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WOW! Women On Writing announces Amanda Lee's (a.k.a. Gayle Trent) blog tour!
Blog Tour dates:
July 26, 2010 - August 27, 2010
Come and join the fun! Meet Amanda and visit her fabulous blog hostesses.
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Imagine opening an embroidery specialty shop and throwing a grand soiree and Stitch-In. Then imagine finding the shop's former owner DEAD in the storeroom, clutching a tapestry needle! And what's even worse is everyone thinks you did it! You'd have to clear your name and discover the identity of the real killer before someone puts the final stitch in you.
That's the fun start to the latest cozy mystery novel from  Amanda Lee (a.k.a. Gayle Trent).
(Photo Right: from The Quick and the Thread book trailer. Check out the fun trailer on The Muffin!)
In today's interview, we chat with Amanda/Gayle about her latest novel, why she decided to use the pseudonym Amanda Lee, what it's like to write with a pen name, and a bit about her publishing journey, including publisher-hopping. Not to miss!
Stop by The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a signed copy of The Quick and the Thread. This is a book you won't be able to put down!
If you have a question about mystery writing, using a pen name, writing a series, publishing, or anything else, stop by and ask Amanda Lee/Gayle Trent a question. She'll be checking in and chatting with WOW! readers today, so be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
If you'd like to host Amanda Lee (a.k.a. Gayle Trent) on your blog, please e-mail us with your request. Also, be sure to check out our upcoming tours in the sections below.
~ Angela & Jodi ~ (Your Hostesses)
** Feel free to copy any part of this e-mail and share it on your own blog or in your newsletter.
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 Meet Amanda Lee:
Amanda
Lee is the lady next to you in the grocery line or car pool. She has
twins: one boy and one girl, she's a baseball fan, she likes to decorate
cakes, she rocks at Guitar Hero...oh, and she likes to think about
murder. But it's okay! She only writes about murder--a lot.
Amanda Lee is also Gayle Trent, author of the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating series that includes Dead Pan and Murder Takes the Cake.
Gayle is also a contributor to WOW! Women On Writing. Her most recent article is Avoiding Plotholes, featured in this month's Fiction Writer's Toolkit issue. If you missed it, be sure to check it out! It provides fantastic tips for fiction writers.
Author's Websites:
Website: http://www.gayletrent.com
Blog: http://www.gayletrent.com/blog/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gayletrent
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| About The Quick and the Thread
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 The Quick and the Thread: An Embroidery Mystery
By Amanda Lee
The first in a new mystery series that will have readers stitching--and itching--for more...
Marcy Singer has big plans: a move to the breathtaking Oregon coast, opening an embroidery shop called The Seven Year Stitch, and a fun grand opening stitch-in. What she doesn't plan on is the shop's old owner showing up--DEAD--in her shop. Some people think Marcy killed him. Some people think she's the next victim. All Marcy knows is someone has to uncover the murderer before she's forced to flip the sign on her shop door to CLOSED permanently. And it looks like that someone might be Marcy.
Note: The Quick and the Thread hasn't even been released yet and it's already been named a Romantic Times Top Pick with a 4 1/2 stars excellent rating!!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Signet (August 3, 2010)
ISBN: 0451230965
The Quick and the Thread is
available for purchase at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and
both chain and independent bookstores nation wide.
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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 Amanda Lee or one of our upcoming authors on your blog, 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 Amanda Lee. Each stop is worth visiting and is filled with fantastic tips for mystery writing! Many include book giveaways, so be sure to check the listings. 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. July 26, 2010 Monday (Today!)
The Muffin
Gayle Trent/Amanda Lee will be chatting with WOW ! Women
On Writing at The Muffin. One lucky
commenter will win a copy of her book!
http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/ ---------- July 27, 2010 TuesdayHell Or High Water WriterWhat type of person has two names? Spies, people in witness protection, movie stars...and writers. Amanda Lee tells us what it's like to go through life with two personas--one writing mysteries about a cake decorator and the other writing mysteries about an embroiderer.
http://hellorhighwaterwriting.wordpress.com/---------- July 28, 2010 Wednesday
Selling Books
In her interview today, Amanda Lee tells us that murder isn't the only thing she has to research for her cozy mysteries. For The Quick and the Thread, the first book in her embroidery series, the unlikely subject was whales!
http://www.sellingbooks.com---------- July 29, 2010 Thursday
Mom-e-Centric
Amanda Lee is stopping by Mom-e-Centric to tell us about how murder and embroidery make a wonderful mix. She'll also be giving away a copy of The Quick and the Thread!
