Lisa Burton is in the house!
Today I have the honor of welcoming robot girl, Lisa Burton. Lisa’s an extremely busy woman, and I’m thrilled she was able to stop by.
Gosh, thanks for inviting me over today. I love getting away from the writing cabin for a little while.
I’m Lisa Burton, the robot girl, and part of my job is to act as spokesmodel for Craig’s books. He has a new release called The Enhanced League, and I’m here to tell you about it.
It’s a loose collection of short stories that serve to tell an overarching story. It covers one year in the life of a professional baseball league. The Enhanced League does not test for performance enhancing drugs or supplements. They allow the players to make their own decisions. This leads to some superstar players, but also some hard falls along the way.
Craig wrote several women characters into the book too. Lara Toryanski is a high school girl. She pitches on the school softball team. I like Lara because she’s kind of an old mind on young shoulders. She dreams of bigger things, but understands the obstacles that stand in her way.
She winds up at the mid-season break called Enhanced Con. While her father and brothers are being true conventioneers, Lara wanders the floor. She winds up in a pickup game of softball with some of the professionals. One of them befriends her and gives her some good counseling.
This story speaks to how women fit into the professional sports world, but it has a neat human side to it too.
To honor Lara, I posed for this poster that represents her. I can’t stop being me, so I turned away a bit to let the Wildcats uniform take up more of the image.
If you’d like to learn more about Lara and the others, pick up a copy of The Enhanced League on Amazon. It’s a 99¢ book, and baseball makes for great summer reading.
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The Enhanced league is a collection of short stories and anthems centered around a year in a fictional baseball league. It has a slight science fiction background. This league has a lot more pomp than you might be used to, and nobody seems to care if the players use performance enhancing drugs.
Stories involve existing heroes, up and comers, and falling stars. While there are the obvious stories that take place on the field of play, there are also human interest stories that take place around the baseball gyrations. These stories involve scouting, trades, ruthless business decisions, and even relationships.
I enjoyed researching and bringing you The Enhanced League, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. — CB
Amazon
I was born in a town called Elko, Nevada. I like to tell everyone I was born in a small town in the 1940s. I’m not quite that old, but Elko has always been a little behind the times. This gives me a unique perspective of earlier times, and other ways of getting by. Some of this bleeds through into my fiction.
I moved to Idaho right after the turn of the century, and never looked back. My writing career was born here, with access to other writers and critique groups I jumped in with both feet.
I like to write about things that have something unusual. My works are in the realm of science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy. The goal is to entertain you for a few hours. I hope you enjoy the ride.
Craig
Thanks for hosting Lisa today, and thanks for that wonderful lead in.
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My pleasure, Craig – you and Lisa can hang out here anytime.
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Thanks, Teri.
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Reblogged this on Entertaining Stories and commented:
Lisa is still making the rounds, and this time she’s visiting with Teri Polen. Teri is a wonderful blogger and author, and you should be following her.
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Thanks for sharing, Teri! 🙂
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You’re welcome – thanks for dropping by, Natalie.
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Thanks for reading it, Natalie.
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I really enjoyed The Enhanced League. Glad to see others do, too. Best wishes, Craig.
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Thank you, Staci. I kind of like the way Lisa is outside looking in on this image. It’s mildly reflective of that story.
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Reblogged this on Archer's Aim and commented:
This is another guest appearance for Craig Boyack for his new release, The Enhanced League. I’ve started reading it and have enjoyed it so far!
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Thanks for sharing this one. Hope the stories hold up for you.
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I like it so far.
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Thanks for the reblog!
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You are welcome, Teri.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for helping out.
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Shall I post tomorrow, (Friday) ?
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Sure, if that works for you.
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Super post, Teri. The book is terrific.
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Thanks, John! I bought the book, but haven’t been able to squeeze it in yet – have only heard good things about it.
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Thank you John. Where do I mail the check, ha ha.
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Ha ha ha.
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Great post, Teri and Craig.
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Thanks, Robbie!
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Glad you liked it Robbie.
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Excellent post, Lisa, Teri and Craig. The Enhanced League is a wonderful read, and at .99 cents a terrific buy. I highly recommend it!
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Definitely a bargain.
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Thanks, Mae. I really appreciate it.
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