tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90363777311767915222024-03-19T04:48:21.702-04:00Escape With A Writeran author & book coach helps to share her love of reading and writing...Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.comBlogger822125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-52964854944603787372024-02-07T17:33:00.000-05:002024-02-07T17:33:48.896-05:00Escape With a Writer Has MOVED!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf-yczLRtJvPZDSnYKllhsyUD-TK_qSm5WNfbW24Ux_SI3PGlJx0_4o3z5plWs7UVPWp81ERytmNWE92nzKvaRLjB-yAeuZyfy-wWBwHRnNC34YbEJ10TSAmJ-6xE6YGF9qPHGl24Q6sSvzvXeqIxdUhDn91Hj1qWg5Z7A4Gc1SeCG7p9AEo44rUn4Y8/s1640/BIG%20NEWS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf-yczLRtJvPZDSnYKllhsyUD-TK_qSm5WNfbW24Ux_SI3PGlJx0_4o3z5plWs7UVPWp81ERytmNWE92nzKvaRLjB-yAeuZyfy-wWBwHRnNC34YbEJ10TSAmJ-6xE6YGF9qPHGl24Q6sSvzvXeqIxdUhDn91Hj1qWg5Z7A4Gc1SeCG7p9AEo44rUn4Y8/w640-h360/BIG%20NEWS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You can find all of the latest and greatest releases, interviews, and books at:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://escapewithawriter.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://escapewithawriter.wordpress.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-19204034874511894792024-01-31T15:18:00.002-05:002024-01-31T15:18:34.769-05:00Chatting with donalee Moulton, author of Conflagration and Hung Out to Die<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ35CshJKKA9L8R2KtXUbZifLsMMfRYrx6yf2L-mtqEhEWbzbnDt-AG7weO5ddctQoo74tHsrcx5gueJzcgRk5ABxMal-yzgQ4JwqoaQ0vRK0Tms7637yWFINwk7JdvoKtBGZvbsrNqNPjVW3eRUisPtkTULs-I18GjkVRFch5sR6GH1JjsThcbUyhbE/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ35CshJKKA9L8R2KtXUbZifLsMMfRYrx6yf2L-mtqEhEWbzbnDt-AG7weO5ddctQoo74tHsrcx5gueJzcgRk5ABxMal-yzgQ4JwqoaQ0vRK0Tms7637yWFINwk7JdvoKtBGZvbsrNqNPjVW3eRUisPtkTULs-I18GjkVRFch5sR6GH1JjsThcbUyhbE/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 45.6pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -27.6pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back to amazing Canadian author, </span></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 45.6pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -27.6pt;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">donalee Moulton who I first met through </span></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 45.6pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -27.6pt;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Crime Writers of Canada.</span></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqYxNQT_5iT5WwE01vEV_aujGy632w7Itv3d9qRhWhBVt-kObIUocZtgOOeFAKLqYZzcBW1Vm49xmNVK3kYXg2rNL_vBYqSS_qSXoZHhZujIRLM3xZs7sR_fST_5K7JLK5_Vd-xHQXGkk1J9M6hc2S8D9CITxpcln8QRY0BBRMp9NY7RWh_dDAV3hAVc/s2059/donalee.fb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="2059" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqYxNQT_5iT5WwE01vEV_aujGy632w7Itv3d9qRhWhBVt-kObIUocZtgOOeFAKLqYZzcBW1Vm49xmNVK3kYXg2rNL_vBYqSS_qSXoZHhZujIRLM3xZs7sR_fST_5K7JLK5_Vd-xHQXGkk1J9M6hc2S8D9CITxpcln8QRY0BBRMp9NY7RWh_dDAV3hAVc/s320/donalee.fb4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;">donalee’s first mystery book <i>Hung out to
Die</i> was published in 2023. Her second book, <i>Conflagration</i>, was
published in December. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Swan Song” was one of 21 short stories
selected for publication in <i>Cold Canadian Crime</i>, an anthology published
by the Crime Writers of Canada. It was shortlisted for the 2023 Awards of
Excellence. A second short story featuring the Nunavut-based character in “Swan
Song” was published in <i>Black Cat Weekly</i>. A literary short story,
“Moist,” was published this spring in <i>After Dinner Conversation </i>and
reprinted in <i>The Antigonish Review</i>. It has also been selected for
inclusion in two anthologies.</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">donalee is the author of <i>The Thong
Principle: Saying What You Mean and Meaning What You Say </i>and co-authored <i>Celebrity
Court Cases</i>. She is an award-winning freelance journalist. Her byline has
appeared in <i>The Globe and Mail</i>, <i>Chatelaine, Lawyer’s Daily, National
Post, </i>and <i>Canadian Business</i> among other online and print
publications.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">donalee lives in Halifax happily surrounded
by family, friends, pets, and words of all shapes, sizes, and syllables.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">What was the most difficult
section/piece you ever wrote? What made it difficult?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I wrote an article early in my career about
an infant born several months prematurely (with only a tablespoon of blood in
its entire body if I remember correctly) and the fight to save the little one.
I recall drafting the article with tears streaming down my cheeks. In that
moment I realized, for me, that journalism was about moving people as well as
informing them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">What sort of research do you do
for your work?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">There were key elements to my first mystery
book <i>Hung Out to Die</i> that had to be authentic, at least in a fictional
context. I have done a lot of reporting on the cannabis industry and have had
the opportunity to tour a cannabis-production plant before it opened. Likewise,
for years as a freelance journalist I wrote on the health sector and health
issues, including mental health and personality issues. As a communications
specialist, many of my clients were from this sector. All of this research fed
into <i>Hung Out to Die.</i> Even more was required for my second book <i>Conflagration!</i>,
a historical mystery set in 1734. Accuracy is paramount.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Which books and authors do you
read for pleasure? Is there an author that inspires you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I relish reading. I was a judge in the Crime
Writers of Canada’s Awards of Excellence last year, and I got to dive into more
than 40 fabulous – and very diverse – books that kept me on my toes and my eyes
glued to the page. When I was younger and I was discovering the wonder and wow
of the mystery genre, I devoured authors like Tony Hillerman, Martha Grimes,
Ruth Rendell. More recently I have discovered writers like Richard Osman. And
Delia Owens’s <i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i> was nothing short of joyous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Was there a person who encouraged
you to write?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">My mother taught me to love language – and
to respect it. She cared about words and getting the words right. She was my
greatest influence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">What would you say are your
strengths as an author?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm; tab-stops: 166.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">I
always find it easy to get distracted when I am writing. As a freelance
journalist, however, I learned to stay on track. Working to deadline meant
there often wasn’t time to travel down interesting but non-essential paths. You
are also working to a specific word count as a journalist so you know no matter
how interesting the asides, they will not make it into the article for length
reasons. Rigor is required.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">How often do you write, and do
you write using a strict routine?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">I am not a marathon writer. I am a sprinter.
I can’t sit and write for hours at a time. I break up my writing by taking a
yoga class, soaking up some sunshine, checking email, doing some paid work. I
do try to write 1,000 fictional words a day. Some days I achieve this. We don’t
need to talk about the other days.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjfV2mw2BD-wxE5nR4zm8CvcR13Nw81pYAi_GQ15zDWfn3KrXkLwPGcoJaTrmnuSSBL0j1Q2rTbdCE6HiIqfzslq0OY5KGg_bO2C5E9LZoNoVXQYwh2Z7Yp8OiUBw3DuS75k0rw_fllVkeH_Gd5u_yzY5t70rrSEk9CGa-NGvbNkaLfCeGt98s328TsM/s1500/8152BJb8Z7L._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjfV2mw2BD-wxE5nR4zm8CvcR13Nw81pYAi_GQ15zDWfn3KrXkLwPGcoJaTrmnuSSBL0j1Q2rTbdCE6HiIqfzslq0OY5KGg_bO2C5E9LZoNoVXQYwh2Z7Yp8OiUBw3DuS75k0rw_fllVkeH_Gd5u_yzY5t70rrSEk9CGa-NGvbNkaLfCeGt98s328TsM/s320/8152BJb8Z7L._SL1500_.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CONFLAGRATION!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">On a warm spring day
in April 1734, a fire raged through the merchants’ quarter in </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Montréal<span style="mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">. When the flames finally died, 46 buildings – including the Hôtel-Dieu
convent and hospital – had been destroyed. Within hours, rumors ran rampant
that Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved Black woman fighting for her freedom,
had started the fire with her white lover. Less than a day later, Angélique sat
in prison, her lover nowhere to be found. Though she denied the charges,
witnesses claimed Angélique was the arsonist even though no one saw her set the
fire.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 150%;">In an era when lawyers are banned from
practicing in New France, Angélique is on her own. Philippe Archambeau, a court
clerk assigned specifically to document her case, believes Angelique might just
be telling the truth. Or not. A reticent servant, a boisterous jailer, and
three fire-scorched shingles prove indispensable in his quest to uncover what
really happened.</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">Angélique’s time is
running out as Archambeau searches for answers. Will the determined court clerk
discover what really happened the night Montreal burned to the ground before
it’s too late?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HUNG OUT TO DIE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet Riel Brava. Attractive.
Razor-sharp. Ambitious. And something much more.</span></span></i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Riel,
raised in Santa Barbara, California, has been transplanted to Nova Scotia where
he is CEO of the Canadian Cannabis Corporation. It’s business as usual until
Riel finds his world hanging by a thread. Actually, several threads. It doesn’t
take the police long to determine all is not as it appears – and that includes
Riel himself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">Pulled
into a world not of his making, Riel resists the hunt to catch a killer.
Resistance is futile. Detective Lin Raynes draws the reluctant CEO into the
investigation, and the seeds of an unexpected and unusual friendship are sown.
Raynes and Riel concoct a scheme to draw a confession out of the killer, but
that plan is never put into place. Instead, Riel finds himself on the butt end
of a rifle in the ribs and a long drive to the middle of Nowhere, Nova Scotia.</span></span></p>
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With Your Muse</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A Guide
to Creative Inspiration</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">A
spiritual guide of creativity by critically acclaimed author,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">W.L.
HAWKIN</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published
by Bluehaven Press!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The book will be available worldwide in digital
and print January 2024<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZCoGYE9JWpTEm4RmuDCMkplDqfWP1nAhwBqK2DTNdsjIytP_cmu8moIJm73c3pseSLgWJQjm9gPOTkSFjYrA8B2wW_okTunufI3fhwIVhbB-aMeKcaQCUQfLg5C0bDpy9aKiHdv-jVv4T5TDVcMzxS4TioCgwAqw6PL6zi027ampFX7FtMxqIFS6ZVk/s409/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZCoGYE9JWpTEm4RmuDCMkplDqfWP1nAhwBqK2DTNdsjIytP_cmu8moIJm73c3pseSLgWJQjm9gPOTkSFjYrA8B2wW_okTunufI3fhwIVhbB-aMeKcaQCUQfLg5C0bDpy9aKiHdv-jVv4T5TDVcMzxS4TioCgwAqw6PL6zi027ampFX7FtMxqIFS6ZVk/w250-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Writing
with your Muse</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> offers
techniques, strategies, tools, tips, and stories to help you tap into creative
inspiration. You don’t have to be psychic to be successful with these
techniques, although that natural ability exists in all of us, and these
techniques will help you develop your sixth sense. There’s even science to back
it up. This book will help you if you hear words or see images but find it
difficult to get the text on the page, you’ve written and published but are
searching for something fresh and different, you have ideas but don’t know how
or where to begin, you want to write but have no ideas, or you’re suffering
from a bad case of writer's block.</span><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-your-Muse-Creative-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B0CJNKCPSY/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2LXD3PYSKWANZ&keywords=WL+Hawkin&qid=1701478211&s=digital-text&sprefix=wl+hawkin%2Cdigital-text%2C158&sr=1-8" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Writing with your Muse: A Guide to Creative Inspiration -
Kindle edition by Hawkin, W. L.. Reference Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</span></a></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Writing-your-Muse-Creative-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B0CJNKCPSY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D5DVE8WZRKMV&keywords=wl+hawkin&qid=1701480259&s=digital-text&sprefix=wl+hawkin%2Cdigital-text%2C147&sr=1-1"><span style="color: blue;">Writing with your Muse: A Guide to Creative Inspiration
eBook : Hawkin, W. L.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">This
book is a must for writers searching for new ideas and methods to release their
creative energy. Hawkin is refreshingly honest about her own experiences,
establishing her expertise with gentle humor and humility. The book is packed
with options and ideas to encourage writers to explore their own inner
spiritual and creative sides. If writing is a journey, then Hawkin is the
perfect guide to its unexplored and untamed reaches: inspiring, forthright, and
inventive<b>.” Marie Powell, author of The Last of the Gifted series</b></span></i></span><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“I’m so thankful Hawkin wrote this unique and beautiful
writing book. It is, at once, a craft tool and a spiritual journey guided by a
skillful, compassionate mentor. Hawkin’s gentle approach to teaching (she's a
former academic and teacher) makes this stand out from other writing craft
books.” <b>Sionnach Wintergreen, author of Men of the Shadows series<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></span></p><p align="center" style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">MORE FROM W.L. HAWKIN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QJEyRzRjx5ir9glUTxZR5IldQr-vJeDnU6Tgd2FzCf8ITUJ5Q3KCrtO4grpV30B7FJ_FFIaae9iATk2nWUjQRK2KcQxbcqSUxoItZ8ohjYLdx7eqYrPdoRZLq9zqiqylAur1PUS4bYiVOTNv1rKxNaBI71TDyXsNbDlc6BO85twfPw1I30OFqeH0cog/s1950/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1950" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QJEyRzRjx5ir9glUTxZR5IldQr-vJeDnU6Tgd2FzCf8ITUJ5Q3KCrtO4grpV30B7FJ_FFIaae9iATk2nWUjQRK2KcQxbcqSUxoItZ8ohjYLdx7eqYrPdoRZLq9zqiqylAur1PUS4bYiVOTNv1rKxNaBI71TDyXsNbDlc6BO85twfPw1I30OFqeH0cog/w640-h334/Picture2.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="Default"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“From Iron Age Ireland to modern-day Vancouver, Hawkin takes readers on
a wild ride fueled by love, revenge, and ecstasy ... a tall, sexy drink of
satisfaction.”—</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">JP MCLEAN, DARK DREAMS SERIES</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">“Great characters that are incredibly well-built. A depth of emotional
description that will surprise you. Drama, lots of drama. A connection with
Nature that will have you looking around with new eyes. Great erotic scenes of
intimacy, many of which aren’t even “sexual” per se.”—<b>JULIO CARLOS,
SCRIBBLE’S WORTH<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">“This story reads like a journey, and one with exactly the kinds of
people you’d want to be on an epic adventure with—complex, intriguing, and with
enough nuance and contradiction to, like the plot itself, add a frisson of
unpredictability at interesting moments.”—<b>JUNIPER GREER-ASHE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="Default"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p>
</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">ABOUT W.L. HAWKIN :</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87JEFievmy0HUBYgI6PQ9jZ6_EXeUcFFxSneqgGD1iGGoB7fBVK4tY2SbzkaxPyHQOYML9Lsbvxq224M1Rw5ZlXzzEy8lEhoHu1GPfeI2xU4BY6Iz5MP2Wh1RyF3F298EieWaxgsjwlBOPOZnObNM-InCm8fvOPJt1N_QfUg_gJXaiECpb4V7pt4gl2A/s454/Picture5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="351" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87JEFievmy0HUBYgI6PQ9jZ6_EXeUcFFxSneqgGD1iGGoB7fBVK4tY2SbzkaxPyHQOYML9Lsbvxq224M1Rw5ZlXzzEy8lEhoHu1GPfeI2xU4BY6Iz5MP2Wh1RyF3F298EieWaxgsjwlBOPOZnObNM-InCm8fvOPJt1N_QfUg_gJXaiECpb4V7pt4gl2A/s320/Picture5.jpg" width="247" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln7UuFlE9uROzX-AbG5pyPZ2B2AVIK9XyZEZ9Tipk-mdxkfzwZj55wozH-YKQ-Mu09qcU8DKxOMKUyHt3E8zLyPu15ezZzS6Gziw6AnSKxN8VfqxEGgqFL-LfsdUlB8U3ozqUiLhpWF6UToAGxhVN7LS9LnZu4OFZ5Z-L9yXC5v6CyRJoenA37FOqkqg/s587/Picture6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="339" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln7UuFlE9uROzX-AbG5pyPZ2B2AVIK9XyZEZ9Tipk-mdxkfzwZj55wozH-YKQ-Mu09qcU8DKxOMKUyHt3E8zLyPu15ezZzS6Gziw6AnSKxN8VfqxEGgqFL-LfsdUlB8U3ozqUiLhpWF6UToAGxhVN7LS9LnZu4OFZ5Z-L9yXC5v6CyRJoenA37FOqkqg/s320/Picture6.jpg" width="185" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: transparent;"><br /><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">W. L. Hawkin writes the kind of
books she loves to read from her home in the Pacific Northwest. Because she’s a
genre-blender, you might find crime, mystery, romance, suspense, fantasy,
adventure, and even time travel, interwoven in her stories. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">If you like “myth, magic, and
mayhem” her Hollystone Mysteries feature a coven of West Coast witches who
solve murders using ritual magic and a little help from the gods. The books—<em>To
Charm a Killer, To Sleep with Stones, To Render a Raven,</em> <em>To Kill a
King,</em> and <em>To Dance with Destiny</em>—follow Estrada, a free-spirited,
bisexual magician and coven high priest as he endeavors to save his family and
friends while sorting through his own personal issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">Her standalone novel,<em> Lure:
Jesse & Hawk </em>(2022) won a National Indie Excellence Award, a Gold
Reader's Choice award from <em>Connections E-magazine</em>, a Crowned Heart
Review from <em>InD</em>’t<em>ale Magazine,</em> and placed as a finalist in
The UK Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Lure is a small-town romantic suspense story
set on a Chippewa Reservation in the American Midwest near the fictional town
of Lure River.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;">
</p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">As an intuitive writer, Wendy
captures what she sees and hears on the page, and allows her muses to guide her
through the creative process. In her newest book, <em>Writing with your Muse: a
Guide to Creative Inspiration,</em> she explains her writing process and offers
tips and techniques to help writers get their words on the page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">Wendy needs to feel the energy of
the land so, although she’s an introvert, in each book her characters go on a
journey where she’s traveled herself. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">If you don’t find her at <a href="http://bluehavenpress.com/">Blue Haven Press</a>, she’s out
wandering the woods or beaches of Vancouver Island with her beautiful yellow
dog.<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><i>To request additional review copies or an
interview with W.L. Hawkin, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge
Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.</i> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">
</p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
look forward to the coverage!</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-26207063984374128072024-01-26T02:00:00.033-05:002024-01-26T02:00:00.264-05:00Shapers of Worlds Volume IV, featuring short fiction releases from Shadowpaw Press<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32SW1Xca7giS40V_FLNhxs0rsP-VcQiiJMFmbuqYUQmxEdQrxgrJ_081XFZT3hyB2w79iriyyT8O_ZwMilXQZNjylLraYxgxfVvSrFgv_DNQjhnlQuofUo5iWCfL4tS71yctPaWEMeYJHT5VDJ9KW-2wIOkQAqXjGvJoOB1j6dv4qrFnDTOi9lGFeM_Q/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32SW1Xca7giS40V_FLNhxs0rsP-VcQiiJMFmbuqYUQmxEdQrxgrJ_081XFZT3hyB2w79iriyyT8O_ZwMilXQZNjylLraYxgxfVvSrFgv_DNQjhnlQuofUo5iWCfL4tS71yctPaWEMeYJHT5VDJ9KW-2wIOkQAqXjGvJoOB1j6dv4qrFnDTOi9lGFeM_Q/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>Fourth entry in
powerhouse anthology series features short fiction by some of today’s top
writers of science fiction and fantasy and original artwork by Alberta artist
Wendi Nordell</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBxpncMhQB1FXreCojBwIMsp4PA7O6QXTnisnMQ1ewkgbdqjdLTHZt_CCnXqrGx0BSpPxWhz4VZkw9soQfPbEuEVZ_taYqSHyTJgyYSJeWXOSFrzHnnee5jZ5ZDYeVv4_6PnT7oXFyk3zSf00qAvHoARYEMto1VB2LJ92LK2SITGMBQNeNo5M2opE4Cw/s935/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="623" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBxpncMhQB1FXreCojBwIMsp4PA7O6QXTnisnMQ1ewkgbdqjdLTHZt_CCnXqrGx0BSpPxWhz4VZkw9soQfPbEuEVZ_taYqSHyTJgyYSJeWXOSFrzHnnee5jZ5ZDYeVv4_6PnT7oXFyk3zSf00qAvHoARYEMto1VB2LJ92LK2SITGMBQNeNo5M2opE4Cw/w266-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><i>Shapers of Worlds
Volume IV</i>, the fourth in a series of anthologies featuring short fiction by
some of today’s top writers of science fiction and fantasy, releases everywhere
January 23, 2024, from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shadowpaw Press
in Regina, Saskatchewan. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Edited by Edward Willett, award-winning author of more than
sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers of all
ages, the anthology was successfully Kickstarted earlier this year. Like the
previous three volumes in the series, the anthology features work by authors
who were guests on Willett’s Aurora Award-winning podcast, <i>The Worldshapers </i>(<a href="http://www.theworldshapers.com/">www.theworldshapers.com</a>), which
focuses on the creative process of writers of science fiction and fantasy. For
the first time, the anthology also features artwork, with each story receiving
a unique black-and-white illustration by Calgary-based artist Wendi Nordell. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Shapers of Worlds Volume IV </i>features new fiction from
David Boop, Michaelbrent Collings, Roy M. Griffis, Sarah A. Hoyt, Sherrilyn
Kenyon, Noah Lemelson, Edward M. Lerner, David Liss, Gail Z. Martin, Joshua
Palmatier, Richard Paolinelli, Jean-Louis Trudel, James van Pelt, Garon Whited,
and Edward Willett, plus reprints by James Kennedy, Mark Leslie, R.S. Mellette,
and Lavie Tidhar. Among those authors are several international bestsellers, as
well as winners and nominees for every major science fiction and fantasy
literary award. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From the farthest reaches of our galaxy to the
cozy-yet-mysterious spaces under beds and behind sofa cushions, from mystical
realms of fantasy to the here-and-now and the very near future, these nineteen
authors offer readers a kaleidoscope of fantastical adventures in the company
of unforgettable characters. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The editor of a tyrannical bestselling author thinks she's
finally escaped their hellish relationship when the author dies . . . but she
couldn't be more wrong. A retired ghost-hunter's life takes an unexpected turn
when an immensely valuable magical vase from the nineteenth century is brought
to her attention. At the end of a millennia-long journey to the edge of the
galaxy, a man who has lived a hundred lifetimes is reunited with his first true
love in the midst of a battle for survival. Scarecrows that appear overnight on
a lonely man's lawn prove to be far more than the teenagers' prank he thinks
them to be. A man travels back in time to confront the attacker who destroyed
his life, only to make a horrifying discovery. The Monster Under the Bed
finally meets his match . . . </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Travel into the past, the present, and the future in stories
set in our world, in deep space, in worlds scattered across the multiverse, and
in worlds that exist only in the imagination. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">An unforgettable journey awaits. All you have to do is turn
the page. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Praise for <i>Shapers of Worlds Volume IV</i></b><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“One of the most overall enjoyable anthologies I have had
the pleasure of reading . . . You are in for a wild ride from one end of the
universe to the depths of hell, and I think that the editor says it best in his
introduction: this collection is like a grand feast, made of many varied
splendid ingredients, and you are quite sure to leave happy and satisfied when
you are done . . . Overall, I highly recommend this fourth volume of </i>Shapers
of Worlds<i>.” </i>– <i>Tangent Online</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About the editor</b> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EDWARD WILLETT is the Aurora Award-winning author of more
than sixty books of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers of
all ages, including twelve novels for New York’s DAW Books. A past president of
SF Canada, he is currently vice-president of SaskBooks, the professional
association of publishers in Saskatchewan. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About the artist</b> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WENDI NORDELL has been drawing for as long as she could hold
a pencil. It has always been a favourite pastime and eventually became an
occasional job. While her three children were growing up, she painted many
murals, including the pediatrics wing in a hospital, a school entrance, and in
many homes. She also attended festivals and craft shows, selling hand-drawn
gift cards, bookmarks, and illustrations. Now that her children are grown, she
has pursued an illustration career, illustrating a dozen books in the last five
years, mostly for children, but also including Edward Willett's science-fiction
and fantasy poetry collection <i>I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust</i>.
