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Super Sweet 3-Book VALENTINE’S GIVEAWAY!

02 01 14

Facebook-Cover-Image-Template GIVEAWAY HAPPY LOVE MONTH!

  • AMAZING MATILDA—
    February 1— #9 on The Gittle List: Top 10 Children’s Picture Books of 2013  Aviva Gittle Publishing (San Diego, CA): “On the surface, the story is about the birth and transformation of a Monarch butterfly. The underlying story is about the challenges children experience as they grow and learn. It can foster a discussion with your child about the power of perseverance. Heck, it’s also just fun to read!”
  • THE TANGRAM ZOO—Tangram puzzles and riddles for hands-on learning and fun for the whole family/classroom: “Awesome and Creative!” —S.B.
  • PURE TRASH, The Story—1950s short story adventure (bullying, poverty & prejudice) for the YA/Adult reader. “Truly moving short story.” Michael Carrier

ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!

Simply click this link to enter…   a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Best Book Award, Books, Children's Activity Book, Children's Picture Book, Fiction, Literature

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265. Of the six million species on the planet, only man makes language. Words. What’s more — in evidence of the Divine — we string symbols together and then write them down, where they take on a life of their own and breathe outside of us. ~Charles Martin

02 01 14

Ode to writers everywhere… Thank you, Natalie Scarberry at Sacred Touches blog. Your posts never cease to inspire! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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I write because there is nothing larger in life than
To be read, maybe even reread by another–
To be examined and then verified of being
Understood, or trusted like a saint–
I don’t imagine being immortalized
Or stacked in a library for hands with a million
Oppositions to wander through for
Poetic justice either–

Perhaps purpose is purchased or earned or even
Inherited by some mystic right–
But it is my reasoning I hearken to,
All that I am resonates with inscribing, putting down
My Self on the papyrus of today,
Like a manuscript never quite decrypt but
Interesting to the soul’s eye
For perpetual encounter.
~Deborah Jeanne Avila

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord for they have heard the words of your mouth.  Psalm 138:4  ✝

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Love Month is Knocking!

02 01 14

May your February be filled with love... ~ Bette A. Stevens

May your February be filled with love… ~ Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com

February is knocking and it’s time to get up and answer the door. That means lots of edits and rewrites for my debut novel, featuring Shawn Daniels, protagonist from PURE TRASH—the short story prequel to the upcoming novel. Since I plan to release the novel this spring, February is the perfect month for me to get out those colored pens (editing) and get that first draft tuned up and ready to share with my first outside-of-the-house editors. Our darling kitty—Midnight—is on high alert to help at every turn. She loves pens, eye glasses, paper clips and everything that glimmers or moves. And, of course, she has to make sure that there’s nothing for her in my tea mug. Midnight was busy playing with her catnip mouse (photos) earlier today— giving a glorious partridge time to munch on some of our delectable crab apples—before she went out for her morning stroll.

I’ll have a Valentine’s Books Giveaway to share with you soon. Meanwhile, stay warm and enjoy the wonderful Month of Love.  ~ Bette A. Stevens

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Nature, Photography, Poetry

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numb of Winters past

01 31 14

Ah… LOVE! ~ Bette A. Stevens

dear occupant's avatarwho could know then

Its-a-lonely-man
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for years suspended

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in the crevice of between…

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regret or forget…
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speaking or silence…

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numb silhouette safe between

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love and protection.
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shadows disappear

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in the white of fallen snow,

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each Spring forgives the
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impatient crocus.
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Time erases shadows and

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Love resolves the wounds.
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numb of Winters past

01 31 14

Ah… LOVE! ~ Bette A. Stevens

dear occupant's avatarwho could know then

Its-a-lonely-man
.
.
for years suspended

.
in the crevice of between…

.
regret or forget…
.
.
.
speaking or silence…

.
numb silhouette safe between

.
love and protection.
.
.
.
shadows disappear

.
in the white of fallen snow,

.
each Spring forgives the
.
.
.
impatient crocus.
.
.
crocus abd bees 2012 001
.
.
Time erases shadows and

.
Love resolves the wounds.
.
.
.

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Rave Reviews Book Club: Author Spotlight

01 30 14

AUTHORS/READERS–Meet Jennie Sherwin and join this awesome new online Rave Reviews Book Club! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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Book Picks

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NATIONAL MONTH OF THE PUZZLE… Get Puzzling with Matilda!

01 29 14

January is National Puzzle Month.

Have fun, share with friends and download your own photos too…
Click to Mix and Solve

Click on the puzzle to enjoy some jigsaw puzzling fun to celebrate National Puzzle Month with this beautiful monarch butterfly…
Then, download your own photos and create personal puzzles to solve and share with family and friends.

Here’s the link to a puzzle I designed using my cover photo from the children’s picture book AMAZING MATILDA…
AMAZING MATILDA Co Jigsaw Puzzle

Happy Puzzling!
Bette A. Stevens, author/illustrator of AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale and The Tangram Zoo and Word Puzzles Too!

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Children's Activities, Holiday Greeting, Monarch butterflies, My Books

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NATIONAL MONTH OF THE PUZZLE… Get Puzzling with Matilda!

01 29 14

January is National Puzzle Month.

Have fun, share with friends and download your own photos too…
Click to Mix and Solve

Click on the puzzle to enjoy some jigsaw puzzling fun to celebrate National Puzzle Month with this beautiful monarch butterfly…
Then, download your own photos and create personal puzzles to solve and share with family and friends.

Here’s the link to a puzzle I designed using my cover photo from the children’s picture book AMAZING MATILDA…
AMAZING MATILDA Co Jigsaw Puzzle

Happy Puzzling!
Bette A. Stevens, author/illustrator of AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale and The Tangram Zoo and Word Puzzles Too!

Category:

Children's Activities, Holiday Greeting, Monarch butterflies, My Books

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Oh Crap She’s Famous!

01 27 14

Oh Crap She’s Famous!.

Darlene Craviotto

Darlene Craviotto, author of “An Agoraphobic’s Guide to Hollywood – How Michael Jackson Got Me Out of the House” and so much more!

Meet Darlene Craviotto… She’s one amazing woman! ~ Bette A. Stevens

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Meet the Author, MEET THE AUTHORS

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February is Blog Taming Month on CommuniCATE Resources for Writers

01 27 14

Writers/bloggers: Don’t miss out on this… FREE pdf e-book downloadable “Savvy Blogging for Time Starved Writers”~ Bette A. Stevens

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Blogging, Writing Tips

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