… of life, the universe, and everything… Next Sunday at dawn, my daughter and I will hit the road to Iowa City. Waze says it’s a 3 hour and 15 minute drive. I’m thinking I’ll force her to listen to … Continue reading Newsletterish Stuff
Just an update… I’ve been a little busy lately… I’m calling it “too busy to write” but that’s not really true, now is it? Ok… fine… I could’ve been writing, but honestly, I have been kinda busy. I’m participating in … Continue reading Author Events and What-not
“How’s your next book coming along…?” I admit I almost panicked. I’ve been so focused on my existing books (ebooks, paperbacks, audio books, swag, launches, etc.) all because I’ve been feeling totally uninspired. It’s been at least six months since … Continue reading So I got a call from my publisher…
… and other news… Hi all… it’s been a minute since the drama of my New Year’s hospital stays. My blood pressure is stable, but still too high for the amount of medication I’m on. I just had a minor … Continue reading Health Update…
GLORY BISHOP and MARY NOT BROKEN are available on Spotify! Hi all! I know I said I post sparingly, but it seems my life and career has gotten a bit busy lately. First, the audio book for Mary Not Broken, the prequel to the Glory Bishop series was released on December 26th. It’s available for purchase wherever you get audio books and also on Spotify. Just search for Mary Not Broken and it’ll come up. Set in Mississippi, New York, and Chicago from 1935—1966, this historical women’s fiction, read by Lisa Renee Pitts, tells the story of Glory’s mother. Personally, … Continue reading AUDIO BOOK UPDATE!
…of self-esteem, self-confidence, and hyper-humility… https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Mary-Not-Broken/dp/B0CPZXCQLG I hafta stop doing that… being surprised at my writing. I hafta stop doubting the myriad compliments, and uplifting the 2 or 3 negative reviews… but I’m more comfortable with the negative… it’s easier … Continue reading I Need to Stop…
Just in time to start the new year… I’m so excited! I just can’t hide it! I about to lose control and I KNOW I like it… Ok… I know I promised not to spam and to just share news … Continue reading OMG! Guess What’s Coming!
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Now that spring has sprung in Chicagoland, I get to host a proper launch. YAAAY! There’ll be pretend champagne, fancy cookies, and birdcages full of chocolates! There’s even a few giveaways. Oh yeah, there’ll be signings and a reading or … Continue reading A Real Launch
So the package arrived today and here’s the video of me opening the box. I kept my composure throughout the beginning of the recording. When I stopped recording I laughed and skweeed for a full five minutes. My sister asked … Continue reading Guess Who’s Here Now!
It’s almost time!! Cover reveal is Tuesday the 16th. I’m excited. I hope you like it. I think it perfectly complements Glory Bishop and captures the essence of the story. I am a little worried that this one is a bit more intense than Glory Bishop… a lot more drama, I think. All of the favorite characters from book one are back… well, almost all of them. Right now, I’m doing layout designs for banners, postcards, and other swag. Do I really need swag… mugs and tote bags? I’ve got cute Glory Bishop bookmarks with a matching tassel with charms.. … Continue reading IT’S COMING!!
Coming soon: Book 2 of Glory Bishop! Watch for special pre-order pricing! Ok, yeah… I’m a little excited. I’ve always been a writer, but I had no delusions about being an author. I honestly never thought it would happen. Well… … Continue reading COMING SOON
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GENERAL – Author Name: Reese Hogan – Book Title: Shrouded Loyalties – Book Genre: Military sci fi / dieselpunk – Release Date: 8/13/19 – Publisher: Angry Robot THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. Naval officer Mila … Continue reading Shrouded Loyalties
GENERAL – Author Name: Maxym M. Martineau – Book Title: Kingdom of Exiles – Book Genre: Fantasy Romance – Release Date: June 25, 2019 – Publisher: Sourcebooks THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. A fantasy romance … Continue reading Kingdom of Exiles
GENERAL THE BOOK – Author Name: Cheryl A. Ossola – Book Title: The Wild Impossibility – Book Genre: literary fiction/historical fiction – Release Date: May 9, 2019 – Publisher: Regal House Publishing – Please describe what the book is about. … Continue reading The Wild Impossibility
GENERAL – Author Name: Autumn Lindsey– Book Title: Remaining Aileen – Book Genre: Speculative Women’s Fiction– Release Date: May 7th, 2019– Publisher: Magnolia Press (@magnoliaindie) THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. In short, Remaining Aileen is … Continue reading Remaining Aileen
? WOULD YOU LIKE A BASKET OF BOOKS? ? Some bunny fills baskets with eggs and candy, but LitRing would rather fill them with books! Go here now to meet authors participating in the Basket of Books giveaway for a … Continue reading The Basket of Books Giveaway
