I'm please to host Camy Tang on Five Scribes! Camy is not only a wonderful friend, but a phenomenally talented writer, too. She has created her own niche in a business always looking for fresh voices and fresh writing. If you haven't read her Sushi Series by Zondervan books, you're missing an absolute treat! Camy's unique style and knowledge of all things Asian leaves you laughing, crying and wanting more!
Camy continues her Asian touch in her current release Deadly Intent, Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. Leave a comment and be entered in a drawing for Deadly Intent. Winner will be announced at the end of the week.
Welcome Camy!
Hi there! This is Camy Tang, and I'm really jazzed to be guest blogging at the Five Scribes today!I got a chance to visit my wonderful Audra a few weeks ago! Now, just a disclaimer, I am not a country girl. I didn't live in the city, but I wasn't exactly in the countryside, either. There was no 4-H where I grew up (although now that I think of it, our neighbors had chickens).
So I was eager to see real livestock. Laugh it up, furball, I'm serious! I'd never seen a real goat or sheep before in my life. Danica drove me out there, chortling the whole way at my wide-eyed staring.First off, Audra gave GREAT directions to her house. We found it without a hitch, surrounded by fields. Beautiful countryside!
Next, I heard a turkey but thought it was a chicken. (Remember, non-country girl????) Danica and Audra got a hoot out of that. Then I saw the honkin' thing. Talk about a tank. Wouldn't want to have to catch HIM for Christmas dinner, that's for sure.Audra had made lunch for us—fruit and nuts and nachos. She's such a great hostess. We had a great time doing writer-talk!
Then we got to see the animals. I petted her bunny, who used to be a blue ribbon winner. I also saw some wild cottontail rabbits, which I had only seen once before at Sharon Hinck's house in Minnesota, so that was cool.
Her goats were neat! I'd never seen goats up close before, except maybe when I was five and went to a petting zoo. Audra got her long-suffering son to help, and I milked one of her goats! It was so awesome!(The reason I needed to milk the goat is for research—those of you on my newsletter YahooGroup know that the fourth book in the Sushi series will be a free ebook download for my YahooGroup members. The blurb on my website talks about a goat in Jenn's backyard. 'Nuff said. :)
I also got to pet her sheep. They're skittish but kind of sweet, although Audra would probably beg to differ about the sweet part.We then used Audra's computer to look up yarn shops in nearby Boulder, Colorado and go to see her writing sanctuary. Very cozy, plus all her contest winning certificates are up on the wall just to affirm how much Audra rocks!!!
Thanks for letting me visit your home and your blog, Audra!
Camy
DEADLY INTENTby
Camy Tang
SCENE OF THE CRIME
The Grant family’s exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation—not murder! Then Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, and everything falls apart. The salon’s reputation is at stake...and so is Naomi’s freedom when she discovers that she is one of the main suspects! Her only solace is found with the other suspect—Dr. Devon Knightley, the victim’s ex-husband. But Devon is hiding secrets of his own. When they come to light, where can Naomi turn...and whom can she trust?
About Camy:
Camy Tang writes romance with a kick of wasabi. She used to be a biologist, but now she is a staff worker for her church youth group and leads a worship team for Sunday service. She also runs the Story Sensei fiction critique service. On her blog, she gives away Christian novels every week, and she ponders frivolous things like dumb dogs (namely, hers), coffee-geek husbands (no resemblance to her own...), the writing journey, Asiana, and anything else that comes to mind. Visit her website at http://www.camytang.com/ for a huge website contest going on right now, giving away fourteen boxes of books and 24 copies of her latest release, DEADLY INTENT.
23 comments:
Thanks so much for letting me guest blog today, Audra! I had so much fun at your house!!!
Camy
Welcome Camy! Loved having you! You've had such success with the books published, what kinds of projects lay ahead?
Coffee is on and blueberry muffins are coming out of the oven as we speak : ) Sit back, enjoy, let's discover all about Camy!
Camy and Audra, you two looked like you had a ball! Ah, Camy, I won't tease you too hard about the turkey. Audra lives in beautiful country, no? And your book Deadly Intent sounds like my kind of book! I cannot wait to read it, and your Sushi series sounds hysterical. Thanks for the tips, you two. Off to eat. Why is it I always get hungry around this gang ;)
Nice to meet you, Camy! I love the idea of the sushi series -- probably because I love sushi, LOL. I look forward to exploring your work!
Helen
Hi Camy,
Welcome to Five Scribes!
You are energy personified. Want to give us a hint on how you accomplish so much?