Recently, she returned to the Alberta University of the Arts, pursuing a degree
in illustration. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>About Shadowpaw Press</b><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shadowpaw Press was founded in 2018 by Edward Willett. A
member of Literary Press Group (Canada) and the Association of Canadian
Publishers, Shadowpaw Press publishes an eclectic selection of books by both
new and established authors, including adult fiction, young adult fiction,
children’s books, non-fiction, and anthologies. In addition, Shadowpaw Press
publishes new editions of notable, previously published books in any genre
under the Shadowpaw Press Reprise imprint. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">-30-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">Edward Willett<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="mailto:ewillett@sasktel.net">ewillett@sasktel.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">306-536-5421<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.edwardwillett.com/">www.edwardwillett.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.shadowpawpress.com/">www.shadowpawpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.theworldshapers.com/">www.theworldshapers.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-77286676899971390782024-01-24T02:00:00.063-05:002024-01-24T02:00:00.136-05:00Americana: Stories, a testament to the culture of America by Bill Hemmig <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQiV-pT8GnkRlZga6QHhMxP-pHi0SCXV7hHVGSagf0k8elg3GoXGBDxA_gG90-lCWApCoftdq9TViHz8KknX-B5h_pl64h0QRwzgwb5N9w02_doQlW6BlBmvW9LQPiHf0ERp8swnM4mpvtj5sRrkkn0oRS1nwXt5mX4VReXBlOCiiz_FPk4II5auWKyk/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQiV-pT8GnkRlZga6QHhMxP-pHi0SCXV7hHVGSagf0k8elg3GoXGBDxA_gG90-lCWApCoftdq9TViHz8KknX-B5h_pl64h0QRwzgwb5N9w02_doQlW6BlBmvW9LQPiHf0ERp8swnM4mpvtj5sRrkkn0oRS1nwXt5mX4VReXBlOCiiz_FPk4II5auWKyk/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Americana: Stories</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> </span></b></div><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A
collection of stories that is truly unique and is a testament to the culture of
America by critically acclaimed author, Bill Hemmig</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> </span></b></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published by Read Furiously<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The book is available worldwide in e-format and paperback<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="Default"><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1onFTKuRrcwaJPkVcF2sHRpkBTz-Sxz_mWFkcYAQxlsSmYbaNeIJVcEfCDhHHCvjqBYkiXCGagtsUcIU24mC_iEdvJpQI3MXKJNLpTRCDYjcadh1wprSyvreBwc8G8bqPkfffYIFahMHdwwCkxnDpwduVltWPq3kK1OCkyIlI_kCHpmS_AwLa6Uvxsaw/s305/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1onFTKuRrcwaJPkVcF2sHRpkBTz-Sxz_mWFkcYAQxlsSmYbaNeIJVcEfCDhHHCvjqBYkiXCGagtsUcIU24mC_iEdvJpQI3MXKJNLpTRCDYjcadh1wprSyvreBwc8G8bqPkfffYIFahMHdwwCkxnDpwduVltWPq3kK1OCkyIlI_kCHpmS_AwLa6Uvxsaw/w249-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="249" /></a></i></div><i><br /></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 76%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: .05pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: .05pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Read Furiously is proud to
announce its newest title: Americana: Stories by Bill Hemmig. Bill Hemmig is
also author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brethren Hollow</i>, part
of Read Furiously One ‘n Done series and a contributor to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life in the Garden State </i>anthology
series.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Welcome</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Bill</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Hemmig’s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Americana</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">collection</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">of</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">snapshots</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">that</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">capture</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">everyday</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">American</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">encounters.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt;">From </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">filling
the bird feeder to a realtor conference (behind) the happiest place on Earth to
the picturesque canals of Venice, each story celebrates the eccentricities
hidden inside the fabric of an ordinary life.</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Americana:<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Stories<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">is<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>just<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>collection<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>tales;<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>it’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>invitation<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>experience<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>magic<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>diversity<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>make
America truly special. Immerse yourself in the authentic voices, vivid
landscapes, and raw emotions that define its<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>citizens.<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Each<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>page<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>turn<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>leave<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>craving<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>enthralled<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Hemmig’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>unparalleled<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>storytelling <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">prowess. </span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Through</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">his</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">signature</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">playful</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;">
</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">satire,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">first</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">introduced</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">in</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><i style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Brethren<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>Hollow</i><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Hemmig</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;">
</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">effortlessly</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">captures</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">the</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">essence
of</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">American</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">culture,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">taking</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">readers</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;">
</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">on</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">a</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">mesmerizing</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">journey</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">filled</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">with</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">love,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">loss,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">resilience,</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">and</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">the</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">indomitable human spirit. With an
incredible depth of characters and a keen eye for detail, Hemmig brings to life
the untold stories of everyday people, each battling their own demons, chasing
dreams, and navigating the complexities of </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">life. </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Aside</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">from</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Read</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Furiously,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Bill</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Hemmig’s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">work</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">also</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">appears</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">in</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">the</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Toho</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Publishing</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">anthology,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">The</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Best</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Short</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Stories </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Philadelphia,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>2021</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">.<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>He<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>stories<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>published<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>journals<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>The<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Madison<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Review,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>Philadelphia<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>Stories,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>and Children,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Churches<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Daddies<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>(cc&d),<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>three-time<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>finalist<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>New<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Millennium<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Writing<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
</span>Awards. By<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>day<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Dean,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Learning<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Resources<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Online<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Learning<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
</span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>Bucks<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>County<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>Community<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>College<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Pennsylvania.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Americana:</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Stories</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">[ISBN:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">9798986119939,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">LCCN:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">2022946350]</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">has</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">a</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">retail</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">price</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">of</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">$16.99</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">and</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">is</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">available</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt;">wherever </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">books</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Minion Pro",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> are sold.</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Minion Pro", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Minion Pro", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">In his new collection, Americana, Bill Hemmig explores the
psychological complexities of modern life. In these keenly observed stories set
in familiar surroundings—the interior of a bathroom, a daily commute along<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>two-lane<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>highway,<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>garden<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>designed<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>by<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>former<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>homeowner--Hemmig<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>creates<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>landscapes<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>are continually<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>shifting,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>characters,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>sometimes<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>tragic,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;">
</span>sometimes<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>comedic,<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>live<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>state<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt;"> </span>emotional
<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">uncertainty</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">as</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">they</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">move</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">back</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">forth</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">between</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">reality</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">imagined</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">worlds.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">“Life</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">happens</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">inside</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">us,”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">says </span>one
character, as Hemmig explores with acuity and deep intelligence the tension
between these two and how to live with the inevitability of death, <b>Cheryl<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt;"> </span>Baldi <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Author</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">of</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">The</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Shapelessness</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> of </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;">Water</span></b></span></i><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="layout-grid-mode: char; margin-right: 56.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Inside, outside, upside
down”—such are the dizzying and often tumultuous lives of the characters in
Bill Hemmig’s story collection, Americana. Often with humor, sometimes pathos,
and always with passion</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">, <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">~<b>Julie</b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Cooper-Fratrik </span>Author<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span><i>The<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span>Space<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">Appearances</span></i><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: .05pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;">
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Hemmig</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">is</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">author</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">of</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Americana:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Stories</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">and</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brethren </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.45pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">
</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Hollow</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">both published</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Read</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Furiously.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">His</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">short</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">stories</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">appear</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">in</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Read</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.2pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.1pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Furiously’s </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Life in the Garden State </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">anthologies, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The World
Takes </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stay Salty</i>, and in the
Toho Publishing anthology, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Best Short
Stories of Philadelphia, 2021. </i>He has had stories published in the journals
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Madison Review, Philadelphia<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt;"> </span>Stories</i>,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Children,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;">
</span>Churches<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span>Daddies<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;">
</span>(cc&d),<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt;"> </span></i>and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.7pt;"> </span>he is a three-time finalist in the New
Millennium Writing Awards. By day he is Dean, Learning Resources & Online
Learning at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Read Furiously:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.95pt; margin-top: 11.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In 2012,
Read Furiously published its first title, the graphic novel series <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The MOTHER Principle</i>. Today we dedicate
our time and energies to publishing titles that offer a new perspective on the
world through a roster of fascinating voices.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Our<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>goal<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Read<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Furiously<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>create<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>generation<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>readers<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>(lovingly<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;">
</span>referred<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>to as<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>“Furious<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>Readers”)<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>view<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>reading<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>necessity<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>busy<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>world.<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>We<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>believe<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>that reading is more than performative -
reading is an activity that brings people together to help<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>make<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>sense<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>where<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>come<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>where<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>we<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>going.<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Every<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Read<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Furiously
title is curated carefully to reflect these values.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.8pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">With
every title we publish, Read Furiously donates 5% of our net proceeds to
various <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">literacy</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">programs</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">book-related</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">charities,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">we</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">also</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">invite</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">our</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">talented</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">creators</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">do </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>same.<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>We<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>work<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Little<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>Free<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Libraries<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>book<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>donation<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>programs<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>throughout NJ. We
understand that reading can be a form of activism and we take this
responsibility very seriously.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Through
our published titles and community efforts, Read Furiously recognizes that
reading is a personal and social act. If we are successful in combining the
two, being a Furious Reader will be another way we can change the world - one
book at a time. We strive to celebrate diverse voices and encourage a
sustainable reading journey.</span><span style="font-size: 17pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 25.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Enjoy<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>journey,<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt;"> </span>Furious<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt;">
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Readers!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">To request additional review copies or
an interview with Bill Hemmig, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge
Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We look forward to the coverage</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-78105232744765698142024-01-21T02:00:00.011-05:002024-01-21T02:00:00.150-05:00Nir Yaniv’s rollicking, madcap military sci-fi satire The Good Soldier<h2 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEjPyzAKdShYABcn0eYcvwkqbuehM0lPgNu4hyXSOJhphThYPbNm73qRn10BJpSXUQENeEZkzuEsA2mBGKOx9-OjWcTOdxuuoDjal9Lq9HR0ouFTy-AVZUuNk4WgWxy0U3a-LxLF1u1qitbJB89M923xeJmU_Akk3d9IkZcZSqupfHyOxqKvo24KFGLQ/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEjPyzAKdShYABcn0eYcvwkqbuehM0lPgNu4hyXSOJhphThYPbNm73qRn10BJpSXUQENeEZkzuEsA2mBGKOx9-OjWcTOdxuuoDjal9Lq9HR0ouFTy-AVZUuNk4WgWxy0U3a-LxLF1u1qitbJB89M923xeJmU_Akk3d9IkZcZSqupfHyOxqKvo24KFGLQ/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <b><i>Catch-22</i></b><b> meets <i>Starship
Troopers</i> in Nir Yaniv’s rollicking,</b></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>madcap military
sci-fi satire <i>The Good Soldier <o:p></o:p></i></b></h2>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Good Soldier</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> by Nir Yaniv, a rollicking, madcap military sci-fi
satire that’s been described as “M*A*S*H in outer space” and “Catch-22 meets
Starship Troopers,” is the latest adult science fiction novel published by
Regina, Saskatchewan’s Shadowpaw Press.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As U.K author and critic Adam Roberts (Jack Glass) puts it<b>, </b>The
Good Soldier is “a rattling, SFnal updating of</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Good Soldier Švejk</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
via</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Starship
Troopers</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">(as
it might be: <i>Švejkship Troopers</i>): funny, pointed, readable, a subversive
depiction of the futility of war and a satire on the perennial logic of the
military mind and the structures of the army.” It is also, he adds, “highly
recommended.”</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
<i>The Good Soldier</i> begins, The Imperial Navy has long been at war. It is a
well-oiled machine, a mighty galactic power in which nothing can go wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enter
Pre-Private Joseph Fux, self-proclaimed Idiot, Second Class.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
Fux arrives on board the light frigate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>UPS Spitz</em>,
things immediately begin to go wrong. It’s not Fux’s fault. It never is. Accidents
just happen when he’s around, despite the best intentions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
as the always-cheerful Fux bungles his way through one job after another, he
throws the whole ship and its orderly crew into chaos. No one is left
unscathed: not the responsible and lonely Lt. Lipton, grieving for his lost
love; not the mercilessly logical Doctor Nightingale, who may or may not be
Lipton’s current romantic interest; not the overzealous Ensign Berseker, or the
pompous political officer, Commander Kapust. Not even the hidden, monstrous
Captain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Knowingly
or not, Fux is an agent of resistance, his blind stupidity the only sane
response to the insanity of war. Something’s gotta give, and the tiny
spanner-in-the-works that is Fux threatens at last to destroy the entire
machinery of the Galactic Empire . . .<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">More praise for <i>The Good Soldier<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“In this amiable satire of the gung-ho heroics of military sci-fi,
Yaniv (coauthor of The Tel Aviv Dossier) sets a seeming simpleton against an
immense empire, and the contest is hardly fair . . . (A)n amusing alternative
to the usual run of martial marvels and battle-tested warriors. Military SF
fans will enjoy this gentle roasting.” –<b> Publishers Weekly</b></span></em><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“Drawing on a tradition of anti-war fiction and his own military
experience, Nir Yaniv meshes together classical American gung-ho SF with the
delightful absurdism of European literature to create an unforgettable
far-future fable for our times. Think</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">M.A.S.H.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">in space, and you’ll
come closest to capturing the spirit of</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The
Good Soldier</span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">, but you’ll have to enmesh yourself in the
(mis)adventures of Idiot-Second-Class Fux and company of the good ship</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Spitz</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">to find out for
yourself. This is one explosive novel you do not want to miss!”</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">– Lavie Tidhar,
award-winning author of</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Central
Station</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Neom</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">“A madcap dystopian satire that shoulders its way into the ranks
of</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Bill
the Galactic Hero</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></i></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Catch-22</span></strong><em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">,
then stands sloppily at attention as it smirks in the face of an apoplectic
political officer.”</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">–
Alex Shvartsman, Award-Winning Author of</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Middling
Affliction</span></b></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Eridani’s Crown</span></b></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span></b> </h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">NIR YANIV (niryaniv.com) is an Israeli-born multidisciplinary
artist living in Los Angeles. He’s an author, a musician, an illustrator, and a
filmmaker. He founded Israel’s first online science fiction magazine and served
as its chief editor for ten years, after which he moved on to editing a printed
genre magazine. He collaborated with World Fantasy Award-winning
author Lavie Tidhar on two novels, including the “deranged sci-fi
extravaganza” (per <i>The Jewish Quarterly</i>) <i>The Tel Aviv Dossier</i>,
and his English- language collection <i>The Love Machine & Other
Contraptions</i> was published by Infinity Plus in 2012.His most recent Hebrew
novel, <i>King of Jerusalem</i>, was published in Israel in 2019. His short
stories have appeared in <i>Weird Tales</i>, <i>Apex</i>, and <i>ChiZine</i>,
among others. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nir’s musical career includes soundtracks for film, dance shows,
and theatre. His most recent work is the voice-and-drums animated album <i>The
Voice Remains </i>(LifeArt Music, 2021). Nir has also directed several short
films and music videos, both live-action and animated. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>About Shadowpaw Press</b><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shadowpaw Press was founded in 2018 by Edward Willett. A member of
Literary Press Group (Canada) and the Association of Canadian Publishers,
Shadowpaw Press publishes an eclectic selection of books by both new and
established authors, including adult fiction, young adult fiction, children’s
books, non-fiction, and anthologies. In addition, Shadowpaw Press publishes new
editions of notable, previously published books in any genre under the
Shadowpaw Press Reprise imprint. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-30-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">Edward Willett<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="mailto:ewillett@sasktel.net">ewillett@sasktel.net</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;">306-536-5421<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.edwardwillett.com/">www.edwardwillett.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.shadowpawpress.com/">www.shadowpawpress.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A critically
acclaimed debut novel of investigative candor all from a millennial’s point of
view from Itua Uduebo</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published by Read Furiously</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 6.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Life<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>lived<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">checklists.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 35.8pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Parade
of Streetlights </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">is a captivating exploration of the
millennial experience. Following a significant<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>incident<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>youth<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Lagos,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Kolawole<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Idowu<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>always<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>haunting<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>desire to return to Nigeria and commit his time to making a difference.
