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Button Up Your Overcoat
As a writer I get to live vicariously through my characters. I get swept up in their lives, sometimes cry for them, worry a bit, and cheer them on. I use the real-life things that have touched me or stories I hear from people around me. All in all, it makes for very interesting experiences.
In 2005 I listened to stories that my husband and some of his fellow DMAT team members told about what they had seen in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina brought that city down. They had gone down there as part of a medical response team to try to help. My husband was there for six weeks. Hearing about the courage and resiliency of the survivors and their determination to rebuild was amazing.
When I wrote Hostage Heart my heroine was a young lady from Louisiana whose family was devastated by the “hurricanes”, even losing a beloved family matriarch to the flooding. I relied heavily on the stories from my husband and the tales my late grandmother always told me after living through several Florida hurricanes, and I hoped it gave me a feeling of authenticity that I could put into my story.
About a year ago in the north eastern community where I live in the Hudson Valley of New York, I personally lived through Superstorm Sandy, barely downgraded from a hurricane. What was most memorable, aside from the fierce winds, driving rain and sixteen foot waves crashing in from the river, was the fact that I was lucky to be part of the rescue efforts in my small town.
I was a part of a local volunteer ambulance corps and we had just moved into a brand new building. The town supervisor was looking for a place to host a shelter for the many residents who would be displaced by the rising water or who would need assistance due the high winds and loss of electricity. We had the room, we had a generator, and we were a relatively safe distance from the river. Just a few families evacuated before the full brunt of the storm hit (a little more than a year before Hurricane Irene hit another part of our county and left my town unscathed, people expected the same thing).
The town dispatched buses to aid evacuation as the storm grew stronger and it became more evident we were not going to escape nature’s wrath again. While other members of my family and several of my friends responded to the many ambulance calls and aided in rescues, I was one of those who manned the shelter, greeting evacuees, keeping records and offering comfort however I could. A few of our corps members were affected, one losing his home to the river, and others needing heat and electricity. Residents in the town were generous and gave many much needed donations of clothing and other goods.
One of the scenes I wrote into my latest novel,Karma Visited, came directly from the night that Superstorm Sandy ravished the waterfront communities in the county I live in.
We had stragglers arriving through the day, but when the first busloads of evacuees arrived I remember looking down the hallway to see a large mass of shocked faces, dripping clothing, frightened children and broken spirits moving towards the only salvation they could find that night – us. We accepted many family pets (preparations were made to keep them separately from the human evacuees), but I remember seeing this young girl holding her beloved pussycat. The cats paws were literally wrapped around his owner’s neck. I don’t know who looked more scared. These are the two images that remain in my mind. The shelter was open for a week. By then many of the evacuees were either able to return home or had made arrangements with family; a few who lost their homes and possessions were put into a longer term facility where they could live, go to work and school, while trying to rebuild.
Although I spent the bulk of that week in the shelter, it was to care for those who managed to find some modicum of comfort, some who literally watched their homes floating into the river, others who needed warmth and electricity in a powerless community, and some who thought they were safe until trees crashed through their roof. My own family was relatively unscathed – a few trees fell on the property missing the house and doing minimal damage otherwise. We left our pussycats home after assuring their safety and arranging visits home to feed them – they managed without lights and the TV. At the end of the week we came home, cleaned up the debris, threw out some spoiled milk, and finally allowed everything we had seen and done to take hold of our emotions.
One year later, I still see areas in the region that need rebuilding, I hear of families still trying to start over. Here at home I see a community that has survived. Every day I pray for the people who still need our help and support fundraising efforts in the community.
One year has passed, one year… I feel very blessed to have been a part of the recovery and very, very blessed that my family seemed buffered through the storm.
I’ve had some interesting blog posts this month on my author blog
Chelle Cordero, Author
please come by an take a look
- Check out the Living, Breathing, Writing blog
- When is SEX Too Much Sex? …and the need for supp…
- 10/20/13 WEWRIWA a community of writers and reader…
- Chelle Cordero’s EMS Mystery Suspense Novels Revie…
- The Karma Visited Blog Tour
- 10/13/13 WEWRIWA a community of writers and reader…
- I hadn’t connected this before now…
- 10/6/13 WEWRIWA a community of writers and readers…
and be sure to come by this weekend to read
my latest WeWriWa snippet
WeWriWa, Weekend Writing Warriors post 8 sentences from a current writing project, published or unpublished. Then we visit other participants and offer opinions, critiques, support. Writers hanging out with writers, a good time with a great group of people – you are welcome to join along.
AN ACT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE OCCURS EVERY 12 SECONDS IN THE U.S.
It wasn’t my intention to present a classic case of Domestic Abuse when I wrote Karma Visited, but Annie Furman is in a BAD marriage where her husband keeps her from friends and family, monitors her moves, doles out only enough money to purchase groceries, berates her verbally, and forces servitude on her.
Annie Furman is a classic case of an abused wife
from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center:
Domestic abuse, or “battering”, is a pattern of abuse by one partner against the other, for the purpose of maintaining power and control…
Psychological battering: The abuser’s psychological or mental abuse can include constant verbal abuse, harassment, excessive possessiveness, fault-finding, isolating the woman from friends and family, deprivation of physical and economic resources, and destruction of personal property.
