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Chris Gourley

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Chris Gourley is an artist, playwright, mother, and dreamer steeped in the oral storytelling traditions of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although she currently resides in Wilmington, Delaware, the world created in her mind is forever pulling her down other enticing pathways. She is living proof of J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings old adage: "Not all who wander are lost." ...more

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Chris Gourley Katherine... You would ask that question. I came to write through a very convoluted path. Button's beginning started as a story to entertain my childr…moreKatherine... You would ask that question. I came to write through a very convoluted path. Button's beginning started as a story to entertain my children on a long ride home. Years later, I decided to put the story to paper. It grew and became so much more. I couldn't stop thinking about it. In some ways, I think I lost control and the characters were telling me where they wanted to go. I was just along for the ride. Writing becomes an obsession. It's like a bride planning her wedding. Every conversation begins and ends with "the" wedding. Funny how that works. So Button was a seed pod that grew into a tree.(less)
Chris Gourley It is a conundrum. Marketing is the bane of an indie author's life. I've done podcasts, awards, Amazon ads, FaceBook, Amazon unlimited (now going wide…moreIt is a conundrum. Marketing is the bane of an indie author's life. I've done podcasts, awards, Amazon ads, FaceBook, Amazon unlimited (now going wide), Goodread giveaway (Over 650 readers interested for 50 given away and only one review.) I wish Amazon USA, other countries' Amazon sites, and GRs would share all reviews. For example there are reviews on Amazon Canada that do not show up on Amazon USA and vice versa. I continue to reach out to bloggers, reviewers, travel to Bookstores within a 100 mile radius doing book signing, give talks to local high schools and libraries. And continue to write!
Thank you forvyour lovely support, they are so appreciated.(less)
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FINALIST!!!

THE LOST HEIR'S REDEMPTION is one of the finalist in England's Wishing Shelf Book Awards. So excited. Will know by the beginning of April if the book placed. Crossed fingers!
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What a lovely storey!

From the beginning Sally Forbes has written multifaceted protagonists. But it the the other people who layer the pages with warmth... Hibbert and Mrs. Burton and the very delightful Aunt Augusta who deserves a book all on her own
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A win, win for any baseball fan!

R. F. Walden knows how to describe a baseball game as if you are there. What a talent! Not a Yankee fan but a true admirer of legends no matter the team. As a kid, I was introduced to Gehrig in The Pride of Yankees wit
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― George R.R. Martin

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