Within the course of a year,<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>Kola<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>explores<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;">
</span>his<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>home<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>New<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>York<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>City<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>aspects<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>world<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>candor<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt;"> </span>and
humor. Kola is both self-conscious and observant as he encounters people on the
streets of NYC and constantly struggles with the idea of what it means to be
himself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 6.0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 35.8pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Parade
of Streetlights </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">is a deeply personal and introspective
debut novel from author Itua <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">Uduebo</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">told</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">vignettes</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">featuring</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">characters</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">who</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">are</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">working</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">through</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">many</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">personal
</span>absurdities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 6.0pt; margin-right: 35.8pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
is a novel about the choices we make, the ways we restrict ourselves
needlessly,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">freedom</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">embracing</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">authentic</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">pursuit</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">happiness.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kola’s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">voice
is a welcome addition to the literary canon and his story will stay with you
long after the last page is finished.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 76%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.85pt; margin-top: 14.35pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Minion Pro", serif; line-height: 76%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a name="_Hlk155064847"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Itua Uduebo:</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnqsA1v2kLcgF9Zy4h_F2S8oomM_HVkm_KN_juz4vQq7aKF0idQkQvT3w0GHgB5McaOmm00C3yUF_6pwvmB_R4IztEUB3SLaHrPDsIPIs6FF-SvEY9JFV_AkUDH-G1sf7TAl3vmMEuURgKyJGiPSTlVWSKkP5BOlY3nHYAd35OiY2JU7gZOkQmQcLhR0/s249/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="249" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnqsA1v2kLcgF9Zy4h_F2S8oomM_HVkm_KN_juz4vQq7aKF0idQkQvT3w0GHgB5McaOmm00C3yUF_6pwvmB_R4IztEUB3SLaHrPDsIPIs6FF-SvEY9JFV_AkUDH-G1sf7TAl3vmMEuURgKyJGiPSTlVWSKkP5BOlY3nHYAd35OiY2JU7gZOkQmQcLhR0/s1600/Picture2.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Itua
was born in Lagos, Nigeria, reside in New York, NY, and graduated from
Georgetown University with a degree in International Politics. He is currently
working in the financial technology industry. His writing journey began in </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">his college years and to date he has several essays, articles,
freeform poems, and short stories published online and in print.<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>His<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>focuses<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>adult<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
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thrillers, politics, racial justice, culture, and global affairs. Currently
working on his second novel manuscript and always looking to take on new
creative challenges.</span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Read Furiously:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.95pt; margin-top: 11.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">In 2012,
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Furiously recognizes that reading is a personal and social act. If we are
successful in combining the two, being a Furious Reader will be another way we
can change the world - one book at a time. We strive to celebrate diverse
voices and encourage a sustainable reading journey.</span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">To request additional review copies or
an interview with Itua Utuebo, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge
Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. <i>We look forward to the coverage!</i></span></b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-40462537418252983232024-01-17T02:00:00.034-05:002024-01-17T02:00:00.131-05:00Isn’t She Great, a love letter to female-led comedies with a touch of pink by Elizabeth Teets <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx1YdkXp7FQ8XTS-P3Qh8p_Aw21NxAL4fEj91gkcdos1i6a19Y63SzZ3__7Jk_jDO7r6DHtl-o7FiS4bUgQg70AR3zf8PeAQAmpNIfT3W7EOfAOyR_9HB57I-LNa5VYi5WoxhQimNN3EPrj7To_eAUsYAcNGPc_M4ekdUFuSQFQojVcuGNvY4iFu-o1U/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx1YdkXp7FQ8XTS-P3Qh8p_Aw21NxAL4fEj91gkcdos1i6a19Y63SzZ3__7Jk_jDO7r6DHtl-o7FiS4bUgQg70AR3zf8PeAQAmpNIfT3W7EOfAOyR_9HB57I-LNa5VYi5WoxhQimNN3EPrj7To_eAUsYAcNGPc_M4ekdUFuSQFQojVcuGNvY4iFu-o1U/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Isn’t She Great</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A love
letter to female-led comedies brought to you with a touch of </span></b><b><span style="color: #f51be5; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">pink</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> by
comedian, screenwriter and author, Elizabeth Teets</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published by Read Furiously<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa3GpUGcCwzDv5V5DzW_ZeOeav1PlInxtMIhJb3UpTj_VusGLEOga-LShyxNa6gMvTvVUAygxetVDFun3rhgNTszBc0YNdXgNq78u6QgIyoWeA-dg_5q_-pk20Jz_FHaaxzmAtyQaLuxEkp0dGB1b5oKDq3TuW3O9z68LbcEfrjFGfe9SGpQWxnyNAyo/s317/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa3GpUGcCwzDv5V5DzW_ZeOeav1PlInxtMIhJb3UpTj_VusGLEOga-LShyxNa6gMvTvVUAygxetVDFun3rhgNTszBc0YNdXgNq78u6QgIyoWeA-dg_5q_-pk20Jz_FHaaxzmAtyQaLuxEkp0dGB1b5oKDq3TuW3O9z68LbcEfrjFGfe9SGpQWxnyNAyo/w250-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="250" /></a></i></div><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Based on Elizabeth Teets’s
program series called “Isn’t She Great” at the Hollywood </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">Theater,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">this</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">anthology</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">is</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">a</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">collection</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">of</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">the</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">most</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">beloved</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">female-centric</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">comedies</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">and</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; text-align: justify;">the </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">audiences
who adore them. From </span><i style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">9 to 5 </i><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">to </span><i style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Romy and Michele </i><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">to the iconic Elle
Woods, the essays</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">in</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">this</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">collection</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">build</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">on</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">our</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">devotion</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">to</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">these</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">films</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">and</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">continue</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;">
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">the</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">conversation around funny
women and how these characters have shaped so many talented writers.</span><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: left;"><a name="_Hlk155064847" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As
Elizabeth Teets reminds us, there is a specific power in a funny woman. A woman
who dares to laugh at the world and at herself. These movies made us strong and
smart and sexy<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>(and<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>bend<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>snap<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>lot).<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>At<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>end<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>day,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>remind<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>ourselves<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>world only<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>tries<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>let<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>little<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>money,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>little<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>confidence,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>little<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;">
</span>joy<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>-<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>go<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>out<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>and
get the whole enchilada.</span></a></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Isn’t She Great </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;">is for anyone who loves movies and
feels the glamour in pink. Cult cinema and film criticism will never be the
same.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Elizabeth
Teets:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieViZCesoOOR9NZPwmeotEihsIVe4YWayj2cc0cdffLpvKDGK43Xlu16iznXAgsrShJsODP-L3Z6at0x3m8BovnKSiRjVCMIszBpq7zKwaGz2s98Eo0YrtjaUJMH9AOP_RJwQaXUqz5tbCB0SZpLFPJ452pht27mS7ZKxB94PRaHHiI90A6YLcJ5vd1ss/s273/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="190" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieViZCesoOOR9NZPwmeotEihsIVe4YWayj2cc0cdffLpvKDGK43Xlu16iznXAgsrShJsODP-L3Z6at0x3m8BovnKSiRjVCMIszBpq7zKwaGz2s98Eo0YrtjaUJMH9AOP_RJwQaXUqz5tbCB0SZpLFPJ452pht27mS7ZKxB94PRaHHiI90A6YLcJ5vd1ss/s1600/Picture2.jpg" width="190" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth Teets is an
Oregan born writer, comedian, screenwriter, and fashionista. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles
Times, New York Times, Repeller, Catapult, Reductress, and more. She lives in
Los Angeles where she is waiting for her group chat to respond.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Read Furiously:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.95pt; margin-top: 11.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">In 2012,
Read Furiously published its first title, the graphic novel series <i>The MOTHER Principle</i>. Today we dedicate
our time and energies to publishing titles that offer a new perspective on the
world through a roster of fascinating voices.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Our<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>goal<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Read<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Furiously<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;">
</span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>create<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>generation<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>readers<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>(lovingly<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;">
</span>referred<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>to as<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>“Furious<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>Readers”)<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>view<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>reading<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>necessity<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>busy<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>world.<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>We<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>believe<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>that reading is more than performative -
reading is an activity that brings people together to help<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>make<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>sense<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>where<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>come<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>where<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;">
</span>we<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>going.<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Every<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Read<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>Furiously
title is curated carefully to reflect these values.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 35.8pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">With every title we publish, Read Furiously donates 5% of our
net proceeds to various <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">literacy</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">programs</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">book-related</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">charities,</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">and</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">we</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">also</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">invite</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">our</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">talented</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">creators</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">to</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">do </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>same.<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>We<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>work<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Little<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>Free<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Libraries<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>book<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>donation<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>programs<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>throughout NJ. We
understand that reading can be a form of activism and we take this
responsibility very seriously.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Through our published titles and community efforts, Read
Furiously recognizes that reading is a personal and social act. If we are
successful in combining the two, being a Furious Reader will be another way we
can change the world - one book at a time. We strive to celebrate diverse
voices and encourage a sustainable reading journey.</span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To request additional review copies or
an interview with Elizabeth Teets, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative
Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. <i>We look forward to the coverage!</i></span></b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-54013578279907492242024-01-14T12:00:00.004-05:002024-01-14T12:00:00.262-05:00Mark Morton’s debut YA novel, The Headmasters, from Shadowpaw Press February 6 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKGZn3uC7J8VCz4JeKjnTsijmiQazg6vKR3PhyphenhyphenCiI6nZkh6BolhahRtTp7lAUz6gMD_ujq0W65BxndzM9zKMPpb6SKJXlPtSkhZzlliwn3EEb1AVN8jCoOHqvaxWRfACdVczOhVqGHGYpG6zvOjqWmGpJcfUg99-a_502bNecBuiuW_xVgmOoFjW_X0c/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKGZn3uC7J8VCz4JeKjnTsijmiQazg6vKR3PhyphenhyphenCiI6nZkh6BolhahRtTp7lAUz6gMD_ujq0W65BxndzM9zKMPpb6SKJXlPtSkhZzlliwn3EEb1AVN8jCoOHqvaxWRfACdVczOhVqGHGYpG6zvOjqWmGpJcfUg99-a_502bNecBuiuW_xVgmOoFjW_X0c/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mark
Morton’s debut YA novel, <i>The Headmasters</i>, called “a brilliant
science-fiction debut”<br /></span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">by Robert
J. Sawyer, releases February 6 from Shadowpaw Press</span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb30S82kCvOkrFAnzY-OarBS7bihcdze4-sAEOxwxgO6mJoHRsKyxBReOP0bEHJymZA5dz3clB5LGW1p7M2Guti_QPwHkLePO_bun_yCAa4YuRLUJhZMT_dwWw7E1yjj7v3EiMpSG0tUKCbW58qoWcR8qctl6TBJ9bSjQyV31laHm-IQdAhTnPFDIs_rc/s931/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb30S82kCvOkrFAnzY-OarBS7bihcdze4-sAEOxwxgO6mJoHRsKyxBReOP0bEHJymZA5dz3clB5LGW1p7M2Guti_QPwHkLePO_bun_yCAa4YuRLUJhZMT_dwWw7E1yjj7v3EiMpSG0tUKCbW58qoWcR8qctl6TBJ9bSjQyV31laHm-IQdAhTnPFDIs_rc/w259-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noted
Canadian non-fiction author and long-time CBC columnist Mark Morton makes his
debut as a novelist with <i>The Headmasters</i>, coming February 6 from
Shadowpaw Press; a gripping, provocative post-apocalyptic dystopian young adult
tale that asks the question, “How do you learn from the past if there isn’t
one?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sixty
years ago as <i>The Headmasters</i> opens, something awful happened. Something
that killed everyone except the people at Blue Ring, a research facility in
northern Ontario. Something that caused the Headmasters to appear. But young
Maple doesn’t know what is was. Because talking about the past is forbidden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Everyone
at Blue Ring has a Headmaster. They sink their sinewy coils into your skull and
control you, using your body for backbreaking toil and your mind to communicate
with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
someone dies, their Headmaster transfers to someone new. But so do the dead
person’s memories, and if one of those memories surfaces in the new host’s
mind, their brain breaks. That’s why talking about the past is forbidden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple
hates this world where the past can’t exist and the future promises only more
suffering. And she hates the Headmasters for making it that way. But she
doesn’t know how to fight them – until memories start to surface in her mind
from someone who long ago came close to defeating the Headmasters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
whose memories are they? Why aren’t they harming her? And how can she use them
to defeat the Headmasters? Maple has to find the answers herself, unable to
tell anyone what she’s experiencing or planning—not even Thorn, the young man
she’s falling in love with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thorn,
who has some forbidden secrets of his own . . .<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Praise
for The Headmasters</span></span></span></b> </h2>
<p style="margin-bottom: 17.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Mark Morton’s </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Headmasters<i> is a brilliant science-fiction
debut from one of Canada’s best-loved nonfiction writers. This compelling YA
novel is a spot-on updating of Robert A. Heinlein’s classic </i>The Puppet
Masters<i> for the new millennium, with intricate world-building, a great
science-fiction puzzle, and — ironic for a novel about suppressed memories — a
main character you’ll never forget. I loved it.”</i> — <b>Robert J. Sawyer,
Hugo Award-winning author of <i>The Downloaded<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">About the author</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MARK MORTON (markmorton.ca)i s also the author of four nonfiction
titles: <i>Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities</i> (nominated
for a Julia Child Award and to be reissued soon in a new edition from Shadowpaw
Press Reprise); <i>The End: Closing Words for a Millennium</i> (winner of the
Alexander Isbister Award for nonfiction); <i>The Lover’s Tongue: A Merry Romp
Through the Language of Love and Sex</i> (republished in the UK as <i>Dirty
Words</i>), and <i>Cooking with Shakespeare</i>. He’s also written more than fifty
columns for <i>Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture</i> (University of
California Press) and has written and broadcast more than a hundred columns
about language and culture for CBC Radio. Mark has a PhD in sixteenth-century
literature from the University of Toronto and has taught at several
universities in France and Canada. He currently works at the University of
Waterloo. He and his wife, Melanie Cameron, (also an author) have four
children, three dogs, one rabbit, and no time.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">About Shadowpaw Press</span></span></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Shadowpaw Press was founded in 2018 by Edward Willett. A member of
Literary Press Group (Canada) and the Association of Canadian Publishers,
Shadowpaw Press publishes an eclectic selection of books by both new and
established authors, including adult fiction, young adult fiction, children’s
books, non-fiction, and anthologies. In addition, Shadowpaw Press publishes new
editions of notable, previously published books in any genre under the
Shadowpaw Press Reprise imprint.</span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edward Willett<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.theworldshapers.com/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">www.theworldshapers.com</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-38784377715821870902024-01-12T02:00:00.058-05:002024-01-12T02:00:00.144-05:00Northwood Meadows Lifestyle, a collection of webcomic from Andy Chang <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVCKWSGFdqOeurqfwNsI8Y2JjHq-H7-4DtHWG0y2at8VMbl9J6dbnUQx1CY3Mz-qSz5Nmmhg0n9YvRCIZvUNq2sazhjBNiJf2W8NEu2BU2FV9C2dma5H1lxUOF3gVUPL3_q8KJn855r9XEjnAT_IxPLC6SeyqT-YUnmpcNiU1cmm4uNLl332fV_NY1Zk/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVCKWSGFdqOeurqfwNsI8Y2JjHq-H7-4DtHWG0y2at8VMbl9J6dbnUQx1CY3Mz-qSz5Nmmhg0n9YvRCIZvUNq2sazhjBNiJf2W8NEu2BU2FV9C2dma5H1lxUOF3gVUPL3_q8KJn855r9XEjnAT_IxPLC6SeyqT-YUnmpcNiU1cmm4uNLl332fV_NY1Zk/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Northwood Meadows</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Lifestyle</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A
collection of webcomic that truly display life from an animal’s point of view
from critically acclaimed comic artist, Andy Chang</span></b><b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published by Read Furiously<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAAfp-Jy0VFr2twqH2GACXYObmOkSceEG47PqO_vl4usZTyvgKVhg4rsAhvt80mGOkYauMdIbq4Qjxn5mO0uw8rb7UIFEsHG7ou0LtiuB2kKS-edrJINeQs5DfrXX31pl5jzYjqJb_AB6M0XV-m6j6orHwTtWoY6al1nSkhKL7Hj_aiTRdTuAVrQ4jl0/s446/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="436" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAAfp-Jy0VFr2twqH2GACXYObmOkSceEG47PqO_vl4usZTyvgKVhg4rsAhvt80mGOkYauMdIbq4Qjxn5mO0uw8rb7UIFEsHG7ou0LtiuB2kKS-edrJINeQs5DfrXX31pl5jzYjqJb_AB6M0XV-m6j6orHwTtWoY6al1nSkhKL7Hj_aiTRdTuAVrQ4jl0/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="313" /></a></i></div><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Now available from Read Furiously, <i>Northwood Meadows: Lifestyle </i>is a collection of webcomics from
comics artist Andy Chang.</span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Northwood<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Meadows:<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>Lifestyle<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">are<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>slice<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>life<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>comics<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>illustrated<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>through<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>colorful<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>cast<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt;"> </span>of
witty animals to be told in three panel comic strips.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>beautiful<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>place<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>Northwood<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
</span>Meadows,<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>there<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>lives<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>entertaining<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>crew<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>animals (and one extraterrestrial). Phil
the penguin is the unappreciated artist of the group, while Ana is trying so
hard to live her best life. Ally is making the most of his time on Earth and
Ted the turtle is terrified of it all, but still tries to “upgrade his shell.”
Balancing out this chorus of voices is Bob, the source of reason in Northwood
Meadows.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Northwood
Meadows: Lifestyle </span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[ISBN 9781737175865] </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">is listed as $13.99 and available wherever books are sold.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: 35.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Read<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Furiously<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;">
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margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a name="_Hlk155064847"><b></b></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtfkM2xq9ywC-LbD0IrrQgzGPdRK82EOltnQh6w2CGEZVfud-szPpMUwdROQJSSHftaUqy-PiUzoRZDwfS-T8_QC0hdxTjuLI2OcJUuPKY4k2LoAxUHktG9sS2RNlZzILwBS-me_BBx9qDwrNBcL_jewbuNAZC-cbHlEITSecZSgquMQLZu7tNI2k8NQ/s249/Picture4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="249" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtfkM2xq9ywC-LbD0IrrQgzGPdRK82EOltnQh6w2CGEZVfud-szPpMUwdROQJSSHftaUqy-PiUzoRZDwfS-T8_QC0hdxTjuLI2OcJUuPKY4k2LoAxUHktG9sS2RNlZzILwBS-me_BBx9qDwrNBcL_jewbuNAZC-cbHlEITSecZSgquMQLZu7tNI2k8NQ/s1600/Picture4.jpg" width="249" /></a></b></div><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">Andy</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">Chang</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">is</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">an</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">independent</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">comic</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">artist–</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">based</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">in</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">New</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> J</span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">ersey.</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">He</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">has</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">made</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">several
children-friendly/all-age</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">comics-such</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">as</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.55pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">Add-Zero<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span></i><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">and</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.55pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">Adventures<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt;"> </span>Sniffy<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt;"> </span></i><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">–</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">prior</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.55pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">to</span><span style="color: #231f20; letter-spacing: -0.6pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;">the
creation of Northwood Meadows.</span><span style="color: #231f20; text-align: justify;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 74.75pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; line-height: 107%;">His
style of art was inspired by a mixture of Japanese Manga and the Sunday comics<span style="letter-spacing: 4.0pt; mso-font-width: 150%;"> </span>– whimsical and
simplistic- but the stories he creates references a funny take on the reality
of the everchanging daily life.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 74.75pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Andy lives with his wife and three daughters, who all provides
unlimited resource of inspiration and aspiration for Northwood Meadows’ future
comic art.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">About Read Furiously:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 35.95pt; margin-top: 11.85pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #231f20; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">In 2012,
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an interview with Andy Chang, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge
Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>We look forward to the
coverage!</i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span></p><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></i><p></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-79616312862211524952024-01-10T11:36:00.001-05:002024-01-10T11:48:59.405-05:00It Came From The Trees And other violent Aberrations, by Canadian author, Joel McKay <p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2pfm06A3zAWbA2YDB-wRAYYYMCLfx1ulpBvYz5DW4LX7Mn6SjUvLqzVoLqvz5sTkexDTnSBrnoeSpZH6I4NKPyYlT3hf77AsJ1rv0Wiwkawuc123ZzIeI63sAIL50BBHi-EwOM_1tgrUmzHL2B8SX2wJl4iNps1vHjYr4BsCXL8G2YsknOOWzuEZyJw/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2pfm06A3zAWbA2YDB-wRAYYYMCLfx1ulpBvYz5DW4LX7Mn6SjUvLqzVoLqvz5sTkexDTnSBrnoeSpZH6I4NKPyYlT3hf77AsJ1rv0Wiwkawuc123ZzIeI63sAIL50BBHi-EwOM_1tgrUmzHL2B8SX2wJl4iNps1vHjYr4BsCXL8G2YsknOOWzuEZyJw/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">It Came From The Trees<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">And other violent Aberrations</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The newest segment of modern horror by Canadian author,
Joel McKay</span></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The book is published by Birchwood Press and is available
worldwide in print and e-book format<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgLf71zfWfpECe7wfhFLpC_fN1MZUambKwif_MFUznFM3jG537FRHQ0a9rxSYB0JRscvlAt-skcIopbrOKB3JSymKVzxrS3kgVQhnwblznWa91UdTWNt1h6oelHhAGinRS3S1cNNW7fd6ho5j8VG6qaZPKOOgRu5q9o3bxvQztfDvMOmRD0XVM9yVTO8/s761/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgLf71zfWfpECe7wfhFLpC_fN1MZUambKwif_MFUznFM3jG537FRHQ0a9rxSYB0JRscvlAt-skcIopbrOKB3JSymKVzxrS3kgVQhnwblznWa91UdTWNt1h6oelHhAGinRS3S1cNNW7fd6ho5j8VG6qaZPKOOgRu5q9o3bxvQztfDvMOmRD0XVM9yVTO8/w268-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="268" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /> </i><p></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Tree planters on the run from parasitic
insects. A physicist who has become the target of a murderous airline.
