Monday, October 7, 2013

Who is Lorna Collins?


My dear friend and fellow writer, Marilyn Meredith, is my guest today talking about me as well as my alter ego in her latest book, Spirit Shapes. Be sure to enter the contest, and next time she may write about you!


Who is Lorna Collins?

In real life, Lorna Collins is many things: wife, mother, writer, techie and good friend to many, including me. We share our birthdate (though I’m much older than she is) and have learned through our friendship that we have many traits in common. I won’t list them here, but at times it can be rather amazing.

One thing I would like to mention though, is both of us like to write about ghostly events. She created a wonderful ghost character in her latest, Ghost Writer. Not all the supernatural entities in Spirit Shapes are as friendly.

Lorna won my last contest and has a character named after her in Spirit Shapes. Lorna Collins, in this latest Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery, isn’t much like the one I know.

My character, Lorna Collins, is a ghost hunter. My friend has had many jobs and interests, though I don’t think this has ever been one of them. The character is tall with white hair; my friend is short with an abundance of dark hair.

What the two do have in common is no fear of ghosts and the ability to take charge in a bad situation.

My friend, Lorna, is hoping that Lorna Collins, the ghost hunter will turn up in another Deputy Tempe mystery. That might happen. I don’t know right now, but it is certainly a possibility.



Spirit Shapes: Ghost hunters stumble upon a murdered teen in a haunted house. Deputy Tempe Crabtree's investigation pulls her into a whirlwind of restless spirits, good and evil, intertwined with the past and the present, and demons and angels at war.

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Also available directly from Amazon.
 

Marilyn Meredith is the author of over thirty published novels, including the award-winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series. She borrows a lot from where she lives in the Southern Sierra for the town of Bear Creek and the surrounding area, including the nearby Tule River Indian Reservation. She does like to remind everyone that she is writing fiction. Marilyn is a member of EPIC, three chapters of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and on the board of the Public Safety Writers of America. Visit her at http://fictionforyou.com and follow her blog at http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/


Contest:

The person who comments on the most blogs on this blog tour will have the opportunity to have a character named after him or her in the next Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery.


Tomorrow I’ll be visiting at: http://terryambrose.com 

21 comments:

  1. How great is that to be in one of Marilyn's books?

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    1. Terrific. Especially since she may bring her back someday.

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  2. Nice to have a birthday twin and have other things in common as well.

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    1. We've had so much fun discovering our similarities--some of them strange. So blessed to have Marilyn as a dear friend.

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  3. Cool! Birthday twins and ghost hunter!

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    1. Interesting that we both took an interest in writing about ghosts at about the same time. Great minds... ;)

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  4. Yep, Lorna and I share a birthday, Dee. Thanks for commenting. Diane, I think it would be cool to be a ghost hunter.

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    1. So do I! In fact, we're doing the ghost tour of San Juan Capistrano this Halloween. Very excited!

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  5. Hi you two....conspiring together and up to some good though. Lorna, congrats on being named in a book. A friend of mine did that for me once, but then chose to kill me off. Wasn't real sure how to take that.

    Luv ya both a bunch....hugs from Miss Nancy too..............Pete

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    1. Love you, too! At least Marilyn let her character live. She's much quirkier than I am. Well...maybe... Careful, Pete, I can hear you laughing from here! :)

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  6. Very cool to have your name in a book as well as on them. I look forward to reading it. And I think (IMHO) that Kate Eileen Shannon would be a very cool name in a book LOL

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    1. Since I write lots of Irish characters, I'll keep you in mind in case Marilyn doesn't snatch you up.

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  7. I too think Kate Eileen Shannon is a lovely Irish name but Fahey is pretty cool as well, don't you think? :) Marilyn you are quite amazing and you do get around. Can't wait to read Spirit Shapes.

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    1. Ditto to you, Paul. I had a character wake me the other morning at 3:00 to tell me she was Fiona, not Sophia. I don't want to hear from either Kate or Paul in my dreams.

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  8. Interesting that you share traits and a birthday. Does that means star charting and astrology has a basis in birthdays determine character and traits?
    Loved the post!
    Wendy

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    1. You have to question it when we share lots of similar traits and preferences. I have another birthday twin, and we have really strange identical preferences as well. Is strangeness predetermined by the stars? Well...maybe...

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    2. You are certainly on a fast pace right now, Marilyn. I envy your energy and creativity. Intersting that you and Lorna share so many common traits, especially the ghost aspect. Another great post!

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  9. I've read Spirit Shapes. It's a great book and Lorna should be proud of her character.
    JLGreger

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  10. My computer is down and sometimes this iPad doesn't work as it should. I've been taking down names, but commenting doesn't always work for me. Everyone who has commented, thank you so much for taking the time. I do appreciate it.

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