Please note: the written post here is not a transcript of this episode. Consider these show notes plus the IWSG blog hop post.
BTW- I’ve been a bit wonky on my schedule due to some unforeseen events with my part-time job and with my dad’s health.
Show Notes:
Celebrations are important! Do you celebrate your wins?
ISBN numbers and small imprint names are important - find out why by listening. :)
I still mistakes in the small details of small imprint publishing… I am definitely human.
IWSG Post and Book Links:
This last year has contained some busy Wednesdays, many of which I have unintentionally "ghosted" IWSG's monthly blog hop. I love this group, so I am considering how to remedy my MIA status in the next few months, although I know November, again, I will be MIA due to a foreseen event.
Many thanks to all who are helping with IWSG - the admins, the monthly help for October, and for our faithful captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh. You all rock!
The awesome co-hosts for the October 2 posting of the IWSG are Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jacqui Murray, and Natalie Aguirre!
This month's optional question is: Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What's your favorite classic ghostly tale?
My fast answer: Ghostbusters. Way back when I was in junior high, our local small town theater (a single screen place with history that had been purchased by small business owners who renovated over time), had a free Halloween movie night. My friends and I sat in a crowded theater, a seat broke, popcorn was thrown, everyone laughed, oohed and aahed together during the movie, and that kind of experience is why I love going to the movies, and why Ghostbusters is my favorite ghost story. :)
This month, there are many new books out - including one of my own. All the info about Dark Blade Forged can be found on this page: Dark Blade Forged and I'll add a bit at the end, but first I want to mention Sherry Ellis and the Fifth Book in her Bubba and Squirt Series:
Bubba and Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls
By Sherry Ellis
Journey to the past!
Bubba and Squirt embark on their most dangerous quest yet. Whisked away through the vortex to Japan, they must find two fabled pearls that hold the key to saving their father.
To top it off, they must go back and change the events of the past. As they race against time, the fate of their father, and their own lives, hang in the balance.
Will they outwit the cunning creatures that stand in their way or face their own demise trying to save their father?
Release date – October 1, 2024
Print ISBN 9798988625124 $8.95/ eBook ISBN 9798988625131 $3.99
eBook $3.99 in all formats
Juvenile Fiction - Action Adventure / Fantasy & Magic / Legends, Myths, Fables – Asian
Sherry Ellis’ Bubba and Squirt’s Big Dig to China won the Reader’s Favorites Silver Medal for the Children's Grades 4-6 category.
Sherry Ellis is an award-winning author and professional musician who plays and teaches the violin, viola, and piano. When she is not writing or engaged in musical activities, she can be found doing household chores, hiking, or exploring the world. Ellis lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
https://www.sherryellis.org/
Links:
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTWN8PSS
Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9798988625131
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206994546-bubba-and-squirt-s-legend-of-the-lost-pearls
Congratulations to Sherry!
My book news:
Meanwhile, I released a book that's been in my files and on my shelves in some way or another since 2016. Dark Blade Forged is a Christian Fantasy novel set in the same world as The Champion Trilogy, and is a sort-of prequel about Dan Torren, one of Clara's mentors in The Champion Trilogy. When I finished that trilogy, I realized I really wanted to write his backstory, about how he received his strange, obsidian blade of power, and why he said he was an angry young man when he picked it up. This is that story.
An ancient blade buried deep within an abandoned tower of the Watch Guard calls for its next wielder.
In a world where ancient powers stir and darkness threatens, Dan Torren seeks to escape his noble family's corruption by joining the mysterious Watch Guard. As Dan and his allies uncover a sinister plot involving the Red Hand, an organization trafficking in human lives, Dan will need to confront his own inner desire for vengeance.
Dark Blade Forged Buy Links:
Books2Read Universal Link
Writing Episode: Celebrations, New Book(s), and IWSG