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April 30, 2014
New GR Group! - "Promote Your Book! Get Reviews!"
I just created a new Goodreads group in which you can promote your works and help each other!
Please consider joining. There are folders for various genre, and I hope that we can all assist each other in trying to make our books better! :)
Please consider joining. There are folders for various genre, and I hope that we can all assist each other in trying to make our books better! :)
April 25, 2014
My new website!!!
For those of you who have not visited my new site, please do! I would love to see you there.
www.rhodadettore.com
I have tabs for excerpts of my books, a page for writers, a page for readers which will include reviews of books as well as author spotlights and more!
www.rhodadettore.com
I have tabs for excerpts of my books, a page for writers, a page for readers which will include reviews of books as well as author spotlights and more!
April 21, 2014
Help Me To Help Military Families!!! Please Share
PLEASE SHARE: Please help me to help military families in honor of Memorial Day! For every paperback, ebook, or audiobook authored by Rhoda D'Ettore sold--whether purchased on www.rhodadettore.com, Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, Createspace Store, etc... I will be donating $1 to the National Military Family Association during the months of May & June! Help me to help them. Please share! Thank you!
visit www.rhodadettore.com for more information.
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Jane's Journey: The McClusky Series
Jane's Journey will be available next week!!! To place a pre-order for a SIGNED copy for $10 + $2 shipping, be sure to visit my page at www.rhodadettore.com
The book opens as Jane and her toddler son are climbing onto a ship in Ireland, headed for America. She leaves behind her husband who not only works their farm, but takes in boarders to assist him with income to support her and save for his passage.
Jane soon is surprised with news, and arrives in America unsure of her American family whom she has never met. She is almost immediately told to go work in a factory. She has never even seen a factory, let alone worked in one. She finds herself in a desperate situation with no way out.
This is one of those novels that draws you into the plight of the character, and you want to read more. This is the first book of the McClusky Series which will follow each generation of the family as they face war, famine, disease, and more.
The book opens as Jane and her toddler son are climbing onto a ship in Ireland, headed for America. She leaves behind her husband who not only works their farm, but takes in boarders to assist him with income to support her and save for his passage.
Jane soon is surprised with news, and arrives in America unsure of her American family whom she has never met. She is almost immediately told to go work in a factory. She has never even seen a factory, let alone worked in one. She finds herself in a desperate situation with no way out.
This is one of those novels that draws you into the plight of the character, and you want to read more. This is the first book of the McClusky Series which will follow each generation of the family as they face war, famine, disease, and more.
April 8, 2014
Book Give Away!!!
Be sure to check out my Book Giveaway!!! It will be open for one month, ending on May 8th!!!
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
It is my new book Goin'Postal & The Creek--Two Books in One.
Please check out the description, and the reviews on Amazon & BN.
I will also be posting a giveaway for my soon to be published historical fiction, "The McClusky Series: Jane's Journey". This is the first book in a series that follows a woman and her child from Ireland to America, as they seek a better life. She is residing with relatives she has never met in Philadelphia, while her husband in Ireland takes in boarders and works the farm in preparation to come to the US as well. Each book will follow a different generation of the family, and how they deal with the events of the time.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER
It is my new book Goin'Postal & The Creek--Two Books in One.
Please check out the description, and the reviews on Amazon & BN.
I will also be posting a giveaway for my soon to be published historical fiction, "The McClusky Series: Jane's Journey". This is the first book in a series that follows a woman and her child from Ireland to America, as they seek a better life. She is residing with relatives she has never met in Philadelphia, while her husband in Ireland takes in boarders and works the farm in preparation to come to the US as well. Each book will follow a different generation of the family, and how they deal with the events of the time.
April 7, 2014
NEW PROJECT CONTEST!!!!
Want to help with the ending?
You could win a free ebook!!!
This is what I am currently working on...
The McClusky Series: Book 1
Jane's Journey
I have an ancestor named Jane who came to America from Ireland in 1820. I used this as inspiration to write a new series. The story itself that I am writing is purely invented, as I truly do not know much about the family, however, it inspired me to write this new book.
It opens as a 22 year old woman and her 3 year old son are embarking on her voyage to Philadelphia. She leaves her husband behind to live with family she has never met, as they came to America before she was born. Her husband had no family in America, and he was planning on taking in boarders to increase their income.
When she arrives in America, she is surprised that the family already found her a job---in a manufacturing plant. She had never expected to have to work, she thought the money her husband would send every month would be good enough.
Obviously I do not want to tell you any juicy parts.. but would you like to see a happy reunion with the hubby, or some sick twisted way of keeping them apart?
