tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60678966491520860222024-03-05T15:29:50.372+11:00WENDY LWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-72052455886878141522016-10-21T16:09:00.000+11:002016-10-23T21:53:03.155+11:00Mike & Bev Robinson - Our Journey Through the Valley<span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "candara"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: small;">Introducing Paster, Mike Robinson author of </span><em><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: small;">Our</span></em><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: small;"> </span><em><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: small;">Journey Through the Valley. </span></em><span style="color: #2e74b5; font-size: small;">He</span><span style="color: #0070c0; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"> hopes the inspirational dynamic of the journey he shared with his wife, Bev, will positively impact on those who read this book and that it will be a valuable resource for all who are currently facing their own death or the death of a loved one.</span></span></span></span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>There is something very private about death, so it is a rare and noteworthy event to be invited into the lives of a married couple, both of whom are dying of progressive, incurable, neurological diseases. Their book is written from a Christian worldview.</em></span><span style="font-size: large;"><em> </em></span></span><br />
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briefly and then entered </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Bible</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
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we moved to </span><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Sydney</span></st1:city><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> so I could attend </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Morling</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Theological</span></st1:placename><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">College</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">
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<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "candara"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Bev trained
as a High School Teacher but during our time in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Victoria</st1:place></st1:state></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> she had the opportunity to train
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and subsequently died on April 12, 2015. The many tributes made reference to
her life using such words as 'dignity', 'wisdom', 'joy', 'inspiring'.</span></span></div>
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under the reality of a predictable and inevitable outcome, Bev and I decided to
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When we realised that Bev’s disease had no treatment or possibility of cure, we made a commitment to keep a journal, mainly for the benefit of our children. <br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: black;">It was after her death, as I wrestled with how to keep people in my life, I think I heard a whisper, "Why don’t you write 'Letters to Bev'?" </span><span style="color: black;">So, as part of my own grieving, I began to write these letters. As I posted them on my website, the overwhelming response from friends and family was, "You must get these published". </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">As a Baptist Pastor, I often noticed how many Christians believe the deception that it is wrong to ask questions and even challenge their faith. They think it’s sinful to question God as if He is somehow accountable to us. This indicates to me there is a lack of integrity in how we respond to grief. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">So, Bev and I needed to ask our own questions and confront our own<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>struggles, responses and breakthroughs with honesty and transparency no matter how vulnerable that made us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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'As I read your letters to Bev, I feel you are giving me permission to be honest with my own feelings and questions', <br />
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reassured me I can best liberate people from these crippling attitudes by telling my own story. Maybe even more than that, I wanted to write and capture the inspiration that Bev has been to so many people – myself included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe people are more responsive at a heart level, not a head level.</div>
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<o:p> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>How did you come to choose this title, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Our Journey Through the Valley</i>?</span></o:p></div>
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This was/is a journey; a tiring, demanding, confusing
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</span><span style="color: black;">'The Valley' is a reference to the 'valley of the shadow of
death' mentioned in Psalm 23. This passage is often read at funerals which have
a Christian emphasis. Bev and I often noted we were getting closer to that
valley every day but we had no need of fear because the Lord was with her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i>Physically the writing was always a problem because of the
Parkinson’s factor. It affected my legs and every so often I would get the
warning signals that my legs were about to become quite uncomfortable and I had
to get up from the computer, move around for a while and only resume if the
medication took hold. I never knew when that would happen so I was most often
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<span style="color: black;">While the primary focus of the book is on the immediacy of Bev's illness (MND), writing
“Letters to Bev” has been very helpful for me. Strangely, as I wrote them I was
thinking of Bev (of course!) but I was also thinking of the people who would
read the letters and find solace in what I was writing because it spoke to
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->That
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<span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p>I expect to keep on writing. I find a lot of fulfilment in
making resources available. Many years ago I heard that whisper, 'I don’t want
anything I’ve taught you to die with you; pass it on!' I see the Internet to be
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p><span style="color: black;">At this stage the book is not available in bookshops, so t</span></o:p></span>he best way to order is through the order form on
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guardian to a secret and powerful healing Elixir. Now she must journey into the
wilds of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Faway</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Forest</st1:placetype></st1:place> to find the ingredient that gives
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<span lang="EN-US">Katie L. Carroll began writing at a very
sad time in her life after her 16-year-old sister, Kylene, unexpectedly passed
away. Since then writing has taken her to many wonderful places, real and
imagined. She wrote ELIXIR BOUND and the forthcoming ELIXIR SAVED so Kylene
could live on in the pages of a book. Katie is also the author of the picture
app THE BEDTIME KNIGHT and an editor for MuseItUp Publishing. She lives not too
far from the beach in a small <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:place></st1:state>
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<span lang="EN-US">By <a href="http://www.katielcarroll.com/" target="_blank">Katie L. Carroll</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I originally conceived<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">ELIXIR BOUND</span></em>
as a there-and-back-again quest, a sort of tribute to my sister Kylene, who
died at the age of 16. I had hoped to give her a fantasy tale of her own. When
it proved too hard to write the story from the POV of a character inspired by
her, I decided to try from a different character's POV: her sister Katora's.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This really changed the direction of the story. Where Kylene was
sweet, sensitive, and wore her feelings on her sleeve, Katora was stubborn,
independent, and also sensitive but would never want to show it.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">ELIXIR BOUND</span></em> then became a story about
a young woman (Katora) who must go on a quest to find out whether or not she
will become guardian to a secret healing Elixir and bind herself to it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The binding part was key because it wouldn't allow to just use the
Elixir as she wanted to; the binding would force her to use it in a way that
also served the Great Mother (who is also called Mother Nature, and is
basically the highest form of being in Katora's world). Now I had a story where
a very independent character was forced to make a decision that would seriously
hinder her independence and impact the path the rest of her life would take.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This whole story line was a personal journey that was paralleled by
a physical journey in which Katora and her companions had to find the secret
ingredient for the Elixir. Notice the total lack of mention of a love interest.
