Gretchen S.B.'s Blog
July 26, 2016
Shows, Shows and More Shows!
Greetings,
Oh My Goodness, i have a lot of author events lined up. Every year there seem to be more. So I figured I would just write up a post with all the events I have left for 2016, I will add any if any more pop up. So without further ado here are your chances to stop and say hi and/ or get yourself a signed paperback:
July 30th*
NW Book Festival
Portland, OR
http://www.nwbookfestival.com/
August 13th
A book section of AuburnFest
Auburn, WA (Les Gove Park in the multipurpose buildig)
September 10t...
Oh My Goodness, i have a lot of author events lined up. Every year there seem to be more. So I figured I would just write up a post with all the events I have left for 2016, I will add any if any more pop up. So without further ado here are your chances to stop and say hi and/ or get yourself a signed paperback:
July 30th*
NW Book Festival
Portland, OR
http://www.nwbookfestival.com/
August 13th
A book section of AuburnFest
Auburn, WA (Les Gove Park in the multipurpose buildig)
September 10t...
July 20, 2016
Hollownton Homicide Trailer!
Greetings,
I know the last couple blog posts have been quite close together and I thought I would be breaking it up more but I received some cool news yesterday, as if you couldn't guess from the title .:) So I will make this quick.
This lovely people at the Book Machine have created the Hollownton book trailer! I love it Please check it out!
Trailer Link!
Okay, that's all for now. (See I said it would be quick.)
Happy Reading,
Gretchen
I know the last couple blog posts have been quite close together and I thought I would be breaking it up more but I received some cool news yesterday, as if you couldn't guess from the title .:) So I will make this quick.
This lovely people at the Book Machine have created the Hollownton book trailer! I love it Please check it out!
Trailer Link!
Okay, that's all for now. (See I said it would be quick.)
Happy Reading,
Gretchen
July 19, 2016
Highland's Fourth
Greetings,
I am a little late on this post but I wanted to get it out there anyway. On the 30th of June the next book of short stories from Writing with a Heart was published. So I wanted to do a spotlight on the book. If you couldn't guess the central theme is the Fourth of July. All of the stories also take place in the imaginary Highland Lake, Washington. Here is the cover, link, and the descriptions of each story.
Amazon Link
A Fourth to Remember Rose McKenzie “My love, my Jared,”...
I am a little late on this post but I wanted to get it out there anyway. On the 30th of June the next book of short stories from Writing with a Heart was published. So I wanted to do a spotlight on the book. If you couldn't guess the central theme is the Fourth of July. All of the stories also take place in the imaginary Highland Lake, Washington. Here is the cover, link, and the descriptions of each story.
Amazon Link
A Fourth to Remember Rose McKenzie “My love, my Jared,”...
July 15, 2016
Experiment Part 1
Greetings,
Today I want to talk about a test I am doing next week. I got the rights to Hollownton Homicide back from that publisher back in May. To celebrate this I decided to put it on sale with a bang. What does that mean exactly? Well, I read an article another Indie author posted on a writer site talking about how he ran a sale campaign for one of his books three years after it came out with great results.
His campaign consisted of running ads on several sale book sites including the covete...
Today I want to talk about a test I am doing next week. I got the rights to Hollownton Homicide back from that publisher back in May. To celebrate this I decided to put it on sale with a bang. What does that mean exactly? Well, I read an article another Indie author posted on a writer site talking about how he ran a sale campaign for one of his books three years after it came out with great results.
His campaign consisted of running ads on several sale book sites including the covete...
June 20, 2016
Not a Lot of Writin' Going On
Greetings,
I wouldn't call my current predicament writer's block. I am having ideas of what to write but the having the time and energy to actually do it seems to escape me. Then every contest I don't make to the second round and every un-positive review of my work seems to send me into a questioning spiral that moves me farther from writing. This means I am sadly not getting much done on the two books I have been working on.
That being said I do have some positive writing news.
The first is the...
I wouldn't call my current predicament writer's block. I am having ideas of what to write but the having the time and energy to actually do it seems to escape me. Then every contest I don't make to the second round and every un-positive review of my work seems to send me into a questioning spiral that moves me farther from writing. This means I am sadly not getting much done on the two books I have been working on.
