Blog Tour: Review at Elle Backenstoe 🌟

An excerpt of the review: “The clear and concise writing is peppered with humor, making this an enjoyable, yet informative read that many will find easy to understand and apply to their own lives. I’m so glad to have found From Promising To Published at such an early point in my writing career. I know that this information will have a positive impact on my publishing plans and highly recommend this book for any who plan to publish (or already have).”

Read the rest at: Elle Backenstoe’s blog. Learn more about Elle and her forthcoming book here and here. Many thanks, Elle!

Blog Tour: Review at The Faerie Review 🧚‍♀️

Excited to have a review of my book, From Promising to Published, today at my next book-blog tour stop, The Faerie Review.

An excerpt of the 5-star review: “If you want a guide that’s easy to read, with anecdotes from the author, and exercises sprinkled throughout, then this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Faith walks the line between too broad and too specific in this guide, and does a great job of making everything relatable.”

Many thanks to The Faerie Review! Read the rest of the review at: clickety-click.

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Blog Tour: Interview with Lisa Haselton 🌟

So pleased to have this interview as my blog-tour stop today. It was a pleasure to talk to Lisa about many facets of the writing life, such as finding time to write, as well as a few other topics, like when I first called myself a writer, what I’m working on currently, and both the Space Race and space diapers! Also, a sneak peek into my chapter, “Celebration Station.”

Intrigued?

Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

“What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I alternate projects, so some of my projects sit on the backburner for months or even well over a year before the muse strikes to get back to them again. I work on projects intuitively, so I’ll write a chapter or a handful of poems or an article or two at a time and then either start a new project or rotate back to an already-started one that feels ready to work on again. Last weekend, I worked on two chapters of a project I hadn’t worked on since May.”

Read on: clickety-click!

Many thanks to Lisa Haselton for the insightful and fun questions. If you’re in the market for an editor for your writing project, please check out her editing services, her resources pages, as well as her blog for more wonderful interviews with authors.

Blog Tour: Review at SueBE's One Writer's Journey 🎊

Thrilled to have a review of my book, From Promising to Published, on SueBE’s One Writer’s Journey this morning! 🤩📝

An excerpt: “Write every day. Find a critique group. Blah blah blah. It seems like 90% of the advice that I find for writers is the same old same old. If that’s what you’re after, then step away from this book. It isn’t the one for you….

This isn’t a book about how to write a novel or how to pen a picture book. But it is a top notch guide on publication. Whether you are a fairly new writer or a seasoned pro, you’re going to find the gentle nudge and the words of encouragement that you need…

Whether you need information on monetizing your writing, querying, audience or more, check out Melanie’s book. This is not your typical how-to which makes it an excellent choice for writers of all kinds.”

Read the rest at SueBE’s One Writer’s Journey.

Many thanks to talented Sue Bradford Edwards for this wonderful review! I highly recommend Sue’s meaningful nonfiction books as well as her insightful classes, including her next three WOW! courses: Pitching, Querying, and Submitting Your Work; Research: Prepping to Write Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults; and Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults.

For more information about Sue’s books and her classes: please click here for books and click here for classes.

Finalist!🏅

So this great surprise just arrived in the mail in a manila envelope. 🥳

Writing it Real: Creating an Online Course for Fun and Profit has gleaned me a medal.

Now, I’m very klutzy and have never been an athlete. I was on one team (basketball, fifth grade), and I certainly never got a trophy or medal of any kind for athletic skill (of which I possess very little) or even my bench-warming skills (which are much more practiced), so this medal for things I deeply care about (writing, books, publishing) was especially welcome. 📚

My book about teaching online was a finalist in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. My book placed in the Education/Academic (Non-Fiction) category. 🌹 For a list of the categories and all of this year’s winners and finalists (including yours truly), clicky.

It's Book Birthday Time! 🤩

Welcome to the world, From Promising to Published! Super excited for this book birthday, so I’m burning the midnight oil to ring in publication day. 🎇📔

Get your copy at Vine Leaves Press, Amazon, or my Etsy shop for signed copies.

Fabulous cover by Jessica Bell at Jessica Bell Design.

Next Week! 🎊

Just one more week until this little beauty has a book birthday! Can’t wait.🎊📔 From Promising to Published: A Multi-Genre, Insider's Guide to the Publication Process!

Breaking out the Red Lipstick 😁

It’s a red-lipstick wearing kind of occasion. While this morning started out gray and sleeting and a little blah, this afternoon turned around. I finished Day 30 of NaNoWriMo and have managed to get a few pages into Draft 3.

A package arrived tonight, and my next book was inside. That holding the first tactile copy feeling: priceless! Dropping February 2022: stay tuned.