The end typed tonight. I am elated.
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New Year, New Goals and New Hope
New Year, New Goals and New Hope. Here we are in 2022. My goal to write more is being realized. I have new hope that this year will be better than 2020 and 2021 combined.
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Release Date for Book
The release date for my first inspirational, historical, romance novel is April 5, 2022. Ambassador International, my publisher, finally gave me the date of when the book will be coming out. Ring the bells! Shout from the rooftop. My book will soon be a reality. Yipee!
Continue readingBook Cover Concept Received
I am so excited. I received my book’s cover concept art Friday, March 26, 2021, in an email. When I pulled up the picture of my book cover, even though it isn’t finished, I gasped. It was a better cover than what I imaged. I did have some suggestions though. I thought the school/church should […]
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Final Edit Finally
The final edit of my book is finished. Now it’s on to the creative phase with Ambassador International.
Continue readingFirst Edits Done
The first round of edits are done on the manuscript I’m working on for Ambassador International. It feels good and bad at the same time. Good because I’m glad I’m done. Bad because I know I have more work to do. I need to read through the story in one sitting–76,000 words and edit as […]
Continue readingWriting Time
If I’m to be successful, I need to carve out time to write. The precursor to writing time is hours spent checking emails and social messaging. And I wonder where the time went and why I’m not being more productive. Even now, when I could be editing a story, I find myself catching up and […]
Continue readingToo Much Social Media Time
Okay, I confess. I spend way too much time on social media checking email, checking Twitter and Facebook feeds and such instead of writing. This is frustrating. I rise early with thoughts of churning out another thousand words dancing through my head only instead to sit catching up on what I missed while sleeping. I […]
Continue readingWriters’ Retreat
Here in Marshall Michigan at a rented home for a writers’ retreat with 12 other women from Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America group. At this retreat I plan to write and read about writing and just relax. It is just after 1 p.m. the first day of the retreat and all ready I have my […]
Continue readingMeeting Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore
Met Kevin Spall from Thomson-Shore books Saturday. What a pleasure it was to pitch my book for the first time.
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