That being said I do have some positive writing news.
The first is the...
January 17, 2016
Christmas Collaboration
Greetings,
In late October I approached some of my friends that enjoy writing and asked if any of them would be interested in writing an anthology of short Christmas stories. There were plenty of bites and in the end we finished with a book of 5 romance stories from five different authors.
Considering just how little time we had, since it still went into the editors, I was really impressed. Again I was able to do much of the cover myself, which I am really psyched about!
Seeing it still ma...
In late October I approached some of my friends that enjoy writing and asked if any of them would be interested in writing an anthology of short Christmas stories. There were plenty of bites and in the end we finished with a book of 5 romance stories from five different authors.
Considering just how little time we had, since it still went into the editors, I was really impressed. Again I was able to do much of the cover myself, which I am really psyched about!
Seeing it still ma...
January 13, 2016
The Doll Making Delta
Greetings,
Happy New Year!
In semi-old news I did get the Doll Making Delta published on October 14th, 2015. It was my first regular romance. I know that does not seem like a big deal but to me it certainly feels like it. :) I find writing romance, without the paranormal, to be much harder than it's paranormal counterpart. I am not 100 percent sure why, I think it is the focusing fully on romance that I struggle with.
But I am happy that it is out there for people to read. I even did most of th...
Happy New Year!
In semi-old news I did get the Doll Making Delta published on October 14th, 2015. It was my first regular romance. I know that does not seem like a big deal but to me it certainly feels like it. :) I find writing romance, without the paranormal, to be much harder than it's paranormal counterpart. I am not 100 percent sure why, I think it is the focusing fully on romance that I struggle with.
But I am happy that it is out there for people to read. I even did most of th...
September 30, 2015
What News
Greetings,
I did it again, I am just failing at keeping an author blog up. Sorry about that. A lot has been going on though so I haven't been slacking for no reason, I promise!
So Viking Sensitivity came out Aug. 31st. Yay! You can get in on amazon. It is currently on a month long blog tour, showing itself off to the internet.
I also finished The Doll Making Delta! The cover is done and it has come back from the editor's. All that is left is my final read through and some formatting stuff. I am...
I did it again, I am just failing at keeping an author blog up. Sorry about that. A lot has been going on though so I haven't been slacking for no reason, I promise!
So Viking Sensitivity came out Aug. 31st. Yay! You can get in on amazon. It is currently on a month long blog tour, showing itself off to the internet.
I also finished The Doll Making Delta! The cover is done and it has come back from the editor's. All that is left is my final read through and some formatting stuff. I am...
August 17, 2015
Viking Sensitivity Cover!
Greetings,
I know, I know I failed at regularly posting again. But I promise I have a semi-good excuse! I have been finishing the second book in my Paranormal Romance Series, the Night World books, Viking Sensitivity! YAY! almost two years after the first book!
The goal was to have in out by the end of this month. The book editor has the first 160 pages while I finish my read through of the last 70 pages. If all goes perfectly, which it might not due, the book might be out this weekend.
Just to...
I know, I know I failed at regularly posting again. But I promise I have a semi-good excuse! I have been finishing the second book in my Paranormal Romance Series, the Night World books, Viking Sensitivity! YAY! almost two years after the first book!
The goal was to have in out by the end of this month. The book editor has the first 160 pages while I finish my read through of the last 70 pages. If all goes perfectly, which it might not due, the book might be out this weekend.
Just to...
July 21, 2015
A Brand New Desk
Greetings,
I am very excited this week because for the first time in the real adult world I am going to have a desk I can use to simply devote to writing. I am so happy about this desk. I know it isn't a big deal in the long run but to me it gives my 'authoring' a home base to work from. It have drawers for me to put all my note books in. It is rather wide, but odds are I will still fill the space. Once I am totally settled in I will probably post a picture. Be prepared for lots of post-it not...
I am very excited this week because for the first time in the real adult world I am going to have a desk I can use to simply devote to writing. I am so happy about this desk. I know it isn't a big deal in the long run but to me it gives my 'authoring' a home base to work from. It have drawers for me to put all my note books in. It is rather wide, but odds are I will still fill the space. Once I am totally settled in I will probably post a picture. Be prepared for lots of post-it not...
