a beautiful heist
I just sent the final copyedits for my latest book back to my editor, so I find myself with a little breathing room again. What to do? Ooh, I know…
I’ve been wanting to create a book club kit for
A BEAUTIFUL HEIST for a while. But I thought–why not go beyond merely providing discussion questions? Let’s take this up a notch.…
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Who doesn’t love a
good heist movie (or, ahem,
book)? Although sometimes, the real thing can be just as dramatic and exciting.
If you know me, you know I’ve got a bit of a thing for infographics, and here’s one I was sent a while ago that’s right up my alley. Enjoy!
Copyright SimpliSafe Wireless Home Security…
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Last weekend I attended my all-time favorite writing conference, the
Surrey International Writers’ Conference. I’ve been going to this conference almost every year since 2004, and it’s always a slice of heaven for me. Here’s my attempt to sum up all the reasons I love SIWC.
Before SIWC, I was a closet writer (this is literally true—in my first condo I converted a closet into a writing “office”).…
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I’m an avid reader and I always have been. So when someone says to me, with a vaguely superior air (and this happens surprisingly often): “Oh, I don’t read fiction. I don’t have time for that. I’m too busy; I have more important things to do…”, well, this is how I feel:
I’m sorry…what did you just say?
Today’s post is my contribution to
Tackle Your TBR Read-A-Thon , a super fun reading challenge hosted by
Tressa’s Wishful Endings and
Colorimetry.…
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Every writer fantasizes about the day they can hold a real, live book with their name on it.
And it’s not that it wasn’t a thrill to have my
debut novel published in digital format in June of this year, because it definitely was. Also, I happen to love e-books, and am clinically addicted to my e-reader.
But, well…I have to admit there was a fair bit of squealing at my house when THIS arrived on the doorstep:
Yes, people, that is a real, live paperback!…
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Whew! All this jet-setting is exhausting. Here’s where I went last week…
First I went to the seaside.
Seaside Book Nook, that is. Jilleen gave me a very nice 4-star review, and you can
read it here.
I couldn’t get enough and just had to keep reading – my favorite kind of book!
After that I visited
Patricia’s Wisdom.…
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This week of blog touring is off to a great start. Here are the blogs I’ve been featured on so far:
All Grown Up?
This is how all Mondays should begin. Reading a review of your book that starts out like this:
Who doesn’t love a good caper? I know I do, and A Beautiful Heist by Kim Foster is just about as good as it gets.…
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I had so much fun during my first full week of blog touring! Here are the blogs I visited:
Mom In Love With Fiction did a very nice review of my book. Her summarizing words:
If you are a reader who enjoys thrills coupled with well-developed characters, pick up A Beautiful Heist. Not only will it have you on the edge of your seat at times, it will also give you a character who promises to only get more interesting in future installments.…
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Today I’ve been hanging out over on
Reading Reality, a fabulous book blog by Marlene Harris.
After reading
my book last week, Marlene asked me if I’d like to write a guest post about the enduring appeal of the heist story. I immediately said why yes, yes I would…and
here is the result.
She then posted a
lovely review of my book (which, quite frankly, had me doing a happy dance this morning).…
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So today’s stop for my virtual book tour is:
Mom In Love With Fiction
Tia, a wonderful book blogger, did a very nice review of my book on her blog.
You can read it right here.
Her summarizing words, though, were these:
If you are a reader who enjoys thrills coupled with well-developed characters, pick up A Beautiful Heist. Not only will it have you on the edge of your seat at times, it will also give you a character who promises to only get more interesting in future installments.…
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