tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26222475944662943212024-02-18T22:39:54.283-08:00Author Colleen Faulkner, Words on the PageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-65537812159141490192015-11-14T19:34:00.000-08:002015-11-14T19:34:10.817-08:00Learning Curve<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I have a new author website and it's beautiful! Check out <a href="http://www.colleenfaulknernovels.com/" target="_blank">Colleen Faulkner Novels</a>. I've never had a website before, nope, not in all these years, mostly because I know nothing about building/having one. So I hired a great web designer and he created this beautiful website, but what I didn't understand (and <a href="http://joevalley.com/" target="_blank">Joe Valley</a> just explained to me in a very clear, concise email) is that just because you have an author website, that doesn't mean readers can find you/the website. What???? Basically, it all has to do with Search Engine Optimization. Exactly what that means to me . . . I'll get back to you . . . just as soon as I finish the chapter I'm working on for my new book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Faulkner (Just </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Like Other Daughters, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2013) introduces us to McKenzie, Aurora, Janine, and Lilly, four
women whose bond runs much deeper than friendship. Friends since they were teenagers, they have lived
through everything together—marriage, divorce, babies, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Each summer, the
four spend a month on the Delaware seaside in Janine’s childhood home, which is haunted with painful
memories but also filled with the joyous ones they have shared over the years. But this summer it’s
different—it is the last they will spend together because McKenzie is dying. Her terminal cancer diagnosis
hangs like a black cloud over the group as they try and work through their individual demons while
coming to terms with McKenzie’s illness and a future without her. Told from each woman’s perspective,
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heartbreak, hope, and joy. Faulkner addresses serious topics that will evoke both tears and laughter while
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-19779136372138420252014-10-22T05:44:00.000-07:002014-10-22T05:44:02.586-07:00And Here I Am Again<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't believe a year has passed since <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CSX8T96/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1YH1ECQ1K54SB6HMBQJZ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846">Just Like Other Daughters</a> was released. And now my new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/As-Close-Sisters-Colleen-Faulkner-ebook/dp/B00JVW6GRE/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1413980498">As Close As Sisters</a>, will soon be in bookstores all over the United States.I don't know why that amazes me after all these years, but I'm glad it does. So many people dream of publishing a book. I've been one of the fortunate few to realize that dream. I always tell people that its a lot more fun to SAY I'm a writer than to actually BE one because, for the most part, being a writer is kind of boring. I sit in my office alone, day after day, week after week, year after year, trying to put the story in my head on paper. Day to day, writing is more about discipline than creativity. I think we all have stories to tell; the trick is to be able to sit in that chair and write it down.</span><br />
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When Lauren divorces her husband, she has one thought on her mind...stepping off the merry-go-round. However, her life quickly turns into a three-ring circus: her hypochondriac father moves in, her ex is using her shower when she’s not home, and her perky assistant is pushing her out into the fearsome dating world. She also has to decide if the dilapidated barn and vintage merry-go-round she was awarded in the divorce settlement is a blessing or a bane. As if Lauren’s personal life isn't chaotic enough, this slightly jaded attorney is overrun with a cast of quirky characters who can’t stay on the right side of the law. What’s a woman to do? She can allow life to spin her in circles forever. Or she can reach out and grab the brass ring.<br />
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<b>What are you working on now? </b><br />
I’m currently writing two projects at once. I've never done this before, and I can’t decide if I love it or hate it. I’m writing a Christmas Novella entitled Almost Perfect Christmas, the story of man who enlists the help of a woman in giving his daughter a perfect Christmas. Unbeknownst to him, his little girl has every intention of playing an angelic matchmaker. The other project is the first book of a 3-book series called Following His Heart, the story of a man who is eerily drawn to a woman, and after they fall in love, they discover what brought them together, and it just might tear them apart. Yes, the description is vague, but that’s just the way it has to be for now. I’m chuckling as I type this. Both books are contemporary romance novels and are due out this fall.<br />
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<b>What are you reading now or what do you have in your TBR pile? </b><br />
I just finished <i>Learning to Swim</i> by Sara Henry. I’m currently reading <i>Love Me Tender</i> by Mimi Barbour. On my TBR pile you’ll find <i>A Reluctant Hero</i> by Jackie Weger, <i>Creatus </i>by Carmen DeSousa, <i>The Neighbor</i> by Dean Koontz, <i>Three Junes</i> by Julia Glass, <i>One Way or Another</i> by Elaine Raco Chase…should I go on?<br />
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<b>What flavor is your writing style?</b><br />
I always tell people I write cotton candy for the mind. Think back to when you were a kid and you took a bite of that delectable confection. What did you do? You smiled. That’s what I’m going for in my romance novels.<br />
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<b>Was writing always the first thing you wanted to do in life?</b><br />
No, I wanted to be a teacher, but then I met and fell in love with my husband. We married and began raising a family. It wasn't until my children started school that I started writing.<br />
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<b>While you were writing, did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters? </b><br />
