Lynda Kaye Frazier, USA Today Best Selling Author

          This month is my Third Anniversary as a Writer. And I love writing more today, then I did then.  I struggled in the beginning, and made many mistakes. I had a story I wanted to tell, but no idea how to do it. So I sat down and wrote it out. Once I was finished I felt accomplished.   I wrote a story!  I thought that's how you did it. Was I ever surprised to find out that was just the beginning, and the easy part. I needed direction. I thought you wrote a book, celebrated your accomplishment, then sent it to a publisher for a contract.  Well, a few things from my past came back to haunt me.  Like ninth grade English.  Yes, Comma's hated me,  They still do, and so did Grammar. I realized that I had 298 pages of horrible grammar mistakes which made my story difficult to read. After many review courses, and reading a lot of refresher books, my story fell into a publisher hands...

                     My sale was to end on the 16th but because of all the winter storms, and power outages a lot of my blog hosts were without the internet, so we are going to party on until the 28th.                     Rescued From the Dark                                                   Just turned one To celebrate this amazing day I am going to be giving away book marks, key chains, e-books and an amazing Basket. Of course your basket will be filled with love, I just thought these were so cute that I had to                                       share. The party started today and will run through the         ...

As I got older, my eyes got weaker. Something I blamed on age. It never crossed my mind that it was my lifestyle. Boy was I wrong. I went to the doctor, and had an eye opening experience. No pun intended. I work during the day as an ultrasound tech, which means I am in front of a computer, with the lights dimmed for eight hours. Then at night I’m in front of the computer working on my next story. Doesn't sound too bad, right? Well, I found out how wrong my lifestyle was for my eyes. I was told that my eyes had weakened over the last six months, mainly due to overuse, and strain. Now I understand strain, but how do you overuse your eyes? I can’t take them out, or elevate them with an ice bag. I know, bad medical humor but I couldn't help it. After some research, and a long lecture from my ophthalmologist, I found out that my eyes will continue to get worse unless I make some changes. I love my job, and I love to write, as do so many of you. So I’m go...

I 'm working on a few stories right now and thought I'd take a moment and share a little excerpt from each one.  This first one is from   Last Chance to Run.  The second one in 'The Guardians of Hope Series.   Taking a deep breath to calm her racing heart, she inched along the wall to the edge.  Tracy  stopped and peered around the corner. The truck was there, just like Pat promised. All  Tracy  needed to do was make it across the compound and past the main house. A loud explosion rocked the ground beneath her, Pat’s diversion worked. All the guards headed towards the bunkers. With only a few minutes to spare, it was now or never.  Tracy  took off in a dead run. She was only seconds from freedom when the front door of the house flew open. Not looking back she pushed her aching legs harder. They would not catch her, not again. Another explosion vibrated the wet grass, pushing her faster. Muffled popping echoed in her ears as bull...

            Writing is my passion, but reading is my love.  So putting more books into my New Years resolution wasn't that hard. I try to read at least one book a month. My first love has always been Romantic Suspense. But who doesn't like a little comedy especially when it is filled with two men to die for, Ranger and Morelli.  I truly like Morelli, but I would love to have a Ranger in my life. I always make goals, yet miss meeting them because life seems to get in the way, so this year I made my goals achievable.   I plan on reading one book a month, and putting a review on my blog and writing three books of my own.  Now if I could just keep life's little bumps under control I might just achieve these. Follow the link below for the other authors on this hop and find out what books they've loved, and what goals they have planned for 2014. http://www.rachelfirasek.com/p/blog-hop-signups.html To win an e-c...

I love the fall. The changing colors, cooler temps and amazing new beginnings. Last year , at this time, I was working on getting my first book ready for it's big release day in February. It was my first contract, and first book. I had no idea what I was doing and knew nothing about marketing. I've made mistakes and I know I will make many more but I've loved my journey.  My biggest mistake was that my writing slowed down. I spent many months trying everything, and anything I could find to market my book. I found myself spending every spare moment I had hitting websites, blogs and chasing sites promising a good platform. All of this is well and good but after beating my head against the virtual monitor I remembered a piece of advice on marketing I was given.  The best way to promote your book is write your next one. The elusive light bulb went off and I decided to do just that. I have two almost complete so I went to a pitch session with an editor this weekend. I...

         Help me welcome Janice Seagrave as she reveals an excerpt from her story featured in                                             Persephone's Song Anthology.   I’m thrilled to announce that Persephone’s Song Anthology has been released on Amazon. It includes my story,                                                             Weather Witch.   Weather Witch:  Regency Nobleman Lord Godfrey is negotiating fo...

                     Blogger Book Fair comes to an end.                                         http://www.bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/ Here is one last look at the amazing authors I had to opportunity to host this week.    Barbara Griffin Billig   Caitlyn Nicholas   Andrea Goodson   And of course Me. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the website below to meet up with other authors and find some more amazing books to add to your shelf. http://www.bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/ Thank you for an amazing week and I will be giving away a $10.00 Amazon gift card to one lucky commentor from this week. Until Next time Lynda

 Riverbend Summary Nestled deep in Northwest Pennsylvania, in the thick forest of the Allegheny Mountains, is a quiet community named Kennerdell. Rich in Native American and European settlement history with a few inhabitants and a charming culture, growing up there was simple for Lena. But when grief stepped in and darkened her life-everything changed. After years of escape, Lena is forced to come home. A web of mystery and danger that dates back to America's earliest days, quickly weaves around her. When a longtime friend, one who knows the tragedy that plaques Lena's heart, comes back into her life-things get complicated. Will she be able to unfold the truth around the mystery-or will it be easier to run away? Love, Danger, and history collide in Riverbend, the first book of the Riverbend Trilogy. Buy Links: All three books (Riverbend, Rapid Water, and Walking Tide) are currently released and available on Amazon, B&N, iBooks and Smashwords. ...

Pursuit By Caitlyn Nicholas Out 1 August 2013 Publisher: Momentum Books Blurb Computer genius and legendary hacker, Dimity Pond, is on the run from the law. She is married to Jake, who, she discovers, is married to Susan, and is the father of her friend Kitty’s twins. Her landlord has just sold her home to Lord Richard Summerhayes, all her money has disappeared along with her husband, and she is developing a vile migraine. Richard Summerhayes left the Special Forces after his knee was blown to bits in the Congo. Since then he has built the best disaster-recovery computer network in the world, at a place called The Bunker near Dover, England. Banks, military, airports and other major systems rely on him as the last unshakeable fortress in the face of disaster. Dimity’s under-the-radar life has fallen apart. Nemesis is back. Six years earlier he framed her for the collapse of Easy Bank. The money was never found, and the bank’s collapse caused untol...