Cindy Young-Turner

Hey Jack Kerouac

Today is Jack Kerouac’s birthday! He was born today in 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts, which is not far from my hometown. I’m a big fan of On the Road. It was one of my post-college used bookstore finds. I think I got it for a quarter, along with A Clockwork Orange and The Grapes of Wrath.

I found this quote on a magnet and had to buy it:

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” -Jack Kerouac, On the Road

Those beaniks were pretty wild.

As a counterpoint to the madness of Jack Kerouac, I’m a guest on Ciara Knight’s blog today with some tips for getting myself motivated: http://www.ciaraknight.com/2012/03/12/guest-cindy-young-turner/.

Blogging at the Book Boost

I have a guest blog at the Book Boost today: http://thebookboost.blogspot.com/2012/03/voices-made-me-do-it-with-guest-blogger.html. That muse seems to control my life!

Featured on Jean Murray’s Author Open Mic

I’m featured on Jean Murray’s Author Open Mic today: http://wickedromance.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/author-open-mic-welcomes-cindy-young-turner/. Stop by and check out my guest blog about finding inspiration on the streets of Edinburgh. I also answer a few questions about the characters of Thief of Hope!

Playlist for Thief of Hope

Happy Leap Day everyone! Thought I’d do something fun and share a playlist I’ve created for Thief of Hope. I’ve failed to figure out how to embed the playlist on my blog (maybe it’s cause I’m too cheap to upgrade space?), but here’s a link to it: http://pl.st/p/22920112139. I couldn’t find all of my favorite songs, but the list has a few of the ones that helped inspire me while writing the book. I listen to a lot of movie soundtracks and Celtic music when I write. And there’s some harder stuff in there as well. It’s a rather eclectic mix. One song I really wanted to include was New Model Army’s “The Charge,” which I found on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MOCOmgJ9-g. I adore New Model Army and that is by far my favorite song of theirs.

And please, if you like any of the songs, go out and support the artists and purchase their music!

Guest blog at Savvy Authors

I’ve done a guest blog for Savvy Authors on critique groups: http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?1896-Need-Feedback-Try-a-Critique-Group!-by-Cindy-Young-Turner. I never would have finished my book without the feedback and support of my critique groups!