Eileen Granfors's Blog, page 11
September 12, 2011
Happy Birthday to Me!
Hello, Readers!
I hope you will celebrate my birthday with me by buying a book from an indie author (or even one of mine). It's been a great and exciting year as I have learned the publishing do's and don'ts.
"Sydney's Story"--maybe out by spring.
I hope you will celebrate my birthday with me by buying a book from an indie author (or even one of mine). It's been a great and exciting year as I have learned the publishing do's and don'ts.
"Sydney's Story"--maybe out by spring.
August 22, 2011
WINNER!
A lucky winner, Elisa, has been chosen for the second goodreads.com giveaway of "Stairs of Sand." It's on its way to you, Elisa.
I have just returned from the Ozarks Writers Conference in Hollister, MO.
I'll be writing up my adventures soon, but fellow WRITERS, I encourage you to attend a writers conference. What a great week I had! Everyone I met filled the room with enthusiasm and laughter.
I have just returned from the Ozarks Writers Conference in Hollister, MO.
I'll be writing up my adventures soon, but fellow WRITERS, I encourage you to attend a writers conference. What a great week I had! Everyone I met filled the room with enthusiasm and laughter.
August 9, 2011
Review from FACEBOOK
One of my Facebook friends wrote the following after starting "Stairs of Sand,"
"Working on "Stairs of Sand." Love it so far. Found myself thinking of and sharing Grandfather's words while at church on Sunday: "Today is as important as forever." How many of us fail to appreciate that our choices today have eternal consequences? If we want tomorrow to be better, we have to make it right today. Thank you for your words!!"
Patricia S.
"Working on "Stairs of Sand." Love it so far. Found myself thinking of and sharing Grandfather's words while at church on Sunday: "Today is as important as forever." How many of us fail to appreciate that our choices today have eternal consequences? If we want tomorrow to be better, we have to make it right today. Thank you for your words!!"
Patricia S.
July 25, 2011
Super Review for "Stairs of Sand"
I had to write after I finished your new book. It's a tremendous work full of heart wrenching emotions and spiced with just enough humor to get the reader over the painful revelations and the failed parts of relationships.
"I've never read a book so fast. I was gripped right away with Zoozle's and Jolene's problem trying to reattach their relationship.
I think you have touched many familial situations in our culture. There's always one child who feels slighted and one child who's looked upon as the "good one." It seems that so many of us had to grow up with family baggage. There are kids who need more love and parents who are unaware of that need.
I like the writing style in first person and switching from one main character to the other in the chapter headings. It keeps the reader on his toes. Of course, I can tell that the author must have been a teacher, as she has no great sympathy for the administrators. I think you should grab a lot of readers with that point.
The issues with drugs, attempted suicide, abuse, and parents being too busy to listen will also capture your readers. I think you have skillfully captured a significant part of present day America. We're too busy chasing some concoction of the American dream to notice all the needs of the people so close to us.
I also like your helpers like Phillip, Jacques, and Chloris. They are gentle listeners and move people together by "nudges" as opposed to "shoves." They feel the pain of being detached, unloved, lost, and violated because of their own experiences and "know" those feelings in the Biblical way of knowing."
"I've never read a book so fast. I was gripped right away with Zoozle's and Jolene's problem trying to reattach their relationship.
I think you have touched many familial situations in our culture. There's always one child who feels slighted and one child who's looked upon as the "good one." It seems that so many of us had to grow up with family baggage. There are kids who need more love and parents who are unaware of that need.
I like the writing style in first person and switching from one main character to the other in the chapter headings. It keeps the reader on his toes. Of course, I can tell that the author must have been a teacher, as she has no great sympathy for the administrators. I think you should grab a lot of readers with that point.
The issues with drugs, attempted suicide, abuse, and parents being too busy to listen will also capture your readers. I think you have skillfully captured a significant part of present day America. We're too busy chasing some concoction of the American dream to notice all the needs of the people so close to us.
I also like your helpers like Phillip, Jacques, and Chloris. They are gentle listeners and move people together by "nudges" as opposed to "shoves." They feel the pain of being detached, unloved, lost, and violated because of their own experiences and "know" those feelings in the Biblical way of knowing."
July 24, 2011
Sunday Smile
I got up this morning and checked my email, as always.
But unlike the usual flurry of spam and so on, there was a quick note from an early reader of "Stairs of Sand."
He said his wife immediately took the book based on the cover and the blurb, and he couldn't get it back from her until she finished it!
