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I'm a traditionally and self published author. I write in the genre of children and YA at the moment but working my way up to adults. I'm a sports loving, photo taking gal who loves to sing/dance to my own enjoyment. I love to laugh even at myself. I am also owned by 8 birds and 2 hamsters, and yes they know it. :)
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Revisions From The Publisher

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IMG_0148Last Friday my publisher sent me a file with the suggested edits for the book. I didn’t open it until Saturday for I didn’t want to freak out. That was good thinking. When I finally opened it I went through the pages and agreed with just about all her edits if not all of them. That was not the problem. The comments she left in the side made me realize oh boy this will take some time. Something that is in short supply here at the Williams household. With the book coming out in August it is truly crunch time.

Some of her comments will be easy fix. Some will involve some serious wizardry of words. I can do it I know I can. But it comes down to the deadline. One of the most important deadlines I have ever had. I am trying to remain calm but chaos is hitting me with the book cover release, the book being released, the book signings I am trying to set up and the marketing that is involved in any venture that you want to make successful.

I will just work on it one page at a time with a Pepsi by my side and just remind myself how far I have come and this is all part of the process. Okay that is a long as heck mantra I need a shorter one. I will go back to my mantra I used a while ago. Dream big. But to dream big one has to take what comes along with it the ups and downs. It will be worth it, I just have to get pass this mountain in front of me. I am sure there will be another one after wards but that is okay. Every step is a learning block for me for the next go round.

I can do this.

 

 

 

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Cover Reveal for Lyrical Muse

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Check out the new cover real from my friend CP.

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Welcome to the cover reveal for the upcoming release LYRICAL MUSE a collection of stories that reflects life’s rhythms through the tales of everyday people. Please take a look below!

COVER REVEAL

LYRICAL MUSE

ANTHOLOGY

‘Music Heals the Spirit as the Words Give Life.’

LYRICAL MUSE

Lyrical-Muse (5)

Lyrical Muse Anthology

Publisher: Michelle Cornwell-Jordan (3CM Media)

Synopsis

Lyrical Muse is a collection of stories that reflects life’s rhythms through everyday people. Each story is an example of the best and the worst of the Human soul. Every life lived has its own melody, and within these pages, the reader is taken on a journey to the blackest depths of a daughter’s murderous soul to the prickly minefield of a jealous woman’s heart and so much more.

So enter of your own free will and allow our whimsical Muse to lead you on an odyssey which just might help redefine your own…

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Author: Business Cards

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Do you have a business card? And if you answer no, why not? We as authors have to treat our writing as a business. What better way to have your name, contact information and website all in one small spot? I went with Vistaprint. If you wait long enough they come out with incredible sales. I got a box for 4.99 which had 250 cards in it. I did pay the extra price to remove the word Vistaprint on the back and just have a blank white space. For me that was worth it. But with the low price I snagged two boxes.

These are perfect way to introduce yourself to others. I was at a coffee shop with three other writers. A lady behind me interrupted us and said we were quite inspiring to listen to. She had turned off her iPod so she could hear us edit our writings. We told her about our writing group, she is a poet, and invited her over. We talked a bit and then she said she would let us continue. But not before one of the writers passed her business card to her. Knowing I had some as well I did the same. This was perfect timing.

I was elated I really was. A few weeks later I had to clean my purse out. My card holder was getting bulky so I took out my cards which left my license, credit cards, insurance cards and my AAA card. I would put them back in after that particular errand. I never did and I regret that.

A few days later while in PT I started talking to a couple who had been engaging me in conversations for a few weeks now. We seemed to be scheduled for PT at the same time. One thing led to another and we started talking about our pets. I shared my pictures they did the same. The man asked me when my book was coming out and what was the title. I told him. He then said do you have a website or are you on FB? I thought this is a perfect time to hand out a card. That is if I had replaced my card holder with cards.

As I fumbled through my purse it hit me what had happened. Crap. I wrote my information on a sheet of paper for him. But a card would have been easier and more professional. So while I tell people if you are an author do get cards it only helps if you keep them on you.

Lesson learned.