Mary Lindsey
Today I am thrilled to host Mary Lindsey, author of Shattered Souls (December 2011, Philomel/Penguin), on The Well-Read Wife. I asked Mary to make a “Tens List” for me, and she chose the topic “10 Things I do When I’m Not Writing.” I love this topic choice, because I always wonder what my favorite writers are up to when they’re not writing. Let’s see what Mary does when she’s not working on her latest novel, and keep reading to learn more about Shattered Souls!
Take it away Mary!
Top Ten Things I Do When I’m Not Writing
10. Act as taxi driver for my teens. Counting down the days until my oldest drives.
9. Worry that I’m not writing.
8. Serve as chief cook and dishwasher. Ah, the glamorous life.
7. Roll on the floor with my puppy.
6. Sit slack-jawed and zoned out in front of the fish tank. (They stare back in the same
fashion. It’s very rewarding.)
5. Wish I were writing.
4. Go grocery shopping and other mundane life-saving tasks.
3. Search for and read my daughter’s diaries (Not really, but if she reads this, it will
freak her out!)
2. Read a book.
1. Read another book.
Thanks for stopping by Mary! I can’t wait to read Shattered Souls (more info below)! Also, check out Mary’s website, and follow Mary on Twitter.
Title: Shattered Souls
Author: Mary Lindsey
336 pages, Published by Philomel/Penguin
Target Age: 14 & up
Summary:
A thrilling debut story of death, love, destiny and danger
Lenzi hears voices and has visions – gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can’t help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense. Then Lenzi meets Alden, the boy from her dreams, who reveals that she’s a reincarnated Speaker – someone who can talk to and help lost souls – and that he has been her Protector for centuries.
Now Lenzi must choose between her life with Zak and the life she is destined to lead with Alden. But time is running out: a malevolent spirit is out to destroy Lenzi, and he will kill her if she doesn’t make a decision soon. (Summary provided by Philomel/Penguin.)
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Many Thanks to The {Teen} Book Scene for including me on the tour for Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey. Be sure and check out the other stops on the tour:
August 15 – December 16
With a live chat on December 15
Monday, August 15:
Nafiza at Bibliophilic Monologues (Author Interview)
Tuesday, August 16:
Christine at WatchYA Reading (Tens List)
Kari at A Good Addiction (Review)
Wednesday, August 17:
Rie at Mission to Read (Where I Write)
Thursday, August 18:
Cyndi M at Dog Eared and Bookmarked (Author Interview)
Cindy at Books Complete Me (Review)
Friday, August 19:
Megan at A Trail of Books Left Behind (Author Book Picks)
Monday, August 22:
Alisia at Alisia Leavitt (Author Interview)
Tuesday, August 23:
Amber M at Down the Rabbit Hole (Guest Post: Ghost Movies)
Rachel at Fiktshun(Review)
Wednesday, August 24:
Nicole at Word for Teens (Multicharacter Interview)
Thursday, August 25:
Amber S at Me, My Shelf and I (Author Interview including fun story)
Jessi at The Elliott Review (Review)
Friday, August 26:
Rummanah at Books in the Spotlight (Guest Post-what makes a strong heroine)
Tuesday, September 6:
Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (Review)
Thursday, September 8:
Stacy at Girls in the Stacks (Review)
Monday, September 12:
Melissa W at Mel’s Books and Info (Character Interview: Zak)
Jessica T at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile (Review)
Tuesday, September 13:
Julie C at That’s Swell (Tens List)
Wednesday, September 14:
Patricia at Patricia’s Particularity (Video: Character Names)
Kelsey at The Book Scout (Review)
Thursday, September 15:
Cynthia A at A Blog About Nothing (Character Book Picks: Lenzi)
Friday, September 16:
Bonnie at A Backwards Story (Author Interview)
Christie at The Fiction Enthusiast (Review)
Monday, September 19:
Damaris at Good Choice Reading (Character Interview: Alden)
Tuesday, September 20:
Mandy B at The Well-Read Wife (Tens List)
Britta at I Like These Books (Review)
Wednesday, September 21:
Jennifer L at Larkin’s Book Bloggers (Galveston History Feature Part 2)
Thursday, September 22:
Harmony at Harmony’s Radiant Reads (Character Book Picks: Zak)
Bailey at IB Book Blogging (Review)
Friday, September 23:
Amanda T at Diary of a Book Addict (Author This or That List)
Monday, September 26:
Jenny at Supernatural Snark (Character Interview: Lenzi)
Julia at Rex Robot Reviews (Review)
Tuesday, September 27:
T B at Literary Cravings (Guest Post: Writing First Versus Third Person)
Wednesday, September 28:
Zoe at In The Next Room (Galveston History Feature Part 3)
Jessica E at Confessions of a Total Bookaholic (Review)
Thursday, September 29:
Mariah at A Reader’s Adventure (Character Book Picks: Alden)
Friday, September 30:
Casey at The Bookish Type (Guest Post: Worst Writing Mishap)
Melina at Reading Vacation (Review)
Tuesday, October 4:
Stacy M at Urban Fantasy Investigations (Review)
Thursday, October 6:
Page E at One Book At A Time (Review)
Monday, October 10:
Rachel at Fiktshun (Author Interview)
Heidi Z at YA Bibliophile (Review)
Tuesday, October 11:
Danna at Friendly Reader (Tens List)
Wednesday, October 12:
Precious at Fragments of Life (When I’m Not Writing)
Jen L at The Secret Life of a Bibliophile (Review)
Thursday, October 13:
Allison at The Allure of Books (This or That List: Lenzi)
Friday, October 14:
Alyssa at Teens Read and Write (Author Interview)
Lauren R at Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf (Review)
Tuesday, October 18:
Kira at Mrs. Boswell’s Book Bag (Review)
Thursday, October 20:
Cyndi M at Dog Eared and Bookmarked (Review)
Monday, October 24:
Kathy at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (Guest Post: Revision Letter Manifesto)
Tuesday, October 25:
Jennifer H at Late Bloomer Online (Ghosts Feature)
Crystal at My Reading Room (Review)
Wednesday, October 26:
Jenn W at Books at Midnight (Playlist with Book Quotes)
Thursday, October 27:
Michelle B at Hooked to Books (Author Interview w/ Book Line Answers)
Bonnie at A Backwards Story (Review)
Friday, October 28:
Anne L at Creativity’s Corner (Roaches, Fishes and more!)
