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Hi. Do you love history? Like fact checking historical authors for inaccuracies? I have the blog for you. Here is my guest post at the Long and Short Romance Reviews. Find the historical inaccuracy in my blog post and win my ebook.

Thank you to Steph for the giveaway

Will be free on amazon kindle for 11/10 and 11/11. Head on over for a free sample, she says, feeling like one of those sample-toting ladies in the grocery store.


Here is an interview about the book and where the idea for it originated.



Happy reading all
brynn

So, I was approached by the fabulous Jane Richardson to participate in this blog hop. Jane is a fabulous writer-literary and emotive.



We were to talk about upcoming books. I chose the book with the closest release date. Heart Murmurs will be coming from Astrea Press in March, 2012 and my agent is shopping another to New York, *looks at watch *very soon.


What is the working title of your book?

Where Bluebirds Fly

Where did the idea come from for the book?

I heard a program on NPR one day about synesthesia...and then had a trip to Salem, Ma. After working with people with differences every day, I shuddered, thinking what would've happened to them, had they been born to a time of superstition and witchcraft?

What genre does your book fall under?

Historical Romantic Suspense

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

James McAvoy and Bryce Dallas-Howard. No question lol.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

The Scarlet Letter meets Children of the Corn LOL. (knows Jane shakes her head ;)

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

THIS one, I am attempting self publishing for the first time.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

It honestly all runs together for me. The past few years are a blur of words and kids and work.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Outlander? But wierder. Yes, I know that's presumptuous, but I honestly can't think of another.

Who or What inspired you to write this book?

I'm always about the underdog. Go Sam. Go Frodo.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

Time travel. Not much published lately, but if done well, can be quite enjoyable.


For the next blog hop, check out another fab writer, MV Freeman-urban fantasy.

She also rocks. Seriously, she does.

Like many authors, I still have a day job. I currently work as a pediatric therapist, so the podcast subject at RWA regarding reaching blind readers caught my attention.

Whether you are author or a reader, you’ve most likely noticed the words, Text enabled or disabled on electronic readers. This greatly effects the blind reader. If it is enabled, then they buy your book. If not, then they are forced to buy your audiobook (although better with audible) this is typically a much more expensive option. As the author said at rwa, “It’s expensive to be deaf.�

The problem is most publishers feel this might cut into their audiobook market…and maybe it would. But it just seems wrong that they have to pay more for every single book they wish to read?

There are 30 million blind readers, dying to have more books. That’s just a crime.

Now, I’ll be honest. That grinds my gears and any other cliche you’d like to insert here. They don’t have enough to be getting on with? Seriously?
Here is the list of where books for the blind are available- iBooks, Google Books, The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and a website called BookShare.org

Another suggestion to assist these readers was to always tag your photographs in blogs or where ever, as um they cant see the picture.

She also mentions that apple products, itunes, ibooks are easily accessible but kindle currently is not. She made suggestions for self published authors to look into acx to record your own book or to find voiceover talent.

The entire transcript can be found here, from Smart Bitches/Trashy books website. It’s an important topic. Talk with your publisher about it. Get the word out. Literally. Get the spoken word out for them.

I will have two titles releasing thus far-One in December and one in March. I will continue to have Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Giveaways to obviously get the word and interest out. These books are all available in electronic format at all the online retailers if you prefer that versus a print book. Visit your favorite vendor for details. (Amazon, Barnes and Noble etc)

I have another book about to go on submission, watch this space. ;)





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Into the Woods


by R.R. Smythe

Giveaway ends October 21, 2012.

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The Bride of Blackbeard


by Brynn Chapman

Giveaway ends October 14, 2012.

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and blogging over at nightowl romance. come say hi...were giving away books, what else LOL

Hi. I dont have a release date nor a book cover to share but here is my announcement from an online database/news site called Publishers Marketplace.



September 7, 2012


Fiction:
General/Other
R.R. Smythe's HEART MURMURS, wherein a transplant patient obsessed with Louisa May Alcott inherits her heart donor's memories and is then drafted by a secret society -- The Literati -- to help bring a rogue literary giant to justice, solve the mystery of her donor, and learn the real fate of Beth from Little Women, to Stephanie Taylor at Astraea Press, by Louise Fury at L Perkins Literary Agency (World English).

They also got the name of the agency incorrect. It is Lori Perkins.

I'm very excited to be working with Stephanie Taylor at Astraea...and I have more literary projects brewing. Watch this space.

Thanks for reading.

I went to several family gatherings of late, where quite a lot of family directed queried, "Are you still writing?"

My last book was released in 2010...so it's only fair to ask. What those who do not share this particular brand of madness fail to realize is--writer's write. Whether they like it or not.

I will have a new release in September and just got the first cover sample, so wanted to share it. I LOVE IT.

This book, Where Bluebirds Fly...was borne of fear.

I eat, sleep and breathe different--from the special needs children I work with to the long weaving thread of Asperger's in my family--I was musing on the progress of some children, whom I heard dire predictions from Physicians, 'they will never this and that' to do SO VERY WELL.

Being the history obsessive student that I am, I mused, what would've happened if someone with Aspergers (a social difficulty) or a distinctive physical difference, such as heterochromia (two different eye colors) was born in 1692. In Salem.

I of course knew the answer. Bad, bad things.

This resulted in a trip to Salem and so many historical tours it would bring a non-geek to their knees. Luckily, my geekiness runs strong lol.





It also led to a map of Salem Town from 1792 going in my study, and of course a book with some of the original transcripts of the trials going on my shelf in my study. Prior to release, I'll post some of it here...and at Blame it on the Muse...and i"m visiting quite a few blogs- Night Owl Romance for one.



Here it is. For those of you who liked Bride of Blackbeard-I daresay you'd dig this one too.