It was really important to me that Katora's motives for the quest had nothing
to do with a boy. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US">It was also important that Katora be chosen for this quest, not
either of her two older sisters or her younger brother. I've always wondered
why in so many real and fictional worlds the oldest son is the one who is
entitled to the inheritance, so I wanted Katora to be neither the oldest nor a
boy. The reason Katora was chosen as the next guardian of the Elixir, taking
over for her father, was she was person who was best suited for the job.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As I started writing <em><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">ELIXIR BOUND</span></em>, I realized I wanted these
themes to be reflected in Katora's world as well. I think a lot of these themes
spilled out of me unconsciously, and only in revision did I become consciously
aware of the feminism in them. Suddenly Katora's world had turned very pagan
with the people following a female deity (the Great Mother) closely tied to
nature. From there I sort of ran with the idea that females would, in a sense,
rule this world. Though I kept it that Katora would take over for her father
because I wanted some balance in the world. Women didn't need to rule
everything.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And Kylene was still there on the quest and plays an important role
(though not the starring one). I wanted her there to contrast Katora's
personality because there are other strong female characters besides the
bulldozer type, which is kind of how I think of Katora. I needed a female who
was strong in character but not in your face about it. Also, Zelenka, a member
of the miniature demick species, was an interesting female character. In many
ways very much like Katora, but also a bit of an adversary to Katora. They
never quite get along, mostly because they are so alike.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There does end up being a love interest on the quest. One I had to
emphasize and play up more as I went through revisions because several of my
early readers didn't think it played a big enough role. Katora initially
resists forming a relationship with Hirsten, the handsome son of a famous
mapmaker. She doesn't want anything to distract her while on her mission and
while she has such an important decision to make.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though the quest part of the story is not
driven by romance, Katora's ability to realize her capacity for love (and in
turn why she has resisted her feelings for Hirsten) does play into her decision
on whether or not to become guardian of the Elixir.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As you can see, I thought a lot about the role of females in the
made-up world of <em><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">ELIXIR BOUND</span></em> as I was writing it. I'd like to think my
story offers a feministic look at females and hopefully speaks to teenage girls
in a positive way. Although, I didn't want to force any certain didactic
message about feminism in the story...more an offering of female characters and
how they take control of their lives and futures. Themes I certainly plan on
considering while writing future works as well. #</span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-47075606745579510432014-09-05T12:36:00.000+10:002014-12-07T11:33:35.416+11:00Book Launch made newsAt the Book Launch of <em>The Unhewn Stone</em> print book, the <em>Lake Times</em> newspaper sent their photographer to take a photo, and the editor wrote this nice article which appeared on Wednesday, 27th August 2014. For the actual article click <a href="http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/story/2511377/bitten-by-history-bug/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<em>The Unhewn Stone</em> is now available in print from the Amazon stores in all countries, <a href="https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/young-adult/ya-action-adventure/the-unhewn-stone-159-detail" target="_blank">MuseItUp Publishing</a>, <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 4.5pt;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unhewn-stone-wendy-laharnar/1105099082?ean=9781771275507" target="_blank">Barnes &Noble</a> ,</span> </span>the <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Unhewn-Stone-Wendy-Laharnar/9781771275507" target="_blank">Book Depository UK</a>, <a href="http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Unhewn-Stone-Wendy-Laharnar/9781771275507" target="_blank">Fishpond au</a>, <a href="http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/the-unhewn-stone-wendy-laharnar/p/9781771275507" target="_blank">Angus & Robertson au</a>. and <a href="http://www.holisticpage.com.au/the-unhewn-stone-wendy-laharner/9781771275507" target="_blank">Holistic Page</a> in Newcastle, NSW.<br />
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Also available to order from bookstores in <a href="http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.bokus.com/bok/9781771275507/the-unhewn-stone/&prev=/search%3Fq%3D9781771275507%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D586" target="_blank">Sweden</a>, <a href="http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=fi&u=http://www.adlibris.com/fi/product.aspx%3Fisbn%3D1771275502&prev=/search%3Fq%3D9781771275507%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D586" target="_blank">Finland</a>, <a href="http://www.loot.co.za/product/wendy-laharnar-the-unhewn-stone/zdzb-3020-g690" target="_blank">South Africa</a> and <a href="http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/27934397/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwhere%2Bto%2Bbuy%2Bthe%2Bunhewn%2Bstone%2Bin%2Bprint%2B9781771275507%26biw%3D1187%26bih%3D459" target="_blank">Russia</a> (in English language).The Russian site has <em>The Unhewn Stone</em> priced at $577aud so you mightn't want to buy it from there. :)<br />
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Published by MuseitUp Publishing. Also available as an ebook.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-1904134275415828942014-08-19T15:16:00.000+10:002014-08-20T22:00:58.882+10:00Fun Book Launch for The Unhewn Stone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The three day book launch event, in Shellharbour, NSW, for my YA historical novel, The Unhewn Stone, was hectic and satisfying. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Medieval music</span> in the background, and the twenty-five minute, on location, photo display at the book launch made it possible for the reader to walk in my fictional Stefan Gessler's footsteps as he attempts to prevent the Legend of <span style="font-family: inherit;">Wilhelm Tell from happening.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Birthplace and home of my Stefan in <em>The Unhewn Stone</em>, and Wilhelm Tell, Switzerland's national hero of liberty. The chapel marks the site of Will Tell's house.</span></div>
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Peter, my late baby brother. So, if the book does arrive then, the date will
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This is a three-day, one-man showing, in the gallery
organized by the City Council. So much planning and expense is required. I had
no idea what I'd let myself in for when I registered, but I'm getting excited
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I'm trying to create a medieval world with a combination of
music, some bought and some written by my son; a continuous widget of Swiss
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-76050577395521522872014-06-07T19:06:00.001+10:002014-06-07T19:06:19.631+10:00Jolie Pethtel's new Romantic Cosy out today.Congratulations to author <span style="color: blue;">Jolie Pethtel</span> on the release, today, of her fascinating novel <em><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Poison Pens</span>, </strong></em>Book 2 in her Jezebel Jinx mysteries, from <a href="http://museituppublishing.com/" target="_blank">MuseItUp Publishing. </a><br />
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Because Jolie is unable to relish this wonderful occasion today, I want to share this exciting time with the reading public on her behalf.<br />
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Set in the 1920s prohibition era, <em>Poison Pens</em> has everything to keep the reader enthralled. The strong female character in Jezebel Jinx, aka Mrs Finn Mackenzie, the feisty but agoraphobic mystery writer, takes us through twists and turns with murder, mystery, humour, romance and revenge. This is a fabulous cosy and much more.<br />
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We know from the blurb that suspense will be high: <br />
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‘Truth or die” is the name of the game, when a killer hijacks a murder mystery weekend for writers... One by one, [Jezebel's] fellow writers are being poisoned, and the only way to get the antidote in time is to discover the secrets that link them all together as victims, as well as potential murderers. <br />
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The post card which opens the novel, immediately sets the mood: <br />
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<em>You are cordially invited to an exclusive gathering of the Poison Pens Society for a weekend of murder and mayhem, to commence on Friday, November 13th, at the thirteenth hour. Suspects may bring an alibi.</em><br />
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Judging by the reviews of Ms Pethtel's earlier novel, <em>Painted Jezebel </em><em>-</em><br />
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...there is surely nothing that can pry it from a readers hands once they get started. A whirl wind from start to finish...<br />
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<em>Painted Jezebel</em> is a hilarious adventure with more twists and turns than the most elaborate spiral staircase you'll ever find anywhere.<br />
