Renee Robinson's Blog, page 8
April 9, 2014
Grasping a dream…come with me
I went for a chemo treatment this past Tues. However, my bloodwork wasn’t good. My cancer count keeps going up. It appears I am now immune to chemo. After a person has been on chemo for a period of time, it is common for the body to develop an immunity.
As a result, I did not have the treatment. Instead, I will have a cat scan tomorrow afternoon. My prognosis gets worse and worse. This has been a slow process for me. I’ve been fighting cancer 6 years.
If not for my writing, I would go mad with depression. Writing gets my mind off the negative. It puts me in a world I create. Even if that world is dark, I am fighting the cancer monster and with a great sword I slice him in half and win the war. Much of my poetry is filled with this beast. My tears flow through my words and form into a fairytale of sorts.
Recently, we have been having some problems with our medical coverage which both scares and depresses me. With a fear of losing my insurance, I fear my will to fight will go as well. I do not want to create enormous bills, especially when I know treatment is only prolonging my life, not saving it. (Although, I still hope)
I come to you with my dream. My dream has always been the same, and now I have taken the steps needed to accomplish it. My dream is almost in my grasp. This is where I need you. I ask you to please purchase my books. I have kept the prices as low as I can. I may need to money for future medical bills. However, my dream has always been to “make it” as an author. I need sales and reviews. Please. Below is what you can do to help.
The eBooks are $1.99. However, I recommend to anyone interested in my children’s books to seriously consider the paperback copy. (Hardback will be out at a later date, God willing). I believe a child would prefer to have a book to hold. As an extra thrill, I’ve included coloring pages of the characters in the back of every child’s book. “My Mommy”, which is a book about Mother’s Day is also a greeting card of sorts. Mother and child can read the book together. The child will feel good delivery a Mother’s Day message to mom and coloring a Mother’s Day picture to match and give to Mom for the occasion.
Today, my newest child’s book was published (eBook only for now, but paperback probably will be released tomorrow). The book “Granny Has A Whisker” is the first of a series about grandparents and growing old. It is a humorous take on some of the changes the elderly go through. The series encourages the child to ask questions, to use imagination, and to relieve fear. This book paired up with “The Bunny Tale” would be ideal for an Easter Basket.
Click to Buy eBook now
8″ x 10″ (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Full Color on White paper
36 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1497489738 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1497489733
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Imagination & Play
Granny Has A Whisker,
Vol 1-Cherry ‘Maters Series:
My Granny has a really long whisker. It is so long, I can use It to jump-rope. It is so long, I can use it to water ski. Sometimes it pokes me in the eye, I don’t like that. Granny’s story is told in rhyme just like Dr. Seuss! Granny also slipped some coloring pages in the back so everyone can color the both of us. Isn’t that cool? I Have the bestest Granny in the world. You might think so too if you read her story.
Excerpt:
Granny has a whisker on her chin.
It sticks straight out just like a pin.
It poked me in the eye
When I gave her a kiss,
so I gave it a yank.
I couldn’t resist.
The Bunny Tale paperback & eBook
The Bunny Tale is an adorable Easter story about the Easter Bunny and his secret helper. See what happens when the Easter Bunny is forced to stray off the bunny trail and hop into a hungry wolf who is hunting for dinner.
The Bunny Tale is a wonderful new fairy tale every child will love. The story is told in rhyme and includes colorful illustrations.This quick, easy read makes it the perfect bedtime story. Bonus coloring pages included in all copies except digital.
The Bunny Tale is an excellent addition to every child’s Easter Basket.
Excerpt:
Though he knew he shouldn’t
Off the path he veered
He prayed he would be safe
From all the beasts he feared
Slowly he hopped, the lonely trail
It wasn’t long he was pulled by the tail
The Wolf was big and he was mean
The biggest fangs you’ve ever seen
April 4, 2014
It’s a Mom’s Day book, its a Mom greeting card, it’s a coloring book….It’s all 3
The first children’s rhyme book which reads as a Mother’s Day Card and includes a Mother’s Day coloring book in the back of the paperback and hardbacks. What a delightful way for a child to greet Mom on Mother’s Day when she presents mom with the greeting card-book to be read outloud together while the child gives Mom a beautiful picture she chose to color and give to Mom from the book.
My Mommy An ideal Mother’s Day gift. Book doubles as greeting card and gift for both child and mom. http://ow.ly/vrIpn
Mother’s Day is not long after Easter. When you buy The Bunny Tale for your Easter Baskets, check out “My Mommy”.
Celebrate Mother’s Day with this clever combo. Is it a child’s story told in rhyme? Is it a greeting card for Mom? Is it a Mother’s Day coloring book? It is ALL three!
“My Mommy” tells of a mother’s love from the time of birth and as the child grows. Mom gives hugs and kisses. She sometimes puts band-aids on boo-boos and she is fun to play with.
“My Mommy” encourages mother and child to spend a little cuddle time together on Mother’s Day while Mom reads this card-book and child colors a Mother’s Day picture for her.
The third book: Celebrate Mother’s Day with this clever combo. Is it a child’s story told in rhyme? Is it a greeting card for Mom? Is it a Mother’s Day coloring book? It is ALL three!
“My Mommy” tells of a mother’s love from the time of birth and as the child grows. Mom gives hugs and kisses. She sometimes puts band-aids on boo-boos and she is fun to play with.
“My Mommy” encourages mother and child to spend a little cuddle time together on Mother’s Day while Mom reads this card-book and child colors a Mother’s Day picture for her.
My Mommy
The Bunny Tale
My Mommy An ideal Mother’s Day gift. Bo
My Mommy An ideal Mother’s Day gift. Book doubles as greeting card and gift for both child and mom. http://ow.ly/vrIpn
My Mommy An ideal Mother’s Day gift. Bo
My Mommy An ideal Mother’s Day gift. Book doubles as greeting card and gift for both child and mom. http://ow.ly/vrIn7
Get This For Your Easter Basket
Don’t forget to fill up your Easter Basket with a copy of Amazon’s Top 100 Best Seller The Bunny Tale! Available in both eBook and paperback. All paperbacks include a coloring chapter of the book’s characters.
The Bunny Tale is an adorable Easter story about the Easter Bunny and his secret helper. See what happens when the Easter Bunny is forced to stray off the bunny trail and hop into a hungry wolf who is hunting for dinner.
The Bunny Tale is a wonderful new fairy tale every child will love. The story is told in rhyme and includes colorful illustrations.This quick, easy read makes it the perfect
bedtime story. Bonus coloring pages included in all copies except digital. The Bunny Tale is an excellent addition to every child’s Easter Basket.
excerpt:
Though he knew he shouldn’t
Off the path he veered
He prayed he would be safe
From all the beasts he feared
Slowly he hopped, the lonely trail
It wasn’t long he was pulled by the tail
The Wolf was big and he was mean
The biggest fangs you’ve ever seen
April 2, 2014
Word of The Day
I receive vocab emails on a daily basis. Exercising your vocab feeds the mind.
wraith \RAYTH\ (noun) – 1 : An apparition of a living person seen before death; hence, an apparition; a specter; a ghost. 2 : A shadowy or insubstantial form, appearance, or representation of something.
“I could almost believe that it was the wraith of Hendrika doomed to keep an eternal watch over the bones of the woman her jealous rage had done to death.” — H. Rider Haggard, ‘All Adventure: Allan’s Wife/Marie’
Wraith is from Scottish warth, probably originally “a guardian angel, hence a person’s ghost seen — as a warning or means of protection — immediately before death, hence any apparition,” from Old Norse vörthr, “watcher, guardian.”
