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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Former Bridezilla Draws on Experience for Second Novel, Blog Tour.
(Fort Smith, Arkansas) – February is a time when many couples become engaged. But for author Tracy S. Morris, a February nearly 10 years ago was a time for murder.
“I was in the middle of filing for divorce when both my sister and my best friend asked me to be their matron of honor,” Morris said.
The solution to Morris’s situation was obvious: Murder. At least in the fictional sense. Morris collected her somewhat sarcastic observations on matrimony, and turned them into the murder mystery Bride of Tranquility.
At the beginning of Bride of Tranquility, Officer Jake Coltrane, a man with a predictable lucky streak, is planning his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Rachel Thorne, a veterinarian with the Dr. Doolittle ability to understand animals.
Unfortunately for Jake, the wedding seems doomed from the start when the hotel overbooks the wedding alongside a UFO True Believer’s conference and the filming of a ghost hunting reality TV show. Jake also has to cope with a Renaissance wedding planner who will tack on hundred-dollar expenses at the drop of a handkerchief.
Just when it seems that things can’t get any worse, the hotel’s manager is murdered.
Bride of Tranquility was released in September of 2009 from Yard Dog Press and is already in its second printing. To celebrate, Morris is launching the Bride of Tranquilty: Mayhem, Matrimony and Murder Blog Tour.
The tour includes stops every Monday in February at top writing, pop culture and science fiction blogs, as well as a podcast with Broaduniverse.
Tour stops are as follows:
Feb. 8 http://damcphail.livejournal.com/
Feb. 15 http://paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com/
Feb. 22 http://www.popsyndicate.com
Feb. 22 http://wwweclecticwriter.blogspot.com/
The Broaduniverse Podcast can be downloaded once it is posted at:
http://broadpod.mypodcast.com
Morris also updates her own blog every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at http://writertracy.livejournal.com
Bride of Tranquility is available directly through the publisher, Yard Dog Press www.yarddog.com as well as through Amazon.com.
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News
DQYDJ The Podcast - Monday, December 21, 2009
Fellow Yard Doggies Melanie Fletcher and Jerry J. Davis mentioned Bride of Tranquility during their podcast Don't Quit Your Day Job. Melanie and Jerry are both fantastically talented writers who also work for Yard Dog Press. Mel is the author of Saber Dance, which is a swashbuckling tale of high adventure in Double Dog #3. Jerry has written short stories for the Bubbas of the Apocolypse universe. You should check out their podcast at http://dqydjpodcast.blogspot.com/
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More Kudos for Bride of Tranquility - Sunday, November 22, 2009
Ethan Nahte, the same reviewer who wrote a review of Bride of Tranquility for Popsyndicate, has written a great review for the Witchita Examiner. In it he says that "Morris has created a cast of fantastic characters in a natural environment that come across as believable." You can read the rest of the review at http://www.examiner.com/x-14922-Dallas-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Bride-of-Tranquility-review
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Bride of Tranquility Review - Saturday, November 07, 2009
Popsyndicate has reviewed Bride of Tranquility for their website. The reviewer, Ethan Nahté calls it: a book you’re liable to read a couple of times, assuming you aren’t abducted by aliens between readings. You can read the full review here: http://www.popsyndicate.com/site/story/bride_of_tranquility_by_tracy_s._morris
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Still Life with Wolves and Canvasses now Available from the Grantville Gazette - Sunday, October 25, 2009
Still Life with Wolves and Canvasses, a short story that I wrote with Brad Sinor for the 1632 universe is now avaliable in volumer 26 of the Grantville Gazette. 1/3 of the story is available as a free preview. The remaining 2/3 of the story is available if you have a subscription to the Grantville Gazette. The story is available here: http://www.grantvillegazette.com/articles/Still_Life_with_Wolves_and_Canvases
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Constructs -- Availalbe in September 2009 Aoife's Kiss - Sunday, October 25, 2009
My short humor story Constructs is now available from Aoife's Kiss in the September 2009 issue. You can find Aoife's Kiss at http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/cover.htm
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Bride of Tranquility in Renaissance Magazine - Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A review of Bride of Tranquility will appear in Issue #71 (January of 2010) of Renaissance Magazine.
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New -- Bride of Tranquility - Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Bride of Tranquility has just been released on September 5, 2009 from Yard Dog Press. You can order a copy directly from the publisher at http://www.yarddogpress.com.
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Read Fish Story Online! - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
My short story Fish Story is up at the Baen website as part of a free teaser for the Strip Mauled anthology. You can read the whole story in it's entirety. It's listed as Chapter 3.
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Strip Mauled -- Cover release - Thursday, June 11, 2009
Baen has released the cover for the Strip Mauled anthology. This is the werewolves in suburbia anthology that my short story, Fish Story is in. You can pre-order the book there.
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New Article - Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have been quoted in Cathy C. Hall's article, How 2 Find The Perfect Horror Fit For You in the May/June issue of WOW Women's Writing. The article gives a sampling of various horror genres. I was interviewed for the story due to the Southern Gothic themes represented in the Tranquility series.
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Sales! I got sales! Lots and Lots of Sales!
It's been a good month at Casa Morris with two new sales.
First, a flash piece entitled "The Pet." goes to Things Aren't Always What They Seem. A new anthology from the folks at From The Asylum.
Secondly, my sort story "Fish Story," will be in the Esther Freisner anthology Strip Mauled.
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Front Page Article - October 16, 2006
On October 16, 2006, my local newspaper, the Southwest Times Record, wrote an article about my writing career for the front page edition.
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Writers of the Future
Two stories have been awarded honorable mention for two consecutive quarters. Blame it on the Dragon was given the award for the final quarter of 2007. Con(t)ract for the first quarter of 2008.
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Con DFW (IX) February 12-14, 2010
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Friday, February 12, 2010
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Dallas/Fort Worth area, Texas. http://www.condfw.org/
I will not be attending as a guest, but will be staffing the Yard Dog Press table. Come by and see me anyway.
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Midsouth Con 28 March 12-14 2010
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Friday, February 12, 2010
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Memphis, Tennessee http://www.midsouthcon.org/
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ConQuest 41 May 28-30, 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Kansas City, Missouri http://www.conquestkc.org/
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Soonercon June 4-6, 2012
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Friday, June 04, 2010
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Oklahoma City, OK. http://www.soonercon.com/
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Fencon VII September 17-19, 2010
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Friday, September 17, 2010
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Dallas, TX http://www.fencon.org/
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Links of Interest
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