the book are available for $3.99 at Amazon. There is also a paperback version. Thanks for your interest!
We are all connected-
Kindle copies of the book are available for $3.99 at Amazon. There is also a paperback version. Thanks for your interest!
We are all connected-
December 16, 2022
SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW Giveaway
WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.
Enter today for a chance to win one of 100 Kindle copies of my second novel, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW. The Giveaway will run from December 16, 2022 to January 15, 2023. Good luck!
Bravo Atlas Lions!!
Enter today for a chance to win one of 100 Kindle copies of my second novel, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW. The Giveaway will run from December 16, 2022 to January 15, 2023. Good luck!
Bravo Atlas Lions!!
April 22, 2022
The Strings of the Lute
The Book Giveaway has ended for The Strings of the Lute. Thanks to Goodreads and to all those who entered and congratulations to the 100 winners. I look forward to reading your ratings and reviews.
For those of you who are wondering about the title of the book, it comes from a poem, On Marriage, by Kahlil Gibran, included in his book, The Prophet. Since this book is now in the public domain, I am citing the excerpt here:
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.
Lovely, huh?
Thanks again for your interest.
Peace,
Eileen
For those of you who are wondering about the title of the book, it comes from a poem, On Marriage, by Kahlil Gibran, included in his book, The Prophet. Since this book is now in the public domain, I am citing the excerpt here:
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.
Lovely, huh?
Thanks again for your interest.
Peace,
Eileen
March 4, 2022
BOOK GIVEAWAY
**NEW**
From March 4 - March 31, 2022, my debut novel, THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, will be available as part of a Goodreads Giveaway. Enter the Giveaway for a chance to win one of 100 Kindle editions. To access the Giveaway, just visit the book page.
If you would like some more information about THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, you can visit my website: www.eileencolucci.com.
Here are excerpts from a few reviews:
"The Strings of the Lute, a novel adorned with beautiful observations and meditations, looks at the dynamics of cultural encounters between people who are perceived as essentially different and irreconcilable. ... Colucci presents her case for coexistence between cultures, rather than the menace of clash of civilizations, compellingly." - Dr. Atef Alshaer, The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication
"The Strings of the Lute is a beautiful novel about three people, a woman, a man, and their child, who bravely and lovingly negotiate their way through the difficult terrain of blended religions and blended cultures. ... A luminous compassion is the prevailing quality of the novel, and I found it hard to put down. ... It is unpretentious, honest and stunningly beautiful." - Beate Sigriddaughter, Moondance
Thank you for your interest in my work!
Peace,
Eileen
From March 4 - March 31, 2022, my debut novel, THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, will be available as part of a Goodreads Giveaway. Enter the Giveaway for a chance to win one of 100 Kindle editions. To access the Giveaway, just visit the book page.
If you would like some more information about THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, you can visit my website: www.eileencolucci.com.
Here are excerpts from a few reviews:
"The Strings of the Lute, a novel adorned with beautiful observations and meditations, looks at the dynamics of cultural encounters between people who are perceived as essentially different and irreconcilable. ... Colucci presents her case for coexistence between cultures, rather than the menace of clash of civilizations, compellingly." - Dr. Atef Alshaer, The Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication
"The Strings of the Lute is a beautiful novel about three people, a woman, a man, and their child, who bravely and lovingly negotiate their way through the difficult terrain of blended religions and blended cultures. ... A luminous compassion is the prevailing quality of the novel, and I found it hard to put down. ... It is unpretentious, honest and stunningly beautiful." - Beate Sigriddaughter, Moondance
Thank you for your interest in my work!
Peace,
Eileen
August 31, 2017
Upcoming Virtual Book Tour for SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW
Starting on September 4th and through September 22nd, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW, will be featured in a Virtual Book Tour. The schedule is below. I hope you'll stop by and check out the interviews, reviews and guest posts.
(If the link doesn't work, you can copy it into your search engine.)
September 4: Rogue's Angels http://roguesangels.blogspot.com/
September 5: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
https://lisahaseltonsreviewsandinterv...
