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A timeless story of wanderlust and self-discovery, Chasing Tales follows six global wanderers all searching for a sense of self and finding the meaning of love amidst adventure.
Seattle Magazine Like eating cookie dough with your fingers, Chasing Tales is a guilty pleasure. Thanks to Rivers-Woods’ skillful dialogue, the characters evolve in front of one’s eyes, like photographs developing in a darkroom. Chasing Tales has the ease of a toes-in-the-sand novel, but offers many astute moments (e.g., Leanne’s climactic emotional separation from her father) that will shake your heart. Grade: A–
Rachel Bravmann
Mary Lou Sanelli, Author of The Immigrants Table "Wood’s has a brilliant eye for social dialogue, character sketches, and rendering of the present day. Whether the characters are in Italy, alive with exploration, or struggling with lost love after two heinous suicide bombs rip through an Israel store, the book continues to engage the reader. Chasing Tales is alive with the beauty and the wreckage of this modern day world, and it’s woven together with a storyteller’s grace. Woods is particularly adept at treading the line between poignant and workaday, and is worth reading for the rarity of this alone."
-Mary Lou Sanelli, author of Falling Awake
Reader Reviews "There are only a few select books that make it into my home library. Those books are ones that I can read again and again and continually find new sources of inspiration from. I know this book is one I will read this at least a few times a year - if only to re-immerse myself in my desire to rediscover Ms. Rivers-Woods' characters."
-Virgina W.
"After reading a great review of this book I decided to give it a try. I have trouble finding novels that grab my attention and keep my interest, and I was thankful to find that Chasing Tales was fun from the start. I recommend it to any reader who enjoys getting to know the characters. I found myself missing them once I finished the book, and am hoping there will be more work coming from Lanae River-Woods in the future."
- Tamara
"Chasing Tales is a true delight! There is a natural cantor to the way the characters are written, making you feel like you are discovering them as you read - similar to meeting a new person and learning about them through shared experiences. The effect is that by the end you feel as though you've made friends of the characters. Also, while the book is easy to read with a story that melts in your mouth, it is not full of brainless fluff. The characters deal with real issues that challenge you and gives you a sense of sinking your teeth into real life."
-Beda Blue
"This excellent first novel by Lanae Rivers-Woods wraps you in from the first chapter with engaging, fully-developed characters, and a fast-moving plot. I was especially impressed that even the side characters in the book had personalities, they weren't just cardboard cut-outs. Several sections tug the heart strings, and the profusion of fine characters gives everyone who reads it someone to relate to. I hated to see this book end and I'm eagerly anticipating the next in the series."
- J. Koenig
Author, sociological artist, entrepreneur and vagabond Lanae Rivers-Woods has been featured in Bust, Seattle Magazine, Blogcritics, Seattle Metropolitan, City Arts Magazine and Art Zone. A true Renaissance woman, Lanae River-Woods specializes in guiding creative careers and promoting the arts.
Originally from Talkeetna, AK Lanae Rivers-Woods was raised in hunting camps, cabins and tents by parents who believed adventure came first. Lanae has hitchhiked across Europe, ridden chicken buses through Central America, flown bush planes across the arctic tundra, caught trains to St. Petersburg, spent lazy summers in England and vacationed in Italian villas for less then cost of a new car.

In Chasing Tales, Lanae dissects the global vagabond lifestyle and challenges her readers to see a life with endless possibility. A life lived without fear.



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supercub

I'm running as fast as I can. The willows whip past in the dusky, darkness of late August. Ahead of me my brother yells for me too hurry My bare feet pound the mud and moss trail that runs between ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:30:00 GMT

True Tales: the lonesome road

The restaurant was brightly lit and Chinese children bustled around what looked like a mix between a grocery and a living room. There was only one table for guests. it reminded us of Fort Yukon and ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:38:00 GMT

True Tales: Boarder towns

We arrived at the Guatemalan boarder just before dark.Twenty-four hours before we had landed in Cancun and made a b-line for the bus headed for the boarder of Belize. We arrived at our destination lo...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:10:00 GMT

True Crimes: the truth behind the fiction

Everyone wants to know if Chasing Tales is truth or fiction. All I can say is that is a mix of both. The events and people are entirely imaginary, however the emotional experiences are very much rea...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Let the worry go

Wars rage across the headlines and homes are crushed by numbers on balance sheet. Loss swirls around us, fear rumbles in our chests and we are lost in anxious anticipation of what will come. Caught ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:32:00 GMT

The Bethany Correira Guerrilla Project

Bethany Correira grew up in Talkeetna, Alaska. Always the one to lead an adventure, one of her best talents was getting her friends into trouble, then convincing them to laugh about it.The purpose of ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Remembering Bethany

In our small village, I was the one who could draw. It started early, killing time on airstrips while my father's engine was overhauled. Later, I learned about shading and perspective from one of ou...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:29:00 GMT

The First Chapter of Chasing Tales - A Preview

Chapter 1LeanneThe door slammed loudly behind her. She was too distracted to hear it. She also barely missed the people who dodged out of the way as she hurried wildly down the street. All she coul...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:20:00 GMT

BOOK LAUNCH & BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!!

August 18th, 20077pm - 10pmLa Familia GalleryYou are invited to a big old celebration in honor of my new book, Chasing Tales! Oh, and my birthday. There will be cake, lovely food, wine, live music, a...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:44:00 GMT

I sank like the Titanic

I'd planned on being strong. I was going to wait until we knew each other better. I mean, I'm not easy. But there was nothing I could do. She was so sexy, wrapped in smooth black. She taunted me ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:08:00 GMT