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Category Archives: historical suspense
Redeeming Grace—Special Edition is Released
Persecution and terrorism come under many guises. But what if the man persecuting and terrorizing you is your own father, and he’s doing it in the name of God? It is with pride and pleasure that Vanilla Heart Publishing and … Continue reading
Winter in The Storyteller’s Bracelet
The other day, I posted an excerpt from On the Choptank Shores about Grace’s Christmas plans gone awry. That book is my only novel that has a Christmas scene in it. In The Storyteller’s Bracelet, winter comes to Oak Tree Indian School when … Continue reading
Injustice of Indian Boarding School Inspiration Behind The Storyteller’s Bracelet
I’ve had a lot of queries from fans, asking what inspired me to write about the Indian boarding school experience in my recently released novel, The Storyteller’s Bracelet. I’m a bit of an anthropology student when it comes to tribal peoples … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indian creation myths, Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences, creation myths, Indian Boarding Schools, Sioux San, Smoky Trudeau Zeidel, The Storyteller's Bracelet, Vanilla Heart Publishing
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The Back Story to The Storyteller’s Bracelet
I’ve been on a blog tour, discussing my new book, The Storyteller’s Bracelet. I realized I talk a lot on this tour about the book’s back story, but that I haven’t even thought to tell it here, on my own blog. Duh. … Continue reading
The Storyteller’s Bracelet Giveaway
It’s Day 2 of my Goodreads Giveaway of my new novel, The Storyteller’s Bracelet. Just click the link below to enter! Goodreads Book Giveaway The Storyteller’s Bracelet by Smoky Trudeau Zeidel Giveaway ends July 15, 2012. See the giveaway … Continue reading
Goodreads Giveaway–Up and Running!
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Storyteller’s Bracelet by Smoky Trudeau Zeidel Giveaway ends July 15, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
This Time For Sure! Goodreads Giveaway–The Storyteller’s Bracelet
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Storyteller’s Bracelet by Smoky Trudeau Zeidel Giveaway ends July 15, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
The Storyteller’s Bracelet is Released
It is with great pleasure I announce the release of my latest novel, The Storyteller’s Bracelet (Vanilla Heart Publishing). ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE STORYTELLER’S BRACELET “The Storyteller’s Bracelet is a transformative vision of healing through tolerance, forgiveness, and evolution.” ~Patricia Damery, Jungian analyst and … Continue reading
The Storyteller’s Bracelet–Some Background, and an Excerpt
As you can see from the banner above, my new novel, The Storyteller’s Bracelet, is due to be released soon, sometime this summer. And while the banner teases about a love triangle between two Native Americans, Otter and Sun Song, … Continue reading
How an African Intruder Taught Me a Lesson on Magic and Writing
We have a strange new critter in our neighborhood. For the past few weeks, a guineafowl has been roaming around our hillside, back and forth between our yard and our neighbor’s. We’ve named her Gertie. Gertie is an African bird, … Continue reading