September 6: Books, Dreams,Life
http://booksdreamslife0829.blogspot.com/
September 7: Books in the Hall
http://booksinthehall.blogspot.com/
September 7: Fabulous and Brunette
https://fabulousandbrunette.blogspot....
September 8: BooksChatter
http://bookschatter.blogspot.co.uk/
September 11: Huntley and Books - review only
http://huntleyandbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
September 12: T's Stuff
https://teresanoel.blogspot.com/
September 13: Kit 'N Kabookle
http://kitnkabookle.blogspot.com/
September 14: Straight From the Library
http://straightfromlibrary.blogspot.com/
September 15: Long and Short Reviews YA
http://www.longandshortreviewsya.com/
September 18: Mello and June, It's a Book Thang!
https://mellojune.com/
September 18: Writers and Authors
http://www.writersandauthors.info/
September 19: The Bookworm Chronicles
https://muretbookworm.wordpress.com/
September 19: The Avid Reader
http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com
September 20: Jazzy Book Reviews
http://bookreviewsbyjasmine.blogspot....
September 21: Just Books
https://rainnes.blogspot.co.uk/
September 22: Two Ends of the Pen
https://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/
See you there!
(If the link doesn't work, you can copy it into your search engine.)
September 4: Rogue's Angels http://roguesangels.blogspot.com/
September 5: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
https://lisahaseltonsreviewsandinterv...
September 6: Books, Dreams,Life
http://booksdreamslife0829.blogspot.com/
September 7: Books in the Hall
http://booksinthehall.blogspot.com/
September 7: Fabulous and Brunette
https://fabulousandbrunette.blogspot....
September 8: BooksChatter
http://bookschatter.blogspot.co.uk/
September 11: Huntley and Books - review only
http://huntleyandbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
September 12: T's Stuff
https://teresanoel.blogspot.com/
September 13: Kit 'N Kabookle
http://kitnkabookle.blogspot.com/
September 14: Straight From the Library
http://straightfromlibrary.blogspot.com/
September 15: Long and Short Reviews YA
http://www.longandshortreviewsya.com/
September 18: Mello and June, It's a Book Thang!
https://mellojune.com/
September 18: Writers and Authors
http://www.writersandauthors.info/
September 19: The Bookworm Chronicles
https://muretbookworm.wordpress.com/
September 19: The Avid Reader
http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com
September 20: Jazzy Book Reviews
http://bookreviewsbyjasmine.blogspot....
September 21: Just Books
https://rainnes.blogspot.co.uk/
September 22: Two Ends of the Pen
https://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/
See you there!
April 19, 2017
Presentation of SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW at Dar America
On Friday, March 31st, I presented my new book, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW, at Dar America in Casablanca. What fun!
I began by introducing myself and talking a little about the connection I feel to Morocco, my "second home." Next, I gave a brief summary of the novel and read two excerpts from it. Finally, I opened up the discussion to questions from the audience.
There were mostly younger people with the exception of one gentleman who was quite talkative. I was thrilled with the level of participation and the excellent English language skills of all attendees. There were as many questions about me and my experiences in Morocco as there were about my book. It was a very rewarding exchange and everyone said they would be checking out the book from the Dar American library as soon as possible. One young man told me he planned to be the first.
I was reminded of the day (Feb. 11) I presented my novel at the Dar America stand at the Casablanca Book Fair. All the people I met (again, mostly students) were very enthusiastic and happy to be practicing their English with an American. The discussions were so engaging that the time just flew by. I am grateful to the staff at Dar America for both these opportunities. The most rewarding part of writing for me is connecting with my readers. In this case, the people I met had not read the book yet, but the interest they expressed was much appreciated. I hope they will indeed read and enjoy my book and perhaps leave a review here and there.
Peace-
Eileen
I began by introducing myself and talking a little about the connection I feel to Morocco, my "second home." Next, I gave a brief summary of the novel and read two excerpts from it. Finally, I opened up the discussion to questions from the audience.
There were mostly younger people with the exception of one gentleman who was quite talkative. I was thrilled with the level of participation and the excellent English language skills of all attendees. There were as many questions about me and my experiences in Morocco as there were about my book. It was a very rewarding exchange and everyone said they would be checking out the book from the Dar American library as soon as possible. One young man told me he planned to be the first.
I was reminded of the day (Feb. 11) I presented my novel at the Dar America stand at the Casablanca Book Fair. All the people I met (again, mostly students) were very enthusiastic and happy to be practicing their English with an American. The discussions were so engaging that the time just flew by. I am grateful to the staff at Dar America for both these opportunities. The most rewarding part of writing for me is connecting with my readers. In this case, the people I met had not read the book yet, but the interest they expressed was much appreciated. I hope they will indeed read and enjoy my book and perhaps leave a review here and there.
Peace-
Eileen
February 2, 2017
INTERVIEW WITH EILEEN COLUCCI from the Blog, THE AVID READER
Interview with Eileen Colucci
What inspired you to write SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW?
I read an article about Miracle, a white buffalo calf that was born on a South Dakota farm to black/brown parents. I learned that white buffalos are very rare but that, due to some strange phenomenon, other species, such as tigers, whales and turtles, were also experiencing white young being born. The white buffalo calf would not remain white, but would turn various colors – black, yellow, red and finally brown. Some Native American tribes believe that Miracle and other white buffalo are sacred and symbolize all the different races of humanity.
As I read, an idea was born. What if a human baby was born white to black parents? What if her skin repeatedly changed color as the legend of the White Buffalo played out on the human stage? I did not write my novel by purposely planting symbols throughout. Instead, I just let the words flow, hoping they would ultimately convey a message. Ray Bradbury once said, “I don’t want to set out to influence people. I don’t want to set out to change the world in any self-conscious way. That way leads to self-destruction; that way, you’re pontificating, and that’s dangerous and it’s boring – you’re going to put people right to sleep.”
Hopefully, I will not put my readers to sleep. I do hope that SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW will promote peace and understanding among people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. My aim is to stimulate discussion on everything we have in common as human beings regardless of our particular heritage. I believe we are all interconnected.
Can you tell us a little bit about the next books in the series or what you have planned for the future?
SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW is not the first book of a series. It stands alone. I am hoping to start working soon on my third novel, but I am waiting for inspiration. In the meantime, I am planning to write some essays for publication. I am working on one now about having my dear father’s vintage Gibson guitar restored more than forty years after he died.
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW?
SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW is magical realism. As such, I had a lot of freedom creating the characters. They are totally made up unlike in my first novel, THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, which is about a mixed Moroccan-American couple and, while fiction, is loosely based on my own experiences.
Reema, the main character and narrator of the story, and her friends and family are Moroccan. I hope that my readers will find their voices authentic. Although Reema is Moroccan, she experiences many of the things all teenagers, regardless of their ethnicity, go through: alienation, anxiety, identity crisis, and just plain wishing to be “normal” and like everyone else. The challenges that Reema faces are similar to those that confront any young person. Her changing skin tones could be compared to a disability or any condition (underweight or overweight, for example) that causes a person to feel like an outsider and to be the object of ridicule and bullying.
Among the other characters are Reema’s mother, Lalla Jamila, who is very strict with her and treats her differently than her younger sister, Zakia. Reema seeks comfort with her two best friends and classmates, Batoul, a Moroccan girl, and Khalil, a Dutch-Moroccan boy. The three are inseparable. As Reema struggles with her strange skin condition and the trials of adolescence, her friendship with Khalil turns to first love, threatening her friendship with Batoul.
As Reema matures, she comes to terms with her skin color and her ethnicity. She says on page 171, “If my transformations had taught me anything it was that my ethnicity was literally not skin-deep. Over the years, I had always kept my “Moroccan-ness”: it was in the food I ate and the way I ate it; in my beliefs and prejudices; in my very being thanks to my upbringing and daily environment. No matter what my physical attributes might be … I would always be Moroccan.” In this respect, Reema strives to “feel good in her own skin,” something we can all relate to, no matter our culture or heritage.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
This is a hard one because there are so many “favorites.” But, if I had to choose one it would be J.D. Salinger, author of my favorite book of all time, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. For me, this is the ultimate coming of age story: a teenager, grappling with the death of a sibling and fearful of losing his sister, reaches a crisis, flees the school from which he has been expelled, and goes on a road trip. As he tries to make sense of his life, Holden Caulfield epitomizes teenage angst and alienation and does so with much humor. When I first read CATCHER for school, I was a teenager like Holden and totally identified with him and his disdain for all the “phonies” out there. Many years later, my teenage son was reading it for school and I picked it up and reread it. It was a totally different book. This time I identified with Holden’s mother (who was mostly absent from the actual narrative), experiencing it as the parent of a troubled child, my heart going out to him and wanting to absorb his pain. A while ago, I purchased a digital copy of this book (my paperback copy having nearly disintegrated) so I could always have it and reread it at will.
