FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY : TRACY CAMPBELL, ARTIST & AUTHOR

13301425_539148542936390_8159372963596462453_oFRIDAY SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY 6/17/2016 – Please everyone give a warm welcome to Artist & Author, Tracy Campbell. Tracy and I have been pals online for quite some time. She is as sweet as her whimsical, warm designs are. Let’s give Tracy a big welcome with your comments. Tracy will be doing an eBook giveaway and we will choose her winner from the commenters. Thanks, Tracy! We appreciate your kindness.

-Virginia Xo
From Here to Eternity The Dennis Higgins/Virginia Wright Fan Club

Tracy Campbell is a published artist of calendars, wrapping paper and gift cards, an author of how-to-paint magazine articles and a faith-filled, inspirational coloring book for kids-at-heart. When Tracy’s not writing, she loves to sharpen pencils, flip open paint lids, and yank off marker caps to create whimsical works of art just for ewe.

Customers say her art is sweet and so warm the designs might leap off the page and land right in your heart.

She lives with her hubby and fur baby in Wasaga Beach (the Canadian tourist town known for having the longest freshwater beach in the world).

Tracy is also a rare breed dog owner, chocoholic, motorcycle mamma, antique lover, and a collector of roosters and sheep (thankfully, not live ones).

Tracy’s Calm Coloring: Faith, Hope & Love Coloring Book was released on May 25, 2016, in eBook format. A bonus link included at the end of the eBook is for you to download your very own high-resolution, printable copy of the entire coloring book.

https://www.amazon.com/Calm-Coloring-Faith-Therapy-Kids-At-Heart-ebook/dp/B01G68FXDI

Tracy Campbell

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Tracy Campbell

Artist, Author, Retired Interior Design Professional
Heart for Ewe Publishing

 

List of Published Work

To view a list of Tracy Campbell’s awards and published work, please visit https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tracy-campbell-21293361

Contact/Retail Links

Tracy blogs at www.tracycampbell.net/blog
Visit Tracy’s Website at www.tracycampbell.selz.com
Browse in Tracy’s Fine Art Shop at www.tracy-campbell.pixels.com
Connect with Tracy on her Facebook Artist/Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tracy-Campbell-Artist-Author-and-Design-Professional-242541159216594/
Tracy Pins at https://www.pinterest.com/campbell2343/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Calm-Coloring-Faith-Therapy-Kids-At-Heart-ebook/dp/B01G68FXDI

Help make 18-year-old girl with autism in Maine happier on 19th birthday this year with social media messages and birthday cards

Hallee Sorenson

Photo of Hallee Sorenson on her 18th birthday eating cake alone.                   Credit: Rebecca Lyn/Facebook

Birthdays are supposed to be fun.  A special day and celebration filled with phone calls ringing birthday wishes, gifts with pretty bows, cake and ice cream, as well as people to share your special day with.  This was not the usual birthday fanfare for Hallee Sorenson, who has autism, and was turning 18 last year. None of the friends she invited to her birthday party at the bowling alley  showed up.

A cousin of Hallee’s, Rebecca Lyn, posted a message on social media about Hallee’s story. She put out a plea to help make Hallee’s 19th birthday a little bit happier this year by asking for people to send her birthday wishes online or birthday cards. Rebecca Lyn’s message has not only reached local TV stations and newspapers, her message has reached people all over the world.

See Rebecca’s social media message here.

I’ve  just addressed a card for  Hallee Sorenson and it is ready to pop in the mail on Monday morning, in time for her 19th birthday on July 2nd.  I hope that the subscribers of my blog and others who stumble upon this post go to this page that has been set up for Hallee, and wish her a happy 19th birthday. There are already hundreds of messages pouring in as well as birthday cards and gifts.

Happy Birthday Hallee Sorenson#19_byVirginia Wright

 

Please help make Hallee’s 19th birthday happier this year by sending her a message  on social media or a birthday card by postal mail.  (Hallee’s address below.)

 Hallee Sorenson

34 Wellesley Way

Bangor, Maine 04401

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangor Daily News Article: Why the world wants this Bangor girl’s birthday to be happy
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/06/10/news/bangor/why-the-world-wants-this-bangor-girls-birthday-to-be-happy/

 

Week 2 – Nov. 11, 2012 Guest Author | Catherine Wolffe Interview & Giveaway

Virginia Wright Blog Author Interviews Week 2 – Nov. 11, 2012  Guest Author | Catherine Wolffe

Welcome! Catherine, I’m so happy that you are joining this event “The Seven Weeks to Christmas Author Interviews & Giveaways.” Thank you so much for taking the time to come talk to us about your book.