http://www.momecentric.com---------- July 30, 2010 Friday
Candid Canine
Stop by today for an interview with Amanda Lee by fellow mystery writer Christine Verstraete. These two are bound to be sharing some great mystery writing tips!
http://candidcanine.blogspot.com/---------- August 1, 2010 Sunday
Cozy Chicks
Blue hair, the early bird special, embroidery. Three things grandmas like. Or are they? Amanda Lee tells us about what a fun hobby embroidery can be for all ages and about her young embroiderer who also solves murders in The Quick and the Thread.
http://www.cozychicksblog.com/---------- August 3, 2010 Tuesday
Writers Inspired
Tahiti, the Antarctic, Luxembourg...how can you use exotic locales in your writing when your most exciting destination has been...Canada? Amanda Lee gives tips on researching unfamiliar locations today at Writers Inspired. She's also giving away a copy of her latest cozy murder mystery The Quick and the Thread! Setting: the Oregon coast.
http://writerinspired.wordpress.com/---------- August 6, 2010 Friday
WordHustler
Stop by to learn more about Amanda Lee, author of the new cozy mystery series The Quick and the Thread, in a fabulous WordHustler interview!
http://wordhustlerink.wordhustler.com/
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August 10, 2010 Tuesday
Writer Unboxed
Amanda Lee tells us her deep dark secrets: How a Baseball Mom Learned How to Murder. She's also giving away a copy of The Quick and the Thread!http://writerunboxed.com/----------
August 11, 2010 Wednesday
Cathy C.'s Hall of Fame
On today's "What Not to Do" Wednesday, Amanda Lee, a.k.a. Gayle Trent, will be giving you the scoop on living two lives--by writing under a pen name. She'll also be interviewed by Cathy C. Hall and is giving away a copy of her latest book, The Quick and the Thread! http://www.cathychall.blogspot.com/---------- August 13, 2010 Friday
Words by Webb
Jodi reviews The Quick and the Thread today! She also asks Amanda the 5 Ws: who, what, why, where, and when.
http://jodiwebb.com/
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August 17, 2010 Tuesday
Reading Frenzy
LuAnn Morgan is reviewing The Quick and the Thread, the first book in Amanda Lee's new embroidery mystery series.
http://lumorgan.blogspot.com/
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S. Krishna's Books
We're winding up Amanda Lee's tour with a review of her cozy mystery by Swapna Krishna who loves, loves, loves mysteries. Stop by and find out what she has to say about the first book in the new Seven-Year Stitch series!
http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/
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We have more dates to come, so be sure to check out our Events Calendar HERE.
If you have a blog and would like to host Amanda Lee, please e-mail us with your request and link to your blog.
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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 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: September 13, 2010 - October 13, 2010
Title: Pillow Talk
Author: Ruth Hartman
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Contemporary
Synopsis: Trixie Trident is much too busy to worry about her love life. Her shop, Necklaces, Bracelets and Rings, Oh My!, has her up to her elbows in beads; Benson the parrot is hungry; and she just chipped her tooth. Plus, she's seriously sleep deprived--that happens when a tooth fairy hits a busy stretch. That's right, the tooth fairy.
But somehow the ideal man drops into her life. Actually, she drops into his office. Is it time for Trixie to give up her night job as the tooth fairy? Or should she give up the handsome Dr. Graham Keebler? Of course she won't have to worry about either if he's stolen from her! Can a magical tooth fairy find true love with a practical dentist?
 About the Author:
Ruth started out life as a dental hygienist but morphed into a romance writer. She has fun working the dental industry into her romances. While Pillow Talk features a dental hygienist/tooth fairy, her next romance Flossophy of Grace also follows the love life of a dental hygienist. Who knew the dental world was so romantic?
Ruth's first book was My Life in Mental Chains, a memoir about her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Ruth, her husband and two very spoiled cats life in rural Indiana where Ruth dreams up new and exciting romances. And flosses regularly. Really!
Author's Website:
Blog: http://ruthjhartman.blogspot.com/
Goodies:
You will receive a
copy of Ruth Hartman's book Pillow Talk (scheduled for release in August 2010).
Participate! Please
email us with "Blog
Tour Partnership" in the subject line and your available
dates. We schedule 2-3 stops per week from September 13th - October 13th. We
look
forward to hearing from you!
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I love cozy mysteries, don't you? We hope you'll join us on Amanda Lee's book blog tour for The Quick and the Thread. It will be a fantastic journey! 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!
And don't forget to visit The Muffin today and comment for a chance to win a copy of Amanda Lee's thrilling new cozy mystery, The Quick and the Thread!
Write on!
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Warmest,
Angela, Jodi, & Team WOW!
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