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Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
I'm a paranormal fiction author. I also write erotic paranormal romance under a pen name.
Do You Have A Website?
www.LyndaHilburn.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/lyndahilburn
About Me:
Lynda Hilburn writes paranormal fiction. More specifically, she writes vampire books. After a childhood filled with invisible friends, sightings of dead relatives and a fascination with the occult, turning to the paranormal was a no-brainer. In her other reality, she makes her living as a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, professional psychic/tarot reader, university instructor and workshop presenter. Her first novel, “The Vampire Shrink,” will be released by Medallion Press, October, 2007.
Do you have a blog site?
http://paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com
Favorite Books:
So many vampire books, so little time! I'll list favorite authors: Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Kelly Armstrong, Anne Rice, Christopher Moore, Jim Butcher, Elaine Bergstrom, Mick Farren, P.N. Elrod, Lynsay Sands, Jeanne C. Stein, Marta Acosta -- so many more! I also love J.D. Robb's "Death" series, Stephen White's and Jonathan Kellerman's psychologist series. Kay Hooper's psychic series is great, too.
Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado

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At 7:00pm on March 10, 2009, Beth Groundwater said…
Hi Lynda,
Thanks for befriending me here as well as in real life!
At 6:21pm on June 9, 2008, Bitten By Books said…
Thanks for adding me too. I can't wait to review your work.

Have a great day!

Rachel
At 9:52am on February 17, 2008, Mark Stevens said…
See you next week ! Right ??

Cheers, Mark
At 10:35am on May 1, 2007, Lynda Hilburn said…
That's great, Michael! Halloween is my favorite holiday, too! It's the Celtic New Year -- as well as being a doorway between this dimension and others. Bwwwwaaaaa! (grin)

My book release falls right around that time, so I'm brainstorming an event (or events) I can organize in my hometown here in Colorado to draw attention to my vampires!

Lynda
At 10:28am on May 1, 2007, Michael Ritter said…
Holding your own title in your hand for the first time is indeed a rush. Here's an excerpt from my book that relates to vampires:
"Everyone has their favorite holiday. Mine happens to be Halloween. There’s just something about the dark side that has always fascinated me. When other kids were putting model airplanes and race cars together, I was covering my room with little plastic likenesses of Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Dracula. To me, these guys were cool. Dracula was the coolest. Maybe it’s because he always got the girl, or the fact that no matter how many times he was killed, he always came back for more. Just a “never say die” kind of guy. I admire that."
At 3:38pm on April 30, 2007, Lynda Hilburn said…
Thank you, Michael! I'm a rabid vampire fan. I love the old movies, and the sensuality added by movies like the Frank Langella version of "Dracula." An extraordinary -- sexual -- immortal. That changed everything! Now "vampire romance" is crazy popular! I can't wait to hold a copy of my book in my hand in October!
Lynda
At 3:31pm on April 30, 2007, Michael Ritter said…
Hi, Lynda -

Vampires, huh? You've got a fan here. When other kids had heroes like ball players and cowboys, I had posters and models of Dracula (both Bela and Christopher Lee) decorating my room. Love the old vampire movies, and even like a few of the new ones (Dusk 'til Dawn, Vampire Chronicles and even Love at First Bite) Can't wait to read your novel.

Michael
At 10:24am on April 30, 2007, Lynda Hilburn said…
Thanks, Morgan! I was pleasantly surprised to find it!
Lynda
At 10:21am on April 30, 2007, Morgan Mandel said…
Hi Lynda,
Thanks for joining Book Place.
I hope you have a wonderful time and be sure to tell all your friends!
Morgan Mandel
 
 

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I am so not ready for Christmas. I just realized I don't have much time either. One good thing is the DH is off Friday and possibly all next week, so I can give him a few chores to do, which may help some. I'm counting on him to put stamps and labels on the Christmas cards, and do a few things around the house to straighten it out some. Unfortunately, I'm the organizer in the family, so I can't expect too much on the getting-the- house ready front. That's pathetic, since I'm not very organized. (g)

Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.

What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?

Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author


Discovering Family in Cynthia's Attic


One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.

For instance. Did I bother to ask my grandfather what it was like playing in the first night football game in America?

Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.

Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.

I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.

That's why I'm writing adventures I wanted my ancestors to have; adventures I can enjoy with them through the eyes and voice of my character, Gus.

The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.

Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!

          Mary Cunningham

Mary Cunningham is the author of the award-winning 'Tween fantasy/mystery series, Cynthia’s Attic. She is proud to announce the release of book four, "The Magician's Castle," Dec 1, 2009. Her children's mystery series was inspired by a recurring dream about a mysterious attic. After realizing that the dream took place in the home of her childhood friend, Cynthia, the dreams stopped and the writing began.

She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.

To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!


Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/

Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham

Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?

Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3



Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.

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Morgan Mandel

Can We Talk?

I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.

Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.

I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.

What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?

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