Judy’s Comments (group member since Feb 06, 2017)

Judy’s comments from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.

Kat wrote: "Hi all,

Hope everyone is writing well! I joined this group because I love writing, and reading and am in the process of writing/finishing some things for publication. I'm at the pre-promotion sta..."

Welcome, Kat! You sound like a great planner!

Erica wrote: "I had a conversation today about phrases that people commonly say incorrectly and thought it might be fun to hear from authors phrases they or others around them have misstated. Here is the phrase ..."
Erica, can I just add some words that make me cringe when people mispronounce; nuclear (nucular) and Library (liberry) You may have insight on why they have trouble saying them

Alex wrote: "I wouldn't give up the writing, even if you do have to get a crappy office job, keep it as a hobby for as long as you enjoy it."

they are right, Aislinn, don't give it up/ Perseverance pays off.

Alex wrote: "Aislinn wrote: "My latest book released yesterday! (Today in the US)



I really enjoyed starting a new series. It allowed me to stretch my wings a little."

Awes..."

Great news, Aislin!

Eva wrote: "

Humbled with gratitude, I'm honored that my novel won 1st place for "Best Contemporary" in the 2017 Summer Indie Book Awards contest.

This is truly na..."
congratulations, Eva!

Denise wrote: "R.L., Glad to hear your family is okay. Wish the best for you in the coming months.

Congrats, Judy and Carole!"

thanks, Denise!

Amy wrote: "Judy congrats to you too.

I'm off to make myself an award or a badge out of cardboard lol"

Thanks, Amy, you have my reward!

R.L. wrote: "Congrats Carole and Judy. Not sure if it's old, but it's awesome either way!"

thanks, R.L.!

Is this old news? I just found out, via someone else, that Carole R. won the Readers' Favorite Silver Children's Educational Award for If you were Me and Lived in the Mayan Empire and I won the Bronze for ¡Hola! Let's Learn Spanish..I thought that you (or anyone) were notified directly if you won an award..I didn't dare look myself.

Please be my pen mom too, Carole, although I'm probably old enough to be YOUR mother!!

T.L. wrote: "Hi,

I just created a new fb group; Indie Coffee Lounge
I'm hoping to bring readers, writers and bloggers together in one place.

Promo psost are ONLY allowed on Fridays.
I want to keep conversati..."
requested to join!

Theodore wrote: "Carole wrote: "Yay!! Five Stars Foreword Review- If You Were Me and Lived in...Cuba.

https://www.forewordreviews.com/revie..."

That's terrific. Congratulations."
Excellent! Congratulations, Carole!

Alex wrote: "This is a list of places I have found where you can list your book for free; in most cases these places do not guarantee to promote your book unless you pay for a premium feature. Notes on using th..."

thanks for this info, Alex

that's interesting about the birds and crickets; you must have been closer to the eclipse than we were (Long Island)..there was plenty of sunshine, it seemed more filtered during the eclipse..

Erica wrote: "I can't believe all the people pouring into the St. Louis area for eclipse 2017! Wish I could have traveled to the path of totality, but I don't trust my 2 year old enough not to look. I figured 99..."

My 3 year old granddaughter had special glasses for a viewing in Troy, NY, not exactly on the direct path, but (according to her mom) she did see the moon in front of the sun.

Helen wrote: "Carole, congratulations on the Forbes article. I am quite impressed with your success as a writer. Glad to know I am not the only "senior" in this game. I am 68 and just published my first book, wh..."

I just gave you a "like", Helen. Rest assured, you are not the most senior in the group!

Erica wrote: "I know this is minimal compared to many of you, but I am pretty excited. All four of my books combined have hit 30 ratings on Goodreads! :)"

great news, Erica!

Amy wrote: "Back from our "holiday" now. What can I say, I'm knackered. It rained for practically the entire two weeks and it felt cold. I couldn't get comfortable. The seats on the sofas were so wide I needed..."

I'm sorry to hear about the awful weather, Amy. We look forward to summer all year and it often turns out to be a disappointment. Here in Lake George, NY, the summer has been cold and often rainy, lots of mosquitos. When you get a good day, like today, you try to make up for the rest.
Stiff upper lip about the career and book sales, one foot ahead of the other, persistance and learning more pay off.

I agree with you, Ted, it's too expensive, and it's too bad for children's books, hard cover would last longer, and libraries probably prefer them..

Theodore wrote: "I just sold my second article to the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). This one was on taking into consideration reading disabilities (e.g., dyslexia) your readers might fa..."

Cool, Theo, I look forward to reading it in the SCBWI Journal..