Tuesday, November 1:
Andye at Reading Teen (Review)
Thursday, November 3:
Liz at Consumed by Books (Review)
Tuesday, November 8:
Amber M at Down the Rabbit Hole (Review)
Thursday, November 10:
Allison at The Allure of Books (Review)
Monday, November 14:
Jenny C at Mimosa Stimulus (Tens List)
Alyssa at Teens Read and Write (Review)
Tuesday, November 15:
Keyona at Only Sexy Books Allowed (Guest Post + Giveaway: Beeyaaa)
Wednesday, November 16:
Emilie at Emilie’s Book World (Setting Video 1)
Alison at Alison Can Read (Review)
Thursday, November 17:
Jennifer L at Larkin’s Book Bloggers (Tens List)
Friday, November 18:
Heidi Z at YA Bibliophile (Character Interview: Race)
Alisia at Alisia Leavitt (Review)
Monday, November 21:
Jen L at The Secret Life of a Bibliophile (Author Interview)
Jennifer H at Late Bloomer Online (Review)
Tuesday, November 22:
Crystal at My Reading Room (Character This or That List: Alden)
Wednesday, November 23:
Page E at One Book At A Time (Setting Video 2)
Damaris at Good Choice Reading (Review)
Thursday, November 24:
Zoe S at Zoe’s Book Reviews (Thanksgiving Feature)
Friday, November 25:
Kira at Mrs. Boswell’s Book Bag (Character Interview: Lenzi)
Christine at WatchYA Reading (Review)
Monday, November 28:
Melina at Reading Vacation (Hannah and Emily’s vid about Mary)
Rummanah at Books in the Spotlight (Review)
Tuesday, November 29:
Heidi at The Readiacs (Mary In Response to Her Daughters)
Julie C at That’s Swell (Review)
Wednesday, November 30:
Yani at The Secret Life of an Avid Reader (Setting Video 3)
Mandy B at The Well-Read Wife (Review)
Thursday, December 1:
Christie at The Fiction Enthusiast (Guest Post: The “Waffling Story”)
Britta at I Like These Books (Character This or That List: Maddi)
T B at Literary Cravings (Review)
Friday, December 2:
Jessica T at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile (Character Interview: Maddi)
Cindy at Books Complete Me (Agent Interview)
Michelle B at Hooked to Books (Review)
Monday, December 5:
Jessi at The Elliott Review (Guest Post from Andrea Cremer)
Lauren R at Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf (The Real Smith)
Rie at Mission to Read (Review)
Tuesday, December 6:
Lili at Chica Reader (Character This or That List: Lenzi)
Corrine at Lost for Words (Guest Post: Writing Method)
Patricia at Patricia’s Particularity (Review)
Wednesday, December 7:
Tara G at Hobbitsies (Setting Video 4)
Danielle B at Frenzy of Noise (Editorial Interview)
Mariah at A Reader’s Adventure (Review)
Thursday, December 8: FIVE POSTS – SCAVENGER HUNT
Katie at Mundie Moms
Kari at A Good Addiction
Jessica E at Confessions of a Total Bookaholic
Bailey at IB Book Blogging
Andye at Reading Teen
Jenny at Supernatural Snark (Review)
Friday, December 9:
Amber at Page Turners Blog (Character Interview: Alden)
Stacy M at Urban Fantasy Investigations (Setting Video 5)
Casey at The Bookish Type (Review)
Monday, December 12:
Trish at YA Bound (Crit Partner Interview)
Myranda at My {Reads} Da (Character This or That List: Race)
Jenny C at Mimosa Stimulus (Review)
Tuesday, December 13:
Madison at Locket Stories (Character This or That List: Zak)
Kelsey at The Book Scout (Anniebear’s Post)
Yani at The Secret Life of an Avid Reader (Review)
Wednesday, December 14:
Sara H at Eve’s Fan Garden (Setting Video 6)
Julia at Rex Robot Reviews (Guest Post: Pets and Writing)
Keyona at Only Sexy Books Allowed (Review)
Thursday, December 15:
Stacy at Girls in the Stacks (Video Interview)
Alison at Alison Can Read (Tens List)
Anne L at Creativity’s Corner (Review)
Live Chat at Page Turners Blog
Friday, December 16:
Liz at Consumed by Books (Character Interview: Zak)
Melissa W at Mel’s Books and Info (Review)
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