I would just like to mention my favorite poet, Khalil Gibran, author of THE PROPHET. He is a constant inspiration for me (the epigraph and title for my first novel are from one of his poems) and source of comfort.
If you could time-travel would you travel to the future or the past? Where would you like to go and why would you like to visit this particular time period?
I would like to travel back to New York in 1951 and meet J.D. Salinger for coffee. We would talk about his book, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, which was just published. I have so many questions I would like to ask him, such as which writers influenced his work and which ones he most admired. The question I could not ask him though because it would be reaching into the future is why he stopped publishing novels after CATCHER. He did release some short story collections before he stopped publishing definitively and it is rumored that he wrote as many as five other novels in his later years. But, I would like to know why he did not share them with us. Did he fear they were not good enough? Was the success of CATCHER too much to live up to? Salinger was an infamous recluse and I don’t know if he would even want to go for coffee with me. But, as in the Woody Allen movie, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, it is a writer’s dream to meet up with legendary authors and just sit and chat with them like ordinary people. Just like the protagonist in that film though, I would remain in that time period only long enough to get to know my literary idol and then return to the present.
.
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I have a three and a half year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever named Phoebo. Since his name is so unusual, I’d like to explain its origin. The son of a friend of mine has a female chocolate Labrador that I got to know when staying with them and her name is Phoebe. My husband and I thought of her when we got our puppy and since he was a male we changed the last letter to “o.” Phoebo loves playing Frisbee (he catches it in his mouth), having his belly rubbed and eating treats. Growing up, I was afraid of dogs at one point and allergic to them at another. Fortunately, I outgrew those issues and love spending time with Phoebo. He is as great a comfort as Khalil Gibran
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What inspired you to write SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW?
I read an article about Miracle, a white buffalo calf that was born on a South Dakota farm to black/brown parents. I learned that white buffalos are very rare but that, due to some strange phenomenon, other species, such as tigers, whales and turtles, were also experiencing white young being born. The white buffalo calf would not remain white, but would turn various colors – black, yellow, red and finally brown. Some Native American tribes believe that Miracle and other white buffalo are sacred and symbolize all the different races of humanity.
As I read, an idea was born. What if a human baby was born white to black parents? What if her skin repeatedly changed color as the legend of the White Buffalo played out on the human stage? I did not write my novel by purposely planting symbols throughout. Instead, I just let the words flow, hoping they would ultimately convey a message. Ray Bradbury once said, “I don’t want to set out to influence people. I don’t want to set out to change the world in any self-conscious way. That way leads to self-destruction; that way, you’re pontificating, and that’s dangerous and it’s boring – you’re going to put people right to sleep.”
Hopefully, I will not put my readers to sleep. I do hope that SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW will promote peace and understanding among people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. My aim is to stimulate discussion on everything we have in common as human beings regardless of our particular heritage. I believe we are all interconnected.
Can you tell us a little bit about the next books in the series or what you have planned for the future?
SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW is not the first book of a series. It stands alone. I am hoping to start working soon on my third novel, but I am waiting for inspiration. In the meantime, I am planning to write some essays for publication. I am working on one now about having my dear father’s vintage Gibson guitar restored more than forty years after he died.
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW?
SHE’S LIKE A RAINBOW is magical realism. As such, I had a lot of freedom creating the characters. They are totally made up unlike in my first novel, THE STRINGS OF THE LUTE, which is about a mixed Moroccan-American couple and, while fiction, is loosely based on my own experiences.
