Monday Morning Musings

I'm back from my two week vacation/book tour. My daughter went with me, and we got back late yesterday afternoon. We put over 3,000 miles on the car and packed a lot of visiting in those two weeks. Next week I will post some pictures and recap the trip, but for now I will just say that we had a great time visiting family and friends, and making some new friends along the way. We stopped in Hot Springs Saturday and spent some time at one of the spas. That might have been the best way to end such an arduous journey.

Today I will be on Blog Talk Radio on Sylvia Dickey-Smith's show, Writing Strong Women, which is aired each Monday afternoon, live, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Central time on the main channel of Blog Talk Radio. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/  

The show is then  replayed twelve hours later that same day. Each show will be archived for listening 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The archives are also available for MP3 downloads. 

Since I don't have an MP# player, I'm going to have to see if my daughter can download it on hers.

If you would like to listen to the show today, here is a direct link:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/writingstrongwomen  You are welcome to call  (1.347.843.4128) and join in the conversation with questions or comments. 

Later... got some laundry to do before I assume the role of "famous writer." 

Radio Interview

Today I will be appearing on Red River Radio with five other authors of children's and Y/A books on March 29 at 4:00pm ET, to talk about my book for tweens, Friends Forever, and share what inspired the story.

This is a special edition of the Book Discussion shows for teachers, children, parents, grandparents and anyone who loves to read children’s and Y/A books. Book Discussion is hosted by Fran Lewis, an author and book reviewer. This show will feature the best of children’s writing with authors writing in many different genres. The books are geared to early childhood children, elementary school students or young adults and teens. The lessons taught in each of these books can be used in classrooms teaching Character Education, Sunday School Classrooms, for parents to read at night to their children, and in libraries or bookstores during story time. 

The show promises to be informative and just plain fun as we talk about our books and the delight of writing for young audiences. We invite all to stop by and listen to the show and join in the discussion.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2011/03/29/childrens-authors--fran-lewis-and-marsha-cook

Promotion

Sylvia Dickey Smith is a Texas author and also the hostess of an Internet radio show Murder She Writes where she interviews women who write mysteries. I'm going to be her guest this evening from 5-6 Central Time.

Previous guests have included Betty Webb, Elizabeth Gunn, Linda Faulkner and a whole list of ladies who make me proud to be in their company.

If you are interested and have time, come on by and give a listen. I've listened to other shows there and Sylvia is really good at keeping the show interesting and fun. I will be talking about all my books, as well as what is coming next for me. And maybe we'll even talk a little bit about music, theatre and acting.

This show will be archived on the blogtalkradio site for several months after today, so you can always catch it later if you are busy tonight. Here is a link to the show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites