Thursday, May 17, 2012

New Horizons








There's a bit of a story behind this.

Several months ago I was approached by editor M.R. Zuchniak from Green Gecko Publishing, a brand new publishing house, and asked to write a foreword for an eBook of short stories and quotes called "Passion For Horses."

I read the bits and pieces they had assembled and liked the concept, so I said, "Sure."

One thing led to another and I ended up writing a short story for this fun collection of essays and thought provoking quotes. It's one you guys have never read before, and there's a bit of my love life wrapped around it. As usual, it's straight from the bowels of memory and as true a tale as I can tell.

The authors in this book are from all over the world, and there's a name or two regular Mugwump Chronicles readers will recognize. 

 The book is not staying an eBook, it is coming out in paperback soon. This tickled me on more than one level, the main one being this is the kind of book I'd stick in my saddlebags for a light read on a trail ride, or a lazy afternoon at the barn.


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16 comments:

  1. SquirrelGurlMay 17, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    Just bought the book! Can't wait to read it on my flight out West!

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  2. KDMay 17, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    Cool! Just downloaded... I still prefer real paper so may get it as well. Congrats !

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  3. gtyyupMay 17, 2012 at 7:23 AM

    Congrats...looks awesome! I'll have to wait for the hard copy.

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  4. NCBayMareMay 17, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    Looks awesome. Can't wait to read it. Hopefully this is a warm up for your own full-length book, right?

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  5. AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    Congratulations! I've been reading your blog since 2009 and I can't think of someone better suited to write a foreword and contribute to a collection of horse stories.

    -Haley

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  6. RuckusButtMay 17, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    I can't wait to get home to download it! I'm hoping right along with NCBayMare! A collection of your own short stories would be good too :-)

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  7. mugwumpMay 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    Thanks guys - it's been a fun project.

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  8. Heidi the HickMay 17, 2012 at 1:43 PM

    Yay, it exists!!!

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  9. mugwumpMay 17, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    Heidi - Incredible, huh?

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  10. RuckusButtMay 17, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    Looks like the eBook will only work on Kindle e-readers :( Guess I will have to wait for the paperback!

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  11. deedeeMay 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Loving it!
    That first story was so Mouthy Monday!
    Loving it!

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  12. BifMay 17, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Cool... Looking forward to the paper edition. =)

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  13. HelenMay 17, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Well, that's my Christmas list for certain people sorted.

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  14. KateMay 18, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    You scared me for a moment with the title "New Horizons". It sounded like the start of a goodbye blog post! Introducing a new book is much more fun.

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  15. KelMay 18, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    Congratulations, Mugs!

    Helen: Agreed! This will make a great stocking stuffer for my horse-loving friends.

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  16. smazourekMay 18, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Just picked up a copy!

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