Reema, the main character and narrator of the story, and her friends and family are Moroccan. I hope that my readers will find their voices authentic. Although Reema is Moroccan, she experiences many of the things all teenagers, regardless of their ethnicity, go through: alienation, anxiety, identity crisis, and just plain wishing to be “normal” and like everyone else. The challenges that Reema faces are similar to those that confront any young person. Her changing skin tones could be compared to a disability or any condition (underweight or overweight, for example) that causes a person to feel like an outsider and to be the object of ridicule and bullying.
Among the other characters are Reema’s mother, Lalla Jamila, who is very strict with her and treats her differently than her younger sister, Zakia. Reema seeks comfort with her two best friends and classmates, Batoul, a Moroccan girl, and Khalil, a Dutch-Moroccan boy. The three are inseparable. As Reema struggles with her strange skin condition and the trials of adolescence, her friendship with Khalil turns to first love, threatening her friendship with Batoul.
As Reema matures, she comes to terms with her skin color and her ethnicity. She says on page 171, “If my transformations had taught me anything it was that my ethnicity was literally not skin-deep. Over the years, I had always kept my “Moroccan-ness”: it was in the food I ate and the way I ate it; in my beliefs and prejudices; in my very being thanks to my upbringing and daily environment. No matter what my physical attributes might be … I would always be Moroccan.” In this respect, Reema strives to “feel good in her own skin,” something we can all relate to, no matter our culture or heritage.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
This is a hard one because there are so many “favorites.” But, if I had to choose one it would be J.D. Salinger, author of my favorite book of all time, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. For me, this is the ultimate coming of age story: a teenager, grappling with the death of a sibling and fearful of losing his sister, reaches a crisis, flees the school from which he has been expelled, and goes on a road trip. As he tries to make sense of his life, Holden Caulfield epitomizes teenage angst and alienation and does so with much humor. When I first read CATCHER for school, I was a teenager like Holden and totally identified with him and his disdain for all the “phonies” out there. Many years later, my teenage son was reading it for school and I picked it up and reread it. It was a totally different book. This time I identified with Holden’s mother (who was mostly absent from the actual narrative), experiencing it as the parent of a troubled child, my heart going out to him and wanting to absorb his pain. A while ago, I purchased a digital copy of this book (my paperback copy having nearly disintegrated) so I could always have it and reread it at will.
I would just like to mention my favorite poet, Khalil Gibran, author of THE PROPHET. He is a constant inspiration for me (the epigraph and title for my first novel are from one of his poems) and source of comfort.
If you could time-travel would you travel to the future or the past? Where would you like to go and why would you like to visit this particular time period?
I would like to travel back to New York in 1951 and meet J.D. Salinger for coffee. We would talk about his book, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, which was just published. I have so many questions I would like to ask him, such as which writers influenced his work and which ones he most admired. The question I could not ask him though because it would be reaching into the future is why he stopped publishing novels after CATCHER. He did release some short story collections before he stopped publishing definitively and it is rumored that he wrote as many as five other novels in his later years. But, I would like to know why he did not share them with us. Did he fear they were not good enough? Was the success of CATCHER too much to live up to? Salinger was an infamous recluse and I don’t know if he would even want to go for coffee with me. But, as in the Woody Allen movie, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, it is a writer’s dream to meet up with legendary authors and just sit and chat with them like ordinary people. Just like the protagonist in that film though, I would remain in that time period only long enough to get to know my literary idol and then return to the present.
.
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I have a three and a half year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever named Phoebo. Since his name is so unusual, I’d like to explain its origin. The son of a friend of mine has a female chocolate Labrador that I got to know when staying with them and her name is Phoebe. My husband and I thought of her when we got our puppy and since he was a male we changed the last letter to “o.” Phoebo loves playing Frisbee (he catches it in his mouth), having his belly rubbed and eating treats. Growing up, I was afraid of dogs at one point and allergic to them at another. Fortunately, I outgrew those issues and love spending time with Phoebo. He is as great a comfort as Khalil Gibran
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January 24, 2017
Upcoming Book Tour, 30 Jan - 3 Feb 2017
I will be participating in a Book Tour for my new novel, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW, from 30 January to 3 February 2017. This is a virtual tour so I will be visiting several blogs. Some items that will be featured are a Mood Board, a Music Playlist and an Author Interview.
