Blog Tour! With C.G. Coppola — An Interview!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

My blog tour is winding down with an interview today at fantasy and science fiction romance writer C.G. Coppola’s site. Find out who my favorite authors are and what are some of the most fun things I’ve ever done! Hope you’ll stop by and say Hi! 🙂

 

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Blog Tour! With Julie Flanders — Read the Latest Excerpt!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

Coming down the home stretch with my blog tour! Up today is an exciting excerpt from deep into the story. Stop by Julie Flanders’ site to see what Tara and her friends are up against!

 

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Blog Tour! With Joylene Nowell Butler — What I Love

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

It’s been a wonderful blog tour, and I’ll be wrapping it up this week with an excerpt, two interviews, and today’s guest post with IWSG admin Joylene Nowell Butler. Find out what I love about fantasy adventure and my stories. Happy Monday!

 

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Celebrate the Small Things! And Blog Tour with Kari Jo Spear — My Writer’s Legacy for My Children

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Today I’m celebrating a blog tour stop with my wonderful CP and fellow author, Kari Jo Spear. We’ve been friends forever, and she always helps me keep my stories on track. I’m sharing my Writer’s Legacy for My Children. Hope you get a chance to stop by!

I’m also celebrating — Flowers!

For the first time ever my peonies bloomed!

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My Shade Garden

My Shade Garden

 

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Sweet William

Sweet William

 

I have a lot of gardening work I need to do, but it’s nice that flowers blossom even when they don’t get weeded regularly. 🙂

 

Don’t forget to stop by Kari Jo’s place!

 

What other celebrations are going on out there?

 

 

 

 

© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2016. All rights reserved.

Blog Tour! With Erika Beebe — Pantsing and the Self-Publishing Process!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

Pantser or plotter? If you’re a writer, which way works for you? Come join me at Erika Beebe’s site, Cloud Nine Girl, where I share a little about my writing style and some self-publishing tips. Hope to see you there!

 

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Blog Tour! With T.F. Walsh — Creepy Places!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

Tania was looking for a guest post on settings — what makes authors choose the settings they do and what kind of research is involved. I thought about where my idea came from for the creepy nightmare dungeon that my heroine, Tara, gets trapped in and shared that for my post.

So for a little creepiness, stop by Tania’s site, and don’t forget to share your scariest settings. I’d love to read about them!

 

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Blog Tour! With Kristin Smith — Check Out the Latest Excerpt!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend! I had a fun time spending the day with my Dad and Mom, playing games, watching a movie, and getting some work done. Special times to treasure.

And now on to the blog tour!

Last week I shared an excerpt from the beginning of the book. I hope you’ll join me today at Kristin Smith’s, where I’m sharing a poignant scene from a bit further on in the story. See you there!

Happy First Day of Summer! 🙂

 

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Blog Tour! With Leandra Wallace — Read an Excerpt and See the Coolest Castle Photo Ever!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

Today I’m visiting Leandra Wallace with an excerpt from the beginning of the story. She asked me to send some photos of the characters and setting along with it. While searching for a location photo, I found an image of one of the most beautiful castles I’ve ever seen. I would so love to go inside and see the rest of it. Stop by Leandra’s place to check it out! 🙂

 

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Blog Tour! With Michelle Athy — Unforgettable Characters! And Cover Reveal for L.G. Keltner’s Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

Over the years I’ve “met” thousands of characters in books, movies, and TV. A good number of them didn’t stick in my memory, like people passing in a crowd. We spent time together for a few hours while the story lasted, but once it was done the characters faded into obscurity. But a magical few of them stayed with me, forever etched in my memory. What is it that makes these characters so special? Stop by Michelle Athy’s site, The Sunflower’s Scribbles, to find out!

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Also up today: Cover Reveal for L.G. Keltner’s upcoming release:

Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

 

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Title: Self-Help 101 or: How to Survive a Bombardment With Minimal Injury

Author: L.G. Keltner

Genre: YA/holiday/humor

Length: 25,000 words

Cover Art: L.G. Keltner and Jamon Walker

Release Date: June 28, 2016

 

 Blurb:

Dani Finklemeier has self-published her guide to taking over the world, but she still isn’t rich. Now she’s eighteen, still babysitting for money, and looking forward to starting college in the fall.

Of course, she has to survive a 4th of July outing with her family first. That’s a challenging prospect considering she has to be in close proximity with a group of cousins known as The Fallible Four. As if that weren’t enough, she also has to deal with the fallout of her parents learning more about her relationship with her boyfriend Seth than she ever wanted them to know.

The good news is that, if she survives this holiday, she’ll have plenty of material for another self-help book.

 

photoL.G. Keltner spends most of her time trying to write while also cleaning up after her crazy but wonderful kids and hanging out with her husband. Her favorite genre of all time is science fiction, and she’s been trying to write novels since the age of six. Needless to say, those earliest attempts weren’t all that good.

Her non-writing hobbies include astronomy and playing Trivial Pursuit.

You can typically find L.G. lurking around her blog, on Twitter, or on her Facebook page.

 

 

 

 

 

© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2016. All rights reserved.

Blog Tour! At Lidy Wilks’ Place — How It All Began!

I’m celebrating the release of my new fantasy adventure novel, Trouble By Any Other Name, the sequel to Lady, Thy Name Is Trouble!

When I asked Lidy Wilks over at Paving My Author’s Road what type of guest post she would like for the blog tour, she said she liked origin stories. What was the inspiration behind my book? Swing over there today to find out the original creative spark that inspired my stories. Hope to see you there!

 

Trouble By Any Other Name

 

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