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So<em>, Poison Pens </em>promises to be a very entertaining read.<br />
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Available from <a href="https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/coming-soon/poison-pens-detail" target="_blank">MuseItUp Publishing<em></em></a> and Discounted for a short time for a crazy $2.99.<br />
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and at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Pens-Jezebel-Jinx-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00KRJV2FG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402130039&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> and the other online book stores.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">So raise your glasses and wish Jolie much success with her new novel and may she write many more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Cheers, Jolie!!</span><br />
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<em></em>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-12882375036232644702014-06-05T13:30:00.000+10:002014-06-05T13:32:39.073+10:00Book Review, A Horse Called Trouble <br />
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Perfect read for teens<br />
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This is a lovely uplifting book about a troubled girl and a troublesome horse who find love and trust in each other. The ranch setting is appealing and provides a great contrast for the dark, internal and external conflicts which drive the story. <br />
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In <em>A Horse Called Trouble,</em> Ms Volnek explores the sensitive issues in childhood and adolescence of ‘the haves’ and ‘have nots’, of friendships and jealousies, of rejection and bullying, and shows us a strong central character who fights on, and grows, in spite of the odds. We are drawn into the story from the start, and held there, feeling we are participants in 13-year-old Tara’s life. How we love Tara and Trouble. <br />
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Beautifully written, evoking a gamut of emotions, <em>A Horse Called Trouble</em> is a lesson for bullies and encouragement for those who are treated unfairly. But more than this, the book is a gripping adventure to be loved and passed on from generation to generation. <em>A Horse Called Trouble</em> is up there with the classics. I loved it.<br />
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-397572972443837982014-05-08T13:56:00.000+10:002014-05-09T09:33:34.949+10:00Good Music Climbing the Charts.<br />
<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/main/charts?utf8=%E2%9C%93&geo=National&country=AU&state=FL&city=Sorrento&postal_code=32776&genre=world&mfg_charity_id=0&page=1&refresh_hot_charts=1&use_postal_code=1" target="_blank">Informed Planet's Music - </a>is currently <span style="color: red;">Number 1</span> in Australia in the Reverb Nation's Charts in World music genre.<br />
<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/main/charts/Global/world?artist_id=1952388&page=12" target="_blank">Globally</a> its Position #119 in World music. <span style="color: red;">Now #113</span><br />
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JoAnne writes in the fantasy, paranormal, mystery and true crime genres. She has recently released her paranormal mystery anthology containing seven long and short stories, <br />
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Today, JoAnne talks about writing the paranormal story.<br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">When it comes to fiction writing, almost anything goes. That is why I love
writing paranormal and fantasy stories. The author can go completely over the
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">For my ghost stories, I get a
lot of my inspiration from real life experiences. Not necessarily my own,
either. I watch television programs with the supernatural and paranormal flare;
documentaries from ordinary people who claim they experienced either an
afterlife experience, or a haunting.<br />
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stories from my anthology, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wicked
Intentions</i>, are based on actual hauntings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Legend of Lake Manor, </i>I placed my young psychic, Cassandra Lopez, in a
haunted mansion I fashioned on my knowledge of a three-story mansion in my
hometown and information from television about a restaurant/bar in <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">Ohio,</st1:place></st1:state> supposedly ruled by demons so violent that the local police are constantly closing it down.<span style="background: white;">
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">A television documentary about a young mother plagued by ghost sightings since childhood, inspired <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Haunting of Barb Marie</i> and her gift/curse. And <em>The Apartment, </em></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">in which my newlyweds, Bill and Gayle, are plagued
by sightings of evil ghosts that threaten their marriage and theirs lives,
originated from a real apartment haunted by the ghosts of two homosexual lovers
who died violently. The legend says no tenant is able to stay there until the
spirits are chased off by a paranormal investigation team.</span>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">On the Discovery
Channel, I learned of the colonial explorer Jonathon Carver who lived during
the 1700s and whose ghost is believed to be haunting the Summerwind estate,
built in the early 20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century. Carver’s ghost is, supposedly,
searching the house’s foundations for deeds to a vast tract of land (10,000 square
miles) given to him by Sioux Indian chiefs as a reward for the peace treaty he
created between two warring tribes. In my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Summer
Wind</i>, 29 year-old Ginger is mysteriously drawn to the old mansion, and like
the many owners of the real mansion, the haunting had a negative and profound
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Another investigative program concerned one sister’s psychic premonitions about her twin’s murder. This led to my story, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blood Ties,</i><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> and my heroine, Audra Roper’s dark,</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> disturbing visions of her sister’s
disappearance and the roller coaster of risks, heartbreak, and intrigue that
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sitting in a diner. A young woman began having visions of her father's
disappearance that was actually his murder from years earlier. So, my Carrie
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investigation on that island from 2003. In my story, Federal Police Inspector
Ian Christian faces attacks, more murders and ghostly occurrences, and the
killer is closer than anyone realizes.</span></div>
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open a newspaper, delve into history or simply look and listen. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">will</i> find something to stimulate your
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Learn more about JoAnne at <br />
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<a href="http://www.melange-books.com/authors/joannemyers/index.html" target="_blank">JoAnne's Author Page</a> <br />
<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wwwjoannemyerscom" target="_blank">Smashwords</a><br />
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<span style="color: #4d555a; letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"><a href="http://www.melange-books.com/authors/joannemyers/WickedIntentions.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Melange Books</span></a></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">Other book by JoAnne Myers include, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Most-Foul-Joanne-Myers/dp/1612357202/ref=la_B00CCEDJ28_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396238445&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Murder Most Foul</a>;</em> <em>Loves, Myths, and Monsters;</em> <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Century-JoAnne-Myers-ebook/dp/B00IFHT5K6/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396238811&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Crime+of+the+Century+by+JoAnne+Myers" target="_blank">The Crime of the Century</a>;</em> <em>Twisted Love;</em> <em>Flagitious; </em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Poems-About-Life-Everything-Between/dp/147837022X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396238971&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Twisted+Love+by+JoAnne+Myers" target="_blank"><span class="lrg bold"><span style="color: #004b91;"><em>Poems About Life, Love, And Everything In Between</em></span></span></a> <span class="med reg"></span></span></span></div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-11337402727382421852014-03-02T22:12:00.000+11:002014-03-02T22:12:34.263+11:00And the Winners Are...<span style="color: red;">Congratulations</span> to the lucky winners from the Book Launch Party.<br />
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To <span style="color: blue;"><strong>Pat McDermott</strong></span> <br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-52391865235234153372014-02-21T12:00:00.000+11:002014-02-21T13:11:37.866+11:00Yay! It's Party Time! Book Launch!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Rosalie Skinner,</span> <span style="color: blue;">Rosemary Morris, and Janie Franz.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Plenty of weird and wonderful quests and cyber food laid on. Bring a plate if you like, and your fictional characters are most welcome. These parties usually go on for days!! So come, go, come again, as you please. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is fancy dress,</span> <span style="color: blue;">so wear something fitting from these three new books.</span><br />
