First You Tube Video

Hiya, Friends! I've just posted my first-ever You Tube video. You can see it by heading on over to the blog on my website. It is book related and something I hope to do more of in the future. Happy Viewing! ~Karen

http://www.storymatters2.com/2/post/2012/01/video-of-my-father.html

To Resolute or not to Resolute...

...that is the question. I know more people who never make resolutions than people who do. Why is that? I think it's because we make resolutions that only end up making us feel like a failure by the end of the year - or maybe even by the end of the month!

I've done it both ways. And 2012 will be a resolution year for me.

Simplify...
...Simplify
Simplify!

That's my resolution. What that means to me is that I intend to simplify my home and subsequently, my life. On a more practical level, it means that I will keep Goodwill, Freecycle, and Ebay busy this year.

So, what about you? Do you have a resolution this year? Or maybe intention is a better word. What do you intend to do this year? ~Karen

photo: Damn the Torpedoes - Full Speed Ahead

Free Books!

To my dear friends who go waaay back (in my corner of the blogosphere)!

I'd love it if one of you, or many of you...win a free book. My publisher, Sourcebooks, is offering up ten free copies of Breaking the Code, in a drawing. Just go to Goodreads, find my book and click on "Enter to Win." Contest goes through Sunday, December 18th!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11102086-breaking-the-code

Good Luck!

Winter Wonderland - and Book News Too

Hi there, Friends. As you can see from the photo, we are experiencing a bit of winter-ness. Somehow the birds forgot to swoop in, en mass and eat the berries on my Dogwood trees. Well, a few mornings ago, I woke up to the whole town (trees included) covered in frost. It's not snow, nor has it been snowing. It's just frost. I love the contrast of the berries with the white. But when you look at it close up, you can see that this frost seems to defy gravity. Just beautiful! http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

And now for some book news. Sales are going incredibly well. I'm just amazed at all the opportunities we've had to share our story. If you haven't bought the book yet, you can purchase it online or at a bookstore near you. If you'd like a signed copy, you can call our local independent bookstore and they will make sure you get one. This has to be done via the phone, not the website. Here's the link to the website; http://www.bookandgame.com/ . Or you can simply call, 509-529-9963.

My father and I were interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition with host, Audie Cornish. (blogger makes me crazy - often doesn't accept links I put in) You can listen to the interview by going to the NPR website, look for Weekend Edition Sunday, and then the date November 6. You'll see our story there. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=10&prgDate=11-6-2011

Until next time, thank you so much for your support. Visit me on my website. Happy Holidays and a Blessed New Year! ~Karen

And the journey continues...

The photo (left) is of me at my very first signing. I'm in the middle of the table in the black and white jacket. I was signing ARC's of, Breaking the Code, at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association trade show. What an amazing experience.

I want to invite all of you over to my Facebook fan page. You will find more photos and current information there. I'm finding it hard to post in several different places, so I'm making the FB page and my website the hubs for what is going on. And those who followed me here on this blog are my oldest (did I say that?) friends, supporting me when I was in the realm of fretting over every move I made. I thank you and I don't want to lose track of you. I will still post here but sporadically, as you have seen. So, if you make it over to my FB fan page, please hit the "like" button so you can leave me a message there. See you soon! ~Karen

http://www.facebook.com/breakingthecode

Free Chapters: one through three

You can now read the first three chapters of Breaking the Code, on my website at http://www.storymatters2.com .

Sneak Peek at my Book

I just posted the first chapter of Breaking the Code on my website. I'd love it if you'd read it and let me know what you think! You can read it on here storymatters2