Teenagers trapped in a museum with an eldritch horror. An escaped pit fighter
thrust into a desperate stand at a sagging mountain fortress. And a luckless
cowboy sailing across a sea of grass to the bloody resurrection of an elder
god. Welcome to Joel McKay's <span class="a-text-italic"><i>It Came from the
Trees and Other Violent Aberrations</i></span>, a collection of five
page-turners as strange, disparate and bloody as their titles suggest.<br /></span></p><p></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">So, grab a stiff drink, turn the lights down low, settle into your favorite
reading nook and enjoy this brief but memorable collection of tales from one of
the newest voices in Canadian pulp fiction.</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Garamond, serif; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p></p><h1 style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Came-Trees-Other-Violent-Aberrations-ebook/dp/B0CL61XD9V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D2Y1GM45BWSM&keywords=joel+mckay&qid=1704214577&sprefix=joel+mckay+%2Caps%2C259&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">It Came From the
Trees: and Other Violent Aberrations eBook : McKay, Joel: Amazon.ca: Kindle
Store</span></a></span></span><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></h1><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;">
</p><h1 style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">More from Joel McKay:<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB46qMV-C9dQrfzA3Cgz7r3sRE3WMi-WpxqX_D6-w4GKAOgEL90BwtTP4sMvIlChozuGCW-uyMR-kWIVMsDS_UAHIIuwaNZiiP-47p_hwBtc70EXvxrydsgDtBS6z7Iudk06Eq_qRNd0VttAaKoSo6dnBxGPy9cFNM8on05lW3GFjHV8tLDhoafnYYJpg/s313/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="207" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB46qMV-C9dQrfzA3Cgz7r3sRE3WMi-WpxqX_D6-w4GKAOgEL90BwtTP4sMvIlChozuGCW-uyMR-kWIVMsDS_UAHIIuwaNZiiP-47p_hwBtc70EXvxrydsgDtBS6z7Iudk06Eq_qRNd0VttAaKoSo6dnBxGPy9cFNM8on05lW3GFjHV8tLDhoafnYYJpg/s1600/Picture2.jpg" width="207" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">All Charlotte Deerborn wanted was a nice
Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. Too bad for her no one else wanted
to be there. By the time the turkey is carved, old grievances, bad behavior and
crass remarks have transformed her dinner party into a disaster. And then a
werewolf shows up to do some carving of its own.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">Wolf at the Door is a fast-paced, absurdist take
on modern creature horror, levering humor and action to highlight how one
family comes to grips with what really matters in life.</span></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-at-Door-Joel-McKay-ebook/dp/B0B35X89CH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DHK39BMAE897&keywords=joel+McKay&qid=1659477836&sprefix=joel+mckay%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Wolf at the Door - Kindle edition by McKay, Joel. Literature
& Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><p></p><h1 style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">About Joel McKay:<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw16unIYoCxf7iQOTatPpUc6focBLDb180tLFe3-lx_Vw1xysCYtx9TlPI0-4jkc7vRSkYG76cCPgsizzDhboUJu9f10JwRs0ZP3G2mpIN7_1-yxXdKBjl46050kQeHgVvcFL2_rb0F4kk-uMYU16hTd7ds5OaygojEAqKPT2W-llxWeIpt72URHUOFs/s444/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="444" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibw16unIYoCxf7iQOTatPpUc6focBLDb180tLFe3-lx_Vw1xysCYtx9TlPI0-4jkc7vRSkYG76cCPgsizzDhboUJu9f10JwRs0ZP3G2mpIN7_1-yxXdKBjl46050kQeHgVvcFL2_rb0F4kk-uMYU16hTd7ds5OaygojEAqKPT2W-llxWeIpt72URHUOFs/s320/Picture3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Joel McKay is an economic development professional, author and former
public relations executive and journalist. He is based in Prince George, B.C. where
he is the CEO of Northern Development, and sits on the boards of the University
of Northern B.C. and Destination B.C.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Joel is passionate about British Columbia, especially its vast and
relatively misunderstood north. His writing focuses on the people, places and
issues relevant to northern and rural communities, typically with a healthy
dose of the absurd or supernatural. His short story 'Number Hunnerd', a fish
tale set in B.C.'s Cariboo, was published in Tyche Books anthology Water:
Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters in 2021. His novella, Wolf at the Door, was
published in the spring of 2022 and focuses on a disastrous family Thanksgiving
dinner. His forthcoming fiction, a short western horror story titled 'Hands',
will be published by Brigids Gate Press in the summer of 2022.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Joel was previously Director, Communications at Northern Development. During
that time he led the creation and publication of the 'Small Town PR Playbook',
a first-of-its-kind how-to book for rural public relations in Canada that won
the Don Rennie Award from the Canadian Public Relations Society for excellence
in government communications. Prior to that, he was Assignment Editor at
Business in Vancouver Newspaper where his journalism earned him a Jack Webster
Award for Business, Industry and Economics in 2011, and a nomination for a
second Jack Webster Award for Multimedia Reporting in 2012.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kwantlen Polytechnic
University for his professional achievements, and in 2021 was awarded the
Chairman's Award from the B.C. Economic Development Association for his
contributions to rural development. He has been named a Top 40 Under 40 by the
Prince George Chamber of Commerce, and in 2021 and 2022 was named one of the
500 most influential business leaders in British Columbia by Business in
Vancouver Media Group.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">To
request additional review copies or an interview with Joel McKay, please
contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:
mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US">We
look forward to the coverage!</span></b><b style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #404040; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></span></div><p><br /></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-78247285889494759002024-01-07T02:00:00.001-05:002024-01-07T10:50:39.627-05:00Meet Canadian Author, C.B. Czech - Outlaw Writer!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivecwMjsNIp3-YMatmAgOSpy8Ir04oEVfHPipxcxqs6vsmGogLne2mRiIFM3IWg44Zw4c_MFqSjSAPnNKD4v5Vi02pvbsL1FrUPcM6Wy6bjW3ViBqhxsi5idEcxrsBF58i6pEVqQ4R_Zj9xsZF5bqyMTjZH-E4G97clU7nAnPmK_0hijgzc-ECWBvtMRg/s1584/Please%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivecwMjsNIp3-YMatmAgOSpy8Ir04oEVfHPipxcxqs6vsmGogLne2mRiIFM3IWg44Zw4c_MFqSjSAPnNKD4v5Vi02pvbsL1FrUPcM6Wy6bjW3ViBqhxsi5idEcxrsBF58i6pEVqQ4R_Zj9xsZF5bqyMTjZH-E4G97clU7nAnPmK_0hijgzc-ECWBvtMRg/w640-h160/Please%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome to C.B. Czech – Outlaw Writer!</span></i></h1><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeLjLzRQM2ooBTywK9spz2QTo3BICLLDcleAT07Ks4CNRGIpl_1HDw8mqUndJhH0tajX-9EqspNpNolWn7br0BPx0MiD1XVvDe2Dduh6_5Et06yESA11ZnI50p9z5d0bkGVKKpXssD38_VvgnMpxIlm0yIIdFYOIRqi0gKlkjgebZK8v9vRat4Zgs1mQ/s741/headshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="741" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeLjLzRQM2ooBTywK9spz2QTo3BICLLDcleAT07Ks4CNRGIpl_1HDw8mqUndJhH0tajX-9EqspNpNolWn7br0BPx0MiD1XVvDe2Dduh6_5Et06yESA11ZnI50p9z5d0bkGVKKpXssD38_VvgnMpxIlm0yIIdFYOIRqi0gKlkjgebZK8v9vRat4Zgs1mQ/s320/headshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></i></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started wanting to write a very long time ago, and over
the years, scribbled little story ideas on all sorts of scraps of paper, most
of them lost now. In my mid 50’s, I seriously put pen to paper and wrote a few
short stories on a variety of subjects and gave serious thought to either
turning them into short plays, or a collection of short stories. Not knowing
where to turn, it was just sheer luck that I saw a post on Facebook for an
informal monthly author meet up at a Calgary coffee house. That changed
everything. From that first meeting, the stories literally fell out of me. My
process is very much like watching a movie in my mind and simply recording what
I see and hear. Even when I edit, it becomes more of a movie making exercise as
I rewind, re-state, add or delete a character, etc. With a great deal of help
from other more experienced writers and editors, I published ‘Two Summers’,
first to eBook and then eventually to print. ‘Touch’ followed close behind and
I am currently writing the sequel, ‘The Two’, which I hope to publish in the
first half of 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I describe myself as an “Outlaw” writer because I write
children’s stories, YA, thrillers, dark tales, spiritual and even religious
fiction. I won’t stick to a particular genre and I have no interest in seeking
a literary agent or traditional publisher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Website: <a href="http://www.checkwithczech.com/">www.checkwithczech.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buy links are also on my website, but here they are FYI:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon/KDP paperback books: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AC.B.+Czech&s=relevancerank&text=C.B.+Czech&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AC.B.+Czech&s=relevancerank&text=C.B.+Czech&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rakuten/Kobo ebooks: <a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/search?query=C.B.%20Czech&ac=1&acp=c.b.%20czech&ac.author=C.B.%20Czech" target="_blank">https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/search?query=C.B.%20Czech&ac=1&acp=c.b.%20czech&ac.author=C.B.%20Czech</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Q & A With C.B Czech</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My main characters form as I watch the movie in my mind,
preceding much of the plot. This occurs during the idea rumination. As the
story develops, I bring secondary characters in as I need them to reveal
certain facts to the reader. This is especially true in novels. The characters
in short stories are mostly fully visualized before pen hits paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Choosing a villain has become easy; I concentrate on what
their essence is, what motivates them, why are they ‘bad’, etc and it becomes
easy to use arrogance, for example, as the prime mover to describe the
character. I try to find their weakness and use it to inform who they are.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My reading choices do reflect in my writing. Many of the
authors I have loved to read are those who are able to project the visual
aspects of their stories in my mind, and I try to do likewise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite characters to write are innocent souls. I’ve
written a few children’s stories that feature animals as the characters and
that really appeals to me. The protagonists in both of my published works are
innocent souls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m about ¾ finished the manuscript for ‘The Two’, which is
the sequel to my novel, ‘Touch’. On my back burner are a Steampunk Romantic
Fantasy and a Dark Western about a wicked man on a supernatural path to
redemption. I’m really anxious to complete these, publish a compilation of
short stories and start on a possible novel that takes place in the silent film
era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Research involves collecting a lot of pictures, watching
documentaries, using Google Earth to visit faraway lands and reading everything
I can on the subject at hand.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FkPMc7wRaljVsT-KjrMK2rEROeT-V8-Vx87Kqt3NjNWbVGuvPXXHt6aX9sq824alxGneO9MFIOtwcnzlsXwlyPO0Xs1PSz1zGNFC16HCKQkKV3Ico60-riTJ-B_TKQzNnlTwK62oMJMEef_TruVEn_VBageIpr2t3dZL7ttnsaKejBIK8fFJL6qHtgc/s1448/Two%20Summers%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FkPMc7wRaljVsT-KjrMK2rEROeT-V8-Vx87Kqt3NjNWbVGuvPXXHt6aX9sq824alxGneO9MFIOtwcnzlsXwlyPO0Xs1PSz1zGNFC16HCKQkKV3Ico60-riTJ-B_TKQzNnlTwK62oMJMEef_TruVEn_VBageIpr2t3dZL7ttnsaKejBIK8fFJL6qHtgc/w296-h400/Two%20Summers%20cover.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">TWO SUMMERS</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">A coming of age
story about a thirteen year old Canadian boy who, without parental consent,
takes off with his older American cousin on a motorcycle trip to California in
1975. The story resumes in 1977 when a family that he met in California comes
to Calgary for their summer vacation. Two Summers is rife with music and
experiences of the times and brings the boy guidance right at the time in his
life when he needs it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white; color: black;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFY_m999t5ihV5NQTij-yzylB-IfED4XyoQ-fRPSzgHHlVG5ZmNflzEhi5fpgZU1Yd4aX8nB05BbX6zkQHfoBvdnNRyIgZXB55d1CmZ5F_-51Qqbk9_R0ns7tOEpU-7QujPQvYmwOtRU0v6jpYVOivxqZKsuAd9ezilLcyvAfObC2SG0aYs5x6ruB2WM/s1526/touch%20-%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFY_m999t5ihV5NQTij-yzylB-IfED4XyoQ-fRPSzgHHlVG5ZmNflzEhi5fpgZU1Yd4aX8nB05BbX6zkQHfoBvdnNRyIgZXB55d1CmZ5F_-51Qqbk9_R0ns7tOEpU-7QujPQvYmwOtRU0v6jpYVOivxqZKsuAd9ezilLcyvAfObC2SG0aYs5x6ruB2WM/w290-h400/touch%20-%20cover.jpg" width="290" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">TOUCH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<pre class="vC7TJ allowTextSelection" style="background-color: white; cursor: auto; text-wrap: wrap; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">A man who suffers incredible tragedy and loss, awakens from a coma with a supernatural ability, and embarks on a journey that repurposes his life. He must defy critics, skeptics and new found enemies, drawn ever forward by dreams and visions, along </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> with a little help from old and new friends.<span> </span></span></pre>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-66333596547412496452024-01-05T02:00:00.052-05:002024-01-05T02:00:00.133-05:00Courage: Find Your Fire and Ignite Your Life, a relaunch of inspiration by singer/songwriter, Glenda Benevides<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz9kNSPy_g8Yk5aH8FC2mW5YeBiDY7OakKMgI6MVPVAhxScEn49Zuen4Q-lmOZa25_uX9jBUXprg6Uvx54wCG5OpYFTOIiuH2A9PFuIbTgDWiHDi5a-j72V-W9hlfs00zhubM1X1gMltSxirt7EH7LtNbYscHpKuAd-7IoBILObfNrgsIYoKFRiKOYbY/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz9kNSPy_g8Yk5aH8FC2mW5YeBiDY7OakKMgI6MVPVAhxScEn49Zuen4Q-lmOZa25_uX9jBUXprg6Uvx54wCG5OpYFTOIiuH2A9PFuIbTgDWiHDi5a-j72V-W9hlfs00zhubM1X1gMltSxirt7EH7LtNbYscHpKuAd-7IoBILObfNrgsIYoKFRiKOYbY/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Courage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Find Your
Fire and Ignite Your Life</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">A
relaunch of inspiration by Grammy Award considered singer/songwriter, Glenda
Benevides</span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPlbdQ2VOLmthMqXlU2OuCix_MOVjlmuXo-kXng0S7x3EJHgNYmlJipRSi6zKQyKBw_eaIKQ6N-Zh2nNYZn8LyS97xDeO4FiR0wtSAlq6OQBdBPczFkygfa3D59TgXxERCrueEUtI5THoIY6cp86vjMtWVUQXW2WVVZtRSUGKMYJN9tKoLMYAlvnJSwU/s379/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPlbdQ2VOLmthMqXlU2OuCix_MOVjlmuXo-kXng0S7x3EJHgNYmlJipRSi6zKQyKBw_eaIKQ6N-Zh2nNYZn8LyS97xDeO4FiR0wtSAlq6OQBdBPczFkygfa3D59TgXxERCrueEUtI5THoIY6cp86vjMtWVUQXW2WVVZtRSUGKMYJN9tKoLMYAlvnJSwU/w249-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="249" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If you are alive and breathing, you are growing
no matter what you believe or what is happening.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who am I?</span></b></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Ask yourself this ever-evolving, truth-seeking question every day and
ponder it with curiosity. Embracing yourself as you are is a key factor in
being able to move anything forward in this world as an empowered manifestation
of the honest YOU.</span></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;">Take the time to step back and reevaluate your
life. This action will support your efforts to embrace your own thoughts,
inspirations, and honest desires and sort out the inner monologue that is
working against you. Look at your own truth and intentionally let go of others’
opinions.</span></span></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white;">The walls of fear take the wind out of the sails
of courage. Own what are truly your feelings. Speak up and speak out with
passion and fervor, and love who you are.</span></span></p><p class="Default"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Courage-Find-Your-Ignite-Action/dp/0578841207/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RFXGBY1MITSR&keywords=glenda+benevides&qid=1701433028&sprefix=glenda+benevides%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1#customerReviews" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">Courage: Find Your Fire and Ignite Action in Your
Life: Benevides, Glenda, Benevides, Glenda: 9780578841205: Books - Amazon.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Find-Your-Ignite-Action-ebook/dp/B0B65VNYR9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=courage+glenda+benevides&qid=1701433981&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Courage: Find Your Fire and Ignite Action in Your Life -
Kindle edition by Benevides, Glenda. Self-Help Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">Music from Glenda
Benevides:</span></b></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAQPL979Prb3-LfmurDGSdqpXTsxVTcqX3tOKvrqqumdqEoxDi5yZzzvJRW0Tbut3YnY4y6zhrCFRhHc7q4YjwPVrsJqODdl6LieZPPgAetu5In_s_t9M7sRJz3Eeghw92dJUZlipQRbRp-r0lQ0eZR51FXipW0A2H31euQ2MUeJxmo0HAm-SYm2Kw1s/s414/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAQPL979Prb3-LfmurDGSdqpXTsxVTcqX3tOKvrqqumdqEoxDi5yZzzvJRW0Tbut3YnY4y6zhrCFRhHc7q4YjwPVrsJqODdl6LieZPPgAetu5In_s_t9M7sRJz3Eeghw92dJUZlipQRbRp-r0lQ0eZR51FXipW0A2H31euQ2MUeJxmo0HAm-SYm2Kw1s/s320/Picture2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3230WLH2xtbGsht8VRKhIJZV1r5NHDSoBJQfmye0V8zMhy6LJgqyRrekfXpHD8jsUlJ7yzqBvL9v7xvEmO45QxOs6tV97Gvo0EWC1phU3a2ErWY0373zqhgj3494PGb-Ty3AP4pt-naIXt3yT0BPL50glCbc8X7uVuFjONqap_Scae67aghKl54t2aA/s408/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3230WLH2xtbGsht8VRKhIJZV1r5NHDSoBJQfmye0V8zMhy6LJgqyRrekfXpHD8jsUlJ7yzqBvL9v7xvEmO45QxOs6tV97Gvo0EWC1phU3a2ErWY0373zqhgj3494PGb-Ty3AP4pt-naIXt3yT0BPL50glCbc8X7uVuFjONqap_Scae67aghKl54t2aA/s320/Picture3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-transform: uppercase;">GLENDA'S MUSIC CREATES ACTION!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; text-transform: uppercase;">EVERYTIME, YOU BUY A SINGLE, EP,
MERCH OR COURAGE BOOK. I PLANT A TREE FOR YOU! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a0iPvaHhr0UyixWdtVv0mGjQnXZIySTaPEq3cLPHIBtiAEQPGRmshViACN358waq6_I4qACFwep1y9Ne52ri0kwk-nSJcH0oVAeHbLvo02IgHV349Cho6AGQZE2YsmGwWwbjBC3enfjlpbNyeboqlp2syJE9YVDhuLLmltRJAs4dUCZL2-kT6F43Geo/s304/Picture4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="304" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a0iPvaHhr0UyixWdtVv0mGjQnXZIySTaPEq3cLPHIBtiAEQPGRmshViACN358waq6_I4qACFwep1y9Ne52ri0kwk-nSJcH0oVAeHbLvo02IgHV349Cho6AGQZE2YsmGwWwbjBC3enfjlpbNyeboqlp2syJE9YVDhuLLmltRJAs4dUCZL2-kT6F43Geo/w151-h151/Picture4.png" width="151" /></a> <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Assistant;">YES, every time you buy a song, I'm planting a tree!</span></b></div><p></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Assistant;">It's
Simple:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Assistant;"> <em><b>You buy my song or EP and I plant a Tree for you.</b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Assistant;">I give
back by planting a tree for all music purchased. Together we can be In action
and apart of the solution! Thank You!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Assistant;">To
Plant More Trees! </span><a href="https://onetreeplanted.org/"><span style="font-family: Assistant;">https://onetreeplanted.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Assistant;">
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://glendabenevides.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><span style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 7.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">PLANT A TREE</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: Assistant; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; padding: 7.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">About Glenda Benevides:</span></i></b></p><p style="background: #FAFAFA; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRf8DOnhs1hB0Eb_c0b58DDmIGvrWOGlTdpyco-q4Eg5jVDoplCnSYG7dpxKJUDuSP810JH72bnTIjRCNxNxV6SgRgpHXdMcRTeosHRAYxQ_N-PbZhl8JtmXkHUzYsSS4y4d_YVBxeeHHylCLqZD5oUp8i6-dWVWV7-BkJleo3wZjOv7Svfkyxw8c8AA/s236/Picture5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="132" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRf8DOnhs1hB0Eb_c0b58DDmIGvrWOGlTdpyco-q4Eg5jVDoplCnSYG7dpxKJUDuSP810JH72bnTIjRCNxNxV6SgRgpHXdMcRTeosHRAYxQ_N-PbZhl8JtmXkHUzYsSS4y4d_YVBxeeHHylCLqZD5oUp8i6-dWVWV7-BkJleo3wZjOv7Svfkyxw8c8AA/s1600/Picture5.jpg" width="132" /></a></i></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glenda Benevides was born in Oakland Ca and has been singing
professionally since 16. Deeply influenced by classic vocalist Sarah Vaughan to
Rachelle Ferrell to Staple Singers, her soul expression and intention is of the
heart. Glenda has toured from Japan to the EU to the UK on through Canada
leaving the no stone unturned to light a fire on the dance floor.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glenda’s career has included singing and
performing for the South African Film Festival in Cannes France, The Brava
theater for a women’s fundraiser gala in San Francisco, the Popkomm Music
conference in Berlin, a Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles solo performance for best
selling author Harv Ecker (Millionaire Mind seminars) and a guest appearance at
the Crown Plaza in Santiago, Chile to a Presidential fundraiser for Dennis
Kucinich at the Kuumbwas Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA and in 2017 a rally for
Alabama Dem Senator Doug Jones.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glenda has also produced many of her live
performances, a web series, music videos and has been the creative director and
producer for many private events such as an exclusive fundraising gala for The
Shakespeare Society of America, Foundation for Climate Restoration and donates
a percentage from her music sales to One Tree Planted.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glenda started her own record company Good
Witch Records in 2004, along with Mirror Speaks the Truth productions for music
in film and tv. She wrote and developed a tv script called <i>Never Give
Up </i>and started Global Badass Goddess online Magazine and podcast in 2018,
which features woman from around the world sharing</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">stories of inspiration and empowerment. She now has the Glenda Benevides
Music podcast to share stories from extraordinary artist in their trials and
triumphs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Optima",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Glenda is the author of Courage, Find Your
Fire and Ignite Action in Your Life along with Own The Goddess Within e-book
and workshop and has worked and sung with Toto, Jeffrey Osborne, Pink Martini
and Broadway artist of "Aida" fame, Damian Perkins, Steve Smith of
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<!--[endif]--></span></span></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-31169685799676990302024-01-04T02:00:00.033-05:002024-01-04T02:00:00.250-05:00Bad Deal for America, a look inside the games politicians are playing with America's money by Dr. David D. Schein<p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z5hHoYWxFH64os_Yexqd9F6Xdu4xyCkf4eWHm_aCcKIG6uiJ4wQHjpwuS1oRG_YtRNuPZKpEmQOantNXe3yzZfNAIaaGjfl_KP1OUNvPFtFRNYyS_u-8AFFdjBWJjIF9EI3fdvesCeTypNKIOspZC50o7f0PAcjuZk21W7JEl8zRKBXhobAmLbD1v1w/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z5hHoYWxFH64os_Yexqd9F6Xdu4xyCkf4eWHm_aCcKIG6uiJ4wQHjpwuS1oRG_YtRNuPZKpEmQOantNXe3yzZfNAIaaGjfl_KP1OUNvPFtFRNYyS_u-8AFFdjBWJjIF9EI3fdvesCeTypNKIOspZC50o7f0PAcjuZk21W7JEl8zRKBXhobAmLbD1v1w/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6efpLxtS4ZqTvxYpesIZ8FQq_h9UnPqcnXYMI4nnLotXKUaPEKyQsNUzMS6ZVQcJH5q8N82g6ormUyPXSw06jurayzH6H_kL-eb_Ss_7pnaX712vRg1F-3qe-bdoICeQI5-9wd8A6jzXF-GOWlN0ex0yZjNoUg0U646TS95aMKTHm_62U8wM7dmn7wM8/s190/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="190" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6efpLxtS4ZqTvxYpesIZ8FQq_h9UnPqcnXYMI4nnLotXKUaPEKyQsNUzMS6ZVQcJH5q8N82g6ormUyPXSw06jurayzH6H_kL-eb_Ss_7pnaX712vRg1F-3qe-bdoICeQI5-9wd8A6jzXF-GOWlN0ex0yZjNoUg0U646TS95aMKTHm_62U8wM7dmn7wM8/s1600/Picture1.png" width="190" /></a><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt;">BAD DEAL FOR AMERICA</span></b><a name="_Hlk99999302"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></a></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk99999302;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt;">An inside look
into the games politicians are playing with America’s money by critically
acclaimed author, <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk99999302;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 18.0pt;">Dr. David D.
