Martha Reynolds's Blog

It’s been a pretty good run here at WordPress. I started blogging in 2012, shortly before the release of my very first novel. (Author platform and all that stuff, you know). Eleven years and eleven novels later, I’m ending my relationship (amicably) with this site.

These past years have been fun, for the most part. I’ve met some wonderful people through blogging, and will continue to follow their writings and musings. I’ve participated in the annual Blogging ...

Years ago, well before ancestry.com appeared, I created a family history for my mother. She had a book, a very old book that had been in her mother’s possession (passed down through her father from her father’s mother), and that book contained over 1,800 names of descendants of one person – a Hugh Stone, born around 1638, who emigrated from England around 1658. A descendant named Richard C. Stone had traced the various lines of Hugh Stone and published the book in 1866....

So far this winter, there hasn’t been much snow. I’m fine with that – the cold is okay but I’m just as happy to not have a foot of snow on the ground. We’re more than halfway through January, and winter’s just gearing up here in southern New England, but the days are lengthening and each day brings us closer to spring..

I’ve begun a new book. It’s in its earliest stages, and I’m thinking about my characters. They keep me up at night, but I’d rather think about Fra...

Happy 2023, everyone! I do hope the year has started out well for you. I have a deal for you – if you haven’t yet read my award-winning novel VILLA DEL SOL, now’s the time to grab a digital copy. Get your copy here: https://tinyurl.com/bdzuxh78

I’m doing a Kindle Countdown Deal through Amazon. If you don’t know what that is, it means I discount this book to $1.99 on January 6. That’s a 76% discount, so go get it now! On January 7, the price rises to $3.99 (still 51% off the regular price)...

There are days I feel as though I’m 80. Other days, I’m 19 again. Most days I’m Martha, 64, married, poor eyesight, always struggling with my weight, trying to do better. Writing books, telling stories.

At this time of year, however, my mind is flooded with memories of sophomore year at Providence College. Of early snow and Christmas anticipation. And of a tragedy whose roots took hold 45 years ago. Yes, w...

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Thanks again to everyone who participated in the 2022 Rhode Island Authors Showcase – the featured authors, all of whom contributed towards the Grand Prize(s) and gave away one of their books or a gift card, and to the readers, who engaged on the daily blog posts and (hopefully) met a new author or two.

Each of the daily winners has been contacted, and the authors should have communicated with them by now to ensure timely delivery of the book or gift card....

I am so happy to welcome my pal and fellow blogger Jacqui Murray today to celebrate the release of her new prehistoric fiction book, Natural Selection (Book 3 in the Dawn of Humanity trilogy). Prehistoric fiction!! Right?!

In this conclusion to Lucy’s journey, she and her tribe leave their good home to rescue former-tribe members captured by the enemy. Lucy’s tribe includes a mix of species–a Canis, a Homotherium, and different iterations of early man. In this book, more join and some di...

December 2nd: I’m excited to join award-winning author, Grace Blair, inspiration behind her riveting, Einstein’s Compass, at her blog where we talk …

Come Join Me as Grace and Martha and I talk about Writing

The Rhode Island Authors Showcase is back! Each day in November, I’ll be featuring a different RI author. Each post features a giveaway – a book, an anthology, or something else! All you have to do to be eligible for the daily drawing is leave a comment on the blog post. I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner one week after the blog post (to give you time to catch up).

By commenting on each post, you’re also entered to win our bigger prizes: GRAND PRIZE is a $250 Amazon gift card...

The Rhode Island Authors Showcase is back! Each day in November, I’ll be featuring a different RI author. Each post features a giveaway – a book, an anthology, or something else! All you have to do to be eligible for the daily drawing is leave a comment on the blog post. I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner one week after the blog post (to give you time to catch up).

By commenting on each post, you’re also entered to win our bigger prizes: GRAND PRIZE is a $250 Amazon gift card...