From fantasy dragons and pirates, sorcerers and witches to Regency nobility and sea captains, to feisty Medieval healers, wedding guests and horsemen, the range is vast.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">7th book in The Chronicles of Caleath series</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Adrift - In Search of Memory</span></strong> </div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Rosalie Skinner</span></strong></div>
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<strong>Genre:</strong> Science Fiction - Fantasy Novel <br />
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<span class="mainbody" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tag Seawell’s strange turns are frightening his shipmates. Each time his eyes turn black unexpected things happen. He can’t explain why. </span><br />
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<span class="mainbody" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When strangers come to town searching for a man of his description, the locals fail to mention his existence. The stranger’s arrival and departure before Tag returns from sea, give him his first hope of learning about his past and perhaps curing him of the unexplained fits he falls into. Leaving his woman behind Tag follows the strangers and embarks on a perilous and confusing voyage of discovery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nothing prepares Tag for the revelations his journey brings. From pirates, to warring dragons, whales, starships and an alien god, new experiences jog old memories. Discovery comes with a price. Why does Death want his unborn child? Why does a race of sorcerers want his help? How is he supposed to influence dragons and how does he know and do things he should not know?</span></div>
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<strong>Now available</strong> from <a href="https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/coming-soon/pre-order-specials/adrift-in-search-of-memory-detail" target="_blank">MuseItUp Bookstore</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adrift-Search-Memory-Chronicles-Caleath-ebook/dp/B00IJDXXJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392875337&sr=8-1&keywords=Adrift+In+Search+of+Memory" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/adrift-rosalie-skinner/1118703809?ean=2940148252030" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> and the other online bookstores.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why does heart-rending pain lurk in the back of the wealthy Countess of Sinclair’s eyes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although the air sizzles when widowed Kate, victim of an abusive marriage, meets Edward Howard, a captain in Queen Anne’s navy, she has no intention of ever marrying again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The 1st Book in the Bowdancer Saga</span></div>
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<strong>Genre</strong> Fantasy Romance novella.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jan-nell, a young healer and keeper of village lore, despairs of ever finding the child who will be the next bowdancer or a man worthy enough to love. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When a village wedding is interrupted by four strangers, Jan-nell treats the injuries of one of them. The leader of these men, Bastin, is an arrogant, intelligent rogue who also is searching for an equal. His presence questions the bowdancer's life choice and stirs more than her mind.</span><br />
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Learn more about Janie at her <a href="http://janiefranz.fourfour.com/home" target="_blank">Website</a> and her <a href="http://authorjaniefranz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">new website</a> which is being updated<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>The gates to the secret garden are now open. Welcome one and all</strong></span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Oh, I should mention . . . <span style="font-size: xx-small;">don't drink the water</span> . . . </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">hehehe </span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com167tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-39661308141857804392013-12-23T21:05:00.000+11:002013-12-23T21:05:14.730+11:00Santa's LetterBaby's First Christmas<br />
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Christmas 2013</div>
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Dear <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Curlz MT"; font-size: 26pt;">Riley</span></b>, <br />
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<o:p> </o:p>On this your first Christmas, I just want to say<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
How happy I am to be coming your way<br />
I fill children’s stockings, with toys and good cheer<br />
And something real special for Riley’s first year.<br />
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The rustle of paper, the lights on the tree</div>
Music and laughter, my reindeers and me <br />
So much confusion, exciting and new<br />
This is for Riley, your Christmas debut.<br />
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You light up the room with your smile and big eyes</div>
Great joy you bring with you, for someone your size<br />
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Feasting on love on this Merry-go-round<br />
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Your mother and father are so happy, it’s true<br />
For the Spirit of Christmas fills them, through<br />
You!<br />
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With Love and big hugs<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Curlz MT"; font-size: 26pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"></span></b>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-13588264649085897112013-12-09T12:00:00.000+11:002013-12-10T10:35:41.783+11:00Writing Process Blog Tour.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> This blog tour is where writers and authors answer questions about their writing process. My friend, Historical Romance author, Anita Davison, posted hers last week. You can check out Anita's writing process <strong><a href="http://thedisorganisedauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/blog-tour-day.html" target="_blank">here</a></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Today is my Blog Tour Day and I don't even have to leave the comfort of my own favourite place in the sun.</span><br />
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Oh, you thought all writers were people. You'd be surprised. Here, I am Spitzli, the mini Schnauzer, named after Spitz, the St Bernard, in <em>The Unhewn Stone</em>. We can be whomever we please, as long as we are entertaining you. And let me tell you, this can lead to mental fatigue, especially when we pretend to be something we are not.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">As you can see, very little at the moment. Generally speaking, however, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">I usually write medieval fiction, but my current work in progress is contemporary and is purely self indulgent. I am rewriting an old NaNoWriMo project (write a novel during the month of November) in the 1st person. It's called Cover Story and in it's original state contains 53,000+ very confused words. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">In this story, set at the turn of the 21st century, the female protagonist reluctantly agrees to return to her hometown to attend her High School's 50th anniversary and her class's 40th reunion - class of 1959. During a week of celebrations the town gets into the swing with the '50's culture, clothes hire, movies and music...lots of music. Behind the fun, however, sinister forces have corrupted the town. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm halfway through the rewrite. The protag has been to a screening of the 50's movie, Carousel, which has awakened past secrets long suppressed. She dare not reveal what she remembers for fear of incriminating herself and becoming the cover story of the local gossip magazine. I'm up to the Reunion Ball. This was a great success, until, at the end of the night, a prominent figure is murdered. At this stage I'm considering changing the original villain. </span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">How does my work differ from others of its genre?