Schein</span></b></span><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk99999302;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Released
and published by the Claremont Management Group!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk99999302;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The book is
available worldwide in all formats</span></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 22.0pt;">Now a new audio book!!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnZdKR59jjklsGeuLglcQ2Y0weSStMgpCvmrc2YET4_eyj2T95yFE8DzcVf9PNeSKgRaCBxE85Ye0vzUN9gg8_p-b2rvmHRl72c4zgcSMH7aalEA2dld48toHPLx9JOnNn8dwS69123DYhuPgYyC9mGutX6gvnye5fMCo_C4eWsYLZf9NKVO4s8s8VDw/s300/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnZdKR59jjklsGeuLglcQ2Y0weSStMgpCvmrc2YET4_eyj2T95yFE8DzcVf9PNeSKgRaCBxE85Ye0vzUN9gg8_p-b2rvmHRl72c4zgcSMH7aalEA2dld48toHPLx9JOnNn8dwS69123DYhuPgYyC9mGutX6gvnye5fMCo_C4eWsYLZf9NKVO4s8s8VDw/w267-h400/Picture2.jpg" width="267" /></a></i></b></div><p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 22.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bad Deal for America explores the high-stakes game U. S.
politicians are playing with the taxpayers’ money. The major players,
themselves like a deck of cards, have shown us in their own words that the
political system is broken. Readers can follow the money to see how some have
lived high on the hog while masquerading as public servants. Told in an
entertaining and unique way, this book is a call to arms to fulfill the ideals
of the founding fathers by holding the political class responsible. The new
audio book features performances by professional actors and readers. A must
listen, even if you have already read the book.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Amazon.com:
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Deal-America-David-Schein-ebook/dp/B09RNG3YY3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FB9974GNFNWG&keywords=Bad+deal+for+america&qid=1649134227&sprefix=bad+deal+for+america%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="background: yellow; color: blue; mso-highlight: yellow;">Bad Deal for America
- Kindle edition by Schein, David, Lin, Mike. Politics & Social Sciences
Kindle eBooks @</span><span style="color: blue;"> Amazon.com.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b><b><span style="color: #c00000;">ABOUT DR.
DAVID SCHEIN:</span></b></span></p><p></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXnAa0dv0hL6jFd6Y1lCZnMu-bMPhT7zKLc2wv9Byw6po3PRM5sYEY1c4RNvQFwKvBQymfdLfY79xI-vtMO4BJZdaSFB40H_vkGgveMPqQo0gXo9X_ErV2L15aJOtO812N2YQekO7xCLFuhksYDX4isPBYMryOJijWG4rLtl0V8GIwTQ8VTnv6FS6UbA/s390/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="374" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXnAa0dv0hL6jFd6Y1lCZnMu-bMPhT7zKLc2wv9Byw6po3PRM5sYEY1c4RNvQFwKvBQymfdLfY79xI-vtMO4BJZdaSFB40H_vkGgveMPqQo0gXo9X_ErV2L15aJOtO812N2YQekO7xCLFuhksYDX4isPBYMryOJijWG4rLtl0V8GIwTQ8VTnv6FS6UbA/w238-h248/Picture3.jpg" width="238" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0e101a;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Dr. David D. Schein is an author, professor,
consultant and public speaker. He is a tenured Professor and the Cameron Endowed
Chair of Management and Marketing at the University of St. Thomas' Cameron
School of Business. He is also the President and General Counsel of Claremont
Management Group, a Human Resources consulting firm in Houston, TX. He often
speaks on employment and consumer matters. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">While Conservative radio loves to bash Ivy
League academics, Dr. Schein is an Ivy League graduate and a full-time
academic, plus a solid conservative. He has radio experience and hosts the
podcasts “Saving America” and “Business Law 101.”</span><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">To request
additional review copies or an interview with Dr. David Schein, please contact
Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com /
403.464.6925. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></i></p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>We
look forward to the coverage!</i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></p><p>
<br /></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-57983627636945064962024-01-03T02:00:00.035-05:002024-01-03T02:00:00.139-05:00Writing With Your Muse: A Guide to Creative Inspiration by critically acclaimed author, W.L. HAWKIN <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjiEkEW6c04Y-uXBcT-m2-reBF1_l_If-Lk3T7vxtpUZbyd0d_tMXjQNPyRDIqsVzDORsZur5K3i6xb1nmfzk1mrTmxBnp-aKv8jjid14FojCBUdrmm3cv4KniHQCTVYNr3RoWmEU5GZrryTQMqoYMxH1LxdBW6GzM6gIoBzsM30kji_q9nAWvkiv7WM/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjiEkEW6c04Y-uXBcT-m2-reBF1_l_If-Lk3T7vxtpUZbyd0d_tMXjQNPyRDIqsVzDORsZur5K3i6xb1nmfzk1mrTmxBnp-aKv8jjid14FojCBUdrmm3cv4KniHQCTVYNr3RoWmEU5GZrryTQMqoYMxH1LxdBW6GzM6gIoBzsM30kji_q9nAWvkiv7WM/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Writing
With Your Muse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A Guide
to Creative Inspiration</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">A
spiritual guide of creativity by critically acclaimed author,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">W.L.
HAWKIN</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Released and published
by Bluehaven Press!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The book will be available worldwide in digital
and print January 2024</span></i></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5Pms5urgz20mRnH-HlGCcX0YLbMJsht9_gGn_81F8rmnqScodlE09yGMsuE_DDfKzJ4YV71roJFN6BcbZqNi3ES5XQPmWeL2GkeySiEBrW1q_M7716X7RBBOfGta9AljT8JR4bfagoPPdskI9xAPRL4DCY-gxY6GxJ6Dl2UDwC0rLcPRJHhMK74zO3A/s409/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5Pms5urgz20mRnH-HlGCcX0YLbMJsht9_gGn_81F8rmnqScodlE09yGMsuE_DDfKzJ4YV71roJFN6BcbZqNi3ES5XQPmWeL2GkeySiEBrW1q_M7716X7RBBOfGta9AljT8JR4bfagoPPdskI9xAPRL4DCY-gxY6GxJ6Dl2UDwC0rLcPRJHhMK74zO3A/w250-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="Default"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Writing
with your Muse</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> offers
techniques, strategies, tools, tips, and stories to help you tap into creative
inspiration. You don’t have to be psychic to be successful with these
techniques, although that natural ability exists in all of us, and these
techniques will help you develop your sixth sense. There’s even science to back
it up. This book will help you if you hear words or see images but find it
difficult to get the text on the page, you’ve written and published but are
searching for something fresh and different, you have ideas but don’t know how
or where to begin, you want to write but have no ideas, or you’re suffering
from a bad case of writer's block.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-your-Muse-Creative-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B0CJNKCPSY/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2LXD3PYSKWANZ&keywords=WL+Hawkin&qid=1701478211&s=digital-text&sprefix=wl+hawkin%2Cdigital-text%2C158&sr=1-8" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Writing with your Muse: A Guide to Creative Inspiration -
Kindle edition by Hawkin, W. L.. Reference Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</span></a></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Writing-your-Muse-Creative-Inspiration-ebook/dp/B0CJNKCPSY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D5DVE8WZRKMV&keywords=wl+hawkin&qid=1701480259&s=digital-text&sprefix=wl+hawkin%2Cdigital-text%2C147&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Writing with your Muse: A Guide to Creative Inspiration
eBook : Hawkin, W. L.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This
book is a must for writers searching for new ideas and methods to release their
creative energy. Hawkin is refreshingly honest about her own experiences,
establishing her expertise with gentle humor and humility. The book is packed
with options and ideas to encourage writers to explore their own inner
spiritual and creative sides. If writing is a journey, then Hawkin is the
perfect guide to its unexplored and untamed reaches: inspiring, forthright, and
inventive<b>.” Marie Powell, author of The Last of the Gifted series</b></span></i></span><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“I’m so thankful Hawkin wrote this unique and beautiful
writing book. It is, at once, a craft tool and a spiritual journey guided by a
skillful, compassionate mentor. Hawkin’s gentle approach to teaching (she's a
former academic and teacher) makes this stand out from other writing craft
books.” <b>Sionnach Wintergreen, author of Men of the Shadows series</b></span></i></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;">MORE FROM W.L. HAWKIN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kfqk1f4nwleozR_cnE2ROemIpz_5_UGdbnWRuPJPWDwcHUuM4pb3JrDnFofUKOfF9h0wazQLXwgNoJigNvdOH8jDtgSXVmOxqP1qM7VyujIKCIgeP6ExxGPIUMTlBXywQ4NLAcAvYfgupE_dd6K0yLRr0ZT0yL-UpMW-eXPJhWFdocbZIg64NXdktQw/s1950/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1950" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kfqk1f4nwleozR_cnE2ROemIpz_5_UGdbnWRuPJPWDwcHUuM4pb3JrDnFofUKOfF9h0wazQLXwgNoJigNvdOH8jDtgSXVmOxqP1qM7VyujIKCIgeP6ExxGPIUMTlBXywQ4NLAcAvYfgupE_dd6K0yLRr0ZT0yL-UpMW-eXPJhWFdocbZIg64NXdktQw/w640-h334/Picture2.png" width="640" /></a><b style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">“From Iron Age Ireland to modern-day Vancouver, Hawkin takes readers on
a wild ride fueled by love, revenge, and ecstasy ... a tall, sexy drink of
satisfaction.”—<b>JP MCLEAN, DARK DREAMS SERIES<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">“Great characters that are incredibly well-built. A depth of emotional
description that will surprise you. Drama, lots of drama. A connection with
Nature that will have you looking around with new eyes. Great erotic scenes of
intimacy, many of which aren’t even “sexual” per se.”—<b>JULIO CARLOS,
SCRIBBLE’S WORTH<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">“This story reads like a journey, and one with exactly the kinds of
people you’d want to be on an epic adventure with—complex, intriguing, and with
enough nuance and contradiction to, like the plot itself, add a frisson of
unpredictability at interesting moments.”—<b>JUNIPER GREER-ASHE<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">ABOUT W.L. HAWKIN:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigiR3qbaHAsR1iou4PZqexZfAtcgT278C3jV0tr8hA170EpoT3UurkipkIWlG4M-UxHbRRz9TJntzec6JdU7zgvxGM10ddhuFa7WrRI04Zd_eQRtRdt-143-PXy7XIEmNGJ92UV5ifpJrOoGffWooPgI394Kf8xl13eVi__QYvTAnI8Kyo_SACH4VwG4/s454/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="351" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigiR3qbaHAsR1iou4PZqexZfAtcgT278C3jV0tr8hA170EpoT3UurkipkIWlG4M-UxHbRRz9TJntzec6JdU7zgvxGM10ddhuFa7WrRI04Zd_eQRtRdt-143-PXy7XIEmNGJ92UV5ifpJrOoGffWooPgI394Kf8xl13eVi__QYvTAnI8Kyo_SACH4VwG4/s320/Picture3.jpg" width="247" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil32dQiUmonK5ATUF1ipwQtGXRnF5WVSST6oxTLZ4bdgvGqenWk8-O3_BQj8XOu5V6Mv8c6dd8MZyk6HMDlEX30paPdVzYbMZUW3Yc_zSngESNRJeUpSvMI7uGXqqWDbjddZpPt6jqiEfC1YTBkGyupJmS8zovq_fzwcB7uQsIECViOYbIQM6Ou4OTXSw/s587/Picture4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="339" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil32dQiUmonK5ATUF1ipwQtGXRnF5WVSST6oxTLZ4bdgvGqenWk8-O3_BQj8XOu5V6Mv8c6dd8MZyk6HMDlEX30paPdVzYbMZUW3Yc_zSngESNRJeUpSvMI7uGXqqWDbjddZpPt6jqiEfC1YTBkGyupJmS8zovq_fzwcB7uQsIECViOYbIQM6Ou4OTXSw/s320/Picture4.jpg" width="185" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></b></div><p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">W. L. Hawkin writes the kind of
books she loves to read from her home in the Pacific Northwest. Because she’s a
genre-blender, you might find crime, mystery, romance, suspense, fantasy,
adventure, and even time travel, interwoven in her stories. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">If you like “myth, magic, and
mayhem” her Hollystone Mysteries feature a coven of West Coast witches who
solve murders using ritual magic and a little help from the gods. The books—<em>To
Charm a Killer, To Sleep with Stones, To Render a Raven,</em> <em>To Kill a
King,</em> and <em>To Dance with Destiny</em>—follow Estrada, a free-spirited,
bisexual magician and coven high priest as he endeavors to save his family and
friends while sorting through his own personal issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">Her standalone novel,<em> Lure:
Jesse & Hawk </em>(2022) won a National Indie Excellence Award, a Gold
Reader's Choice award from <em>Connections E-magazine</em>, a Crowned Heart
Review from <em>InD</em>’t<em>ale Magazine,</em> and placed as a finalist in
The UK Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Lure is a small-town romantic suspense story
set on a Chippewa Reservation in the American Midwest near the fictional town
of Lure River.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">As an intuitive writer, Wendy
captures what she sees and hears on the page, and allows her muses to guide her
through the creative process. In her newest book, <em>Writing with your Muse: a
Guide to Creative Inspiration,</em> she explains her writing process and offers
tips and techniques to help writers get their words on the page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">Wendy needs to feel the energy of
the land so, although she’s an introvert, in each book her characters go on a
journey where she’s traveled herself. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="styledelementstyleddiv-sc-2e063k-0">If you don’t find her at <a href="http://bluehavenpress.com/">Blue Haven Press</a>, she’s out
wandering the woods or beaches of Vancouver Island with her beautiful yellow
dog.<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">To request additional review copies or an
interview with W.L. Hawkin, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge
Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10.5pt;">
</p><p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We
look forward to the coverage!</span></b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-44094495798816850512024-01-01T02:00:00.047-05:002024-01-01T02:00:00.150-05:00Happy New Year 2024! What's In Store for Escape With a Writer?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3TFBsXTeBl-YyGWqtHF0bhZRFBlFDeQ9EAGZtULI_lV7LEVjJoM5-rIAd9IwMTy_dzku1r5HaQINajsnozlVoblhQwRLydsEw9EWJ9Mv8UtdmDIyFtIqH7mgfuT4TIsS3wdxM338Trl5WwUnJdydD6nOgzhWNBH7AVMmEyzy9VmP31fz04k5k5T9ns/s940/Happy%20New%20Year%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3TFBsXTeBl-YyGWqtHF0bhZRFBlFDeQ9EAGZtULI_lV7LEVjJoM5-rIAd9IwMTy_dzku1r5HaQINajsnozlVoblhQwRLydsEw9EWJ9Mv8UtdmDIyFtIqH7mgfuT4TIsS3wdxM338Trl5WwUnJdydD6nOgzhWNBH7AVMmEyzy9VmP31fz04k5k5T9ns/w400-h335/Happy%20New%20Year%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Happy 2024!!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I, for one,
am happy to turn the page on the calendar to a whole New Year and hope for
many great opportunities to come my way! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">This past
year has seen too much heartache and a crazy rollercoaster ride in both my personal
and career lives:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I left a relationship and job that
were not working and moved across Canada with 2 cats and my worldly
possessions - in a new car I hoped I wouldn’t have to buy but love.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I published All That Shimmers in May
2024, and was part of 3 Aconite Café Anthologies where I created a new
character named Dash Allman, a beach bum PI who adores the late Jimmy Buffett.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I was thrilled when the publisher I’d
worked with for 10 years suggested I train with her and take over publisher
duties since she turned 80 last year. After getting every password she used and
access to EVERYTHING, as well as getting my own business cards proclaiming me
Associate Publisher…she first suggested I get a part-time job. A month later,
after getting a part-time job, she told me to get a full-time job and that she
had never offered me a job. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I began plans to build my own
publishing imprint to release my newest books on my own terms and control.
Lucky for me, I have some great self-published authors who were thrilled to
give advice and help me out.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Thing One – my oldest – had a friend
create a logo that I LOVE!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I already had a name thanks to my
blog:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Escape With a Writer.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I had a book in a shelf that I’ve
been editing and having Beta readers help out with so I can launch it February
14, 2024. Personally, Valentine’s Day hasn’t meant much for me in a very long
time. I’m bringing back the love!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">My contract with my current publisher
ends at the end of April 2024. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Where things
go from there, we’ll see.</span></li></ul><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The short
version of it all, is that I’m taking back my life and creating the career I’ve
dreamed of since I was a kid. Reaching for the stars! Whether that takes me to new heights, or crashes
and burns, remains to be seen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Either way, I’m
focusing on doing what I love.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I hope you
spend 2024 doing the same - Following your passions!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Lots more to come!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Diane Bator</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.dianebator.ca/" target="_blank">https://www.dianebator.ca/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 107%;">Join my newsletter @ <a href="https://dianebator.substack.com/" target="_blank">https://dianebator.substack.com/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/dianebator/p/the-drama-llama-escaped-december?r=hvmx7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true" target="_blank">The Drama Llama Escaped December 9!</a> Did you get your copy?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-52541278134769908842023-12-31T02:00:00.039-05:002023-12-31T02:00:00.129-05:00A God in Hiding, an Epic New Fantasy by Matthew Hughes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENhf3tu3UboXrd9pefXJ2VQk0fFBiWe_-erFBS350x4o5ocKHabcprBa1AJ4QPxiqAGA4F6ZiJpghftjzeFPkkSIuAFVac0MkxdrRe1Px8P27djmW6wM2SMa_Quvnxxal2-jdrN8HZs8skfQoa8PC3edr78LcvYUy6ziaoYDbitqCMv31KY0kN86xix4/s1584/Please%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENhf3tu3UboXrd9pefXJ2VQk0fFBiWe_-erFBS350x4o5ocKHabcprBa1AJ4QPxiqAGA4F6ZiJpghftjzeFPkkSIuAFVac0MkxdrRe1Px8P27djmW6wM2SMa_Quvnxxal2-jdrN8HZs8skfQoa8PC3edr78LcvYUy6ziaoYDbitqCMv31KY0kN86xix4/w640-h160/Please%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A God In
Hiding</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A new epic fantasy by critically acclaimed
novelist, Matthew Hughes</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The book is now available in e-format in North America<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVfaLP-fpk2oLWVeW3IYqztkd7LXoiDAJibZ_Ax-8NnISMUBJQjMBoD_Lrw32hGugKhiSDrk7jk-kSp0bSUSj2Q81X8_IWooIc6IQSmyKzkwdm_cwh6vqLKf7abFRyBEpbrCDRyVXmoMLAPgwi1r450Puxa6c8quhoUfRPvYW2XcXxWMX_9RyB0gKm8E/s678/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVfaLP-fpk2oLWVeW3IYqztkd7LXoiDAJibZ_Ax-8NnISMUBJQjMBoD_Lrw32hGugKhiSDrk7jk-kSp0bSUSj2Q81X8_IWooIc6IQSmyKzkwdm_cwh6vqLKf7abFRyBEpbrCDRyVXmoMLAPgwi1r450Puxa6c8quhoUfRPvYW2XcXxWMX_9RyB0gKm8E/w266-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="266" /></a></i></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">In a far-future world of wizards and walled
cities, Lieve Reder has risen from being a small chandler’s daughter to become
the captain of a riverboat owned by House Bernaglio in the oligarch-run city of
Exley. She has ambitions to rise higher and when her employer, the widow
Philaria Bernaglio, asks her to travel to the remote desert town of Ur Nazim to
retrieve a mysterious item her dead husband, Nulf Bernaglio ordered, she signs
on to the quest.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: left;">Accompanied by Dai, an artificial human created
by one of the mad thaumaturges of Olliphract to be part of the wizards’ deadly
war games, she sets out on the perilous</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i><a name="_Toc32733614" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">journey. But the object she is sent to
collect turns out to be one of the abandoned, semi-sentient tools the demiurge
used to create the cosmos in which she lives. It’s the kind of entity that can
become a god. And other forces seek to possess it for their own purposes.</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">
<span style="background: white;">One challenge leads to another, leading Reder to
embark on an even more dangerous quest, to the far northern rim of the world
where she must awaken a powerful godlet that just wants to be left to dream in
peace.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Along the way, she must contend with the
assassins’ guild, secret agents of the Duke of Vanderoy, corruptible officials,
a pair of quarreling, elderly wizard brothers, an ensorcelled flying reptile,
ogres, cannibal weremen, and a surprise visitor who has the power to upend all
of Phenomenality.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Through it all, Reder keeps her eyes on the
prize: to move up in the world and make her own destiny.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"></span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Hiding-Matthew-Hughes-ebook/dp/B0CF3Y28F7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33CFHJFYH1M6B&keywords=matthew+hughes+a+god+in+hiding&qid=1701442435&sprefix=matthew+hughes+a+god+in+hiding%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">Amazon.com: A God in Hiding eBook : Hughes,
Matthew: Kindle Store</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"></span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/God-Hiding-Matthew-Hughes-ebook/dp/B0CF3Y28F7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=R29E7TOGDAIU&keywords=god+in+hiding+matthew+hughes&qid=1701444869&sprefix=god+in+hiding+matthew+hughes%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">A God in Hiding eBook : Hughes, Matthew:
Amazon.ca: Kindle Store</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<h1 style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Praise for
Matthew Hughes:</span></span></span> </h1>
<p class="Default"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“I really enjoyed </span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Barbarians of the Beyond<span class="a-text-italic"><i>.
