Posts by Lena

It’s the Last Day of the WITCHLANDERS blog tour!

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It’s the Last Day of the WITCHLANDERS blog tour!

But there is still time to comment on the posts below to win the Kindle 3 Wifi, gorgeously dressed in this WITCHLANDERS Kindle Skin. The big winner will be announced right here on Tuesday, September 13th.       Monday  August 22nd –The Page Turners – Character Interview between Ryder and Falpain Tuesday, August 23rd – The Unread Reader – When I’m not writing Bonus Stop and Giveaway of a Witchlanders Copy  – The Zealous Reader Wednesday, August 24th – Books Complete Me – The World of Witchlanders Bonus Stop and Giveaway of a Witchlanders Copy...

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Welcome New Followers!

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Hello! It was so exciting to see my Google Friend Connect Followers double last week during the release of my new YA fantasy novel, Witchlanders.  So with apologies to those of you who know me already, I thought I’d tell all you new folks a little about myself.  I usually only blog once a week on Wednesday mornings, but I try to make that a longer post.  Okay, this one won’t be, but I’m hoping that anyone who really needs more Lena will check out my blog tour, which is still ongoing at the various locations listed below. I was  born in the states, but I now live in Toronto,...

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, WITCHLANDERS!

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, WITCHLANDERS!

The day is finally here! Over ten years ago, I read the first chapter of Witchlanders, then called The Black Bone, to my writing group.  Today it’s being released by the Atheneum Imprint of Simon & Schuster.  I won’t go into too much detail about my Witchlanders journey, mostly because that is the exact topic of my guest post today over at the Mundie Moms blog, but needless to say I am OVER THE MOON!  To celebrate, I am giving away LOTS OF STUFF!  Because I never would have been published if I hadn’t had great books to inspire me, I’m giving away a prize pack of...

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Happy Birthday Jorge Luis Borges

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I should really be writing something else today.  After all, I’m in the middle of a blog tour and I haven’t finished writing my guest posts yet.  (*Bites nails*)  But I couldn’t let the 112th birthday of Jorge Luis Borges go by without writing a quick post about how much his collection of short stories, Ficciones, meant to me when I first read it at age eighteen. I was spending the summer after my freshman year with a friend on the Greek island of Spetses. Her family had rented a beautiful, secluded house, with stone steps leading down to the Mediterranean Sea.  I don’t know who owned the...

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My Witchlanders Blog Tour Starts Today!

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My Witchlanders Blog Tour Starts Today!

  Check out the Page Turners Blog  where main characters Ryder and Falpian are interviewing each other.  Then watch the video and answer the question in the comments section to be entered into the Kindle give-away!     The full tour schedule can be found at the Kismet Blog Tour site.  Watch the videos and comment at each site for more chances to...

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