</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">When I write in the historical genre, as in my award winning novel, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Unhewn-Stone-ebook/dp/B005GRAWNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338894676&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Unhewn Stone</a>, </em>I take the opposite point of view than is usually accepted. In this story, redefining the William Tell Legend, my hero, Stefan, belongs to the Gessler family rather than William Tell's. He bears the stigma of the tyrant's name, the one who forces Tell to shoot the apple off his son's head; the one Tell finally ambushed and killed. My Stefan travels back from the present to 1307AD to prevent the legend from happening and tries to restore his family honour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My three short stories are also different from others in their genre due to their many layers: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Guaranteed-Wendy-Laharnar-ebook/dp/B006L9ZOB4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1386493156&sr=8-6&keywords=Happiness+Guaranteed" target="_blank"><em>Happiness Guaranteed</em></a>, not only does this story show my main character's experience of happiness, but this science fiction 'birthday present' also challenges the idea of 'happiness' itself and asks what would you sacrifice for it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Summer-Squall-Wendy-Laharnar-ebook/dp/B00BOS4TOU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1386493871&sr=8-7&keywords=A+Summer+Squall" target="_blank">A Summer Squall</a>, written primarily for the writer/reader, shows a writer struggling with writer's block and how she overcomes it. Written in the 1st person, this is a fictional adventure but at the same time a true story about 'imagination'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My middle grade story, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Bonsai-Bull-Wendy-Laharnar-ebook/dp/B0072VBF8G/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1" target="_blank">Billy the Bonsai Bull</a></em>, is another true story, but told from the calf's point of view even though it's only the humans who speak. It deals with the struggle for Billy's survival as well as loneliness and bullying, and presents the reader with false friends and true as they experience life on this real Australian farm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">In my contemporary crime novel <em>Fisherman's Row</em> (a work in progress) the reader knows who the killer is from the beginning and this knowledge is used to rev up the suspense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Every writer brings his or her idiosyncrasies, sense of humour, pet aversions etc to the page. We all see life differently and we all want different things. We read to experience life from another's perspective. In this respect <em>all</em> writers' work differs from others in their genre. I enjoy reversing the norm for the sake of variety.</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">Why do I write what I do?</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Modern and ancient history obsess me now, probably because I failed History in High School, so I majored in both History and English Lit. at university. I like to discover how people lived and how they coped </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">in times less advanced than ours. To me, the craftsmanship, innovation and brainpower seems superior to ours, in spite of our education, so I look back to learn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My writing process proceeds as it will. I can't write simply for the sake of writing or because 'I can't not write' as some fortunate writers claim. I need something serious to explore, something worth researching so I can learn as I go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mostly, I sweat blood over what I'm writing, clutching at outside stimuli and encouragement to keep me motivated, but when I'm on a roll, when the writing is flowing smoothly, then I'm as contented as I can be. That's a wonderful feeling of fulfilment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Strangely, though, for me, it's the blood sweating that produces my best writing, not the joy. You might say it's a dog's life, but someone has to do it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><strong>NEXT WEEK - 16th December</strong></u> more writers let you see into their alter egos on their blogs:</span><br />
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<strong><a href="http://edith-parzefall.de/" target="_blank">Edith Parzefall</a></strong><strong> </strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">Thriller writer, Edith Parzefall
studied literature and linguistics in Germany and the United States. She worked
as an editor, technical writer, team leader and project manager. Now a full-time
writer, she strives to combine her two passions: writing and
traveling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">She supports a
street kids project in Recife, Brazil. When she visited Grupo Ruas e Pracas, she
took part in a music and crafts workshop with the children. During her stay in
Rio de Janeiro, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strays-Rio-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B009E52EAQ/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415271&sr=1-1" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Strays-Rio-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B009E52EAQ/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415271&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #0057ae; font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Strays-Rio-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B009E52EAQ/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415271&sr=1-1">Strays
of Rio</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">, a thriller
set in this city of contrasts, took shape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">In 2008 she
traveled through Chile, supposedly the safest country in South America. Stopped
at a red light in their rented SUV, she and her partner were sandwiched between
two trucks on the Pan-American highway. An unplanned excursion to the local
hospital and the Carabineros de Chile allowed her insights she never meant to
gain but wouldn’t want to miss. A new story idea sparked: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crumple-Zone-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B00BJ7VB4M/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415335&sr=1-9" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Crumple-Zone-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B00BJ7VB4M/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415335&sr=1-9"><span style="color: #0057ae; font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Crumple-Zone-Edith-Parzefall-ebook/dp/B00BJ7VB4M/ref=la_B001K1EJMI_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386415335&sr=1-9">Crumple
Zone</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">Together with
British author Francene Stanley, she co-wrote the </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=digital-text&field-keywords=Edith%20Parzefall%20Francene%20Stanley" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=digital-text&field-keywords=Edith Parzefall Francene Stanley"><span style="color: #0057ae; font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=digital-text&field-keywords=Edith Parzefall Francene Stanley">Higher
Ground Series</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;"> of four
post-apocalyptic fantasy adventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">Currently she’s
completing the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Adventure
Treks Trilogy</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">, humorous
action adventures with depth—and dizzying heights. The first book, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Whites-Slide-Adventure-Trek-ebook/dp/B00H5PYCVQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Whites-Slide-Adventure-Trek-ebook/dp/B00H5PYCVQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top"><span style="color: #0057ae; font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small; text-decoration: underline;" title="blocked::http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Whites-Slide-Adventure-Trek-ebook/dp/B00H5PYCVQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top">Snow
White’s Slide</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman, serif"; font-size: small;">, has just been
released.</span></div>
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<strong><a href="http://stacy-green.com/blog/" target="_blank">Stacy Green</a> </strong><br />
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Mystery/Thriller writer Stacy Green was born in <st1:state w:st="on">Indiana</st1:state> and raised in <st1:state w:st="on">Iowa.</st1:state>
Stacy Green earned degrees in journalism and sociology from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Drake</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
After a successful advertising career, Stacy became a proud stay-at-home mom to
her miracle child. Now a full-time author, Stacy juggles her time between her
demanding characters and supportive family. She loves reading, cooking, and the
occasional gardening excursion. Stacy lives in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Marion</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Iowa</st1:state></st1:place>
with her husband Rob, their daughter Grace, and the family’s three obnoxious
but lovable canine children.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-40129622727441350502013-11-02T15:30:00.000+11:002013-11-02T15:30:00.075+11:00COVER REVEAL + E-Launch of The Consequences Collection by Melanie Robertson-King<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"If
you could see the consequences - would you?"<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Special
thank you to Madliz Coles whose kind permission made it possible to use her
evocative photograph as the cover image for my anthology.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blurb:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Consequences Collection</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> is an eclectic compilation of twelve stories ranging from
non-fiction through creative non-fiction to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>pure fiction,
in prose and poetry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
story of a Scottish Home Child is based on fact and told from the child's point
of view; The Mystery Woman of Kinettles is a non-fiction article on the
appearance and subsequent disappearance of a woman's body near the Wellington
County House of Industry (Poor House) in 1879 Southwestern Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some
of these stories are lighter than others, and some might even beg you to leave
the lights on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Excerpt from the cover story
Consequences:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Splat! The
mail landed on the ceramic tile floor of the foyer. Usually, the noise was
