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Blog Tour for Spirit Shapes

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BLOG TOUR FOR SPIRIT SHAPES September 30     http://Mariaruizauthor.com /    October 1    http://SavvyAuthors.blogspot.com/   October 2    http://Marilynlevinson.com/blog/ October 3    http://krisneri.blogspot.com/ October 4    http://anastasiapollock.blotspot.com/ October 5    http://mmgornell.wordpress.com/ October 6   http://poluckwithjudy.blogspot.com October 7   http:// lornacollins -author. blogs pot.com/ October 8   http://terryambrose.com   Octo ber 9 http://smsenden.wordpress.com/ October 10   http://jwillsbooks.com/blog/ October 11   http://murderby4.blogspot.com/   October 12   http://gerrieferrisfinger.blogspot.com/ October 13   http://evelyncullet.com/blog/     October 14     http://theladykillers.typepad.com/    October 14  http://romancingtheheartinterviews.blogspot.com/ October 15 http://makeminemystery.com/   October 16   http://rabbiauthor.com/ October 17   http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/

Meet JoAnna Senger author of Betrothal, Betrayal, and Blood

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              Around the age of four, I fell in love with the letters of the alphabet. Following the philosophy of the day, my parents would not teach me to read but spent dutiful hours reading to me. The letter “y” and the “w” with all its syllables sounded so exotic.   I would hear my parents spell out words (y-e-s spells “yes”), but I didn’t know which of the squiggles in my books was a “y” or a “w.”   Fascinating and frustrating.                Then…school!   I remember being so surprised at the appearance of a “y.”   What a disappointing letter!   It was squat and had an appendage hanging down below the line.   I thought it should look more like a “b” or a “d.” As time went on, I got used to its appearance and forgave the “y” for laying down on the job, so to speak.   I learned all my letters.   Letters began to make words, words became stories, and then teachers were asking me to write!                Was I a big girl or what?!             Since those grade

I'm Struggling.

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With what, you ask? No, not money or health. Maybe it's my age catching up with me, I'm not sure. The problem is writing the next Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery. Part of the problem could be because I don't even have copies in hand of #13 in the series-- Spirit Shapes . Oh, I know it's getting close, if I haven't heard by the time this post is being read, I will be able to order copies soon. When I get them, I'll be offering some free for people to read and offer reviews. And maybe that's my problem because I found a not so wonderful review of #12 in the series, Raging Water . It was the first 2 star review I ever received. I shouldn't even pay any attention to it was there are nine 5 star reviews and one 4. What happens I think, even if it is only one, it has rattled my confidence a bit. What I need to do is forget it. After all, we don't all like the same books. Some of the things the reviewer criticized me for are elements that are in a

A Visit from M.M. Gornell, Author of Cousel of Ravens

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Thank you, Marilyn, for asking me over! I’m always honored to visit, especially since you’ve been such an inspiration to me. For this post, Marilyn so kindly said I could talk about whatever aspect of writing I liked. What fun —and my thoughts eventually landed on “doing a sequel,” then moved on from there to the larger concept of “the winding-road-of-writing.” As you all know, Marilyn writes TWO series —but for me and my few books, it’s been standalones until my latest. So, I’m talking about only one little sequel , and that may seem like not such a big deal, but for me, it was huge. I didn’t realize how huge until about the middle of writing Counsel of Ravens . I’ve mentioned on blogs before how certain locations seem to reach out, grab me, tell me there’s a story there. And from that initial spark, my mind moves on to characters, plot, etc. Intertwined in that process— I think —is also a liking for dropping in on characters, not only at a particular spot, but in