Hiatus Post

18 Monday Jan 2016

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Hello Everyone!
Wow, I haven’t made a blog post in quite a while. Things just get away form you when life is busy! I signed up to do NaNoWriMo in November, fully intending to give it my best shot, then at the end of October I got Pneumonia for the first time ever. Pneumonia… one major ass kicker! I was out of commission for a month and was out of the office at my day job for about two weeks. Thankfully I was allowed to work from home since at the time I was temporary and didn’t have any sick or vacation time. I don’t do well being sick and having no energy and all of the other fun symptoms of pneumonia for that long I was beginning to lose my mind. To anyone who lives through chronic illnesses and any kind of serious condition, I commend you. You are one badass person to get through whatever it is. I couldn’t handle having pneumonia so I can never begin to understand how someone gets through having cancer or whatever illness they might have. I try to envision it and write about it, but I can’t even begin to understand how that really feels.

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I did write a little during November. I had planned to join a writing group who was meeting once a week during the month at a local bookstore. I had joined the pre November session before I got sick and managed to make it to one session during November and wrote a bunch in that session. It felt pretty amazing. I was focussed, inspired, and productive. I started working on a story idea I had had for probably a year, called Finding Home. I wrote a little bit outside of that session as well, but definitely didn’t come anywhere close to completing NaNoWriMo. Another writer problem.. I have too many different ideas that I want to write and not enough time! AHHH.

Writing, oh how I miss writing. I have been so busy I just haven’t been able to take the time, especially after staring at a computer screen all day at work it is difficult to come home and want to spend more time typing on a computer. I need to get back to it though and find a way to manage my time better. After this week my work location will be moving closer to where I live, which will cut down travel time, so I hope that helps.

I had spent some time going over Breaking Pointe as well and then when I was getting closer to get it to Beta readers life got busy again so I need to start going over it from the beginning again. Hopefully I can get my act together so I can get feedback, revise, get it edited and out into the world.

2 year wedding facebook headerDuring my time away I have been settling into my new house and getting some home projects done. I celebrated my first Thanksgiving and Christmas in my new home. I celebrated my two year wedding Anniversary  and six years together with my husband as well. I’ve also been making new friends and getting out of the house.

I even managed to read a little. I’m currently reading the Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas. My bestie from Michele from A Belle’s Tales gifted The Assassin’s Blade to me for christmas insisting that I must read it. I devoured that one and have now started Throne of Glass, which has been very difficult to put down! I love getting lost in an amazing book, and it has felt fantastic to be reading again.

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I have been listening to lots of Audio books of books I have already read and loved. I’m obsessed with the Amazon program where you buy the ebook of a book and then get the audiobook at a discounted price! I’ve gotten some amazing deals. I’m currently listening to the Harry Potter books and am on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I was ecstatic when the audio books finally came to Audible. The sad news of Alan Rickman’s death was even more heartbreaking since I’ve been wrapped up in the Harry Potter series recently. He was an amazing actor and played Snape perfectly in the movies. RIP Alan! Your talent will be missed and I’m sure the hurt is greater felt to people who actually knew him personally.

So this is a snapshot of my absence in the blogosphere. I plan to finish this book series and hopefully get back to writing. I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions, but I do want to get Breaking Pointe finished this year and another book written. Those are my writing goals.

What are your goals this year? How is everyone doing? Feel free to pose any specific questions to me as well! I would love to hear from you.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Thank you for making a difference in our world Martin!

 

Best Wishes,

Christie Cote

September–Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

06 Sunday Sep 2015

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Hello Everyone! I’ve been MIA for a while now. My life has been exciting since my husband and I bought a house and moved and all of that fun stuff. Things are starting to settle down and I hope to get back to editing and writing soon. I realized that we are in September now, which is more than temperatures dropping and the anticipation of fall. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Some of you may know this, especially if you read by novel, Rain. For the most part, I feel like this awareness month goes unnoticed. I just put together this image in honor of this month and all of the children who have been and will be diagnosed with this awful heartbreaking disease. I hope everyone will share and spread awareness this month as well as after. Awareness should never be confined to a single month, it should be spread all of the time. There are a lot of different cancers out there and the disease in its entirety makes me angry, but childhood cancer makes me the angriest! Kids shouldn’t get sick, shouldn’t get cancer, and kids should never die, but they do. Thousands of kids are diagnosed with cancer every year. I wish I could do more to help, but at the very least I want to try to spread some awareness because there isn’t enough. I hope you all will help me.

