Updates, Book Trailers & Webinars!
Hello, writers! First, I cannot believe that, despite the soaring temperatures, we are actually nearing autumn - and hopefully some rain! We have had very many new subscribers to the site and newsletter and I want to extend a warm welcome to everyone!
Lots and lots of interesting things have been going on. It seems only yesterday that the first Covid lockdowns seemed to bring things to a grinding halt but since then, things have been crazy!
First, I want to direct new members of the website to some of the most popular blog posts of late:
Tik Tok & Book Sales - Does it Work?
Why I Went Rogue & Published Independently.
My Ridiculous Audible Listening List.
POV Made Simple
I am, as usual reading like crazy in my personal and professional roles. Two books I am reading right now are "The Anthropocene Reviewed" by John Green (a book after my own heart; a collection of essays) and the really fascinating moving book about how we regard the diary of Anne Frank. The title is "Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife," by Francine Prose. I've recently been on a C.J. Tudor binge and am reading "The Chalk Man."
Professionally, I am reading, evaluating, and/or editing several manuscripts: a historical fiction story set during WWII, an update on Black Beauty, an epic fantasy similar to the Hobbit and a nonfiction account of a marriage that ended badly but made way for a brand new life. Talk about a wonderful variety! Each story is different and each writer is at a different place in their learning curve.
Sometimes my eyeballs get tired from reading almost all day every day, so make sure to get into the pool and swim laps about three times a week, for some much-needed exercise. And - you can really tell I'm quite a bookworm, I also listen to audiobooks as a way of resting my eyes while making another one of my crazy amigurumi creatures. What can I say, amigurumi relaxes me and makes great gifts! On Audible.com I am listening to another C.J. Tudor book "The Taking of Annie Thorne".
