Hi everyone – Thanks SO much for all your support for Forgotten Treasures! It ended up at #7 on the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll for best anthology of 2011!!! A top 10 finish was beyond my wildest hopes! Thanks for voting and helping me get a little more publicity for this labor of love… And speaking of love… The first review for Forgotten Treasures is up! I’m so excited to hear from readers who are enjoying the stories! http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/256654075 And you can enter to win… Read More
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Six Sentence Sunday & Preditors and Editors Voting
Hi everyone – I got word from some fabulous facebook friends that my releases from last year were nominated for Preditors & Editors awards!!! Woot!!! So if you have a minute, can you please run over and vote? Please? *sad puppy eyes* J Forgotten Treasures is up for best Anthology! You can vote here à http://www.critters.org/predpoll/antho.shtml Night Walker is up for Best Romance Novel!! You can vote here à http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelr.shtml Across the Veil is up for Best Romance Short Story!!! Woot! You can vote here… Read More
Forgotten Treasures Anthology is now Available everywhere!
Hi Everyone – First off, I’m happy to announce that the winner from last week’s blog (selected by random.org) is Terri Dion!!!! Congratulations!!! Please email me at LdyDisney at aol.com J I’m so excited to finally be able to announce that Forgotten Treasures: 25 Short Fiction Tales is finally available everywhere… I think? LOL That’s the crazy thing I’ve found with self-publishing. I’m never sure if I’ve done everything “correctly”. How can you be sure when you’re busy being the author, publisher, publicist, distributor, art department, etc.? Then once the… Read More
Happy New Year – 2011 Rocked
Hi everyone – It’s New Year’s Day and before 2012 takes off, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for being such a HUGE part of my 2011!!! 2011 was the year I saw my first novel published, and also the year I dipped my toe into indie self-publishing… I’ve learned SO much!!! And through it all, you’ve been along with me, encouraging me with comments, supporting my books with reviews and blogs, and all around making this journey such a BLAST!!! So thank you!!! J… Read More
2011 Blog in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. (They’re so cute!!! 🙂 Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click here to see the complete report. I promise to post my real blog… Written by me not monkeys…. Tomorrow! Happy New Year!!!… Read More
More Merry Christmas BlogHop Fun
Hi everyone! Welcome to my stop on the big Stuff Your Stockings Christmas Blog Hop!!! Prizes Galore: $450+ In Gift Cards to Amazon, B&N, ARe, and Other Publisher Sites 150+ In Ebooks of all heat levels Jewelry, Gift Baskets, Christmas Ornaments, and all kinds of goodies Each participating author is going to hold a contest on their blog with so many treats up for grabs it’s enough to make every reader’s Christmas just that much happier! In each contest post the author will link the others participating in the blog… Read More
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Hi Everyone – I can’t believe Christmas is two weeks from today! (It’s still Sunday night for me! LOL) Sorry I’ve been MIA from my own blog, but when you’re a singer, Christmastime = Sing-time. Plus this year my son, Reno, is following in the family tradition and singing quite a bit himself! Between his performances and mine our December calendar is a little overwhelming! But I do have news to share… My blog will be “Hopping” this week with not one, but TWO blog hops, both boasting fabulous prizes,… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving
Hi everyone – If you’re from the States, this week we’ll all take a moment to eat some turkey, break bread, and reflect on the blessing in our lives. Give thanks. And I’m plenty grateful this year… First off, after years of work, my first novel was finally released in August!!! Seeing Night Walkerin print, holding it in my hands, and hearing from readers has been such a huge blessing that I have a hard time putting it into words. I’m also buried in edits and revisions for Night Demon,… Read More
Night Demon Cover – SQUEE!
Hi everyone – First off, I’d like to say a HUGE thank you to Heather Howland from Entangled Publishing!!! She has made AMAZING covers for my series so far, starting with Night Walker… And just when I thought my cover couldn’t get any sexier… I’m happy to share my brand new cover for Night Demon, Book 2 in the Night Series… *drum roll* WooHoo!!!! And look how cool it looks as a book… And the cover flat… I should have the final back cover blurb and the release date soon, so… Read More
Edits, Revisions & Six Sentence Sunday!
Hi Everyone – I’m happy to report that my speaking engagement at the Oceanside Library for National Author Day went really well!!! Shew!!! But even more exciting than that??? My Night Demon edits and revisions are going really well! I’m so excited about this book! Anyway, if you missed it on facebook, I’ve been posting about it, and since it’s Sunday, I thought I’d give you a tiny Six Sentence Sunday peek! (It’s actually more than 6 sentences, so Shhh! LOL) Hope you enjoy the sneak peek… Gretchen straightened up,… Read More