Be Brave, Be Bold, GO GOLD! ❤

As always, thank you for reading!

Christie Cote

One Chance Night by Eliza Boyd Blog Tour (Guest Post & Review)

19 Friday Jun 2015

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Once Chance Night by Eliza Boyd
Series: Make a Change #1
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
Pages: 188
Published: May 15, 2015 by Patchwork Press



Book Description:

On the surface, Chelsea Greer has it all: A loving husband. A nice house. A good job.
In reality, she works hard to maintain the illusion that is her life. She’s also missing the most important thing:
Love.
One night could change her life. One night could give her the strength to rediscover what’s important. In one night, she could find love when she most needs it and least expects it.
All Chelsea has to do is follow her heart after One Chance Night.

Review

One Chance Night was filled with intense emotion and had me swooning, swearing, wishing I could reach through the pages of the book and strangle a certain character and become best friends with others.

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The novel had the right combination of romance mixed with difficult, life changing decisions. The reader followed Chelsea, who wasn’t perfect, had made her share of mistakes, and was in an awful situation, but I couldn’t help but feel for her. She was a creature of routine, and it took taking a chance and breaking that routine for her to get a much needed wakeup call, pushing her to change her life for the better.

I couldn’t help but immediately start the next chapter to find out what would happen next and what Chelsea would do. The words flowed and my eyes floated across them until the final page, which left me with a perfect ending to the story, not making me suffer through one of those awful cliff hangers, but I still wanted more of the beautiful characters who made me feel so much. If you read this book, which you should, then we are all in luck because it is a series, while the main characters won’t be central, they will make appearances so we can get our fix.

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Eliza Boyd did an incredible job painting the pictures, introducing the characters and making them feel real, and created a poignant story that I think many people can relate to in one way or another, whether they survived a bad relationship or have fallen in love. This debut novel will make you stop and take notice of this new author and I know she will have much more to share with us.

Take a chance on One chance Night, you won’t regret it! I certainly can’t wait to read what she writes next!

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
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How Songs Made it to the OCN Playlist

    1. Sam Hunt – Take Your Time
      I first heard this song in November of 2014. On a trip to Houston for a book event, I rented a car—something I normally don’t do when I travel alone. I heard the song each of the four times I was in the car, and I absolutely fell in love with it. The spoken word, the lyrics, the feel of the song—totally dug it. And I so badly wanted to write the book about it. Then, in March of this year, I heard the song on the radio and it reminded me so much of Chelsea’s story, which I’d finished writing in October—before I’d even heard the song—that it made me cry. And I realized I’d already written the book for this song. 🙂
      (Little known fact: The song actually appears in the book. It was a last-minute change when I made that realization in March. Originally, it was Thomas Rhett’s “It Goes Like This.”)
    2. Brett Eldredge – Don’t Ya
      This is on the list, but it doesn’t appear in the book. It’s the song that inspired the whole thing though—hence Brett’s name. I heard this one and pictured chapters 27-29. Something about the song triggered that whole scene, and I knew I had to write it. But I didn’t know what came before all of that, so I had to work through Chelsea’s story a bit backward. Knowing that it’d all be worth it in the end made her road easier to navigate. 🙂
    3. Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
      I knew I had to include a wider spectrum of country music. I used new music and a song or two from the ’90s, so I wanted to add older songs. With the girls being at an open-mic night, I wrote in a band that covered older songs. And I didn’t want them to only show up just because, so this song and the Conway Twitty song I mention in the book come up again later on. But I love this song so much. I mean, truly. “The taste of love is sweet / when hearts like ours meet.” That’s a great line!
    4. Blake Shelton – Mine Would Be You
      Brett and Ian sing this song at a pivotal point in the book, and I think it really encompasses the feel of the moment. This song is all about regret and what you wish were different in regards to love. And at that point in the book, Brett is certainly feeling that way. It’s a very emotional song, and I think it brings some more emotion to the book when it shows up. 🙂
    5. Sara Bareilles – Brave
      OCN is all about Chelsea and her journey, and truly, she needs to become brave in order to deal with all of the choices she’s made and make anything in her life different. This song represents that. Chelsea doesn’t have a lot going for her at the beginning, and she recognizes that it’s her fault. But in order to change, she has to do things she hasn’t done, which is the nature of life. I love her journey, and I hope you do too. 🙂

