Congratulations LM Preston on your new book Flutter of Luv and thank you for including us on your Blog Tour!!
Stretching Boundaries
As a writer, I’ve stayed in my comfort zone the last few books. Thanks to a great critique group (Columbia Writers) I was challenged to step outside my normal genre and try something new. To write something different. The idea for Flutter Of Luv came from a writing prompt initiated for an anthology my writer’s group wanted to publish. I decided that for the first time ever (for me that is) I’d write in first person. Also, I’d write something that shined a bit on my life growing up in the city. So, Flutter Of Luv, was written completely out of my comfort zone. I aimed at writing a teenaged love story from the first person perspective of a young girl who happened to be a tomboy. I was rather insecure about this undertaking and when I shared it with my critique group I got awesome feedback on the first Episode (3 pages). However, when I shared it with my daughter, she was ecstatic and told me I should write a short story in pieces like Episodes that only share the story when something interesting happened. Therefore, I broke through many of my own boundaries and wrote in first person, completed my first ever short story, and experimented with a new writing format.
Excerpt: Flutter Of Luv
Tony whispered to Rodney, “Is she okay? Does she talk?”
No way did he just ask Rodney if I was normal? Shoot me now. My eyes
started to water I was so humiliated. Thank God for my glasses that hid my
girly shame. And the truth was, I still couldn’t form two words around this
guy.
My eyes started to water I was so humiliated. Thank God for my glasses that hid my
girly shame. And the truth was, I still couldn’t form two words around this
guy.
Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Flutter–Of–Luv–ebook/dp/B0088ELXE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340973462&sr=8-1&keywords=flutter+of+luv#_
Twitter Party:
Friday, July 27th, 5pm – 6pm, use hashtag #FlutterOfLuv and follow @Lm_Preston
Facebook Party:
Saturday, July 28th, 12pm-9pm EST
Party on Event Page:http://www.facebook.com/events/340720479326022/?context=create
Blog Tour Stops:
mini Blog Tour:
LM Preston’s Ramblings – 7/13/2012
Indies Unlimited – 7/13/2012
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/
A Little Bit Of R&R – 7/13/2012
http://www.alittlebitofrnrreviews.com
Doreen McGettigan – 7/17/2012
Writer’s Alley – 7/17/2012
http://writersally.blogspot.com/
I Want To Read That – 7/18/2012
http://www.iwanttoreadthat.com/
Cheryl Rainfield – 7/18/2012
http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/
The Daily Harrell – 7/19/2012
http://jessie–harrell.blogspot.com/
Word Forge Books – 7/20/2012
http://wordforgebooks.com/blog/
Searching For An Escape – 7/21/2012
http://www.officialmhafh.blogspot.com
The Write Game – 7/23/2012
http://writegame.blogspot.com/
Stephen Penner – 7/24/2012
http://stephenpenner.blogspot.com/
Black Words White Pages – 7/26/2012
http://www.blackwords–whitepages.blogspot.com
Curiosity Key – 7/27/2012
http://www.curiositykey.blogspot.com/
SomeoneWhoActuallyCares – 7/27/2012
http://someonewhoactuallycares.blogspot.com/
LM Preston’s Ramblings – 7/28/2012
Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways – 7/23/2012
http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com/
Tribute Books Mama – 7/24/2012
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/
The Character Connection – 7/25/2012
http://thecharacterconnection.blogspot.com/
The Plot Thickens – 7/26/2012
http://theplotthickensbookblog.blogspot.com/
City Girl Who Loved To Read – 7/27/2012
http://citygirlwholovestoread.blogspot.com/
Twitter Release Party! – 5pm-6pm use hashtag #FlutterOfLuv
FACEBOOK Release Party! – 7/28/2012
http://www.facebook.com/events/340720479326022/?context=create
