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Hello USA and Xpresso Tour Unleashed

December 1, 2014 By C. Lee McKenzie

Iโ€™m back and Iโ€™m late with my first post since taking a break. This is going to be short and somewhat jet-lagged, but at least I found the keyboard and was able to turn on the computer.

News of the Day:

Double Negative is on Tour, starting today. 

December 1st
-Reading To Distraction >> Review
-FictionZeal.com >> Guest Post
-Loving the Language of Literacy >> Review
-Suzy Turner, YA Author >> Spotlight

Just turned in my first line edits for Sudden Secrets to Evernight Teen. Book due out this month.

Burma is the colonial name for Myanmar, so Iโ€™m officially switching to Myanmar since I now know the people prefer it.

I have my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme and just have to write the posts, so hope I can post 2015โ€™s Survivor Badge after April.

Great to be back. Will be around to say hi to everyone ASAP!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: A-Z Blog Challenge, Double Negative

Comments

  1. M. L. Swift says

    December 4, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Lee,

    Welcome back, and thanks for stopping by my blog upon your return! Yes, I've been busy traveling, too.

    And I may just do the AZ this year. I have a perfect theme, easy-peasy…now to write the posts. The past two years have not worked out for me to participate. Third time's the charm, right?

    Congrats on your book! Let me know further details…I'd be glad to help.

    Take care,
    Mike

  2. DMS says

    December 3, 2014 at 3:09 am

    Welcome back! I can't believe how busy you are right now! Sounds like lots of wonderful things are happening. ๐Ÿ™‚ Good luck and hope there aren't too many more edits!
    ~Jess

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 3, 2014 at 4:00 pm

      Just some final punctuation and I'm done! Yay.

  3. Julie Flanders says

    December 2, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    Welcome back, Lee! Great to see you.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 3, 2014 at 4:01 pm

      Thanks so much, Julie. Here's to December.

  4. Gina Stoneheart says

    December 2, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    Welcome back! Your tour seems to be off to a great start! Four features in one day… pretty awesome.
    I wish you the best of luck with your new book. I still have to read Double Negative. I'm hoping to catch up on my reading and reviews later this month.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 3, 2014 at 4:01 pm

      Waving at you, Gina. Thanks for the visit. I'll be around to say hi soon.

  5. Catherine Stine says

    December 2, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    OMG, you are one busy lady! Another book with Evernight. Huzzah!!!!

  6. TBM says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Welcome back and good luck with the tour! And you already have your theme. That's great.

  7. Empty Nest Insider says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Welcome back Lee! Hope you had a wonderful trip! I'm also impressed that you already started planning for A to Z! Congrats on your upcoming release!

    Julie

  8. Yvonne Ventresca says

    December 2, 2014 at 5:29 am

    Wow! I'm impressed that you have your theme.

  9. Karen Lange says

    December 2, 2014 at 3:44 am

    Great to see you again! Take your time catching up. We'll be here.:)

  10. Ava Quinn says

    December 2, 2014 at 1:42 am

    Welcome back! Lots of exciting stuff going on. You've really hit the ground running. ๐Ÿ™‚ I don't think I'll be participating in AtoZ this year, but will try to get around to the bloggers who are.

  11. Al Diaz says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:45 am

    Welcome back. Already have your A to Z theme? That's great and you'll be quite busy, I can see that. I saw some of your pictures. I loved them. Expect to see more. ๐Ÿ™‚ Dragon Hugs!

  12. Cherie Reich says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:20 am

    Welcome back! Best wishes on your newest upcoming book release!

  13. L. Diane Wolfe says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:07 am

    Touring for one book with another coming out? You will be so tired by the time Christmas rolls around.

  14. Jemi Fraser says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Can't wait for your next book!

  15. Greg Pattridge says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    I'm glad I found you. Looks like a great site. I'll be poking around here for a while to catch up. Have a super tour!

  16. Lynda R Young says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:41 pm

    welcome back, Lee!
    I still call it Burma too, but I'm not a fan of change ๐Ÿ˜‰

  17. Lexa Cain says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    Welcome back!! I'm so looking forward to your A-Z posts now, since I assume they'll be about Myanmar! Good luck on the blog tour and the edits. Evernight Teen is lucky to have you. ๐Ÿ™‚

  18. DEZMOND says

    December 1, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    I still call it Burma, just like I still call Burkina Faso Upper Volta ๐Ÿ™‚

  19. Mason Canyon says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:34 pm

    Welcome back, Lee. Glad to see you back.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks so much, Mason. Great to be here again.

  20. Angela Brown says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    Awesome that you're getting back into the swing of things with a tour, edits turned in and, hopefully, some sleep in there somewhere ๐Ÿ™‚

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      I'm even keeping my eyes open this afternoon. Progress. ๐Ÿ™‚

  21. Jay Noel says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Welcome back. And yeah, what to call that country is a pretty sticky situation. The ones in power who destroyed the pro-democracy "rebels" changed it to Myanmar, even though the rest of the world still refers to it as Burma.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      I wonder how Obama faired in his meeting with The Lady? We were in Yangon the same day. I didn't see anything that signaled his visit.

  22. Christine Rains says

    December 1, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Welcome back and have fun on your tour! Congratulations! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      I guess this is a good way to come back and re-enter.

  23. Southpaw HR Sinclair says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Well, hallo there! Welcome back. Jet lag is a stinker!

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Yay! You're here. Thanks for the welcome back.

  24. Gwen Gardner says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Sounds like you had an interesting vacation! Welcome back. I just got back from two weeks in England/France and am still sorting out my time zone. I gotta quit the 4 a.m. waking schedule, lol. HOpe your tour is successful! Congrats!

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      The return trip seems to be the hard part of the journey. Glad you got away for some R and R.

  25. Patricia Lynne says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Welcome back!

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Thanks, Patricia!

  26. Sarah Foster says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    Welcome back! Hope you had an awesome time. I'm actually planning my A to Z posts already, too. It's the first time I've ever been this far ahead of schedule.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Good luck with yours. I'm already getting nervous.

  27. Natalie Aguirre says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Congrats on the tour. Awesome you're already planning for A-Z month.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:28 pm

      I know better than wait until January. April seems to come right after that month.

  28. Hilary Melton-Butcher says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    Welcome back Lee .. can imagined your jet lag - your A-Zs 2015 will make a brilliant reading … sounds fun .. and yes … onwards with more books and marketing the others … take care, sleep, recover and see you shortly - cheers Hilary

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      Checked out your Pope and food post. Delightful as always. Thanks for stopping by.

  29. Joylene Nowell Butler says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    Glad you're back, Lee! Missed you.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:27 pm

      Thanks, Joylene. I was surprised how much I missed this community.

  30. Bish Denham says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I KNOW you had a fabulous time, what an incredible place to visit. And now, you're already chomping at the bit to get back into promoting your books and working on another. I don't know how you do it!

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      You should see me! My wrinkles have wrinkles and Zombies run screaming when I turn the corner. Glad to be back.

  31. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    Welcome back, Lee!!! You are kicking off your return with a bang I see.

    • C. Lee McKenzie says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      I was never much of a runner. Now I see I have no choice. Glad to be back.

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