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B. Swangin Webster

B. Swangin Webster is the author of two novels, Let Me Just Say This and its sequel And Again…Let Me Say This. She currently works in a middle school in Waldorf Maryland and is married with five grown children and four adorable grandsons. She grew up in the Washington DC area calls Southern Maryland her home. She has over 200 novels, and has read all of them at least twice. Her passion, besides writing is cooking. Her passions are writing, reading, and talking about the process of writing and being an author.

To learn more about her please visit: http://bswanginwebster.webs.com

Are you ready to become an author?

Well you may think you are, but answer these questions.

When people ask you what you do, do you answer, “oh, I work for the government” and then whisper, “and I write”

Now depending on their reaction, you either go into what your book is about or you turn and walk away feeling dejected by their response.

If you are ready to become an author, the first thing out of your mouth, whenever someone asks you what “do you do”, should be, “I’m an author, and the name of my book is _________.”

Now, four years ago when asked what I did, I proudly said, I work at a middle school, but I would like to be an author.” See I wasn’t ready to be an author. Then two years ago, I was involved in a conversation that centered around what “we would like to do” I said, “if I wasn’t working at a middle school I would want to be an author”. Again, I wasn’t ready to be “an author”. A little while after that, my manuscript was accepted and published. I then whispered to a select few that “I have a book, do you wanna see it?” Now, again, I wasn’t ready to be an author. After a few, ok it was only four people, read a chapter (I gave each a different chapter to read) they came back and said, why haven’t you published this, and my response was, “it is published.” At which they pre paid for their copy. Ok, now I’m excited, because I have 4 people wanting my book. (ok, that might not be exciting, but remember I wasn’t quite ready to be an author)

After the initial shock wore off, and the checks cleared, I then decided to call my best friend and tell her and she screamed “oh my gosh! I can’t believe I know an author!” ok, my response, “I’m not an author, I just wrote a book”. Again, not ready.

After a long, and I do mean long, conversation, I hung up the phone and said to myself, ‘maybe I am an author.’ It wasn’t until my first shipment of my books came in that I realized, that I had something published. I took my shipment to school and gave them to the woman who can sell the Brooklyn Bridge to someone and make it seem like it was the best purchase in the world, by the end of the day, all 50 books had been sold! When she told me, I was like; What! Just like that? And her response, of course, people love to read.

Now I must tell you, no one knew the book was by me, because I use a pseudonym as a writer. I went home and nearly cried because I couldn’t believe that people would like to read MY book. After a few days, I was called to the main office and when I got there, the front secretary told me that I needed to go to the teachers lounge. When I opened the door, the entire building had threw me a “book release party” complete with a cake with my book pic on it and a few appetizers. I was introduced as “The celebrity of the school” I went back to my office and had to meet with some children who were in trouble. After listening to them try and tell me why I shouldn’t call their parents, one of them got a major attitude after I called his parent. Tired of dealing with his attitude, I blurted out, “I am an author, and don’t need to put up with this behavior!”

Yes, at that very moment, I realized I was an author, when will your moment come?

Let me know by visiting my website and leaving a comment in my guestbook; http://bswanginwebster.webs.com or email me at anauthor08@live.com

The new layout is going to be beautiful, so be sure to check it out once the move takes place later tonight. By Monday, it should be up and running like normal.

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Whatever you do this weekend, do NOT forget that The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is being released on June 5th. I already have mine on pre-order (and can’t WAIT) but it will also be available for viewing online on June 7th at 12 pm until July 5th. Don’t miss out on this!

I can’t wait to get my Twilight fix while I wait for the Eclipse movie to be released (already have my ticket for that, too).

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

In a weak and broken voice he rasped, “We’re just trying to understand this, Detective. We’ll do our best for you.”
-Blood Over Badge by Wayne Farquhar

1. If you could go back to college would you change your major? Or, if you were to go to college right now…what major would you choose?

5. If you HAD to be a character on a TV show, whom would you be?

The winner is…

Mandie said,

May 21, 2010 at 2:15 pm

subscribed to this email
time4mommy@gmail.com

I have emailed the winner and she has 48 hours to claim her prize.

If you didn’t win, don’t get upset. I will have lots more giveaways in the future. But, for The Necromancer you can jump over to Amazon and buy your own copy of this great book!

From the Publisher:

Kim West, LCSW-C, known as The Sleep Lady®, has developed a gentle and effective approach to helping infants and young children learn to put themselves to sleep without letting them “cry it out”—an option that is not comfortable for many parents.

My Review:

Plain and simple. The Sleep Lady is my hero. Hero, people. Do you understand me?

For those of you who do not follow my personal blog, I have two little girls. They are 2 and 3 years old with only 15 months separating them. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in 2 or 3 years. These girls, while they are magnificent children, are simply not the greatest of bedtime goers. I have never had a problem with them sleeping through the night…With the exception of a few months here and there where 2 am seems to be the time of choice for tears. Where I have problems is bedtime itself. Getting those butts in bed without tears and huge productions.

I actually planned on giving Good Night, Sleep Tight to my boss who, just the other day, asked me how she can get her newborn to sleep better. She was going to be my reviewer for this book. But, I thought I should read some of it, too to see just how wacky this “Sleep Lady” was (no parenting book is that good, right?). I read everything I needed to know that night. She had entire sections devoted to exactly what I never knew I needed. Special sections for my girls’ ages (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 year olds and 2 1/2 to five year olds) were like the clouds parting and rays of sunlight straight from God.

I’m not going to spill all of The Sleep Lady’s advice…you’ll have to buy the book yourself for that. What I will say is that last night, for the first time in as long as I can remember, my girls went to bed without a fuss. No tears. No pleading. No stalling. And then….they slept until seven in the morning. You have no idea what that means. Normally, we are up and at it by five. Seven is like sleeping until noon as far as I’m concerned.

And so I say “Thank You” to the Sleep Lady. She is my hero.

For Review:

*The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy by Kim West, LCSW-C

*The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells