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Author Services, Workshops and the Oasis oh my!

Lots of goodies going on in the land of Rae. Things are finally coming together with the speculative resource page Olympus Haven. I'm going to be offering author services here as well as from my own website RaeLori.com and I hope to help authors who need a little boost on the artistic side. http://www.raelori.com/services

I'd also like to refer you to a fellow artist friend of mine, Missy Sue, who also does awesome artistic work and whom I believe is offering to help authors as well! http://www.thewhispermoon.com

Also going on over at the LavenderIsis.com Oasis is we're going to be offering some workshops to further help our cause of assisting writers on the business side of writing. Subjects to be covered is Book Marketing, Behind the scenes of Book Reviews and some other goodie shops we hope to secure. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lavenderisisoasis

Finally, the Oasis ezine will be making its debut in spectacular form coming next month! Melissa and I have been planning this since the beginning of this year (can you believe it?) and it's already nearing the middle of the year. I can't believe how much time has already flown by. We're still on the lookout for submissions mainly writing articles, artwork and screenplays, so get those submissions in soon because we're starting to put the zine together! :-D

Also, if you're an author/publisher/etc. who would like to advertise your book, some services you may offer or your work, please contact us as we're also offering up some adspace for you!

And finally, the countdown is getting ever so close to the premiere of my first book 'Cimmerian City' and I'm starting to really scramble as the date is setting in my head. I still have a few galleys to send out to reviewers, some more bookmarks to make, magnets to get printed up and definitely start getting my own media kit together. I have a marketing plan made, but it needs a bit of spiffying up with all the events I'm trying to put into motion at the moment for the book release. I have a flyer made so far and plan to print that soon as well. I've also made some posters which are already in 2 different states I'm ecstatic to say! Here's the 'teaser' for Cimmerian City.

So before this blog post turns into a novel itself, I'm going to sign off for the night and try to give my brain a rest from the day's work. I'm supposed to be recovering from feeling sick but I cheated a little and worked a little bit more than I planned lol. That's okay cause now I'm going to catch up on some much needed reading! :-D

Signing off,

-Rae

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Are you ready?

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.

Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks

Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.

Thanks,
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?