I believe there’s a lot of me in my protagonists. I write about women who are strong, yet vulnerable. My main characters and my secondary characters have flaws and make mistakes (don’t we all?), but then most of them do all they can to learn, grow and become better people.<br />
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<b>Do you have any advice for other writers?</b><br />
One piece of advice I often give to writers is to READ. Don’t just read in the genre in which you write. Read everything. And then figure out what you liked and what you didn't…and then think about why. Reading and analyzing the writing of talented people can help you perfect your own skills.<br />
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<b>Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? </b><br />
I bow down to readers! I am so appreciative that they spend their hard-earned money on my books and then take the time to read my stories. I am so blessed to have a job I love, and I wouldn't have this job if there weren't readers who love romance novels.<br />
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<b>What inspired you to write your first book? </b><br />
I came to writing through my love of reading. I spent many a Saturday as a kid in the local library. I loved books, but I never imagined I would ever write one. My husband gets the credit for my becoming a writer. When my children started school and I decided to find a part-time job, he looked around at the piles of romance novels in our home and said, “You've read a lot of those. Why don’t you try writing one?” So, you see. It’s all his fault.<br />
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<b>If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book? </b><br />
Not my latest book, but one of my titles—Where’s Stanley?—features an ending that I didn't come up with. I handed in the completed manuscript, and my editor suggested a different ending. I wasn't happy, but I did as she asked. Personally, I think the book suffered for it, but readers seem to enjoy it.<br />
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<b>What books have most influenced your life most? </b><br />
Old Yeller, Sounder, The Bell Jar, To Kill a Mockingbird…how can people read these books and not be influenced? There are so many titles that inspired me and moved me, molded and shaped me, there isn't time to name them all. The characters in these wonderful books help young readers to decide what kind of individual they want to be.<br />
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<b>Do you ever experience writer's block? </b><br />
There was a time when I’d have said no. I have a plant-your-butt-in-the-chair-and-the-words-will-come attitude. But I did suffer writer’s block while my dad was battling cancer. It’s difficult to write feel-good happily-ever-after when your beloved father is dying.<br />
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<b>Do you write an outline before every book you write?</b><br />
I do, yes. I equate an outline with a road made; how do you know where you’re going if you don’t have a map? I might write the first chapter or two on the fly, but I always take the time to plan out where I want the story to go. Now that’s not to say that the characters are going to stay on the straight and narrow. They decide to veer off the highway every now and then, and that’s when I have to do a quick reroute.<br />
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<b>Have you ever disliked something you wrote? </b><br />
I've never published anything that I disliked. I have started projects that haven’t seen the light of day, either because I couldn't figure out where to take the story, or I couldn't make the protagonist sympathetic or likable. It’s a rare occurrence, and when it happens, I just set the story aside and hope I can someday come up with a solution.<br />
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USA Today Bestselling Author Donna Fasano has written over 30 romance and women's fiction books that have sold 4 million copies worldwide. Look for Ehefrau auf Zeit (German Edition) due out September 16th, published by Amazon Crossing, and the first novel of the brand new 3-book Ocean City Boardwalk Series called Following His Heart, due to be released at the end of October.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-15072663151797289002014-08-16T17:56:00.000-07:002014-08-16T17:56:03.451-07:00FREE BOOKS!!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out all the books my publisher, Kensington, is giving away on GOODREADS. Yes, my new book AS CLOSE AS SISTERS is among the giveaways. Authors love it when you write a review if you receive their book, but it's not required. Hope you win a book!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-37583609586042028662014-07-11T18:04:00.001-07:002014-07-11T18:04:09.372-07:00And Just Like That . . .<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So finishing a book feels wonderful, which means that starting a new book should feel awful, right? Sort of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started my new book last week. And let me tell you, those first days can be overwhelming . . . and sometimes terrifying. What if I'm all out of words? Or good ideas? What if the characters I wrote about in the outline for the book don't come to life in my head? Worse, what if they don't come to life on the page? </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-721619223384068442014-05-02T12:34:00.000-07:002014-05-02T12:34:31.036-07:00One Star<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never search the Internet for reviews of my books. I do read some of them on Amazon, mostly because my mother tells me to.I think I've talked about this before. Anyway, I turned in a book Wednesday so I'm playing hooky until I start the new one on Monday. How do I spend my free time? I'm making a Minecraft cake for my niece (I'll post a picture) and . . . I was checking out Amazon and changing my author bio. Mostly because I didn't have the title right on my next book. AS CLOSE AS SISTERS will be a November 2014 release. While checking the site, I noticed that JUST LIKE OTHER DAUGHTERS had quite a few new reviews, so I read through them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've received my first one star, out of 5, review. When I read it, I smiled to myself. I suppose I should be upset-- someone didn't like my book. No, they <i>hated</i> my book. Which translates, for most writers, to mean that someone hates <i>me</i>. Worse yet, hates my baby. My darling. Fortunately, I don't look at reviews that way. I have a story to tell that I tell. Some readers will like the story, some won't. I think the important thing to me is, did it touch the reader in some way? Was there <i>something</i> about the book that made them think about it later? Or mention it to a friend? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a reader, I like books that touch me emotionally, negatively or positively. I like books that make me think, even if it's to think <i>I don't agree with that character's thoughts or actions</i> or <i>I don't agree with how the author saw that issue</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week I finished CLOSER THAN SISTERS which will be out in November 2014. It's another "women's fiction" book, whatever that means. (By the reviews posted on Amazon for JUST LIKE OTHER DAUGHTERS, I can see that men read this type of fiction, too.) I still have to read the whole book through again; now I'm just touching it up, primping it, preparing it to go out in the world. But it's done and I'm amazed that I wrote a book. I know that sounds crazy because that's what I do. I write books. But like most writers I know, when I start the first page, the end seems so far in the distance, I can't imagine ever reaching that last page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I'm feeling rather successful today. Too bad it only lasts a day! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-87881752568051699962014-01-19T14:33:00.000-08:002014-01-19T14:33:09.473-08:00Oh, The Places You'll Go<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My 21 year old daughter is in India for 5 weeks and has been blogging to keep family and friends up-to-date on her adventures. You can check out her travels at:<a href="http://www.morgangoestoindia.tumblr.com/">Morgan goes to India!</a> Warning, her mother doesn't always approve of her language, but the photos are so amazing, I'm going to let her slide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, I'm looking at her incredible photos and thinking to myself that never, in my wildest dreams, could I have imagined going to India and seeing what she's seeing, experiencing what she's experiencing. Not at her age, at least. I wonder what makes some of us more adventurous than others? What makes some of us brave enough to get on a plane for 19 hours to sleep on a cot "the size of a Triscuit cracker", freeze in the mountains of Nepal and fret over the possibility of monkeys coming in our window, just to experience what we haven't experienced before?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So Morgan rode an elephant yesterday through a game park and I worked on chapter 23 of my next book, Closer Than Sisters. And dreamed of the places I might never go. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a writer, reviews are a fact of life. Most writers I know definitely have a love/hate relationship with reviews. I have writer friends who read and reread their reviews, obsessing over them. Particularly the bad ones. I'll be honest, I don't always read my reviews. (I'll have to get into the psychology of that another day.) It's not that I totally ignore them. My mom (also a writer) reads them for me. She chooses tidbits (positives and negatives) to share with me. Today she found one by Avid Reader at Rabid Read Reviews and insisted I read it. I reluctantly agreed and was glad I did. I was thrilled, not just because it was a positive review, but because I realized that I had managed to touch my reader's heart in the way that my story of Alicia and Chloe touched my own heart in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Just-Other-Daughters-Colleen-Faulkner/dp/0758266847/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top">Just Like Other Daughters</a>. </span></div>
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Today I get to share some good news! Donna Fasano's title <i>Reclaim My Heart </i> was picked up by Montlake Romance (an arm of Amazon) and we are celebrating her re-release!</div>
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My Heart<br />
<b>Author:</b> Donna Fasano</span><br />
<b style="font-size: 12pt;">Publisher:</b><span style="font-size: small;"> Montlake Romance</span><br />
<b style="font-size: 12pt;">Pages: </b><span style="font-size: small;">282</span><br />
<b style="font-size: 12pt;">Formats:</b><span style="font-size: small;"> Paperback, eBook,
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;">ISBN: </b><span style="font-size: small;">978-1477817988</span><br />
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years ago, Tyne Whitlock cut all ties to her past and left town under the
shameful shadow of a teenage pregnancy. Now her fifteen-year-old son is in
trouble with the law, and she is desperate for help. But reaching out to
high-powered attorney Lucas Silver Hawk will tear open the heart-wrenching past
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Lucas was raised, Tyne and Lucas are tempted by the heated passion that
consumed them as teens. Tyne rediscovers all the reasons she found this man
irresistible, but there are scandalous secrets waiting to be revealed,
disgraceful choices made in the past that cannot be denied. Love is a powerful
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<i><b>On becoming a Montlake Author: </b></i></div>
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Let me tell you about my wonderful publishing experience! I have to back up a little bit… to this past spring. I self-published a romance titled <i>Reclaim My Heart</i>. The book received great reviews immediately, and it sold well from the beginning. Very well. In fact, during the first week of August I was enjoying a mug of coffee while perusing the USA Today Bestseller's List (my usual Thursday morning routine), and I nearly choked when I saw that Reclaim My Heart was sitting at #123 on the list. <br />
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A couple of days later I was contacted by an editor from Montlake. She told me she'd read one of my books months before and had been keeping an eye on me. She said she'd read <i>Reclaim My</i> <i>Heart</i> and loved it. Now, what author doesn't love to hear that? She made an offer I couldn't refuse. <br />
The Montlake editor and the design team loved the cover that was on the indie version of the book; however, Amazon had trouble licensing the rights to the image. So we searched for weeks before finding the picture that's on the current cover. I love it! And I hope my readers do, too.<br />
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I'm happy to be writing romance novels for Montlake. I feel wanted and appreciated, and it can't get much better than that in the publishing industry!
