M.L. Hamilton
@authormlhamilton
Mystery and Fantasy Author of Over 75 Books
🚚📚 Today is load-in day! 🎉 Most of the authors will arrive to store their books and get their tickets. 📦✉️ Looking forward to seeing all of them. 😊❤️ ⏳ Countdown: 2 days! #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #LoadInDay #Countdown #MeetTheAuthors #BookLovers #BehindTheScenes #StateFair
🎡🌅 I love the drive to the Fair to set up the Authors Booth. 🚗✨ I roll down the window and take it in. 💙 There's something magical about it before the gates open. 🌞📚 ⏳ Countdown: 3 days! #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #StateFair #BookLovers #MeetTheAuthors #Countdown #SummerTradition
📚🧠 This word took me a minute to understand until I saw the examples. ✨📖 Zeugma. Example: “She opened the door and her heart to the stray kitten.” 🐱❤️🚪 #booksky #WordOfTheDay #Zeugma #LanguageLovers #WordsMatter #Vocabulary #LoveOfLanguage #EnglishLanguage #WordNerd #Grammar
🎡🤤 I can almost smell the cinnamon buns. 🥮🍯 My blood sugar is gonna be through the roof because I cannot resist the lure of those syrupy, delicious State Fair staples. 😋🎠 ⏳ Countdown: 4 days! #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #StateFair #CinnamonBuns #FairFood #SummerFun #Countdown #FairFavorites
📚❤️ In teaching, researchers say that students in homes with books tend to do better academically. 📖🎓 If my sons complain about the stacks of books in my house, I'm gonna tell them it's because I'm an old soul. 😄📚✨ #booksky #Books #Reading #BookLovers #Teaching #Literacy #HomeLibrary #OldSoul
🎡📚 We're in the home stretch to the start of the California State Fair! ⏳✨ Visit the Authors Booth in Building B. 📖✍️ Download the calendar at: www.authormlhamilton.net/california-s... ⏳ Countdown: 5 days! #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #Countdown #MeetTheAuthors #BookSigning
🎡📚 Participant tickets are stuffed in envelopes, ✉️ books are packed, 📦 and directions are distributed. 🗺️ Load-in on Thursday, then we're off and running on Friday. 🚚🎉 ⏳ Countdown: 5 days! #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #Countdown #BookEvent #MeetTheAuthors #BookLovers #BehindTheScenes
🌺🧡 This Sunday I want to celebrate this gorgeous alstroemeria, or Lily of the Incas. 🌼✨ As I've gotten older, I've really grown an appreciation for orange and yellow. 🍊💛🌿 #booksky #SerenitySunday #Alstroemeria #LilyOfTheIncas #FlowerLovers #NatureLovers #GardenBeauty #SundayVibes #NaturePhotography
✍️📚 Progress report for this week. Hitting the saggy middle again and having to power through it. 💪☕📝 #booksky #ProgressReport #WritingLife #WritingJourney #WorkInProgress #PeytonBrooks #BookLovers #WritingCommunity #KeepWriting
📚✨ My feature author today is Michael O'Haver. ❤️📖 He writes historical fiction romance. Check out his book here: www.amazon.com/Sierra-Gold-... #booksky #FeatureAuthor #MichaelOHaver #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #BookRecommendation #BookLovers #CaliforniaAuthors #SupportAuthors
🎡📚 Another flashback to the State Fair Authors Booth in 2015, eleven years ago. 📸✨ Been doing this a loooong time. 😄❤️ #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #Throwback #Flashback #BookLovers #MeetTheAuthors #ReadingCommunity #WritingJourney #Memories
📖🤔 This word doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, nor does the definition completely square with my brain, but it looks nice. 😄✨ #booksky #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #LanguageLovers #WordsMatter #LoveOfLanguage #EnglishLanguage #WordNerd #Lexicon #Etymology
Where did you go for field trips when you were in school? 😊 #booksky #CuriOdyssey #CoyotePoint #FamilyMemories #GranddaughterTime #ChildhoodMemories #BayArea #FieldTrips #CaliforniaHistory #Nostalgia
🎡😂 Since my obsession for July is always the State Fair, I thought this quote was particularly funny. 🤭📚✨ #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #StateFair #FairSeason #AuthorBooth #BookLovers #SummerFun #QuoteOfTheDay #ReadingCommunity #JulyVibes
