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Dear Reader,
Thank you all for stopping by and thank you, Janalyn, for hosting me today. I’m thrilled to be offering a copy of my debut novel, Making Waves (Revell), for readers who comment and let me know the worst job you’ve ever had.
If you’re looking for a book that sweeps you away to another time and place, I hope you’ll pick up Making Waves, the first book in the Lake Manawa Summers Series.
Since my father grew up near Lake Manawa, I’d heard stories about the resort for years. After I researched the area, I knew I had to bring this fascinating place back to life. How could I pass up a setting where the rich stayed in tents but still attended fancy balls, watched sailing regattas, and paraded on the boardwalk in front of the Grand Pavilion?
There was even a female diver at the lake, who wore an asbestos bathing suit. She climbed a tall dive tower every evening, soaked herself in gasoline, and lit herself afire. She then dove into five feet of water. Can you imagine doing that for a living? This area is just so rich in history, it was an honor to share it.
I wanted to write a novel that would keep readers turning pages to the end. Not only is it filled with a generous dash of humor, it deals with subjects which still affect us today. I hope readers will laugh and cry when they read this book, because I never feel like I’ve got my money’s worth if I don’t. There’s also a serious message of how much God values truth -- especially telling ourselves the truth.
The next book in the Lake Manawa Summers Series is called A Great Catch and will be available in June of next year, just in time for summer reading. I am now busy writing book 3 in the series, and can’t wait to share book 2 and 3 with the world.
Personally, I’m an eclectic reader. I like everything from science fiction to mysteries to historicals to Shakespeare. If a book has characters that I can root for and a page-turning plot, I will enjoy it.
Please visit me at http://www.lornaseilstad.com/ to learn more about the Lake Manawa Summers Series, on Facebook or on Twitter. Sign up for my newsletter through my website for a chance to win a Making Waves gift basket at the end of September.
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Blessings!
Lorna Seilstad
Book Giveaway Drawing: Leave a comment to this post describing your worst job to be entered in the drawing for a free copy of Making Waves. Please include a way to reach you online or your entry will be ineligible. Entries will be accepted until this Wednesday at midnight (Pacific Coast time/United States). The winner will be posted Friday. A link to detailed giveaway rules is located in this blog's footer.
Thankfully I've loved just about every paying job I've had. But if I had to pick one it would have been working at Burger King as a college student. I came home hot and sweaty and smelling like grease.
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my worst job was gluing itty-bitty tiny stones into itty-bitty tiny earrings... oy.
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Kathy, I've never worked fast food, but that is exactly how I picture that job.
ReplyDeleteCarrie, that had to be tedious work. Did your eyes just ache by the time you got home?
I once taught in a high school for kids with behavior disorders. I measured the day in how many times I was cussed at. I'd come home and say, "Honey, I was only called something bad seven times today!" Still, I love it there. I felt like I was making a difference.
Without a doubt, any job is a blessing from God.
ReplyDeleteLet's see, my history of jobs worked? Hmmmm... One quickly comes to mind as the worst! No doubt it would be working as Supervisor of an old parts place. The worst 'part' was going up an old pulley-system elevator to the storage area. OK, so I am no fan of elevators to begin with, but the elevator stopped between two floors!! Climbing down from the elevator, I fell into the spooky spider-infested decrepit attic! It was a dusty unorganized cluttered room full of mismatched boxes and single parts throughout. I would be in charge of organizing the area. I was told it was haunted, but not to worry because I wouldn't be there for any long stretches of time. My ear had to be alert for parts customers coming in downstairs. Nevermind finding them in this mess! With this newest little adventure over, I returned to my cubby little office area only to discover several people had spit tobacco in the trash under my desk, mostly missing it!
Ok, so I confess! This job lasted only one day. Yep, I called in the next morning after a very restless and sleepless night! No way!! Although I was young and it was a great "title", it was not for me! I did end up with a very good job after that working in a professional environment. I think God was just checking my sense of humor! haha!
Of course, I'm not entering the contest, but I have to mention that I worked my worst job while a college student. My shift started in the evening and went through the night until we finished assembling the next day's newspaper. Sometimes I didn't get home until dawn. We all had paper cuts as we raced to keep up with an assembly line. At one station in the line, we jumped to grab the newspapers. Try jumping in place for an hour and you'll get the picture.
ReplyDeleteMy worst job had to be "walking beans". Looking down those rows of beans, the job looked like it would never get done. It was always really early in the morning and wet!
ReplyDeleteMy worst job lasted one week. I was a waitress at an authentic Mexican restaurant. I was awful but I learned to appreciate good service and what a great waiter/waitress does.
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I have been lucky. I haven't really had a horrible job. I guess one is I worked in a Concession Stand at a park one summer and on a busy day the maintenance staff was short people so I had to clean and stock all of the women's bathrooms.
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My worst job was probably cleaning dorm rooms during the summer, especially the boys' townhouses that hadn't been cleaned all year. It was the worst job but the best job experience, because it was a few months after I started dating my husband and we really got to know each other while on the icky dorm cleaning team.
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Thanks for commenting, everyone, and thanks for suggesting such a fun subject, Lorna.
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