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Meet Tammy Lowe, Author of The Acadian Secret

4/11/2013

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Today, we have Tammy Lowe here to tell us a little about herself and her new book, The Acadian Secret. I am so excited to have you here us today, Tamara. Please tell your readers something interesting about yourself.

Thanks for having me on your blog today, Charlie.

I live up here in the Great White North with my husband of twenty years and our teenage son. 

From September to June, I am surrounded by preschoolers and covered in glitter and glue.

Once school is out, I grab my hubby and our son and we are off on some grand adventure. We’ve explored pyramids in Egypt and sailed down a river in rural China on a tiny raft.  We’ve slept in the tower of a 15th century Scottish castle, searched for the Loch Ness Monster and have even dined at a Bedouin camp in the Arabian Desert. I love to explore this amazing world of ours. 

Wow, that is so fascinating. You are a true adventurer! What was your favorite book as a teen? Tell us about it and how it affected you as a person.

I read everything under the sun.  So many authors influenced me when I was a teen, from Judy Blume and L.M. Montgomery to Stephen King and Sidney Sheldon.  I remember reading anything by V.C. Andrews too.  Whatever book I was reading at the time was my favourite. 

 
Now, tell us about the genre you have chosen to write for. Why do write specifically for them?

The tween/young adult genre is where my “voice” and personality naturally fit in. I think the genre chose me. 

Tell us about your new book. How did it come about?

As a kid, I loved to read books and watch shows like Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables.  I loved anything set in the “olden days”.

When I was about ten years old, I began to wonder about time travel.  My biggest wish was that I’d end up back in the pioneer era.  I wanted to go and hang out with spoiled Nellie Olsen.  I don’t remember why I wished for Nellie over Laura Ingalls, but I think it had something to do with the fact that her parents owned the candy shop.

I had it all figured out.  I didn’t want to live in the 18th or 19th century; I’d miss my family too much. And I can’t live without modern comforts.  I wanted the freedom to travel back and forth through time.

My wish to time travel was so strong; I even dressed the part, as much as I could, without raising anyone’s suspicions.  I wore dresses to school every day, when all my friends wore jeans and t-shirts. I had to be prepared just in case it worked and I was whisked through time. That summer, I even begged my mom to buy me a bonnet. She did. I wore that white bonnet everywhere. If I ended up in Walnut Grove or Avonlea, I was prepared. 

By the sixth grade I was old enough to realize that time travel probably wasn’t going to be a reality for me, so I decided when I grew up, I’d write a story about a girl who could travel back and forth through time. 

Fascinating. What’s your favorite part of being a writer?

My favourite part is the editing and revision process.  That seems to be when all the magic happens. 

What advice can you give regarding the writing process?

When you “think” you are finished your novel, put it away for at least six weeks and forget about it.  When the time comes to take it out again, sit back and re-read the entire manuscript. Take notes. You will see a million mistakes and plot holes. Everything that isn’t working will jump out at you. It will be a cringe-worthy read, but you’ll be glad you put it away instead of sending it out.

How can your fans find, follow or friend you?

 You can find me at www.tammylowe.com

BACK COVER:

Elisabeth London is keeping her new friends a secret from her parents.  Not only do they live on the other side of the world in the Scottish Highlands, they lived more than three hundred and fifty years ago. Her mom and dad would never allow her to go gallivanting about seventeenth century Scotland.  They won’t even let her go to the mall by herself yet.

Twelve-year-old Elisabeth is old enough to know there is no such thing as magic, but when her quartz crystal necklace has the power to transport her back and forth in time, she no longer knows what to think.  The only thing she is certain of is that she loves spending carefree days with Quinton, the mischievous nephew of a highland warrior, and sassy little Fiona, a farmer’s daughter. 

However, Elisabeth’s adventures take a deadly turn when she is charged with witchcraft.  At a time and place in history when witch-hunts were common, those found guilty were executed, children included. Elisabeth must race to find her way back home, while trying to stay one step ahead of the witch-hunter determined to see her burned at the stake


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Tammy Lowe link
4/11/2013 01:41:32 am

Thanks for hosting me on your blog today!

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C.K. volnek
4/11/2013 05:32:15 am

So happy to have you on my blog Tammy. Welcome!

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http://www.myeasyessaywriting.com/ link
4/18/2016 06:33:03 am

Wow this is great because I am a big fan of her and I admire every book she wrote and every work she has done I follow so it is good to know about her. The exploration habit is definitely the big source of writing such dreamy books. She has a traveler’s soul along with a writer’s mind.

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4/19/2016 09:34:30 am

  The mind’s eye is the best book in which writer tell the story of life and many writing tips are also founded in this website. Tammy Lowe is the famous author which tells the secret of writing the new book. Recently she launched the new book Acadian secret.

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