Eliza Boyd is a contemporary women’s fiction and romance author. Also an avid reader, she writes novels, short stories, poetry, and whatever else strikes her fancy. Born and raised in Northern Illinois, she now lives in sunny Arizona with her husband and her plethora of animals. When she’s not reading, writing, or working, she can be found walking around her neighborhood (for exercise, not for stalking), taking photos of her pets, or catching up on her favorite shows. Catching up really means binge-watching.

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Stella Rose by Tammy Flanders Hetrick Blog Tour (Review)

20 Wednesday May 2015

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Good Afternoon Everyone!  I’m so excited to be part of the blog tour for this debut author! I was lucky enough to meet Tammy when I was a contractor where she works her day job, and had the pleasure seeing her almost every day of the work week for a little over a year. One day I overheard her talking about writing and as I writer myself I was nosy and butted into the conversation and learned that she wrote a book and was in the process of editing it and publishing it. We talked and I enthusiastically volunteered to help since I blog as well. I patiently waited as she worked through the process until I got contacted to be a part of the blog tour and was given a review copy. Unfortunately I couldn’t read it until recently because I was in college and I knew if I started the book all homework would be ignored. This book was worth the wait and I’m so happy to have finally read it and can share with all of you. So keep reading because you will want to add this one to your shopping cart!

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Upon Stella Rose’s death, her best friend, Abby, moves to rural Vermont to take care of her sixteen-year-old daughter, Olivia. But Abby struggles to connect with Olivia and she soon finds guardianship of a headstrong teenager daunting beyond her wildest misgivings. Despite her best efforts, and the help of friends old and new, she is unable to keep Olivia from self-destruction. As Abby’s journey unfolds, she grapples with raising a grieving teenager, realizes she didn’t know Stella as well as she thought, and discovers just how far she will go to save the most precious thing in her life.

REVIEW

Stella Rose’s physical form has left the world, but her spirit is still everywhere. She leaves behind a daughter, Olivia, and many people who love her dearly. The story is narrated by Stella’s best friend, Abby, who takes on the responsibility of moving into Stella’s house to take care of Olivia.

The novel is divided into months, each section consisting of a season, and each chapter being a different month following the death of Stella Rose. Stella, who died of cancer managed to plan out the year following her death by writing letters and preparing gifts for Olivia and Abby. The rules are that they have to open them together and can only open the one designated per month. We follow through the stages of grief and watching these characters trying to continue their life with the help of Stella via the letters.

The pacing of the chapters and how they are split up into months is perfect. The author paints a beautiful picture of Vermont through all of the seasons, which I love as a Vermont resident. It is fun to recognize names of places as well as places I’ve never heard of or been to.

The characters feel very real and are imperfect as all humans. I think everyone will find ways in which they can relate to these characters and their struggles, especially anyone who has experienced loss.

The story is poignant, filled with such heart it seeps through every page. There is such honesty about life, love, friendship, loss, secrets and the mess of it all. So many passages of this novel hit me deeply, some just because of how closely I could relate to the situation, like becoming angry at the person who died, or because of the true lifelong friendships that existed. The friends in the novel were friends since childhood, and the relationship they have, I envy. I have some great friends, but the level of friendship in this novel is beautiful and I think rare.

I love, love, loved this novel. It is a fantastic well-crafted debut novel by Mrs. Hetrick, so grab a box of tissues and get a copy!

