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It’s Happening!
Written by Paisley Swan Stewart
Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:49

The following is a message that was posted on my FB page by my publisher:

“Beyond the amazing artistry of the storyteller which Paisley Swan Stewart definitely possesses, she has not only titled her chapters to add character to the books, but has directed Tell~Tale/TreasureLine to use embellishments that make each of her books in the Chanson de l’Ange series works of art. Truly beautiful and available soon!!!”

  *does happy dance*

And I posted this message on my own FB page a day later:

Finally, we have some movement on the Chanson de l’Ange CD. Last week I composed the melody to the lyrics of the song, ‘That Summer By The Sea’. Nathan composed the violin part for Toni Gibson‘s recording of ‘The Bleeding Rose’, and the music is now in the hands of Maria Lazareva, our violinist for the piece. Nathan re orchestrated the Chanson de l’Ange aria accompaniment, and I am now in the process of getting my voice in shape to re record it. Nathan will be sending our vocalist, Carrie Shaw, a recording of ‘That Summer By The Sea’; just the chords and melody so she can check out the range. Then if she approves, Nathan Allen Pinard will orchestrate the song so that she can record it.

Our other vocalist, Michele Karmin, is all set to record ‘Firelight Through Diamonds’ within the next week or so!  So at last, it’s all coming together!
Update:  Michele goes into the studio tomorrow to record Firelight Through Diamonds!
More news to come soon!
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Last Updated on Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:56
Chanson de l’Ange is La fin!!!!!
Written by Paisley Swan Stewart
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 04:28

Book Cover

Greetings fans and friends!  It is my greatest pleasure to announce that my complete 3 volume Phantom of the Opera based book series is now finished and has been submitted to my publisher!   As some of you know, I began writing Chanson de l’Ange in February of 2004.  Throughout the writing process I have been hit with one challenge and crisis after another, and there have been times when I thought Chanson would never actually be published in its complete form-but that day is just around the corner.

All I can do now is hope that I have given my readers a story with a beginning, middle, and end that will satisfy and thrill them until the last page!  In just a few weeks Chanson will be available through on-line resources in both paperback and ebook formats!  Check back here for the soon to be announced released date!!!!

I would like to thank all my supporters, readers, and fellow fans for your interest in my books.  Some of you have been with me since February 2004 when I began posting Chanson chapter by chapter on a Gerard Butler message board-and some of you even before that via personal emails!  Had it not been for your encouragement and love of this story, I would have given up years ago!  Thank you!!!!

Swannie

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 June 2012 04:30
Revised Chanson In Submission Process!
Written by Paisley Swan Stewart
Saturday, 9 June 2012 11:49

Greetings fans and friends!   I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far.  Mine has been, well…eventful.  After reviewing the revisions I have done on Chanson de l’Ange, I decided that there was not a good place in the flow of the story to divide it into 4 separate volumes, so the novel is being published in 3 books instead of 4.  In the new revised series, Book One~Orphan in Winter (aprox 320 pages), and Book 2~The Bleeding Rose (aprox 320 pages)-will now form the first half of the story, and Book 3~The Angel’s Song  (aprox 550 pages)  completes the tale!  Those of you who already have the original unrevised Book 1 will not need to purchase the new 1&2 unless you want the revised writing (revised for grammar, spelling and some improvements in the story itself).

The first 2 books are now in the hands of my publisher and are being formatted!   I am currently “polishing” the new Book 3 and will be submitting that one upon completion.  Between my mom’s illness and other health challenges in my family (including my own)  it will be a miracle when the completed series is finally released.  Believe me, there have been times over the past 8 years when I didn’t think it would ever happen-but it’s going to happen…come hell or high water, illnesses, tragedies, or even the end of the world!

There is no formal release date yet but we are shooting for the end of August-September!  The CD as well, is still in the works and I believe Nathan is planning to release the first ‘single’ from it in September.  We have run into many hangups with the CD production, but it is on the schedule and will get done!

Please keep my family in your prayers.  There are many changes taking place in my life right now, and I’m trying to be strong.  Your prayers and encouraging words help to keep me going!

 

Swannie

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Last Updated on Sunday, 5 August 2012 01:20
4 More Chapters To Go!
Written by Paisley Swan Stewart
Sunday, 4 March 2012 11:47

Greetings fans and friends!   Just a quick update.  My sisters and I are in the middle of packing up my mother’s house and moving her to a lovely assisted living “resort”.   We call it a resort because it has EVERYTHING on site that a person could want.  We made this decision very quickly last week after my mother had another fall and badly broke her harm.  We agonized about our decision but it seems the best place for her.  She won’t be so isolated and will have lots of opportunities to socialize.  She even told us that she would get to wear all her pretty clothes again to go to dinner each night.  This statement was a relief, as she has barely been eating lately.  It has been an extremely stressful and heartbreaking experience packing up her things, because she is downsizing from a large 3 bedroom home to a small but very nice 2 bedroom apartment.  Sadly, we cannot fit all her belongings in the new place, so a very large estate sale is forthcoming.  My mother is now in the early stages of dementia but rapidly declining, so at least we can be assured that she is safe and will be moved to the memory care unit when the need arises.

Somehow I’ve been able to keep up revisions and am happy to report that I have only 4 more chapters left to revise!  I confess there are days when I don’t have the energy to work on Chanson, but I do when my brain is working well and when I’m not so stressed.  Also, I hope you will all visit my boards on Pinterest where I have been pinning images that pertain to Chanson de l’Ange, my retelling of Phantom of the Opera.  There are some hints about what is to come in the revised 4 part series, so check it out! (no spoilers though)   Here is one of the images from my Pinterest board:

Gown

And here is the link where you can see much more:  Chanson de l’Ange Pinterest

 

 

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Last Updated on Sunday, 4 March 2012 11:47
Welcome 2012!!!!
Written by Paisley Swan Stewart
Saturday, 31 December 2011 06:46

Swannie in her new hat!

(this hat was made for me by sister Reba!  One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year!)

So…..what did you get for Christmas?????

Greetings fans and friends!  I hope this New Years Eve finds you recounting all the blessing in your life, and if your 2011 was miserable….then may I say along with you…good riddance, 2011!   With all the upheaval in our world, I pray that you and your loved ones have managed to establish your own little “postage stamp of peace”  regardless of the insanity that has become planet earth.  Throughout this holiday season as my family has been grappling with one personal crisis after another, I am thankful to have a hand full of very close friends who always stand beside me, and I am thankful to have a very great love…a love that many never find in all their lifetime.  I am also thankful that despite my own weaknesses, fears, and shortcomings….my faith in God somehow remains, even though at times it seems a puny, inadequate thing.  In times like these when all is being shaken around me, I reflect that I do not live by my own faith….but by the faith OF Jesus Christ.  The very same faith that rose him from the dead is the faith that upholds me.

And so, we….you and I, will move onto the next year not knowing what is to come.  Know however, that after taking a much needed break from revisions,  this author is back to work on the revised Chanson de l’Ange 4 part series, and it is my aim to bring this series to its completion and publication early this year.  At the time of release, the Chanson series will be available in both paper back and ebook format, so please keep checking the site for updates…and thank you so much to those of you who have been sending me kind, uplifting, and encouraging emails and messages.

Cheers!
Swannie

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Last Updated on Saturday, 31 December 2011 06:51
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