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My First Video Book Trailer

Several writer friends have been encouraging me to make a video book trailer for Ambient Light. So I decided to take the plunge. How’d I do? By the way, if you have a widescreen monitor and high-speed internet access, try watching it full-screen in 720p or 1080p.

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“The Writing Process” – Blog Tour

Creativity does not come boxed up in a one-size-fits-all package. Thankfully. While each writer may draw upon the experiences of successful writers, when it comes to how we create, we blend what we’ve learned with who we are and come up with a process that works for us.

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Check out my photo gallery over at Facebook to see all the photos I took at The Devil’s Punchbowl last February.

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Researching The Locale—Oregon Coast

The new Romance series is set in a fictional resort about two miles north of a fictional town on the Oregon Coast. The Rocky Shores Resort comes completely from my imagination. It is not based on any place I’ve seen or read about. Otter Bay, on the other hand, is a fictionalized version of Depoe […]

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Excerpt: ‘The Rocky Shores Resort’ Series, Book One

Here’s one scene from my upcoming book, the first in The Rocky Shores Resort romance series. Originally, the title was going to be “Under the Influence,” but I discovered there are a lot of books with that title. So for now, the book is untitled… The following excerpt is a scene from chapter three. The […]

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Christmas 2013

Copyright (c) 2013 Anita L. Cross, Call Of The Wild, Eugene OR. All Rights Reserved.

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Meet The Creepy Bad Guy

On the detail page over at Amazon.co.uk, Miss Nicola Lane calls the antagonist “a creepy, nasty piece of work.” Here is the first chapter of Ambient Light, where the reader is introduced to the creepy bad guy. Enjoy. Chapter One The old woman had never been anything but kind to him, yet as she steadfastly […]

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Quelling Impatience

I saw this today on Skype, from a group member working on his first book: “I wish I could do it in one day and be done.” This was my response. A baby takes nine months from conception to birth. When the baby is born early, it struggles with things that are underdeveloped. Too early, […]

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Get Ambient Light In Paperback

Ambient Light is now available in paperback thanks to the folks at CreateSpace. It will be on Amazon.com in about seven (7) days. Or you can pick it up at CreateSpace now: Ambient Light in paperback

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Ambient Light – Debut Novel by Lorraine Adair

Ambient Light is now available for Kindle on Amazon websites. Angel McKenzie’s perfect life is about to change. On assignment in her home town, the spirited freelance photographer is in the wrong place at the wrong time, attracting the attention of the wrong man. Convinced her photos place him at the scene of the crime, […]