Purchase Links| IndieBound | Amazon | Barnes and Noble |

About the Author

Tammy Flanders HetrickTammy Flanders Hetrick has been telling stories all her life, refining her skills at age ten through marathon tag-team storytelling with her best friend, honing her craft through decades of business writing, and ultimately finding joy in extracurricular creative writing. She has published short stories in Your Teen Magazine, Blue Ocean Institute’s Sea Stories, and Route 7 Literary Journal. In 2009 she was recognized with the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition’s Pioneering Woman Award for coaching and mentoring women in the workplace. Hetrick lives in Vermont with her husband of thirty years, their two cats, and a beagle/miniature bull mix. Her website is http://www.tammyflandershetrick.com/.
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Blog Tour:
Celtic Lady’s Reviews: April 21, 2015
A Literary Vacation: April 23, 2015
Broken Teepee: review, April 24, 2015
Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus: April 27, 2015
Life of a Female Bibliophile: April 28, 2015
I’m A Book Shark: May 1, 2015
Electively Paige: review, May 4, 2015
Under My Apple Tree: May 7, 2015
Celtic Lady’s Reviews: May 12, 2015
Centered on Books: May 16, 2015
Christiecote.com: May 20, 2015
Christiesbookreviews.com: May 21, 2015

One Chance Night by Eliza Boyd Release Day Blitz

15 Friday May 2015

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Good Morning Everyone! I’m very excited to participate in the Release Day Blitz for an incredible debut novel, One Chance Night by Eliza Boyd! I was lucky enough to be one of the beta readers and am very happy that the book can now be shared with all of you. I hope this post will pique your interest and sway you to go check the book out and maybe even buy it. It is definitely worth a read! My review will be posted on here for the blog tour, but you can read it now on Amazon and Goodreads.

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Eliza Boyd

Series: Make a Change #1

Genre: New Adult Contemporary

Pages: 188 

Published: May 15, 2015 by Patchwork Press

 

Book Description:

On the surface, Chelsea Greer has it all:

A loving husband. 

A nice house.

A good job.


In reality, she works hard to maintain the illusion that is her life.

She’s also missing the most important thing:


Love. 


One night could change her life. One night could give her the strength to rediscover what’s important. In one night, she could find love when she most needs it and least expects it. 
All Chelsea has to do is follow her heart after One Chance Night.

Eliza Boyd’s Once Chance Night is out today! This is one New Adult romance that you will not want to miss and will make for a great summer read. The BLOG TOUR is currently taking sign-ups; it will run from June 15th to June 26th and Eliza would love for you to participate!

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Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Scribd

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Eliza Boyd is a contemporary women’s fiction and romance author. Also an avid reader, she writes novels, short stories, poetry, and whatever else strikes her fancy. Born and raised in Northern Illinois, she now lives in sunny Arizona with her husband and her plethora of animals. When she’s not reading, writing, or working, she can be found walking around her neighborhood (for exercise, not for stalking), taking photos of her pets, or catching up on her favorite shows. Catching up really means binge-watching.

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This Release Day Blitz was organized by Patchwork Press.

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One Chance Night by Eliza Boyd Cover Reveal

24 Friday Apr 2015

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Good Morning Everyone! Words can’t describe how excited I am about this post! I’ve been dying to share this book with the world as one of the lucky beta readers. This book is amazing, filled with emotion and has ALL of the feels. I’m lucky to know this author and have counted her as one of my friends for years now. I hope you all will take the time to look at this book, add it to your TBR list and read it once it releases; you won’t regret it. I mean, just look at the cover. B-E-A-U-TIFUL! It is so nice to have a cover to go with the words that invaded my heart, made me curse and swoon all over. Okay, I could go on and on and on. The gorgeous cover reveal is below, and there also just might be some teasers ;). I hope you all enjoy!

Author: Eliza Boyd
Book: One Chance Night
Series: Make A Change #1
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Blurb:

On the surface, Chelsea Greer has it all:
A loving husband.
A nice house.
A good job.

In reality, she works hard to maintain the illusion that is her life. She’s also missing the most important thing:

Love.

One night could change her life. One night could give her the strength to rediscover what’s important. In one night, she could find love when she most needs it and least expects it.

