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Author, Life, Sharon C. Williams

I’m back

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I am back from my trip to Maine. The days flew by, as they always do. But now I am back to step into the craziness that is my world. It is taking longer to get caught up this year. This is due to some health issues I am having. It has slowed me down but not stopped me completely. I just have to pace myself.

Two days after I stepped off the plan I had a doctor appointment and also an author’s showcase at a local library. I was off running. These are some of the items that need my attention now. I have two publishers that are interested in volume two of my children’s series. Also I need to round-up two interviews for the magazine I now work for. There are a bunch of books I need to read and review and after going through my email, I see there are requests for more. Squirrel Mafia will be released this month if all goes well so now I have to go over the final edits and let my editor know. The list is long of things I need to do. Isn’t it always the way it is? You cross off one or two items and add three or four which makes a never-ending cycle.

Luckily my house was still standing as my two guys did a good job of keeping it in shape. That helped sooooo much. Now I need to educate them on how to clean five bird cages.

I’m back. I’m ready. I hope that is.

 

Amazon Parrot, ebook, Spring Fling

Spring Fling

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My publisher is tossing a Spring Fling for her authors. From April 15- May 15 the ebook, “Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure” will be slashed from $5.99 all the way down to $1.99. While I already have a copy of my own ebook, this will give m a chance to check out the other authors that are part of my publishers umbrella.

If you have not had a chance to check the book out, here is a great opportunity to give it a whirl. Even if you don’t like it, you can’t beat the price. But I hope you do enjoy the story within the electronic pages that comprise volume one of my Jasper series.

 

Author, Free Publicity, North Carolina Writers Network

Free Resources:Big and Small

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The literary grant I received gave me the ability to join the SCWBI and the North Carolina Writers Network. With that comes opportunities. On March 3rd  the NCWN gave me on their site two shout outs. One for my book, Jasper, Amazon Parrot: A Rainforest Adventure and the other was for my winning a literary grant last November. These were free and part of being a member.

Even if I get no sales from this, so what? Seriously, so what? My name got shout out to the huge memberships of this organization. We as authors got to take advantage of any free publicity that is out there, regardless how small it is. Every bit helps.

In December of last year, the writing group I formed released an anthology. We are very proud of it. But it doesn’t end there. A local library will be hosting us on March 25th to talk about our book. But not only that. We will read excerpt from it and discuss topics on writing. I will be talking about traditional publishing versus self publishing. At the end of meeting, we will have an opportunity to sell our wares and any other books we may have written. I get to show off all my writings and all that is required is a few hours of my time. SCORE.

Again every bit helps. I am constantly trying to come up with ways to get my name and brand out. I don’t turn down an idea. I will mull it over in my head a million difference ways to see if it is doable. This is our lives as authors. If not, it should be. Baby steps lead to wonderful things. It is all about perspective.

If we let go of the small steps that can help us, the leap from one big thing to another may result in us falling between the steps. I don’t like to fall, so I will go with baby steps.