🎡📚 12 days away from opening the State Fair! 🎉✨ Last time the fair is going to be held during the summer, so enjoy the warm weather, ☀️ buy a book, 📖 and get it signed. ✍️❤️ #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth#MeetTheAuthors #BookSigning #BookLovers #CaliforniaEvents #CountdownToTheFair
🎡📚 For the next month, my mission will be to manage the Author Booth at the California State Fair. We're only eleven days away from opening on July 17th! ✨📝😊 #booksky #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth #BookEvent #Authors #MeetTheAuthors #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity #Countdown #SummerFun
🌸🌿 This lantana was so beautiful, I couldn't resist taking a picture of it. 📸💜 Happy Serenity Sunday after a rambunctious 4th of July. ☀️🕊️✨ #booksky #SerenitySunday #Lantana #FlowerLovers #NaturePhotography #GardenBeauty #SummerBlooms #NatureLovers #PeacefulMoments #SundayVibes
“No, I have a witness sitting in my cruiser and I’ll let ATF interview her after I get her to the station and Mirandize her.” 🚔👮♀️⚖️ #booksky #ProgressUpdate #BookTeaser #PeytonBrooks #CrimeFiction #MysteryBooks #BookExcerpt #ReadingCommunity
📚✨ My feature author is the Author Booth's amazing assistant and author herself, Danita Moon. 💙 🌟 Her book, My Journey Through the Looking Glass, can be found here: www.amazon.com/My-Journey-T... 📖 #booksky #FeatureAuthor #AuthorSpotlight #AuthorBooth #BookRecommendation #ReadingCommunity #Memoir
🎆🌙 Fireworks from 2012 in San Diego while on vacation. I think firework technology has improved a bit in the ensuing years. 😄✨🎇 #booksky #Fireworks #SanDiego #Throwback #VacationMemories #FourthOfJuly #SummerNights #TravelMemories #Celebration #TimeFlies
📚💭 One of my favorite words and such a difficult concept to explain. 🤔✨ #booksky #WordOfTheDay #LanguageLovers #WordsMatter #Vocabulary #LoveOfLanguage #EnglishLanguage #WordNerd #Linguistics #Etymology
🎉📚 After nine long years, it's finally here—the twelfth book in the World of Samar series! 🐉✨⚔️ Get your copy here: www.amazon.com/Savior-Eldon... #booksky #WorldOfSamar #FantasyBooks #Romantasy #NewRelease #EpicFantasy #BookLaunch #FantasyReaders #BookSeries #ReadingCommunity #BookLovers
🤔✨ Something to think about this week. 💭🎆 #booksky #ThoughtForTheWeek #Freedom #LifeReflections #WordsToLiveBy #Liberty #FreedomMatters #IndividualLiberty #Perspective #FourthOfJuly
🐶❤️ The entire mission this week is to keep this girl calm during the weeks-long 4th of July celebration. 🇺🇸🎆 I used to love this holiday, but since she came into my life, it's a misery with the nonstop fireworks every night. 🫂🐾💕 #FireworksSeason #AnxiousDogs #FourthOfJuly #DogLovers #GoldenRetriever
🌿❤️ This pomegranate shrub is on my daily walks with my granddaughter. So many plants catch my eye on our walks. Bay Area gardens are something to see. 🌺🚶♀️👧✨ #booksky #Pomegranate #GardenWalks #NatureLovers #BayArea #GardenBeauty #PlantLovers #GranddaughterTime #NaturePhotography #SimpleJoys
📚✨ Progress Update Teaser for this week: Adams took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Marco. “This is for Peyton from Rani.” Marco turned it over in his hand. “What is it?” “An invitation to tea for tomorrow at two.” “Tea? Are you serious?”
📚✨ My featured author today is Rose Molina. This will be her 1st year at the Fair. 🌟🎡 Rose writes coming-of-age novels, and you can find them at her website: rosemolinabooks.com 📖💻 #booksky #FeatureAuthor #RoseMolina #ComingOfAge #ComingOfAgeBooks #AuthorSpotlight #CaliforniaStateFair #AuthorBooth
📸📚 Throwback photo of my mother's friends and me at Borders in Santa Rosa in 2010. Those were some fun days when I only had one book to promote. 😊❤️⏳ #booksky #ThrowbackThursday #BordersBooks #SantaRosa #BookPromotion #WritingJourney #Memories #Flashback #BookLovers #TimeFlies
🤔📚 Not gonna lie, I sometimes wonder if we need words for EVERYTHING. 😂📝✨ #booksky #WordOfTheDay #LanguageLovers #WordsMatter #Vocabulary #GrammarGeek #LifeReflections #BookLovers #EnglishLanguage #JustThinking