Matthew Hughes does Jack Vance better than anyone except Jack himself.”</i></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>— George R. R. Martin</b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Lock the door, turn off the phone, get into a comfy
chair, and deep-dive into a marvelous continuation of Jack Vance's Demon
Princes series. Matthew Hughes is a treasure and </span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Barbarians
of the Beyond</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> is a terrific adventure.”</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— <b>David Gerrold<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Matthew Hughes follows nimbly in Jack Vance's
footprints, then breaks some fresh trail. First-class space opera.”</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">— <b>Robert
J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Hominids<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Engaging and enchanting…a fine companion adventure to
Jack Vance’s The Demon Princes series, told with Matthew Hughes’s excellent
sense of charm, ethical complexity and exotic worldbuilding. Let’s hope this is
just the beginning!”</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> — <b>Kurt Busiek<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Barbarians of the
Beyond </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">is just plain old-fashioned space opera fun with a
relatable heroine who is sometimes fallible, rather than some Shaolin Temple
kung fu megamaster. I enjoyed it a lot.”</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
<b>— Glen Cook<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“…a tale that captures that special ‘golden age’ feel in
which mankind has travelled far into the stars yet still behaves as though it’s
the Wild West.”</span></i></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc32733614;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk105047033;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <b>— David White, RNR Magazine</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">About Matthew:</span></h1><div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pzut02LHaj5aK2JGaYwlBMrSdXqzB7pyzAxGYa6XfZKTQT4ZfYTyokrqLODv2GMVLRv1SO1DmVOhyphenhyphenRBk4_5BV03MDnjyIZerHnvjR9DEV0RVpda943PlZykjIuYVis3mrpP5C1PbHmnxo0dNFtlD3OqTuQwolbKy98OZQdG7m55GBEQOdE16TaHkL0Y/s508/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Pzut02LHaj5aK2JGaYwlBMrSdXqzB7pyzAxGYa6XfZKTQT4ZfYTyokrqLODv2GMVLRv1SO1DmVOhyphenhyphenRBk4_5BV03MDnjyIZerHnvjR9DEV0RVpda943PlZykjIuYVis3mrpP5C1PbHmnxo0dNFtlD3OqTuQwolbKy98OZQdG7m55GBEQOdE16TaHkL0Y/w309-h320/Picture2.jpg" width="309" /></a></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Matthew
Hughes is a Canadian author of science fiction and fantasy.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His
speculative fiction novels are: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fools
Errant, Fool Me Twice, Black Brillion</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Majestrum</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Commons</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Spiral Labyrinth</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Template</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hespira</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Other, The
Damned Busters,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Costume Not
Included</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hell to Pay, Song of the
Serpent</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wolverine: Lifeblood </i>(both
as Hugh Matthews)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, A Wizard’s Henchman, A
God in Chains, Baldemar</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Passengers
& Perils</i>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His
magnum opus is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What the Wind Brings</i>,
a historical novel with magical realism elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the first Canadian work to win the
international Endeavour Award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He waited
more than forty years to write the novel, and spent a year composing several
drafts, made possible by a $25,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His
major influence as a writer of speculative fiction is the Grandmaster Jack
Vance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Booklist has called Hughes
Vance’s “heir apparent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In
2021, Vance’s estate (Spatterlight Press), published Hughes’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Barbarians of the Beyond</i>, an authorized
companion novel to Vance’s iconic revenge series, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Demon Princes</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book prompted
George R.R. Martin to say, “Hughes does Jack Vance better than anyone except
Jack himself.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His
short fiction has appeared in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Asimov’s,
Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Pulp Literature, Postscripts,
Storyteller, Interzone</i>,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Amazing,
Unfit, </i>and several anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois and George R.R.
Martin, including the bestseller, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rogues.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His
works have been short-listed for the Aurora, Locus, Nebula, Philip K Dick, A.E.
Van Vogt, Neffy, Alberta Book Publishing, and Endeavour Awards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In
2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Association’s Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Before
turning to writing fiction, he spent three decades as the top-ranked
speechwriter in British Columbia, writing for leaders of all three provincial
political parties and CEOs of the province’s largest corporations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 324.0pt 360.0pt 396.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Since
2007, he has traveled the world as a housesitter, living in twelve countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">More information about him can be found at: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hughes_" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hughes_</a>(writer)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">To
request additional review copies or an interview with Matthew Hughes, please
contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:
mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We look forward to the coverage!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-21683068100641507662023-12-29T02:00:00.039-05:002023-12-29T02:00:00.134-05:00Eternity's Edge, a Christian saga by Zachary Hagen<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd57Dd_zKdE9w78vofFNZl179wO-tiHOgIP-4swJiwI9Yn6pjDFA6uFuYYU7cMEmXRgX-NmWP9fVyOc_4ifsqxUQtUugh7w5Rd8ly1CXlbQjak4oGNofvKwD7XGsUbWGoCpUFEjWznXRsifd5Fk91PiS_2xZXJH7gA_rfdlFlb9S1TjTg8uFM1Vjmzzy0/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd57Dd_zKdE9w78vofFNZl179wO-tiHOgIP-4swJiwI9Yn6pjDFA6uFuYYU7cMEmXRgX-NmWP9fVyOc_4ifsqxUQtUugh7w5Rd8ly1CXlbQjak4oGNofvKwD7XGsUbWGoCpUFEjWznXRsifd5Fk91PiS_2xZXJH7gA_rfdlFlb9S1TjTg8uFM1Vjmzzy0/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">ETERNITY’S EDGE</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Book
4 of the Eternal Chronicles Series</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The journey continues that takes you to the very edge of
the world in this Christian saga by critically acclaimed author,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zachary Hagen</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Civil war is the beginning of the end, but who will
survive?</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border: none; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="border: none; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">After
Taking over the leadership of the Refuge, Elior and His friends have a time of
peace, but when Taariq makes good on his promise to marry Viola and make her
his empress, no one could withhold the wrath of the people when they rebel
against djinn rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="border: none; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Refuge must
become a beacon of light in a world darkened by rebellion, but when a
self-proclaimed “Holy Army” rises up, will Elior and his friends be able to
keep that light shining bright? Will Aelon’s call prove too much to handle?
Will the past keep them from moving forward?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><span style="border: none; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Eternity’s Edge is the penultimate book in the Eternal Chronicles
series. Its pages will take you on an epic journey to the absolute Edge of the
world where the end of this spellbinding tale will begin.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eternitys-Edge-Eternal-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B0CGMKWBCG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YIPISLKNKEX1&keywords=eternity%27s+edge+zachary+hagen&qid=1701435278&sprefix=eternity%27s+edge+zachary+hagen%2Caps%2C336&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Eternity's Edge (Eternal Chronicles Book 4) - Kindle edition
by Hagen, Zachary. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</span></a></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Eternitys-Edge-Eternal-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B0CGMKWBCG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YJQNL3C7X937&keywords=eternity%27s+edge+zachary+hagen&qid=1701435495&sprefix=eternitys+edge+zachary+hagen%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Eternity's Edge (Eternal Chronicles Book 4) eBook : Hagen,
Zachary: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="border: none; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">More in The Series</span></b></span><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">:</span></b></span><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p></p><p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTUQfR3H_ftdkeESE6uqQr-ZxRYLeMFMjh0hmOBv8PEBQy8IraKpLxIy-8nXMbEdm3j6RfuS7q6GY2T_OsBpjgnlc0TuZ5b3kwuxFtQUUHXOW6DpmiEDXf8ZgvxbT1PU0SxUynzZJHo2dIrj2bXxrdZnNQHEKhEo4WfcZHgGVxfDxonsz_oYyYT92rwY/s813/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="813" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTUQfR3H_ftdkeESE6uqQr-ZxRYLeMFMjh0hmOBv8PEBQy8IraKpLxIy-8nXMbEdm3j6RfuS7q6GY2T_OsBpjgnlc0TuZ5b3kwuxFtQUUHXOW6DpmiEDXf8ZgvxbT1PU0SxUynzZJHo2dIrj2bXxrdZnNQHEKhEo4WfcZHgGVxfDxonsz_oYyYT92rwY/w400-h240/Picture2.jpg" width="400" /></a><b style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></b></div><p></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“<i>Zachary Hagen's Eternity's Well (Eternal
Chronicles Book 1) is a bold and delightful opening into a fantasy series that
is worth following</i>” _ <b>The Serial Reader</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="Default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">“<i>The apparent audience is the teen and YA
group, though the ideas supported by this novel should appeal to a wider group.
Zachary Hagen is establishing a solid seat in the fantasy genre</i>” _ <b>Grady
Harp, Top 100 Amazon Reviewer.</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">About Zachary:</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGUtneitRRQQzgsO7cbffNXasHkuXlFi1rGI3ADtG7U0QIR6Jfc7V1dQXhEovzvfb89a2NgOFphuBqhBwxdxZ9Procn4JMfHJ8kJOjOR2gWVXJKr4lcu6k37Jq6Yg5v9Z-5YLwIbIbQnznM3S32JxHYbQfi3zWs5W3TR5HQ-vZtM0bIsZttrDNy2pGgw/s260/Picture3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="195" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGUtneitRRQQzgsO7cbffNXasHkuXlFi1rGI3ADtG7U0QIR6Jfc7V1dQXhEovzvfb89a2NgOFphuBqhBwxdxZ9Procn4JMfHJ8kJOjOR2gWVXJKr4lcu6k37Jq6Yg5v9Z-5YLwIbIbQnznM3S32JxHYbQfi3zWs5W3TR5HQ-vZtM0bIsZttrDNy2pGgw/s1600/Picture3.jpg" width="195" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "franklin-gothic-compressed",serif;">Zachary
Hagen is a Christian fantasy author and editor. He lives with his wife,
Claudia, and their dog, Flynn. When he isn't busy writing his next book or
working with an editing client, you can often find him walking around his
neighborhood or hiking.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "franklin-gothic-compressed",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "franklin-gothic-compressed",serif;">From
a young age he was enthralled with the world of story. From the stories his
parents read to him from his blue bedtime story books (if you know, you know)
to the first two series that he read, The Chronicles of Narnia and A Series of
Unfortunate Events, Zachary's tastes continued to develop throughout his years
of reading.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "franklin-gothic-compressed",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "franklin-gothic-compressed",serif;">The
influences for his first series, The Eternal Chronicles, include Christopher
Paolini, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and others.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="None"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">More information can
be found about him at: </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://zacharyhagenwrites.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Zachary
Hagen Writes</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="Default"><span class="None"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">To request
additional review copies or an interview with Zachary Hagen, please contact
Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: <a name="_Hlk80693624">mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span class="None"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">|
403.464.6925. </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
</p><p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">We look forward to
the coverage!</span></b></span></p><p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-53000305646838517082023-12-28T02:00:00.052-05:002023-12-28T02:00:00.135-05:00From Sebastien de Castell comes Crucible of Chaos, a novel of The Court of Shadows<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDHAy-A6rhKte4w0a2AnkD2EmZsXCZ3t1Vte7ErV0_asTd2S6KfjKrFKolpJaDw_IrxywJlfbgICU_c0T0ZZVxGrzB0UJqVvsQ9jdIZBFQsfBcFOrDTna_UGRNDnU_5h78l7cQcNx1diaXznR7WqDY9fem86iR9KYPaDfpLFVjcAvrSEbylktVLvqDnE/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDHAy-A6rhKte4w0a2AnkD2EmZsXCZ3t1Vte7ErV0_asTd2S6KfjKrFKolpJaDw_IrxywJlfbgICU_c0T0ZZVxGrzB0UJqVvsQ9jdIZBFQsfBcFOrDTna_UGRNDnU_5h78l7cQcNx1diaXznR7WqDY9fem86iR9KYPaDfpLFVjcAvrSEbylktVLvqDnE/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">From Sebastien
de Castell, the author of the internationally acclaimed <i>Greatcoats</i> and <i>Spellslinger</i>
series</span></span></b></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">CRUCIBLE OF
CHAOS:<br /></span></span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">A NOVEL OF THE
COURT OF SHADOWS</span></span></i></b></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an
ancient abbey where the monks are going mad and the gods themselves may be to
blame!</span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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sword-fighting magistrates know as the Greatcoats and the king’s personal
investigator of the supernatural, is no stranger to tales of ghosts and
demons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the fractious monks of the
abbey rumored to be the birthplace of the gods begin warring over claims of a
new pantheon arising, the frantic abbot summons him to settle the dispute.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">But Estevar has his own problems: a
near-fatal sword wound from his last judicial duel, a sworn knight who claims
he has proof the monks are consorting with demons, a diabolical inquisitor with
no love for the Greatcoats, and a mysterious young woman claiming to be
Estevar’s ally but who may well be his deadliest enemy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Armed only with his famed
investigative talents, his faltering skill with a blade and Imperious, his
ornery mule, Estevar must root out the source of the madness lurking inside the
once-sacred walls of Isola Sombra before its chaos spreads to the country he’s
sworn to protect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Investigate alongside Estevar and
the most heroic mule ever to appear in print in this thrilling swashbuckling
fantasy mystery by Sebastien De Castell, author of the internationally
acclaimed <i>Greatcoats</i> and <i>Spellslinger</i> series!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crucible-Chaos-Court-Shadows-Book/dp/B0CJ3B71FM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8HWPQH3PG3C8&keywords=crucible+of+chaos&qid=1701430102&sprefix=crucible+of+chaos%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Amazon.com: Crucible of Chaos: Court of Shadows, Book 0.5 (Audible
Audio Edition): Sebastien de Castell, Joe Jameson, Jo Fletcher Books: Audible
Books & Originals</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Crucible-Chaos-Sebastien-Castell/dp/1529437008/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LSPLG6RP2EOD&keywords=crucible+of+chaos&qid=1701430239&sprefix=crucible+of+chaos%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Crucible of Chaos : de Castell, Sebastien: Amazon.ca: Books</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">More From Sebastien de Castell:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjL2bttmltQnj6LcyFk-4VIGMo0V-HOfdXN1AY5DkXKqSNc6g8f0QDi4swimxIr_jr9RR-SOxECduQnokRBQA1GTQuNBFJG9omaOUv2_pZiD2tzNZr5MAnhbWahU92vvJEE8YGI5hhsW1I91b_Ej4FMXetDR_y0vuCXEAm0SU3lIzwWJHAYSshEV2C-4/s940/The%20Greatcoats%20Series%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjL2bttmltQnj6LcyFk-4VIGMo0V-HOfdXN1AY5DkXKqSNc6g8f0QDi4swimxIr_jr9RR-SOxECduQnokRBQA1GTQuNBFJG9omaOUv2_pZiD2tzNZr5MAnhbWahU92vvJEE8YGI5hhsW1I91b_Ej4FMXetDR_y0vuCXEAm0SU3lIzwWJHAYSshEV2C-4/w400-h335/The%20Greatcoats%20Series%20(1).png" width="400" /></a><b style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: Economica; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Praise For Sebastien:</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Economica; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">“</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Three Musketeers meets Joe Abercrombie via Mark
Lawrence: 'Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100%,”' says <b><i>Library
Journal</i></b></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Like the tremendous
Spellslinger and Greatcoats series', THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN is another example of
the brilliant and vivid world-building that Sebastien de Castell uniquely
delivers through his incredibly original characters and their riveting
adventures.<i>—– <b>Chad Stahelski, director of John Wick</b></i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Malevolent Seven is a
masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell’s unique brand of wry humour, elegant
prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and
loved every page”.—<b><i>Nicholas Eames, bestselling author of Kings of the
Wyld</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“With a contemporary style,
relentless pace, and a unique and exciting magic system, the Malevolent Seven
is an action-packed adventure that not only questions the true nature of heroes
but the very meaning of good and evil”<b>.<i>—Michael J. Sullivan, bestselling
author of The Ryria Revelations</i><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Doesn't so much break the
fourth wall as shatter it completely - A brutal and hilarious romp of rotters
that would make Deadpool proud.”<i>—<b>Peter Mclean, author of Priest of Bones</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“Vigorous and action-packed
. . . There is no way you can read this book without a grin on your face.”<i>—–
<b>James Lovegrove, The Financial Times</b></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">About Sebastien:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fpr9VTTTkmz97Te9vibr-hmdXbw5zJ7uUnLanCKKmS-4VPJxKM_VJbNXbbC-DDm_m_Gf5QzXDdyU14HsF_aWYdH64AOC00tVLVh181pI9dVm8MT1176QHJQhcNPX7eIOSeIwTaCy4apaY5-utSoSd1H1gP85dtizLnnVZh0wPW1vwCGk3pSZW0Irec4/s506/Picture7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Fpr9VTTTkmz97Te9vibr-hmdXbw5zJ7uUnLanCKKmS-4VPJxKM_VJbNXbbC-DDm_m_Gf5QzXDdyU14HsF_aWYdH64AOC00tVLVh181pI9dVm8MT1176QHJQhcNPX7eIOSeIwTaCy4apaY5-utSoSd1H1gP85dtizLnnVZh0wPW1vwCGk3pSZW0Irec4/s320/Picture7.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in
Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realized
how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career
as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher,
project manager, actor, and product strategist. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">His only defence
against the charge of unbridled dilettantism is that he genuinely likes doing
these </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">things and that, in one way or another, each of these fields
plays a role in his writing. He sternly resists the accusation of being a
Renaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">
<span style="background: white;">Sebastien's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy
series, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice
Award for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix
Imaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New
Writer. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the Carnegie
Medal and is published in more than a dozen languages.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with his
lovely wife and two belligerent cats. You can reach him at </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.decastell.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">www.decastell.com</span></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Sebastien is</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> available for interviews, media
appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests - please contact
</span></b><a href="about:blank"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> by email or by phone at
403.464.6925<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We look forward to the coverage!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;">
<br /></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-75691704553456475532023-12-27T02:00:00.031-05:002023-12-27T02:00:00.134-05:00Critically acclaimed Author Scott Overton Draws a Picture of a Troubling Future in Indigent Earth<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGLnua3PDZVMSV3cXokpMm_GzrjO5PaZ1NSdF0w3BJeUoPCk_HLfZ55P_BHIf1QfWf8WNYfF3DefiTzb1cf4c7r3YidE-iicd8uqfKiPEGqVcUxFoSnzxQS8iGphfDG-t2R1Muc8roxuH5_fr69S3ligkGfrmHzfre0ceOgyZf8G_ieeG-p2bbc5FpwI/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGLnua3PDZVMSV3cXokpMm_GzrjO5PaZ1NSdF0w3BJeUoPCk_HLfZ55P_BHIf1QfWf8WNYfF3DefiTzb1cf4c7r3YidE-iicd8uqfKiPEGqVcUxFoSnzxQS8iGphfDG-t2R1Muc8roxuH5_fr69S3ligkGfrmHzfre0ceOgyZf8G_ieeG-p2bbc5FpwI/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">Critically
acclaimed Author Draws a Picture of a Troubling Future</span></b><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 14.0pt;">Will
the rich and powerful abandon the Earth?</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">Sudbury author Scott
Overton has conjured up a compelling adventure story that explores today’s
social divides taken to the extreme.</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">The inequality between
Earth’s rich and poor has grown even larger since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Studies proclaim that the world’s eight richest men own as much wealth as the
poorest half of the Earth’s population, and the planet’s two thousand billionaires
account for more than 60% of the world’s total wealth. Where will it end?</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">Along with that, we’ve
all witnessed 2023 as a year of disastrous heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and
devastating floods. Climate change is here with a vengeance. What if it’s too
late to turn things around?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-indent: -36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Palatino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHSSvKA_n2NMSUcMbTW3nmd0zWFn-0uyZX6GMWZyu0EUklGDTCyem4RN1_lvSLTbKFhGDobDXN7PkFMDxST6wjOgdWqdrYHUd_CvaxXaPbAmJEomRnyg8isFiVovXQ9G6ePh4a44qG9gM2qSadrYhsx7IHxlbL7qVmNeHpblj808YAxODaUv_EOFx-ak/s617/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHSSvKA_n2NMSUcMbTW3nmd0zWFn-0uyZX6GMWZyu0EUklGDTCyem4RN1_lvSLTbKFhGDobDXN7PkFMDxST6wjOgdWqdrYHUd_CvaxXaPbAmJEomRnyg8isFiVovXQ9G6ePh4a44qG9gM2qSadrYhsx7IHxlbL7qVmNeHpblj808YAxODaUv_EOFx-ak/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">In
Overton’s new science fiction novel <i>Indigent Earth</i>, the wealthy
“one-percenters” have abandoned our ravaged planet 500 years earlier to go live
in space colonies, leaving the survivors on Earth to live in stagnating
communities known as Allocations. Now the colonists plan to come back. Earthman
Killian Morningcloud dreams of the colonists’ return, hoping to become one of
them. Colonist aristocrat and celebrity Natira Celestia is eager to visit Earth
and meet the “noble savages” she’s sure must live there. Killian and Natira’s
calamitous meeting will shatter their dreams and hurl them into a struggle for
survival as they pursue the darkest secrets of the rich and powerful.</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">“It’s an entertaining and
gripping adventure story,” says Overton, “but with strong themes of
colonialism, and economic inequality. The truth is, being on the wrong side of
the ‘privilege gap’ could happen to any of us in the years to come.”</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">Are things really so bad
that those with the means might actually <i>abandon</i> the Earth? Overton
points out that we’ve been polluting our home planet for most of human history,
but especially in the past century, when we’ve devastated plant and animal
species, acidified vast oceans, and turned the very climate against us.</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">“I don’t want to believe
there’s no hope of fixing these problems,” Overton insists. “But too many of
the world’s most powerful people are still blocking the changes needed because
their personal fortunes are threatened. And since billionaires are now
dominating space industries, I don’t think my fictional scenario is implausible.”</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">Still, he stresses that <i>Indigent
Earth</i> is an adventure, not a lecture. “Killian and Natira are about as
different as two people can be—both strong-willed with deep convictions, yet
forced to work together. So, it was fun to write such a charged relationship.”</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">A well-known radio
morning host for more than 25 years in Sudbury, Overton has built a second
career as an author. His radio-themed debut novel <i>Dead Air</i> was
shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award in 2012, and his science fiction/thriller
novels <i>The Primus Labyrinth</i>, <i>Naïda</i>, and <i>The Dispossession of
Dylan Knox</i> have been well-received too, with readers most often comparing
them to the work of Michael Crichton. The writer considered the ‘dean of
Canadian science fiction’, Robert J. Sawyer, said of Overton’s thriller <i>Augment
Nation: </i>“Scott Overton is a terrific writer and his vision of tomorrow is
both realistic and frightening. Read this book!”</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Palatino; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">Indigent Earth</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Palatino; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"> and all of Overton’s books are also available online
in eBook and print (find them at your favorite outlet using these universal
book links: </span><a href="https://books2read.com/IndigentEarth" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/IndigentEarth</a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Palatino; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;"> or </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://books2read.com/ScottOverton" target="_blank">https://books2read.com/ScottOverton</a></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> ). </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Palatino; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: text1;">If they aren’t in stock at your favorite local store,
they can be ordered. Or ask for them at your local library.</span><span style="font-family: Palatino;"> </span></p>
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403.464.6925.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We look forward to the coverage!</b></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-88538111306094967352023-12-25T02:00:00.073-05:002023-12-25T02:00:00.146-05:00A Merry Drama Llama Christmas Featuring Dash Allman and Gumdrop<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x80HIOHFqVXPbGYUvwiIgRZKi9stREjLu-R6Fw5pcDV9bfbFjbkrtoljt2ZA4qxj0kei3N-eXUO80eLtPXNI0JnSvuvw6hZzVpKdg5gsEN8u0Q2wLunEGDlufSCcfuTgknIAouB7MvrvzuXHA5KEy9o1qkjZuVIhKqtzNynxjJX2RzZD-grWEqIO2qc/s940/Tis%20the%20Season%20to%20meet%20Dash%20Allman.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-x80HIOHFqVXPbGYUvwiIgRZKi9stREjLu-R6Fw5pcDV9bfbFjbkrtoljt2ZA4qxj0kei3N-eXUO80eLtPXNI0JnSvuvw6hZzVpKdg5gsEN8u0Q2wLunEGDlufSCcfuTgknIAouB7MvrvzuXHA5KEy9o1qkjZuVIhKqtzNynxjJX2RzZD-grWEqIO2qc/w400-h335/Tis%20the%20Season%20to%20meet%20Dash%20Allman.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Dashiell Allman—Dash for short—is
back! If you didn’t meet her this summer in <i>On Beach Time</i>, Dash loves long walks on
the beach, Jimmy Buffet music, and a good mystery, which is why she became a
Private Investigator and lives in a cottage on the beach. </span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So far Dash has appeared in three short stories in Aconite Cafe Anthologies:</span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><i>On Beach Time</i>, in A Beach of a Crime</span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><i>Son of a Witch</i>, in A Witch of a Scandal</span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">In </span><i style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Visions of
Gumdrop, </i><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">a story in A Prob-llama of a Holiday, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">a run in with a llama on the beach leaves Dash shaken and draws her
into a whole new mystery! When a goat goes missing from a petting zoo at the
Christmas Market and other items are stolen, she begins to dig into the crime –
Gumdrop, the drama llama as a sidekick. As soon as Dash can figure out how to
get Gumdrop to stop spitting at her and fainting!</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNu7EMP4enblOu7WUBXjptUueZs5CXgxn5_t-LFmB7D9WSohM-Z2dTIu2_GS26OYnj3RIaHGC1u03L3qsAsvnaAcfu6HxUjWkAflPAuR_fJbp_mzyJvP2zjzDnMsQcaJ2_M8nqEcPxXNUxYvIvVitKuSWqEkwm1peXkxj5ufaZ_TvkleBdExoomHv0CU/s940/02%20Llama%20slider.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNu7EMP4enblOu7WUBXjptUueZs5CXgxn5_t-LFmB7D9WSohM-Z2dTIu2_GS26OYnj3RIaHGC1u03L3qsAsvnaAcfu6HxUjWkAflPAuR_fJbp_mzyJvP2zjzDnMsQcaJ2_M8nqEcPxXNUxYvIvVitKuSWqEkwm1peXkxj5ufaZ_TvkleBdExoomHv0CU/w400-h335/02%20Llama%20slider.png" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"></h3><p></p><h2 style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Visions of Gumdrop</span></span></h2><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By Diane Bator<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;">Jimmy
Buffett had just started crooning about Christmas in Hawaii when I got a text urging
me to </span><i style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;">“Stay indoors until further notice. Escaped animal on the loose.”</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My
stomach lurched and I shot a quick reply to the sender, my on-again off-again
boyfriend, Rob Gwynn who was a local police officer. <i>“What kind of animal?”</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
didn’t wait for a reply. It was the last Saturday morning before Christmas and
the local market would be in full swing in fifteen minutes. No way was I
missing it. I had shopping to do. Besides, no one would be dumb enough to transport
a dangerous creature this close to a populated beach, would they?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
opened my front door anyway. After looking both ways for large, furry beasts
and witches on rollerblades, then stepped into the sunshine and locked the
front door of my beach cottage-slash-office. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been
a curious cat, which made me an ideal detective. Not the best one money could
buy, but definitely in the top one hundred on the coast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Definitely,
the only one with the oddball name of Dash.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The joke in my family was that my mom fell
in love with Dashiell Hammett at first sight, which made child hood rough for
the little girl she named Dashiell Allman. Not funny. Although, the nickname
Dash did make me feel faster when I ran. People tended to call me out of
curiosity since my name made me sound like a strong, male detective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once they met me in person — a short,
blonde, beach bum usually sporting a cast of some sort — some ran. Most laughed.
