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WOW! Women On Writing announces Chynna Laird's blog tour!
Blog Tour dates:
January 4, 2010 - February 4, 2010
Come and join the fun! Meet Chynna and visit her fabulous blog hostesses.
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Do you need your daily dose of inspiration? Whether you are a mom or a writer or both, Chynna Laird's interview will encourage you to keep striving for what you believe in. Visit The Muffin today and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of her latest memoir Not Just Spirited. She will be checking in to answer your questions, so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!
Chynna has written three books on the subject of Sensory Processing Disorder--a children's picture book, a memoir, and a forthcoming book on sensory diet. It's an issue that's close to her heart. When her daughter Jaimie was finally diagnosed with SPD at age two-and-a-half, Chynna made it her mission to tell her family's story in hopes it would start a dialogue with other parents and children who are going through the same thing.
 But her memoir isn't only for those faced with the challenges of SPD, it's also a courageous account of the difficult journey one mom went through. Imagine not knowing why your daughter is acting differently to her environment and to those around her, including you. Then imagine having your pediatrician tell you that she's "just spirited." What would you do? Chynna chose to fight until someone listened and gave her daughter the help she so desperately needed. It's a remarkable journey that parents of children with any developmental disability will learn a lot from. It's also an inspiring one that teaches us not to give up hope at all costs until we break through.
So come join us on Chynna Laird's blog tour with WOW! Women On Writing. Leave a comment on The Muffin today for a chance to win a signed copy of Chynna's memoir, Not Just Spirited.
As always, if you have a blog and would like to participate in Chynna's tour, we still have a few stops available to qualified blogs. Please email us with your request. Also, be sure to check out our upcoming author tours in the section below.
Let's meet the author, shall we?
~ Angela & Jodi ~ (Your Hostesses)
** Feel free to copy any part of this email and share it on your own blog or in your newsletter.
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About Chynna:
Chynna T. Laird is a mother of three beautiful girls Jaimie
(six), Jordhan (four) and baby Sophie (ten months) and a gorgeous baby boy
Xander (two). In addition to living her dream building up her at-home freelance
writing business (Lily Wolf Words), she's also studying to obtain her B.A. in
Psychology, specializing in Early Childhood Development.
Her hobbies include writing, reading, playing piano and violin and crafting
with her girls. A lot of the material she writes about includes childhood
experiences, her adventures as a Mom and her personal observations.
She's won writing contests in ByLine magazine and her work has been published in
various Christian, parenting, writing and inspirational magazines in Canada,
the United States, Britain and Australia. As well, she has a personal essay
featured in Chicken Soup For The Soul: Children With Special Needs as well as one in Cup Of Comfort For Special Needs. Last
year she released a children's picture book she's written called, I'm Not Weird, I Have SPD where she
describes--through the voice and perspective of four-year old Alexandra--what
it's like to live with Sensory Integration Dysfunction (Sensory Processing
Disorder).
Chynna is a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC),
The International Women's Writing Guild, The Writers-Editors Network, Christian
Writers' Guild, The Canadian Author's Association as well as The Writers Guild
of Alberta. She has Press Cards through the PWAC and the Writers-Editors
Network.
Chynna's third book, The Sensory Diet: Setting Your SPD Child Up for Success will be released in
January 2011.
Find out more about Chynna by visiting her websites: Lily Wolf Words: http://www.lilywolfwords.ca/Blog: http://lilywolfwords.blogspot.com/
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Not Just Spirited: A Mom's Sensational Journey With Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
by Chynna T. Laird
What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of her life?
And what if your cries for help fell on deaf ears at every turn? You'd
follow your gut and fight until someone listened. And that's what
Chynna Laird did. When she was just three months old, Jaimie's
reactions to people and situations seemed odd. She refused any form of
touch, she gagged at smells, she was clutzy and threw herself around
and spent most of her day screaming with her hands over her ears and
eyes.
By the time she turned two, Jaimie was so fearful of her
world they spent most days inside. What was wrong with Chynna's miracle
girl? Why wouldn't anyone help her figure it out? Jaimie wasn't "just
spirited" as her physician suggested nor did she lack discipline at
home. When Jaimie was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
at two-and-a-half, Chynna thought she had "the answer," but that was
just the start of a three-year quest for the right treatments to bring
the Jaimie she loved so much out for others to see. With the right
diagnosis and treatment suited to Jaimie, this family finally felt
hope. Not Just Spirited is one mother's journey to finding peace for
her daughter, Jaimie. As Chynna says often, "Knowledge breeds
understanding. And that's so powerful."