– GENERAL – Author Name: Martine Fournier Watson – Book Title: The Dream Peddler – Book Genre: literary/historical – Release Date: April 9th, 2019 – Publisher: Penguin Books THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. Traveling salesmen … Continue reading The Dream Peddler
GENERAL – Author Name: Christie Grotheim – Book Title: The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live – Book Genre: Contemporary Fiction – Release Date: April 2, 2019 – Publisher: Heliotrope Books THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. Forever searching elsewhere, Marjorie Moore is consumed with wanting, or in her opinion, needing. Feeling trapped by her town and her family, she escapes through obsessive shopping, pill popping, and fantasizing about a possible affair with a friend from high school with whom she reconnects on Facebook. Her growing credit card debt “forces” her to sell prescription drugs—which she … Continue reading The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live
GENERAL – Author Name: Eva Seyler – Book Title: The War in Our Hearts – Book Genre: Adult Historical Fiction – Release Date: 24 March 2019 – Publisher: Authors 4 Authors Publishing THE BOOK – Please describe what the book … Continue reading The War in Our Hearts
Chapter [something] Her aunts. Ruth, Martha, and Ellie. It seemed like it had been ages since she saw or spoke to them. Actually, it had only been about three months, and it wasn’t like they spoke often anyway; but Bigma’s … Continue reading Glory Unbound
GENERAL – Author Name: Michael R. Johnston– Book Title: The Widening Gyre– Book Genre: Science Fiction– Release Date: 14 March 2019– Publisher: Flame Tree Press THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about.Once a war hero of the … Continue reading The Widening Gyre
GENERAL – Author Name: Andrea Rothman – Book Title: The DNA of You and Me – Book Genre: Literary Fiction, Romance, Lablit – Release Date: March 12, 2019 – Publisher: HarperCollins THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is … Continue reading The DNA of You and Me
So…it’s official. My book will be out sometime this spring. I am giddy. Glory Bishop lives her life in pieces. At work and with her friends, she reads novels, speaks her mind, and enjoys slow dances and stolen kisses with … Continue reading Cover Reveal
GENERAL – Author Name: Felicia Grossman – Book Title: Appetites & Vices – Book Genre: historical romance – Release Date: 2/18/19 – Publisher: Carina Press THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. Appetites & Vices tells the … Continue reading Appetites & Vices
– Book Genre: Suspense – Release Date: February 5, 2019 – Publisher: Atria THE WINTER SISTER is an exploration of grief and guilt—how the two can compound each other and how forgiving ourselves can be even more difficult than forgiving … Continue reading The Winter Sister by Megan Collins
GENERAL – Author Name: Danielle M Haas – Book Title: Bound by Danger – Book Genre: Romantic Suspense – Release Date: January 28, 2019 – Publisher: Entangled THE BOOK – Please describe what the book is about. Special Agent Graham … Continue reading Bound by DANGER
GENERAL – Author Name: Erin Bartels – Book Title: We Hope for Better Things – Book Genre: Upmarket Women’s Fiction – Release Date: January 1, 2019 – Publisher: Revell Books THE BOOK Please describe what the book is about. The … Continue reading We Hope for Better Things
GENERAL – Author Name: B.P. Donigan – Book Title: Fate Forged (Bound Magic Series: Book One) – Book Genre: Urban Fantasy – Release Date: 12.18.18 – Publisher: Red Adept Publishing -Buy on: Amazon | Kobo | Red Adept Publishing | … Continue reading Fate Forged (Bound Magic Series: Book One
So…the challenge is pretty simple. All I hafta do is write a novel in of 50,000 words in a month. That’s just shy of 2000 words a day. I’m accepting this challenge for what is likely the tenth or fifteenth … Continue reading NaNoWriMo et al
JUNE 1972 Four days before her sixth birthday, Glory Hallelujah Bishop knew a whole lotta things. As a matter of fact, she’d known more things than everybody in her “kinny-garden” class. She’d known all her letters and she knew c-a-t … Continue reading Glory Hallelujah – Book 2 – Reluctant Bride
June 1980 In the Robinson Room, three girls leaned against a second-floor windowsill, watching the boys playing basketball down in the parking lot. There was one adult out there, the new youth minister. He wasn’t that old, but what he … Continue reading Glory Hallelujah – Book 2 – Lip Gloss
Marcus Jackson picked up the hysterically laughing ten-year-old and gave him a gentle noogie. “Ready to take a break, Shorty?” Marcus asked. “What’s the matter Pops, you tired of this shorty whoopin’ on you?” JT made a perfect jump shot, … Continue reading Barbie Shoes—A side story of Glory and JT
May 1976 The feeling was just wrong. A strange pressure in her stomach and chest. It didn’t really hurt; there was no actual pain; just an ache. At the end of the math lesson, Glory asked Mrs. Stockman if she … Continue reading Glory Hallelujah—Book Two
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