If I use any of the suggestions I receive, I will send the person a FREE ebook... so email me with your preferred ending at:
rhodadettore@gmail.com
You could win a free ebook!!!
This is what I am currently working on...
The McClusky Series: Book 1
Jane's Journey
I have an ancestor named Jane who came to America from Ireland in 1820. I used this as inspiration to write a new series. The story itself that I am writing is purely invented, as I truly do not know much about the family, however, it inspired me to write this new book.
It opens as a 22 year old woman and her 3 year old son are embarking on her voyage to Philadelphia. She leaves her husband behind to live with family she has never met, as they came to America before she was born. Her husband had no family in America, and he was planning on taking in boarders to increase their income.
When she arrives in America, she is surprised that the family already found her a job---in a manufacturing plant. She had never expected to have to work, she thought the money her husband would send every month would be good enough.
Obviously I do not want to tell you any juicy parts.. but would you like to see a happy reunion with the hubby, or some sick twisted way of keeping them apart?
If I use any of the suggestions I receive, I will send the person a FREE ebook... so email me with your preferred ending at:
rhodadettore@gmail.com
April 5, 2014
How I Find Inspiration
Normally, my inspiration to write my stories comes from things that either occur in my life, or the life of a family member. I admit that history influences me greatly, and in my opinion part of reading a book is to take the reader to another place, time, or world.
My recently published book, "Goin' Postal: True Stories of a US Postal Worker & The Creek: Where Stories of the Past Come Alive" is a two books in one combo. I am sure that people will think I am nuts for taking two completely different genres and fusing them into one book--however, I wanted to demonstrate to the reader that I can write a humorous story, as well as a heart wrenching historical fiction. As my first book, I am quite happy with it. So what inspired me?
Obviously my job for the first part and the great people there. However, for The Creek, I was inspired by the area in which I grew up, and what seemed like psychic abilities of the children who lived there. The last section of the book discusses children who see "a man in a blue suit", a black soldier from "Vet Nam", and a Revolutionary War soldier.
I took these things the children used to talk about, and weaved a tale of the origins of each spirit. Each story takes place along the same creek area, changing throughout the decades, but etching a history as time moves along.
Part one discusses a soldier in 1777 who fails in love and wishes to marry-- that story has a couple good "wow, I wasn't expecting that" moments.
The next story takes place in the same location, along the creek, but in 1918. People are leaving Philadelphia because of the Influenza Pandemic. One family owns a brewery and tries to survive the flu, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and loss.
The third story takes place in 1966 when a boy comes home to tell his parents he joined the Army to become a medic. The family must survive the turmoil of the 60s/70s, and the emotions that come with it.
The fourth story tells of the present day, and how the people of the past try to communicate with the children of the creek area today.
I am currently working on the first book of a series, "The McClusky Series: Jane's Journey". When I traced my family tree, one branch sprang out of Ireland, landing in Philadelphia in 1820. So, how original of me, in my book, Jane comes to America to start a new life and has conflict after conflict to deal with. I am hoping to have it published by June.
My recently published book, "Goin' Postal: True Stories of a US Postal Worker & The Creek: Where Stories of the Past Come Alive" is a two books in one combo. I am sure that people will think I am nuts for taking two completely different genres and fusing them into one book--however, I wanted to demonstrate to the reader that I can write a humorous story, as well as a heart wrenching historical fiction. As my first book, I am quite happy with it. So what inspired me?
Obviously my job for the first part and the great people there. However, for The Creek, I was inspired by the area in which I grew up, and what seemed like psychic abilities of the children who lived there. The last section of the book discusses children who see "a man in a blue suit", a black soldier from "Vet Nam", and a Revolutionary War soldier.
I took these things the children used to talk about, and weaved a tale of the origins of each spirit. Each story takes place along the same creek area, changing throughout the decades, but etching a history as time moves along.
Part one discusses a soldier in 1777 who fails in love and wishes to marry-- that story has a couple good "wow, I wasn't expecting that" moments.
The next story takes place in the same location, along the creek, but in 1918. People are leaving Philadelphia because of the Influenza Pandemic. One family owns a brewery and tries to survive the flu, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and loss.
The third story takes place in 1966 when a boy comes home to tell his parents he joined the Army to become a medic. The family must survive the turmoil of the 60s/70s, and the emotions that come with it.
The fourth story tells of the present day, and how the people of the past try to communicate with the children of the creek area today.
I am currently working on the first book of a series, "The McClusky Series: Jane's Journey". When I traced my family tree, one branch sprang out of Ireland, landing in Philadelphia in 1820. So, how original of me, in my book, Jane comes to America to start a new life and has conflict after conflict to deal with. I am hoping to have it published by June.