All Chelsea has to do is follow her heart after One Chance Night.

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About the MAKE A CHANGE series:
One Chance Night, Two Pink Lines, and Three Years Gone are about women who are at turning points in their lives—and fall in love in the process. Each book focuses on one woman, and the women are connected to the other in some way. Though each could be read as a stand-alone as far as the main story is concerned, you’ll likely want to read them in order to the get most out of the series.

About Eliza Boyd:
Eliza Boyd is a contemporary women’s fiction and romance author. Also an avid reader, she writes novels, short stories, poetry, and whatever else strikes her fancy. Born and raised in Northern Illinois, she now lives in sunny Arizona with her husband and her plethora of animals. When she’s not reading, writing, or working, she can be found walking around her neighborhood (for exercise, not for stalking), taking photos of her pets, or catching up on her favorite shows. Catching up really means binge-watching.

 Feel free to contact her on any of her social media sites. She spends too much time on the Internet, so she’ll probably get back to you right away.


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The Curious Tales of Gabrielle by Zachary Paul Chopchinski Blog Tour (GUEST POST)

30 Monday Mar 2015

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Hi Everyone! Today I am part of the, The Curious Tales of Gabrielle blog tour! I’m excited to share this book with all of you. Instead of hearing me ramble, check the post below filled with tons of content including an excerpt and a giveaway!

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The Curious Tale of Gabrielle
Author: Zachary Paul Chopchinski
Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Book 1 in The Curious Tale of Gabrielle book series

A young Gabrielle is driven by her will to explore and see new things. She cannot stop or rest until all within her reach has been experienced and explored. Driven by an astounding will and lack of common fear, she finds herself able to face things most adults might fall before. Yet has there been a journey that has been meant specifically for her all along? Is there a path that has been created just for her to travel?

Follow Gabrielle as she ventures through the lives of many with the experience of only her own. What will happen as she discovers the lives—and tragedies—of the souls who choose her to see their story? It’s a journey through history, life, and love unlike anything that could be imagined—except perhaps by a young girl.

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“Hello…?” Gabrielle pleaded with the silence, hoping for a response from anybody at this point. She could feel that something was wrong, as she found herself looking at the vase of flowers that she had admired the day before. She could feel her heart stop as she looked at the once beautiful vase of flowers. Something was terribly wrong, the flowers were all dead. Not only were they dead, but they had been dead for some time, by the look of them, as they were dried with most of their petals on the table. Gabrielle’s mouth hung ajar in shock. These flowers had been alive and vibrant not several hours ago. How is this possible?

The urge to run came over her, as all of her senses were telling her to leave now and not look back. Something was wrong and she could feel it. She wasn’t sure how, but she could feel that whatever it was, was in the next room, lying just out of site. Gabrielle wasn’t sure how she knew this, but something was telling her as though it was being whispered into her ear. She stood frozen in fear for what felt like a lifetime when she heard the ‘click’ again.

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My Website:  http://zachchop.com/mywork/
Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Curious-Tale-Gabrielle-Zachary-Chopchinski-ebook/dp/B00U6UQJFO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425615542&sr=8-1&keywords=the+curious+tale+of+gabrielle
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Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Zachary_Paul_Chopchinski_The_Curious_Tale_of_Gabri?id=k4XjBgAAQBAJ&hl=en

 

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As I have begun my journey into the realm of being an author, I would have never guessed the importance of having your own set of rituals, standards, and practices. Rituals become just as important as the piece in which I’m currently developing. Do you have a ritual? The certain thing or circumstance that—without its blessing—you might be rendered unable to complete that which you are tearing at your soul to master? I didn’t realize until trying to best my procrastinating ways that my rituals are very important to me.

Firstly, I find myself to be a bit of a nyctophiliac, as It’s the night that really brings my best writing out. I’m not really sure whether it’s the serenity of the nighttime, or if it’s the calming darkness as the world sleeps, but this is my most adored time to write.

The next thing that’s important to my writing practices is the presence of music. I have a very particular playlist that is composed of different songs that elicit specific emotions. With this playlist, I find that I can write a more effective scene. The emotions from the music help me ensure that the reader is experiencing the same feelings and sensations as my characters.