followed by the snap of the mail slot door closing. Today it wasn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something must have stuck in it. Sylvia put her coffee down
on the counter and walked to the front door. A large white envelope remained
suspended in the door. She pulled it the rest of the way through. The flap
snapped shut and even though she was used to hearing the metallic sound, it
startled her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’d expected a letter from her solicitor regarding her
divorce from Bill but it wasn’t there. However, that one in particular had
piqued her curiosity. Emblazoned on the top left corner was an official-looking
crest. The addressee’s name and address were correct. It was her. Why would
this person or agency be sending her a letter? She’d never heard of them
before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sylvia turned the envelope over and worked her thumb under
the flap. Those self-sticking envelopes are a bugger, she thought as she tried
to rip it open. Finally, she gave up and tore down the side and yanked the
contents out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She skimmed over the letter but it didn’t make any sense so
placed it on the small table by the door. It could be dealt with later. In the
meantime, she looked at the rest of her mail. Nothing else untoward – just the
electric bill, gas bill, and the usual assortment of junk – mail. She dropped
them on top of the letter and returned to the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The coffee she’d poured earlier had gone cold. She dumped it
down the sink and turned the water on to rinse it away before getting a fresh
one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drawn by some inexplicable force, Sylvia went back to the
foyer and collected the letter and the mangled envelope. She returned to the
kitchen, flipped on the radio and sat down at her small table. Why had she
opened it in the first place? She should have just binned it. That’s what she
usually did with unsolicited mail. But there was something strangely familiar
about it. The addressee information was on a computer printed label so there
was no clue there. The sororities from University had crests or emblems to
differentiate one from another. She wracked her brain trying to remember what
they looked like. It had been over thirty years since she’d attended. Sylvia
never belonged to a sorority because she thought the girls who did were snooty and
stuck-up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’d call her friend, Laurie and
tell her about the letter. They’d been friends since childhood, attended the
same elementary and secondary schools and even the same University. She could
tell her anything, couldn’t she?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">About the author:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Melanie
Robertson-King has always been a fan of the written word. Growing up as an only
child, her face was almost always buried in a book from the time she could
read. Her father was one of the thousands of Home Children sent to Canada
through the auspices of The Orphan Homes of Scotland, and she has been
fortunate to be able to visit her father’s homeland many times and even met the
Princess Royal at the orphanage where he was raised. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She
lives in Brockville, Ontario, Canada a few short city blocks north of the St
Lawrence River with her husband of thirty-eight years and is 'housekeeping
staff' to a big, goofy, but loveable, dog (cross between lab, shepherd and
black and tan hound).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Shadow in the Past</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">,
published in 2012 by 4RV Publishing, was Melanie's debut novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Collection:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Coming
soon to amazon in paperback and to Barnes and Noble for the nook and the
iBookstore.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-45380264542953144672013-10-07T13:27:00.000+11:002013-10-07T13:27:11.013+11:00Book Review of Invaded: The Darkest DayMy review of Rosalie Skinner's Book 5 in her <strong>Chronicles of Caleath</strong><br />
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This is a fast paced novel trapping the reader in a full-on
experience of the power and intensity that dark magic has, especially on the
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invaders, Caleath is thrust back into the deadly game. Caleath becomes Tag in
order to hide his identity. When exposed, he suffers great physical pain from his
enemies, but his impossible struggle to contain the vengeful warrior, Wrath,
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delivers an amazing other world filled with such memorable characters as Merkatt,
the dragon Queen; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tallowbrand, the ghost
archmarge; and the dreaded dark lord, Cassius, who wears a cloak that absorbs
light and power. We also welcome back Caleath’s loyal friends, among them Penwryt
the wizard; Gwilt; Raul; Etham; Jenna, the young witch bethrothed to Spider
with the mismatched eyes; and Joel a young wizard. Ms Skinner skilfully uses
violent Nature as the atmospheric backdrop to the violence in this story, so
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-56042728550495359952013-07-02T01:12:00.000+10:002013-08-08T23:38:11.070+10:00FINALIST IN 2013 IDA CONTEST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The Unhewn Stone</strong></span></em> <br />
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This novel for older teens reinvents the legend of Wilhelm Tell through the eyes of a Swiss time traveller who belongs to the tyrant Governor Gessler's family. <br />
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On a mission to prevent the legend from happening and restore his family honour, Stefan Gessler enters the 14th century as a stubborn, proud, arrogant, pacifist unaware of the dangers he will face and the difficult lessons he will learn. <br />
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Tour modern and medieval Switzerland. Experience life in the Middle Ages, first hand. Encounter fascinating characters while you live by your wits and maybe, like Stefan, reinvent yourself. Does Stefan make the right choices? You be the judge <br />
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Excerpt from a review of The Unhewn Stone by Great Historicals:<br />
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<em>This novel is suspenseful, yet humorous at times. It is a coming of age story.
From its likeable protagonist to its detestable antagonist, and the plentiful
adventures and suspense in between, this is a wonderful novel to savor. Luscious
prose that is simple and uncomplicated, allows the reader to slip easily into
the story. Can the hero alter the past to improve the future for others? That is
one of the main premises in this fascinating tale.</em><br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067896649152086022.post-90547256623666717972013-06-26T12:25:00.000+10:002013-06-26T12:25:28.633+10:00Remembering author Laurel LamperdMy dear friend, <span style="font-size: large;">Laurel Lamperd</span> passed away on 9th June 2013.<br />
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Her historical novels include the Regency period, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Substitute Bride</span></i>, as well as Roman Britain, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Crossroads at Isca</span></i>,
and her Australian saga. Book One, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Wind from Danyari</span></i> begins in 1712 and displays a
clear understanding of Aboriginal culture. Book Two <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Journey from Walara</span></i> begins with the
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children’s novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Battle at Boodicuttup Creek</span></i> and several books of short stories
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I have always admired writers who write sagas but I’ve never planned to write a series myself. I was strictly a one story book author.
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As a child, I loved the <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> books and <em>What Katy Did</em>. When I was a teenager, I read the <em>Jalna</em> books by Mazo de la Roche, what I could get on my hands on. The little library in our town couldn’t afford to stock them all. I believe there are sixteen or seventeen.
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When I thought about writing a book incorporating the Dutch East Indiaman, the <em>Zuytdorp</em>, wrecked on the West Australian coast in 1712, I little thought it would turn in four books.
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The <em>Zuytdorp</em> had vanished without a trace. Nothing more was heard of it for over two hundred years. Then its wreck site was discovered in the 1930’s along the cliffs which bears its name.
The wreck site was a treasure trove. Hundreds of Dutch schellings and double stuivers were discovered, still resting in the caves in the cliffs where the sea had washed them one hundred and fifty years before.
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On the cliffs above the wreck were the remains of a bonfire which the archeologists surmise was lit by the survivors in the hope of attracting a ship. The survivors would have known that two Dutch ships, the Kochenge and Belvliet, had left the Cape at the same time as the faster Zuytdorp.
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I’d decided my main character would be an archeologist in the book I was planning to write. I’d throw in a love interest, maybe a woman living on a nearby pastoral station, or perhaps it would be a young woman archeologist who fell in love with the owner of the pastoral station.
