END OF JUNE UPDATE

Welcome to Summer. I'm so glad we here in Canada can enjoy this warmer time of the year.  I have submitted a query to an agent for my book and now I will wait for a response.

I have not been just sitting around.  The new Children's book is coming along at a good pace.  I bet you're all curious as to what it will be about.  Well,,,,,, Here's a small hint!!!

What do you think are the names of theses two characters? What are your thoughts about where they are, and what they might be doing?

I will leave it there for now. Once the book is completed and ready for publication, I will make an announcement with a copy of the book cover and where you can purchase it.

Back to work for me, but I hope all of you are enjoying a bit of vacation time. I will be back in a couple of weeks with more on any word from the agent and an update on my new works.

JUNE AND SUMMER

Well, the warm weather is upon us. I like this time of year as everything turns green, the birds are singing, and children are playing. Summer is also an excellent opportunity to spend reading to your children, or them reading to you. Be sure to check out my books, which are available on Amazon Worldwide, which you can link to from this site.

I have only one more chapter of Josephine to re-edit. Once that is finished, I will submit my story to an agent. The response time will be between 8 and 12 weeks.  I am hopeful about this venture.

If it doesn't work out, I still have the option to self-publish through Amazon. One way or the other, you will, in time, be able to buy my book.

I will spend the next couple of months working on my new Children's book. In about a month, I will have more details for you on the title and storyline. This will keep me busy while I wait to hear back from the agent.

I will be back at the end of the month to update you on my progress.

WELCOME TO MAY

I 'm so glad the weather has turned to spring.  The trees are turning green. The robins have come back, and now all we need is for the sun to shine.

I have not been slacking off.  Work on Josephine continues, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel so that is good.  I started working on a new children's book that I hope will be ready for September-October release.  I was going to tell you more about it, but I changed my mind and will let it be a surprise.

As all of you get ready for summer break, I have already experienced mine with a trip to a favorite grandson's wedding last month. It was a beautiful occasion even if the weather was cold and gloomy.

I will do my best to update everyone the middle of each month unless something great happens in between.

UPDATE FOR MARCH

It has been a while since I 've communicated with everyone.  Re-writing and editing a large novel manuscript is a long process. I am now waiting for the second round of editors comments to be returned.

The past six weeks I have been taking a course in Memoir writing for future use. I learned many useful items that can be applied to any type of writing. It was a much needed break from my own work to visit another form of leaving information for future generations.

My children's books are being received well, especially Cedric and Melissa.  All of my books are now available on Amazon in both Kindle format and paperback so check them out. Just click on the books picture and it will take you to Amazon or if you click on my Author Central icon it will take you to where you can see all the books available at this time.

I am going to start working on a couple of more children's books and will update everyone on the titles shortly.

RE: WORK ON JOSEPHINE AND OTHER BOOKS

Finally the first edits are completed on the manuscript for Josephine.  I have now submitted it for a second review. This review will take several weeks to be completed. In the meantime, I will focus on promotion of my Children's books that are available from Amazon and Createspace.

I have revised the combination book Time With Sara Series in both the paperback and kindle versions.  I corrected all of the grammatical errors in the first story, mostly missing commas, and increased the font size to large print. I didn't change anything in the second or third stories. I also updated the Author page at the end of the book. I changed the picture so it corresponds with my Author Central version.

The prior print version cost was $10.60 US and is now $14.60 US due to the increase of page numbers from 48 to 60, changing the printing costs.  I have also lowered the cost on the kindle version to be more affordable, as I have complete control over that through KDP. You can check it out on Amazon Worldwide for your countries price.

For all who have purchased the prior versions, the context of the stories are all still the same so yours is still valid.

 

NEW CHOICES

If you look at my book covers, you will see that all my books are now available in Paperback and Kindle Versions from Amazon.

I have slightly redesigned my page to make it easier to know what is available for purchase. I have provided a link for each book to Amazon.com. When you click on the photo of the book cover, you will go to Amazon.com and they will redirect you to the site for your country.

For the three smaller individual books, Sara's Magic World, Sara Meets Dizzy and Sara's Magical Christmas, all are available in Kindle Version everywhere, but the Paperback Version is only available in limited countries at this time.  All are available at the main site, which is Amazon.com in the United States.  If it is not available on your site, you can purchase them from the United States site.

Work on Josephine is progressing nicely but a lot of hard work.  I have also put up my original book cover for the time being until a decision is made on what it will be on publishing day.

If you click on Author Central, my photo, it will take you there and show you all my books available and their prices. You can also, when at Author Central, click on the follow link and you will be updated automatically about anything new that happens.

NEW BOOK LAUNCHED

Hi everyone.  I am here to let you know that 'Cedric and Melissa', a Children's illustrated chapter book recommended for Grade 3 to Grade 5 students, has been launched on Amazon.com and Amazon Europe, CreateSpace, Barnes and Noble and will soon show up on your country's site available to purchase.

I have put in a link when you click on the picture so you can purchase it now directly from CreateSpace, so you won't have to wait for it to become available in your area by other venues.

There are two versions available.  There is a paperback version that you can get through the outlets mentioned about, and a pre-order kindle version available only on Amazon worldwide.  Check out your favorite book purchasing site and see for yourself.

I have my novel manuscript back so will start the task of re-writing some areas on January 2, 2017.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, and I will be back in the new year.