Meredith Allard's Blog, page 50
June 20, 2011
Her Dear & Loving Husband on Tour in July
Her Dear & Loving Husband is going on tour! Here are the current tour dates: July 1st – Review and Giveaway at Whispered Thoughts http://whisperedthoughtsbookreviews.b... July 4th – Guest Post http://marshaamoore.com July 6th - Review and Author Interview http://vampyregurlsbookclub.blogspot.... July 8th – Review, Interview and Giveaway http://booklog.eternalised.net July 12th – Review and Guest Post http://shirleykcarter.blogspot.com [...]
June 15, 2011
Finding Markets for Historical Fiction
If there's one thing I've learned from years of writing and publishing historical fiction it's that historical fiction is a genre that is beloved by both readers and writers. As I've said before, there's something satisfying about taking pieces from the past and weaving them into a story that helps us see that the more [...]
June 11, 2011
Women at the White House
After some work of mine appeared in The Paumanok Review, a kindly editor from Muse Apprentice Guild e-mailed me and said they liked what they read and asked if I had anything I might like to send them. At the time, I was working on a novel entitled Victory Garden set around the woman suffrage movement [...]
June 9, 2011
Chapter 2 of Her Dear & Loving Husband
Here is Chapter 2 of Her Dear & Loving Husband. The novel is still available for free on Smashwords, so if you like what you see here you're invited to download the novel at www.smashwords.com. CHAPTER 2 Thursday night Sarah was slow with her steps, savoring the town. She turned from Washington Street and wandered [...]
June 7, 2011
Review from Emma Harrison
Emma's review is posted on Smashwords.com. Thanks, Emma. * * * * * I've never been a vampire fan, so I shouldn't read vampire novels. Twilight didn't appeal to me (too much teen angst) and I'm not a blood and guts person. What I do like is a good story, and that's what Her Dear [...]
June 6, 2011
Her Dear & Loving Husband Review From Fran Galiardo
Thank you, Fran Galiardo. Here's another great review for Her Dear & Loving Husband. Keep them coming! Her Dear and Loving Husband Written by Meredith Allard 262 pages Published By Copperfield Press Receives: 5 quills Review by Frances Galiardo Her Dear and Loving Husband tells the story of Sarah Alexander, a recent divorcee with a strong [...]
Her Dear & Loving Husband Review from Fran Lewis
Blessings on Fran Lewis for this lovely review of Her Dear & Loving Husband. Hey, it got a rating of Five Diet Cola Cans Filled with Professor James Wentworth's Favorite Brew! How can you beat that? Her Dear and Loving Husband Author: Meredith Allard Reviewed by Fran Lewis Close your eyes. What do you see? [...]
May 29, 2011
Never Record an Audiobook…
with your cats around. I'm sitting on the floor in my house trying to record the first few pieces of the audiobook version of Her Dear & Loving Husband. I'm a teacher and I read out loud to the kids every day, so I figured I could handle reading my own book as an audiobook. [...]
May 28, 2011
Chapter 1 of Her Dear & Loving Husband
I wanted to start sharing some of Her Dear & Loving Husband here. Today, the Prologue and Chapter 1. PROLOGUE I am looking lovingly into the eyes of a man, though I cannot see his face because it is featureless, like a blank slate. We are standing in front of a wooden house with narrow clapboards, and [...]
May 25, 2011
Her Dear & Loving Husband–Now Free on Smashwords
Her Dear & Loving Husband is now available for free from Smashwords. See www.smashwords.com/books/view/4958 and download the version that works best for you. I'm excited about this opportunity for everyone to read the story for free, and I hope you fall in love with James and Sarah as I have. As I'm busy working on Book Two, [...]
