cj Sez: Writers
live and writhe on reviews . . .
but this note
from one of my Facebook friended authors puts reviews into perspective:
“You have officially arrived when someone makes a Goodreads account JUST to one-star your book that isn't even out yet. Ha! Do watch for the trolls, ladies. They are everywhere.”
The moral is: We
want them, solicit them, need them, but take your reviews with a grain of
salt.
Author/editor
Joyce Sterling Scarbrough gave a wonderful presentation on self-editing to the
Mobile Writers Guild recently. She left us with a slew of important tips, and I
thought I’d share this one:
Order of
Cumulative Adjectives
(Does not require
a comma)
Pronouns, articles
(his, my, her, the, a, an, etc.)
Quantity (two,
many)
Opinion
(beautiful, expensive)
Size, Shape,
Length (big, round, long)
Age (old, new
young)
Color (red, blue,
neon)
Nationality or
religion (American, Catholic)
Material or
purpose (cotton, athletic, yoga)
I hope everyone survived Black Friday shopping with their
credit cards intact because do I have a deal for you, and you don’t have to
leave home to buy it.
Hometown Heroes, a Christmas Anthology
. . . a collection of short stories that celebrate every day heroes. A portion
of the proceeds is being donated to the Cajun Navy, a volunteer organization dedicated
to helping neighbors in distress.
Available for pre-order now on Amazon (digital is 99 cents). I leave you with some blurbs to pique your
interest:
Courtship and Courage
by Carrie Dalby
"Courtship
and Courage,” a short story sequel to the novel FORTITUDE, takes readers back
to Dauphin Island, Mon Louis Island, and Mobile, Alabama, in 1898 with Claire
O'Farrell and Joe Walker.
When Time Stood Still
by Chelsi Arnold & J D Boudreaux
Jacqueline Jones
leaves New York City, going ninety-to-nothing. Nick Lapointe leaves Louisiana
at a much slower and easier pace. Their worlds collide in the Tennessee Smokey
Mountains at Christmastime.
Hobbes House Noel
by cj petterson
Merrill Cowper
plans to spend Christmas alone. Divorcé Bradley Warner plans to spend Christmas
with his son. Hobbes House is the catalyst that unites everyone for a new
beginning and a Merry Christmas.
Talking in Code
by E. A. Hale
Management terminates
suffragette Evelyn and gives her job to war veteran James. Then a Christmas
gala that fetes Choctaw Code Talkers and an explosion at the factory bring them
together in a way that has everything to do with love.
Safe Haven by
Jolie St. Amant
Year after year,
Haven Cross returns to the Chateau Rouge to relive the bittersweet memory of the
death of her fiancé. When she meets the charming Chance Montgomery, she’s unsure
if she’s brave enough to risk giving her broken heart to a new love.
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That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on,
and I’ll try to do the same.
cj
Books make great Christmas gifts:
The anthology is still available on Kindle. Buy at
https://amzn.to/2Kcgr9k
Choosing Carter https://amzn.to/2CJxs8Z
Deadly Star https://amzn.to/2O8NFGZ
The Posse, a Western
anthology https://amzn.to/2EKUA9B
Pieces, a Mobile
Writers Guild Anthology https://amzn.to/2Dk84Yr
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