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Week's End

Despite the ongoing financial mess, my wories about my retirement fund, my terror about the state of the country and the world, my mood today is much better than it was at the start of the week. What certanly helped was spending a large part of it with family and friends who've done their best to cheer me up, showering me with affection, buying me celebratory meals, making me laugh. Then, too, the election polls have shifted in "my" favor and I'm elated, as it encourages me to believe that,… Continue

Added by Camille Marchetta on September 20, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

September

I had a birthday on Monday. Usually, I'm ecstatic on my birthdays. They're such a great reason to celebrate one's life, one's self. This year, however, was different. Instead of joy, I awoke with a knot in my stomach. I'm worried about the economy, the election, the country, the world. I can't seem to shake a feeling of dread. I'm trying, though. I have so much to be grateful for -- my family, my friends, the very real comforts and pleasures of my own personal paradise. And of course I'm… Continue

Added by Camille Marchetta on September 17, 2008 at 11:34am — No Comments

Jenn Hollowell Read My Book

If you surf on over to:

http://jennhollowell.blogspot.com/2008/09/river-by-moonlight-camille-marchetta.html

you can read what Jenn had to say about "The River, By Moonlight". It's always encouraging when a reader/reviewer enjoys a novel, but when they say it's left them thinking, too, well ... there's nothing better than that, is there?

Added by Camille Marchetta on September 15, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

On The Road Again

Today is the first day of a new booktour for my novel, The River By Moonlight. And it's started off well. I've got another good review posted at:

http://thebluestockings.com/

If you have a minute, please stop by and add a comment. And if you've already read the book, your personal two cents would be a welcome addition.

Added by Camille Marchetta on September 1, 2008 at 10:48am — No Comments

Writers' Roundtable

Next Wednesday, March 19th, at 7PM, I'll be taking part in a writers' roundtable at:

Borders
1499 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

If you're in the neighborhood, please stop by. I'll be talking (at least a little bit) about my novel, The River, By Moonlight.

Added by Camille Marchetta on March 13, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Nearing the Finish Line

February is almost over and with it my book tour. I can hardly believe it. It's all gone by so fast. Todays stop is:

http://rebecca2007.wordpress.com/

It's an interview about how I write, how I create story, characters, and my experiences with agents and publishers.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 26, 2008 at 8:31am — No Comments

Peanut Butter

Peanut butter as a remedy for writer's blocK? I talk about that and another tried and true method (for me, at any rate) of dealing with block on today's virtual book tour stop:

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/02/22/0250102.php

Fig Newtons seem to work, too.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 22, 2008 at 10:56am — No Comments

The Dark Phantom

Isn't that a great name? It's the site where I'm appearing today on my virtual book tour for The River, By Moonlight:

http://thedarkphantom.wordpress.com/

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 21, 2008 at 10:44am — No Comments

On Writing

Today's stop on my virtual book tour is at:

http://www.thebookstacks.com/

It's the first guest blog I ever wrote, though not the first to get posted as it happens. In it, I talk about my writing life, how I started, where I've got to. If you have a minute to stop by, please do.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 20, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Part Two

Today's stop on my book tour is a continuation of yesterday's interview on families.com. Among other things, I talk about the recent writer's strike and my work with Ivana Trump. If you'd like to read it, just go to:

http://media.families.com/blog/author-interview-camille-marchetta-on-writing-for-television

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 19, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Book Tours

My Februrary royalty statement just arrived and I have to admit it's pretty depressing. But am I depressed? No. Why not? Because I'm on a virtual book tour, and on today's stop not only is there an interview on families.com but a terrific review of my book as well. So, instead of my spirits plummeting as low as the numbers, I'm on a high. There's nothing like a little praise to cheer a person up.

You can find the interview and review… Continue

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 18, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Readings

Today's stop on my booktour is at: www.storycrafters.blogspot.com

It's a guest post about my recent experience at a Barnes & Noble reading I did for The River, By Moonlight. If you'd like to tell me your experiences, I'd love to hear them. I'm always eager to learn from my friends.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 15, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Blog Talk Radio

This morning I was interviewed by The Story Lady. It was a pretty wide-ranging interview, and I really enjoyed doing it. You can hear it at: blogradio.com/innerspace.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 15, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Sunshine

The sun is shining, and what a relief after that dismal day yesterday. It's not even that cold, 30 degrees, practically spring. And I'm going to go out in a few minutes and run all the errands I've been putting off, not wanting to stick my nose out the door when it was so awful. But before I do, I'm going to visit my stop on today's book tour:

http://www.virtualwordsmith.blogspot.com/

It's a followup to that very wonderful review I got earlier in the week.

I'll… Continue

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 14, 2008 at 9:35am — No Comments

Rainy Wednesday

It snowed here most of yesterday and, at some point overnight, the snow turned to rain, heavy rain, delaying flights at airports this morning, snarling traffic, causing accidents. There's a flood warning in effect until 9 tonight. So what could be better than sitting comfortably at home, in my desk chair, traveling the internet on my virtual book tour?

Today's stop is at : http://beyondthebooks.wordpress.com/ where I talk about my publishing experiences for all three of my novels. If… Continue

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 13, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Dallas

Today's stop on my book tour is an interview by Dorothy Thompson at:

http://www.thewriterslife.blogspot.com/

And it isn't at all about my novel, The River, By Moonlight, but about my time as a story editor on the television series Dallas. Re-reading it a few minutes ago brought back a lot of happy memories for me. I hope it does the same for you.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 12, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Monday again

After a weekend of catching up with everything I'd let slide for too long, today I start the second week of the tour for my novel, The River, By Moonlight. Today's stop is a review:

http://www.virtualwordsmith.blogspot.com/

It's another good one, by Mary Evelyn Lewis, and I'm very grateful and the sun is shining and the week is off to the best possible start.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 11, 2008 at 9:50am — No Comments

New York City

Today's stop on my book tour for The River, By Moonlight is at: http://www.thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/

It's a guest post I wrote about New York, and its influence on me and my writing. Please visit, if you get a chance. The post is right there, below my bio.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 8, 2008 at 10:19am — No Comments

Reviews

When a review is published in a newspaper, an author can take comfort in the fact that, if it's bad, the number of readers will generally be limited. If it's good, on the other hand, the possibility exists for the author to distribute it far and wide, to exploit it to the best of his/her ability. But when it's an internet review? When there's no way to tell how many people from how many places in the cyber world will read it? That's a daunting thought. And I found that this morning, because…

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Added by Camille Marchetta on February 8, 2008 at 10:09am — No Comments

The Next Day

I was up far too late last night watching the primary returns come in. It was the most exciting television I've seen in a while (though I am looking forward to Lost tomorrow night). But no more dawdling. It's time to get going. It's the fourth day of my book tour and today I have an interview with Dorothy Thompson at:

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/51272

Please stop by.

Added by Camille Marchetta on February 6, 2008 at 12:09pm — No Comments