Yours Forevermore, Darcy Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY

Hey, Everyone!  I'm delighted to be part of the Yours Forevermore, Darcy Blog Tour! KaraLynne Mackrory is one of my favorite Austenesque authors! I think I've read every one of her books, and I'm totally looking forward to reading this new one, Yours Forevermore, Darcy! 

When planning for this post, I asked KaraLynne a few questions, a couple of which were, "How do you juggle writing and being a mom? Do you have a special time to write?" Here was her response:

On Juggling Motherhood & Writing: A careful dance of dual neglect

I was asked to write about how I balance being both an author and a mother to a million kids. This is something that I have been asked before and something that I find is actually a pretty hard question. The answer is simple despite the difficulty of the question. I don’t.

I love writing. I find it relaxing and yet invigorating. It’s a sort of escapism that works well for me to relieve stress and make me happy. This has always been the case for me ever since I first wrote horrible poetry as an angsty teenager. (Man, it was so bad!) It does not matter if it is fiction or non-fiction writing; I always find joy in it.

Being a mother – sigh – now that, THAT is where I have found true happiness; even though I am not a natural born nurturer. In fact, I am one of those people that don’t take a lot of emotional drama from their kids or others. I cannot stand screaming, crying for attention, or emotional outbursts. Lydia and I would absolutely HATE each other. So happiness in motherhood? Where every day is full of those bipolar fits? Yup. Love it. My kids make me laugh and like Lizzy, I dearly love to laugh. They are inventive and amazing and their creativity is inspiring. They are also freakin’ adorable – which helps immensely, I tell you what. I would have to love being a mom or be crazy to have as many kids as I have. Scratch that – I fit both criteria.


So how do I balance two different things that I love? That is where I have to go back to my original answer. I don’t. When engaged in one, I have to neglect the other to some extent. When I write, I have to leave my kids to the ever helpful babysitter The TV. When I am being a mother, my writing is left to the recesses of my mind – unfinished. I can’t seem to find a way to do both adequately enough to satisfy being both at the same time.
  
Which means that when it comes time for me to write a book because I have a plot bunny driving me mad inside, I have to be focused. I write frequently over the course of a few weeks – while my house falls slowly into ruin – until I am finished with the book. Usually, my books take me about 2-3 months to write.  I write nearly the entire day for at least 1-2 days a week during that time. Anymore time than that and my house will end up in flames, my children feral and my husband begging for real food. Then when I am finished – I walk away from writing, from being an author and focus entirely on being a mother full time again.

Except for those few months – and really only the few days a week during those few months – I like to keep my profession singular. I like to stay “just a mom.” Because while writing is fun, having readers enjoy my books is immensely gratifying and honing my talents in that area satisfying – nothing, NOTHING compares to chubby arms about my neck, sticky hands on my face saying “I love you” and shy snuggles from a preteen son. Someday those kids won’t be around and I will have all the time in the world to write. How sad that time will be.

Which is why, dear readers, if you find me on Facebook I will probably not accept your friend request. It might seem rude and truly I don’t intend to offend.  It is just that I try to keep my author world separate from my everyday world as much as possible. I do, however, LOVE to engage with you on my author profile on Facebook, via email or twitter. So please, please - DO find me in these places. ☺

And definitely DO enter the giveaway here to win a copy of my new release, Yours Forevermore, Darcy. I hope you love it as much as I did while writing it.

Sincerely, 
KaraLynne Mackrory
Mother and Author Extraordinaire

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Author Bio:

KaraLynne is an amazing mother who never makes mistakes, never gets upset with her children and never ever has a dirty house. Ever. She always has her dishes done and the floors spotless and dinner is always prepared and ready on time. Her kids are always clean, polite, respectful and loving, especially to each other. She never gets irritated with her husband when he doesn’t turn his socks right side out for the laundry and they always agree on everything. She delights in nothing else but to serve her family and never wants or needs time for herself. She takes great care to shower every day and put makeup on so that she is always beautiful and presentable. She never wears her pajamas all day or for days in a row and she is the epitome of womanhood. Most of all, she has a great sense of humor and loves to write.

Okay, in all honesty –  KaraLynne Mackrory is no newbie to the writing world.  She made her debut as an author at the tender age of 13 when she wrote her first set of bad poetry. Angsty and emotional – teenage-drama filled – they were unbelievable disasters.  Such contributions to the literary world were deemed so terrible that today they are kept behind lock and key to protect others from their awfulness. As a young adult, she steered clear of soap opera drama inspired works and achieved a degree in Social Work.  It was not until her late twenties that she returned to her roots in writing.  Since then she has published three Austen inspired novels so full of romantic sensibilities as to give you a toothache and a grin and hopefully a few contented sighs. She is thrilled to report that Falling For Mr. Darcy, Bluebells in the Mourning, and Haunting Mr. Darcy: A Spirited Courtship are a mite better than the bad poetry.

Book Blurb: 

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy has a secret. The letter he presents to Miss Elizabeth Bennet after his ghastly proposal is not the only epistle he has written her. In this tale of longing, misadventure, and love—readapted from Jane Austen’s dearly loved Pride & Prejudice—our hero finds a powerful way of coping with his attraction to Miss Bennet. He writes her unsent letters. 

The misguided suitor has declared himself, and Elizabeth Bennet has refused him, most painfully. Without intending for these letters to become known to another soul, Mr. Darcy relies on
his secret for coping once again. However, these letters, should they fall into the wrong hands, could create untold scandal, embarrassment, and possibly heartbreak. But what happens if they fall into the right hands?

ISBN: 978-1-68131-000-8

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Blog Tour Schedule:

9/7: Guest Post & Giveaway at My Jane Austen Book Club

9/8: Review at Babblings of a Bookworm

9/9: Excerpt & Giveaway at Laughing with Lizzie

9/10: Review at Half Agony, Half Hope

9/11: Guest Post & Giveaway at Babblings of a Bookworm

9/12: Review at My Kids Led Me Back to Pride and Prejudice

9/13: Excerpt & Giveaway at My Love for Jane Austen

9/14:  Guest Post & Giveaway at More Agreeably Engaged

9/15: Review at Wings of Paper

9/16: Review at Margie’s Must Reads

9/17: Guest Post & Giveaway at Songs and Stories

9/18: Guest Post & Giveaway at So Little Time…

9/19: Excerpt & Giveaway at Best Sellers and Best Stellars

9/21: Review at Austenprose

Many thanks to Jakki at Leatherbound Reviews for organizing this Blog tour and to Meryton Press for the giveaway below!

Also, a special thanks to KaraLynne for being a guest here on So little time...! And congratulations are in order for both her new little bundle of joy and the release of her new book!! 

* * * GIVEAWAY * * *

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• One person will win a paperback of Yours Forevermore, Darcy.
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• Last day to enter, September 25, 2015, midnight PDT.

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