C. Lee McKenzie

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

A- Z Blogging Challenge-C

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I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can’t go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there anyway.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump to get there, and I’m not too much into jumping anymore.

Sometimes I’m in Capable, and I go there more often than I’d like to.

And while I’m in Complete, those WIP’s give me fits.

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A-Z Blogging Challenge-B

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B Movies Rock! 
Not Really, but they did at one time.
I think.
Since I’ve been learning how to do book trailers, I’ve also poked around in the archives of notable trailers for movies. This one I loved the best because . . . well I’m a little weird. Ask my family.
It Came From Outer Space. Creature From the Black Lagoon and so much more!
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A-Z Blogging Challenge-A

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I finally jumped into the A to Z Blogging Challenge. April is already CRAZY MAD, so why not up the pace? Not logical? Absolutely. A little CRAZY MADNESS has to be good for the writer brain. And speaking of brains here’s my A DAY post.

ACTIVE
I found an article on Sonny Rollins (age 81) a saxophone giant who hasn’t stopped practicing his instrument or become a rest home denizen. This Grammy winner revolutionized jazz and he recently was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor.
My kind of guy. He’s been an ACTIVE yogi since 1968. Here’s what he says about his life and yoga.
Yoga “has made me more serious person, which I hope transfers into my music. . . [it’s] always there to keep me engaged in a spiritual pursuit-to trump the negative with positive ideas.” 
1970’s
If you want a taste of beautiful saxophone here’s SONNY ROLLINS on youtube with an interview in 2011.

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Catch Fire! Blog Party

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Woot and Double Woot! 
Here comes a super book and a super give away. You can’t miss this one. From February 27 through March 9 anyone who comments on ALEX J. CAVANAUGH’S posts during that time can win a special package from his publisher: a copy of CassaFire and of CassaStar, a large tote bag, and a mug. 

The Catch Fire! sign up form will close 9 pm EST Monday night, February 27, and the five winners will be listed on Alex’s blog post the following morning.

Be sure to join the Twitter Party, too. The Twitter hashtag for the party is #CatchFire . . . Make CassaFire Catch Fire!

And now . . . Drum Roll Please

CassaFire
by Alex J. Cavanaugh

CassaStar was just the beginning…

The Vindicarn War is a distant memory and Byron’s days of piloting Cosbolt fighters are over. He has kept the promise he made to his fallen mentor and friend - to probe space on an exploration vessel. Shuttle work is dull, but it’s a free and solitary existence. The senior officer is content with his life aboard the Rennather.

The detection of alien ruins sends the exploration ship to the distant planet of Tgren. If their scientists can decipher the language, they can unlock the secrets of this device. Is it a key to the Tgren’s civilization or a weapon of unimaginable power? Tensions mount as their new allies are suspicious of the Cassan’s technology and strange mental abilities.

To complicate matters, the Tgrens are showing signs of mental powers themselves; the strongest of which belongs to a pilot named Athee, a woman whose skills rival Byron’s unique abilities. Forced to train her mind and further develop her flying aptitude, he finds his patience strained. Add a reluctant friendship with a young scientist, and he feels invaded on every level. All Byron wanted was his privacy…

Available today!
Science fiction - space opera/adventure
Print ISBN 978-0-9827139-4-5, $15.95, 6×9 Trade paperback, 240 pages
EBook ISBN 978-0-9827139-6-9, $4.99, available in all formats

CassaFire is the sequel to Cavanaugh’s first book, CassaStar, an Amazon Top Ten Best Seller:
“…calls to mind the youthful focus of Robert Heinlein’s early military sf, as well as the excitement of space opera epitomized by the many Star Wars novels. Fast-paced military action and a youthful protagonist make this a good choice for both young adult and adult fans of space wars.” - Library Journal

You can visit Alex J. Cavanaugh’s blog. 
Get his Book Trailer. 

Cassa Fire at Barnes and Noble, Amazon and Amazon Kindle