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From Chapter Two"Please, Lucas."
He couldn't dismiss the tone of those two small words, nor could he ignore the magnitude of emotion clouding her expression. He had no choice but to relent.
"Sit down," he murmured. He closed the door of his office and then returned to perch himself on the corner of his desk. He steeled himself before asking, "What's on your mind?"
She seemed to shrink a little as a thousand thoughts ran though her head. Seconds passed, and still she didn't speak.
Lucas witnessed the phenomenon almost on a daily basis. The people who wound up in his office often felt as if they were carrying the world on their shoulders. He knew her anxiety would eventually discharge, and from the looks of it, he wouldn't have to wait long.
Finally, she pressed her hand to her chest. "I can't breathe."
"Relax. Do you want some water?"
She shook her head, a lock of her long, platinum hair falling over her forearm. "No. I need to get this out. I promised you I'd hurry."
He couldn't keep his brows from arching a fraction. She hadn't kept her promises in the past. Why would he expect her to now?
Tyne ran her tongue along her full bottom lip, hesitated another moment, then blurted, "I need a lawyer."
Lucas closed his eyes and stifled a sigh. He could have guessed as much, of course. He'd worked hard to get himself into the privileged position of being able to pick and choose his clients. The last person he wanted to represent was Tyne Whitlock.
"A good lawyer, Lucas."
Common sense told him Tyne wasn't attempting to flatter him. She was speaking purely out of desperation.
"Look, Tyne—" Something made him stop. He sighed, and then he stood, taking his time rounding his desk and sitting down. The leather-upholstered arms of the chair were cool and smooth under his fingertips.
"I know some of the best attorneys in the city." He plucked a pen from the cup on his desktop. "And many of them owe me a favor or two." He reached into his inside jacket pocket, pulled out one of the business cards he always kept handy, and turned it over, poised to write. "Let me give you some names and numbers—"
"I don't want just any attorney." Her chin lifted. "I want you. Why else would I have come here?"
His gaze lowered to the small white card in his hand. With much deliberation, he set down the pen and the card, and then he looked her directly in the eyes.
Every muscle in her body appeared board-stiff.
"Listen to me—" he kept his tone calm "—when people find themselves in trouble with the law, or victimized, or wrongfully sued, or unjustly accused, they tend to get lost in a strange, I don't know, franticness. A recklessness that they almost always regret. Believe me when I tell you that no situation is hopeless, and circumstances are rarely as desperate as they might be perceived. Whatever trouble you're in, don't let panic and fear haze your thinking."
"You don't understand."
"I think I do," he rushed to assure her. "I see it every day. Honest, hardworking people finding themselves in dire straits. And this unfamiliar territory throws them. They grasp at help from the first source that comes to mind."
"But—"
"Just like that old adage warning that only a fool acts as his own lawyer, it's also foolish to choose an attorney in haste. You and I have a past, Tyne, and even though all of that took place years and years ago, the fact remains that we have a history. I don't believe I would be the best person to represent you in a court of law. You need someone who'll be totally unbiased. Let me give you some names. I'll make some calls for you myself—"
"Stop!" She lifted her hands and scooted to the edge of the seat. "You don't understand. And I can't make you understand if you won't shut up for a minute."
