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The Poet of the Heart - Book Tour and Giveaway

6/21/2019

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The Poet of the Heart
by LaNona Walker
Genre: Poetry

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People can fade away, rose petals can be crushed and things can be lost, but at least you’ll remember how it was. The Poet of The Heart is a poetry collection that touches everything the heart can feel, hope for, cherish, and even regret. In a collection of poems ranging from romantic to heart-wrenching, LaNona Walker dives into her passions and writes from the heart. Fragmented pieces of dreams and losses combine to bring you a touching series of stories that have deeper meanings in their rhymes and lyrics.


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The Dance of Fire and Rain


He chose the fire, 
And she chose the rain. 

He swore he’d set the world on fire- 
Just for her. 
But she was by nature- 
The flood that would put it out. 

He wouldn’t stop, and she couldn’t go anywhere.
So the fire and the rain danced.
Until the fire burned out, and the rain disappeared.

The flames rose higher and higher, 
And the teardrops of the sky fell.

The fire and the rain danced, 
Until both were nothing.

Just embers and smoke,
Nothing more and nothing less.



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LaNona Walker is a book-aholic and major coffee drinker. When she’s not jotting stories down or getting lost in books, she can be found baking delicious treats while jamming to music or re-watching movies (mostly Marvel) with her Pug. Or getting dragged away from a bookstore by family members and friends.


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  Every writer is different, and that's something it took me a while to learn... I had to experiment and figure out what worked best for me and my writing projects. Depending on the writing project I will either write it in several notebooks or I will type it up on my computer and then revise it in a separate file.  Sometimes I have a notebook filled with stuff for the project, but the draft is on the computer. I have multiple projects, but I try to really only work on one at a time. 
 I know other authors can do three different books at the same time going, but sadly I can't. (Probably why it takes me a bit longer.)
  My process and daily writing routine really stays the same but does change here and there for each project. There was one project several years back, that every day I would wake up early and write at my living room window with my pug and morning coffee for an hour or two in a notebook. That particular project ended up going on the backburner... 
 There was one project where I stayed up until 2 am every night writing when my family was asleep, with coffee that I probably shouldn't have had that late, and I just listened to my playlist with headphones and wrote. (Scared myself countless times, because there were scary scenes in the book.)  
 So I try to write every day, I use very vague outlines and character descriptions as I write,  and I drink lots of coffee and listen to a playlist as I write. That's my process and daily writing life!
  On average for writing a book, I'd say the first draft can take anywhere from 6 months to a year. Then from there, it depends on what you do next. And it varies per project. One you might wait a month and then do the second draft of. There's one book where I drafted the whole series altogether and had to split them up as the second draft. Then revising can take a few months, as well as getting feedback from Beta Readers or Critique Partners. The editing also depends, because you can be your editor or someone else could be. 
 There's a lot of different factors into how long it takes to write a book. For me, there was one book I wrote in a whole 12 months-period (it was crap, and terrible to edit). And there've been books (like the one I have coming out next year) that took three years because I messed up and wrote it and it's sequel together and had to separate them... 
The Poet of The Heart was probably the easiest project so far; the editing wasn't as hard as others, the writing didn't take hours to perfect, and then the revising didn't kill me! So it's a good child! Lol :)

Thanks for reading!!
~LaNona Walker

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68 Comments
James Robert
6/21/2019 03:30:19 am

Hello! Thanks so much for sharing your book with us. Always fun reading about another book to enjoy.

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Noel
6/21/2019 07:15:53 am

Thank you!! :)

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Bea LaRocca
6/21/2019 03:41:30 am

I enjoyed reading the excerpt and your guest post. This sounds like a lovely collection. Thank you for the sale and giveaway.

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Noel
6/21/2019 07:17:44 am

Aw, thank you!! I'm always happy to do giveaways, they're one of my favorite things! :)

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Janet W.
6/21/2019 07:24:06 am

Sounds like a great collection to read!

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Noel
6/21/2019 09:26:29 am

Aw, thank you very much!! :)

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Shirley Ann Speakman
6/21/2019 09:22:53 am

Congratulations on your new release LaNona. I enjoyed the post it's so interesting reading how books come together, best wishes with your tour.

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Noel
6/21/2019 09:26:09 am

Thank you!! I didn't expect my first release to be the poetry collection, but somehow that's just how it worked out lol!

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Rita Wray
6/21/2019 10:59:15 am

Sounds like a good book.

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Calvin
6/21/2019 12:18:07 pm

Been ages since I saw a poetry book on tour, good for you

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:34:35 am

I wasn't sure if anywhere did poetry books for tours, but apparently so! :)

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wendy hutton
6/21/2019 02:54:13 pm

sounds like a lovely book

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:34:50 am

Thank you!! :D

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Debbie P
6/21/2019 03:35:10 pm

This sounds like a really good book. Everyone can use more poems in their life.

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:20:44 pm

Thanks! :) Agreed, poetry will always be one of my favorite genres!

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Victoria
6/21/2019 05:36:25 pm

Thanks for sharing!

