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7/26/11 — The Luckless Prince Reviewed at Today’s Stop

Lovely review from Family Literacy and You! today for The Luckless Prince. My favorite part? “It’s outstanding and you won’t want to put it down once you start reading it.” Also have an interview up today on the Virginia Beach … Continue reading

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7/25/11 — Today’s Interview Stop on the Virtual Book Tour

Today’s stop is at Book Marketing Buzz, and is another interview as we wind down the tour toward the Friday chat finale. It’s been an interesting ride. This week is jam packed with stops, including the Zumaya birthday chat on … Continue reading

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7/24/11 — Sunday RieView — The Friend Request — Alex Ford — 3 Stars

The Friend Request is an interesting cautionary tale about social networking. It is currently offered for free on the Kindle page, and I am a sucker for the free books, so I downloaded it. David Andrews is a typical nice … Continue reading

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7/22/11–The Door at the Top of the Stairs

I’ve been working on some horror lately–revising my first full length offering, Skellyman, and writing/revising a couple of short pieces to send to anthology calls. It must have dribbled into my sub-conscious, because I had a dream last night that … Continue reading

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7/21/11–World Review Day RieView — True Grit — Charles Portis — 5 Stars

Today is World Review Day. I finished True Grit last night and thought that this would be a good one to discuss. I vaguely remember that I may have read this book many years ago–probably when the original film came … Continue reading

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7/21/11 — Today’s VBT Stop is The Book Bin

Today, I visit The Book Bin and offer my “How to Get Published” story. It’s been an interesting road, and I tell you some of the twists in today’s post. Also, today is Write a Review Day on Facebook, so … Continue reading

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7/20/11– Today’s Blog Tour Stop is Another Interview

How well do you know me? You might learn some things you never expected on today’s VBT stop for The Luckless Prince. I’m interviewed on the Pump Up Your Book site itself today. Interviews are always fun, but a bit … Continue reading

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7/18/11– RieView: Bloodlines — Skyla Dawn Cameron

Since there was a mix-up today and the review of Prince that was supposed to be a tour stop didn’t post, I thought I would post another RieView of my own. Bloodlines by Skyla Dawn Cameron My rating: 4 of … Continue reading

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7/17/11 — RieView: Rosemary and Rue — Seanan McGuire

I am supremely behind on my RieViews, so I have decided to make Sunday RieView day. I will probably post at least one other at some point today. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuireMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I … Continue reading

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7/15/11 — What Happened to Bookstores? Come Add Your Two Cents.

Today’s Virtual Book Tour stop is Literarily Speaking’s July Book Panel. I am one of  a group of panelists who give their opinion on this question: “The Closing of Bookstores…What Happened?” There are several interesting perspectives from authors giving their opinions … Continue reading

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