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August 20, 2009 all day
Julie Durango, children's author is guest blogging today, August 20, 2009. She is sharing her tips on how to get published.
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I'm excited to be here ... I'm an author of two books, both historical family sagas. "Memories Trail" came out in November 2004, and Midwest Book Review had this to say ... "a story so full of compassion and purpose it will grab your heart and not let go ..."
"Promises To Keep" was published in November 2006. It continues the family saga and Midwest Book Review said, "... this is a story of life, good and bad; it's challenges and the hope of new beginnings. Excellent read!"
Please visit my website to view all my reviews and learn more about my writing and my books. I'm currently working on the next installment of the Douglas family, set in 1840's Kentucky!
- Do You Have A Website?
- Visit my website at: www.DLLARSON.com
Also I help host a writers blog at the ACME Authors link. You can reach that site by going to: www.acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
- About Me:
- For the last seven years I've been a children's librarian at our local library. I enjoy spending time with my young friends and creating programs that allows their imagination to grow. I've been teaching Chess to 2nd-8th graders now for six years ~ due mostly to Harry Potter and the first J.K. Rowling's book with the giant Chess game.
Of course, I've created my own monsters with this program. High School kids come into the library and want to play Mrs. Deb in a match! But more importantly once they are inside the library I steer the conversation to books. Sometimes they leave with a book in tow and I feel progress has been made. My goal as a children's librarian is to get young people excited about the written word. After all I am a writer!
Before my library days, I spent eleven years working at Northern Illinois University in the Department of Children and Family Services. This department provided on-going education for those working in the social services of Illinois. As an on-sight coordinator I listened to many experts and professionals discuss family disfunctions. The information I gathered over the years equipped me to write my family saga, 'Promises To Keep.'
'Promises To Keep' is set in 1840's Kentucky. My characters are on an adventure of the heart and soul. Annie Douglas's wayward husband Joe spends too much time gambling. His unconventional lifestyle leads Annie to do the unthinkable.
Christine Douglas Frailey is determined to strenghten the marriage bond with her husband. But Francis has a nasty secret he keeps from her, destroying the trust between them. My book delves where few books have ventured. This historical is a glimpse of real life problems and the tenacity it takes to overcome hardships and become stronger and better than before.
Currently, I'm working on the next segment of this family saga, entitled 'Promises My Love.' This takes the Douglas family on another adventure where their moral beliefs are deeply shaken, but love and devotion lead the way to light and happiness.
I also have a werewolf series I'm working on, where the werewolf is the good guy! He is one of the Lord's best creatures. The werewolf and his men-type soldiers are in the universe to fight evil. Bloodlust is one of their best virtues. They have one small problem, on Earth and many other planets besides their own, they are forgetful. Memory loss is great for their sanity, but disaster on trying to keep things straight in their minds. This minor flaw creates havoc as they stumble and sniff out ways to solve their tasks of eliminating demons. One warrior in particular finds himself in a dilemma. Wade Axelman, priest and the prince's protector forgot he fell in love with a human reporter Tracy Collier. Tracy is not amused.
Right now I'm working on Book Three of my werewolf series. I hope to find a publisher soon for the first book, 'The Warrior Priest & The Werewolf Prince.'
I've mentioned Illinois and yep, that's where I live with my family. My kids are grown and visit regularly. We are table talkers, camp fire experts and an all round hang-out together type of family. My twin granddaughters keep my heart young and my eyes smiling. I'm an alto in our church choir, a gardener when time allows, and a farm wife to the greatest guy who loves the dirt, machinery and telling a good joke.
I'm always looking for inpirational quotes to get me through the day. I have several on my office wall. The newest one added goes like this: 'Be kinder than necessary, 'cause everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'
I hope you stop by at the ACME Authors link soon. I blog each Thursday. The address is: www.acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
My name is Deborah Lynn Larson. My nickname is DL. I also go by Deb. Feel free to address me in either way.
Til next time ~
DL
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- I'm a children's librarian!! The last book I read was just yesterday ...
"Night Noises" by Mem Fox! I loved it so much I might read it again tomorrow!
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Barnes & Noble, Geneva Commons, Geneva IL has asked me to join them for their Local Author Night on FRIDAY, MAY 18, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Hope you can stop by.
Barnes & Noble, 20600 N. Rand Road, Deer Park, IL has asked me to join them for their Local Author Night on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 6:00 -8:00 pm.
My new novel, 'Promises To Keep' will be available at both book signings.
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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