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Looking Out the Window: Sweet Romance Author Larry Hammersley's a Chemist, Science Fiction Writer and Amateur Radio Buff. He Talks about his Latest Book, A Change of Heart.

Larry will give away one print copy and one e-book copy of A Change of Heart. To enter to win, leave a comment with your email address. To receive a free download of Larry's short story, "Ice Rink Romance," scroll down to "A Free Read." Welcome, Larry. First, tell us a little about yourself. I just turned seventy-five; married to Sue for fifty years, have two children and five grandchildren. I enjoy writing, amateur radio, jogging, occasional woodworking and being active at our church. I have a BS and MS in chemistry. I’ve been writing short science fiction (SF) stories for the past thirty-eight years. More recently I’ve delved into sweet romance writing and have several short stories on the internet as well as the new book, A Change of Heart. What an interesting background to draw from for your writing. Lots of writers liked to read as children. How about you?   Yes. What did you read? Science fiction and fictional stories about animals, dogs and h

Looking Out the Window: Heidi Glick Tells Us about Her New Book, Dog Tags, a Suspense Novel with Love and Faith.

Welcome, Heidi. First, tell us a little about yourself. I’m the youngest of three children, married, and have a son and two dogs. Fiction is my passion, but technical writing and editing currently pay my bills. Lots of writers enjoyed reading as a child. How about you? If so, what did you read? I was an avid reader as a kid. When I couldn’t sleep, my family gave me books to read. I enjoyed reading Sugar Creek Gang books. Tell us about your latest book. Dog Tags is a suspense novel set in two fictional towns, Beaumont, Ohio, and Riversdale, California. In it, a former Marine determines to protect the woman he loves at all costs, and yet his own secrets might turn her against him forever. Ahh, a noble hero. What inspired you to write this particular book? I took a romance novella I'd written and revamped it to make it a suspense novel. The suspense version made for a better story. I wanted a villain with certain weaknesses that might help lead to his demise, but at t

Looking in the Window: June Fun!

    Hats, Horns, Discussions, PDF Giveaways and Prizes!   Celebrating My New Release, Stopped Cold!   Join the June Fun Fun on The Book Club Network, June 10th -  July 7 Each week for a month I’ll ask a question in the teen room on The Book Club Network then choose one winner for that week from the comments. Each winner will get a PDF download of Stopped Cold and one of the following prizes:         Fancy Nights Perfume A stuffed cow from a Chic-fil-A football bowl game A leather purse OR   An Olympic jacket from the 1996 Olympic Games   Come over to http://bookfun.org and join us in the “teen” room, beginning on June 10. Giveaways on Blogs Monday, June 3rd - A guest on Infinite Characters. I'll give away a PDF download of Stopped Cold at http://infinitecharacters.blogspot.com Tuesday, June 11th - A guest of Christa Allan. I'll give away a PDF download of Stopped Cold at http://christaallan.com/blog F

The Winner of Regina's Gift...

It was difficult to choose. My daughter visited this week-end, so I had her help. The winner of a PDF copy of EITHER Light of the Heart OR Angels of the Heart and the $10.00 gift certificate is... Hats and Horns... Congratulations to Rose Milligan!

Looking Out the Window: Read about the Inspirational Writing of Regina Andrews. She Shares Her Thoughts on Writing and Faith.

Regina will give away a $10.00 Amazon gift card and a PDF copy of EITHER Light of the Heart OR Angels of the Heart. See below for Regina's question to answer to enter to win. Then leave your comment with an email address. Welcome, Regina. Thank you so much for having me on your blog, Gail. I am thrilled to visit and happy to share my thoughts on writing with you and your readers.  It’s wonderful to have you. Tell us about your latest book. I am very excited about my newest release. It is a reissue from Writer’s Exchange Publishing titled Angels of the Heart . This is book two in my Sterling Lakes series. What inspired you to write this particular book? That’s an interesting question because usually I rely on my imagination for inspiration. This plot, however, has one particular element that actually happened to me. In the book, developers come into town and their plans for a strip mall require the destruction of the Townsend Barn, a beloved local landmark. In re