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Marcy Meyer
6/21/2019 06:43:45 pm

Looks like a good poetry book. Thanks for sharing.

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Dale Wilken
6/21/2019 11:15:18 pm

The book sounds great.

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Beyond Comps
6/22/2019 04:16:55 am

Great looking cover!

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:35:30 am

Thank you very much!! :D

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Kristen
6/22/2019 10:35:56 am

I like the intricate leafy pattern on the cover....draws the eye.

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:21:10 pm

Aw, thank you very much!! <3 :D

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Serge B
6/22/2019 11:59:06 am

An elegant cover--I love the pug!

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:22:26 pm

Haha, thank you! Her name's Biscuit! :)

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Kelly Nicholson
6/22/2019 12:28:55 pm

What do you think of the book or the cover?

looks like sweat hearts of the poets

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Mya Murphy
6/22/2019 01:08:07 pm

Gorgeous cover!!! Eye-catching!!

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:23:03 pm

Thank you!! I made it myself!! :)

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Donna D Newman
6/22/2019 02:50:36 pm

Who's your favorite author?

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:24:04 pm

Oof, I have several! Marissa Meyer and Shannon Messenger are my top ones though :)

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aaron reck
6/22/2019 05:22:26 pm

Poems are great to express oneself through words and is a beautiful artistry.

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Noel
6/22/2019 08:24:37 pm

I love how they each tell a short story or sometimes multiple stories!

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Terri Quick
6/22/2019 09:43:47 pm

Thank you for this giveaway

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Angela Saver
6/23/2019 01:25:38 am

I enjoyed the excerpt and LaNona's Pug is adorable!!

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LaNona
6/24/2019 04:32:52 pm

Aw, thank you lol!! :D She's a sweetheart!!

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Kelly D
6/23/2019 07:48:08 am

I like the cover, especially the floral graphics.

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LaNona
6/24/2019 04:33:42 pm

Thank you!! :) I originally had thought about calling it ''The Garden of Secrets'', but it didn't fit as well!

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Victoria Scott
6/23/2019 03:42:55 pm

Thank you for sharing! Looks like an awesome read!

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Clarissa Hiciano
6/23/2019 11:02:46 pm

The cover is so pretty!

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LaNona
6/24/2019 04:34:00 pm

Thank you!!

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angela heerde
6/24/2019 05:23:40 pm

I like book cover.

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Amy F
6/25/2019 02:42:13 pm

Sounds like a great collection!

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Lydia Goodman
6/25/2019 09:47:13 pm

love the black and white cover

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heather
6/27/2019 04:18:19 pm

This sounds like my kind of read.

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Mood Reader
6/27/2019 08:57:44 pm

Sounds lovely! :)

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lynn clayton
6/27/2019 09:19:10 pm

love the cover looks like a great read

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Amy
6/28/2019 08:37:52 pm

The pug

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Kathy Cozzarelli
6/29/2019 02:16:25 pm

I like the black and white simplicity of the cover.

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Lisa Ellison
6/29/2019 04:40:22 pm

i like the cover and the excerpt

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Mary Cloud
6/30/2019 11:40:23 am

No questions - the cover is pretty

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Ann Fantom
7/3/2019 04:35:27 pm

I like the cover. It looks very classy!

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LaNona Walker
7/6/2019 09:07:41 am

Thank you!

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Addison Carmichael
7/5/2019 10:33:38 pm

Congrats! I've read this book, and it's awesome. Love the theme that weaves through each poem, ending in a beautiful crescendo of the ultimate love.

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LaNona Walker
7/6/2019 09:06:11 am

Thank you so much Addison!! :D

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Iliana B.
7/12/2019 04:57:09 pm

Fascinating Contrast of colors, very sharp looking cover.

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Emmaline
7/13/2019 01:16:58 am

Poetry was so difficult for me in high school English class. It takes talent to make a great poem. Lovely collection!

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Jo Ricker
7/13/2019 12:58:51 pm

The cover looks awesome. The colors are great. The excerpt was the perfect one to suck you in. Thanks for the giveaway!

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LaNona Walker
7/13/2019 04:08:17 pm

Thank you so much!! :D

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Devon Pickford
7/16/2019 02:07:10 pm

Haven't read a collection like this in ages, sounds great!

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Nikki
7/17/2019 01:49:34 pm

I like the cover. I think a dark color that wasn't black might have worked better, though.

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Daniel M
7/18/2019 06:13:22 pm

like the cover

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Sarah L
7/20/2019 10:46:13 pm

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Jennifer R
7/21/2019 03:27:42 am

I like the black and white theme of the cover.

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Patricio
7/21/2019 12:45:36 pm

Clever cover i think.

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Heather
7/21/2019 04:19:19 pm

The author has a cute dog.

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LaNona Walker
7/21/2019 09:27:56 pm

Thank you!! :D

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Corey Hutton
7/21/2019 10:06:40 pm

Good luck with the book and Thanks for the giveaway.

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Jerry Marquardt
7/21/2019 11:13:48 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Poet of the Heart, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Cassandra D
7/21/2019 11:30:13 pm

I like the excerpt.

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