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Friday, July 13, 2012

Happy Friday the 13th!

What a memorable Friday!!

Let's do something significant!! :-D Doesn't that sound like a good idea!! Then you can remember & say "I decided to do that on Friday, the 13th!" Or "I caused all that trouble..." or "I broke my foot entering the hospital on..."

Right... that stuff just happens without much planning. I, for one, am so glad to see Kathy @ I Am A Reader, Not A Writer back up-n-rollin' with her awesome "hobby" of blogging. We missed you!!

I keep finding fun things I want to do on a Friday - any Friday, but especially this Friday.

My favorite Friday event is the totally awesome Feature & Follow hop hosted by Parajunkee's View & Allison Can Read:

I haven't been able to participate in WEEKS!! Such a tragedy. (Non-participation.) There's always so many new bloggers to meet, not to mention so many fav's to hop by & say "hi!" to!

I found this new fun thing on Down the Rabbit Hole on Fridays where Amber posts pix of some cool fairytale sort. And I love pix. And Fairytales. This week she posted about Mulan. How fun, hey? Wanna hunt down some Mulan pix & post with me?! I didn't know I would want to when I woke up this morning, but that's what you can expect out of a Friday like today... lots of surprising delights!!

This week... all week, actually, I've been chatting with Sasha Soren regarding yesterday's very playful post about mermaids, etc, etc, and did you know she posts Reading Nooks every week?! Oh yea. It's true. I'm always dreaming about where I'm reading in peace & quiet - something reality doesn't offer.

So... this is a muddled post of Too Much Fun this very fine Friday.

As for Real-Life Friday...
... I'm driving across town to pick up some more raffle prizes from generous businesses for the Totally Awesome Cruise-In comin' up in August (as I posted about this week). AND... pausing at a pool to take my tadpoles swimming. (That's how "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down" - playing WHILE working. The only way to "work" on such a great Friday!!)

Ok... so here is a medley of all my stuff.... READY?!

Q: What drove you to start book blogging in the first place?

Thx for asking, F&F... I started blogging with high hopes of writing better. It's an impossible quest, I realize now, and I've gotten sidetracked winning & giving books & meeting great book bloggers.

Which picture of Mulan do you like best?

1. Pure Intentions

2. Demure Daughter

3. Heart of a Warrior

4. Strength and Beauty

5. Hidden Identity

6. Tears of Hard Choices

7. A Woman of Many Secrets

8. Humble Savior

Finally...

A Nook to Enjoy my delightful summer reading...

Leave me a comment, so I know you stopped by!! I'll be sure to return the visit and follow-follow-follow!! Thank you!!

P.S.

Today only... get Until Next Time for FREEEEEEE!!!!!!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Splash into Summer Author Giveaway - Random Magic by Sasha Soren

In honor of the Splash into Summer event hosted by A Backwards Story & Literally Jen...

(There's a lot going on, btw... Hop over and check out all the Interviews & Giveaways!!)

I have invited Sasha Soren, the author of Random Magic, to visit Colorimetry. Every weekend she hosts a seriously delightful thingame called Book Nooks, where bloggers gather to share the latest find in great places to read. Obviously we have a lot in common instantly. I love to read in lots of lovely places!!

Later in July there is an amazing & zippy Tour highlighting Random Magic. I wanted to give everyone a heads-up about this up-coming fun. There's some wonderful bloggers participating and some fun stuff. Since Sasha is full of surprises, just like her book, she is bringing a unique prize for Colorimetry readers...

Random Magic
by Sasha Soren
Paperback, 397 pages
Published January 1st 2010 by Beach Books, LLC

Premise:

When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from Alice in Wonderland, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes.

Along the way he meets Winnie Flapjack, a wit-cracking doodle witch with nothing to her name but a magic feather and a plan. Such as it is.

Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Struths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time.

Want to know more about Random Magic? Check out these reviews!!

Beyond Strange New Words * "Zany & Delightful" * Fluidity of Time * Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf * Dr Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus

Please welcome Sasha to Colorimetry with me...

Which are your favorite characters in your book?

they're all favorite characters, just maybe for various reasons.
they're all likable in one way or another. even the rascals arestrangely likable in their own ways. this probably due to fact that
it's kind of a good-natured sort of story.

would probably be fair to say that some of the strongest scenes in the
book really more about friendship and loyalty, rather than good guys
vs. bad guys showdown played out in some big dramatic event. yes, of
course there are dramatic events, but they're not really the central
focus of the story.

people have commented often that it's like watching a movie inside
their heads - I would say, firstly, that that's a much-appreciated
compliment, to be so involved in a story that it's almost like being
immersed in a story. and secondly, that that's probably spot on, since
the story is, in fact, really filmic in nature - lots of colors, wild
characters and vivid scenery - but the reason for that is that it's
just that kind of world.

Do you have a favorite scene?

I can't really pick one, like them all, also just for different reasons.
Some of them because they're funny, some because they're more
philosophical. the book itself is blend of light and dark, just like
life.

Can you share something personal about you?

I enjoy creative projects and people and have an appreciation for them,
particularly if some particular project or work is done
extraordinarily well and is both unusual and beautiful. If it's
uplifting, appreciate that, too; it's great when someone takes the
time to create something wonderful for others to enjoy, also.

Wow, yea. I totally agree!!

You chose something unique for this Giveaway?

The book Random Magic features all kinds of mythical creatures popping up in unexpected places – and that includes mermaids. So, here’s something fun you can win, as part of the Splash into Summer party, celebrating mermaids, mermen, selkies, and all other kinds of interesting, magical denizens of the deep blue sea. We'd like to share something whimsical and cute that would be a fun gift, so please feel free to browse the pix below to pick out your mermaid, and feel free to enter to win, if you like.

Good luck!

Available to WIN - an adorable mermaid alter ego – you can pick one (1) doll of your choice from selection shown; either a redhead, brunette, blonde, or raven-haired mermaid rag doll of the sea. Each is approx. 17 in. (43.18 cm.), soft plush.

PICK YOUR MERMAID!
July 12 - 31
Subject to Availability

About the Author:

Sasha Soren is the author of Random Magic. She enjoys creative projects and people, including the ways people use technology in creative ways. Like THIS!!

Irena over at This Miss Loves to Read highlighted the Top Ten Characters in Random Magic. It's a super-fun post. (You're welcome!!)

Find & Follow:

Get your copy:
Amazon:

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Splash Into Summer Mermaid Line-Up

Hosted by A Backwards Story & Literally Jen...

Oh, I've been collecting Mermaid pix. YEP!! Please.... SEND ME MORE!!! I'm working on my hush-hush project that I can't shut up about and I am devouring the Beauties of the Deep!!!

Click on the button or sponsor links to see all the bloggers Splashing Into Summer in style!!

Pick your favorite Mermaid!!

1. Suspicious