| Ondine - Faerie Doll on a Mushroom |
[13 Sep 2011|11:10am] |
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Just finished a new faerie doll, which I think has a bit of a water nymph look about her, so I named her Ondine. You're welcome to come and visit her at my Etsy store Faeries & 'Shrooms!
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| Library Reading |
[09 Jul 2011|12:58pm] |
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Just finished the 'Scarlett' doll for my free prize GIVEAWAY at the London Public Library event on Monday, July 11th! If you live in or around the London, ON area, please pop by the Rotary Reading Garden from 2-4 pm for harp music, sword fighting and a reading of my DIVIDED REALMS series!!! And *you* could WIN this saucy 'Scarlett'! :D
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| London Public Library Book Launch Event |
[20 Jun 2011|11:34am] |
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So last week I had a meeting with Linda and Anya of the London Public Library to discuss the book launch event we have planned for the Rotary Reading Garden. And, WOW, all I can say is that these ladies have *exciting* ideas! Not only will be having a harpist, strolling SCA members in medieval garb and duelling fencers, but we will also have a TV screen set up at the entrance of the Children's Library playing my Divided Realms book trailer on a loop!! Be sure to check out the library's summer edition of ACCESS for an ad to the event!
(Notice how I managed to get a corner of Libba Bray's BEAUTY QUEENS in my scan of the ad?? I just like seeing our books on the same page! Heh, heh. *is Libba's biggest fan*)
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| Slave Lake Book Auction |
[14 Jun 2011|10:21am] |
Back in May, there was a terrible fire in the town of Slave Lake in Alberta, Canada, that not only destroyed 40% of the whole town but also a brand new library. Colleen McKie, along with many authors and publishers, organized an auction to help rebuild Slave Lake's public library. I just recently donated a set of signed DIVIDED REALM books, bookmarks and a faerie doll.  (*Please note the doll in the picture is not the actual doll. I am making a doll right now to match the one in the picture and will have her finished and ready to ship to the winner at the end of auction.)
There are 3 days left in the auction. If you're interested in bidding on my donation (or any of the others), click on this link - http://slavelakebookauction.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/auction-86-signed-books-and-faerie-doll-by-maggie-wood/.
Also, I love this video they made to describe the auction. So poignant ...
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| Signing Today |
[28 May 2011|09:53am] |
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Want another chance to WIN a faerie doll? If you live in or around the London, Ontario area, I will be at the Chapters North store (across from Masonville Mall) signing Books 1 & 2 of The Divided Realms series TODAY at 2 pm! If you can make it, I would love to see you!
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| WINNER! |
[20 May 2011|12:09pm] |
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And the WINNER of my prize giveaway is ROLAND CAPALBO (from Facebook)!! Congratulations!! And thanks to everyone who entered! Don't despair, though, if you didn't win, I may have more contests in the future.
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| GIVEAWAY |
[20 May 2011|10:03am] |
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Okay, LiveJournalists, there is a little over *2* hours left to enter your name in my draw to WIN books 1 & 2 of The Divided Realms, bookmarks *and* a FAERIE DOLL (*and* a gargoyle tealight holder that I forgot to mention before)! So, if you haven't already entered, NOW is your time to. Just comment HERE with your name and email link, and at noon TODAY, I will draw the WINNER'S name!!
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| GIVEAWAY |
[16 May 2011|11:09am] |
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Time for a GIVEAWAY!! I have a set of books 1 & 2 of THE DIVIDED REALMS series, bookmarks and a limited edition colour-matching faerie doll handmade by me to giveaway to one special person (who resides somewhere in North America). Please comment with your name and email address to WIN! If you comment *and* share this link on your journal (and let me know about it), your name will be entered twice! Contest is open until noon on Friday, May 20th (and will also be open to Twitter and Facebook users). Good luck! (P.S. The book stand is not included.)
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| Faerie Dolls |
[06 May 2011|10:15am] |
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You know what I haven't done on LiveJournal in a very long time - posted a faerie doll picture! Now that my step-grandson is in school and no longer coming to my house a couple of days a week, I made his play room back into my sewing room, and the first thing I was itching to make was a faerie doll. This itch corresponded with the delivery of my new books - CAPTURED and THE DARKENING - and so I decided to make faerie dolls with the same vivid red/black/white design as my gorgeous new book covers and give them away as prizes!
If you live in or near London, Ontario, I will be having my first Chapters signing on May 28th at 2 pm at the London North Chapters store, where you could have a chance to win this saucy platinum-haired faerie below! If, however, you live nowhere near London and could never hope to attend my signing, don't despair, I will soon have an online contest for my Internet friends where you could win a set of my books, some bookmarks, a gargoyle tealight *AND* that impish-looking little scarlet-haired faerie below! Okay, I'm off to see if I can find some more tassel wigs for my faerie chicks!
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| New Website |
[01 Apr 2011|12:14pm] |
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I am *so* excited today! My daughter, who is a graphic designer, finished designing a new website for me, complete with book trailer, music widget, downloadable wallpapers and embedded Twitter feed!! Here is a little sample of my daughter's magical work! Thank you so much, Chelsea! ETA - AAHH, I forgot to add the website link! My Website
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| Review of THE VESPERTINE |
[17 Mar 2011|11:56am] |
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I recently read Saundra Mitchell's new YA book The Vespertine and now think that paranormal historical is my new favorite genre! The novel is set in 1889 Victorian-era Baltimore and is about a young woman, Amelia van den Broek, who spends a summer of fun and frivolity in that most stately city. I'm not sure if it's because I've never read Victorian literature (only seen movies), but *everything* about The Vespertine seemed so fresh and original to me! Sentiments, I assure you, the older I get the harder they are to stir. But Saundra Mitchell stirs them wonderfully well. Her writing is in a word - DIVINE. She steeps her story in lush delectible prose that is so atmospheric and colorful, you will think you are walking the streets of Baltimore in bustle and swishing skirts. The paranormal part of the story, though, is perhaps Mitchell's most inspired creation. I'm not Catholic, but I've always loved the Catholic daily order of offices - Lauds, Prime, Terce, etc - that monasteries and convents set their prayers to. My favorite, though, has always been Vespers. Not only do I love the sound of the word ... Vespers (See how it whispers?), but I love the time too, 5pm as the sun sets. Mitchell takes this magical word Vespers and turns it into Vespertine, giving Amelia the uniquely original ability to see futures in the sunsets of Vespers. This book really has everything that I love in a story - romance, drama, chills and fabulous historical setting! I highly HIGHLY recommend it!
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| First Review! |
[02 Mar 2011|09:27am] |
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Well, I received my first review for the revised new edition of The Princess Pawn now entitled Captured, and I am just so thrilled with it! CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials had Captured reviewed by the same reviewer who had reviewed The Princess Pawn so, of course, I was on pins and needles to see what she would say as her review of The Princess Pawn was favorable but not a rave or anything. I figured if this reviewer liked all the revision work done on TPP than maybe other readers would as well. And, wow, she really, really liked it! I even made the cover of CM Magazine! My favorite quote is - GLORIOUS, HEART STOPPING AND FULL OF EMOTIONAL TENSION! Can't beat that, right? *squees*
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| Red-Dress-on-Cover Trend |
[24 Feb 2011|11:43am] |
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Dead Book Darling has discovered a new red-dress-on-cover trend in YA book covers, and *my* book CAPTURED is one of the books mentioned! Never been part of a trend before. I feel oddly popular!
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