Thursday 29 May 2014

Purchase My First Poetry Book, A Mother's String, on Amazon.com

For a change of pace, here is my first poetry book that was published by Ekstasis Editions in 2005. It seems to have been resurrected on Amazon! Have a gander... Cheers, Andrea xo http://www.amazon.com/dp/1894800699/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_IX1Htb1PQPD14XFY

Sunday 25 May 2014

Saturday 10 May 2014

Submitted My Second Book-length Poetry Manuscript Tonight

Tonight I resubmitted my second poetry manuscript, Spectrums & Apertures, for publication at NeWest Press. This is another batch of poems that have been in the waiting gate for years, although many have been published in other anthologies. I hope my book finds a home.

Thursday 1 May 2014

Reviews for my novel Turnstiles on Amazon

Please check out the reviews for Turnstiles at http://www.amazon.com/Turnstiles-Andrea-McKenzie-Raine-ebook/product-reviews/B00HFIXUES/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

A very candid blog from a tired, beer-buzzed mommy and moonlighting author

Okay fellow readers and authors, this isn't one of my usual reading event or book review postings. Instead, it is a candid post about my writing experience tonight. I thought it would be a nice, refreshing change to share a part of myself. The truth is I would like to stay up all night writing, but there is an alarm clock that will sound at 6:30am, beckoning me to shower and get ready for work. Like many of you, I am existing on the hamster wheel of daycare mornings, rushing to work, getting home late, and making sure my little men are fed, happy, clean and getting to bed at a decent hour. At the moment, I am feeling inspired to write a few more paragraphs of my prequel novella, A Crowded Heart, and I am happily buzzed on some lovely beer (dinner of champions?). It feels like it should be Saturday night! The boys were fed of course, but my hubby and I -- not so much. He is currently chowing down on a chocolate revel. Still, he is content, laid back and happy that I am writing. I am one lucky lady! TMI? I sincerely hope not -- this is the reality some nights with regard to my life as a working mom, wife and author (at times, in that order), hoping to fulfill the dream of becoming a successful full-time author. Hey, the laundry is done and the dishes are clean. There simply needs to be more hours in the day. Okay, I am signing off for the night. Wishing you all sweet dreams, happy writing and good books! Andrea xo