Bringing in the Sheaves with The Dawnflier (Nov. 2014)

The Queen Visits Her Brother (c) 2014 by Jennifer DoneskeWriters often talk about creating the book of their heart. Please permit me to introduce you to King Arthur's Sister in Washington's Court: the book of my soul.

Today marks a milestone in the seven-year journey to create the sequel to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court—the e-book edition's release. The watermarked illustration on the left is but the first of many wonderful works of art created by Jennifer Doneske and Tom Doneske. The e-book edition contains fifteen original pieces; the hardcover edition, to be released in another year, will contain more than 100. The audiobook edition is also forthcoming, and I will keep you updated on its progress.

I call King Arthur's Sister in Washington's Court (KASIWC) the book of my soul because it forced me to examine and overcome my deepest insecurities as a writer. We are fragile creatures at best, and in my case, the single doubt that I could successfully emulate the father of American literature caused me to halt all my writing projects for three years. I played a lot of electronic mahjong during those three years. I'll not belabor how I overcome this particularly pernicious bout of writer's block, but you may read about it in KASIWC, the section titled "About the Ghost's Writer," if you feel so inclined.

All month I invite you to celebrate with me by visiting the blog tour stops arranged by My Family's Heart, where you'll find spotlights, guest posts, character interviews, reviews, and more.

And don't forget to enter the giveaway to win an e-book or one of the note cards featuring KASIWC art; the Rafflecopter box is below the tour schedule.

Speaking of giveaways, please join me in congratulating the winners (already notified) of last month's contests: Shaina, Michael ( Dawnflight e-book); Jaime, Angie, Erica, Rochelle, Sarah ( Snow in July autographed paperback). There are more chances to win this month!

Tour ScheduleNov 1: Here is some of what I read: SpotlightNov 1: Deal Sharing Aunt: SpotlightNov 2: Undercover Book Reviews: SpotlightNov 2: Tina Gayle's Unique Flavors of Life: Spotlight (Tina is a friend, not affiliated with the tour, but I'm grateful for her support! :)Nov 3: Inspire to Read: Spotlight, Guest Post: My fascination with the future; "this truly sounds like a great book to read"Nov 3: Siren's Secret Blog: Spotlight, Character Bio of Queen Morgan of GoreNov 3: Love My Kindle: Interview of Queen Morgan (not part of the tour either, but I am thankful for their support too! :)Nov 4: Laura's Online Interests: Spotlight, Character Bio, Review: 4* "This book has the potential to be an excellent movie and the beginning of a mini series."Nov 4: Wanda Loves Books: SpotlightNov 5: Palace of Twelve Pillars: Spotlight, ReviewNov 6: 3 Partners in Shopping: SpotlightNov 7: Happily Ever After: Excerpt, Spotlight, Top 10 Things to be Invented, Guest Post: How traveling has influenced my fictionNov 8: Kimi's Medieval Author Interview Blog: Spotlight, Character Bio, ReviewNov 9: Ebony and Ivory's Book Harmony: Excerpt, SpotlightNov 10: This Redhead LOVES Books: Excerpt, SpotlightNov 11: NA/YA Books and More: Excerpt, SpotlightNov 12: Padme's Library: Excerpt, Spotlight, Top 10 Time Travel YearsNov 12: What Shall We Blog About Today?: Excerpt, Spotlight, Character BioNov 13: Vonnie's Reading Corner: Spotlight, Character Bio, ReviewNov 14: Hayley's Reviews: Spotlight, ReviewNov 15: Mythical Books: Spotlight, Guest Post: Old Legends—New Adventures, ReviewNov 16: BeanieBrain Reader: Spotlight, Character Bio, Top 10 Time Travel Years, ReviewNov 16: Sizzling Book Blog: Excerpt, SpotlightNov 17: Romance Junkies: Spotlight, ReviewNov 18: Imaginative Dreams: Spotlight, Character Bio, ReviewNov 19: Fabulosity Reads: Spotlight, Guest Post, ReviewNov 20: Girl with Pen: Excerpt, SpotlightNov 20: Reading Room Blog: Spotlight, Character Interview of Queen MorganNov 22: Deal Sharing Aunt: SpotlightNov 23: BookAddiction: Spotlight, ReviewNov 24: Romance Junkies: SpotlightNov 24: The Velvet Lair: Spotlight (a blog run by another writer-friend, Suz deMello, and not affiliated with the tour; thanks, Suz!) Nov 25: Lilly Mac's Blog: Spotlight, Excerpt, Character BioNov 26: Cat's Reviews: Spotlight, Character BioNov 26: Books A to Z: Spotlight, Character BioNov 27: My Family's Heart: SpotlightNov 28: My Family's Heart: SpotlightNov 29: MCSimonWrites: Spotlight, Character Bio, Top 10 Magical Powers, Guest Post: About my work-in-progress Audra's Quest, Character Interview, ReviewNov 30: January Gray: Spotlight, ExcerptNov 30: Arthurian Romances: The World Pertaining to King Arthur: Spotlight, Review
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As always, for more chances to win, you are invited to...
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