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Self-isolation a boon to authors

Posted in Debi Graham-Leard, Editing, Riverhaven Books, Uncategorized, Wedding Interrupted, Writers Group, Writing Process, tagged , , , , on April 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

hands on laptopTo all the writers out there… whether you write fiction or non-fiction, regardless of your genre…  have you been more productive during our self-isolation?

I know I have!  With outside activities pared down to a bare minimum, the page numbers in my WIP swell on a daily basis.

Chapters have been flying back and forth with my writers group via email. Critiques are returned much faster. Because I plan to publish this summer, Riverhaven Books has placed me in the queue for mid-June. A looming deadline provides incentive.

So forge ahead, writers! Follow your characters from your self-isolation into the world you’ve created for them!

 

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Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail Published!

Posted in Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail, Book Cover, Debi Graham-Leard, Massachusetts, Published, Riverhaven Books, tagged , , , , , , on July 12, 2019| 2 Comments »

BB&B front cover croppedI’m thrilled to announce that the 3rd story in the Gwen Andrews series is finally published!

In ‘Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail’, Gwen arrives at the Harbor Falls B&B expecting an evening of food and fun at the garden club’s Christmas party. What she learns is that their resident ghost is wreaking havoc. Next she overhears a blackmail threat. And then one of the prickly club members falls down the back servant steps. Gwen is enlisted to determine whether mortal or spectral hands were responsible, all the while juggling her personal life as one man exits and another enters.

A parallel cold case, a detective besotted with Gwen, and the spirit of her deceased husband intensify the hunt. As Gwen moves ever closer toward the culprit, her biggest challenge may be her own survival.

‘Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail’ is available on Amazon as both softcover and eBook.

Happy reading!

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Editing Suggestions Received!

Posted in Bed, Breakfast, & Blackmail, Debi Graham-Leard, Editing, Editor, Marketing, Massachusetts, Publishers, revision, Riverhaven Books, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2019| 2 Comments »

BB&B front cover croppedSo excited to open my inbox yesterday and find an email from my editor/publisher Stephanie Blackman, owner of Riverhaven Books in Whitman, MA! As scheduled in our contract, yesterday was the due date for her to provide me with suggestions to fine-tune ‘Bed, Breakfast,  & Blackmail’.

So far, her suggestions have been small adjustments, with no major changes to plot, characters, or basic writing technique. My plan is to continue the review process through the weekend, and zip this file back to her bright and early on Monday morning.

After she finalizes the adjustments, she’ll request the galley copy which I will need to review with the proverbial fine-toothed comb before advising any final changes. Steph will then upload to Amazon and order printed copies from the local print shop on my behalf.

Looking forward to the day when I hold the actual book in my hands… nothing more satisfying for an author!

And then the marketing efforts begin!

 

 

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