For the last 2 weeks I’ve virtually criss-crossed the country guest posting about writing Storm of the i: An Artobiography. Many of the fantastic host bloggers reviewed the book. It’s been a lot of fun.

Yesterday, I was the guest blogger on Mason Canyon’s blog, Thoughts in Progress. Today’s stop is Linda Lou, Live From Las Vegas. Author/standup comic Linda Lou will review Storm of the i.

Read Linda’s review  and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day –

When I first started unearthing mementos and art pieces, every once in a while I’d feel a small jab connected to one of them — the calligraphy brush, for example, that my father brought me from Japan when I was a child. All my life I’d associated my father with belligerence, so I was astonished to see my response to the brush slowly soften into an appreciation for his thoughtfulness in finding the perfect gift for me. It is clear that he cared and paid attention to the kinds of things that I would like. He didn’t bring me a blouse — he brought me a goat-hair paintbrush.

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Wednesday, my book was  reviewed by Faye Quam Heimerl at her blog, Letters from the Copyeditor. Today, I am the guest blogger on  Mason Canyon’s blog, Thoughts in Progress.

Read my guest post  and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day –

Regarding Barry, her husband: “In addition to being overwhelmed by his powerful personality and his desire to always be together, there was the issue of my underlying creative drive being inadvertently stifled. Though I tried to ignore it, something deep inside me was starting to wither. Perhaps, as in my childhood, a powerful man was taking up all the air once again — only this time it was a man who couldn’t have loved me more. I was increasingly distraught and completely confused. I had no idea why I felt as if I were dying inside.”

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Yesterday I was the guest blogger for the Colorado Independent Publishers Association blog, CIPA Bookshelf.  Today, Storm of the i: An Artobiography will be reviewed by Faye Quam Heimerl at her blog, Letters from the Copyeditor.

Read Faye’s review  and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day –

Regarding pornage: “It surprised me how often I was asked about the subject of pornography, as if I were some kind of expert. Actually, it wasn’t the erotic aspect that drew me. I jut thought it would be funny to replace the sexual organs of flowers with the sexual organs of human beings. How come those parts of a flower are considered beautiful and the very same parts of a human being are considered something to be ashamed of?

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My tour today takes us back home to Colorado.  Monday, I visited Wendy Hines at Minding Spot, where Wendy reviewed Storm of the i. Today, I’ve written a guest post for CIPA Bookshelf, the blog for the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. Storm of the i won a first place 2010 CIPA EVVY Award for autobiography.

Read my guest post and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day –

“I start up the engine and plug my cell phone into the charger. I dial my parents’ number. My father answers on the first ring.

“Hi Dad,” I say. “This is Tina. Do you have a few minutes to talk?”

“No,” he says. “Not really.”

I begin anyway. “You know, Dad, I haven’t spoken from my heart since … well, maybe ever. I’ve always been afraid to. But after this last trip to New York for the wedding, I see so clearly all the pain that has been caused. It’s like you and I have been at war for as long as I can remember. No one even knows how it started. I want to find a way to end it.”

“Well, you should have thought about that before you wrote The Letter.”

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Friday, I visited Joan Harrison at Doing It With Grace in Stanfordville, NY. My virtual tour to promote Storm of the i continues today in Warsaw, IN, as Wendy Hines reviews my book on her blog, Minding Spot.

Read Wendy’s review of Storm of the i  and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day – “For years, the quiet undercurrent of gentle family admonishment whispered to me, Oh, if only you hadn’t written The Letter, it wouldn’t be quite so bad for you, for us. The soft voice, however, neglected to acknowledge that the intimidation towards me started when I was five or six –  there had already been a lifetime of hostility before the pivotal birthday party.”

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We leave sunny California and Sandra’s Book Club and travel back to the East Coast and Stanfordville, NY. Wonder if New York has more snow than Colorado? Maybe I’ll have time to visit the old neighborhood…

Today I’m visiting with Joan Harrison of Doing It with Grace as I continue my tour to promote Storm of the i: An Artobiography. Read Joan’s review of my book and my guest post on Doing It With Grace and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day  – “Isn’t it remarkable that the things you have repressed or denied keep coming up?”

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In spite of freezing weather in Colorado and a flat tire to boot, I’ll continue my virtual tour for Storm of the i: An Artobiography. This blog visit takes us to sunny Hawaiian Gardens, CA for the day. I only wish it was in person!

Yesterday we were with Jeanette Moore at Found Not Lost in Durham, NC. Today, read my guest post on Sandra’s Book Club and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy.

To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day – “My attention had turned to my own young family. As my two sons grew, I shared my joy in the creative process, encouraging them to give voice to the wisdom of childhood. Our earliest truths, I knew, often last a lifetime.”

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Yesterday we were in Staten Island, NY with BookFetish.org. Today’s stop is with Jeanette Moore of Found Not Lost in Durham, NC.

Read Jeanette’s review of Storm of the i and leave a comment to win a free autographed copy. To enter, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

My quote for the day:

“If we marry our fathers, as they say we do, I couldn’t have found a better version. Barry was smart and funny and powerful, but with a voracious appetite for communication and connection. And most important of all, kindness a huge heart full of love for me. He was intoxicating.”

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Tuesday, February 1 on the blog tour trail:

Yesterday we were with Jim Ament of Evergreen, CO. Today we’re in Staten Island, NY with Renee Fountain, the managing editor of Bookfetish.org. Please stop by to read Renee’s review of my book plus an interview.

My quote for the day:

“I was called “Froggy” when I was young. The name became “The Voice” when I got older. I laughed when a girlfriend gave my phone number to a boy who wanted to call me and she warned him, “If her grandfather answers, don’t hang up. It’s not her grandfather. It’s her.”

If you’d like to enter the drawing to win an autographed copy of Storm of the i, leave a comment that answers this question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself. Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

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Monday Jan 31 on the blog tour trail

Today we’re in Evergreen, Colorado for the day. Read Jim Ament’s review of Storm of the i: An Artobiography on his blog, http://www.jamesrament.com/ (Be sure to check out Jim’s other reviews as well.)

We invite you to take a few minutes during the day to drop by to say “hi” as I begin my tour of 10 blogs to promote Storm of the i. Each interview and review will be different, talking not just about the book, but what lead me to write it and the astonishing thing that happened in my life after I finished it.

We’ll also be giving away a personally autographed copy of Storm of the i for the “Most interesting answer” to this question:

Question:

Oftentimes the objects we hold onto contain cryptic clues that point towards something deeper about ourselves. Take a look around your house (or your room) at the things with which you have surrounded yourself.  Is there anything you are still hanging onto that seems to contain a hidden message for you? What do you think it is?

To see the complete schedule of the tour, click here