Genre: Memoir/Children with Special Needs
Paperback: 174 pages
Publisher: Loving Healing Press (November 2009)
ISBN: 1615990089
Not Just Spirited is available through Amazon.com, B&N, and independent or chain bookstores.
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Do you want to participate in our blog partnership program?
Email Angela & Jodi, your tour guides.
If you'd like to host Chynna on your blog or one of our upcoming authors, Email Angela & Jodi with your request.
If you're an author interested in promoting your latest book with WOW! Women On Writing Blog Tours please email us for more info.
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Let's Kick Off the Blog Tour!
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Ready to go traveling around the web? The following are the tour dates for Chynna Laird. Make sure you check out each listing--each of them explore a different topic and many include book giveaway contests! As you view the listings, make note of these wonderful blogs. Each one of them, a treasure, and a place that many readers call home. In a noisy online world, you will find sanctuary in these true gems. January 4, 2010 Monday(Today!)The MuffinChynna will be chatting with WOW ! Women On Writing at The Muffin. Stop by and share your comments! One lucky commenter will win copy of Chynna's memoir!http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/blog.htmlJanuary 5, 2010 TuesdayWrite for a ReaderChynna
Laird is the guest writer at Write for a Reader's special feature
"Because of a Book." Don't miss her take on books and reading and share
how they have affected your life. http://www.writeforareader.blogspot.com/January 6, 2010 WednesdayRead These Books and Use Them!Teachers,
parents, and caregivers will want to read this interview about Chynna
Laird's experiences striving for a diagnosis and the best life for her
daughter with SPD. You can also win her memoir, Not Just Spirited!http://www.margodill.com/blog/January 8, 2010 FridayAutism Learning FeltChynna
Laird shares her secrets to survival in "How to Successfully Combine
All Your Roles: Mom, Wife, Employee, Woman." Don't forget to enter to win a copy of her memoir Not Just Spirited! http://www.autismlearningfelt.com/January 12, 2010 TuesdayHell Or High WaterChynna Laird, author of Not Just Spirited, shares how rewarding memoir writing was for her. Don't miss it! http://hellorhighwaterwriter.blogspot.com/January 14, 2010 ThursdayWriter InspiredStop by Writer Inspired to check out what Chynna has to say in her interview, and enter to win a copy of her memoir Not Just Spirited! http://writerinspired.wordpress.com/January 15, 2010 FridayMom Blog Stop by the Mom-Blog for " Five Things No One Ever Told You About Sensory Processing Disorder." You'll also have a chance to win a copy of Chynna Laird's memoir, Not Just Spirited, about raising a daughter with SPD. http://mom-blog.com/January 18, 2010 MondayTexas Housewife Author and Mom Chynna Laird writes about Advocating for Special Needs Children at Your School. Not to miss! http://www.texashousewife.com/January 25, 2010 MondayThings and Stuff Reviews Stop by for a review of Chynna Laird's memoir, Not Just Spirited, and a chance to win a copy! http://thingsandstuffreviews.blogspot.com/January 26, 2010 TuesdayAutmont
Don't miss a peek into the world of Sensory Processing Disorder with a
guest post from Chynna Laird, author of a children's book, memoir, and
cookbook on SPD. http://autmont.blogspot.com/We have more dates to come, so be sure to check out our Events Calendar HERE.
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Want to host one of our touring authors?
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 Upcoming Author Tours: If
you have a blog or website and would like to host Chynna Laird, or one of our authors below, we are still accepting a few choice blogs to participate in our
Partnership Program.
Come and join the fun! Please email Angela & Jodi at blogtour@wow-womenonwriting.com
and put "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line. Please tell us the author you are interested in and your available
dates. We'll get back to you with the details if you are accepted. We
look forward to hearing from you!
Content for your blog: All of our touring authors are available for interviews, or they will provide a guest post on a topic relating to the writing process or their book.
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 Tour Dates: February 1, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Title: Ordinary World
Author: Elisa Lorello
Genre: Chick Lit
Synopsis: Andi Vanzant had everything she wanted--a husband, a home, a job she loved, a cat named Donny Most. Then a drunk college student plowed into her husband's car and she lost everything...everything except the cat. Andi's faced with a nightmare world and the work of trying to tran sform it into an ordinary world. She's certain that life will never be ordinary again but begins to find her way with the help of an unlikely support group that spans the world. A widowed mother on Long Island, a supportive boss in Massachusetts, and old boyfriend in Italy, a fortune telling housewife in Peru.
