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March 24, 2016 / Marcia / 2 Comments

Deltona Regional Library hosts Authors Book Fair

Forty authors will take part in a free book fair Saturday, April 2, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave, Deltona.

The authors represent a wide range of genres including children’s literature, Florida and American history, mysteries, spirituality, memoirs, poetry and outdoor guides.

Authors and potential authors can attend the following half-hour classes:

9:30 a.m.: “Keep the creative juices flowing” with Kimberly Cline, a published author, photographer and owner of Funky Trunk Treasures in DeLand
10 a.m.: “Traditional vs. self-publishing” with Melinda Clayton, who has published numerous books and owns Thomas-Jacob Publishing
10:30 a.m.: “Marketing your book on social media” with Gerri Bauer, an author and member of Romance Writers of America
11 a.m.: “Getting organized to write” with Linda Sacha, a life coach and published author
11:30 a.m.: “Getting your book edited, illustrated and ready to be published” with Kathleen Rasche, a professional writer, published author and owner of Plum Leaf Publishing

The public can meet the authors and buy signed books from 1 to 4 p.m.

The book fair is sponsored by the Friends of Deltona Library. For more information call Christy Jefferson at 386-218-4087.

#RomancingSeptember Days 7, 8, and 9

September 9, 2015 / Marcia / Leave a comment

In all the sturm und drang of the weekend, sorting out the mistake I made on Amazon, I didn’t have a chance to post links to these latest three #RomancingSeptember author interviews–for which I apologize profusely. Here they are for those checking out this entertaining group of writers. Day 7: Pamela Beckford, Day 8: E. L. Lindley, and Day 9: F. J. Thomas. Hope you’ll share their interviews in all the usual ways. Thanks! Remember, when it’s your turn, we’ll do the same for you. 🙂

Rosie Amber – Pamela Beckford: #RomancingSeptember Day 7
Stephanie Hurt – Pamela Beckford: #RomancingSeptember Day 7

Rosie Amber – E. L. Lindley: #RomancingSeptember Day 8
Stephanie Hurt – E. L. Lindley: #RomancingSeptember Day 8

Rosie Amber – F. J. Thomas: #RomancingSeptember Day 9
Stephanie Hurt – F. J. Thomas: #RomancingSeptember Day 9

Introducing Deborah Jay

October 3, 2014 / Marcia / Leave a comment

So happy to have Deborah Jay joining our group. Deborah will have some updates around November 1, but for now, hope you’ll enjoy a quick introduction, and some info on her books, one of which is on sale through tomorrow, so act fast!

Fantasy Novelist Deborah Jay

Living mostly on the UK South coast, she has already invested in her ultimate retirement plan – a farmhouse in the majestic, mystery-filled Scottish Highlands where she retreats to write when she can find the time. Her taste for the good things in life is kept in check by the expense of keeping too many horses, and her complete inability to cook.

She has a dream of a day job riding, training and judging competition dressage horses and riders, and also writes books and magazine features on the subject under her professional name of Debby Lush.

A lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy, she started writing her first novel aged eight, and has never stopped. Her debut novel, epic fantasy The Prince’s Man, first in a trilogy and winner of a UK Arts Board award, is available from most ebook retailers.

Her eco-Urban Fantasy, Desprite Measures, (first in a projected 5 book series) is the tale of a Scottish water sprite trying to live as a human, and is currently available on Amazon.

Desprite Measures is currently on sale for 99 cents.
Sale ends tomorrow, so act fast.

On the surface she’s a cute and feisty blonde, a slender pocket rocket fitness coach. But Cassiopeia Lake has a secret; she’s really a force of nature – an elemental.

Water sprite, Cassie, has lived undisturbed in her native Scottish loch for eons. Now, one encounter too many with modern plumbing has driven her to live in human guise along with her selkie boyfriend, Euan. It’s all going fine – until a nerdy magician captures Cassie to be an unwilling component in his crazy dangerous experiment.

Escape is only Cassie’s first challenge.

She’s smitten by her fellow prisoner, the scorching hot fire elemental, Gloria. But how do you love someone you can never touch?

And what do you do when your boyfriend starts to hero-worship your persecutor? Not to mention that tricky situation of being the prize in a power contest between two rival covens of witches.

So when Gloria’s temper erupts and she sets out to murder the magician, can Cassie keep her loved ones safe from the cross-fire, or will she be sucked into the maelstrom of deadly desires and sink without trace?

Buy Deborah’s Books Here:

Desprite Measures
The Prince’s Man – Amazon
The Prince’s Man – B & N
The Prince’s Man – Apple
The Prince’s Man – KOBO

Find Deborah on Social Media Here:

Blog
Twitter
Facebook
GoodReadsPinterest

Social Media Links Here:

Introducing Ned Hickson

September 28, 2014September 28, 2014 / Marcia / 14 Comments

I’m so happy to have my cyber-friend, Ned Hickson, joining us here on The Write Stuff. Ned is a funny, funny man, and an all-around nice guy. If you don’t follow Ned Hickson.com, you really should. He makes me, and a whole lot of other people, laugh every day! I decided to use Ned’s About Me page, entitled Let Me Explain Myself, as his intro, because it’s far funnier than anything I would come up with.

