Last Chance to Register! #TeaWithTheAuthor at #DeBaryHall

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 25 Comments

Hope those of you who live in area will consider joining me for this always-fun event! If you want to come, you must reserve your seat as soon as possible, no later than Monday morning, 12/4.

Here’s the scoop!

Recap: The $25 charge includes catered lunch, my custom-blended teas (named for characters in my books), a reading and Q&A session, and a signed copy (your choice) of one of my books.

Reservations should be made as soon as possible (no later than Monday morning), so we know how many lunches to order. Call Tracy at 386-668-3840 or email at tmestre@volusia.org and reserve your place today!

Can’t wait to see you then!

I’ll Be MIA for a Day or Two

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 27 Comments

My dental appointment resulted in some unexpected issues, including an extraction and bone graft, and I’m definitely not feeling well today. Between pain meds and . . . well, PAIN . . . I’m probably going to have to do some serious thinning of my latest emails later, as I won’t be able to keep up until I’m feeling better. Will get back to those I can handle as soon as I’m able. Thanks for understanding. ❤

The Emissary (A Riverbend Spinoff Novella) by @MarciaMeara #Fantasy #TuesdayBookBlog

November 28, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 14 Comments

Oh, how I love waking up to a great review, and Cathy’s review of The Emissary on Between the Lines is definitely starting my day off with a big smile! Hope you’ll take a few minutes to check it out, and share it with the Immediate World! THANKS to you guys, and to Cathy! 😀

Cyber Monday ~ Gift Ideas for the Writer in Your Life

November 27, 2017 / Marcia Meara / Leave a comment

Some great gift ideas for the writers in your life in today’s Story Empire blog post from Joan Hall. Check it out! 🙂

Story Empire

Hi, SE readers. Joan here today on this Monday after Thanksgiving, AKA Cyber Monday. Hope all of you in the US had a wonderful holiday and for those of you brave enough to fight the Black Friday crowds, I hope you survived relatively unscathed.

I’m not a shopper. I don’t like crowds and I’m not one to window shop. I go only if I need something, get what I want, and leave the stores as soon as possible. (My husband loves that.) However, online shopping is another matter.

Speaking of which, Christmas is just around the corner and I thought it would be fun to quiz my fellow SE authors on what they thought are the best gifts for authors. Needless to say, we came up with a few ideas. (Of note, whenever I post a link, I don’t have any affiliation with the site and receive no monetary compensation…

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On the Edge of a Raindrop ~ Published #NewRelease

November 26, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 18 Comments

If you enjoy flash fiction, you should check out Sarah’s latest book of short, short stories. It’s amazing what Sarah can do with just two or three sentences. Trust me. You’ll like it. AND IT’S FREE today through the 28th. Full information, blurb, and link in this post. Download your your copy today.

Lemon Shark

My lovely, little flash collection is here!

On the Edge of a Raindrop is now available in eBook.

As I mentioned in my post, Hinting at Happiness: “Good flash fiction packs a punch. It heightens emotional responses, engages readers, makes them think…and keeps them thinking.”

I hope to engage readers this way with a glimpse of lives on the edge.

Thanks to all my amazing tweeps, lovely blogging friends, and fellow writers who supported and encouraged me. You are, all of you, awesome. ❤

Blurb for On the Edge of a Raindrop:

WHEN YOU’RE ON THE EDGE, IT’S EASY TO FALL

These are stories of lives on the edge.

A girl tortured by the world within her. A boy powerless to escape his home. A mother doomed to live with her greatest mistake. A man lost in a maze of grief.

Each raindrop provides a microscopic mirror of ourselves and…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Sally’s Book Reviews – Owen: Book One in the Tudor Trilogy by Tony Riches

November 24, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 4 Comments

Just grabbed my download of Owen (by Tony Riches), based on Sally’s great review. I’ve been indulging in a lot of epic fantasy in recent years, and it could be time for a change of pace with some drama that actually happened. Check it out. I bet you’ll be intrigued, too. 🙂

#BlackFriday Mega Sale – Last Day!

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 / Marcia Meara / Leave a comment

Last day of my $.99 #BlackFriday Mega Sale! This is the final sale of the year for either series, so don’t miss out! Happy shopping!

Wake-Robin Ridge: http://amzn.to/2x7li87
A Boy Named Rabbit: http://amzn.to/2gJpOCs
Harbinger: http://amzn.to/2w30QQx

Swamp Ghosts: http://amzn.to/2x6ICm8
Finding Hunter: http://amzn.to/2xLLuls
That Darkest Place: http://amzn.to/2w2IS0M

EDITING 101: A series of 64 FREE Editing Tips – INDEX – For your future reference…

November 23, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 4 Comments

If you’re like me, you want to send your editor the cleanest manuscript possible, and this post will help you do just that. LOOK at all the info included. Bookmark and share far and wide. I’m saving this as a quick, well-organized resource, and passing the word along where I can.

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Presented, courtesy of my good friend and Professional Book Editor, Susan Uttendorfsky, the owner of Adirondack Editing.

Services available:

***Editing* – Non-Editing – *Book Formatting***

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Bookmark, reblog and share this post

so you and your fellow writers can refer

to the whole series at any time:

EDITING 101: 01 – Introduction and ‘Redundancies’

EDITING 101: 02 – Description Depression

EDITING 101: 03 – THAT’s the Problem in Revising

EDITING 101: 04 – Character Name Consistency

EDITING 101: 05 – General Plurals

EDITING 101: 06 – He Said / She Said: Dialogue Tags

EDITING 101: 07 – Consecutive Versus Concurrent Action

EDITING 101: 08 – Using Song Lyrics in your Manuscript

EDITING 101: 09 – Cutting “ly” Adverbs and Enhancing Scenes

EDITING 101: 10 – What Happens When You Die? – NOT in a Metaphysical…

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Smorgasbord Book Promotion – Air Your Reviews – Deanie Humphrys-Dunne, M.J.Mallon and Marcia Meara

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 4 Comments

It was terrific to have my latest book, The Emissary, featured on a Smorgasbord “Air Your Reviews” this morning, along with Deanie Humphrys-Dunne and M. J. Mallon. Sally is such a wonderful supporter of her fellow writers. Hope you’ll stop by and check out the reviews she shared today, and maybe pass the word along, as well. Thank you, Sally! 🙂

Happy #Thanksgiving!

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 / Marcia Meara / 38 Comments

For all my friends who celebrate this holiday, I wish you a bountiful table, surrounded by family and friends, gathered in a joyous celebration of all that is good in the world.