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James Saves the Moon Adventures

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Good Day Folks,

James Saves the Moon latest events. Halloween was fun.

James Saves the Moon at Haunted Forest

James Saves the Moon hanging with the Jack O' Lantern

James Saves the Moon trick or treating

James Saves the Moon Hanging in the Grave Yard

James Saves the Moon checking out the candy with the Zombie Groom

Some of you might be wondering why James Saves the Moon pictures everywhere. Well it started in July. We went on this fabulous trip west. We started in Michigan and ended in Vancouver, WA. My husband had a presentation at the University of Idaho. I was hoping for a couple of book signings. 5oth wedding anniversary party for my in-laws. We visited fun places and got together with friends and family. Dropped my book off in various towns. I am not sure who’s idea it was, but we decided to take a picture of my book at the places we visited. A copy is always in my purse. I liked the idea and it was a way hopefully to generate some interest in the book. Working on marketing was limited. Now its fun. My friends and family now say did you take a picture of your book or do you have your book.  So I hope you all enjoy James Saves the Moon adventures. I am. Hope to have Helga Return adventures soon to.

Remember Enjoy the Adventure, WB

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What have I been up to

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Good Day Folks,

I have been busy. I am a PTO President so I have been writing and organizing a Ice Cream Social and Scholastic Book Fair for the past week. I am fortunate to have some fab Moms and Dads helping this year. I think we had 15 helping with the entire event this year. We had our library cut in half to accommodate a kindergarten classroom this year. Love those budget cuts forcing us to consolidate schools. So we lost our Early Childhood Center where all the Kindergarten classes were located in our small city. Very sad but we are adjusting. My 4th grade girls really like have the Kindergarten Kids in the school. They think they are cute and enjoy being reading buddies with the kids. On Fridays they have a reading buddy and can go down and take them in the hall and read a book to them or help them read a book. It is a nice program. It was so nice to have our Reading Heroes visit and help kids pick out books. I was pleased the Principal allowed me to show them my book. I am hoping one day my books will get into the Scholastic Book Fairs.

James Saves the Moon with Book Girl and Reader Hero

We had a ball at the Book Fair. We had to make changes. We had a scaled down version in the Library for two days then took it down and moved it to the Gym for our Ice Cream Social and Book Fair. It went smoothly(meaning everything went as planned) and was a blast. It was great to be able to chat with other parents we see in passing in the morning or dropping off for other activities these kids have.  I did manage to get some editing done and send my ideas for book marks off to the University Copy center to help with the design.  Boy I was tired last night. I was sleeping by 8pm.

If any of you host book fairs or other reading events at your elementary schools I highly recommend having Reading Heroes. The kids love it. Book Girl and Reader Hero will return in March for March Reading Month.

I also received my second illustration for my third book Tomfoolery and 13 Yule Lads of Iceland. Christmas is early for me. It is a Christmas story so I am hoping the publisher can fast track this one. The adventure is so much fun.

Enjoy Your Adventures, WB

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Helga Returns

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Good Evening Folks,

James Saves the Moon

What a evening it is. The moon is so awesome tonight. The moon has been big and bright all week Its the type of moon people write about. I know I did with my first book James Saves the Moon published by Solstice Publishing.

Let me know what inspires you to create

The moon appears low, so it looks like it is touching a mountain, tree, seas, lakes, and buildings. It no wonder the pagans believe the moon beams have healing powers. I went out and asked the moon goddess to heal me tonight.Go out take and look and close your eyes and feel the healing of the moon beams. Then look at the moon and you will feel better. I do.

I have other good news. Friday in the afternoon, I received the contract for my second book.  Helga Returns will be published by Solstice Publishing.

I was so excited. My illustrator Kelly Murray is happy about it too. She has friends who are ready to buy the book. So cool. Kelly and I are working on the third book. She has finished the cover for that one too. The cover is the best. I love it!  I have to get back to writing this book. Get some moon beams you will feel better. Good Evening, WB

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Special Message That Made My Day

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Hello Folks,

Discovered a sweet message in the other folder in message area on facebook dated September 20th. I sent a copy of James Saves the Moon to the sweet older gentleman who lived in the flat next to us in Iceland. He was like a Grandpa to my kids. His name is Gudmunder. He was thanking me for the book and said it was well written. Made my day. I really miss him. Like the majority of Icelanders he loved children and enjoyed having us live next door. He is featured in chapter 2 of my book, James Saves the Moon.

He use to have James my son who was 7 at the time visit him. They would chat and he would always have a sweet pastry treat for James. He was kind to my twin daughters too but they were shy and only 2. My son’s bedroom shared a wall with his flat. Our floor the second, only had two flats, we had this cool circular stairway that led out down out of the building. Our flat had a beautiful view of the fjord, downtown, and the mountains. Our liveing room and dining room had one entire wall just windows. My girls had a view of the mountains and my son’s room on the opposite side of the girls had a view of the fjord, other mountains where we would usually see the moon above or on the mountains.We could also watch the ships come in the harbor. It was fabulous.  It brought back happy times and a less stressful life style where children can come and go any time. Babies left on the door stoop in prams for their naps.Folks just stop by and have coffee, chat and a treat. My son remembers the nice gentleman and that he is a pilot and had model airplanes.  After being back in the states for nearly six years now, I did not realize how stressful our lives are here. All the silly things we worry about. Why we have to be so busy, it just seems we do not have time to enjoy life with this worry go go life here.

Gundmunder is featured again in the third book I am currently writing Tomfoolery and Yule Lads of Iceland.

Still waiting for a contract from Solstice Publishing for my second book Helga Returns.

Anyway I hope to return some day and see all my wonderful friends in Iceland again. Maybe I can have a book signing there. How Fun that would be.

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James Saves the Moon


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Get out and enjoy the adventure of each day Bles, WB

 

Meet The Author ME

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I spent the morning answering questions and All about Books was kind enough to post my article as a Meet the Author post. Tayna was very kind and helped along the way. It was posted this after noon and here is the link.

I hope you enjoy learning about me.

Check it out. Thanks and have a grand evening, WB

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Not the Best Morning for Writing

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Greetings All,

I was hoping to finish chapter 2 this morning. It is not going to happen. I have road construction outside and construction in the house.  All of the construction is a very good thing. They are repaving the streets so no more pot holes . I live on a corner and they are paving both side streets. Lots of trucks and other equipment and beeping going on out there. My Bathroom is getting a much needed update. New Shower and Faucets on the  two sinks. 3rd bedroom is being painted. Actually the painter is quiet except when he uses his vacuum. Most of the time the contractors in the house do not bother me. I put in a CD, close the door to my office and travel to my imaginary world. I hope I can find some time tonight after the kids go to bed. Bedtime has been challenging with my twin 9 year olds the last couple weeks. I would not mind so much that they don’t fall asleep by 8pm. Just wish they would talk quietly instead of getting wild.

I really like my 3rd story. Tomfoolery and the  Yule Lads of Iceland. It is going to turn out to be a fun story. This story has been rattling in my head for about a month now it was going to be the 4th story.  When I cannot set it aside in my head or write the ideas that come in waves and return to the other story I have been working on. It means this story wants to be released now. I have the lay out done, basic outline, research done and assessable, introduction done and chapter 1 done. I was hopping to really get into the story and  have that wonderful feeling I am there experiencing everything my characters are experiencing. Not happening right now.  No flow keep getting pulled out of the imaginary world. So just more technical writing for a while.

Still waiting on a contract for book 2 Helga Returns

Until the next time, Have a Great Day, WB

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