A few took pity on me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crossing
the beach, I aimed for the wet sand where the waves could caress my toes on my
way to Ricardo’s food truck. I woke up craving a Breakfast Dog. My growling
stomach finally got the best of me as I’d finished the paperwork from my last
case. Visions of cheese, a hot dog, a hashbrown, tomato, bacon, and a fried
egg, over easy had danced through my head for the past hour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
air was a bit cooler than earlier in December. A reminder that I still needed
to pick up gifts for my two favorite police officers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rob
Gwynn, aka Officer Athletic and my current boyfriend, was big into action
movies, working out, and muscle cars. I still wasn’t sure what to get him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alex
Carson, his partner and the man I’d called Officer Pasty for years, was easier.
He was a foodie who loved to cook. A couple of weeks ago, I’d discovered a
great booth at the market that sold homemade spices and rubs. I’d finally
decided which ones to get him and planned to hit the market. Right after
breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Something
wet brushed against the back of my right shoulder. I brushed it off like a bug.
Then it tapped me again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Very
funny, Rob,” I said as I stopped to turn around. “What the…?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My
jaw dropped and my eyes grew wide as I came face to face with an elongated nose
attached to a furry creature that looked like a cross between a horse and a
tall sheep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Its
nostrils flared before phlegm hit me square in the chest. Then it yelled
“Mwah!” and collapsed into the sand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“What
the flying fig just happened?” I took a couple steps back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“What
did you do to it?” a familiar voice asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On
cue, Rob and Alex loped across the beach, more concerned about the creature
than the fact I’d been accosted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
held up my hands in protest. “Nothing. It just fell over. I don’t even know
what it is.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“It’s
a llama, Dash,” Alex told me with a chuckle. “Didn’t you learn anything in
school?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scowling
at the two-hundred and fifty pound officer, I shook my head. “I’ve seen
pictures of them, but I’ve never looked one in the nostrils before. What’s it
doing on the beach?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rob
looped a rope around its neck, flinching when the llama rolled away from him to
sit in the sand. “It’s part of the petting zoo at the market today. While the
farmer was unloading the animals, this little guy escaped.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Little?
That thing’s a full head taller than you and smells like a barnyard.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He
grinned, petting the creature like an overgrown dog. “Aww, did the grumpy
detective scare you, Gumdrop?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Ha.
The grumpy detective nearly peed her pants.” I took one last look at the llama.
If I were a social media-type person, I would’ve taken pictures. No one in my
family would believe I came face to face with a llama, let alone one that
fainted on the spot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For
everyone else who knew me, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As
Gumdrop rose to her cloven feet, I backed away. “Seems like you two have this
well in hand. I’m going for breakfast.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Let
me guess,” Rob said. “A breakfast dog?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“You
got it.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alex
groaned. “Oh, Dash, those things are heart attacks on a bun. You need to stay
away from them.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Maybe,
but they’re tasty.” Turning away, I continued up the beach only to hear a
commotion behind me. I refused to help. They were on their own with the stinky,
shaggy beast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Look
out, Dash!” Alex shouted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
spun around in the sand only to end up nose to nose with Gumdrop once more. It
spit at me again. The llama had good aim. Loogie number two landed right beside
the first one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Seriously?”
I yelled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gumdrop
dropped to the sand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
pointed to the drama llama. “That’s exactly what happened the first time.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before
Rob could take hold of the rope dangling from the creature’s neck, a group of
men strode toward us. Two more police officers. A man in an elf costume. A thin
guy wearing jeans, a red nose, and a plaid shirt. A large Santa whose padding
had shifted to the right of his belly. Bringing up the rear was a man in denim
overalls and a torn t-shirt, likely the farmer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Oh
goodie. Backup. Have fun. I’m outta here.” I announced as the llama sat up and
spit at me again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shaking
my head, I aimed for Ricardo’s food truck near the pier. Drama llamas were not
my thing. With no clients on my schedule, I looked forward to a much needed day
off.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Like what you read? Buy your copy of A Prob-llama of a Holiday and laugh all the way through the book!</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Prob-Llama-Holiday-Mystery-Tribe-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0CNM4FKWJ/" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/Prob-Llama-Holiday-Mystery-Tribe-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0CNM4FKWJ/</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prob-Llama-Holiday-Mystery-Tribe-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0CNM4FKWJ/">https://www.amazon.com/Prob-Llama-Holiday-Mystery-Tribe-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0CNM4FKWJ/</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-82533474866720459622023-12-24T02:00:00.122-05:002023-12-24T02:00:00.133-05:00Shirley deKelver Launches Survival: Climate of Fire, Book 1<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnxjr_WXOGn5J88qm11bzRqDWvyETXZXInRbMF5ABarysbTiSyzkjN-gXi6htviUL8jnCt_Tsu6m8cidPM3r4N4SIEeetJMu0ayVSUfkAebSK84khIEKQIOP28cKYKFCR-YxorOB89_ZEQChTyGAj5ra4AOf4vkzg2Tf42BXpLWrBZmFBIjEnJpXnJKY/s1584/Please%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnxjr_WXOGn5J88qm11bzRqDWvyETXZXInRbMF5ABarysbTiSyzkjN-gXi6htviUL8jnCt_Tsu6m8cidPM3r4N4SIEeetJMu0ayVSUfkAebSK84khIEKQIOP28cKYKFCR-YxorOB89_ZEQChTyGAj5ra4AOf4vkzg2Tf42BXpLWrBZmFBIjEnJpXnJKY/w640-h160/Please%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Welcome to fellow BWL author, Shirley Bigelow DeKelver! </i></b></h2><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.45pt; text-align: center;"><b style="text-indent: 35.45pt;">SHIRLEY
BIGELOW DEKELVER</b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><a href="mailto:shirleydekelver@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-hide: none;">shirleydekelver@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><a href="mailto:sdekelver@telus.net"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-hide: none;">sdekelver@telus.net</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 29.45pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 29.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">I was
born in Calgary, Alberta, raised as an “army brat”, and lived in Germany, and
in many of the Canadian Provinces. From an early age, I would tell stories to
my sisters and my brother, and when I didn’t have my nose in a book, I would be
drawing and painting. It wasn’t until later in life I discovered I had a
passion for photography as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 29.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">I
married my high school sweetheart, Don, and we have two wonderful children,
Angela, and Gregory. Our family has expanded to four grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. I worked as a paralegal and corporate administrator in
Calgary law firms for over 40 years. My choice of career was never boring as I
found it challenging and rewarding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 29.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">In 2004 I
received by correspondence a diploma for Writing for Children and Teenagers
from the Institute of Children’s Literature, and in 2006, I received a second
diploma Writing Children’s Books: The Craft and the Market. In 2007 Don and I
retired and moved to the Interior of British Columbia. We live in our “cabin in
the woods”, located at White Lake, in the Columbia-Shuswap, with a panoramic
view of the lake, mountains, forested hills and valleys. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">PUBLICATIONS:</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; text-align: justify;"><u style="text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">BWL PUBLISHING INC. </span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: 0cm;">Publisher of my trilogy, <i>Climate of Fire,
Book One – Survival (released November 2023), Book Two – Treachery</i>, and <i>Book
Three – The New World</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">SOLSTICE PUBLISHING INC</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">. Publisher of <i>The Trouble with Mandy,
Lilacs & Bifocals (</i>five-star review from my editor), and <i>Child of
the Ancients</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">VOICES FROM THE VALLEYS (51 contributors), </span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">short non-fiction
story, <i>Nature’s Precious Gift, </i>Anthology compiled and edited by Jodie
Rennie, Author, and Editor, with all benefits being donated to <b>Doctors
without Borders- Canada. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">ASKEW’S FOODS’ WORD ON THE LAKE 2014 WRITING CONTEST - </span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">second place
winner-young adult fiction, <i>Ziggy’s Revenge. </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">SHUSWAP WRITERS’ GROUP KALEIDOSCOPE V ANTHOLOGY –</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> three short stories, <i>One
of a Kind, Abigail, Grey Mist Manor</i> and a poem, <i>Wilderness Path.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42.55pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">AFFILIATIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 60.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">INSTITUTE OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE,</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> Connecticut, USA</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 60.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">SHUSWAP ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> -Secretary for Board
of Directors, Member of the Planning and Selection Committees for the three-day
WORD ON THE LAKE WRITERS’ FESTIVAL, and coordinator and emcee for CAFÉ LIT
COFFEE HOUSE, which launches the festival.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">THE FEDERATION OF BC WRITERS</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">SHUSWAP WRITERS GROUP</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">, Past Member, and president</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">WRITERS NOOK</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> (Past Member-closed due to Pandemic)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 42.55pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">GRACESPRINGS COLLECTIVE</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> – creates publishing opportunities for
its members and shares their work with the public in joint reading and events.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 53.45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">WEBSITE AND OTHER LINKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">WEBSITE: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><a href="http://www.shirleydekelver.com" target="_blank">www.shirleydekelver.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>OTHER LINKS
TO SOCIAL MEDIA:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 90pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shirley-Bigelow-DeKelver/277792382290133" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shirley-Bigelow-DeKelver/277792382290133</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 90pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/ShirleyDeKelver" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ShirleyDeKelver</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 90pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-bigelow-dekelver-3a534450/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-bigelow-dekelver-3a534450/</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 90pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hide: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dekelver_shirley/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">https://www.instagram.com/dekelver_shirley/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i><b>What genre do you write?</b></i> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Young Adult, Coming of Age, and Speculative Dystopian Fiction. My first novel THE TROUBLE WITH MANDY, was an adventure, nature story for middle aged readers; my second novel LILAC & BIFOCALS (five star review from my editor) was an historical time travel for young adults; my third novel CHILD OF THE ANCIENTS, a high fantasy for young adults, and my fourth novel, CHILD OF THE ANCIENTS – BOOK ONE – SURVIVAL, the first book in a trilogy, is Speculative Dystopian Fiction/Science Fiction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i><b>Do your reading choices reflect your writing choices?</b></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">No, I read all genres, fiction, non-fiction, mystery, romance, fantasy, historical, drama, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i><b>Which type of characters are your favourite to write?</b></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">I took a four-year correspondence writing course from the Institute of Children’s Literature and have never regretted it. Writing for young adults requires a great deal of discipline, copious amounts of research (which I genuinely enjoy), and identifying with your subjects, all I feel contribute to my writing skills. I generally create strong-willed female protagonists, facing personal and emotional struggles, danger, and heartbreak, and eventually finding harmony and contentment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i><b>Do pictures, real life or plain imagination create the characters you want readers to love?</b></i> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Generally, my characters are developed from my imagination, although, at times, I have simulated their actions and personalities from real life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><i><b>Do your characters come before or after your plot?</b></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Before I start writing my book, I prepare in-depth synopsizes of both my characters and my story plot which I tend to follow closely. Believable characters are a must. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><b><i>How do you choose a villain and how do you make them human?</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Because of the genres I write, my villains often face internal upheaval, deep resentment, and at times animosity. Generally, they learn a life-saving lesson, and are forgiven for their vulnerabilities. However, CHILD OF THE ANCIENTS, had an evil warlord, and a sorceress, half Ancient/half Elf, who confronted each other and fought to the death.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQFVRCsV2qCx0JKohHv1x9WO0bwJ1fl45dihGXou4AXWfXyps-WdOn9eJTv8I3Vx53Gr4tP7JO0MChO1zb0saXLbo1eXvw43CluUecDp8m1DCI1TJ5kLTYa5IPHg_EEYXFJDbJOvwY6okTJ0WBEU9UW2tQ7mQLJe16UHrR3oAxqhB4z-mD5gBsFUbtO8/s680/Picture2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQFVRCsV2qCx0JKohHv1x9WO0bwJ1fl45dihGXou4AXWfXyps-WdOn9eJTv8I3Vx53Gr4tP7JO0MChO1zb0saXLbo1eXvw43CluUecDp8m1DCI1TJ5kLTYa5IPHg_EEYXFJDbJOvwY6okTJ0WBEU9UW2tQ7mQLJe16UHrR3oAxqhB4z-mD5gBsFUbtO8/s320/Picture2.jpg" width="208" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7iFaLFLc2YwP6HfiJclLHWhNNNmckr1j3nknToF1f1Ohnz9y9BjOsB1XvpqEnS0XrvvtvJ9j6JR0jCn4lSwNJEZk-wFNSNbGvAwcwy_1QYLSxpsftpZ_Fby3R2kS5fSJ1yUUZ9Rih5OjsQFcbKT6lxzUDYrxocWK83Z1YYaZlt9dHT1Xt5Ufcvaltz8/s756/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="756" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7iFaLFLc2YwP6HfiJclLHWhNNNmckr1j3nknToF1f1Ohnz9y9BjOsB1XvpqEnS0XrvvtvJ9j6JR0jCn4lSwNJEZk-wFNSNbGvAwcwy_1QYLSxpsftpZ_Fby3R2kS5fSJ1yUUZ9Rih5OjsQFcbKT6lxzUDYrxocWK83Z1YYaZlt9dHT1Xt5Ufcvaltz8/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><b style="text-align: justify;"> </b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> SURVIVAL</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">The year is 2045,
global warming escalates, and wildfires are rampant. Vancouver has been
devastated by an earthquake and tsunami. Those who have survived have moved
north or taken up residence at Little Mountain, the highest point in the city.
Food and water are scarce, there are more violent storms and rising
temperatures. The ashfall from the volcanoes increases daily, making it
difficult to breathe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">Four young adults,
Taylor West, Carlie Fleming, Mai-Li Wong, and Willie Arbuckle, and three
children, twin brothers Rusty and Eddie Coleman, and Debbie, who has Downs
Syndrome, have gravitated together, forming a motley crew of survivors, living
in constant fear of the violent gangs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">Making a life-saving
decision, they decide to walk to the Interior, hoping to find a better life.
Inexperienced, they face unknown obstacles, daily hardships, and hunger.
