Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Author Guest Post & Blog Tour: Emma Michaels
7/21/2010 | Posted by
Sarah (My World of Books)
I would like to give a warm welcome to Emma Michaels, author of the upcoming novel The Thirteenth Chime. Emma is the first author to come on My World of Books! I am so happy to be included in this book tour. I am very excited for her upcoming novel. I haven't read it yet, but I plan to as soon as I can get my hands on it! I really love the cover.
The Thirteenth Chime by Emma Michaels
Destiny has finally found the life that she has always wanted.
She is about to finish college, has a fiancé that loves her, and a great summer on the West Coast planned with her friend, Stephanie.
But her world is turned upside down when an antique clock mysteriously chimes thirteen times and someone attacks them, sending Stephanie and her mother to the hospital.
Alone, and without any help from the police, Destiny has no choice but to turn to the one man she had left behind a year ago - her ex-boyfriend, David.
Together, they must solve the riddle of the thirteenth chime before the clock strikes thirteen again.
Yet as they face their own past and hearts, a trap over half a century old is waiting for them to become its prey.
For revenge, fifty years is never too long…
The Book Blogging Community
I find myself always so grateful to the blogging community and so happy to be a part of it but rarely ever having a chance to actually say thank you. So since Sarah is letting me borrow her blog for this stop on the tour I figured I could use this as an opportunity to say thank you so much and to let you know just how much the blogging community and especially you mean to me. I realize if you are reading this you are probably either following the blog tour for The Thirteenth Chime, a follower of mine on one of my networks, just stopping by to see what Sarah is doing or one of Sarah’s followers! (Go you!!!! Yeay! No matter what your reasoning I hope you will become one of Sarah’s followers and even one of mine!) No matter which of the above options I would like to say that you officially rock!
I started blogging because I wanted to share my opinions and have a way to remember everything that I have read. Over the years you walk along bookshelves and feel like you have read so much, but you don’t actually remember each of them fully, some of them don’t get a chance to leave the imprint on your heart that they deserve so I wanted a way to look back and remember but also to reach out and start working on being a more outgoing person. I was so scared at first and had no idea what anyone would think of me, I knew I had only read older books and no new releases, I wasn’t sure if my reviews were any good and was expecting to be met with criticism. Instead, I was met with open welcoming arms and it felt wonderful.
I have been reading Young Adult for so many years and it wasn’t something that was readily accepted when I first started. I still wasn’t sure how everyone would feel and while I had started writing, I will admit I was mostly doing it for me, not thinking that anyone would ever read it. But the one thing that I have always wanted to be able to do with my life is help people and YA novels had helped me so much. They had helped me escape when I needed to, they have given me a younger female role model when I didn’t have one and they kept me thinking and feeling and overall, growing as a person. They helped me so much and through blogging I was able to see that it had helped others too!
I finally had a reason for all of my scribbling and a hope that maybe I could provide to others some of what had been given to me through these amazing novels. That maybe I could give them that escape or lesson that they may not have been able to learn in person or that I could be the one to put a smile on their face like Tamora Pierce had for me at a signing when she took the time to earnestly speak with me and add an extra little note in my copy of her book. I would not be here if it weren’t for all of you book bloggers and especially blog readers who supported me and book blogging as a whole. Blogging was able to keep me going and brought me where I am today and I just wouldn’t be the same person if it weren’t for you all so THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Sincerely,
http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.
'A Sense of Truth' novel
Destiny has finally found the life that she has always wanted.
She is about to finish college, has a fiancé that loves her, and a great summer on the West Coast planned with her friend, Stephanie.
But her world is turned upside down when an antique clock mysteriously chimes thirteen times and someone attacks them, sending Stephanie and her mother to the hospital.
Alone, and without any help from the police, Destiny has no choice but to turn to the one man she had left behind a year ago - her ex-boyfriend, David.
Together, they must solve the riddle of the thirteenth chime before the clock strikes thirteen again.
Yet as they face their own past and hearts, a trap over half a century old is waiting for them to become its prey.
For revenge, fifty years is never too long…
The Book Blogging Community
I find myself always so grateful to the blogging community and so happy to be a part of it but rarely ever having a chance to actually say thank you. So since Sarah is letting me borrow her blog for this stop on the tour I figured I could use this as an opportunity to say thank you so much and to let you know just how much the blogging community and especially you mean to me. I realize if you are reading this you are probably either following the blog tour for The Thirteenth Chime, a follower of mine on one of my networks, just stopping by to see what Sarah is doing or one of Sarah’s followers! (Go you!!!! Yeay! No matter what your reasoning I hope you will become one of Sarah’s followers and even one of mine!) No matter which of the above options I would like to say that you officially rock!
I started blogging because I wanted to share my opinions and have a way to remember everything that I have read. Over the years you walk along bookshelves and feel like you have read so much, but you don’t actually remember each of them fully, some of them don’t get a chance to leave the imprint on your heart that they deserve so I wanted a way to look back and remember but also to reach out and start working on being a more outgoing person. I was so scared at first and had no idea what anyone would think of me, I knew I had only read older books and no new releases, I wasn’t sure if my reviews were any good and was expecting to be met with criticism. Instead, I was met with open welcoming arms and it felt wonderful.
I have been reading Young Adult for so many years and it wasn’t something that was readily accepted when I first started. I still wasn’t sure how everyone would feel and while I had started writing, I will admit I was mostly doing it for me, not thinking that anyone would ever read it. But the one thing that I have always wanted to be able to do with my life is help people and YA novels had helped me so much. They had helped me escape when I needed to, they have given me a younger female role model when I didn’t have one and they kept me thinking and feeling and overall, growing as a person. They helped me so much and through blogging I was able to see that it had helped others too!
I finally had a reason for all of my scribbling and a hope that maybe I could provide to others some of what had been given to me through these amazing novels. That maybe I could give them that escape or lesson that they may not have been able to learn in person or that I could be the one to put a smile on their face like Tamora Pierce had for me at a signing when she took the time to earnestly speak with me and add an extra little note in my copy of her book. I would not be here if it weren’t for all of you book bloggers and especially blog readers who supported me and book blogging as a whole. Blogging was able to keep me going and brought me where I am today and I just wouldn’t be the same person if it weren’t for you all so THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Sincerely,
Emma Michaels
http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.
Twitter * Facebook * GoodReads * My Website * Shelfari * YouTube
The Thirteenth Chime:
Facebook * GoodReads * Website * More TTC info!
Thanks again for coming on my site! Wishing you the best of luck!
The Thirteenth Chime:
Facebook * GoodReads * Website * More TTC info!
Thanks again for coming on my site! Wishing you the best of luck!
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4 comments:
Thank you so much for helping me spread the word!!!!! The post looks great and I love the new layout!!!!
Sincerely,
Emma Michaels
http://EmmaMichaels.Blogspot.com
No problem! I enjoyed having you here!
Always love the ticking clock element in books. Congratulations on your book.
Awesome post Emma! I am so happy to see a fellow blogger releasing a book =)
xoxo
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