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As I continued to map my story, I couldn’t stop from wondering if any of the <em>Zuytdorp </em>survivors had been accepted into the tribe and what would their lives have been like and how did the local Aborigines live in 1712? That was one hundred and fourteen years before WA was settled in 1826, at Albany on the south coast, and fifty-eight years before Captain James Cook sailed into Botany Bay on the east coast of Australia in 1770 to proclaim the country for the English crown.
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So, instead of writing my one book involving the archeologist and the pastoral station owner, I began with the wreck of the <em>Zuytdorp</em> and the survivors in what was to become <em><span style="color: blue;">Wind from Danyari</span></em>, the first book in the Walara saga. <br />
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I hadn’t forgotten the pastoral owner so I created a character called Joe Hennessy who, at the end of the nineteenth century, left his home and a violent father, made money on the goldfields of Halls Creek, and then took up land in the Carnarvon district and built Walara, a sheep station.
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Danny is in the RAAF and flies a bomber over Germany. Will is in the Militia and is sent to fight on the Kokoda Track in 1942 to stem the Japanese advance. <br />
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Jack Hennessey who is against his sons joining the forces is left to manage Walara.
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The third book, <em>Return to Walara</em>, is a wip. It follows the fortunes of Walara and the children of Danny and Will. The last book will bring the story of Walara and the Hennessys up to the present time. <br />
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The last Hennessy will be the archaeologist, for this was the idea for the four books. If there were survivors from the Zuytdorp, did they reach where modern Walara is now? Did they co-habit with Aboriginal women and have children? Maybe we shall never know, but in a fictional world everything is king.
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<st1:personname w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US">Maria Savva</span></st1:personname><span lang="EN-US"> lives and works in London. She studied Law at Middlesex University and The College of Law. She is a lawyer, although not currently practising law. She writes novels and short stories in different genres, including drama, psychological thriller, and family saga. Many of her books and stories are inspired by her years working as a lawyer, although she has not written a courtroom drama to date. Her most recent novel is <em>Haunted</em>, a crime fiction/psychological thriller.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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about following a dream. I wanted to write a book with a similar message, i.e.
people should follow their dreams. Whether or not that comes across in the book
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dreams are used for comic effect and dramatic effect, and also to move the
story forward. For example, there is a dream that James has that seems only too
real until he wakes up, and there is a dream that Pamela has that almost opens
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novel called, The Dream. The dream that the title refers to is Lynne’s
recurring dream/nightmare where she is forewarned not to marry Adam, the man to
whom she is engaged. There is also a time slip/time travel element to this
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">So, as you can see, dreams play an important part in my writing. In
my latest collection, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Delusion and Dreams</i>,
there is one story that has a dream at its centre. Most of the stories in this
collection, though, are more about the types of dreams we have in the daytime,
i.e. our aspirations and wishes. There is also a lot of delusion involved.
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<span lang="EN-US">Twelve stories of betrayal, greed, revenge,
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US">We all struggle to find our way. What you
see isn't necessarily all there is. This collection takes you into the grey
area, because the world is never just black and white.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">L</span><span lang="EN-US">ife is all about perspective. One person's
delusion is another person's dream.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #003366;">Sometimes, rarely (!), a book just happens.
This was the case with my first book to be published, </span><a href="http://tomorrowsanecdote.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Tomorrow’s Anecdote</span></a><span style="color: #003366;">, which
is semi-autobiographical. This book had a cathartic urgency to be written. I
didn’t actively decide to set a book against the backdrop of 1980s journalism.
It simply appeared on my screen. I needed to get the memory of those turbulent
times out of my system, and I feel better for it.</span></span></div>
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student, I did some research for a thesis on the theory of comedy in
17th-century Spanish interludes. Obscure, but fascinating. I always knew I’d
love to work the topic into a book, and on a trip to Loch Lomond some years
ago, the character of Alexandra Milton, archivist, popped into my head. </span><a href="http://darkinterlude.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Dark Interlude</span></a><span style="color: #003366;">, my forthcoming
title with Muse, was great fun re-researching, and fans of authentic detail
will be happy to know I ran it past my former supervisor to make sure I hadn’t
done anything silly. He liked the blend of fact and fiction. All good.</span></span></div>
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Tromsø, required researching into particle physics and pre-war Nazis. I do like
a challenge, but of course, I cheated. My professor husband is an expert in
both. I warmed to the concept of using an in-house consultant. After all, I’m
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got it into my head to write a fantasy series. I do read a good deal of already
(such as the Edge Chronicles, for example), but I’d never tried my hand at
writing for this audience myself. After fierce scribbling, I came up with </span><a href="http://legendsofliria.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Legends of Liria</span></a><span style="color: #003366;"> and the main
thrust of the story, partially based on the country’s melodramatic past. A
desperate bid to outwit the dastardly Kurova Grax and her evil dynasty.</span></span></div>
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rage at the time, and I decided to redress the balance, and have not one, but
two strong female leads. The prince is agile and athletic – an expert in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour"><span style="color: blue;">parkour</span></a><span style="color: #003366;"> (nicknamed PK!) – so
what would the girls do? My daughter provided the answer. For many years, she
attended a local theatre group called the Dream Factory where she specialised
in aerial skills.</span></span></div>
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I can’t climb a rope without giggling. I dangle at the bottom, spinning in
slow, embarrassing circles. In fact, I’ve no incentive to climb, for I have no
head for heights. I did a little bit of gymnastics at school, but the PE
teachers banned us. Ridiculous, I know. In their minds, one did hockey or
nothing. In fact, I hid in the cloakrooms doing my Latin homework, but that’s
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diabolo … They are entertaining to write about – for between them, they can do
just about anything, and with style. It seems plausible to me that with their
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skills is vicarious, but I do know something of the practicalities because I
was one of the many volunteer parents at Dream Factory productions. We had
quite a checklist: ice packs for sprains, giant plasters for silk burns,
kitchen towels for nose bleeds (I wasn’t keen on those), liquid bandaid for
cuts, tape for twisted fingers. On top of the first-aid, we also had to think
quickly to fix hairdos that collapsed when the performer was upside-down, find
safety pins to repair costumes that got ripped and tangled in the trapeze,
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a silk. But I have to admit, it was enlightening to interrogate daughter for
every last detail. How do you create a footlock? What do you do if you feel
yourself slipping? How much upper body strength do you really need? Why does it
help to have strong hands? Why are oversplits better? Is flexibility a good
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<b>I guess
it’s that I’m perseverant. When I get bitten by something, I simply can’t let
it go until I’ve got it right. To give you an idea, I learned to play the
violin with my children when they began Suzuki. This soon turned to fiddling.