The advantage of a virtual online blog tour is that if you are unavailable 
for the original “meet & greet”, you can still come by and enjoy – and yes, your comments are still welcome!
Just click on the links below. (I’ll be adding to this list as new interviews and blogs appear)
So I dabbled in Paranormal
[on Lindsay’s Romantics, Aug. 19, 2013]
http://bit.ly/1fdr32v
I finally broke out of the mold. For years I wrote romantic suspense novels, liked the genre (and apparently so did some readers), and was very comfortable with the genre. I’ve always liked a bit of edge of the seat mystery and am a hopeless romantic myself, so…
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Guest Blog and giveaway: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Promotion by Chelle Cordero
[Sept. 4, 2013 by The Long and Short Of It]
http://bit.ly/14YCbMK
An author shouldn’t wait until the book is already on sale before she starts promoting it. Once you know that the book is going to happen, start your promo. Use excerpts, interview your characters on your blog, play with the title, talk about the conflict the characters face and just make people curious…
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Dream, dream, dream…Chelle Cordero
[Sept. 15, 2013 by Marilyn’s Musings]
http://bit.ly/162Bq8d
Annie Furman once died, but the doctors saved her and brought her back. A young child, she had just experienced the loss of her parents and the effects of a brain injury after a car accident. Now she is left with a gift, or a curse…
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NEW PARANORMAL SUSPENSE BY CHELLE CORDERO
[in the Potpourri Parlor, Sept. 15, 2013]
http://bit.ly/18dBjVb
VHP Announces Karma Visited by Chelle Cordero…
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Chelle Cordero’s KARMA VISITED
[Posted by devonellington on Biblio Paradise, Sept. 17, 2013]
http://bit.ly/1eV4rDK
Let’s give today’s guest, Chelle Cordero, a warm welcome, for her new release, KARMA VISITED. She was kind enough to spend some time with us, talking about the book and the process. Devon Ellington: What sparked the inspiration for this novel?…
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Chelle visits Karma
[on Atty’s Attic, Sept. 19, 2013]
http://bit.ly/16rsN10
In my attic today is Chelle Cordero. She has lived many lives and is spending a few minutes with me and my stuffed animals here in my dusty attic…
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It’s Not Real
[on Nine Naughty Novelists, Oct. 15, 2013]
http://bit.ly/19LMxkx
You won’t find the small towns of Catawai or Trance, Colorado on a map, but readers of Karma Visited will know where they are…
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Weekend Writing Warriors 10/6/2013
Weekend Writing Warriors 10/13/2013
Just a group of writers that share snippets
from one of our works every Sunday.
Come by and have a read – you just might like what you see.
You don’t have to be a participating author to leave a comment.
Visit the WEWRIWA site at http://www.wewriwa.com/
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FREE Book Club Packet http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=1809349
Karma Visited
by Chelle Cordero
Do you believe in karma? Annie Furman has a gift that allows her, while she sleeps, to visit people in their time of need – but who will be there for her when she needs help? Undersheriff Dave Turner is investigating a series of home invasions and homicides. He has no idea that solving this case will lead him to the woman of his dreams.
Review
Karma Visited captured me from the beginning and never let go. This tale of good, evil, and a miraculous gift between has a cast of characters you’ll never forget. Well done, Chelle Cordero. ~ by Charmaine Gordon, Author of Survive and Thrive novels and Mature Romances
BUY LINKS
http://www.amazon.com/Karma-Visited-Chelle-Cordero/dp/061587326X
AND IN ALL E-BOOK EDITIONS
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/344391
ALLROMANCE https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-karmavisited-1295927-248.html
Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Karma-Visited-ebook/dp/B00F6BGFF2
Instant Download PDF http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=1809348
Apple iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/karma-visited/id685074771
Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/karma-visited
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/karma-visited-chelle-cordero/1116351963
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I’m interviewed at
A Biblio Paradise today
about Karma Visited
Hope you’ll stop by
http://bit.ly/1eV4rDK
Review
Karma Visited captured me from the beginning and never let go. This tale of good, evil, and a miraculous gift between has a cast of characters you’ll never forget. Well done, Chelle Cordero. ~ Author Charmaine Gordon
BUY LINKS
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/344391
ALLROMANCE https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-karmavisited-1295927-248.html
Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Karma-Visited-ebook/dp/B00F6BGFF2
Instant Download PDF http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=1809348
Apple iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/karma-visited/id685074771
Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/karma-visited
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/karma-visited-chelle-cordero/1116351963
FREE Book Club Packet http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=1809349
and Coming Soon in Print and Audio!
I’m blogging on Marilyn Meredith’s blog today
Marilyn’s Musings
Dream, dream, dream…Chelle Cordero
About dreams and the importance they play in our lives
and in my new novel
Karma Visited
BUY LINKS
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/344391
ALLROMANCE https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-karmavisited-1295927-248.html
Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Karma-Visited-ebook/dp/B00F6BGFF2
Instant Download PDF http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=1809348
Apple iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/karma-visited/id685074771
Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/karma-visited
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/karma-visited-chelle-cordero/1116351963
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