I also wanted to thank you for your generous offer to give away 5 ebook copies of The Lady in the Mist–to five lucky commenters of this blog. What a wonderful Christmas gift to our winners! With that said, let’s get on with the interview.

-Virginia

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Catherine Wolffe enjoys writing romance. She loves experimenting with the genres and her latest book reflects a blending of the traditional western romance with paranormal elements. Dabbling in time travel, fantasy, as well as the paranormal, she mixes elements of the other-worldly with solid historical figures. Showcasing cowboys, Indians, strong-willed women and steamy romance is her passion. In her romances, her heroines have a mind of their own, while her heroes have hearts of gold. All her characters follow their dreams, because without them, there wouldn’t be a story. Her latest release, The Lady in the Mist, The Western Werewolf Legend is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, I Tunes and Smashwords.com.  A free excerpt of The Lady in the Mist is available as well. The Western Werewolf Legend will continue with the release of Waking up Dead in the spring of 2013.

 

1.)  What led you to become an author?

Life is full of changes; it’s a constant we all deal with.  So, when I lost my 9 to 5 job seven years ago, I decided to go into business for myself.  Tired of answering to someone else, I wanted to be my own boss.  Out of that experience, I came to understand I had the power to do anything I set my mind to do.  I’ve always been an avid reader and in a conversation with my sister, we weighed the question of how hard could it be to write your own novel?  What a revelation the answer turned out to be!  Another constant in life is that you’re always learning.  So the journey continues as seven years later and three books published, I find myself exploring the possibilities of writing every day.

2.)          What genre do you write?

You’re taught to write about the things you love as well as those that interest you.  I gained my love for westerns and the old west from my mom who used to go to the theater on Saturdays with her dad and watch Rory Rogers and Dale Evans get the bad guys.  I also love a good scare, so I combine the two for a romantic “get the bad guy story”.

3.)     When you write, do you prefer silence or do you like to listen to music or the television?

Since writing is such an escape for me, I enjoy the quiet when I write.  The characters in my head do not like having to talk over the TV.

4.)     Do you have a particular place you prefer to write?

I have an office on the second floor of my home however my cats think my laptop is a heating pad, so I set up my writing world in the corner of my bedroom on a TV tray.

5.)      How long did it take you to write your first book?

(Insert laughter here)  I think I’m going to write about the writing of Comanche Haven sometime in the future because it’s a whole story unto itself.  So much happened during the first book’s journey, from the writer learning how to write, to rewrites, to distractions/family life, to more rewrites, to finally winning a contest, to edits on top of edits, to finally seeing Comanche Haven in print and soon to be out in paperback.  (insert a sigh here)  The novel is epic for that reason alone!

6.)         Where do you get your inspirations from to write?

Everywhere!  I love watching people in everyday life.  So much is learned by absorbing from one’s surroundings.  Plus, I do a lot of brainstorming with my sister, who’s also an author.  She is so important to my work, I feel like we are a team.

7.)          What book are you currently working on? 

The Lady in the Mist, The Western Werewolf Legend.

8.)  Please give us a brief synopsis of your newest WIP.

Waking Up Dead, the second installment in the Western Werewolf Legend series, continues the story of Sonja and Ty as they discover the secrets to their special gifts.  Struggling to outwit the vampires who want to annihilate Sonja and Ty, the couple explore their new werewolf powers in ways they never imagined.  Sonja comes face to face with a shocking discovery from her past, while Ty faces the most difficult decision of his life.  Follow their journey as they seek to discover the answer to the question – “What does one do when one discovers they’re a werewolf in love?”

9.)       Where can people find your books?

All my books are available at Amazon  http://tinyurl.com/9ff6h4j

Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/181516

as well as Barnes & Noble, Apple and Sony.

You can reach Catherine at –

https://www.facebook.com/AwardWinningAuthorCatherineWolffe

http://twitter.com/catherinewolffe/

www.shootercreek.wordpress.com

“Feel free to stop by anytime,” Catherine Wolffe

Thank you, Catherine!

Comments are now open!

Alexa Bourne | Blog Tour 2012

Come join the party on April 30th for HER HIGHLAND CHAMPION, a brand new contemporary Scottish romantic suspense! Learn more about Alexa Bourne as she travels on a blog tour! Leave a comment and be in the running for a free copy of HER HIGHLAND CHAMPION, a $10 Amazon gift card, and a Scottish surprise! The more you comment, the better your chances of being the winner! Hope to see you there!

Her Highland Champion

By Alexa Bourne

Available from Decadent Publishing

Please visit Virginia Wright’s Blog on April 30th

to meet Alexa Bourne!

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