Finally, location location location! Where I’m writing can directly effect the quality and quantity of what I write. I prefer to be in a comfortable place with little distraction (I have a slight attention deficit problem) so that I can complete what I have goaded myself at. Generally, I lock myself in my office at home and don’t emerge until I have completed my allotment for that day.

At first I thought my rituals were me just being silly and overly dramatic. A poetic license can be a curse and I felt a bit like a whining jerk. Until I realized the importance of inspiration in writing. For anybody out there reading this and finding themselves in a difficult place with their writings, I urge you to find the mind set that you were in when you began your current project an go back to it. Your inspiration and comfort with yourself and surroundings are just as important to writing and your hands and your heart.


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Zachary is 27 and lives in Maine with his lovely wife, Layla. The two of them share a home with their 4 fur-children Thai, Bambina, Loki and Le vie (Thai and Bambina are cats and Loki and Le vie are dogs).

Zachary received an Associates degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology from the University of Southern Maine. He had two short stories published by Ohio State University when he was in elementary school, and a poem published when he was in high school. Zachary has always had two passions in his life, criminal justice and writing. After spending nearly 5 years working in security, he decided it was time to give his other passion a chance.

Zachary is very much a family man and when he is not deep in writing, he can be found spending time with his family, playing video games or contemplating his next story idea.

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Website: http://zachchop.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZachChop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zachary-Paul-Chopchinski/772308849490741?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
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New Event-2015 Cape Elizabeth Author Fest (MAINE)

07 Saturday Mar 2015

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Hi Everyone,

I’m really excited to share that I was invited to the 2015 Author Fest in Cape Elizabeth Maine. I recently accepted their invitation and look forward to meeting all kinds of readers and authors there. The event information can be found below, as well as on my EVENTS PAGE. I will be signing copies of my debut novel, Rain. Books will be available for purchase through Bull Moose at the event, or you can bring your own copy if you already own one. There will also be a ton of local authors to meet. I hope to see any readers in the area there! I also want to say thank you to Bull Moose for recommending me for the event!

MAINE

Saturday, April 11, 2015
CAPE ELIZABETH
2015 Cape Elizabeth AuthorFest
Cape Elizabeth High School
345 Ocean House Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

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Excursions in Baking–Peanut Butter Cookies

07 Saturday Mar 2015

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A couple of weeks ago my husband asked me to make peanut butter cookies, so I looked up a new recipe and made some. The recipe I used is from all recipes, and can be found HERE. For a heads up, the batter needs to sit in the refrigerator for an hour before you bake the cookies, so plan accordingly.

2015-02-22 19.24.27Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions:

1. Cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars.

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2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

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3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

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4. Stir into batter.
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5. Put cookie dough in refrigerator for one-hour.

6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.

7. Roll into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets.

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9. Bake cookies in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown (Monitor first batch more closely, since every oven is different, as well as cookie size). I like to make my cookies gooey, so I take them out when the bottom starts to brown.

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~ENJOY~

Let me know if you try them and what you think!

Christie Cote

Rain is now available on Smashwords!

22 Sunday Feb 2015

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Hi Everyone!

So, I finally sat down and reformatted Rain to get the e-book up on Smashwords. I was enrolled in Kindle Select, making Rain, an Amazon exclusive e-book. After the last cycle, I decided not to enroll again because I was not seeing the benefit of being Amazon exclusive, so I’m making Rain available to other platforms. Rain is now available on Smashwords, and you can find it HERE. If you are someone who has reviewed Rain in the past, I would absolutely love it if you posted your review on Smashwords as well and would be very grateful! If you are willing to do that, please send me an email at contact@christiecote.com and I will send you a code to purchase Rain for free on Smashwords, since you can only review purchased books.

To celebrate, I’m also doing a little giveaway on my facebook page! Like my page if you haven’t already, and leave a comment on THIS post with what your favorite Sunday activity is, to enter to win an e-book copy of Rain!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Best Wishes,

Christie Cote