Marilyn's Musings

I'll be hosting more authors on their virtual book tours this month. While I'm doing that I'll also be on my own tour. Here's the schedule: JUDGMENT FIRE TOUR SCHEDULE August 1, 2007 The Writer’s Life www.thewriterslife.blogspot.com August 6, 2007 Pump Up Your Online Book Promotion www.pumpupyouronlinebookpromotion.blogspot.com August 7, 2007 As the Page Turns www.asthepageturns.blogspot.com August 9, 2007 Be My Guest! www.bloggingauthors.blogspot.com August 10, 2007 W.O.W.-Women on Writing http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/blog.html August 14, 2007 Boomer Chick www.overthehillchick.blogspot.com August 16, 2007 Plug Your Book! www.plugyourbook.blogspot.com August 20, 2007 The Story Behind the Books www.thestorybehindthebooks.blogspot.com August 21, 2007 Virtual Book Tour de Net (featured author) www.virtualbooktourdenet.blogspot.com August 22, 2007 Virtual Book Tour de Net (interview) www.virtualbooktourdenet.blogspot.com August 23, 2007 Straight from the Author’s Mout...

The galleys arrived for Judgment Fire. I made the corrections and sent the pages back the fastest way possible. I'm on a panel about publishing at the San Joaquin chapter of Sisters in Crime on August 4th in Fresno--it'll be a miracle if I have books for that. I have been promised books by August 11th when my book launch is scheduled at the Springville Visitor's Center (my hometown). I'm publicizing it, so all I can do is pray. Speaking of praying, since Monday I've been one of the helpers at Vacation Bible School at our church. I've been herding around 6 12 year-olds, 3 boys --2 act like they are about 6, and 3 girls, one who acts or thinks she's does anyway, 18. We have lots of older teen helpers and the girls flirt with the males outrageously. My job is making sure they all behave as we go from Missions, Music, Recreation (wild and involves getting wet), Bible Study and Crafts. I'm not sure this is such a wonderful job for a 73 year old great-grandma...

Author Vicki Taylor is visiting my blog today as one of the stops on her virtual book tour. She kindly agreed to let me interview her so I could get to know more about her and her latest book. Marilyn : When did you start writing? Vicki: I've always written in some format or other. As a career, I wrote technical computer user manuals for fifteen years. Through a set of unforeseen circumstances, I was able to fulfill my dream of writing fiction full time. That started around 1999. Marilyn: Do you have a particular schedule for writing? Vicki: I sort of do have a schedule. I like to write in the afternoons. I feel more alert and inspired at that time. I try to write for a couple of hours straight, then work on other things like editing, critiques - things like that. I also have to squeeze in some promotion every day as well. So that gets added to the schedule. Marilyn:What do you think is special about this particular book? Or you might tell us what you enjoyed most about writing thi...