Dorothy T’s last login was Sunday, January 18 2009.
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Happy New Year, Doro!Sheila
I just stopped by to say Happy Holidays. I Hope you find time to curl up with a great book this Holiday Season.
Hi Dorothy! Thanks for inviting me to be one of your online friends. Obviously, it's been a while since I checked my Shelfari (Been on book deadline.) I'm hoping to get more consistent and involved ... hopefully. Online activity seems to be the hardest to keep up! It looks like we share an interest in health oriented nonfiction!Sheila
Thanks for the invitation.
Hi Dorothy.Thanks for extending your friendship :) When you get a minute visit my website at www.victoria-wells.comVictoria
Nice to connect with you. I'm getting excited about my next book right now as I'm planning the promotion.While visiting Crescent City to appear at the local college’s writing conference, I had the opportunity to also speak in the Guschu Teahouse and Galleria, a Native American art gallery and tea and coffee house operated by a Tolowa woman, Junie Mattice.I was fascinated by her stories about the Tolowa people and all the injustices (an extremely mild word in this instance) done to them through the ages. Our government does not recognize this tribe–though they had been up until President Eisenhower’s time–when he decided there weren’t enough of them to bother with. The reason there are not many Tolowa is because of the attempt to annihilate them all when the white settlers realized the value of the Tolowa’s land: the ocean, giant redwoods, plentiful game.At the time, California’s governor encouraged the killing of all native people–and the settlers in the far northern tip of the state did their best to wipe out all of the Tolowa, men, women and children.Even in modern times, the Tolowa don’t have an easy life, despite living in one of the most beautiful settings in California. Junie told me many stories about her people and their history and legends while I visited with her. And I knew, someday I had to write a mystery encompassing much of what I learned.Kindred Spirits is that mystery. Junie Mattice is such a wonderful and powerful personality that I tried to capture her spirit in two of the major characters who appear in the Crescent City part of the book. I'm sure you can tell I'm pretty excited.Marilyn
Hi Dorothy, Thanks for your message! Unfortunately, I have to decline your blog tour invite because right now, my blog theme is mostly Christian fiction so that I can attract Christian fiction readers. I want to keep my theme pretty targeted, at least for now. Sorry about that!Camy