Are you a disciplined writer? Schedules, word count per day? And how do you fit all the rest of what you do in your day?
Oh, I know, you're Bionic!!
Love the Sushi series. Really fun and appreciate the way you incorporate your inspirational message.
Thanks Audra, for bringing Camy to us.
Hugs,
~LA from Five Scribes
Hi Donnell! Ha! I can joke about Camy and my turkey all day long : ) She was so funny trying to milk our goat, too. Good thing Bud was around. Daisy (the goat) definitely thought Camy was invading her privacy, LOL!
Hi Helen : ) You'll love Camy's Sushi series. Talk about bizarre family life--the stories are packed with them!
Deadly Intent has the same flair, only in a high class spa setting. Very cool!
Mornin' Leslie : )
I know you love all things Asian! Kinda thought you might like the Sushi Series.
Deadly Intent keeps Camy's voice and expands her creativity : ) Don't want to say too much...you have to read it : )
Audra--future projects include my next humorous contemporary romance, tentatively titled BAD DOG: A NOVEL, which releases May 2010, and another Love Inspired Suspense in late 2010 or early 2011!
Donnell--I hope you like my books! The Sushi series is funny while the suspense is serious, so it just depends on your reading taste!
Helen--Ah, girl after my own heart! My parents take us out to sushi at a special restaurant in Hawaii when I visit them every year!
Leslie Ann--LOL I'm not really as disciplined as I'd like to be. I take care of emails and marketing stuff in the morning, and then do the bulk of my writing in the evening b/c I'm a night owl. My creativity just works better at night than during the day.
Camy
You know, Camelot, I'm just so delighted for you.
I had a wild turkey walk down the middle of my road the other day. Deer run across the road in front of me all the time.
And eagle soared past my windshield once. We have 120 cows, with a baby at her side...240 animals surrounding us in pastures.
the neighbors have a couple of turkeys, but they're MEAN.
My sister lives on the edge of town and has goats and chickens and ducks and calves. She's totally gone into the small-animals-as-a-hobby world.
Glad you got to milk a goat...I guess.
That was a very fun day! I'm so putting this in book... "hey, look! It's a chicken!"
Okay, that is not a rabbit. It is HUGE!!!
As Ruthy would say "OH MY STARS" -- that is one BIG rabbit! What do you feed that thing, Audra?
Looks like you had a lot of fun playing Country Girl, Camy!
LOL, Danica, you have to put that in your book. I was about to make fun of the chicken/turkey scenario, until Audra mentioned milking the goat, and I decided to keep my mouth shut. Now that would be hysterical. I can see me in traction from where the goat kicked me.
Camy, I can't wait to read both the Sushi Series and the Love Inspired. You have to enter these in the Daphne next year, right??? :)
LOL Donnell, I'll definitely enter my Love Inspired Suspense in the Daphne! I don't think the Sushi books would be appropriate, though. I think the most suspense in them is if the heroine is going to talk back to her grandmother or not. Haha
Camy
Turkey, goat, rabbit -- what's the difference? Camy got to milk them all : )
Donnell are you coordinator for the Daphne again?? You and Camy both need therapy. I mean, no one coordinates contests better than either of you!!!!
whew
Go Daphne!!
Go Genesis!!
AND get all that writing done! I'm tired just thinking about it : )
Aw, thanks Audra! I can't speak for Donnell, but I love coordinating the Genesis! It's fun and I like "giving back" to the writing community this way. I wouldn't be published if not for ACFW!
Camy
Oh, Camy, I'm jealous!!! Sounds like you had a blast at Audra's, girl -- wish I could have been there ... uh, all except the goats. Do NOT like goats ... no offense, Audra!!
Hugs,
Julie
Julie, goats need love just like everyone else. We have a very spastic pygmy goat you might like...
Thanks for visiting today, Camy and thanks to everyone joining us for an episode of life on the farm LOL!
Post comments through the week and Friday we'll draw a winner of Camy's Deadly Intent.
Great book! Don't miss it!
I hadn't seen these pics! How cool! Love it, guys. Great post. Audra, love the farm!
Hugs
Cheryl
What a fun post! I didn't know you had a turkey, Audra. What a beauty. We were at a B&B in Michigan and looked out one morning to see a wild turkey hen strolling through the neighboring lawn.
Loved that you milked a goat, Camy. I'm intrigued about your next book out from Zondervan.
Janet
Somehow, in my heart and mind, I hae frozen Camy for all eternity, crouching under a goat milking.
It's pretty sad for you but I'm as entertained as is possible.
:)
I love the idea of the sushi series -- probably because I love sushi
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Jenifer
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