His eyebrows arched and the frustration in her statement had him leaning back a bit.
She frowned. "I'm sorry. Really, I am. I had to stew all day yesterday." She fisted her hands in her lap. "I didn't expect to reach anyone on a Sunday, but do you know that your firm doesn't offer an emergency number on the answering machine?" She exhaled with force. "I'm a nervous wreck just being here. Seeing you. But all that aside, I shouldn't have snapped at you. Please accept my apology."
He didn't react, didn't move. He just waited for her to continue.
"The thing is… what you need to know…"
Once again, she grew terribly cautious, and Lucas found that extremely curious. What the hell was it she found so hard to tell him? What kind of trouble was she in?
She blanched, but then her spine straightened. "I'm not the one who needs a lawyer. I want to hire you, yes. But I'm not the one needing representation. It's my son who's in trouble." A nerve at the corner of her eye ticked, but her gaze never veered from his as she added, "Our son, Lucas."</div>
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time winner of the HOLT Medallion, a CataRomance Reviewers Choice Award winner
for Best Single Title, a Desert Rose Golden Quill Award finalist, and a
Golden Heart finalist. Her books have sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide
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Donna Fasano is a talented author.” ~Elizabeth M. Caldwell on Amazon</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-84265097481355910522013-11-11T14:00:00.000-08:002013-11-11T14:00:06.025-08:00Writers' Workshop Done and Done!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I want to thank all the writers who attended my writers' workshop on Saturday, "Insider Secrets to Publishing your First Novel". We had a great turnout for a good cause-- Camden Friends Building Fund. I hope that everyone who attended left with a few tidbits of information they can use to take that next step in getting their book published. I had a great time talking with everyone. Is there anything better than a room full of writers? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we were leaving, someone asked me the one book on writing I would recommend. There are many great books out there, but I would say read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/On-Writing-Anniversary-Edition-Memoir/dp/1439156816">Stephen King's <i>On Writing</i></a>. I think a 10th anniversary edition was just released. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And while you're there (warning, shameless plug alert) take a look at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Just-Other-Daughters-Colleen-Faulkner/dp/0758266847/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384198867&sr=1-1&keywords=just+like+other+daughters">Just Like Other Daughters</a>. I'm getting great reviews, which I have to confess thrills me. I've been writing all these years and suddenly I'm getting noticed. It's little bit like going to the senior prom in a pretty dress . . . after you get your braces off. See Andi's review on <a href="http://www.bringingthesunshine.com/2013/11/just-like-other-daughters-book/">Bringing the Sunshine</a>. Andi has a son, Nathan, with Down syndrome, so her positive review of my book means a lot to me. I'm so glad I was able to share the essence of my Chloe with readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so excited about the release of my new book. It's a first for me in many ways. This is my first women's fiction novel after writing romance, mystery and suspense for many years. The book is also told in first person, which I found to be challenging even though it was the right way to tell this story. The reader hears the mother, Alicia's point of view, but also catches glimpses of daughter Chloe's thoughts. Chloe is a 25 year old woman with Down syndrome. When Chloe falls in love, Alicia struggles with trying to protect her daughter, while giving Chloe the freedom she deserves. And everyone deserves to love and be loved. The book is about the love between parents and children, but also the love between friends, and between mentally challenged adults. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just Like Other Daughters as so real, so honest . . . I laughed, I hoped, I cried. It's that good."</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-15110385821623642842013-10-27T18:22:00.001-07:002013-10-27T18:22:50.979-07:00Author Donna Fasano, In All Directions: Sale! 99¢ / 77p MOUNTAIN LAUREL by @DonnaFaz Romance for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iBooks<a href="http://www.donnafasano.blogspot.com/2013/10/sale-99-77p-mountain-laurel-by-donnafaz.html#links">Author Donna Fasano, In All Directions: Sale! 99¢ / 77p MOUNTAIN LAUREL by @DonnaFaz Romance for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iBooks</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12826045410405120085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622247594466294321.post-91164339335159951892013-10-23T17:22:00.000-07:002013-10-23T17:22:21.593-07:00<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What is it about rainy days that make us want to curl up with a book? In my case, it's curling up to write a book rather than read one. It rained most of the day in Delaware, today, and I did get my goal-pages written, but I also took the time to discover some interesting facts about rain. These are in no particular order and I can't swear by any of them-- who knows? I read it on the Internet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*It has been known to rain animals, mostly fish, sometimes frogs . . . and the occasional bird</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*The heaviest average rainfall (about 430 inches) occurs in Cherrapunji, India where they've been know to get as much as 87 feet in a year . . . yes, of rain</span><br />
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