Traveling across the devastated Wastelands is fraught with danger with
unexpected complications making the journey more treacherous than they ever
imagined. Reaching a sanctuary and indeed their very survival hangs in the
balance. Relationships are tested time and again. What will remain strong and
what will shatter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">Buy link for Kindle and
e-book</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">:
</span><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/SURVIVAL-SHIRLEY-BIGELOW-EKELVER/DP/B0CJ45J868"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.CA/SURVIVAL-SHIRLEY-BIGELOW-EKELVER/DP/B0CJ45J868</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;"> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">OR </span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">personalized
paperback from author at</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></b></span><a href="mailto:shirleydekelver@gmail.com"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">shirleydekelver@gmail.com</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> or </span></b></span><a href="mailto:sdekelver@telus.net"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none;">sdekelver@telus.net</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-hide: none; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">.</span></b></span><b style="text-align: center; text-indent: 1cm;"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-47806385107728009212023-12-23T02:00:00.001-05:002023-12-23T02:00:00.137-05:00WINE WITCH ON FIRE: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much, by Natalie MacLean<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIPgKjJbgyH78aEAXgFZ9_nUtRb-kR8ZcRUy6frBp94k6XrF771ApqWlhRjKIzXSaMTgRbh3OohJ3PvMwRp_zwzAnBLxQC9PIrcjAFIoOkm7Rt5jMAee6E68iSkjSmgew4L6kZBO7WOtL6mBeBwPBLhjEs4NNc8ltLkyPAKY9KVG-IXikyXBII5hStbI/s1584/Please%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIPgKjJbgyH78aEAXgFZ9_nUtRb-kR8ZcRUy6frBp94k6XrF771ApqWlhRjKIzXSaMTgRbh3OohJ3PvMwRp_zwzAnBLxQC9PIrcjAFIoOkm7Rt5jMAee6E68iSkjSmgew4L6kZBO7WOtL6mBeBwPBLhjEs4NNc8ltLkyPAKY9KVG-IXikyXBII5hStbI/w640-h160/Please%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;">WINE WITCH ON FIRE</span></strong></h2><h2 style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_3" name="x_email_3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><strong>Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much <br /></strong></span></span><span name="x_email_3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><strong>By Natalie MacLean</strong></span></span></span></h2><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><b><i>I enjoyed this book so much, I thought I'd share it again!! </i></b></span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span name="x_email_3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">This National Bestseller is a great holiday read! 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She and her team of writers have a combined following on social media of 550,000 followers. Natalie is the regular wine expert for CTV's The Social, Canada's largest daytime television program, CTV News and CityTV's Breakfast Television, the country's largest morning show.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_16" name="x_email_16" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natalie is also the host of </span><em style="font-weight: inherit;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="11" href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/365b-2rrmgp-cx08de-6q8qco1/" id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367auto_assign_link_num_7" name="x_m_1612570948637522_m_-7728353293279188592_m_1065069451712637367_cmp_httpsnataliemacleancomblogpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><strong>Unreserved Wine Talk</strong></a></em><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_17" name="x_email_17" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, named one of the 7 best drinks podcasts by the New York Times and one of Apple's Best Listens of the Year.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><span style="font-weight: inherit;">She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards, and has won four James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. She is the only person to have won both the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation and the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing from Les Dames d'Escoffier International.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /><span style="font-weight: inherit;">Her books — </span><em style="font-weight: inherit;">Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass</em><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> and </span><em style="font-weight: inherit;">Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines</em><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> — were each selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year. </span><em style="font-weight: inherit;">Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much</em><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> is her debut memoir. 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> (Dundurn Press) is</span><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_10" name="x_email_10" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> powerful memoir of how one woman resurrects her life and career in the wine industry.</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_11" name="x_email_11" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natalie MacLean, a bestselling wine writer, is shocked when her husband of twenty years, a high-powered CEO, demands a divorce. Then an online mob comes for her career. </span></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 15px;"><span name="x_email_3" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br aria-hidden="true" /><span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_12" name="x_email_12" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wavering between depression and determination, she must fight for her son, rebuild her career, and salvage her self-worth using her superpowers: heart, humor, and an uncanny ability to pair wine and food.</span> <span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_13" name="x_email_13" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natalie confronts her insider role in the slick marketing encouraging women to drink too much while she battles the veiled misogyny of the wine world.<br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" />Facing the worst vintage of her life, she reconnects with the vineyards that once brought her joy, the female friends who sustain her, and her own belief in second chances.</span> <span id="x_m_1612570948637522m_-7728353293279188592m_1065069451712637367email_14" name="x_email_14" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This true coming-of-age story is about transforming your life and finding love along the way.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">*********</span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Reviews for Wine Witch on Fire:</b></span></p><div><span name="x_email_3" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Zesty, vibrant, meditative, edgy, structured, intense—these words Natalie MacLean might use to describe wines all apply to her Wine Witch on Fire. Dire, yes, but the book is funny and a page turner. Anyone at a crux will be buoyed by this writer’s grit and grace. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Frances Mayes, author of the #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Under the Tuscan Sun</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Natalie MacLean has been through hell and back — misogyny, sexism, social media trolling — but her words are heartfelt and her journey inspiring. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Barbara Fairchild, former editor-in-chief of <em>Bon Appétit</em> magazine</strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Natalie MacLean is living a life that is the definition of resilience. In her empowering new memoir ‘Wine Witch on Fire’ she takes us on her incredible journey filled with love, anguish and fearless determination. Natalie’s story is an inspiration and guide to living well and fearlessly. A fabulous read!</span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;"> - Traci Melchor, Senior Correspondent, <em>Etalk</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Told with equal parts poignancy and humour, Wine Witch on Fire is a spirited tale of determination lived on the terroir of Natalie's amazing and inspiring journey. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Danny Meyer, Founder & Executive Chairman, Union Square Hospitality Group and <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author, <em>Setting The Table</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Courageous—that’s the first word that comes to mind while reading Natalie MacLean’s new memoir </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Wine Witch on Fire</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">. MacLean is an accomplished wine writer, but this deeply personal book takes us behind the scenes, revealing one woman’s journey and extraordinary determination. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Karen MacNeil, bestselling author of <em>The Wine Bible</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Rousing, funny, and insider-y, Natalie MacLean’s soul-baring memoir paints an evocative and compelling picture of what it’s like to be a woman in wine. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Nell McShane Wulfhart, bestselling author of <em>Off Menu</em> and <em>New York Times</em> columnist</strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">This deeply personal memoir tells the inspiring story of a talented woman navigating the treacherous currents of the wine industry, finding her voice and regaining her power through a true connection to time and place, human terroir. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Chef Michael Smith, bestselling author of ten cookbooks, Food Network host</strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Filled with grit and vulnerability. A read filled with healing and hope. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Victoria James, bestselling author of <em>Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America’s Youngest Sommelier</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">There’s a lot of underbelly in this memoir. This book is a significant gesture to push the wine industry toward greater inclusion of people who’ve been marginalized. Natalie, you done good. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Terry Theise, bestselling author of <em>Reading Between the Wines</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">This decade's Eat Pray Love. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Morgan Mullin, Arts & Culture Editor, <em>The Coast Magazine</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Natalie MacLean's literate and literary writing informs and entertains with a blend of analytic detail and a healthy dose of humor, much of it self-effacing. Her beautiful prose is elevated with hard-earned wisdom. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Neal Hulkower, PhD, <em>The World of Fine Wine Magazine</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Natalie has crafted her experience into what could pass for an unputdownable thriller. It’s all the more jarring because it’s based on fact. I loved the tension and fast-paced writing. Any man who has a daughter, sister, or mother should read this book. Women with a little witch and fire within them will enjoy it too. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">- Steven Laine, bestselling author of <em>Dragonvine</em></strong><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">*********</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OGb7qZIxwO5hLzfJhi5VZoTyQW5Ha62NwEk40HauGl-WBovkqzhIAxZyiG01XssWmtUdnqX6YV6kDmvczN2KFj_7jJZhzvG3hxO7lJy8WuNFsb6UkKhQnnIuIveFM6xUpC4AoBQFqragK-8dLePenlmLID0I2YTg863bvSIUa6SVdBatU41kXFA78HY/s1500/wine%20witch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OGb7qZIxwO5hLzfJhi5VZoTyQW5Ha62NwEk40HauGl-WBovkqzhIAxZyiG01XssWmtUdnqX6YV6kDmvczN2KFj_7jJZhzvG3hxO7lJy8WuNFsb6UkKhQnnIuIveFM6xUpC4AoBQFqragK-8dLePenlmLID0I2YTg863bvSIUa6SVdBatU41kXFA78HY/s320/wine%20witch.jpg" width="207" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmEMJW86KOVan0Zp_j0-QVOunsQVMMu4ScBGPm0DdeOdwmUEHbBaC68uW6IWzDSHHIEywujuB4ZwcBMNIr-n1SOA6oe42ZAoPbtneCV550V1UXb9VbSruvb8ZBmpiRgOlwfcTsUaYozburF5zQIAeAwhn78IU4oG4PW5xXwwXZVLhD3m5ryXf9ha0bLA/s3000/natalie-maclean-smartphone-2013-hi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmEMJW86KOVan0Zp_j0-QVOunsQVMMu4ScBGPm0DdeOdwmUEHbBaC68uW6IWzDSHHIEywujuB4ZwcBMNIr-n1SOA6oe42ZAoPbtneCV550V1UXb9VbSruvb8ZBmpiRgOlwfcTsUaYozburF5zQIAeAwhn78IU4oG4PW5xXwwXZVLhD3m5ryXf9ha0bLA/s320/natalie-maclean-smartphone-2013-hi.jpg" width="256" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-17776759845928360272023-12-22T02:00:00.038-05:002023-12-22T02:00:00.134-05:00Drop by to learn more about author Joan Soggie and her books Prairie Grass and Rikka.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWCDg6BNqbpMhbZ9IrOqt5BhphRR-SaJqTG69JPDCtzYkFR3cgrMnGn4Yk8VNpug19e7O-qkeKkpi7Nu7VYQjM7ixK1cx3osWxbbj-rxIIU0U6fVflHiGwap2199wRSBMap28MGRwCEvXzJJ-FBgGl71RHkZVBwioYawXOkezSI9LRKSwYOb437-Eguw/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWCDg6BNqbpMhbZ9IrOqt5BhphRR-SaJqTG69JPDCtzYkFR3cgrMnGn4Yk8VNpug19e7O-qkeKkpi7Nu7VYQjM7ixK1cx3osWxbbj-rxIIU0U6fVflHiGwap2199wRSBMap28MGRwCEvXzJJ-FBgGl71RHkZVBwioYawXOkezSI9LRKSwYOb437-Eguw/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><i>Welcome to Joan Soggie, a fellow BWL Author! Joan writes some fabulous stories of the Canadian Prairies where she lives. I look forward to learning more about her!</i></h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCsOmH900ndYmR1EwkzKILllM2_Z5Q-LuDy9A5d38m2zGbdpZhkl7c_p5kptaX7pWCl-SWIjRmGJp-Xp8-eeGl4VCZdHvVjHxqkiK7GUzYT5sF7BQG1TNT_HRhpyWOmPKjYPPUByBHyKl5PBxZe15BOIwFGYUWVnAsPBo9jzM_2X0k1k7CNV-Aol1B2o/s624/Resized_DSC00280_33366005833364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCsOmH900ndYmR1EwkzKILllM2_Z5Q-LuDy9A5d38m2zGbdpZhkl7c_p5kptaX7pWCl-SWIjRmGJp-Xp8-eeGl4VCZdHvVjHxqkiK7GUzYT5sF7BQG1TNT_HRhpyWOmPKjYPPUByBHyKl5PBxZe15BOIwFGYUWVnAsPBo9jzM_2X0k1k7CNV-Aol1B2o/s320/Resized_DSC00280_33366005833364.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I live and write
in a small Saskatchewan town, set beside a lake that was a river, surrounded by
fields of canola that once were a buffalo plain. My lifelong curiosity has led
me to explore the natural history of the land as well as the centuries-long
relationship between the land and the First Nations, and my own family’s
settler history. The multifaceted beauty of the prairie and its convoluted
history is a continual source of inspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">My first
full-length book was <i>Looking for Aiktow,</i> a non-fiction regional history
focusing on pre-settlement times. The restrictions of footnotes and citations
drove me to seek another way of telling the land’s story. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Historical fiction was the natural choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The resulting
novels, <i>Prairie Grass</i> and <i>Rikka,</i> are firmly rooted in time and
place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://bwlpublishing.ca/soggie-joan/#content-content-inner" target="_blank">http://bwlpublishing.ca/soggie-joan/#content-content-inner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/lookingforaiktow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/lookingforaiktow</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://saskjoan.wixsite.com/looking-for-aiktow" target="_blank">http://saskjoan.wixsite.com/looking-for-aiktow</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How many hours a
day do you write?</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I would love to
say I write every day, and maybe I do, but often it is just emails or notes or
a haiku. Life gets in the way. When I work on a project, I tend to lose track
of time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My workspace is a studio in the
garage and sometimes my husband will phone me from his recliner in the house, a
dozen yards away, to remind me that we must eat. Thankfully we are both retired
and have few urgent commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How do you choose
which stories you will write?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">It often feels as
though the stories choose me. An idea might come from a strange circumstance or
something I have just read coinciding with a glimpsed photograph, or an anecdote
told by an acquaintance. An idea grabs me and will not let go. Sometimes the
point of the story does not become clear to me until I have worked my way into the
narrative. I have several partly finished pieces that are still waiting for
that “Aha!” moment, which may or may not ever come!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">What is the most
difficult part of your artistic process?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Waiting for that
“Aha!” is no doubt the most difficult part of the process for me. It seems to
me that the subconscious must do a lot of the creative work, and I am not sure
how much good it does to keep slogging away at something until that part has
caught up. Sometimes it seems best to just wait, and go to work on something
else, something that requires attention and careful research but does not
demand much imagination. Or just go for a long walk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Five years from
now, where do you see yourself as a writer?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Five years from
now I will be 86, and my husband will be well into his 90s. That is just fact. Age
does not define us. And yet, I recognise that age imposes limitations. If I am
able, I will still be writing short stories and poems, as they seem more manageable
than full-length novel. I plan to continue doing what I am doing as long as
possible. There are so many stories to tell, so many ideas to explore, so many
readers to meet!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How many
unpublished and half-finished books do you have?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Right now, I have
one partly finished book that may or may not find its way to a conclusion. I
have a plethora of unpublished stories, some of which I plan to eventually
compile into a book as many of them seem to fall under one recurring theme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Was there a person
who encouraged you to write?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Doesn’t everyone
need someone to believe in her, make her feel it is possible to do what she
dreams of doing? I have been fortunate to have had several wonderful encouragers.
The first were, naturally, my parents, who instilled in me a love of good
stories and a deep respect for the truth embodied in them. A few good teachers gave
me help. There were decades (!) however when I showed no writing to anyone and
therefore got no encouragement. That was a big mistake. When I finally
submitted something to a magazine, it was a huge boost to have it published.
Nowadays, my dear husband lets me read aloud to him anything I want to analyze,
and some precious friends still read whatever I send them and comment on it. And
my own children and grandchildren give me feedback! What a lucky old duck I am!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Merry Christmas to
all and special blessings on the encouragers!</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgJudz88IRaWLJk_c5xlHJyR3UHW6-eMJNgZ6oXe7ek-biYvP2cIvS0Nmc1Cx2DFqRKpR-Ujsxd1Bjqzkdr4UfGn2K8RXh0DLCaG6ywDnYN2PqJIGr53wuS3xpQaJkf_24B5kjLWwRZztk3LVzsfEqaogkZlCzBLHxLdzW7CPMRMZT8swwtbBYFur9-o/s960/IMG_9074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgJudz88IRaWLJk_c5xlHJyR3UHW6-eMJNgZ6oXe7ek-biYvP2cIvS0Nmc1Cx2DFqRKpR-Ujsxd1Bjqzkdr4UfGn2K8RXh0DLCaG6ywDnYN2PqJIGr53wuS3xpQaJkf_24B5kjLWwRZztk3LVzsfEqaogkZlCzBLHxLdzW7CPMRMZT8swwtbBYFur9-o/s320/IMG_9074.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Prairie Grass </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">takes the reader on an adventure that spans two centuries of Western history and travels the length of the Great Plains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #313131; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Gabby Mackenzie knows little and cares less about prairie people or their history. She sees her assignment to interview a hundred-year-old settler as nothing more than a bump in her hazy career path. But as she gets to know old Mr. Tollerud, she finds herself drawn into the interwoven stories of the settlers, the Metis, the First Nations who came before them, and the land that binds them all together. And her own life changes.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://books2read.com/Prairie-Grass">https://books2read.com/Prairie-Grass</a></span><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFAbAke9gFX-ST-D-WRjKyS-8SOmWvmTLn1v_qsnT7CO0xsGtnYlOIqteatpFQFJ8gBzmaSUmwUdQ0kzTzm9XgK8FRFztDE_JpIxvJ4CBg7xamzXSmnQ0egza_bvDnkQm3WnW0cJWBF8OLaS0LNvJ_Hw4JI_w9pqE8CCgF7_gdeNzcMDIe-dGN8qdhE/s747/IMG_9652_Original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFAbAke9gFX-ST-D-WRjKyS-8SOmWvmTLn1v_qsnT7CO0xsGtnYlOIqteatpFQFJ8gBzmaSUmwUdQ0kzTzm9XgK8FRFztDE_JpIxvJ4CBg7xamzXSmnQ0egza_bvDnkQm3WnW0cJWBF8OLaS0LNvJ_Hw4JI_w9pqE8CCgF7_gdeNzcMDIe-dGN8qdhE/s320/IMG_9652_Original.jpg" width="213" /></a></i></div><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Rikka</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> is based on the true story of one of Western Canada’s female immigrant pioneers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Rikka remembered her teacher’s words. <i>Spirit needs muscle</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Not only muscle of flesh and bone,</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> she thought, <i>but the muscle of a spirit inured to hardship and suffering. Surely, we have had enough of that to make us strong!”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Rikka’s journey takes her across an ocean, a continent, and a lifetime. She plumbs the depths of her own heart and discovers the beauty of life beyond grit and endurance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://books2read.com/Rikka">https://books2read.com/Rikka</a></span></p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036377731176791522.post-42407952595233523912023-12-21T02:00:00.041-05:002023-12-21T02:00:00.137-05:00Just in time for the holiday season! Allow Me to Ruin Your Christmas, by Freddy Cruz<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHTDuGfrHgos3r_puMPnW9EnPxrW3mzCopdMBj7DBJHoQcP0XsPB_DTKH8s5uIEUOZXTISJDpaG97HPiErpb2WRI8YHMwt88b_whF9IjuYw6eJfl2yiCwAOWYxccTsxm2gHdGn72ciocHrGohtB5d0IcKcgVUKy4jj0zF_rO-SNvbLWjy9Wteew6IXoA/s1584/Please.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHTDuGfrHgos3r_puMPnW9EnPxrW3mzCopdMBj7DBJHoQcP0XsPB_DTKH8s5uIEUOZXTISJDpaG97HPiErpb2WRI8YHMwt88b_whF9IjuYw6eJfl2yiCwAOWYxccTsxm2gHdGn72ciocHrGohtB5d0IcKcgVUKy4jj0zF_rO-SNvbLWjy9Wteew6IXoA/w640-h160/Please.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="BodyA" style="background: white; line-height: 27.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Just in time for the holiday season!!!</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 21.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Allow Me to Ruin Your
Christmas</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">An audiobook by critically acclaimed media host and owner
of Speke Broadcasting, Freddy Cruz</span><i style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He just discovered
why his dad died. Now ‘tis the season for a rampage of revenge…</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: justify;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66ntCBBXpH21iy8a3xdxIg1RmP1VxUGuiLSDQJ5as8_bMV5V9YGSdMC-FU2jYoq7eLcNkLFdDt9RMunOHSUUGiV-AJHbcJuxiJ_rfjVfWfFMAFNEVaQkmPtxJcz2WEcLX9Yimphi274AzAztd16bWojw5wt8FJm-Y8T2do6U5_nlfDB2Ar2bPzHrDIEw/s435/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66ntCBBXpH21iy8a3xdxIg1RmP1VxUGuiLSDQJ5as8_bMV5V9YGSdMC-FU2jYoq7eLcNkLFdDt9RMunOHSUUGiV-AJHbcJuxiJ_rfjVfWfFMAFNEVaQkmPtxJcz2WEcLX9Yimphi274AzAztd16bWojw5wt8FJm-Y8T2do6U5_nlfDB2Ar2bPzHrDIEw/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Beckett needs his eyes bleached.
Catching his mom and his favorite podcaster doing things that will get them on
Santa’s naked and naughty list is enough to turn his stomach. And after he
agrees to officially meet the new boyfriend, his slightly nauseous Yuletide
cheer devolves into rage when he learns the guy was involved in his father’s
death.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Driven by the need for vengeance, the
incensed son sets out to stuff the home-wrecking grinch’s stocking with burning
coal—by going after the loser’s wife and daughter. But as Beckett's
gore-trimmed plan descends into chaos, another ghastly secret could send him
into murderous overdrive.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Is he about to unwrap a
no-holds-barred retribution spree?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Allow Me to Ruin
Your Christmas</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> is a
perfectly gruesome revenge thriller. If you like characters pushed over the
edge, dark acts, and family drama, then you’ll love Freddy Cruz’s bloodstained
holiday treat.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Allow Me to Ruin Your Christmas</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">, now
available in audiobook form. Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.</span> </p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Cruz keeps the twists coming...James Patterson fans will be
pleased." <b>- Publishers Weekly.</b></span> </p>
<p class="BodyA" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 5.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">“If you like your festive stories dark and twisted, Freddy Cruz has a
gem for you. Allow Me to Ruin Your Christmas is packed full of secrets, lies
and diabolical characters you’ll love to hate.” _ <b>Adam Hamdy, bestselling
author of <i>The Other Side of Night</i>.</b></span><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Freddy Cruz is the founder of Speke Podcasting, a boutique media company
in the Greater Houston area.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As a podcast producer, he has assisted The
Rose Breast Center of Excellence and The National Museum of Funeral History
with the launches of their podcasts, </span><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0cm;">Let's Talk
About Your Breasts</span></i><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> and </span><i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0cm;">The Final
Curtain Never Closes</span></i><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, respectively. The former landed at #8
inside the Apple Podcasts Nonprofits chart while the latter landed at #29 in
the same category.</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0cm;"></span><span style="border: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Freddy’s work spans twenty-six years, three
with the iconic KDWB/Minneapolis-Saint Paul and twenty-one with the legendary,
two-time Marconi Award winning KRBE/Houston. From copywriting and voiceover to
audio production and big picture ideas, he’s the quadruple threat you want to
help you elevate your brand</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Greater Houston area has heard Freddy’s
voice for more than seventeen thousand hours via weekday shows, community
affairs shows and podcasts. And he has elevated world class brands by means of
over fifty-eight thousand hours worth of production elements and traditional
ads. When he's not in the lab creating auditory satisfaction, you can find him
nose deep in a book, snuggling with his dog Sparrow, or jogging on the trail
(trying hard to not sound like a horror movie villain).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">To
request additional review copies or an interview with Freddy Cruz, please
contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity:
mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default"><span class="None"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">We look
forward to the coverage!</span></b></span> </p>Diane Bator, Author & Book Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693609714074043580noreply@blogger.com0