Monday, July 1, 2013

Rainy days & #DFRAT

#DFRAT
DFRAT2013

For the next thirty days, Book Binge, Tracy’s Place, RR@H Novel Thoughts and The Book Reading Gals will be celebrating all things published digitally first with fantastic excerpts, giveaways and loads of reviews for the books that they’re reading for the DIGITAL FIRST READ-A-THON.
The Digital First Read-A-Thon is a month long reading adventure where you read as many books that were published in digital format-first as possible.  There are a lot of books that have been released in e-format before they were released in print and these are the books that they’re spotlighting.

 To start things off, Crimson Romance is giving away One Kindle Fire loaded w/ all books published by Crimson their first year (thru 7/15). Yep, you read that right.  Crimson Romance is giving away a Kindle Fire loaded with over 200 books!  Click here for contest details!
Crimson Romance is also offering all of their e-books for $1.99 through the month of July on Amazon. This is an excellent opportunity to load up your Kindle for the DFRAT!!

This giveaway ends July 15, so be sure to enter before then.

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I know that my publisher, Front Porch Romance, will also be participating in this month long event. I'll share more info when I have it.

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Carnival is over. I may have mushrooms growing between my toes. We had rain just about every night. It's supposed to rain again all this week, too. Fun.

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I need to get back to writing this week.



I have some hand written pages in my notebook that need to be typed into the computer. I was watching my husband play softball when inspiration struck.

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My heart, hardly mended from the last tragedy, now breaks again for the 19 firefighters that lost their lives fighting a wildfire in Arizona. My heart aches for their families that will have to forge on without them.
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Friday, June 28, 2013

Friday THRILLS!

Tara and I are incredibly thankful to all of you that participated in our first epic blogfest!

Please, don't forget to add Pop Travel to your TBR pile on Goodreads!

Pop Travel

And, stay tuned because Tara is having a HUGE blog tour starting next month when her book is PUBLISHED!!!

If you're interested in reading Maguire's Corner it's available online just about everywhere! Click on the Maguire's Corner tab on the top of my page or below for Goodreads.

Maguire's Corner

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4 great prizes for 4 awesome winners!

1. Amazon Gift Card - C.M. Brown - A short passage from her WIP, Forces of Mist. I'm SO ready for more! Thank you, C.M. Brown!

2. Copy of Maguire's Corner - Christine Rains - Her story about the actual first dollar she made publishing a story about alien pet care. I love this story, and it's true! Thank you, Christine Rains!

3. Pop Travel ARC - Huntress/CD Coffelt - Excerpt from her current WIP, book two of The Magic Withheld. Very cool scene. Thank you, Huntress!

4. Original art from Tara Tyler - Beverly Fox -  Poem, His Sweet Breath. Epic love poem. Thank you, Beverly Fox!
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Tara, graciously, had an honorable mention for everyone in the fest! She's cool like that! I'm, well, lazy, and didn't have as many, but I did have a few. 

Angela Brown submitted an excerpt from her WIP, They All Fall Down. I'm hooked already and can't wait to read what happens next in this book! Thank you, Angela Brown!

Alex J. Cavanaugh wrote about Mini-Alex's first rock concert! ROCK ON! Thank you, Alex!

M. Pax wrote about volunteering at an observatory. So cool that she still gets a thrill when she re-discovers the universe from a telescope. Thank you, M. Pax!

 and last but not least

 Suzanne W. Skeels, aka my Mom/editor/mentor/sounding board/friend, wrote some sappy piece about her exciting life of thrills and then about having me.

Even though she made it sound like she gave birth to me at 66, I still thinks its a great story. Duh, it stars me!

Her prize? She gets to babysit the seven year old tonight while I stand in the rain, again, at carnival. She's a trooper! Thanks, Mom!
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 So, folks, that about wraps it up! Thank you! Have a great weekend! Enjoy some thrills! Write! Be happy! See you on Monday!
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Have I mentioned how awesome y'all are?

Wow. Just wow.

Monday was fan-bleepin'-tabulous!

You guys are the best!

The only problem with having such wonderful THRILLS to read from all of you is that we have to pick winners!

And....we will...on Friday! :)

Thank you so much for participating.

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What else is going on you ask?

Carnival!


Yeah, that's an actual photo of our carnival from a few years ago.

The Warwick Fire Department hosts carnival every year at the beginning of summer.

It's fun cause you never know how many thunderstorms roll through an area in June until you stand outside in a big field under giant metal rides for four nights.

 The WFD Auxiliary sells 50/50 tickets as a fundraiser each year. That's what I'll be doing for the next four evenings.

 On Saturday night we have the big fireworks show. It's awesome. It really kicks off summer in our area.

 Wanna come? Here's the info.

June 26 – June 29, 2013
Wed – Friday 6 PM to 11 PM
Saturday 6 PM to 12 AM
Fireworks on Saturday June 29 at Dark (RAIN DATE – June 30 and if that doesn't work then July 6)

WRISTBANDS - $20
Ride all night for 1 price
• Wednesday – Wristband Night
• Thursday – Emergency Service Wristband Night – Wear clothing with EMS – Fire – Police
• Friday – Patriot Wristband night– wear RED WHITE AND BLUE
• Saturday - Wristband Night – ride all night for 1 price - $20

Veteran's Memorial Park, 29 Forrester Ave, Warwick, NY

Yeah, I'm aware most of you don't live anywhere near me, but its still nice to be invited.

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What else, you ask?

Well, Maguire's Corner is the 1st Chapter Spotlight on Storyfinds today. Crossing my fingers that it garners some interest from that site.

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Today's genre: Superhero Films.

The Avengers

Steve Rogers: I wanna know why Loki let us take him. He's not leading an army from here.
Bruce Banner: I don't think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy's brain is a bag full of cats. You can smell crazy on him.
Thor: Have a care how you speak! Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard and he is my brother!
Natasha Romanoff: He killed eighty people in two days.
Thor: He's adopted. 

I heard this comment had a huge 'parents of adopted children' backlash. I don't get people. I thought it was hilarious. 

Next week: water movies.

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That's about all I've got. Writing was painful this week and now it's gonna be slim for the rest of the week.

But, we shall prevail!

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Don't forget the IWSG post is a week from today (July 3rd)! The three amigos, Nancy S. Thompson/Mark Koopmans/and I, will be co-hosting for Mr. Alex J. Cavanaugh for the day!
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Monday, June 24, 2013

A THRILL a minute!!!

And then there were 29!

Today is The Thrill of it All Blogfest!



Tara Tyler, who had her own thrilling family weekend, and I will be heading out today to read all about your thrills!

We have some great prizes all lined up!

So, sign-up and post your biggest thrill on your blog or, if you're the shy type, share a thrill from one of your characters!

Here's a little thrill from Maggie Maguire in Maguire's Corner.

Jack’s gaze took in the whole island with all the different dishes of food. “How many people are you having for dinner tonight?”
Maggie had to laugh, “Just me.”
Jack laughed with her. “Bored, huh?”
“A little. There’s plenty here, you should eat before you go back to work.”
The same manners that had easily invited him to dinner kept her from taking the invitation back. What was she thinking asking the Chief to stay for dinner? Jack appeared more skeptical than surprised.
“If you’re sure it wouldn’t be any trouble?”
“I’m sure. I mean you did save the biscuits.”
Maggie headed for the cabinet that held her plates. Grabbing two, she turned to find Jack directly in
her path. He was very close, in fact only the stoneware plates she held up against her were wedged between them.
“I thought you might need help reaching them, sorry,” Jack said, but he didn’t move away.
Being this close reminded Maggie how large Jack was compared to her. Not just taller either but broad.
Staring straight at him, she could only see the top button of his police shirt, and his lightly tanned skin in the V of the shirt.
Maggie tipped her head back to see his face. He was staring steadily into her eyes and instead of their usual glacier blue, his eyes were the color of warm tropical waters, which made him appear a little less intimidating. Why had she ever believed that he was intimidating?
Maggie was so caught up in admiring Jack that she almost let the plates slip out of her hands. “No problem. Excuse me.”
Jack stepped back and she placed the plates safely down on the counter.

Show us what you've got!

Winners will be chosen and announced on Friday, June 28, 2013.

 Prizes:

1) A copy of MAGUIRE'S CORNER, ebook
2) An ARC copy of POP TRAVEL
3) A $20 Amazon GC
4) A banner or caricature by Tara Tyler (or substitute if the winner has another need)

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Please, Mr. Coffee Pot, have enough for one more cup....

Will someone please remove the revolving door from my brain today? I can't get anything done! I start on something and the next thing I know I'm standing in another room wondering what I was going to do!

And, I'm old, but not that freakin' old!

I can't even blame it on meds cause I haven't had to take much lately.

I know, I'll blame it on lack of coffee. I've only had one cup of coffee today.

10 after 11:00am? WTF? The BOY will be getting off the bus on his last day of school for the year in 20 minutes!

And, I haven't done a damn thing yet this morning.

Argggghhhhh.

Well, I wrote a book last year when he was home, I will just have to try and do it again this year. :)

Speaking of thrilling adventures...

(see that, see how I did that)

...Have you signed up for The Thrill of it All Blogfest?



You really should.

There are prizes.

You know you want one.

And it only takes a few minutes of your time.

Tara Tyler and I want to know about your biggest thrill, but if you're too shy to share one of your own, share one of your buddies thrills from any of your stories!

That's it!

Sign up, post your thrill on Monday and Tara and I will pick the lucky winners and announce them on Friday, June 28, 2013!

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