I'm very excited about the tour and I hope you will visit one or more of the blogs to learn more about my book and me. The Book Tour schedule is below. See you next week!
Blog Tour Schedule –
January 30th
3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy,&,Sissy, Too! http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com Promo Post
Mythical Books http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/ Promo Post
fundinmental http://www.fundinmental.com Promo Post
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium http://silver-dagger-scriptorium.weeb... Promo Post
Queekie Girl Reads http://thequeekiegirl.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
January 31st
What Is That Book About www.whatisthatbookabout.com Promo Post
Just Us Book Blog http://justusbookblog.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
Book Lover Promo https://bookloverpromo.wordpress.com Promo Post
Jennifer Mary G. Www.jennifermaryg.com Promo Post
February 1st
Afire Pages https://afirepages.wordpress.com/ Promo Post
Books,Dreams,Life http://staceyschneller06.wordpress.com Promo Post
The Avid Reader http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com Promo Post
February 2nd
CBY Book Club http://cbybookclub.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
Bookwise http://kathrynthies.wordpress.com Review
February 3rd
The Readdicts http://thereaddicts.blogspot.in/ Promo Post
Lori's Little House of Reviews http://lorimurray.booklikes.com/ Review
Books for Thought http://booksforthought.ca Promo Post
I'm very excited about the tour and I hope you will visit one or more of the blogs to learn more about my book and me. The Book Tour schedule is below. See you next week!
Blog Tour Schedule –
January 30th
3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy,&,Sissy, Too! http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com Promo Post
Mythical Books http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/ Promo Post
fundinmental http://www.fundinmental.com Promo Post
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium http://silver-dagger-scriptorium.weeb... Promo Post
Queekie Girl Reads http://thequeekiegirl.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
January 31st
What Is That Book About www.whatisthatbookabout.com Promo Post
Just Us Book Blog http://justusbookblog.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
Book Lover Promo https://bookloverpromo.wordpress.com Promo Post
Jennifer Mary G. Www.jennifermaryg.com Promo Post
February 1st
Afire Pages https://afirepages.wordpress.com/ Promo Post
Books,Dreams,Life http://staceyschneller06.wordpress.com Promo Post
The Avid Reader http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com Promo Post
February 2nd
CBY Book Club http://cbybookclub.blogspot.com/ Promo Post
Bookwise http://kathrynthies.wordpress.com Review
February 3rd
The Readdicts http://thereaddicts.blogspot.in/ Promo Post
Lori's Little House of Reviews http://lorimurray.booklikes.com/ Review
Books for Thought http://booksforthought.ca Promo Post
September 28, 2016
My Mission Statement
Recently someone who is helping me to promote my new book, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW, asked me what my Mission Statement was. Surprisingly, I did not have to think about it for a very long time. My answer came spontaneously. My statement:
It is my hope that my books will promote peace and understanding among people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. My aim is to stimulate discussion on everything we have in common as human beings regardless of our particular heritage. We are all interconnected.
I would love to have your feedback on my statement. Do you agree that we are all interconnected?
It is my hope that my books will promote peace and understanding among people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. My aim is to stimulate discussion on everything we have in common as human beings regardless of our particular heritage. We are all interconnected.
I would love to have your feedback on my statement. Do you agree that we are all interconnected?
September 3, 2016
Discount Price on Kindle Version of SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW
For a limited time only, the week of September 3-10, the Kindle version of my new novel, SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW, is available at Amazon for only 99 cents! I hope you'll take advantage of this great price and check it out. If you do and enjoy it, please write a review here at Goodreads and/or at Amazon.
Thanks to all who entered the Goodreads Giveaway for your interest in my book. Over 1,000 people participated! Signed copies have been mailed to the winners.
Thanks also to those who added the book to their "Want to Read" shelf.
Thanks to all who entered the Goodreads Giveaway for your interest in my book. Over 1,000 people participated! Signed copies have been mailed to the winners.
Thanks also to those who added the book to their "Want to Read" shelf.