Ned Hickson is an editor and humor columnist for the Siuslaw News,
a small Oregon newspaper where the motto is:
Your dependable source for local news. Twice weekly. Unless we lose count.

After graduating from high school in Florence, Ore. in 1984, Ned moved to Dallas,Texas, where he found groundbreaking work as a bus boy. He eventually made his way into the kitchen and was promoted to corporate chef for L&N Seafood Restaurant in 1987, traveling throughout the South, coordinating restaurant openings. In 1989 he was promoted to regional chef and moved to Atlanta, Ga., where he was in charge of overseeing kitchen operations for 15 L&N Seafood locations throughout the Southern region.

But what does any of this have to do with his WRITING credentials?!?

Nothing really, but aren’t you getting hungry?

During his years in the restaurant business, Ned continued to write, getting short stories published in dozens of small press magazines, and completing a mystery novel. In 1999, he was hired as sports editor and columnist for the Siuslaw News in Florence.

“Focused.” “Dedicated.” “Marginally Excitable.” — Just some of the words used
to describe his journalistic style.

During his time at the News, he has been awarded “Best Local Column” from both the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. He took his self-syndicated column online to newspapers in 2002 and, by 2003, received his first measure of national success: A threatening letter from Velcro© for not using the “©” symbol when making fun of its product. That same year, he became a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. In 2013, his column became a syndicated feature with News Media Corporation.

He and his wife, Alicia, are the parents of four children. They live in a 112-year-old home, where Ned utilizes his home repair skills to make improvements, such as being able to flush the toilet by turning on the garbage disposal. He is also a volunteer firefighter, which could come in handy, depending on how well he wired his home.

“This should get that fuse box open…”

Ned Hickson is a syndicated columnist with News Media Corporation. His first book, Humor at the Speed of Life, is available from Port Hole Publications, Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

Buy Ned’s book here:

Humor at the Speed of Life: Amazon
Humor at the Speed of Life: Barnes & Noble
Humor at the Speed of Life: Port Hole Publications

Find Ned on Social Media here:

Ned’s Blog
Facebook
Twitter

Introducing Debra Mauldin

September 25, 2014 / Marcia / 2 Comments

Debra is the second one of our new members to step up and introduce herself. Thanks so much, Debra. I’m really looking forward to getting to know you better.

Debra Mauldin

Published writer, Mother to 3 beautiful daughters and Grandmother to 6, (4 girls and 2 boys). My grandchildren are my world! I am a Certified Aromatherapist with an Associate’s Degree in Human Services. Writing has always been a part of my life. My passions are writing, reading, helping others, gardening, nature, and spending time with my grandchildren. I am currently working on a short story anthology that will be women’s fiction. I hope to publish by May 2015.

I am also working on two different novels, one fantasy, and the other one science fiction. I hope to get both of these novels published in 2015.

Read Debra’s short story, Christmas Festival, here:
Christmas Festival

Buy the complete anthology here:
Dragon Knight Chronicles

Find Debra on Social Media here:

Wattpad (3 short stories)
Twitter
Linked In
Pinterest
DKC Writers’ Corner

Introducing Patti (PJ) Fiala

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 / Marcia / 9 Comments

NOTE: So happy to meet Patti! She has sent me a lot of good stuff to share with you guys, and I hope you’ll pass it along via your own blogs, Twitter, or Facebook–however you want to get the word out. Patti will do the same for you, I’m sure, when you have news to share.

PJ Fiala

I was born in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri named Bridgeton. During my time in Missouri, I explored the Ozarks, swam in the Mississippi River, and played kickball and endless games of hide and seek with the neighborhood kids. Spending summers in Kentucky with my grandmother, Ruth, are the fondest childhood memories for me.

At the age of thirteen, my family moved to Wisconsin to learn to farm. Yes, learn to farm! That was interesting. Taking city kids and throwing them on a farm with twenty-eight cows purchased from the humane society because they had been abused was interesting. I learned to milk cows, the ins and outs of breeding and feeding schedules, the never ending haying in the summer, and trying to stay warm in the winter. Our first winter in Wisconsin we had thirty-six inches of snow in one storm and were snowed in our house for three days! Needless to say, I wasn’t loving Wisconsin.

I am now married with four children and three grandchildren. I have learned to love Wisconsin, though I still hate snow. Wisconsin and the United States are beautiful, and my husband and I travel around by motorcycle seeing new sites and meeting new people. It never ceases to amaze me how many people are interested in where we are going and what we have seen along the way. At every gas station, restaurant, and hotel, we have people come up to us and ask us about what we are doing as well as offer advice on which roads in the area are better than others.

He had love and passion to give, but she was afraid to take it.

Owning Rolling Thunder Motorcycles, Inc. and raising his twin sons was top priority in Dog’s life. That was until he met Jocelyn James, the sweet, loving single mother of Gunnar, a young man who works for Dog.

Joci raised Gunnar alone after her cheating, dickhead of a boyfriend ran off with another woman. She finished school, started her own graphic design business and hung out with friends and family. The last thing on her mind was men! That is until she met Dog.

The chemistry is undeniable. The passion is incredible. The family bond is like no other.

Find Patti On Social Media Here:

PJ Fiala
Facebook:
Twitter
Pinterest
Google+

Buy Patti’s Book Here:

Dog Days of Summer