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East of Eden and Me? (or #99 in Literary Fiction – What?)
This is going to be a short entry. For, you see, it is very difficult to write (or even see) when you are alternately crying and laughing. For today, at this very moment, my first novel, [easyazon_link asin=”B004JU21YU” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”cherylshire03-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Life is But a Dream[/easyazon_link] is at an overall ranking…
Second Novels and Second Babies
I remember when I was a relatively new mother. People often asked me if I planned on having another child. At the time, I was uncertain. I loved my newborn son so much that I was actually afraid that I would never be able to love another child as deeply. I imagined the second child…
Free Books Every Friday?
A couple of weeks ago I came across this site called Free Book Friday. Every Friday they give away autographed copies of books – straight from the author. All the reader has to do is fill out a form and give them your name and email address. No strings attached. No purchases required and they…
Who You Might Have Been?
One of the results of being published is that other women writers and would-be writers are now reaching out to me to tell me their story. Dreams of always wanting to be a writer. Stories of manuscripts hidden away in the bottom desk drawer or under the bed. It is as if seeing my dream…
Independent Publishing – the Wild Wild West!
Independent authors are the new pioneers. Go West Young Man became the mantra for the Nineteenth Century migration. Adventurous and bold men and women packed all of their belongings into a wagon and headed west with dreams of a better life. The mantra for the Twenty-First Century might well be – Go Independent Young Man.…
Writing Dreams
From the time I began writing in my early teens I have imagined walking into a bookstore and seeing my book on the shelf. In my fantasy, I pull it from the shelf, hold it lovingly in my hands, and read my name on the cover. I had always imagined myself turning to a customer…
First Sales Are the Sweetest
I am thoroughly enjoying my first month as a real life honest to goodness published writer. It is a new time. A tender time of watching and waiting The unfurling and blossoming of a long-held dream. Every sale of my novel, [easyazon_link asin=”B004JU21YU” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”cherylshire03-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Life is But a Dream[/easyazon_link],…
Such Excitement Will Never Come Again…
A proof of my novel, [easyazon_link asin=”B004JU21YU” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”cherylshire03-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Life is But a Dream[/easyazon_link] is scheduled to arrive in the mail today. In case you missed the point – a copy of my book (smelling of fresh ink and full of crisp pages) will be in my hands today. I…
Writers Are Weird
Publication is a result of writing, not the goal
Hanging out with Elizabeth Berg and John Steinbeck in Positano, Italy
I have never been a person who has cared about money, or perhaps more accurately, I have never cared about having an excess of money. My financial goals were basically to be able to pay the bills, put the kids through college, and have some sort of retirement fund. I never really cared about trips to…
ePublishing – What I Would Have Done Differently, So Far
When I started this blog, I promised to share the process of publishing an eBook with you – both the good and the bad. Well, my book [easyazon_link asin=”B004JU21YU” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”cherylshire03-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Life is But a Dream: On the Lake (Grace Adams Series)[/easyazon_link] has only been available for purchase through Amazon…
Censorship and the Young Writer
I probably started writing at around the age of 12 or 13. I vaguely remember writing about a girl named Tony, which I thought was really clever. A girl with a boy’s name. Oddly enough, as I write this, I just realized that there is a woman named Tony in my novel [easyazon_link asin=”B004JU21YU” locale=”US”…