I’m participating in Free Book Friday! Every week a new author is featured with an author interview podcast or written Q & A and then there’s a drawing to win a free copy of that author’s book. All you have to do is enter to win each week. Once the winners are chosen, they’re posted to the site to the site every Friday morning. Click here to win a signed copy of my book The Map of True Places on April 1, 2011!
My latest blog post for The Lipstick Chronicles is new today, and happens to fall just a few days before the release of the paperback of The Map of True Places, my latest book which came out just this past May. The paperback will be released on March 22, 2011 and so I’m writing about the true places in my life for today’s post.
If you’d like to read more about The Map of True Places and learn about where it can be purchased, follow this link to HarperCollins’ website for more information. Click here for the link.
To view my post for The Lipstrick Chronicles, click here for a link to view the blog.
At 2:30PM, I’ll be at the Fiske Public Library in Wrentham, MA. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the SWEATT Meeting Room. Website for library is http://fiskelib.org/ if you need directions, phone numbers, etc.
I just posted an article at Writer Unboxed on the techniques I use to discuss my works in progress with readers. If you’re interested in getting a behind the scenes look at the writing process, you can check it out here.
I just published an article on picking your superpower. You can check it out at The Lipstick Chronicles here.
Photo by Infrogmation.
Here’s a link to Conor Grennan’s Little Princess, a new book being publishing by HarperCollins. Proceeds from the book will go toward Next Generation Nepal who are helping reconnect the 15,000 orphaned children with their families in Nepal. The book is on sale now. Conor’s organization, Next Generation Nepal, has reconnected almost 300 families with children they feared were lost to them forever. It’s a powerful read — this is a bandwagon you can feel good about hopping on to.
Live today is my brand-spankin’ new post for Writer Unboxed. This month I address the big questions that arise in writing fiction (and in other genres as well). For example, what is the difference between perception and reality? And my final question to my fellow writers out there: What is your motivation for writing? What questions are you asking?
Friend, contributor to The Lipstick Chronicles, and Publishers Weekly reviewer Melissa Mia Hall (MMH) has passed away. The terms of her death are extremely upsetting, as she died because seeing a doctor was beyond her financial means. As The Lipstick Chronicles writes,
“Melissa worked hard. She owned a home. She paid her taxes (late, but paid). She was trying to live a dream – the American Dream – that supposedly we as citizens are promised – the right to pursue life, liberty and happiness. For her, that couldn’t be achieved in a traditional job that came with the perks of health care. But does that mean she had to die?”
Melissa’s heart attack could have been prevented, and I think the full article speaks for itself (which you can read at The Lipstick Chronicle’s website). I hope you agree with me that health care is, as always, an issue in our country that must be a priority. She’ll be missed.
Live today is my latest blog post for The Lipstick Chronicles. This month, I write about the housing market in Salem, the superstitious implications of traditions, and my familial background and influence on “magic.” For a direct link to the entry, click here.
Live today is my new blog post for Book Club Girl. The blog is “dedicated to sharing great books, news and tips with book club girls everywhere.” Hear, hear! I was invited to write for Book Club Girl’s Holiday Open House, and am thrilled to take part. I wrote about Christmases from my childhood, always a fun string of memories to write about.
Many thanks to Jennifer Hart, who writes the blog! Here’s a link to the blog and my post.