Are you enjoying the Stardust Blog Tour? A couple of days in, and I’m loving all the variety that bloggers come up with. Some won’t post until Thursday or Friday so there are still more surprises waiting. I just want to thank you all for following along. Here are some of the highlights so far: A chance to meet Ludi, …
America’s Future
Today I had the sublime opportunity to talk to a group of students. Yes, I knew it was launch day for Stardust, but I’d been talking to a teacher for awhile, and the students at her small central Oklahoma school would soon be dispersing for the summer, so we set a date for me to visit. What a splendid way …
STARDUST Blog Tour – May 15 – 18
Two years ago this month, Max and I took a trip to East Texas for our anniversary. A few weeks before that, an idea for my next book had come to me – something quaint with a small town feel. A place where readers would feel welcome. A few other ideas bubbled up, none of them particularly related, but they …
A Day for Remembering
Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you’re a mom, a daughter, a son, a grandmother, a grandchild or some variation therein, I hope you’ve taken time to remember the ones who’ve influenced your life. I wrote about the precious memories of my mom for BookReporter as a special Mother’s Day series. Take some time to browse the other author stories to see …
Pioneer Days, 2012
After months of anticipation and preparation, Pioneer Days in the hometown of Guymon, OK, finally arrived. Sometimes the anticipation exceeds the enjoyment of the actual event, but not this time. I’m so proud of my dad who was chosen from a field of candidates to be the Parade Marshal for this year’s parade. We had to submit a bio which …
Countdown to Release Date for Stardust
This title is actually somewhat of a misnomer as Stardust has shipped early from some outlets and has been spotted in a few Barnes and Noble stores already. My author copies are here, and so it begins. May 15 is the actual release date, and that’s when the real hoopla gets rolling. Early reports are fantastic. Some sweet reviews. This …
Springtime Lagniappe
Lagniappe – that good ol’ Southern word that means something a little extra. Today it’s a photo fest of the best that’s blooming here in my little corner of the world. The south corner of our house has been a mess for two years. We’d removed some shrubs that had taken over, planning to replant last summer. We had the …
A Real Pioneer – Part 2
In the previous post, I gave my dad’s history as a descendant of No Man’s Land homesteaders and the bio of his early years. This picks up after his discharge from the Army. Marriage, Family, and a Lifetime of Adventure: Mike returned to Guymon where he met Patricia (Pat) Brown, a hometown girl. They married on May 28, 1949, and …
A Real Pioneer – Part 1
A few months ago, one of my distant cousins suggested my sisters and I nominate our dad for the honor of Parade Marshal for Pioneer Days in his hometown in Guymon, OK. The criteria included being a descendent of “No Man’s Land” homesteaders in the Panhandle, being a current resident, and had to have lived in one of the three …
The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo
Ready for something a little different? Robert Liparulo is a talent who can really spin a yarn. Hope you’ll give his latest book a try. This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingThe 13th TribeThomas Nelson (April 3, 2012)byRobert LiparuloABOUT THE AUTHOR: Best-selling novelist Robert Liparulo is a former journalist, with over a thousand articles and multiple writing awards to his …