Enjoy it...I'll be back Monday.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Friendship
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
Albert Camus
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
SBB:Lucid
BLURB:
Being hailed by critics as an intelligent new
voice in young adult fiction, Roers' debut novel tells the anything but
ordinary, coming of age story of a small town, teen aged, misfit named Travis
Hunter.
Disfigured at birth and ostracized at school, Travis dreams of acceptance and secretly yearns for the affection of a beautiful young woman named Corrine. When a mysterious doctor promises to help Travis through something called lucid dreaming, Travis suddenly finds himself ushered into a secret society called "The Lucid", a collection of social outcasts like himself, who have created their own world inside of dreams.
When Travis discovers he is able to bring Corrine into these dreams, he gets more than he ever bargained for and soon finds himself learning the secrets of love and life in a fantastic unconscious world.
An instant classic, Lucid is a timeless story of self-acceptance with a fresh paranormal twist.
Disfigured at birth and ostracized at school, Travis dreams of acceptance and secretly yearns for the affection of a beautiful young woman named Corrine. When a mysterious doctor promises to help Travis through something called lucid dreaming, Travis suddenly finds himself ushered into a secret society called "The Lucid", a collection of social outcasts like himself, who have created their own world inside of dreams.
When Travis discovers he is able to bring Corrine into these dreams, he gets more than he ever bargained for and soon finds himself learning the secrets of love and life in a fantastic unconscious world.
An instant classic, Lucid is a timeless story of self-acceptance with a fresh paranormal twist.
EXCERPT:
I
gave her a funny look and loosened the drawstrings. A dark green stone fell out
into my hand. It had little red splotches on it and was hung with three small
chains from a silver crescent that looked like the moon. The metal of the
crescent looked very old, as if it had been pounded by hand.
“You
made me zink of it when you mentioned your dreams earlier.” Kelly said. “I
zought you might appreciate it.”
“What
is it?”
“It’s
a talisman. According to legend, it was originally used by da Lucid as a
gateway to da dream world.”
“That’s
really cool,” I said, “What’s it got to do with me?”
“Talismans
are very magical. Dey have da power to make extraordinary transformations. Why
don’t you keep it for a while? See how it works?”
“Oh,
come on,” I disagreed. “You don’t really believe that, do you?”
Doctor
Kelly smiled. “I believe very much in powerful transformations.”
Review:
"Roers' debut novel heralds the arrival of
an intelligent, heartfelt voice in the world of young adult fiction. The rich characters,
emotional complexity, and confident prose are matched only by the landscape of
dreams that Roers sets them against... a landscape brought vividly to life by
the author's seemingly boundless imagination. This is a novel that respects its
readers as much as its characters, and that's a beautiful rarity."~ Mike Flanagan, Filmmaker, Absentia and Oculus
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Natalie Roers is a veteran writer, voice
artist, and on-air personality. A journalist by trade, Lucid is her first work of fiction. She is
busy at work on her second novel and hopes to raise money and social awareness
for worthy causes with each book she writes. Natalie plans to donate a portion
of every sale of this book to her favorite anti-bullying organizations. She
lives with her husband Cory, and son Austin, in Columbia, South Carolina.
LINKS:
Websites
FB
Blog
Natalie
will award a $10 Amazon or BN.com gift card to one randomly drawn commenter.
The tour
dates can be found here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/04/super-book-blast-lucid-by-natalie-roers.html
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tuesday
I got chocolate-covered strawberries from the boy for Mother's Day. I think they were in lieu of the strawberry pie I'd asked him to make, but whatever the reason I enjoyed them.
Sunday we hooked up with the fam. All in all a great weekend.
Though we should have a brief moment of silence for my house, which didn't get cleaned at all.
What about you? How did you celebrate your day?
Have you seen this video? Now that's the kind of dog you want around when you have little ones.
Enjoy your Tuesday. Hope it's as special as you are.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
BBT: How Not To Train A Zombie
BLURB:
How does a thirteen-year old become the
most popular kid in 8th grade? He trains a zombie to be a pet... And that's
exactly what Max Taylor plans to do, even if he had to lie, steal, and lose his
best friend in the process.
Excerpt:
“That’s not only the stupidest idea
I’ve ever heard, but it’ll get us in all sorts of trouble.” Chad’s nasally
baritone voice blasted its way through the crowded hallway. Only the clanks of
locker doors slamming shut were louder, but not by much.
Up and down the hallway, students
turned and stared at Chad and Max. Some pointed and laughed, but most just
ignored them as if they didn’t exist.
“Sheesh! Can you talk a little
louder? I don’t think they heard you in the band hall.” Max’s face turned
several shades redder than the lockers lining the wall. This wasn’t exactly the
kind of attention he wanted, especially not after yesterday’s Career Fair. How
his mom found out about it, was beyond him. He had thrown away the first flyer
asking for volunteers to speak to his class about their careers over a month
ago, and he made sure to throw away every flyer he had gotten since then.
But somehow she found out.
And yesterday, she showed up in a
bright pink flower shirt and her overalls and talked to the class about the
joys of being a gardener. Max wanted to die. Gardening wasn’t even her career.
It was her hobby! And everyone knew it. And then his mom singled him out when
she left. Shaking hands would have been okay, but is that what his mom did?
Oh no!
She hugged him in front of the whole
class. Even having Eddy Pratt’s dad talk about being a zombie exterminator
couldn’t erase the embarrassment and humiliation Max endured the rest of the
day.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
I live in Texas with my husband,
son, and two cats who think they run the place. I read, write, play Texas
Hold’em poker (I'm actually part of a local league), and occasionally I compete
in BBQ competitions with my husband. Our team name is Outcast Cookers. I also
teach in a public school.
My likes include: a wide variety of
music (see my play list for book 2 on my blog), Star Trek (My son got me a
signed picture of Patrick Stewart which sits on my desk.), Star Wars, Grimm (TV
series), winter (though we don’t have snow), the holiday season, coffee, hot
tea (with cream and sweetener), pizza (no anchovies though), puzzles, Edgar
Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, and JK Rowling.
Buy Links
Amazon
(Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/How-NOT-Train-Zombie-ebook/dp/B00BEB2YEY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1362452994&sr=8-2&keywords=how+not+to+train+a+zombie
Amazon
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Train-Zombie-Annie-Rachel-Cole/dp/1482348322/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1362452994&sr=8-2
Barnes
and Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-not-to-train-a-zombie-annie-rachel-cole/1114502583?ean=2940016367675
The author will award a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly
drawn commenter during the tour.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Wishing You TheBest of Mothers' Days
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there and the women who fill the role but don't have the title. Enjoy your day.
Friday, May 10, 2013
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