Judith Erwin's Blog
March 22, 2014
Annie's Journey
It's hard to believe that two months have past since Shadow of Silence was offered to the public. I continued to be thrilled and amazed with the reception the book has received.
At the risk of being premature, I am going to give loyal readers a hint of things to come.
Talks are in progress with a pro from the West Coast about producing Annie's story in another format. I can't say too much at this point for fear of jinxing the project, but will say that there are exciting plans underway.
On another note, Ansley's story is close to a wrap. She is a character as dear to me as Annie and has been stored away during work on Shadow of Silence. Those of you who will read Shadow of Betrayal should be on the lookout for the heroine of my third book. She is buried within the pages.
Look for a sample chapter of Shadow of Betrayal by late summer on my web site: www.juditherwinofficialwebsite.com.
For those of you who have read Annie's story, don't forget to leave a rating and review on the Shadow of Silence page of goodreads.com.
Love you all!
At the risk of being premature, I am going to give loyal readers a hint of things to come.
Talks are in progress with a pro from the West Coast about producing Annie's story in another format. I can't say too much at this point for fear of jinxing the project, but will say that there are exciting plans underway.
On another note, Ansley's story is close to a wrap. She is a character as dear to me as Annie and has been stored away during work on Shadow of Silence. Those of you who will read Shadow of Betrayal should be on the lookout for the heroine of my third book. She is buried within the pages.
Look for a sample chapter of Shadow of Betrayal by late summer on my web site: www.juditherwinofficialwebsite.com.
For those of you who have read Annie's story, don't forget to leave a rating and review on the Shadow of Silence page of goodreads.com.
Love you all!
March 8, 2014
March 2014
I continue to be thrilled with the reception Shadow of Silence has received from readers. Caring as I do for Annie Cameron, it has been my deepest desire that others would connect with her. Thank you to all who have posted, emailed, or personally delivered such wonderful comments on the book.
Now that Annie is circulating in the world, and I understand that readers in the UK, Italy, and Canada have added the book to their e-readers, I am concentrating on a pre-Christmas release of my forthcoming novel, Shadow of Betrayal.
In Betrayal, the protagonist is Ansley Collier Sheridan, a former ballet dancer who sacrificed a promising career for marriage. When devastated by her husband's breach of faith, she is forced to build a new life in which she is determined to remain wholly independent.
What happens? You will have to wait and read for yourself.
Shadow of Silence readers may recall meeting Ansley in the Atlanta airport when Annie and Dan Cameron were traveling to New York in November of 2001.
Now that Annie is circulating in the world, and I understand that readers in the UK, Italy, and Canada have added the book to their e-readers, I am concentrating on a pre-Christmas release of my forthcoming novel, Shadow of Betrayal.
In Betrayal, the protagonist is Ansley Collier Sheridan, a former ballet dancer who sacrificed a promising career for marriage. When devastated by her husband's breach of faith, she is forced to build a new life in which she is determined to remain wholly independent.
What happens? You will have to wait and read for yourself.
Shadow of Silence readers may recall meeting Ansley in the Atlanta airport when Annie and Dan Cameron were traveling to New York in November of 2001.
January 16, 2014
Never Too Late to Start Over and Over and Over
I've been asked, "How did you do it?" The question usually comes in response to learning that I became an attorney at the age of 55. Recently, it has been updated to include the release of my first novel, Shadow of Silence, on my 75th birthday. My standard answer is, "One day at the time."
As for becoming an attorney, the irony lies in the fact that it was not a longtime goal. I wanted to be many things in my life: mother, wife, ballerina, actress, writer. However, I am an accidental attorney.
In the "Happy Days" of the 1950s, I graduated from high school with vine covered cottages and white picket fences in my long-range dreams. My short-term goal was the theater. Eschewing college in favor of a paycheck and drama lessons, I managed to land a role on the local stage and in a few local television commercials. Hormones soon trumped ambition, and I married Prince Charming. I was not yet of drinking age.
Two children and 22 years later, Cinderella was replaced with a backup princess. Ousted from the comfort zone of marriage, with only a high school diploma and no marketable job skills, I found that I had too much life leftover with little hope of an enviable lifestyle.
By chance, in 1984 my bill for cable TV included a notice about college credit courses offered by the local community college. I capriciously enrolled in one. When my first exam grade was positive, I began to dream of a degree that would provide the credentials to become a novelist, unaware that on the way, I would earn a law degree and practice law for twenty years before the first book would be fired from the cannon.
Like the noble Randy Pausch, I shall forever subscribe to the theory that if you want something bad enough, there is a way around the obstacles. It may be too late for me to become a ballerina (I did raise one), but I still have time to become a movie star.
As for becoming an attorney, the irony lies in the fact that it was not a longtime goal. I wanted to be many things in my life: mother, wife, ballerina, actress, writer. However, I am an accidental attorney.
In the "Happy Days" of the 1950s, I graduated from high school with vine covered cottages and white picket fences in my long-range dreams. My short-term goal was the theater. Eschewing college in favor of a paycheck and drama lessons, I managed to land a role on the local stage and in a few local television commercials. Hormones soon trumped ambition, and I married Prince Charming. I was not yet of drinking age.
Two children and 22 years later, Cinderella was replaced with a backup princess. Ousted from the comfort zone of marriage, with only a high school diploma and no marketable job skills, I found that I had too much life leftover with little hope of an enviable lifestyle.
By chance, in 1984 my bill for cable TV included a notice about college credit courses offered by the local community college. I capriciously enrolled in one. When my first exam grade was positive, I began to dream of a degree that would provide the credentials to become a novelist, unaware that on the way, I would earn a law degree and practice law for twenty years before the first book would be fired from the cannon.
Like the noble Randy Pausch, I shall forever subscribe to the theory that if you want something bad enough, there is a way around the obstacles. It may be too late for me to become a ballerina (I did raise one), but I still have time to become a movie star.