Ordinary World is the story of a woman accepting losses and embracing gifts. To some degree it is the story every woman fears and ever woman must some day live.
 About the Author:
Elisa Lorello grew up on Long Island, NY as the baby to six older siblings. Growing up during the 80's, Elisa covered her walls with Duran Duran posters and used lots of hairspray. She explored many passions, including drawing, tennis, and music, but in her early 20's, exercised her gossiping skills while working as a manicurist.
In 1995, Elisa left Long Island to attend the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth for both her bachelor and master's degrees. In 2000, as part of her graduate education in Professional Writing, she became a teaching associate, and met two professors of rhetoric and composition who took her under their wings. This union of teaching, rhetoric, and writing ultimately became Elisa's calling, and remains so to this day. She now lives in North Carolina where she teaches academic writing at North Carolina State.
In 2004, Elisa began her first novel, Faking It. Since then, Elisa has written a sequel, Ordinary World, and is currently co-writing a third novel with friend and former student, S.R. Paquette. That is, when she can tear herself away from her favorite form of entertainment--Facebook.
Author's Website:
Elisa Lorello's website: http://www.elisalorello.com
Goodies:
You will receive a copy of Elisa's novel Ordinary World.
Participate! Please email us
with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available
dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from February 1st - February 26th. We look forward to hearing from you!
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 Tour Dates: February 8, 2010 - March 8, 2010
Title: The Complete Guide to Hiring a Literary Agent
Author: Laura Cross
Genre: How To/Writing Business
Synopsis: This book
is for every prospective author who has sought to have their manuscript
transformed into a printed book. It guides you through the process of
contacting a literary agent and convincing them that you are in fact the next
great bestseller. From formatting a query letter to ensuring your manuscript
looks presentable, every step of the process from inception to execution will
be laid out in vivid detail for you.
Both published writers who have successfully found and acquired an agent and
literary agents who are inundated with manuscripts and requests in the
thousands every year, have been interviewed for this book and have provided
their personal stories, tips, and tricks as to how you can get into the
publishing industry through an agent. Finally, once you have found your
literary agent, you will learn how to read contracts, accept offers, and
understand what details will be handled exclusively by your agent.
 About the Author:
Laura Cross's family and friends in Detroit, Michigan knew she would
move on to bigger and better things when she began writing and performing plays
for them as a child. Actually they hoped she would move on to bigger and better
things--they were tired of being her only audience!
When Laura packed up the moving van it was to head to California
where she earned Certificates in Writing and Feature Film Writing for the UCLA
Writer's Program. Laura's writing life has included magazine writing, script
reading for production companies and literary agencies, leading writing workshops
and blogging about screenwriting and non-fiction writing. She's also written
some absolutely fabulous non-fiction books but sadly, as a ghost writer, she
has to keep the titles under wraps! Laura divides her time between Los Angeles
and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Author's Websites:
http://www.scenariowritingstudio.com
http://www.truestoryink.com/http://www.aboutascreenplay.com/
Goodies:
You will receive a copy of Laura Cross' forthcoming book, The Complete Guide to Hiring a Literary Agent.
Participate! Please email us
with "Blog Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available
dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from February 8th - March 8th. We look forward to hearing from you!
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I hope you'll join us on Chynna Laird's book blog tour. It will be an inspiring journey! Mark your calendars, and save these dates.
Either Jodi or myself will be personally attending each and every blog
stop on the tour. And I have to say, I'm truly excited! The
participating blogs are phenomenal. All of them offer something unique
to the reader, and they all have different flavors. One thing is for
certain, they are all a sweet treat.
We'd
love for you all to get involved and join us in a virtual vacation.
Take a trip across the globe by participating in this tour. Each stop
shares a different point of view, a new topic, and has its own unique
voice. We'd love to hear yours too, so come along for the ride, and
we'll be looking for your comments!
Ready to go traveling on a inspirational adventure? Let's go exploring the Wild Wild Web!
And don't forget to visit The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Chynna Laird's memoir Not Just Spirited!
Write on!
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Angela, Jodi, & Team WOW!
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