Because I have a big music background and advanced quickly, I also got nasty
tendonitis in two places. Didn’t stop me. I carried on right through the
tendonitis – until I injured my shoulder sleeping on small European beds. Have
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it depends on who they are. A girl might like to be one of the unicorn twins
Jemmi or Cassi. A boy might prefer Azaria since he’s the hero. I can’t imagine
that anyone would be Darius because he suffers so much and has to face
difficult destiny of terrible loneliness. But what is more likely to happen is
that a person enters my story out of the blue. I’ll be sitting around writing,
then there they are, talking and doing things without ever being invited in.
They totally take over. It can be anyone from one of the neighbours, to one of
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books they’d ever read, but that they liked it. I mean, what can possibly be
stranger than unicorns, dinosaurs, and humans all at the same time, plus an
asteroid? But it works and quite well. So far all my reviews have been 4s and
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Okay, <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state> – right across from <st1:place w:st="on">Central Park</st1:place>. I went to <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state> a couple of years ago and fell in
love with the place. It had changed dramatically since I had been nearly 30
years earlier. And now that I’ve seen The Great Gatsby, I’m even more in love
with it. I can just see myself stepping out for lunch in one of those Kosher
restaurants, eating matza balls, that sort of thing. But I’m not sure I could
stay out of the museums…oh, and did I mention Carnegie Hall? Oh dear, I feel a
story coming on.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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hazardous situation. But I’d like to spend time in Cape Breton, in Canada
because I have a novel screaming to get out that takes place there, plus everyone
I know who’s from Cape Breton longs for ‘down home’, so it must be a great
place. I just love my country, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>.
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Ishmael in <i>The Shadow of the Unicorn: The
Legacy</i> is as nasty as it gets. He’s totally possessed with that little hard
substance called gold and will get it no matter what, but at the same time, you
understand his thinking because we all have a bit of Ishmael in us since we
live in a materialistic society. Fortunately, people are more aware now of
animal rights today and aren’t ready to knock off an animal as easily as fifty
years ago just for its horn.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Definitely
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processors. When I was going to university, no one had computers yet. I wrote
everything out by hand. I’d have my rough draft, my first good draft, then my
second good draft. It definitely limits me not having technology. People say
that writing by hand frees up your mind. Not so with me. Since I play piano, I
can type almost as fast as I think. Writing by hand is difficult for me because
it really slows me down, not to mention my hand writing is really awful. I
can’t begin to tell you how many teachers couldn’t make out a note I sent to
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too because of the nature of the book. It’s a book that teaches. I do school
visits. I had one last week, and three this week. They’re fun to do since I was
a teacher for over 20 years and am very comfortable with kids. Afterward, I
post the pictures on my FB page and my website so the kids can see themselves
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<span style="color: blue;">Thank
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<b style="line-height: normal;"> Thanks, Wendy. It was a pleasure.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The calf padded forward. He looked into his mother’s face and mooed softly. Her glazed, weepy eyes no longer focused on his. He nibbled on her ear. She didn’t stir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The farmer’s knee pinned him to the ground. He squirmed and wriggled to his feet, kicking defiantly with his hind legs, but the farmer held him fast. The wife approached with a thin orange strap and secured the collar around his little neck. She picked up a bottle filled with a strange white liquid and pushed its rubber teat into his mouth. The teat smelled like the black boots on her feet. He eased it out with his tongue. She tried again. With her free hand she continually scratched his throat. He had to swallow. Then he gagged and struggled and spat and stamped on the woman’s foot.</span></div>
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I didn't expect to have so much fun finding myself in the head of a young bull. Seeing the world (and the farmer family) through Bill's eyes, is entertaining and enlightening. He refuses the icky smelling milk bottle, longing for his mother's rough tongue to lick his fur. When he settles for the stroke of the brush of the farmer's wife, an important first step is made. Fun not only for the young.</div>
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Billy's story will captivate young and old alike. This heart warming tale brings to life the struggles of a little calf as he faces the world alone. Wendy Laharnar writes with an authenticity possible only from her experience raising cattle in the Australian bush. Billy's stubborn nature could keep him from learning valuable, life preserving lessons. Readers discover an insight into farm life from Billy's perspective. From the first pages this beautifully crafted story hooks the reader. Billy's plight is poignant and written with passion. Put simply I found this to be a beautiful, rich, and heart warming story. Congratulations, Wendy Laharnar. Another MUST READ. </div>
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<b>As a child my favourite author was Enid Blyton. The Wishing Chair and The Faraway Tree were my favourite stories of hers. They stirred my imagination like no other. </b><br />
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<b> I enjoyed the Silver Brumby series by Elyne Mitchell and Black Beauty as well</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So, you loved horses. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">As a mother did you read to your children? </span><br />
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<b>I read to my children from as young as two years old and all the way through until they started reading themselves when they were about 10 years old or so. My children loved being read to at bedtime and two of my children are still avid readers now they are adults.</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">That's a wonderful influence for mothers to have on their children. So satisfying to know we have enriched their lives.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">What were their favourites.?</span><br />
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<b>My eldest son enjoyed the Harry Potter series and grew up with those books before moving on as a teenager to enjoy the Anthony Horowitz , Alex Rider series. My daughter read the Twilight series as a teenager and still enjoys reading a lot of fan fiction, but also authors like James Patterson . </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Young people today have more matured reading tastes, or at least they are different from mine. Although, we did have comics with paranormal characters like The Phantom and the super heroes, which I loved.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> Anne, do a have a particular kid's book you like to read to your nieces and nephews.</span><br />
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I<b> think the classic books like, Winnie the Pooh and Beatrix Potter are always favourites. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh yes, wonderful books. I see so many random quotes from Winnie the Pooh in the social media, it's clear this book has carried over into adult life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">What influence do you think your early reading had on you? </span><br />
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<b> My mother owned a bookstore when I was young so I had an enormous amount of variety to choose from and this gave me a wonderful appreciation for reading books that triggered my imagination. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh wow, a bookstore. That's even better than a lolly shop. No wonder you write such beautiful books now. Your original stories and the historical backgrounds are filled with adventure and characters so easy to fall in love with.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I know the mum's will be thrilled to visit</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Anne+Brear" target="_blank">Anne Brear's Amazon Page</a> <span style="color: #990000;">to find her historical romances they will delight in reading for their own pleasure.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">As an author, Anne, have you been tempted to write historical romances to suit the YA audience?</span><br />
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<b>No, I haven’t, simply because I feel you need to be the kind of writer that has the passion and knowledge to do justice to that genre. I know how much my daughter enjoys YA books and I don’t think I could manage to write something that would be suitable. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Well, I'm convinced, when older teens discover your romances, they will devour them with as much relish as I have. Women of all ages can identify with your heroines. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Thank you for giving us your time today, Anne. It's been a joy to talk to you.</span><br />
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<a href="http://annebrear.blogspot.com/">http://annebrear.blogspot.com</a> <br />
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