She loves it! She understands the family dynamics and the enormous guilt a parent feels when an adult child struggles in the big world.
Oh, happy day!
But unlike the usual flurry of spam and so on, there was a quick note from an early reader of "Stairs of Sand."
He said his wife immediately took the book based on the cover and the blurb, and he couldn't get it back from her until she finished it!
She loves it! She understands the family dynamics and the enormous guilt a parent feels when an adult child struggles in the big world.
Oh, happy day!
July 20, 2011
A Baker's Dozen
of reasons to love "Stairs of Sand," my new novel. It's available on Amazon in paperback and smashwords.com for ereaders.
1. If you're the parent of one or more free-spirited offspring.
2. If you are said free-spirited offspring.
3. If you have a sense of ironic humor.
4. You love the beach and the ocean.
5. You're interested in a wide variety of people from all kinds of backgrounds and beliefs.
6. You think that family is the most important part of life.
7. You've lost a relative who meant so much to your growing up.
8. You love a gentle gentleman.
9. You have a soft spot in your heart for a dog.
10. You understand the term "generation gap."
11. You don't want to take "War and Peace" on vacation with you (this is a light, funny read)
12. You are interested in parenting and the nature vs. nurture debate.
13. You are willing to give a new author a try!
1. If you're the parent of one or more free-spirited offspring.
2. If you are said free-spirited offspring.
3. If you have a sense of ironic humor.
4. You love the beach and the ocean.
5. You're interested in a wide variety of people from all kinds of backgrounds and beliefs.
6. You think that family is the most important part of life.
7. You've lost a relative who meant so much to your growing up.
8. You love a gentle gentleman.
9. You have a soft spot in your heart for a dog.
10. You understand the term "generation gap."
11. You don't want to take "War and Peace" on vacation with you (this is a light, funny read)
12. You are interested in parenting and the nature vs. nurture debate.
13. You are willing to give a new author a try!
July 18, 2011
Interviewed about Stairs of Sand
Here's a link to an interview published this morning about my new book, Stairs of Sand. Stairs is fast-paced, funny, and very emotional.
www.1stauthorinterviews.com
www.1stauthorinterviews.com
July 15, 2011
Stairs of Sand is PUBLISHED!
My new novel, Stairs of Sand, has gone live on Amazon. I also used smashwords.com for the first time, so I will be interested to see if they get the Kindle and Nook editions up soon.
"Stairs of Sand" is the story of a perfectionist mother and a free-spirited daughter, who distance themselves emotionally. It's about buried secrets, unraveling families, and the way their lives are impacted by a new circle of unlikely friends: a Newfoundland retriever, a Somali hospice nurse, and a very gentle gentleman.
"Stairs of Sand" is the story of a perfectionist mother and a free-spirited daughter, who distance themselves emotionally. It's about buried secrets, unraveling families, and the way their lives are impacted by a new circle of unlikely friends: a Newfoundland retriever, a Somali hospice nurse, and a very gentle gentleman.
July 14, 2011
TODAY!
I am thrilled to say that Amazon has finally created the link to start selling my newest book, "Stairs of Sand."
"Stairs of Sand" presents a mother and a daughter, each with her own agenda, each with her own demons (Borderline personality disorder).
The daughter, Zoozle, is a dance professor, who loses her job. Her mother, a teacher, is at her wit's end with this adult daughter. Into their lives come a dashing man and his dog; a Somali nurse, and family secrets unraveling.
"Stairs of Sand" presents a mother and a daughter, each with her own agenda, each with her own demons (Borderline personality disorder).
The daughter, Zoozle, is a dance professor, who loses her job. Her mother, a teacher, is at her wit's end with this adult daughter. Into their lives come a dashing man and his dog; a Somali nurse, and family secrets unraveling.
July 5, 2011
Coming Soon!
We are days away from the release of "Stairs of Sand," the first novel I worked on . . .it took 5 years for me to finalize this book, and now it's ready for you to enjoy!
Check out the promo book trailer on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SnDv4...
This is a mother-daughter war of wills and a generational clash of borderline personality disorder. Toss in a Newfoundland retriever, a kind grandpa in a San Diego beach town, and family secrets. . .irresistible!
Check out the promo book trailer on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SnDv4...
This is a mother-daughter war of wills and a generational clash of borderline personality disorder. Toss in a Newfoundland retriever, a kind grandpa in a San Diego beach town, and family secrets. . .irresistible!
