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

My novel Turnstiles is now available for purchasing on my author website

Great news! Now you can also buy my novel Turnstiles (paperback copies) on my author website at http://andreamckenzieraine.com/turnstiles. Cheers and happy reading! xo

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.

A Wonderful Review of Turnstiles

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Author Andrea McKenzie Raine - In The Spotlight at Book Viral

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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