Sharon C. Williams's Blog, page 31
September 23, 2015
The Sword and the Flame: The Dragonmaster Cover Reveal
Blurb: When the Gods call, mortals answer. Reaching Solava Proper seemed like the end of their journey, but fate and the Gods have other plans for Gilliam and his friends. Old friendships are rekindled and strained as the friends … Continue reading →
September 18, 2015
Your book cover: It’s important
Book covers are so important. It is the first thing readers will see when your book catches their eye. One has to spend some time with the illustrator, being willing to compromise and also knowing when to stand firm at … Continue reading →
September 11, 2015
Literary grant: free money
In 2013 the local art council of the county was offering a literary grant. You could ask up to $2500. The point of the grant was to fund projects that would help us progress to the next level of … Continue reading →
September 3, 2015
Promotional time: Jasper Rainforest Friends and Family
I learned from my publisher that Jasper: Rainforest Friends and Family, which is volume two of my Jasper series, is being released in early October. WOOHOO!!! So for a small time there is a promotional gig going on. There … Continue reading →
August 21, 2015
My speech to an ALS support group
This past Tuesday I did a speech on Pet Therapy to a local ALS group. I had been practicing for weeks as I gathered information to convey to the pals and cals which are patients of ALS and caregiver of … Continue reading →
August 13, 2015
Author Services: My client is going to be published
I started an author service last Fall. I was fortunate to get a client soon after. WOOHOO Since last August we have been meeting close to every Wednesday for three hours at a time. The goal was to … Continue reading →
August 7, 2015
My book has been nominated
Jasper and I have been nominated by an online book club by the name of Noveltunity. This took me by surprise for I have no clue how that came to be. But let me take a moment to go WOOOOHOOOO! … Continue reading →
July 24, 2015
Choosing your book cover
My publisher sent me illustrations for me to ponder over for volume two of my children’s series. This is normally a fun part of the job. Normally. Making sure I have a product I can be happy with I asked … Continue reading →
July 17, 2015
A chat with Jasper, Amazon Parrot: Main character of my children’s book series
This is my Jasper. Most of you know that my family rescued him at the tender age of five in 1999. I have way too many pictures and videos of this bird but he is a ham. If you listen … Continue reading →
July 10, 2015
Big publishing houses versus small publishing houses
In one of my writing groups the coordinator said you should start at the top to submit. I agree. But it is a tough business, writing. Let alone getting it picked up by anyone especially the big five humongous … Continue reading →
